Do you have a good singing voice? Honestly?

I had a nice singing voice during my school days. So much so that I was a member of the school choir for many years. Somewhere over the years it changed,sort of like chalk stuck in my throat. Never attempted to sing after that or i'd for sure be asked to shut up and get the feedback like you have given to those on those on the talent shows. BTW, If there was a way to listen to your singing voice on here would sure like to do so James. I'm quite sure your friends and family are right.

I love to sing but honestly my voice is really awful. I have a nasily voice anyways and then when I sing it sounds like total crap! But I love singing so I do anyways. If I play the music loud enough though my husband and kids don't have to suffer hearing me. One time when my 11 year old was about 2 years old he would cry every time I would sing along with a theme song on television. I guess he really liked the song and I was ruining it for him. Oh well... Have a great day and happy myLotting!!!

Hi James I do watch America Idol and each time end up sighing more out of awe at the fantastic talents there. I just love Simon Cowell with his scathing censures. Even though I know he is being paid for that but nothing like watching him rude and critical at every bend of tones. We are having our version, Indian Idol here as well. Currently season 4 is running. The country youngsters are raving over it! I love watching anything related to music and dance. I think my inability to reach there makes me more glued. I am intrigued and even vote for my favorites. And James, my friends have no doubts about me and they would tell it blatant. Yes, I just cannot module my voice to the simplest of notes and that's not modesty.

Grandpa_lash is being honest he has a wonderful voice. Yes I know I am biased but I really do like it. My voice on the other hand is not good. I cannot hold a tune properly as I cannot seem to translate the note I hear with the sound I produce. I know there is a word for it but I have no idea what it is. When I actually hit the right note I am ok but just ok. I can sing along to a record quite happily but I once dreamed of being a singer, ha what a joke. I actually took singing at school and it was all opera. I can sing that stuff but I am not so good at fun music like folk. I do not want to sing soprano opera or carols. I wanted to be a folk singer. Oh well life goes on.

it never ceases to amaze me on those shows how people who are terrible singers honestly believe that they have a massive talent, people must be telling them they are good, which is a bit mean if they are lying!! I have the most terrible singing voice ever!! I think people would pay me to stop singing it's awful, my family and friends don't lie to me and say i can sing, usually just slap me over the head to shut me up!! lol They aren't mean though, they let me know when i do well at something too!! xxx

I have a good singing voice... in my dreams. I learned that the hard way. A third grade teacher got me to believe in her delusion that I could sing. She encourage me to join a school singing contest and even at a young age, I realized when I was on that stage that I was sucking. Tiffany would have banned me from singing "Could've Been". Lol. I "could have been" more self-aware and avoided such embarrassment. Not having a good voice hasn't stopped me from singing along though. But I only do this when I'm by myself, with family or with very, very close friends.

The bad singers on American talent shows are mostly shills and actors playing a part. I don't have any proof of this except the application of a little common sense. Don't all these shows rehearse? How could these horrible singers hide their lack of talent? I suggest the 'bad singers' are actors proving their talents in hope of a better acting job some day in the future. Why go through this charade? Obviously, the producers of these talent shows have found it increases ratings and audience enjoyment to have a little comic relief in the form of making fun of geeks and dorks.

lol...my family would never tell me that I have a good singing voice. I don't. But I can sing (which most in the family would agree to). I can carry a note and sing well...but I do not have a very good voice. And that is why I believe that I have a voice for classical Indian singing and not really a filmi voice which is more flexible....the kind that is needed for the talent shows. My sister sings well and has a lovely voice too....but she's too shy. So, when we tell her that she can sing and has a great voice, we really mean it. It took us around 4 years of pushing for her to get up on stage in a group....and she pushed herself all the way behind even when the teacher put her right in front of the mike!

I enjoy American Idol so much for the great singing talent America has on display. Each season, I also specially enjoy the audition rounds of this competition for all the antics and horrendous singing "talent" (if you can call it that) on show. A few were like circus acts, and this will usually incur the wrath of Simon Cowell. I don't blame him for chastising some of the contestants. They are either very thickskinned, think the world of their singing talent or just there to make a statement. My wife thinks they take part for the publicity only even though they know they sing worse than my grandmother. After all, if a guy like William Hung (Idol season 3) can find fame for not being able to sing, this will encourage other wannabees to give Idol a shot. I can sing somewhat but I am no where close to the top 12. If I ever take part in the Idol contest, I will probably not make it beyond the audition round. But I will definitely not make a fool of myself on national TV.

It's funny that I find this discussion! My singing voice isn't much, but i have been told many times that I have a great reading voice. So I have started looking into voice acting. I have always thought it would be cool to do audiobooks. If anyone has any tips please let me know.

hehehe i would love to sing James but the song dont like me.well i tried to sing once but they laughed at me coz they said sounds like hungry cat[em].

Mum says i have a nice voice but all mums say that about they're children lol i usually sing when theres no one in or when the music is loud enough the drown me out i have been on the karaoke before and didn't get boo'd opff so i can't be excruciatingly bad but i was drunk so maybe i blocked it out lol my brother in law has a fantastic voice he was once singing while cooking in the kitched and stopped mid way through as he was concentrating and mum said aww turn the radio back on i like that song lmao i know what you mean about the dilusional people tho wow so many so little time!!

I have to admit, I can't sing. It's one of my frustrations in life and lucky for me my family do tell me I can't sing. I enjoy those people in AI. haha.

Oh dear I sound like I broken whistle lol but considering what enters those idol competitions I stand quite a good chane in singing career hehehehe

My friends and family are very honest about my voice! I start singing and they ALL beg me to stop! I must say that having watched American Idol and all the UK talent shows I at least know I'm not the worst singer in the world! I'd be in the top 20 of them though. I don't know if it's because I had an operation to remove a cyst on my vocal chords or whether I'm tone deaf but I definately can't sing.

well i wouldnt say my singing voice is horrific i mean i have heard a lot worse in my time, i can hold a tune and sing along to most songs but it is not somthing that is worthy of a stage and an audience thats for sure lol i would say its ok but not good, i do however enjoy singing to myself and on a karaoke if i have had a few drinks lol but i would never enter myself into these sorts of shows as my voice is just not that good!

Mine sounds pretty good to me but the feed back from others says it's not so great, so now I only sing alone. Maybe thats the problem with these shows.

Well, from playing Rockband with my roommates, and after I got a 100% from singing "Dirty Little Secret" by the All American Rejects, And was commented on by my roommate also, I KNOW I have a good singing voice, BUT I know it's more because I'm a good mimic. haha

Well, an ancient discussion, but what the heck, I'll chime in. I'm one who can claim to actually have a good singing voice. I'd hope so, I got paid for it, not very well lol, for 40 years. If I'd had a taste for pop culture I probably could have earned a good living, but unfortunately for my bank balance I love folk music - traditional and traditional style contemporary. Finger in the ear stuff lol. Funny thing is, a lot of very popular singers also love folk, but had the sense not to tell anybody. Colin Hay, for instance, from Men At Work, is a fine singer of traditional Scottish music. The voice is a genetic gift, for which nobody can really claim kudos - it's what you do with it that counts as worthy (or not) of praise. Lash

I love to sing and anyone I've ever let hear me sing tells me I have a good voice. Even my choir instructor tells me she loves my voice. I don't always think I sing very well but I like to hear from others that I do.