Why do people who have accents while speaking, seem to lose them while singing?

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Specifically, when singing in English, their speaking voice is accented, and their singing voice isn’t… As an example, I came across an Irish Youtuber named CallMeKevin, and he recently posted a cover of NIN’s “Hurt”. His voice is lovely, and he often sings snippets of songs while streaming, but as soon as he starts singing, his accent seems to drop off. I’ve noticed this for other artists, too. Can anyone tell me why this happens? Or is it just my perception?

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Same reason why the voice in your head can replicate any accent you hear, but you can’t. Your mouth has to move a certain way.

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