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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Am American, was singing karaoke with friends from Manchester. Oasis came up. After I sing Wonderwall or some shit they say, “Hey Protahgonist how come you sound like you’re from Manchester when you sing?”
Answer: I’m mimicking the pronunciation of the lyrics as I’ve heard them. If I were given the lyrics without ever having heard the song before I’d sing it in my native accent.
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