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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In addition to the rhythm thing people have mentioned, there are some customs of singing that help blur the lines (especially between British English and American English). In singing, you aren’t supposed to pronounce the “L”s and “R”s at the end of words. As my American voice teacher taught me, “R and L are dead.” Think— girl, but pronounced more like “guhhhhl” than “gerrrrrlllll”. You want just a hint of them—- which tends to make American voices sound more British. Along the same lines, the vowel sounds used in singing also tend to follow more British vowels because they’re softer and carry the notes better. It’s way easier to sing after as “ahfter” than “ayfter” like many Americans do.
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