Nick Trimble | How to Become a Famous Singer

Nick Trimble - So you think you have what it takes to become a famous singer?

Nick Trimble - Today we'll discuss two popular ways to become not just a singer, but a famous one. There are four main ingredients helpful in becoming a singer and for the best chances of success, you'll probably need a healthy combination of these:

Talent
Hard work
Connections
Luck
Nick Trimble - Plan A - How to Become a Singer on Reality TV

I know it seems crazy but these days, reality television offers a very real opportunity for talented individuals to get discovered and become famous singers almost overnight. Shows like American Idol and its counterparts across the world, Nashville Star, and other reality television programs looking for singing sensations have the potential to launch you into a sensational singing career.

Bear in mind though that although finalists in these shows become famous singers very quickly through television exposure, they had plenty of talent to start with. In most cases these singers have been working hard developing their skills for years before their lucky break came along. Reality TV contestants create their own luck by being motivated enough to enroll for the show and participate in auditions. Like Woody Allen says, "Eighty percent of success is showing up". The show works as a very powerful "connection" that helps them get the right exposure and achieve their dream of becoming a famous singer.

Of course these shows are highly competitive and the odds of winning one of these contests are very slim. Take American Idol for example. In order to get onto American Idol you first have to pass the original screening audition, which means standing out among thousands of other people with the same goal to become a famous singer. You'll only have a few minutes at the most to prove yourself and there are no consolation prizes for singers who don't make it through the first round of auditions. They will have to opt for the old fashioned "Plan B" way to become a famous singer.

If you do make it to the initial contestant shortlist, then you'll meet the famous celebrity judges. Be ready to accept criticism and also gems of useful advice on how to use your talent to to your advantage to become a famous singer. You will then go to Hollywood Week and have three more auditions. Assuming you get through those auditions, you have one more to be included as one of the top 12 or 13 contestants. This means you'll really have to stand out from the crowd to even have a shot at becoming a famous singer through reality TV.

As you know, it's the American people themselves who will ultimately decide your fate by voting each week. If you are not marketable or the judges don't like you, even if you have a good voice, you will be eliminated from the contest. With some luck though even if you do get eliminated at this stage you may have received enough exposure to launch a successful career as a singer.

Plan B - The Old Fashioned Way to Become a Famous Singer

If reality television is too much for you, here is a more traditional way of how to become a famous singer.

Start by recording a demo CD and sending it out to multiple record labels and see if it gets picked up. This is where it helps to have good connections because the sad reality is that in most cases your demo will be trashed before anyone ever listens to it. It's a very competitive industry and many record labels just don't have the time of day to listen to all the demos coming in.

You might already have a large circle of artistic friends in the industry but you can never have too many. Create a profile on MySpace with demos of your music and mingle with other artists in your musical genre. The Internet offers great opportunities to get your music out there, which means great opportunities to meet the right people and get your music heard.

Simultaneously you want to do as many gigs as possible. Even if this means singing in karaoke bars. Start small and take the opportunities that arise to perform local gigs to get exposure on the road to becoming a famous singer. As I said so much is about who you know and having a bit of luck so you need to get out there and start meeting people and creating your own luck so that you have the best chances to become a famous singer.