“I don't feel competition at all. I just feel like I want to be the best. In everything that Michael (Jackson) did, he was the best. When he was dancing, when he was singing, he always wanted to be the best, and that's me... He's the guideline.” WantFeelsWantedSingingCompetitionDancingBeing The BestGuidelines Author:Justin Bieber
“I think it was when I was 12 when I entered a singing competition. I sang my own original song for an audience of 1,000 people.” PeopleThinkingSongMy OwnAudienceSingingOriginalsCompetition Author:Birdy
“The only thing that really inspired me for singing was the movie and musical 'Phantom of the Opera.' I went to see it in the theaters, and I loved it so much. And when I got home, I started singing the songs around the house, and my mom thought I was really good, so she asked me if I wanted to do a talent competition. And I said, 'Yes, definitely.'” IfsSaidHomeWantedSongHouseTalentMomSingingTheaterCompetitionInspiredMusicalMy MomOperaPhantoms Author:Jackie Evancho
“I was not ambitious as a child. My father encouraged me to enter competitions and contests, which became very much part of my life. I was not the typical teenager. I was very closed, shy and didn't hangout with my friends at disco's. My parents wanted me at home. Singing became my life, I traveled a lot on the job, and my job became my dream.” ChildrenHomeDreamWantedJobsFatherParentSingingMy FriendsCompetitionTeenagerShyAmbitiousTraveledTypicalContestsDisco Author:Laura Pausini
“I sang a lot as a little girl and entered competitions. I loved singing in choirs, but it was as I got older that I really found my voice.” LittlesGirlFoundVoiceSingingCompetitionChoir Author:Annie Lennox
“I started singing about three years ago, I entered a local singing competition called Stratford Idol. The other people in the competition had been taking singing lessons and had vocal coaches. I wasn't taking it too seriously at the time, I would just sing around the house. I was only 12 and I got second place.” PeopleYearsThreeHouseLessonsSingingYears AgoCompetitionCoachesLocalsThree YearsIdolsVocalSecond Place Author:Justin Bieber
“The object of this competition is not to be mean to the losers but to find a winner. The process makes you mean because you get frustrated. Kids turn up unrehearsed, wearing the wrong clothes, singing out of tune and you can either say, "Good job" and patronize them or tell them the truth, and sometimes the truth is perceived as mean.” MeanSometimesKidsJobsTurnsWinningProcessObjectsTruth IsClothesLosingSingingCriticismCompetitionWinnerTunesLoserFrustratedGood Job Author:Simon Cowell
“I'm a musician at heart. I know I'm not really a singer. I couldn't compete with real singers. But I sing because the public buys it.” KnowsHeartRealMusicMusicianSingingCompetitionJazzSingersAfrican AmericanPianist Author:Nat King Cole
“I discovered at 18 that singing and songwriting was my strength. I decided that it was closest to my heart and if I pursued it then there would be no competition. I would just live my life being myself and living my dream.” IfsHeartDreamWould BeMusicMy HeartSingingDecidedCompetitionSongwritingClosestLiving My LifePursuedJust LiveBeing Myself Author:Jason Mraz