Sienna Spiro and nodules

Sienna Spiro is a new artist that is making her mark on the music scene at the moment.

She is British, and still young, just 20 years old.

She might be most well known with her song “Die on this hill”, and she also has a song in the movie Devil wears Prada 2 “Material Lover”. Her pop, jazz, funk style is great to listen to and she is great at writing her songs. She is influenced heavily by the musicians of the 60’s.

Sienna has nodules. This is usually something that singers are concerned about getting, as it does affect your singing. When I first heard Sienna speak, I was genuinely concerned about her voice. It is incredibly husky, but I would think people find this sound appealing. As a singing teacher I would be concerned about this damage to the voice.

However Sienna doesn’t want surgery and is making the most of what she has got, saying she is working with a vocal coach so that she can continue to sing safely. You can hear it in her singing at times, the voice simply fails. Sienna is using this to her advantage, creating a very unique voice with her vocal style. She has great delivery of her music, singing with emotion and passion.

Sienna just released a live recording of her song “Pure” and you can hear the rawness of her voice.

What do you think? Watch and listen below.

Raye: An example of an amazing artist

I came across a live performance of Raye at Live at Montreux Jazz Festival, 7th July 2026. This was an amazing live performance that has been generously uploaded to you tube.

You can watch the full performance below.

This is a wonderful performance where the music is the focus and the high level of the musicians is on display for all to enjoy.

I was first made aware of the artist Raye when I heard the song Oscar Winning Tears and then her song Where is my husband.

If you are thinking that this has all just fallen into her lap, you are very wrong.

It is interesting to note that she is a singer songwriter that has been performing for over 10 years. She is now 28 years old, so started her music career when she was very young. However it has taken her a long time to find international recognition. Her determination, hard work, developing her craft has finally got her to this level of performance.

Watch this performance and see the comfort she displays being on stage, the hours and hours and hours of rehearsal that would have gone into this performance, and the simple joy of creating great music.

An Overnight Success?

A major dilemma I face with some students is that they come to me for singing lessons expecting that in a short time, maybe six months or even less. they will be on stage wowing them at a show like “The Voice” or landing that dream role in a major stage musical. This however is an unrealistic expectation.

With most performers you rarely hear about the months and years of hard work behind the scenes. You rarely hear about the major catastrophes followed by major miracles that brought about their success. You rarely hear about the hours and hours of grind.

If you don’t have realistic expectations, you can quickly get into the wrong state of mind. You’ll be thinking that to be a success in music you should be a star on stage in just months. Then you’ll give up way too soon.

This notion of overnight success is an urban legend, and very misleading. If you’re starting something new, expect a long and challenging journey. They say 10,000 hours to become an expert. If your worked on your skills for one hour a day that will take 27 years. That starts to put things into perspective, doesn’t it?

But that’s no excuse to move slowly. Many singers think they can achieve fame and stardom without the practice. Put in the practice EVERY DAY and you will see significant improvement fairly quickly.

Usually what brings about an “overnight success” is that the person is willing to persist until they achieve the success they desire. This is key in achieving the results you want.

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