Find Out Where Famous Singers Take Vocal Lessons

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Find out where famous singers take vocal lessons:

Whenever we find out where someone famous learned how to develop their talent we always want to follow their paths, so for those of you who want to follow the road paved by famous singers here you go. Several of the top artists of our time, from Michael Jackson (King of Pop) to Taylor Swift (country music sensation), acknowledge the powerful minds that have helped them maximize the potential in their singing voices. So where do famous singers take vocal lessons? Lets find out!

Introducing The Star Vocal Coaches

Brett Manning and Seth RiggsThere are two main vocal coaches featured on this page that have trained the superstars listed below. Before we get into who trained who, let me first introduce you to these two vocal trainers:

1) Brett Manning (Brett Manning Method)
2) Seth Riggs (Speech Level Singing)

Brett Manning's Students

Keith Urban
Taylor Swift
Hayley Williams
Miley Cyrus
and more...

Keith Urban

Trained with Brett Manning

Keith Urban Brett Manning Vocal LessonsKeith Urban was one of Brett's first most successful students. Keith Urban won the CMA Male Vocalist of the Year for three years straight from 2004- 2006. From 2008 - 2010 Keith Urban won the Grammy for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. Topping off Keith's list of achievements are several CMT Music Awards for Video of The Year.

Taylor Swift

Trained with Brett Manning

Starting with the 2007 CMT Music Awards Breakthrough Video of The Year, Taylor Swift quickly climbed the charts picking up several highly coveted awards on the way. In 2008 Taylor Swift won Academy of Country Music's Top New Female Vocalist and CMT Music Awards Female Video of The Year. She picked up her first two Grammy's in 2009 for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song awhile filling up the stat sheet with several awards for Video of The Year and Best Female Video of The Year from both the CMA's and CMT Music Awards also in 2009.

Taylor won Entertainer of The Year from the Academy of Country Music in 2010 and won the CMT Music Awards Video of The Year in 2011.
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Hayley Williams (Paramore)

Trained with Brett Manning

Hayley Williams Paramore singing lessonsHayley Williams has made her career as the lead singer for the rock band Paramore.

In 2010, Hayley Williams collaborated with hip hop artist B.o.B to record the hit song "Airplanes." Along with B.o.B, Hayley Williams went on to be nominated at the MTV Music Video Awards for Video of The Year, Best Hip Hop Video, and Best Collaboration. The next year, Hayley Williams and B.o.B got nominated at the BET Awards for Video of The Year and Best Collaboration. Another nomination was given at the People's Choice Awards for Favorite Song.

Hayley Williams has been very open about her vocal training with Brett Manning and has said herself that she will not go to any other vocal trainer. Good job, Brett.

Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana)

Trained with Brett Manning

Miley Cyrus Brett Manning vocal lessonsMiley Cyrus, best known for playing the role of Hannah Montana on the hit Disney Channel show "Hannah Montana," is another celebrity student of Brett Manning. Miley Cyrus has been on the receiving end of many awards over the length of her professional career as an actress. These awards include a few hand fulls from the Teen Choice Awards, Kid's Choice Awards, and People's Choice Awards. Her music career has seen several award nominations.

Seth Riggs' Students

Michael Jackson
Stevie Wonder
Janet Jackson
Anita Baker
and more...

Michael Jackson

Trained with Seth Riggs

Michael Jackson vocal lessonsThe King of Pop needs no introduction; Michael Jackson's career and mountain of achievements speak for themselves. He is one of the most talented musicians to ever live.

Michael Jackson is simply a legend.

Stevie Wonder

Trained with Seth Riggs

Stevie Wonder vocal lessonsBeing a blind musician with over 20 Grammy Awards, as well as a Hall of Famer with a Lifetime Achievement Award, Stevie Wonder has accomplished the unthinkable. Stevie Wonder's career speaks for itself. He has won multiple awards for Best Album, Best Vocal Performance, Best Producer, and Best Song.

Add another musical legend to the list of students that worked with Hollywood vocal trainer Seth Riggs.

You can learn from the same coaches that teach the stars

Isn't that cool?

  • Marlynna May 18, 2012 @ 1:45 am | delete
    Don't forget that Brett was coach by Seth himself!
  • whiteskyline Sep 5, 2011 @ 12:16 am | delete
    I love how you have such a passion for singing :) You have a lot to offer. That's pretty amazing how you improved your singing ability, a bad singer gone good, love that!

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