Sing Your Heart: The Top Voice Contest
What It Is
Sing Your Heart is New York’s best voice contest. It mixes old singing styles with new show forms. This large event has 3-5 minute show slots, scored on a 100-point scale.
How We Score
We score like this:
- Skill: 40% – how well you handle your voice, keep in tune, and breathe
- Art: 30% – how you own it, make it new, and move hearts
- Show: 20% – how well you perform and pull in the crowd
- Crowd Love: 10% – how the crowd reacts and if they feel your vibe
How You Move Up
Steps you face:
- First video uploads
- Live try-outs
- Quarter-finals
- Semi-finals
- Main final show
Help to Enhance
In the show, you get:
- Tips from experts
- A coach for your style
- Help with your stage skills
- How to deal with the press
What You Can Win
Big prizes wait:
- Top Prize: $500,000 for music making
- Second: Deals to grow
- Meet leading stars
- Enter the pro scene
How It Changes Things
Sing Your Heart changes how we spot new singers, making a clear path for them to shine in music.
The Story of Voice Shows
How Singing Contests Grew: From Old Times to TV
The Early Days
Music contests started long back in old Europe, where singers would compete. They set the base for what we love in singing matches now.
In the days of kings, these joyful contests became serious in royal halls, as players aimed for favor and fame.
When Opera Came In
The 1700s and 1800s saw a big change in voice contests. Opera houses began official singing battles, setting rules about tune, breath, and skill, still leading how we judge today.
The Media Jump
Then radio and TV came. Radio contests in the 1920s and 1930s reached more people, while TV shows like Original Amateur Hour shaped what we see in shows like American Idol, which began new methods like public votes and full career help.
It’s All Online Now
Today’s voice contests tap digital platforms and social media for wide reach. Online trials and votes let anyone from anywhere try and be noticed.
Tech makes it fair for all, changing how stars are found in today’s show scene.
How Contests Go Now
Rules and Format for Modern Voice Shows
Initial Rounds
New voice shows follow a set plan mixing art and fun.
You move from first tries to big final shows, each round checking different parts of your voice.
Watching Your Skills
They watch key voice parts:
- Pitch right
- How you breathe
- Sound of your voice
- Needed show style
- Free song pick
- Mixing music styles
Further Rounds
The semi-final rounds add:
- Read music right there
- On-the-spot song-making
- Singing in your style
- Show your best
How Scoring Works
How you are judged:
- Main skills (40%)
- Your touch of art (30%)
- Your stage hold (20%)
- How the crowd feels (10%)
Rules for Shows
You must follow these:
- 3-5 minute bits
- Who can be with you
- Same ways to grade you
