Singing Guide: Daddy Cool
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
Daddy Cool was a Swedish pop group formed in 1976, founded by singer and dancer "Babs" and songwriter Mike Chapman. Their funky, disco-inspired sound was hugely popular in Scandinavia and Germany, and they had several hits throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s.
If you want to learn to sing like Daddy Cool, there are a few techniques and songs you should focus on:
- First, Daddy Cool's lead singer Babs had an incredibly powerful and soulful voice. To emulate his sound, you'll need to work on your breath support and develop a strong chest voice. Singing exercises that focus on building up your chest voice and developing your full vocal range can help you achieve Daddy Cool's signature sound.
- Second, Daddy Cool's music was heavily influenced by funk and disco. To fully capture the essence of their sound, you'll need to develop a sense of rhythm and work on your ability to sing in sync with a backing track. Singing exercises that incorporate rhythm and timing can help you improve your timing and coordination, while also building up your endurance and overall vocal control.
- Finally, you'll need to immerse yourself in Daddy Cool's music and style. Listen to their hits like "Daddy Cool", "Eagle Rock", and "Boney M. Medley" to get a sense of Daddy Cool's unique sound and style. Pay attention to Babs' vocal techniques and try to incorporate them into your own singing practice.
To help you on your journey to singing like Daddy Cool, Singing Carrots offers a number of resources and tools. You can start by taking our vocal range test to determine your current range, and then work on building up your chest voice and overall vocal range with our pitch training exercises. We also offer a number of songs in our song search tool that are perfect for practicing your rhythm and timing skills.
Additional Singing Carrots resources that may be helpful for learning to sing like Daddy Cool include our articles on:
- How to analyze your voice
- Breathing basics
- Voice registers & vocal break
- Breath support
- Tips for performing on stage
We also recommend checking out some of our skill-related videos, such as:
- Chest Voice/Voice Registers: Chest Voice Explained
- Breathing/Warm-up/Practice-starter: Farinelli Breathing
- Articulation: Finger Bite
- Onsets-offsets: Glottal Onset
With dedication and practice, you can learn to sing like Daddy Cool in no time!