Singing Guide: Kygo & OneRepublic

Singing Guide: Kygo & OneRepublic

Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources

Are you a beginner or advanced singer?

Kygo is a Norwegian DJ and record producer and OneRepublic is an American pop rock band from Colorado Springs, Colorado. The collaboration between Kygo and OneRepublic resulted in the hit song "Lose Somebody."

Kygo is known for his tropical house style. To learn how to sing like Kygo, it is essential to understand the characteristics of this music genre. Tropical house music typically features a slower tempo, rhythmic drums, and calming melodies. This style of music is easy to grasp but challenging to master.

To start, analyze your voice. Take the vocal range test and determine your voice type. This step helps you to identify and develop your strengths and address your weaknesses while singing. When you have completed the test, go through the sections on vocal ranges.

Breathing is the next most important aspect in singing. Read about breathing basics, including active and passive breathing, breath support, and respiration. These will help you control your breath and sustain long notes and phrases. When singing tropical house, remember to have a relaxed and gentle breath flow.

Kygo's music frequently incorporates open-mouthed or throaty breathing. Read about why opening the mouth and throat while singing is beneficial and helps maintain an even tone.

Kygo's music features vocal warm-ups featuring pitch and range training, some of the exercises from the singing course can be useful to start. Learn how to hum, use finger biting to improve articulation, and practice vocal resonance. These are the foundational techniques you need to apply appropriate singing techniques when practicing.

In singing like Kygo, you need to have a good posture. Check out how to maintain good posture while singing.

Kygo's most popular song to emulate could be "Stargazing". It features a high beginning range, falsetto production, and a lot of beautiful runs and harmonies.

For Kygo's chestier style singing check out the song "Stay." It features an extended vocal range and showcases his vocals perfectly.

With OneRepublic, it's all about pop-rock. Warm-up with the Farinelli breathing exercise, then get into heavy modal and belting techniques. OneRepublic's hit song "Counting Stars" features these vocal techniques, so it's a great song to practice and learn from.

Now you're ready to learn songs like Kygo and OneRepublic on Singing Carrots. Use search songs to find songs matching your vocal range, difficulty, and genre preference and to get linked lyrics, sheet music, chords, karaoke, and YouTube audio.

Keep in mind that singing takes time and effort to improve. Stay consistent and use Singing Carrots' progress statistics to monitor your singing improvement. Remember to care for your vocals by following Vocal Health guidelines from the articles listed above.

Good luck, and have fun learning to sing like Kygo and OneRepublic!

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