Nils Landgren is a Swedish trombonist and singer with a unique blend of jazz and funk. His singing style is characterized by deep and soulful tones, combined with light and playful moments. In this article, we'll explore his singing style and give you tips on how to learn singing like him.

Unique Voicing:

Nils Landgren's singing is immediately recognizable because of his breathy tone, phrasing, and the way he emphasizes words. Landgren often uses a scooping motion when he starts phrases, using sliding, smearing notes.

Nils Landgren's Songs To Emulate:

• Funk Unit (Let's Dance)
• Klibajon (House Party)
• Get Serious (Funky Abba)

Tips on how to sing like Nils Landgren:

1. Listen to Nils Landgren's music, paying close attention to his phrasing and tone.
2. Practice airflow control with breathing exercises to create a breathy tone and learn breath support to enhance tone, projection, and vibrato.
3. Work on your timing; make sure you can maintain rhythm and syncopation in your delivery.
4. Focus on your enunciation and delivery; articulate clearly, powerfully on the important notes and relax on the rests.
5. Experiment with different vowels shapes to create authenticity.
6. Develop vibrato as a critical tool in this genre of music.

Singing Carrots Resources:

• Learn how to analyze your voice in our how-to blog post.
• Understand voice types here.
• Learn how to breathe properly from our breathing basics post.
• Master breath support with our breath support post and open mouth & throat techniques blog.
• Articulate more effectively with tips from our articulation post.
• Build your chest voice, mixed voice and voice registers with these videos: Voice Breaks, Chest Voice Explained.
• Sing along and practice to any song from our list of songs within your vocal range or use the Song-book feature to create your performance set with linked lyrics, sheet music, chords, karaoke, and YouTube audio.

With these tips and resources, you'll be well on your way to mastering Nils Landgren's unique vocal style. Remember to practice regularly, never push yourself too hard, and enjoy the journey.