Audience Quote by Birdy

I was probably six years old when I first sang before an audience.

— Brian McKnight

I started to sing professionally when I was about 13 or 14.

— Lisa Stansfield

I began dabbling in writing when I was 12, and there was never an official start to singing... I just sang my songs because…

— Brooke Fraser

I sang and wrote songs when I was 12 years old.

— Mose Allison

I started singing when I was 8, and then when I was 11, I started writing my first songs.

— Jorja Smith

I started when I was about 11, singing.

— Chris Brown

First time I sang, I was singing Alicia Keys in the bathroom of my mom's beauty shop. I was six.

— La'Porsha Renae

I was 4 years old when I sang in public for the very first time.

— Mireille Mathieu

I sang for my family. And I think probably the first time I sang and got paid for it, I was about 6 or 7.

— Barbara Cook

I started singing very early. I was six or seven years old, and I was singing along to TV commercials and figuring out, 'Oh,…

— Yuna

I started out when I was about 12, playing drums. I started singing when I was about 15.

— Layne Staley

I was probably about four when I really wanted to start singing.

— Lisa Stansfield