Competition Quote by Emmy Rossum

Coming from a dance background, I was in competitions every single weekend, so I've been put on the spot since I was eight years…

— Tate McRae

I remember coming in second in a singing competition when I was about 5. I was terrified and didn't win because I apparently looked miserable.

— Harry Hadden-Paton

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

— Lisa Stansfield

I got into singing when I was 6.

— Danielle de Niese

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

— Brian McKnight

I started when I was about 11, singing.

— Chris Brown

I've always loved music and was singing from the age of seven on karaoke.

— Christina Grimmie

I was a part of my school choir and used to participate in several singing competitions back then.

— Raashi Khanna

I actually started out on the stage as a singer.

— James Nesbitt

I always sang after every dinner or when we had people over or when we had a show in school. I just loved to…

— Zara Larsson

I started publicly singing when I was eight. Singing was always what I did. I never really acted.

— Meghann Fahy

I sang a lot as a little girl and entered competitions. I loved singing in choirs, but it was as I got older that…

— Annie Lennox