Are you surprised by the number of singers who make it big and have successful careers in the music industry, but aren’t actually fantastic singers? This is actually quite common and is down to them knowing how to perform and work an audience. If you don’t rate their vocals, but love their overall vibe and enjoy watching them, tell them what a good performer they are. And if they dance as part of the act, you can throw in some observations about that too.

Control over the voice is really important too. Good singers can achieve amazing vocal acrobatics because of their solid technique – so if they have fantastic vocal control and the ability to do lots of tricks in their songs, comment on how much hard work they’ve clearly invested in what they’re doing and how it shows in their performance.

Well organised good event. The singer has a lot of talent. Good wishes to the team for their success.

Vocally you have a booming voice and bags of character in your tone.” “Great power and control are all there!” “You have a lovely tone to your voice and had great control throughout.” “All three of you have great vocals, with good control and projection”.

The more I listen to this song, the more I fall in love with it. Your voice made me feel every single word, I felt numb. This voice surely deserves an award. Generally, the original version is best. But this cover is way better, I think.

It’s nice to be nice. A compliment costs nothing and in a competitive world like singing, showing support to your fellow musicians is really important. They will probably return the compliments to you in future and before you know it you have a great support network. But neither is it about saying kind things for the sake of it. Comments and compliments are an important part of growth and improvement. So learning how to complement a singer’s performance will make all the difference to someone's confidence.

Rather than just saying ‘that was good’, or ‘you sounded great’, see if you can be more specific. What makes them unique? Is their voice naturally beautiful sounding. If so, it’s because they have a nice tone. It’s a lovely compliment as it can’t be trained as easily as technique or performance. Add to your compliment by identifying what it is about their tone that’s lovely. Is it husky, soft, smooth or a cool raspy sound

Delivery is crucial to good performance. This is how you express the story of the song along with a combination of singing techniques. The way you hit the notes, the amount of power and the tone you use all help deliver the song. Using emotion is good too, but it needs to be appropriate for the context of the song.