Singers made or born?

[Yes]

Are singers made or born? I've always wondered this and can singers sing any song and still make it sound good? For example could a rock singer sing a R&B song and still make it sound good with their voice?

[jrgp]

Are singers made or born? I've always wondered this and can singers sing any song and still make it sound good? For example could a rock singer sing a R&B song and still make it sound good with their voice?

Yes. Look at Darius Rucker. He's an African-American who went from being the the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the American rock band Hootie & the Blowfish around a decade back and now he's a popular country singer, and a damn good one.

[FliesLikeABrick]

same answer as always for this kinda thing, it all comes to "nature versus nurture"

As usual, the answer is "some of both"

[PANZERCATWAGON]

"nature versus nurture"

As usual, the answer is "some of both"

also some singers have shitty voices but they fit their style or genre, and can still be considered good

[Mangled*]

What a ridiculous question. No, singers are not born in the same way that astronauts, teachers, christians and engineers aren't born. They are "made" even though "made" is a pathetic word to use in this instance.

The measure of what makes someone a good vocalist is completely arbitrary also.

So long as you have vocal chords and lungs and a brain you have the ability to sing. How well completely depends on how tonedeaf, pretentious or stupid you and/or your audience is.

[a-4-year-old]

depends on what you think is good singing.

lill' punkass was born stupid.

[LtKillroy]

I'll be honest, I like AC/DC, but their singer's (both) voice(s) is(are) really not that great.
To answer your question, however much you like this person or think he is good/bad, I thought this took quite a bit of talent.
A lot of music just has to do with the audience (see: The Cranberries) but some people do have the ability to have a higher pitch range, ability to keep a stable pitch, etc. which are things that generally mean they are better. So I think they are born. But to be truly great, they have to work at it a lot. In this case, I think it is mostly being born with it.

[UnknownSniper]

Frank Sinatra is an example of born talent...
Michael Jackson is an example of a made failure.

[poopdogg]

Its either made or born . . . .