Be a star by making music, Sing Backup

If you want to be center stage and the action of the show, you can not sing backup. You have to sing behind the action, not overwhelm them. You must be able to play a supportive attitude towards the idol and not feel left out if you want to sing backup. 

Singing backup is much harder than it looks. Backup song requires a large amount of listening and being very sensitive to the greatest singer, much as an instrumental accompanist would. You must learn to breathe and start and finish your sentence as the greatest singer does. You must in fact be singers shadow.

Hopefully you have some input or control over where you sit or stand on the stage. Ensure that you can see the singer at all times. The job of backup vocals are much harder, if you can not see the singers face. See singer to learn where they go. The singer will change course or make a mistake, and only if you're ready, you can respond. See singer intently and always. Be on the lookout for a simple nod of the head or gesture, which may indicate a repetition or change of direction. 

  

Learn to mix your wording deliberately singer. Start your sentence just behind singers phrase if you want to mix properly. If you are unsure how high they will be, start your sentence quietly and raise your level as the sentence progresses. Do not pronounce consonants too hard in the beginning of a melody. Two consonants sung shortly after each other, will sound offensive and is largely avoided.

End of the melodies are just as critical as in the beginning. As a singer approaching the end of a line, gradually decrease your volume so you can avoid the embarrassment of ending after they do. Look, look, blend melodies and you can be a professional backup singer every band would love to have.