Just noticed this thread.
I've been a singer for many years, but now that I've reached 36 and no record deal it's starting to get long between each gig.
When I first started we had a band who did ok in our town and got good reviews on national radio. Since we didn't have a manager and none of us were very administrative we didn't get much further than that.
My 'highlight' (commercially speaking) was participation in a national TV show called "Stjerner i sikte" (English: "Look to the stars") in 1997, where I performed "A view to a kill" by Duran Duran. I participated in that mostly to please my mother, as the concept of trying to sing and act like other artists appalled me.
After that I got pretty much rejected by other musicians, since I had 'sold myself' in that TV show. So now I'm mostly doing ordinary work and sing from time to time at parties/weddings etc...
