What am I doing wrong when I sing?

Question:

What am I doing wrong when I sing?

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: 1. Singing through your nose.
2. Trying to sound like a popstar or a boy band. Cut it out! Just sing like you speak. Think how many of the greats don't have classically "beautiful" voices -- Bob Dylan, for instance. Sing with your own voice, don't try to imitate whatever teeny-bopper is hip right now.
3. Singing out of your range. When you feel a strain in your voice, you're singing too high.
4. Copping out. Put your back into it, mate! Sing like you mean it, and not like you're a sad-sack teenager who just really, really wants that girl to go to the prom with him, but like a man.
5. Singing from your throat, instead of your diaphragm. This is harder to learn. Try to find a voice teacher to help you out -- even the choir teacher at your school will probably be willing to give you a few pointers for free.