How do I make my singing voice PRETTIER!?!?!?

Question:

How do I make my singing voice PRETTIER!?!?!?

Its pretty when I sing at my natural volume (which is actually kind of soft) but my voice and choir teachers tell me to sing louder. However when I sing louder (and Im singin from my stomach) it sounds ugly. PLEASE HELP I PLAN ON THIS BEING MY LIFE CAREER AND NOTHING MEAN PLEASE!

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I don't understand, if you have a vocal instructor and choir teachers (plural), why you're posing this question on Yahoo. By your own admission, you have two or three people who you can go to for advice, and if you're taking private vocal lessons you're paying one of them to teach you and give you that advice! Also, a voice instructor and/or choral teacher can show you physically what will help you, and can help identify different exercises that will help build your voice without causing you harm.

You may not wish to hear this, but it is the truth: in the music busienss, there's what is know as the "10% rule" - meaning that only 10% of aspiring musicians make it big. There are thousands (seriously, over 20,000) albums released yearly. So while this may be your dream, please be sure you have something else to back yourself up - even if it's just while you work to make your dream come true!

Good luck.