It worries me that young singers think you can shortcut the training and go straight to fame and fortune, and programmes like Pop Idol have encouraged that.

It worries me that young singers think you can shortcut the training and go straight to fame and fortune, and programmes like Pop Idol have encouraged that.

I'm very pro presenting the best music I can to the widest audience possible.

And woven into the fabric of this harsh existence was music.

I also have to support my speaking voice by sitting in a way that engages the diaphragm in the way I would for singing.

My mum used to say to me, 'Spit on yer 'ands and take a fresh 'old.' Keep going even if you have setbacks.

The musical heritage of Yorkshire is deep and wide.