This. See also Rihanna, Taylor Swift, and Lady Gaga. If you listen to them doing very early perfomances, they were a bit pitchy, and their voice(s) weren't very strong. I saw a recording of Taylor performing the song 'Fifteen' at the BBC when she was about 19, and she was average at best. Still good, and talented, and you could see a big star in the making, but she wasn't very good.
Same story for Ri and Gaga.
I think all 3 are amazing now. Taylor has a lovely, strong voice, and Ri and Gaga sound much more powerful.
Kylie is a bit like this. She was average when she first started, and sang a bit off key live, but she got good fairly quickly and her live singing is very good now.
There are some singers who have been amazing since they were 10! Like Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera, Hayley Williams, and so on, but for some others their singing talent had to be nurtured and honed.
For some the good live singing never came. Madonna is not brilliant live, and Katy Perry is terrible. Kim Wilde I have always liked, and I love most of her songs, but her live singing is quite poor. In fact when Kim is performing live she actually has her niece singing with her most of the time. as a 'backing' singer.
Madonna actually admitted herself once that her singing is not brilliant, but she said she enjoys performing on stage, and dancing, and she enjoyed writing songs, and let's face it, she is a great performer, and always has been, and she has made some brilliant pop songs!
One of the best singers - on 'record' and live IMO is Carol Decker from T'Pau. Brilliant voice!
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