Learn how to sing well. Hit high and low notes so you can have the vocal range needed to sing a variety of songs. Practicing singing and hiring a vocal coach are necessary for training the vocal muscles to sing consistently and competently.
Get involved in any singing functions you can. Contact a booking agent and look at the list of employers they have looking for singers. Look for opportunities to perform at clubs, often advertised at music stores. Send a resume and CD to venue managers.
Look for local radio stations that play unsigned artists and send music to the station. Eventually, a record company may notice your popularity and consider signing you.
Record yourself singing and upload it to a website. Many websites, such as YouTube, allow you to upload your song for free. Then, you can promote yourself and develop your own fan base. Become famous enough, and a radio station may choose to play your song on the radio.
Create a press package and send it to a record company. This press package will include a demo of a song that shows you can sing competently. Even if the actual song is not high quality, the record company may be curious whether or not you have vocal talent.
Remove anything unnecessary from the press package. Those responsible for signing singers usually have to listen to a large number of press packages.
Write many songs throughout the day. You must continually produce songs and receive feedback on them to ensure that you write songs in a way that keeps you relevant.
Pay attention to the lyrics of popular songs to stay current with the types of songs that are successful.
Find someone willing to sing your song, if you are not a singer.
Get someone to play the instrumentals for your song, if you are not an instrumentalist.
Find someone with contacts in the music industry, such as a musician or producer.