I find the use of accents in songs to be quite interesting. I am used to performing Musical Theatre material, so it tends to be a specific accent, usually American or sometimes Cockney. However, in pop and rock music the accents are very diverse. One example is The 1975, who are from Manchester, and the lead singer, Matt Healy sings with a very noticeable accent.
I find his accent to be extremely endearing, and interesting to listen to. I think within my solo performance I will spend some time considering my accent. I think accents play a really important role, and different accents are more popular sometimes. For example, Ellie Goulding sang 'Starry Eyed' and around that time (and now still), people were copying her accent in their songs. It became popular for people to sing 'cute' songs perhaps with a guitar. This was clearly shown on 'The X Factor' as many singers who auditioned sang in a very similar style with this accent. I have always tried to sing with a neutral accent as much as possible having worked a lot in choirs and in musical theatre, but my speaking accent is a little muddled, as it isn't entirely made up of just one accent. This is something I need to be extremely careful with when I sing in choirs, but as a solo singer it may come across as quirky.
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