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.

But you mustn't get seduced by the kind of fame that comes with media attention.

Whichever route they choose as long as they're doing it seriously and looking after their voices and training then they'll be fine.

I am very thrilled to be returning to Australia in April to perform again with the wonderful Anthony Warlow.

I don't just come from a musical family, but from a musical community.

I do hope that our spring will be starting shortly and we will all be able to enjoy some sunshine again.

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

You've got to very much be part of today's society and you've got to use 21st Century techniques to draw attention to what you believe in.