How can I get my friend noticed?

[Kittysue]

For singing, set up a page on Myspace with her music and create a Youtube channel with her singing. Why not Myspace? Do you know how many people have been discovered there - including Lily Allen and Arctic Monkeys who are both hugely successful. If she's not doing so already, she should sing in school choir, church choir, audition for school musicals, participate in every school or town/county talent show. Look for open mic nights at local music venues. Audition for American Idol/Americas Got Talent no matter how far away the auditions are. She will need to pay for studio time and record a demo CD that she sends out to every label that represents her type of music. If she's a pop or R&B singer, she's not going to target country or hip-hop labels, for example. Whenver she has a gig, no matter how small, send a postcard out to every label in your region and invite them to see the show. Every label has A&R people who do nothing but visiting small clubs looking for new artists with potential.