I've been a singer for a little over 11 years, and it's safe to say that being a singer seems to have more pros than cons because after all, you have a musical talent on your side. Having a voice better than most people gives you the advantage of impressing crowds, but it comes practicing, late-night singing sessions and multiple days when you feel it's impossible to hit the right note. The journey there is tough, so and here are 11 problems aspiring singers can relate to facing on a daily basis.

1. Accidentally consuming dairy before singing

One of the most important rules of singing is to not have any dairy items less than an hour or so before singing. It causes the singer to have to cough a lot to clear his or her throat, and no one wants to be the only person coughing when every other singer is belting out perfectly.

2. Catching a cold on the day of a performance

You've practiced every day for weeks before, and there's no way that you can mess up this performance. You can hit every single note perfectly without resorting to your head voice and sounding nasally, but there's one problem. You wake up that day with a stuffed nose and/or a sore throat. It's like your worst nightmare is taking place.

3. Not being able to hit higher notes without sounding pitchy

Learning a song for the first time can be painful at times, because it's different from what you're used to. You're suddenly having to sing some of the toughest notes you've encountered in a while, and it's going to take some time before you're able to adjust to a larger vocal range. In the end, the only goal is not to sound strained when singing.

4. Having trouble managing breath control

For people who don't practice often or sing certain songs after a long time, breath control is tricky. There are certain places where a singer is required to take a short breath before continuing so that he or she doesn't sound tired or out of breath. It's tough to sound natural when breath control is thrown out the window, because that's one of the keys to convincing the audience that you can sing a song without too much struggling.

5. Hearing a much better singer and feeling untalented

We've all experienced this feeling once in a while. After gaining confidence in your voice, you feel like you can sing anything perfectly. Suddenly, you come across a video of someone reaching every note without problem, and even making the song sound better than the original, and you feel that what you've worked hard toward for a while doesn't matter.

6. Realizing a good song doesn't match your voice well

You finally find a song you can keep listening to and never get tired of, but your range doesn't mesh well with the song's notes. Because of that, you have to try to sing really high or low, and it's too much to go through just to sing one good song.

7. Having to stay up late to rehearse a song

Sometimes practicing during your normal schedule isn't enough to get the song just right. You know you need to practice a little more, so you'll find yourself up late at night during the weekends just reviewing the same tricky line over and over again.

8. Sounding unprepared when singing in front of someone

Usually when someone asks you to sing, you don't want to out of embarrassment and how awkward it would be after. But when you finally give in this one time, you notice that your voice doesn't sound right at all. Although you feel like you could've done so much better in those few minutes, it's always nice to see how proud the other person is when you're done.

9. Trying to sing first thing in the morning

It's both the worst sound and feeling in the world as soon as you wake up. It's tough to control your voice because you're so tired and haven't used it much for a while. Thankfully, that feeling quickly goes away later in the day, and your voice is back to normal.

10. Feeling your voice get hoarse after singing too much

Singing a lot in a day is fulfilling and helps your voice strengthen, but the feeling as soon as you stop is terrible. Your throat feels a bit scratchy, and it takes a few hours until you can fully get your voice back.

11. Practicing for the first time after a while

You finally decide to visit that song you were supposed to be rehearsing for the past two weeks, and it turns out to be a disaster. You haven't sung in a while, and your voice is starting to show that. On the bright side, it just takes a few days of consistent use of your voice to get back on track!