How do you improve your tone (in singing)?

I'm not sure if I'm an alto or a soprano. I sing soprano in choir but have a similar tone of singing to Zooey deschanel who is an alto. Anyway, I find my voice is weak. I can also only sing decent after warming up for a while.. For the weakness thing...

i was wondering is there any type of equipment that lets u c if ur in tone when ur holding out a note or something. idk anything that will improve my tone. and if u kno anything else i could use that can help me improve my sining me, it doesn't have...

whenever i to my warm ups/scales my tone is fine and i don't sound breathy at all but i go to sing a song i lose it and i sound breathy and my tone just sound gross lol how do i ...show more

I know to raise my soft palate, to how good posture and to open my mouth, but it still doesn't sound good. I do lip trills and it makes it better, but still not good. Also, I have ...show more

I want to make it clear that Im not asking about pitch. If you listen to Justin Bieber or Aston from JLS their voices have a unique 'ring' to it. Is that a natural gift or ...show more

Before we start, yes I know smoking will wear down the lungs. This means that breathing will be restricted, which will lower stamina when singing. However, regarding TONE of the voice and tone only, does smoking help? There's many singers (Such as M...