Ellie Goulding has admitted that she feels her voice is "out of control".

The singer has recently announced her new album 'Halcyon' - the follow-up to her UK No.1 hit 'Lights' - which is due for an October release.

Goulding spoke to Carson Daly's 97.1 AMP Radio show about her voice, admitting that it can often stray and perform the unexpected. She said:

"I think sometimes it sounds like my voice is like, out of control…I have to really control it because it just kind of goes everywhere. Like, sometimes stuff comes out that I don't expect. A lot, actually."

Goulding added that she has never had a singing lesson - despite revealing that one of her favourite activities is to pretend to be an opera singer. She said:

"It's so funny because my favourite thing to do is imitate opera singers, but I've never had a singing lesson. Oh, I had a lesson just to teach me how to breathe better, but I never really had a singing lesson."