How to get Siri to Sing Me Happy Birthday

Transform your iPhone into a birthday celebration machine with these simple Siri commands that access thousands of personalized birthday songs.

It's your birthday. And you're thinking... "how do I get Siri to Sing Me Happy Birthday?". Alexa has it sorted. And Google. Even Cortana dabbles in a little birthday song singing.

Siri, however, has been a bit slow on the uptake at singing lessons.

The sad news is, Siri won't personally sing you Happy Birthday. But there ARE ways you can use Siri for Happy Birthday singing. And the results are far better than any singing robot!

Let's see what we can do to "get Siri to Sing Me Happy Birthday".

Preview Our 16 Musical Genres

Before diving into the Siri commands, let's explore the musical styles available. Each of our birthday songs comes in 16 different genres, from classical elegance to hip-hop energy. Click any genre below to hear a preview, then use that exact genre name in your Siri commands.

How to get Siri to sing Happy Birthday to me on Spotify

Most of our birthday songs will play on Spotify using the Siri command below, replacing name with your name and genre with your chosen genre.

spotify Voice Command

1

Think of a genre

Choose from 16 available music styles

2

Enable Siri

Say "Hey Siri" or hold the home button

3

Speak

Use the exact command below

Say this to Siri:

"Play Happy Birthday Annabella Punk Version on Spotify"

Look for our logo like this:

Success! Happy Birthday Annabella (Punk Version) found.

Let's try it now! We'll use the name Annabella and choose the Punk version, as shown in the interactive guide above.

And voila! Siri has found Happy Birthday Annabella (Punk Version) on Spotify. You can tell if it has worked because it should show our logo on the screen.

How to get Siri to sing me Happy Birthday on Apple Music

A lot of our birthday songs will play on Apple Music using the Siri command below, replacing name with your name & genre with your chosen genre.

Apple Music Voice Command

1

Think of a genre

Choose from 16 available music styles

2

Enable Siri

Say "Hey Siri" or hold the home button

3

Speak

Use the exact command below

Say this to Siri:

"Play Happy Birthday Justin Hip Hop Version on Apple Music"

Look for our logo like this:

Success! Happy Birthday Justin (Hip Hop Version) found.

Let's give it a go! This time we'll use the name Justin with the Hip Hop version, as demonstrated in the interactive guide above.

And voila! Siri has found Happy Birthday Justin (Hip Hop Version) on Apple Music. If your search has been successful you should see our logo on the screen.

How to get Siri to Sing Happy Birthday to me on YouTube

A large (but random) selection of our birthday songs work on YouTube using the Siri command below, replacing name with your name & genre with your chosen genre.

youtube Voice Command

1

Think of a genre

Choose from 16 available music styles

2

Enable Siri

Say "Hey Siri" or hold the home button

3

Speak

Use the exact command below

Say this to Siri:

"Play Happy Birthday Selena Pop Version on YouTube"

Look for our logo like this:

Success! Happy Birthday Selena (Pop Version) found.

Let's give it a spin! We'll try the name Selena and choose the Pop version, as shown in the interactive guide above.

Next, a grid of videos should appear on the screen. Find our video with the logo against the familiar pink background with Selena written below. Click to play.

And voila! Siri has found Happy Birthday Selena (Pop Version) on YouTube.

Can Siri sing a song?

Happy Birthday To You was protected under copyright law in the USA and UK for the first 6 years of Siri's life. This meant Siri couldn't sing you Happy Birthday without Apple having to pay Warner Chappell each and every time. Luckily, in 2016 Happy Birthday To You was rightfully placed into the public domain, losing Warner Chappell about US$5,000 per day (US$2 million per year) in royalties for the song. Unfortunately this hasn't resulted in Apple adding a version of Siri singing Happy Birthday. Much to the dismay of Siri / Birthday Song fans globally.

The good news is, Siri has had a couple of basic singing lessons, in time for a certain AI assistant's 10th birthday celebrations back in 2021. Be warned, more work needs to be done in the tone / melody department.

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Siri and Sing Me Happy Birthday

Thanks for joining us on this exploration of how to get Siri to sing me Happy Birthday. These simple instructions will enable you to find a Sing Me Happy Birthday song using Siri, on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. The links below will take you back to the instructions for each platform. Happy Birthday to you!

Start creating today and discover how easy it is to transform ordinary birthday wishes into extraordinary celebrations that will be remembered and treasured for years to come.