Okay, this might sound quite weird, but it's really just something I'm wondering.
It's a secret to nobody, thriving in the music industry is not just about having talent, it's also about image. And image is about both behavior and looks.
With that said, if you're a musician who can't sing and doesn't look pretty enough (according to society's subjective standards of course), is it possible to have somebody willingly sign a contract to represent you and your music?
That would mean that you create songs and have somebody else sing them (the way you want them to be sung) and appear in the video of the song (which, too, is made the way you want it, not them).
During interviews, that person speaks on your behalf and during every public event, they act the way you tell them to, wear what you tell them to wear, if you want them to fake a romance with some superstar because it will attract tabloid attention and thus make them (and your music) more famous, they have to do it, etc.
After signing, that person is basically yours and they are informed of this when signing. Can this be done?
Can you sue that person if they try to break free from your grasp by disobeying you after having signed?
Or would such a contract be against that person's fundamental rights and so, despite them willingly and conscientiously accepting such a contract, if they change their mind afterwards, nothing can be done about it?