If you do want to add sparkle, this is usually acheived by adding an EQ boost at high freqs - try a boost of aprox 2dB around 8kHz to 14kHz with a wide Q setting, or possibly a 'shelf' setting.
'Smoother' sounds are often attained by cutting mid range freqs - try cutting by a couple of dBs with a medium Q setting at anywhere between 500Hz and 2kHz to find the appropriate frequency. This EQ couple with the 'sparkle' EQ above may give you a very polished sound but it might not necessarily sound very 'real' , especially on isolated vocal parts like the one in this MP3.
As for a 'fat' sound, this can be acheived by compression. Mastering compression, that is compression applied to the master stereo file, is often characterised by a low ratio (try starting around 1.2:1) with a low threshold setting. This means that the audio is often over the threshold level so is triggering the compressor, yet the ratio is low enough to prevent and obvious compression artefacts.
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