Vocal Range of some of today's artists!

I didnt write this. stumbled across it and the author claims to be a music teacher confirming what we already knew. Mariah Carey and (pre ? ) Whitney Houston have virtually unlimited vocal range! and Jennifer Lopez and Ashlee Simpson have extremely limited vocal range!!

Some surprises. Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan and Patti Labelle are lower on the octave range than you think. and Ashanti and Amerie are higher than youd think!!




Mariah Carey:
Highest notes: G#7 (Live performance of "Emotions" at the 1991 MTV VMA's, and again on Arsenio Hall), F7 (In the song "All In Your Mind")
Lowest notes: A2, B2 (In the song "My All")
Vocal range: 5 octaves (A2-G#7)
Longest note: 20 seconds (In the song "Lead The Way".)

(Whitney 1985) 22 years old!!

Whitney Houston:
Voice type: Dramatic Mezzo-Soprano
Highest note: C6, B-b5 (In her song 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody')
Lowest note: C3, E3
Vocal range: 5 octaves (C3-C6)

Christina Aguilera
Voice type: Spinto Soprano
Highest note: C7, G#6
Lowest note: C3, D3
Vocal range: 4 octaves (C3-C7)
Longest note: 20 seconds


Tamar Braxton:
Voice type: Lyric Coloratura Soprano
Highest note: D7 (Money Can't Buy You Love), E7, F7
Lowest note: E3
Vocal range: 4 octaves (E3-D7)
Beyonce
Voice type: Full Soprano
Highest notes: D6 , E6, possible F6
Lowest notes: C3, D3
Vocal range: (approx) 3.5 octaves (C3-E6)

E6 - A live 'Whoooooh' after singing her hit "Work It Out"
D6 - She hits it in her song "Happy Face"
C6 - During a live performance of "Emotions", Kodak Theatre, 2002
C6 - The highest note in "Emotions" from Destiny's Child Survivor CD
E3- "Dangerously In Love", Grammys, 2004

Jessica Simpson
Voice type: Lyric Soprano
Highest note: G#6, F6
Lowest note: D3
Vocal range: 3.5 octaves (D3-G#6)
Longest Note: 21 seconds
G#6 - She hits this note on her show 'Newlyweds'.
F6 - Jessica hits this note in her song 'Your Faith In Me'.


Lauryn Hill:
Voice type: Full Soprano
Highest notes: F6 (Zion)
Lowest notes: C3
Vocal range: (approx) 3.5 octaves (C3-F6)

Monica:
Voice Type: Dramatic Mezzo-Soprano
Highest note: AOL Sessions (Knock Knock) note (Oooh)
Lowest note: Grown Up Christmas List (Creshendo-Bridge)
Vocal range: 3.6-7 octaves

Shanice:
Voice Type: Lyric Coloratura Soprano
Highest note: B♭6 (I Wanna Give It to You, Love Is A Gift), C7
Lowest note: E♭3 (Ain’t Got No Remedy)
Vocal range: 3.5 octaves (E3-B6

Michelle Williams
Voice type: Dramatic Mezzo-Soprano
Highest note: E6
Lowest note: C3
Vocal range:3.5 octaves (C3-E6)

Ashanti
Voice type: Lyric Coloratura Soprano
Highest note: G6
Lowest note: F3
Vocal range: 3 octaves (F3-G6)
(yeah suprised me too... LOL)

Usher
Voice Type: Heldentenor
Highest note: E5, F5, possibly G5
Lowest note: F2
Vocal range: 3 octaves (F2 - F5)

Toni Braxton
Voice type: Deep Contralto
Highest note: B5, C6
Lowest note: A2
Vocal range: 3 octaves

Kelly Clarkson
Voice type: Spinto Soprano
Highest note: F#6 [during her performance of "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" on American Idol]
Lowest note: E3, F3
Vocal range: 3 octaves (E3-F#6)

Janet Jackson
Voice type: Soubrette
Highest note: D6 (On He Doesn't Know I'm Alive), E6
Lowest note: E-b3
Vocal range: 3 octaves (Eb3-E6)

Amerie
Voice type: Spinto Soprano
Highest note: C6 (All I Have), possibly D6 or E6
Lowest note: F3
Vocal Range: 3 octaves (F3-C#6)

Tamia:
Voice type: Spinto Mezzo-soprano
Highest note: G5 ('You Put A Move On My Heart'), Ab5 ('Tell Me Who'), C6
Lowest note: C3 ('I Can't Go For That')
Vocal range: 3 octaves (C3-C6)

Patti Labelle:
Voice type: Dramatic Soprano
Highest note: E6
Lowest note: Eb3
Vocal Range: 3 octaves (Eb3-E6)

LeToya Luckett:
Voice type: Lyric Coloratura Soprano
Highest note: A6, B♭6
Lowest note: F3
Vocal range: 3.5 octaves (F3-B♭6)

Jill Scott:
Voice type: Full Soprano
Highest note: C#6 (In the song 'Gimme'), D#6 (Gimme Live), possible F6
Lowest note: D3
Vocal range: 3 octaves (D3-E6)


Aretha Franklin:
Voice type: Dramatic Mezzo-Soprano
Highest note: B-b5
Lowest note: B2
Vocal Range: 3 octaves (B2-Bb5)


Alicia Keys:
Voice type: Contralto
Highest note: E5 (You Don't Know My Name)
Lowest note: C3 (The Life)
Vocal Range: [approx.] 3 octaves (C3-E5)

Chaka Khan:
Voice type: Light Dramatic Contralto
Highest note: A♭5 (Through the Fire), A5 (I Feel For You, Do You Love What You Feel?), B5
Lowest note: B2
Vocal range: 3 octaves (B2 - B5)

Aaliyah
Voice type: Soubrette, Lyric Contralto
Highest note: F#5 (I Care 4 You), A5
Lowest note: C3
Vocal range: 2.5 octaves

Britney Spears:
Voice type: Soubrette
Highest note: A5
Lowest note: E3
Vocal range: 2.5 octaves

Jennifer Lopez:
Voice type: Classic Soubrette
Highest note: G5
Lowest note: G3
Vocal range: 2 octaves

Ashlee Simpson
Voice type: Lyric Contralto
Highest note: E5
Lowest note: E3
Vocal range: 2 octaves (E3-E5)