What was Whitney Houston's vocal range?

Houston's range spanned five octaves and her voice was plush, vibrant and often spectacular. She could pour on the exuberant flourishes of gospel or peal a simple pop chorus, sing sweetly or unleash a sultry rasp.
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What was Whitney Houston's vocal type?

Her songs and voice clearly sit in the soprano range (How Will I Know, Saving All My Love, You Give Good Love). She had natural ease in her belts and she sang in the upper 5th octave very often. She never lived in her low notes nor had natural comfort there. Her tessitura is the give away that she is a soprano.
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Who can sing in 7 octaves?

The seventh octave is the range of notes between C7 and C8. It is easier for very high coloratura sopranos to sing in this octave, but some people who are capable of singing in the bass range (like singers Adam Lopez, Virgo Degan, Nicola Sedda or Dimash Kudaibergen) can do it.
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What made Whitney Houston's voice so special?

Houston possessed the perfect vibrato. This effect was facilitated by her deceivingly effortless diaphragmic support. Houston belted out chorus after chorus on hit after hit, demonstrating white-knuckled control over this parameter of her “singer's toolbox” with an aplomb that seemed unfair to lesser vocalists.
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Which singer has the most octaves?

But it's not a famous face who has the most octaves of all. This is Tim Storms, a singer in possession of an incredible 10 octaves!!! He's a Guinness World Record Breaker and has recorded material, although has never seen significant success in the industry.
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Who can sing 10 octaves?

Tim Storms boasts a vocal range of 10 octaves and his lowest note is so deep it can only be heard by elephants.
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Who can reach 10 octaves?

Mr. Storms also holds the record for the lowest vocal note. The notes achieved are actually between G and G#, so in terms of concert tuning his range is actually 9 octaves and 11 semitones, however because we use a hertz measurement the range is recognised as the full 10 octaves.
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Is Whitney Houston a soprano or mezzo?

Whitney Houston is a very powerful mezzo-soprano that has a richness to her voice that will forever be distinct and memorable. Whitney had a really high range for belting/chest voice that always seemed to come effortlessly in a way that no other singer can really match.
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Who is a better singer Whitney or Mariah?

Whitney was wowing audiences long before Mariah. She was one of the greatest artists of the '80s, and broke down the barriers for Mariah to even exist. Whitney's official honorific title is "The Voice." Whitney had a five-octave vocal range, and utilized her talents on most of her hits and earlier live performances.
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What was Freddie Mercury's vocal range?

Mercury's documented vocal range extended from bass low F to soprano high F, with many of Queen's songs showing off his coloratura and vocal strength high in his register. And always those notes came with pure emotion, passion, and musical charisma. What an immense talent.
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What is Celine Dion octave range?

Celine is well-known to have a 5-octave vocal range which is considered as one of the most powerful voices in pop music.
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What is Adele's octave range?

The vocal range of Adele, as mentioned above, is not remarkable compared to other singers. Her mezzo-soprano vocal type and vocal range of 2 octaves and 3 notes from C3 to F5 is nothing exceptional. Nevertheless, it is the strength and power of her delivery and faithfulness to the melody that makes her stand out.
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Does Whitney Houston Have 5 octave range?

Houston's range spanned five octaves and her voice was plush, vibrant and often spectacular. She could pour on the exuberant flourishes of gospel or peal a simple pop chorus, sing sweetly or unleash a sultry rasp.
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Who has a 6 octave vocal range?

Dimash Kudaibergen(World's Widest Vocal Range 2019)- 6 Octaves.
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Was Whitney Houston a coloratura?

Whitney Houston is a fine pop singer, and by the tessitura of her voice is probably best described as a light mezzo-soprano who has specialised in the pop style ("belting"). She is not a coloratura soprano.
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What is Barbra Streisand's vocal range?

Her name is Barbra Streisand. She is 20 years old, she has a three-octave promiscuity of range, she packs more personal dynamic power than anybody I can recall since Libby Holman or Helen Morgan.
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What is the rarest vocal type?

A countertenor is a male singer who can sing as high as a soprano or mezzo-soprano. The countertenor is the rarest of all voice types.
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What is Kelly Clarkson's vocal range?

Kelly Clarkson's vocal range lies in C3 – C6 – G6 (F7). And her most extensive note is 11 seconds. Her vocal type is a light-lyric soprano with four notes and octaves. Few of her recommended listening, or songs are Why Don't You Try, Invincible, Honesty, and Sober.
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How many octaves did Aretha Franklin have?

Aretha Franklin, the legendary Queen of Soul, is dead at 76

Franklin's four-octave range and mastery of melisma made her a force to be reckoned with both on record and on the stage.
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What voice type is Celine Dion?

Mezzo-Soprano

People most often label Celine a mezzo for two reasons: she has stated that she is one and she possess large, piercing belts.
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What is Taylor Swifts vocal range?

Taylor Swift's vocal range is approximately three octaves, spanning A2 – G5 – D6. What is Taylor Swift's voice type or fach? Taylor Swift is undoubtedly a soprano, either a light lyric soprano or a soubrette.
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How many octaves can Lady Gaga sing?

Lady Gaga's Singing Voice

Lady Gaga's vocal range is from F#2 – G5 – C6 or E7 with the most extensive note of 20 sec (in the Abramovic method). Her vocal type is Mezzo-Soprano with 3 octaves and three notes; however, Contralto is a misperception about her.
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How many octaves did Michael Jackson have?

Michael Jackson: Vocal Profile/ Range [High Tenor/ 4 Octaves]
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Who has the best voice ever?

The greatest singing voices of all time
  • 1 of 31. Barbra Streisand. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BSB. ...
  • 2 of 31. Etta James. Charles Paul Harris/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. ...
  • 3 of 31. Aretha Franklin. ...
  • 4 of 31. Whitney Houston. ...
  • 5 of 31. Mariah Carey. ...
  • 6 of 31. Elton John. ...
  • 7 of 31. Freddie Mercury. ...
  • 8 of 31. Adele.
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