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Iconic Singing Voices

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Artist
Genre
Vocal Range
Country
Known For
Freddie Mercury
RockBaritone–Tenor (4 octaves)UK/ZanzibarBohemian Rhapsody, operatic power, Queen frontman
Whitney Houston
Pop/R&BMezzo-Soprano (5 octaves)USAI Will Always Love You, The Voice, effortless belting
Aretha Franklin
Soul/GospelMezzo-SopranoUSARespect, Queen of Soul, gospel roots
Mariah Carey
Pop/R&BSoprano (5 octaves)USAWhistle register, Vision of Love, Hero
Adele
Pop/SoulContralto–MezzoUKRolling in the Deep, emotionally devastating delivery
Sam Cooke
Soul/GospelTenorUSAA Change Is Gonna Come, smooth and stirring
Jeff Buckley
Alternative RockTenor (3.5 octaves)USAHallelujah cover, ethereal falsetto
Céline Dion
PopMezzo-Soprano (5 octaves)CanadaMy Heart Will Go On, power ballad queen
Frank Sinatra
Jazz/Pop StandardsBaritoneUSAMy Way, Fly Me to the Moon, phrasing master
Amy Winehouse
Soul/JazzContraltoUKBack to Black, Rehab, raw emotion
Robert Plant
RockTenor (high screams)UKStairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin's wail
Ella Fitzgerald
JazzMezzo-Soprano (3 octaves)USAScat singing, Songbook series, First Lady of Song
Chris Cornell
Rock/GrungeBaritone–Tenor (4 octaves)USABlack Hole Sun, Like a Stone, Soundgarden
Beyoncé
Pop/R&BMezzo-SopranoUSAListen, Love on Top, vocal acrobatics + live power
Luciano Pavarotti
OperaTenorItalyNessun Dorma, Three Tenors, King of the High Cs
Nina Simone
Jazz/SoulContraltoUSAFeeling Good, haunting and commanding presence
Michael Jackson
PopTenor (high falsetto)USABillie Jean, vocal hiccups, King of Pop's voice
Stevie Wonder
Soul/FunkTenorUSASuperstition, Isn't She Lovely, harmonica + voice
Billie Holiday
JazzMezzo-SopranoUSAStrange Fruit, Lady Day, emotional phrasing
Dimash Kudaibergen
Classical CrossoverCountertenor (6 octaves)KazakhstanSOS, widest vocal range in modern music

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