Vocal Type: Lyric Soprano
Vocal Range: 3 Octaves 1 note and a semitone B2- C#6 (approx)
Longest Note: 13 seconds - 'The Reason'
Vocal Pluses: Celine Dion is an amazingly technical singer who has great understanding of vocal placement, support, and projection. With this knowledge comes the ability to sing complex vocal runs with speed and accuracy. It is also responsible for her ability to hold a note, perfectly on pitch, without any wavering, better than anyone else- see All by Myself .
Celine Dion's lower range is dark and slightly raspy but, for the most part, well supported and accessed via healthy technique. Her midrange can be warm, and slightly airy with an easy, lyrical quality- see Falling into You- or can be soft and sweet, though more substantial in its weight- Because You Loved Me. It leads effortlessly into her strong, clear belting range. This part of the range is noticeably contrasting to the lower half, being cooler in colour, thinner in texture and sharper in timbre. Celine Dion is astonishingly able to reach up into the sixth octave in this part of her range, so brilliant is her ability in mixing her belting voice with her head voice.
Celine Dion's head voice alone, is full and weighty, with an operatic tinge and control-see video below- though it is not often used by the singer.
Vocal Negatives: The nasal quality of Celine Dion's belting voice, as well as it's piercing quality can become overwhelming at higher frequencies. Also her lower range is weak and breathy.
"Voice does not have much versatility so doesn't lend itself to different musical genres"? o.O
ReplyDeleteYou obviously do not know Celine's opus very well. The woman sings in French and English, has recorded albums of pop, soul, rock, r'n'b and French chanson genre.
Dion is also known for being excellent at carrying gospel melodies, jazz scat-singing, Christmas tunes and patriotic anthems.
If that's not versatility, I must be losing my marbles.
Also there is a video on youtube where she sings some fragment of opera. She is extremely versatile singer!
ReplyDeleteShe's just perfect. I can listen to her all day.
ReplyDeletehey guys, this profile was made on the fly- hence the basic profile. Was waiting for other peoples input before I updated. Will get on to it soon!
ReplyDeleteWhatever happened to Celine? Is she still performing/recording?
ReplyDeleteI agree with Vocalist1 - Celine is probably the most versatile pop diva of all (if you know her work) - she really can sing just about anything.
ReplyDeleteI would say Lyric soprano is more accurate when describing her voice type in classical terms. Her voice does not have the typical weightiness of a mezzo-soprano, such as Idina Menzel. It has a bright and ringing tone to it. Celine has a very french way of singing. Which is apparent I guess, due to her Quebecois upbringing. Her placement is more towards the nasal cavity, which accounts for her tendency to sound nasally at times. However, her placement of her voice gives it a somewhat unique timber that is immediately identifiable. It acquires a penatrating timbre, and the harmonics in her voice, what we classical singers term 'squillo' or singers format, acquires a certain richness to it.
ReplyDeleteCeline is more of a lyric soprano to me. Her ethereal timbre is floaty and weightless, nothing like a mezzo. And her voice is very nasal, her vibrato sometimes too pronounced
ReplyDeleteNever knew quite how amazing this woman was!!! I always knew she was better than nearly everyone around her but I've gotta say, I now think she excels Mariah - obviously not in range - but in understanding of her voice and control of her voice.
ReplyDeleteMega late reply to your post but as you may have already found out she is indeed still doing her Vegas gig and is also apparantly recording two new albums, one French the other English obvs! She had a magic to her back in the day....stratospheric voice anyway for sure
ReplyDeleteI agree she definately has that spinto thing due to the resonance in her voice being from predominantly the nasal cavity. Great voice for sure and also an intelligent way in which to use her voice. I agree that she could indeed be a lyric soprano, but its been a while since I have really heard her sing live to determine such a claim.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHNeL5lhKMY
ReplyDeletethe note she just hit at 3:18 seems to be an Eb6,checked it with musebook tuner (:,seems legit?
Wow I don't care what note that is....lol it was amazing! She tore it apart!
ReplyDeleteyea definitely xD
ReplyDeletetough it was not a healthy technique,still impressive.
Celine for the most part is a rather technical singer however she seems to let loose on stage a bit too much as she focuses her resonance in her nose and often supports from her throat and adds too much head to her mix. However when she is performing with more vocals than stage presence she provides one of the most excellent sounding vocals I have ever heard.
ReplyDeleteIm astonished that the note sounded so perfect even though we could visual see her throat about to explode lol.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't say that. Mariah has a better technique overall, I think.
ReplyDeleteShe does it, but not WELL.
ReplyDeleteHer lower range is barely there. Breathing down there doesn't count. There has to be legitimate chest tones. Her middle is strong, and her upper is strong up to a certain point. Her voice isn't very well coordinated at all. And there's nothing operatic about her head voice. That is what we call a pseudo-sound.
ReplyDelete"Celine's head voice alone is bright and weighty"- You do know those two things are complete opposites? A weighty voice is a heavy, dark voice, so unless Celine is a master of chiaroscuro, which she isn't, this makes no sense.
Perhaps a better technique but if you put these singers next to each other and listen to their live performances, Celine consistently sounds better and more comfortable with her voice as a whole - whereas Mariah on occasions doesnt sound at all comfortable with her voice and this I think is down to the fact that until recently she feels like she has to display her whole range which doesnt always end well
ReplyDeleteFrom the performances I have seen by her I would be inclined to agree about her forcing from the throat, that mixed with the nasal backing adds a certain cut in her voice but she seems to use it in an adept way.
ReplyDeletePeople often slate her for being too soppy ect but I have to admit she does have one of the most gorgeous voices when she tones it down!
http://youtu.be/UxVR-y8419w <--- This is one of my favs! Touching and uplifting!
DD I love how you get this right and wikipedia fails! I wish I could use this site for my edits, I really do, due to it being a blog though they will not accept it as reliable.
ReplyDeleteThere it states her having a 5-octave vocal range, which we all know is total balls! So frustrating! Even more so the fact that it like the recent Adele article stating her having the same range is 'reliable' considering its totally and utterly exagerated....
Having a listen to her songs this morning...not the power ballads though, its far too early for that gig lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7m5aKWu77I&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm30Taxdl58&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK54SWlyCoM
Yep, that should have read "full and weighty" thanks for the spot!
ReplyDeleteYou're so right! Wikipedia also says that Nicole Sherzinger has a five octave range!
ReplyDeleteEugh, thanks for the heads up there, I read the "source" stating that, and it claimed nothing in regards to her supposed massive range....data has now been removed!
ReplyDeleteif u compared celine's voice than the voice of any (other)
ReplyDeletesingers...celine's voice was so powerful,she knows how to hold note in
many ways.... until now...she can hit c5,c#5 and even g5....
therefore,celine's voice was so powerful,loud and incomparable belting techniques........
A very technical singer...that i ever known....
This G5 by Celine is miles better than the one used on here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
@:29 (belted E5, glissando to G5)
This G5 by Celine is miles better than the one used on here.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
@:29 (belted E5, glissando to G5)
You guys got this vocal range too! Celine has a 5 octave vocal range!
ReplyDeleteI really love celine dion when she perform on stage.. =)
ReplyDeleteher voice make me flown... ^_^
i love her as a singer...
ReplyDelete@facebook-100000317910427:disqus @ScottishStuey:disqus That note was not Eb6. It was more like a mid fifth octave belt and yes terrible technique...
ReplyDeleteHer lower range is not weak... :)
ReplyDeleteYou know, I would argue that she's really a lyric mezzo - having listened to her voice and thought about it, she sounds her most comfortable singing from about F#3-A5, which is basically mezzo heaven. Her head voice above A5 is a weak and disconnected falsetto, while her chest voice has a lot of weight when she needs it down considerably lower than any soprano. The timbre of her belts also suggests that she mixes a bit lower than sopranos, and the reason I think many people consider her a soprano is because she has a thinner voice than the typical mezzo.
ReplyDeleteI have to say lyric Mezzo
ReplyDeleteEb5, It's not a terrible technique, Celine wanted to arouse emotions, it was intentional. This note sound very well.
ReplyDeleteI don't think her voice has enough weight to be a typical mezzo type. She's most definitely a soprano to me. That nasal cavity access she has can give her belts a cutting sound but her voice, though very well supported and strong, is actually not especially thick. Her head voice "rings" and the belts of her songs are generally rather more upper than midrange.
ReplyDeletethat doesn't mean she's versatile
ReplyDeleteI love what you did with Celine Dion's profile. But she calls herself a mezzo-soprano. I think it's better to trust the woman herself when it comes to her own vocal instrument.
ReplyDelete(HD) Celine Dion Live Vocal Range - The Recording Sessions: A2-D6 3.5 Octaves
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IszgMk9YvNQ
her vocal range is 3.5 octaves!
She sound like a pure goat!!! Can stand her belting "bleeting" anymore! I just couldn't find myself listening to any song of hers beside my heart will go on... Even that happened only when I watched titanic re-runs.
ReplyDeleteShe sounds like a pure goat!!! Can stand her belting "bleeting" anymore! I just couldn't find myself listening to any song of hers beside my heart will go on... Even that happened only when I watched titanic re-runs.
ReplyDeletei dont like celine.she have very cold voice
ReplyDeleteShe was told by an opera master that she's a "soprano if he ever heard one", after she sang Habanera from Carmen for him. And to solidify that--that's a mezzo song.
ReplyDeleteGo look for Charice's youtube videos--she can sing The Prayer, Adaggio, All By Myself, pop songs like Louder/One Day, do rap--Justin Bieber's Baby--she is the most versatile singer at aged 20 years!
ReplyDeleteShe has only gotten better with age in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteAlso, it's odd how her range and ease only grew as she got older.
When she first came around I would have never believed she could belt a Bb5 with vibrato like here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiP-SkQR0zU
6 or 7 octaves not 3 !
ReplyDeleteDude....Show me your facts...... No human can sing in seven octaves....The biggest range a person has is Adam Lopez and it is from E2-E8 and that is barely six octaves
ReplyDeleteActually the biggest range on record is that of Tim Storms, his Vocal range spanning from G-7 (G Seven octaves below Middle C) to G#5, 12 Octaves.
ReplyDeleteI did not know about Tim, but Georgia Brown has the largest range( for a woman at least) 8 octaves
ReplyDeleteNot what I would call one of the world's great singers though.
ReplyDeleteIt's like an average violinist owning a Stradivarius. To me that anouncement would be like..'''good for you dude, now move along, I'm listening to Stuart'' ;-)
Oh I agree completely.
ReplyDeleteGeorgia Brown's record was refuted for lack of proof. Her shown range is A2-F8, Which is 5 octaves, 5 notes.
ReplyDeleteIs there a better Celine pic out there, this one is rather unfortunate! It looks like she is trying to gobble the mic...
ReplyDeleteLOL. I'll see what I can do ;)
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ReplyDeleteSlightly better yeh, but she still got a twinkle of mic lovin' in her eye lol
ReplyDeletelower range is weak and thin, upper belts seem forced, which is odd considering she is known for her amazing technique
ReplyDeletewhat vocal range does my heart will go on have ?
ReplyDeleteActually, it's entirely possible to HIT 7 octaves, seeing as I've done it (C1-C8 in one range test). It's hard as hell, and no one would EVER want to sing that many octaves. It's just not useful. I prefer to sing in a standard 2 or 3 at most.
ReplyDeleteHey! I am a musicxician and to my opinion Celine is the greatest singer of the 20th Century, and no matter that we're in the 21st now, she still is among the GREATEST musicians and voices of our time. With her Spinto-Lyrical soprano voice, she is one of the few singer who can combine pop, jazz & bel canto-related techniques, her tessitura is geniousaly big - from at least the Middle C to above higher C, her voice is full and creamy in all registers and her diction is perfect!
ReplyDeleteHey! I am a musiician and to my opinion Celine is the greatest singer of the 20th Century, and no matter that we're in the 21st now, she still is among the GREATEST musicians and voices of our time. With her Spinto-Lyrical soprano voice, she is one of the few singer who can combine pop, jazz & bel canto-related techniques, her tessitura is geniousaly big - from at least the Middle C to above higher C, her voice is full and creamy in all registers and her diction is perfect!
ReplyDeleteIt's such a shame that she uses her nose to sing like her life depended on it. The power she has in her belts is beyond human, but it's so hard for me to listen to her singing when she does it so nasally. She definitely however earned her place in the vocal trinity.
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She hit Eb6. Please, change her vocal range.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdwf8IuKTxI
Longest note - 16 seconds "I surrender"
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