Janelle Monae
Vocal Type: Spinto-mezzo-soprano
Vocal Range: 3 Octaves, 5 Notes & 1 Semitone Eb3-C7
Vocal Pluses: Versatile and spirited voice. She can sing with an operatic quality or with a contemporary tone, sounding at home in both styles.
Vocal Negatives: Her vocal styling can be quite wild and eccentric, and not to the taste of everyone
This Video is by guisousacunha1 and lets you listen to her range
true talent right here
ReplyDeleteI'd also add purity of tone, developed and connected voice throughout registers, and perfect technique. I could go on bc I love her style of singing reminds me of sarah vaughan
ReplyDeleteMy favourite female vocalist of all time - she pushes boundaries with her voice, style and music and is not afraid to not conform. Sheer brilliance.
ReplyDeleteShe's blessed with an energetic, spunky voice that showcases a great deal of applicability across a host of distinct genres. She can deliver soulful R&B material, she can sing all-out rock ("Cold War" -- especially live), or alternative funk, too. If she is a mezzo-soprano, and she may well be, she's definitely a higher flavored one. I think it's interesting how she has incorporated the whistle register into her performance and it complements her strong midrange quite nicely, given her a wide range of notes and colors to deploy as she sees fit. One of my personal favorites.
ReplyDeleteShe sounds unique and sings across many genres with ease. Bold of her accessing the whistle register and incorporating it into her other material. She's pretty individual to me and I like her. You can't possibly mix her up with anyone else.
ReplyDeleteYou should watch her cover of "Smile" and appreciate her incredible melismatic ability, haha.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-NpATPAa08
You can also appreciate her beautiful tone and perfectly spaced vibrato here, and her jazz-inflections
ReplyDeleteYes, her lower area reminds me of Sarah Vaughan. Only significant difference I'd note is that Janelle has a tad more ease of the high notes and her voice, though rich and slightly raspy at times, is lighter overall. But I am certain Sarah Vaughan has influenced her. I can hear it.
ReplyDeleteI look to Janelle for her tasteful melisma and strong midrange. I also commend and respect her musical versatility, unique aesthetic style, and recognizable tone.
ReplyDeleteC#3-C7......This girl is amazing..... all 3 octaves 6 notes and a seminote are here to impress...But that C7 sounded like a chest note at times.
ReplyDeleteI've looked up Mezzo-soprano on Wikipedia and there was no such thing as a spinto-mezzo. only a Lyric, coloratura and dramatic
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