Vocal Type: Contralto
Vocal Range: 2 octaves and 1 note and a semi-tone. C3- Eb5
Whistle Register: No
Vocal Strengths: Adele's low to mid range is rounded and solid, with a soulful colouring. The lower part of her belting range is clear and bright, with a significant weight and resonance to it. However, this weight diminishes as the the chest voice is mixed with the head voice to reach the higher, fifth octave, notes- the chorus of the album version of Someone Like You. Her head voice is thick and weighty with a warmth and resonance, but isn't often used. The notes produced are further improved by her quick and natural vibrato.
Adele has brilliant control over the dynamics of her voice, being able to sing soft and airy when it suits the delivery, but switching back to a fuller tone with speed and aplomb. Definitely more an emotional singer, than a technical one.
Vocal Weaknesses: Questionable technique used to achieve the fuller sounding belted notes as well as the soulful grunts and growls she employs.
Other Adele Posts You may Enjoy:
- What happens when Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" vocals are layered over Britney Spears' "Till The World Ends" instrumental? Something a little special!! Check it out.
- Adele's Stunning performance of "Someone Like You" at the Brit Awards.
- Adele covers Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't make you Love Me"
- Adele's 2012 Grammy Performance of "Rolling in the Deep"
126 Valued opinions. Please share yours:
Without a doubt, Adele's voice contains the blue eyed soul element with a clear undertone of warm rasp to it. The production of both albums 19 and 21 contain more acoustic melodies where Adele's alto vocals take the driver's seat as she delivers messages of heartache, curiosity, and romantic progression. The only thing I have to say about her vocal ability is she doesn't show much of a range as she prefer to keep her vocals grounded. It's rare to hear her explore her middle and upper register as she just sings the material straight, building to a bright climax. Adele doesn't have to do much with her voice. She just simply relies on her tone to carry her over. Her voice is bold, but the material she performs is tender. She tends to focus on vocal ability rather than contemporary production. This is what makes her stand out, because of her willingness to sing songs raw, demonstrating passion, sultriness, heartbreak, regret and unrequited love. Her voice is old. And there's nothing wrong with that. Things will only get better with age, right?
@kahari: Thanks for the detailed and thoughtful response, its much appreciated. Your closing sentence is where i disagree and its only due to the fact that Adele is a smoker. Here's hoping- if she doesn't give up the habit- that she'll be one of the lucky ones whose voice isn't adversely effected by it...wishful thinking perhaps.
Thank you again!
Adele lacks versatlity in what she can actually do; i.e. a similar problem to what Leona Lewis can do. In their own niche they are amazing however in terms of longevity and versatility it is actually quite poor. All the greats such as Whitney and Mariah have done up tempo, although known for ballads they still managed to break out of their comfort zones. If you compare Adele to someone like Alexandra Burke Alexandra can do it all and thats what makes her amazing, I dunno maybe to keep her star shining Adele should do something a bit different. I hear Leona Lewis' 3rd Album is going to be electro and club sounding, that should be interesting. :-) Hope this was a fair analysis
@anon above: another intelligent and thoughtful response! I agree with your sentiments about there being a danger about Adele being constricted by genre. It will be interesting to see how she tackles this in the future.
There is no weakness to this woman's voice. It is infinitely beautiful.
kind of scratchy singing high notes. lack of versatility
The only negatives of her voice are a harsh, hooting quality, and as mentioned above, a lack of versatility.
I would suggest, as others previosuly have. That Adele's main weakness is that she doesn't lend herself to different genres. In addition, I feel she could work on adapting her voice to more up tempo music, so that she can eventually move into up tempo music.
There are no negatives to her voice. Saying it doesn't lend itself to other genres isn't even a 'weakness', Lol
If every singer sounded like Mariah Carey or Celine Dion, well that would be pretty boring wouldn't it? I know this because my music teacher tried to MAKE me sing like them, instead of finding my own voice. Adele is great, and for those who say she isn't exploring other genres, well you haven't bought her CD then. She is very versatile. She also writes her own songs, and they aren't "crap" lyrics. It seems that some people on here are critiquing her voice note by note as a chorus teacher would. Adele is a singer and entertainer - having the capability to pull the listener into the song and with her voice, making you feel the song. If you want to hear a chorus, go to a play.
Oh please cut the uptempo crap, to be an uptempo artists you have to dance move around and show some skin in your performance, do you think Adele can do that? There's no need for that at all, her voice is unique and it reaches your soul, i totally believe every word she sings plus the technique is amazing. And you also said Leona Lewis doesn't do uptempo and she is boring, are you kidding me?? Clearly you haven't heard her albums, a big part of the tracks are uptempo, outta my head for example. Leona can pull it off with a lot of she can be a diva singer with a huge voice, and also a great performer cause to me she's got the body and her voice tone allows her to do that. I agree alexandra does a pretty good job especially on All night long, but no need to take her as the ultimate example especially for Leona and Adele, she is very good but not near to the talent that Leona and Adele have.
people need to stop praising her like shes a vocal god
she has a limited vocal range proven when she sang "set fire to the rain" on graham norton when she used her falsetto when she couldn't hit one of the high notes toward the end of the song
Her voice is limited to the style she does. I just can't picture her voice in other styles like rock, pop, r&b or others. She doesn't show real high notes.
Adele has a lot of vocal damage. (but who doesn't?) She doesn't approach note that would be in her mix or head voice properly, and as a result, it sounds like the notes are being squeezed.
An over dependence on falsetto'd notes leaves her upper belting register unexplored
I like the fact she uses her falsetto on the higher notes, it gives her a different colour to her voice and distinguishes her from other singers out there.
Of course technically we mean 'head voice' not 'falsetto', just to clear that up.
She definitely has a good instrument in the sense it allows her to express her emotions well ..
And her performances are definitely SOULFUL ! Especially last night on the VMAs
But it’s not fair to place her on TOP of other vocalists cause she doesn’t challenge her voice by riffs and runs, Vibrato and belts.
Do you need to riff, run vibrato and all that to be a good vocalist? NOH!
But it increases ur vocal ability which allows u to do a variety of genres.
Her range is limited, but she’s got good resonance which I believe is what allows to express those emotions.
Why is having a limited range "bad?" We're talking about Adele, and she's selling millions of albums due to her talent, in her range, and in her style. That she can't do "rap," or whitney houston "runs" is irrelevant to how talented she is or how good her music sounds. I like Adele's two albums with her limited range and voice to almost everything Mariah Carey ever put out. So I think having a huge range is not really that important.
Andrew
um idk what the big fuss is about adele
people talk about her like shes liberace and like shes the most incredible female vocalist on this planet
1)like people have said her voice is amazing in her territory but it will keep her from exploring other genres like rock, country, or dance music
2)shes a smoker and she has been for a while and that is why her notes are somewhat forced - good resonance though and tone
3)in her song someone like you her falsetto seems forced
she is nowhere near as good as mariah carey just saying but still a really solid vocalist
"people need to stop praising her like shes a vocal god
she has a limited vocal range proven when she sang "set fire to the rain" on graham norton when she used her falsetto when she couldn't hit one of the high notes toward the end of the song "
--- It is because today the music scene is flooded by autotune robots. Adele is somewhat refreshing. If we are looking for a real vocal powerhouse it would be Charice. But she hasn't produced a song that will really showcase her abilities.
The debut of Mariah Carey cannot be topped. Her voice on her debut album still almost impossible to match. She could have been a decent rock singer. Listen to "You Need Me".
Sure she can do rap, ask lil kim. She said ADELE was nasty.
Every singer has a limited vocal range, when she doesn`t sang the high notes like on the album(I don`t hear a falsetto) because maybe she will change the meaning. When you here the first burn it`s like she want to set the stage on fire. She is a soul singer, not a vocal akrobatics, like Mariah + Christina
The debut of Mariah can`t be topped, I can agree with that (in technical style). Her mother educated her well, she was a opera singer. But isn`t it more interesting that Adele all learned singing by herself.
3 octaves is not limited. A lot of vocalists would love to have that vocal range.
There are a lot of reasons why someone would need to use their falsetto. Any educated singer would take that into account when they judged someone. For all you know she was catching a cold, or even just vocally tired from singing the whole song. Also, it's unfair to judge a musician by one performance, especially during the beginning of a chilly season.
Hi everyone, I wanted to add this that I found. She is a voice expert and speech pathologist I believe and has this to say about Adele's voice:
http://blog.voicewize.com/2011/08/07/adeles-singing-lessons/#comment-577
Thanks so much for that link! looks like an interesting site too. Much appreciated.
http://www.ohniww.org/adele-smoking-singing-voice-doctor/
see this link
SOUL
Yeah...she has vocal negatives. Why do you think she's cancelled her tour for a 2nd time?????
Suggestion: Adele is a fantastic vocalist with a real ability to connect emotionally with what she's singing, however she has disadvantages like other singers. Her head voice and lower register are both quite weak, and her voice on the whole lacks range, but she clouds that with her emotional performances.
I think the highest note here is the E5 of "Someone like you". I didn't hear any 6th octave note here. Anyway, range is not among her strenghts,
I just listened to the video, and you are right. This profile was made in a rush, hence the sparse positives and negatives, and not really listening to the video. Will be amending today.
has alexandra burkes voice changed?? listen to her singing whos loving you at the MJ tribute gig. can you spot any changes in comparison to late 2008??
it does sound different, but i'm not sure if thats due to the quality of the audio. I really want this concert to air! Want to see alex's and Christina's performances in proper quality.
Adele can sing a E5 in Someone Like you the high note is nt Eb5
i love adele and shes a great singer and songwriter but frankly i think shes overrated in some ways i mean people talk about her like she has the best voice in music history... her voice isn't really all that soulful atleast when compared to amy winehouse
i didn't know her vocal range was that small though...
i have a few ?'s
does lady gaga have a wider range than her?
do you think the surgery she just got will affect her voice?
In the video, the D6 isn´t Adele´s voice, the D6 is from the backing singer. And yes the highest note of her is a E5 in Someone like you.
Hey Ruben, the videos aren't made by me, click on the youtube logo to go to the creators pages.
I agree with you about the D6 not being adele and that's why I didn't include it in the quoted range in the written profile section. Also the Eb5 I've taken from the second posted video of her live show, but you are right about there being an E5 in Someone like you.
Adele has a smaller range- well that shes displayed- than Gaga. As for her voice, I really hope it doesn't change it, but only time will tell. She seems to think it'll be fine.
she has more than 2 octaves for sure
bout to say!! no way can she have a 3 octave range when her voice is exactly the same as alexandra burke's, and burke has shown more of her upper register than adele!
check the other videos. her voice sounds the same on each one. either way she's got stronger which is great! love how her upper register has grown. in what way can a contralto have a better transition into her upper register, given that she doesnt sing up there frequently? anyway her next LP is out in the spring so have a listen for some changes! :)
The higher belted notes are somewhat unhealthy. The reason she's able to achieve it without any for repercussions for so long is due to her heavier body weight, which helps support her voice and lends enough breath pressure for her to achieve those heavier and fuller belts. Which acccounts for why she's dealing with vocal cord hemorrhages. It DOES leave scars. I really hope she's able to sort out her vocal issues. She's bringing so much change to the music industry. Proving that you don't need all the production gimmicks to sell records. All she needs is her voice.
NEW ADELE COMPLETE LIVE VOCAL RANGE VID BY MY YT FRIEND DAM112!!! :D
http://youtu.be/3nRPD5cTOTc
pls update this post(but dont remove my video lol)! :P
Interesting comments,most of which I disagree with. First, there is NO connection between weight and breath control. It's a function of technique not heft. Remember, correlation does not equal causation. Second, calling her lower and higher registers "weak" are subjective assessments using a classically trained voice sound as a reference. One of the goals of which is to minimize the "break" between the chest, middle and head registers. The solid "middle" is akin to broadway belting. Belting outside the middle register is usually the culprit of vocal issues. Adele can even this all out by adding some classical training to her vocal rehabilitation. Basically by adding some middle register to the chest voice and bringing some head voice into the middle will help tremendously and even out these transition points referred to as the "passagio" or passages between registers. It would lesson the strain to her (or anyone's vocal production). It's all a bit of intentional balance.
That said, I have nothing but accolades for her. I think the highest complement someone can receive is to be called COMPELLING!! She is brave in that she shares the nitty gritty. She WRITES her own music, and if she does a cover she makes it uniquely her own. She is a rare breed. She is a stand up singer performing with other excellent musicians. She is genuine and her emotions color her performances. I THINK SHE IS UTTERLY STUNNING!!!
Adele is an amazing woman isn't she? I like the fact that she has an actual personality. I'd pinpoint the hard belting as the issue that brought on the hemorrhages, especially when singing at such a high pitch relying mostly on the chest register.
I do not mean that weight has to do with breath control. I'm sorry if it sounded misleading. I just simply meant that singers with larger body mass are sometimes, but not always, more inclined to use their weight to help support the voice. Take note of Maria Callas for instance. Her sudden and dramatic weight loss brought on the rapid deterioration of her amazing voice, it is not the actual weight loss per se. But if one uses the weight for support, it can be very hard on the voice when one loses some of that weight and doesn't develop another musculature for support.
It's a good video! The clips are all live and seem well-researched. Here's hoping for a good year for Adele, vocally and otherwise :)
i am no vocal expert but i personally dont like her headvoice/falsetto
for me her true strength is in her piercing chest voice its incredible
but i find nothing really interesting about her lower register and her head voice
i agree about the unhealthy belting
she needs to take care of her voice and stop smoking
i think you hit it right in the head
her ability to connect emotionally is why people love her
shes more of an emotional singer than a technical one
but i do have to say her chest voice is gold
She is a mezzo soprano. Maybe a deep one, but not contralto. And her vocal range spans from C3 (studio) to F5 live in head voice.
i agree really the only negatives to her voice is her lower register but i think you should add that her distinct tone prevents her from being a versatile singer i mean i could never imagine her singing a full on dance song or even a rock song
isn't she a contralto?
her voice seems SOOOOOO much to those of contraltos.remember,there are altos that also reach the 6° octave w no problems.and bout she talking,i think she feels comfortable w lower tones.too low to be a classical mezzo.and definitely yes,she uses some bad techniques to get a full belter tone,the throat thing(having your voice placed and suported by the throat).another thing to consider for evaluating her as a contralto is,that even in the soprano tessitura,her voice has much weight to it.or maybe im wrong and she is just an alto(mezzo-alto) w such a deep tone that could be classified as dramatic alto :)
http://www.divadevotee.com/2011/04/adele-vs-britney-spears-rolling-till.html ;)
I think of her more as an alto/ Mezzo Soprano than a true contralto. Her lower register doesn't seem to come as easy to her as it should if she were a contralto. But her middle register is glamorous.
I don't understad why is she so overrated, she can only sing in one tone, has no vibrato, her range is 2 octaves, she can carry a tune, simply doesn't make her different from Rihanna or Selena Gomez.
Ok, she's way better than Rihanna, Katy Pery and Selena and she has a nice tone and soul, but I agree with you, she extremely overrated, maybe the most overrated singer I've ever seen. People think she's the goddess of singing... I don't understand why, she's not versatile and has no tonal difference at all.
ummm dont compare her to rihanna or selena gomez
however i do agree people -including the media- praise her like she is the greatest singer on this earth - but shes not
i think shes very talented and she deserves her success but i do think she is overrated to some extent (better than katy perry, rihanna, and britney though)
ehhh i mean her whole album 21 was basically soul music and about the same subject so what i mean is i think she might find it hard to sing and write about things other than love and heartbreak
She is definitely a mezzo-soprano. Her tone is nowhere near dark enough to be a contralto. It even says in the profile that her lower belt is "bright." If she were a contralto, her tone would be darker and her lower register, especially her lowest notes, would be almost as dark as a male tenor or baritone.
Vocal profiles are determined by vocal range, not brightness or darkness. A female can have a very bright tone, but if she has a low singing voice, she will be a contralto, or maybe-in the case as was in my school chorus last year- a tenor. On the flip-side, a female could have a very dark tone, such as Katy Perry, but they could be a mezzo or even a full-on soprano.
chrisette michele has a bright tone in her mid-low range,yet she is a cotralto...there are kinda 3 "types" of contraltos,lyric ones,dramatic one and deep ones(well,there are kinda more,but those are the main ones).adele could be yet,a low mezzo,but,i think she is a dramatic contralto.for instance,cher is a deep contralto(the classic ones are deep ones,i may say,the contraltos on opera are mostly deep).you may be a coloratura soprano and hit an A2,or a deep contralto and hit an F6,no one knows...that's up to adele to say if she is a contralto or not,but sure she seems to be one,who knows xD.and,if you watch she talking on interviews,it will be in a definitely low tessitura for a classic mezzso yea,contralto
"has no vibrato"
You' re kidding right? She has one hell of a vibrato, which she varies from rapid to slow but never outside tasteful range, and readily sings with or without vibrato and at different rates often in the same phrase.
Either you are listening to her on terrible audio equipment from terrible media or you have no idea what you're saying. Or you think vibrato should sound like a goat bleet.
All you morons who say she's overrated, I'd like to hear you sing better
I'm sorry, but her vibrato is too light, nothing compared to Gaga, and I don't even like Gaga, also, way to ignore rest of my comment, she's overrated, and I simply can't stand people who can't agree opnions of the others and need to attack them,and for what I know, Katy Perry can belt notes in Head voice and with vibrato,sing is various voice tones, and get close to a C#7,just because she's out of tune sometimes doesn't mean Adele is best than her. I think Adele has a strong and soulful voice, and unique voice tone,and can hit average high notes, but people saying she has the best voice of generation, when last decade voices like Christina Aguileira was the voice of generation, anyone who has song classes, can outclass Adele seriously.
Since her Grammy performance I noticed quite a shift in her voice, I don't know if its down to the surgery, the proper vocal excersises or the weight loss but she does sound slightly higher, not in vocal weight per say but more in overall pitch....maybe it was just the acoustics that night though...
As they say:
You are entitled to your opinion, but facts are facts.
So long as you critique an artist on technicalities like vibrato, "tone" (which technically is "timbre" or more colloquially "color" ) and pitch range, then expect to be called out for your poor critique. If you have doubt about her vibrato go to her Tiny Desk Concert on NPR Music and listen to the first few phrases of "Someone Like You" sung without any processing. You'll hear everything from a slow almost broken vibrato, to one rapid enough to be almost undetectable to none, sometimes on the same word. But please do it on a decent set of speakers or head phones.
And what the hell is "Too light" a vibrato?Vibrato is not independent, the question is: does it support the presentation? Shes singing soul, not opera. If she was a Blue Grass singer her vibrato would be too heavy( except it wouldn't because she can sing without any apparent vibrato)
You could have just said:" She doesn't appeal to me, I find her vibrato lacking, her pitch range inadequate and shes monotonous."
No argument, you'd be in line with about 4 billion other people on the planet who find any individual musical act unappealing for one reason or another. But you can't claim as fact she has no vibrato. (I'll spare this blog any discussion of the factual fallacy of your other 2 parameters)
As for me I find her ability to use the very hard to quantify dynamics of her voice to convey and enforce the emotions of her songs flabbergasting. Including her ability to use vibrato (sometimes mixed with tremolo) at will.
But most of the time I don't care about all that, I just feel it and it feels good.
OVER RATED! There, I said it!
yes i agree there was something different about her voice on that night
idk if it was the acoustics though because the acoustics have always been accurate on the grammys
were not saying shes bad - overrated because people praise her as if she is the greatest musician to have ever graced this planet
there is absolutely no doubt she is a brilliant talent with a higher skill level than the average person but i feel that people over estimate her voice
i mean her voice isn't as special as mariah carey's or whitney houston's
with that said i think people should be entitled to their opinion and there is no need to call anyone an idiot
OKAY
adele is amazing and i feel that her simplicity is what makes her so appealing
shes not a technical singer and people really like her because she is able to emote in her songs and during her live performances
her voice may not be as special as christina aguilera's but unlike christina, adele actually knows how to use her gift
Well, that's what people keep saying but in studio Christina knows how to use her instrument perfectly. You only need to look for some live studio recordings and you will see how perfectionist and detailer she is. Live, it's a whole other thing. Sometimes is like she goes crazy and starts to oversing, cracks sometimes, and use the worst technique ever to hit high belted notes. But as I said in studio, even in studio live, she doesn't do that, maybe she needs a producer all the time to keep her in balance.
According to Vogue, Adele's range is 5 octaves. No way. Noooo way.
Three alone would be impressive. But she's not Mariah Carey!
Wow. That's a terrible argument.
Absolutely schooled. That rendition of "Someone like you" alone shows her seemingly endless abilities with vibrato.
i totally agree with you. she is not bad but she is overrated but whenever i express this opinion i get abuse! i didn't realise having an opinion caused such offence!
well said!
i just think she writes good songs. if you write your own songs its likely to be a winner because you will write for your own voice. she is an incredibly talented song writer but you don't need technical jargon to know that her voice is not that great. long before technical words we had ears and that is enough for me to know that there are better singers out there. but i am tired of responses to people who don't like her littered in sarcasm, passive aggressiveness and patronising speeches about how amazing she is.
however, i do think its very refreshing to have a singer who keeps it simple and does not over sing but we have had many singers like that before i.e. karen carpenter, dusty springfield, mahalia jackson, even amy winehouse, elton john, coldplay and the list goes on. there are even better song writers i.e. phil collins, gary barlow etc etc etc. i just think that she deserves to be awarded for her talent she deserves the success but she does not deserve to be called the greatest singer/song writer of out generation. i mean people have even been comparing her to bob marley. its ridiculous.
lets think about it: FIVE octaves,do you know how long is that xD?she was shown to have,at least,a 2.6 octave range,going from 3° to top 5° octave notes,
well,if so,she would either be able to hit whistles(VEEERY high whistles)
or be able to go under the 1° octave,making her a recordist,dude,its impossible,towards the higher parts of the 4° octave(almost into the 5° octave) she begins to use head voice,impossible xD.surely,who made the article about a 5 octave range on adele just wanted to make the article impressive,that's all xD,damm you vogue ._.
". if you write your own songs its likely to be a winner because you will write for your own voice."
Right.There are so many people who write their own songs and sell 20+ million copies of an album world wide. They're a dime a dozen.
Let me just list the British artists who have sold 20+ million copies of an album world wide:
The Beetles
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
Dire Straits
Queen
Eric Clapton
Sir Elton John
Getting any pattern here?
See any "Divas" in that list?
another comment littered in sarcasm/irony. for goodness sake. i am entitled to an opinion and in my opinion record sales does not equal unparalleled talent. there are so many talentless artists who have sold millions. so she deserves extra props because she is a woman? is that what you're saying? AMy Winehouse probably never sold as many records as her but she had more talent as a song writer and a better voice. Duffy's debut album was lyrically better than Adele's and she never sold 20million. but before you get upset and respond with another patronising comment remember that it is just my opinion. Its not affecting Adele's career or success and its not affecting you so calm down.
do you know what i am going to elaborate further now. I have been a fan of Adele since 2007 but people are saying she has the best voice ever but what about christina aguilera, joss stone, jennifer hudson, mariah carey, celine dion, Jessie J. i have heard people say she is the best songwriter since bob marley!!!! have we forgotten about elton john, mariah carey, amy winehouse, seal, annie lennox. its just insane.!!!! then 6 Grammys?! singer songwriters and producers like Mariah Carey who have sold over 200m records have only ever received 5 in her whole life. what i am saying is YEs she is talented and successful in her own right. she deserves 20m record sales because the fans know what they like but marketing her as a British Female soul singer is what has got her the awards, accolades and ridiculous compliments and comparisons that she just does not deserve. If Amy and Duffy were still about I am not sure she would given as much props. she has claimed the market (and good on her) but don't let that delude you into thinking she has an amazing voice and that she is some revolutionary songwriter.
Christina love to show what she can do live .she put twists on her voice but because she like to show off her Melisma doesn't mean she can't use her gift. Adele is really isn't that versatile she doesn't know how to do a lot of runs and riffs cause she can't .she does what she can and so does Christina even tho she sometimes does too much but when but when the time comes she try to do it simply whether thru tributes like '"i love porgy " or her own song walk away or beautiful whether it is live or not ..people need to realize that Christina sing for her and nobody else she do what she wanna do .it is her voice even tho it is not pleasant some times
a studio environment is much more different than a live performance
christina needs to understand that her overuse of melisma isnt impressive
i remember when she was just starting out how awesome i thought she was because she didn't do too many runs/riffs but in recent years it seems that she needs to show off and thats why she does so many runs and riffs
You're right about that. When I watch performance from her first year I can't believe is the same Christina than now. Like this performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VfY0n8Z3OA. She was really amazing, with all the notes hit with ease, without cracking, no crazy vocal runs or riffs, and no melismas' nightmares like in recent performance. Just the magic of her unique voice and powerhouse sound.
it like her or like her not . people like you wanna act like she over sings and scream all time . she doesn't only in some songs live but other she tones it down . she know how to use her voice ..whether you wanna believe it or not
yeah no way she has a 5 octave range
she already has problems hitting high chest belts
shes a very soulful vocalist though and shes a good songwriter which i think many can appreciate
um i havent seen a performance from her in a long time without her over ornamenting her voice
shes a great talent she just needs to learn better technique
and like i said i loved her when she first started out but as time has past, shes feeling the need to do too many runs and riffs
people like her because shes a consistent performer live whereas rihanna and selena are very inconsistent and they dont even really dance so they have no excuse
why would you always compare singers to Christina? is she like the standard? is she the greatest singer alive? also, why compare singers? duh. it's like comparing yourself to other people, which is stupid. they all have their own weaknesses and strengths. if you don't like one, then don't listen to his/her music. adele is a great singer not because she's very technical (which we know she's not) but because she injects emotion to her songs.
I would say that both ladies sing too high. Adele hits C5 in most of her songs but it like her top note. That's like asking G5 singers to hit G5 in every song.
I believe adeles vocal range to be a C3 TO A D6. that sounds more believable to me that a twoo octave range? Come on now. That girl has at least three octaves.
um its her voice??? so she can do whatever - well then we can voice our opinions too
what i was saying is that from a natural talent point of view - god given talent: christina has a more special and awe-inspiring voice than adele but adele doesnt over ornament her voice to the point of ruining songs
im saying that for me xtinas talent is more special than adeles - however adele has a better understanding of her limits as a singer and she has a good understanding of her voice whereas xtina doesnt seem to care what her limits are she just likes to show off and sometimes it works sometimes it doesnt
u admitted to her oversinging in some songs so obviously she doesnt really know how use her voice perfectly - and its not just sometimes shes a constant offender
i love xtinas but i prefer it when she keeps things on the simpler side - i prefer her tender ballads where she doesnt strain and does too many runs
i agree with MCH on some points
people talk about her songwriting as if she has incredibly deep and virtuous lyrics
but look at someone like you - it was a smash record but the lyrics are so simple and somewhat self-indulgent: and idk about everyone else but her songs all have the subject matter and im getting tired of it - shes just basically complaining about a guy that left her and it makes her sound very needy and clingy
i still think that chasing pavements is her best song
I agree. I don't even see where the Adele/Christina comparison came from. Seems to happen a lot on this site...
There are 2 octaves worth of range RECORDED. It means she has only displayed 2 octaves so far since she doesn't oversing anyway, but that doesn't mean her range is limited to 2 octaves. I'm sure she can hit at least a G5 with her head voice.
Because people are calling Adele the new voice of her generation and guess who it was before? Christina. Since Christina's break I guess people have been trying to fill the soul void with a fresher voice. People are always up for comparisons. Annoying isn't it?
Unfortunately, Adele sings with too much air forced over her vocal chords causing extreme strain and inflammation. Her dynamics are at best mediocre because she still sings with way too heavy of tone, and overall vocal volume is near capacity most of the time. As a result she will have more surgeries and a very short career. Anyone who belts it that loud continuously is not in control of their diaphragm and is compensating with their lungs, resulting in very brief sustain. The real measure of a great singer is not having colossal vocal range... it is taking it to the edge of that range and sustaining that note... EFFORTLESSLY...for eternity. Gotta love Adele... as wreckless as her style is :)
Hi!! My vocal range is from Eb3 to C6...I'm a girl and I'm still quite young....my most comfortable notes are definetely my low to mid range...does this mean I'm contralto or mezzo??:)
I'm the one who commented above asking about my range...I forgot to add that anything in between G4 and C5 are mixed with head voice for me...all my notes above C5 are head voice....btw diva devotee,I love your posts!!:D
This is probably a silly question and in the wrong place and i apologise in advance if it is. But vocally, who do you think is more talented, Jessie J or Adele?
I think Adele is the stronger artist, but Jessie J is a FAR more talented vocalist. Jessie has a bigger range, incredible control over her entire range, can belt up to an A5, has a whistle register, has insane vocal dexterity in terms of riffs/runs/Melismas, and can adjust her tone to suit her artistic intent. Adele has a more unique tone, but that's all she has above Jessie.
yes adele is the better artist -
but vocally i would say its also subjective because both women have strengths and weaknesses
personally adele has a simple and rich voice that is emotive and jessie has incredible control over her voice even though i am not particularly fond of her vocal acrobatics
the only thing for me is that jessie j can adapt to up tempo songs and ballads and adele is more at home on ballads
the only thing that irks me is how people praise adele like shes the messiah of pop music
of the two however i think overall i think adele is more talented
But Jessie can be simple with her voice and use a marvelously rich tone if she chooses to..?
not as rich as adele and i have yet to see her sing a song live without over ornamenting it with runs - she uses runs almost like christina - too much - and it turns some people off also personally i do not like her high belting
Since when has Adele ever ornamented a song? All of the performances i've seen she sings the song straight forward.
I think they are talking about Jessie J.
Ohh lol. My baaaad. I don't think Jessie's as bad as Christina though. Her Melismas are just extremely fast. Christina throws them in randomly and their speed varies. They used to be extremely fast similar to Jessie but as her bad technique began to sit in i think her voice became too heavy for it.
shes definitely not as bad as christina and its not just her runs - she also makes weird sounds - idk how to describe them i wouldn't consider it beatboxing or scatting
heres her singing party in the USA - shes doing so much that she sounds sharp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIPpIS1S4hw
Adele is obviously a contralto ...I don't know why some think she's mezzo! I mean listen to her properly! Her weight her timbre her quality everything is that of a contralto...she goes into head voice after like D5...and also I think she has a much larger range...with her head voice I think she is completely capable of sixth octave or higher fifth...being a contralto she would obv be able to hit notes in second octave...her Eb3-G3 are done with such comfort
Oh god people need to chill ! This is just analysing her voice not fighting over her strengths and weaknesses! Adele is a singer who almost everyone loves to listen to. She puts her music to entertain and she does so cuz she loves it. I love Mariah carey but she flaunts her vocal range as if singing in an audition. Adele sings because she loves it. She a contemporary singer not an opera vocalist !! Gosh.
i thought her voice spanned (C3-D6)?
Lowest note:(C3)
Highest Belt:(Eb5)
Highest Head note:(F#5)
Highest Note:(D6)?
do you know where she hit a D6? I can't say I've heard it on any of her records.
Jessie J is vocally way more talented. Adele even said herself that Jessie j's voice should be illegal and is like magic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwmtKBZNpNs&feature=related
have you seen this rendition on the voice UK
omg i feel so jealous the contestants on the US version suck
Oh my the irony! Finally we get someone like Adele with her own distinct style of singing,not imitating Whitney and the likes and now ..a Whitney wannabee using an Adele song.BOO!
idk she does kind of look a tiny bit like whitney and the voice might even draw slight comparisons
but idk i thought it was a decent cover
Yeah, that is what I meant..decent. But not really good or great.
Post a Comment