Alison Goldfrapp
Vocal Type: Lyric Soprano
Vocal Range:3 Octaves 5 Notes F2-E6
Whistle Register:No- high notes sound like head voice.
Vocal Pluses: Vast expansive connected range that is able to go from low to high easily; expanding into the baritone ranges and well beyond the typical soprano ranges.
Lower register is characterized with a light and husky character to it, that though despite her higher vocal type she is able to sing within this area with relative ease due to a healthy and established technique.
Brilliant mixing technique allows the voice to access any note within the belting range with frightening ease, showing no signs of approaching its limit even up to Soprano Eb (Eb6).
However, the voice seems to find its home within the head voice. In which it is able to sustain notes for long periods of time, perform a series of vocal acrobatics, (see Happiness, Voicething, Pilots, Horse Tears, Utopia). The head voice also posses a duality to it, being able to take on an operatic tone (See the intro of Utopia) or a more contemporary likening (see Happiness).
The voice as a whole posses an instrumental quality to it, and is often utalized in this way to paint the sonic landscape of the songs.
Vocal Negatives: The middle register of the voice lacks character, and most belts (from G4-E5) don't contain the characteristics usually associated with "belting"- for example power and projection. Though this is more of personal preference than actual fault in technique.
Many thanks to Serendipity for compiling this profile!
DD!!! I cannot thank you enough for making this profile.....it's perfect!
ReplyDeleteEverything about her voice for me is perfection, all of her work is superb. Seventh Tree is my favourite album for sure but what I like is that she is not put in a box, she releases credible music that has evolved perfectly from their first album of class pop (Felt Mountain), to the fun dance pop eras of (Supernature and Head First) right up to the additional tracks on the singles - (Melancholy Sky and Yellow Halo) beautiful and touching songs.
Vocally I just like how natural her range comes to her, her upper registers are so supple and honey like, its a true YUM to the ear!!!
Thanks again :)
Thanks to Serendipity too :) Lol I just noticed that part! Great work guys!
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw this in the "Recent Posts" section I nearly jumped for joy, great job! I like the bits added in such as "The voice as a whole posses an instrumental quality to it, and is often
ReplyDeleteutilized in this way to paint the sonic landscape of the songs."
Thank you Stuey!
ReplyDeleteDidn't know this singer other than from the soundtrack of The L Word but she sure has an impressive voice and ability.
ReplyDeleteGood job DD and Serendipity!
All credit to Serendipity! :D
ReplyDeleteThats the only the change I made, So I take absolutely no credit for this brilliant profile! Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteIt's all her :D
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you :D&No problem what so ever!
ReplyDeleteI looked through the suggestions list again and spotted a few more voices that I'm familiar with so I'll be sure to email you about them at a later time.
Oh do that other great Alison ( Krauss of course) Please!!!
ReplyDeleteDD has some technical issues at present.
I stand corrected..."good job Serendipity!"
ReplyDeleteand thank you DD for the generally awesome blog. ;)
Awww, thanks!
ReplyDeleteI will second both of those statements!
ReplyDeleteSomething about her voice reminds me of norwegian singer Liv Kristine. I think it's a similar lightness in the tone. I've never heard her before, but she has a nice voice!
ReplyDeleteLiv Kristine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taJOkdeSdgk
she's awesome - my mom is obsessed with her
ReplyDeleteA belting range that goes to Eb6? Dear god what steroids is she on!?!?!
ReplyDeleteLuv Allison - her voice is butta'!
ReplyDeleteI love her! Every cd from Goldfrapp is a different journey!
ReplyDelete@divadevotee:disqus Alison is a Dramatic Soprano, my bad :P
ReplyDeleteI agree with some other soprano variant than the one listed. There is something weighty and dark about her sound although she's still a soprano.
ReplyDeleteI'd go with Dramatic seeing as Bb5-Eb6 she really has that steely and amble sound of a Dramatic.
ReplyDeleteI quite like the dark and weighty sound she has, she is able to produce a variety of textures and tones that I find quite nice.
She's closer to Callas' sound up there than Celine Dion, I must say, giving weight to your theory.
ReplyDeleteYou should edit the F2 to G2 now since the user of the video made a mistake.
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