To those who her brief career passed by at the start of the new century, Debelah Morgan was a Rnb/pop singer that had a worldwide hit with the single Dance with me. Though her recording career never really set the music world on fire, her unparalleled ability in the whistle register-something she unashamedly liked to demonstrate on near enough all of her songs- has kept her musical legacy alive amongst fans of this unique vocal styling.
What was amazing about Debloah’s voice was the ease that it passed into the whistle register. It was always well connected to the rest of her range, sounding natural with a healthy, bright timbre to it- take note Christina Aguilera’s- that she was able to exectute with pinpoint accuracy. Like Mariah and Minnie, she could even intonate in this part of her range. But this was all nothing in comparison to the impressive complexity and speed of the melisma -vocal runs- she executed whilst in this register; a feat that is still unsurpassed till this day by any other singer.
Though Debolah’s time in the spotlight was short lived, she managed to not only meet the most famous exponent of the whistle register, one Mariah Carey, but also shockingly out-sing her during an ensemble performance at a benefit concert for victims of 9/11, becoming the surprise star of the whole performance.
Watch the video below to see some of her most amazing whistle notes and her singing with Mariah Carey on the song What more can I give.
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