Nelly Furtado- Vocal Profile/ Range

Nelly Furtado

Vocal Type: Contralto
Vocal Range: 2 Octaves 7 notes  D3-C6
Whistle Register: No
Vocal Pluses: Strong, full low to mid range with a piercing, clear chest register. Her voice- whether singing low, mid or high- sounds well supported and achieved via good technique, meaning there is little to no straining.
Vocal Negatives:  Voice has a nasally tone and chest notes can sound stringy.

Fantasia Barrino- Vocal Profile/ Range

Fantasia

Vocal Type: Mezzo- Soprano
Vocal Range: 2 Octaves 6 notes and a semitone C3-Bb5
Whistle Register: No
Vocal Pluses: Voice has a rasp that gives it a distinct, husky sound. She has great control, and understanding of her voice which allows her to sing in the extremes of her voice- both high and low- with apparent ease.
Vocal Negatives: At times her voice is placed in the throat, causing it to sound coarse and pushed. The raspiness of her voice is also somewhat of an acquired taste.

Ellie Goulding - Vocal Profile/ Range

Ellie Goulding

Vocal Type: Soubrette
Vocal Range: 2 Octaves and a semitone F#3-G5
Whistle Register: No
Vocal Pluses:Whispy, airy, light voice that has a slight raspiness to its timbre. It jumps between registers with ease, and incredible flexibility, giving her vocal runs an interesting and unique styling.
Vocal Negatives: The slightly childlike/youthful timbre to her voice is not to everyone's taste, and the voice is at times nasal.


Audio:

Low Notes: F#3

C4


Chest notes: Bb#4


C5


E5


Head Notes: E5


G5

Monica Naranjo - Vocal Profile/ Range

Monica Naranjo

Vocal Type: Soprano
Vocal Range: 2 Octaves 7 notes D3-C6
Whistle Register: No ( Yes if using the video posted at the bottom as a source)
Vocal Pluses: Strong, full, robust voice with brilliant control and support demonstrated throughout the registers. Has a dark, heavy midrange belt that is a marked contrast to her bright, light and higher range mixed belt which allows her incredibly to sing up to a C6. Her head voice is warm, thick and strong, with an operatic quality to it.
Vocal Negatives: Voice struggles a little on the lower notes.

Audio Clips:
Lowest note: D3


Chest Notes: G#4


A5 (mixed)


C6 (mixed)


Head Voice: A5

Many thanks go to Lioha for firstly introducing me to this incredible vocalist and secondly sourcing the notes for me! Much appreciated. 

Note: A Youtube video claims her range to be over 3 octaves but I'm unsure of some of the notes. Judge for yourself here

Amber Riley - Vocal Profile/ Range

Amber Riley

Vocal Type: Light Lyric Soprano
Vocal Range: 2 Octaves 3 notes and a semitone F3-C6
Whistle Register: No
Vocal Pluses: Amber's main vocal strengths comes from her extensive chest register. It has power and great dynamics combined with a light and bright quality. Amber appears to have a good technique, mixing her voice well on the higher notes to avoid undue strain on the vocal chords. This allows her the impressive feat of being able to ascend to a C6 in what sounds like the chest register alone.
Vocal Negatives: Voice lacks agility, so vocal runs can sound clumsy and a little laboured. The voice also struggles with the lower notes and has an immature, childlike colouring to it at times.

Audio Clips:

Low notes:
F#3:

G3:

Chest Register:
Eb5:

A5:

C6:

Head voice:
G#5

Click this link to read Lea Michele's- AKA Rachel from Glee- vocal profile and see how they compare.

Bjork - Vocal Profile/ Range

Bjork

Vocal Type: Robusto Soprano
Vocal Range: 2 Octaves 4 notes and a semitone F#3-D6
Whistle Register: No
Vocal Pluses: Voice is strongest in the midrange and in the lower chest register (up to a D5). Unusually the chest voice retains its power, volume and strength despite its timbre thinning somewhat as it pushes higher. As a whole the voice is a dynamic one that can be oppressive and domineering one moment, and soft and sweet the next.
Vocal Negatives:  The lack of vibrato sometimes makes the higher chest notes sound too sharp and piercing, thus becoming overbearing to hear.

Low notes:F#3

G#3( on the word "and")


Chest notes:C5

E5(Background vocals.)

F5

F#5

G5


Head voice:A5

D6

E5

Joss Stone- Vocal range/profile

Joss Stone

Vocal Type: Contralto
Vocal Range: 2 Octaves  4 notes C3-G5
Whistle Register:  No
Vocal Pluses: Expressive, soulful voice that manages to maintain these qualities throughout the registers.The lower range has a beautiful cool, smoky tone to it whereas the belted voice is warmer with a gutsy, passion to it. Her head voice is also full, and bright.
Vocal Negatives:  The technique she employs to generate grunts and growls, though sounding good and in keeping with her vocal style, can cause problems to the voice if used extensively. 

Avril Lavigne - Vocal Profile/ Range

Avril Lavigne

Vocal Type: Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range: 2 Octaves  6 notes and a semitone (approx) C#3-B5
Whistle Register: No
Vocal Pluses: Punchy, peppy vocals that are full of attitude. Has a sharp, piercing chest register.
Vocal Negatives: Voice is thin and weak throughout the registers.

Lara Fabian- Vocal Profile/ Range

Lara Fabian

Vocal Type: Soprano
Vocal Range: 2 Octaves 7 notes  D3-C6
Whistle Register: No
Vocal Pluses: Strong, powerful,clear belting range, that has a dark, heavy timbre.
Vocal Negatives: Belting (chest) voice can become overbearing due its power.

LeToya Luckett (Original Destiny's Child member)- Vocal Profile/ Range

LeToya Luckett

Vocal Type: Lyric Soprano
Vocal Range:  2 Octaves 3 note D3-G5
Vocal Pluses: Latoya's strength lies in her strong chest voice. It's well supported and maintains an impressive tone in its upper reaches ( D5 to G5) that is further polished by the application of her striking vibrato.
Vocal Negatives: Limited range in the extremities of her voice.

Do you have any other vocal negatives or positives about her voice? Please comment below.

Florence Welch (from Florence and the Machine)- Vocal Profile/ Range

Florence Welch

Vocal Type: Contralto
Vocal Range:  2 Octaves 2 note F#3-A5
Vocal Pluses: Emotive voice that can go from warm cooing whispers to hard, shrill belted notes in a heartbeat. Strong individual vocal styling that  has been called "soulful" "bluesy" and "powerful". Beautiful head voice.
Vocal Negatives: Top chest notes lose warmth and softness, sometimes sounding uncontrolled and beyond her natural range.

Do you have any other vocal negatives or positives? comment below.

Chrisette Michele- Vocal Profile/ Range

Chrisette Michele

Vocal Type: Contralto

Vocal Range:  2 octaves 4 notes and a semi-tone (Approx). D3-Bb5

Vocal Pluses: Beautifully dark, textured, expressive voice.

Vocal Negatives: Limited range. 

Audio Clips

Lowest note (D3)

Highest Head note (Bb5)

Highest Chest note (F5):

Please Comment below with suggestions to help me fill out the vocal profile better, as I am not overly familiar with Chrisettes' music or voice.

Kylie Minogue- Vocal Profile/ Range (by request)

kylie Minogue

Vocal Type: Soprano

Vocal Range:  2.6 octaves (Approx). D#3-C6

Vocal Pluses:Voice has a pleasant soft, breathy quality, and the head notes have a warm and versatile timbre.

Vocal Negatives: Nasally chest voice can grate at times.

Audio Clips

Lowest notes:
(D#3)

(G3)

Higest Head notes:
(B5)

(C6)


Highest Chest note:
(E5)

Highest Mixed-Chest note:
(Eb5)

Please Let me know of any higher or lower notes.

Jessie J- Vocal Profile/ Range (by request)

Jessie J

Vocal Type: Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range: 2 octaves and 3 notes. D3- G5
Vocal Pluses: Strong mid-range and high chest voice. Unique singing style and vocal runs.
Vocal Negatives: Her technique sounds improper when reaching above an E5 and as a result her voice becomes shrill and unstable.

Ciara- Vocal Profile/ Range

Ciara

Vocal Type:  Mezzo-soprano
Vocal Range: 2 octaves 3 notes and 1 semitone. C#3- G5
Vocal Pluses: Sweet, soft voice that works best in its midrange and head voice. Versatilely emotive voice.
Vocal Negatives:Voice becomes nasally and whiny in the chest register.

Nicki Minaj - Vocal Profile/ Range

Nicki Minaj

Vocal Type: Soubrette
Vocal Range: 2 octaves, 2 notes and 2 semitones C#3- F#5
Vocal Pluses: Able to carry a tune, and her voice has character and is expressive.
Vocal Negatives: Singing is not her strong point, and although able, her strength is in rapping.

Fiona Apple- Vocal Profile/ Range

Fiona Apple  

Vocal Type:  Contralto

Vocal Range: 2 Octaves 5 notes C3-A5

Vocal Pluses: Gorgeous low tessitura and a brilliantly expressive voice.

  

Lea Michele (Rachel from Glee) - Vocal Profile/ Range

Lea Michele

Vocal Type: Mezzo-Soprano

Vocal Range: 2 Octaves 2 notes F3-A5

Vocal Pluses:Technical singer with a good grasp of her voice as a whole, thus the sound it produces is always supported well. Her chest voice is crystal clear and has great dynamics, with the higher belted notes being reached through the aid of mixing with the head voice. Her intonation and delivery is also brilliant meaning her voice can effectively communicate a song's emotion and sentiment without sacrificing the audibility of the lyrics.

Vocal Negatives:Her vocal styling means that the vast majority of her performances have a theatrical feel to them, suggesting a limitation to the genres she can sing. Also her chest register can sometimes sound overbearingly strong, especially when the notes aren't softened with vibrato.

Click this link to read Amber Riley's -AKA Mercedes Jones from Glee- vocal profile and see how they compare.

Sade- Vocal Profile/ Range

Sade

Vocal Type: Contralto

Vocal Range: 2 Octaves 3 notes D3-G#5

Vocal Pluses: Gorgeous tone and an expressive singer.

Vocal Negatives:   Limited range, and vocal style isn't adaptable to many different genres.

Lady GaGa - Vocal Profile/ Range

Lady GaGa

Vocal Type: Contralto

Whistle Register: No

Vocal Range: 2.5 octaves (D3-B5 approx)

Vocal Pluses: Powerful, passionate voice, with a rock tinge. Expressive voice that does not lean on melisma to impress.

Vocal Negatives: High belting can sound like shouting at times, which would indicate bad technique or singing outside of her range.

There are some higher notes in the video below, but I'm not including them in Gaga's range because I consider exclamations and singing as two totally different things. One requires a degree of skill- singing- and one doesn't- screaming and exclamations. If you want to know how big Gaga's range is if the notes in this video are included then Gaga has a range of 4 octaves 1 note.