Bassey is a beast. What's really interesting is that I often prefer her vocal moments from her 50s onwards. How many other singers, can you say you prefer from that age onwards? She's releasing another album this November in her early 80s!! She's truly deserving of her title as Dame Shirley Bassey. The work in this video is insane btw. Well done!
@@KajiVocals I'm so excited. Apparently it's original material. I loved her last original album. The last fover album was dissapointing only because her vocals sounded odd, like they were mixed strangely
@@popland1977 I actually quite liked her 2014 album. Though I wish she recorded new material instead of songs she did in the past (Hey Jude, Goldfinger etc.).
@@KajiVocals I preferred the live version of I'm Still Here from the Electric Proms. I suspect the label didn't want jew songs because they couldn't guarantee their investment back with album sales
No one had the power of this woman. Probably the biggest voice in non classical music.. Her mouth!!! The BB4 ON I DID IT MY WAY IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE. FAT BIG PIERCING .. Her mouth and her use of pharyngeal resonance. Her voice is off the chats powerful. The most resonant voice i ever heard!
Underrated by who ? Which bunch of nowadays insignificant ignorants ? Bassey is/was not at all underrated. She is/was the grande dame of British music hall. One of the most sought after vocalists of the past century. One of the top three international headliners in her field ( like Liza Minnelli and Dionne Warwick , in the absence of Streisand who wasn't touring in those years, much to her fans dismay). If you were old enough to be , say, a child of the 70's , you'd be aware of that. Even in those days , there weren't that many great female international superstars vocalists and Bassey of course counted among them.
@@richardbryan6656 I think Patti Labelle was a Spinto Soprano b/c she had lyrical along w/Dramatic vocal qualities. Shirley Bassey I think started out as a high lyric mezzo or lower-set lyric soprano Nd gradually became a dramatic mezzo. It was so cold, dark and heavy in quality by the time she was middle aged.
Well what can I say... This is an amazing and detailed video about Shirley, and it's clear that to do this you've listened to her entire discography which shows what an incredible dedication you put in to do this. Shirley is clearly amazing, her range is very free, connected and clear. Thank you for this!
What's interesting is that both her and Whitney's voice darkened considerably throughout their career. I've got a feeling it's to do with those deep resonant sounds they sung in.
@@subliminal5543 most modern singers are mosquitoes. Sohyang is awful, trust me she does not register in my thoughts at all. Ditto with Lara .. They are all a product of production.
I never listened to her but I can tell that the Belting section is going to be amazing because there's about 14 minutes only for the C5 note lol, some vocal range videos don't even have 14 minutes
@@sunsundks3891 I tried to whistle but it's barely audible and It hurts me so I'll not try to do this anymore, also because singing with whistle voice is not a goal for me, having my 3 registers (chest, mix, HV) developed and being consistent with them is my goal
I just got to the head voice notes… And that person who said that they were “nothing special” it’s just talking nonsense for attention. With all due respect. They were absolutely beautiful and strong, quite a few of them.
Michael Northover hahaha yes of course loud because they are heavier belter but Shirley is colossal she releases her voice like no one in the non classical genre of music 。 Whitney had the voice but she isn’t that a very big voice ..... but even with her small voice she still releases some energy though
@@robertmonthe9750 Shirley definitely would’ve been a world class opera singer if she wanted to - she was told so by her vocal coach who was a very successful opera singer 🙌🏻
@@azeleyes2936 lamb or not there’s no need to bring up other talents to discredit them. I would’ve had the same issue if any artist had been brought up in her place. Mariah isn’t my favorite vocalist, Shirley is and I also am not a lamb, I’m not part of the fandom, I’m just someone who enjoys Mariah
@@KajiVocals I am trying to enjoy this video, but the idiot on the other video is still arguing with me. Whoever it is trying to convince me that Christina and Jojo are mezzo sopranos. When listening to a real mezzo soprano like Shirley Bassey my points still stand lol.
@@ThePianoguy89 Shirley wasn't always a mezzo. Her voice lowered to a mezzo post-trauma in the 80s. You can hear that darkness she had in the 70s was mostly fake. Heavy tongue retraction. And the tone she had in the 60s and 50s was very bright and girly. (This isn't just my opinion, I got info from her musical director that she was actually classified as a soprano in her youth).
Shirley Bassey has a powerful contralto voice, her range is (B2-G♯5-C6); Mariah is a soprano, her range is different. Voices should not be compared. Just enjoy the talent , don’t argue upon these things.
Shirley was not only classified as a soprano by her vocal coach but it is very clear if one listens to her voice. And Bassey and contralto have nothing in common.
Also people have to realise that veins showing up are the sign of pressure and intensity (not constriction) and chest voice IS an intense sound. It is full-bodied.
@@iiviiimitski Lani Misalucha is a great singer love her dynamics and her belts but if she sings with Shirley Bassey she can’t be heard at all. Shirley’s voice is so powerful that most of her performances are unmiked.
Great analysis! Vocal range videos are fun to watch! How can I possibly classify myself into these categories? I'd be so glad if someone could assist me with that.
Yes, a lot of technique change. Mostly in the mid 1970s. She always had a fairly full belt though (this is technical, not biological). Interestingly enough, her lightest vocals I heard are the recent ones.
Is there any record of Shirley singing unmiked? I know it wasn’t common when she started, but it’s hard to get an idea of the size (or general projection) of her voice compared to others for me. Ethel sang unmiked for decades. Judy is on record doing it. I’m sure Kate Smith did, too. I have no doubt Shirley could, too, but I’m curious as to how she would have faired against Broadway orchestras. Love Bassey, but she’s hard for me to sort. Undeniable talent and skill, though.
There is a clip of her in the 1990s singing at Carnegie Hall where there’s no digital amplification as it’s just an informal rehearsal. Sounds massive there.
@@marrallo ILoveArethaFranklin has been known to misuse voice type terminology. More people would speak out but he removes comments from people who disagree.
Wasn't always a mezzo. And in this case it's not a speculation. She was actually classified by her teachers as a soprano in her youth. She became more of a mezzo in the 1980s. And her voice as a mezzo is still a high bright mezzo. Don't let the tongue retraction fool you.
@@popland1977 She made fun of the way she hit the F# though lol, and she said "she didn't have the RANGE for it" ... /watch?v=OwaGsdESjko&t=1s Go to 3:39 - she even described it as "awful." I thought she was pretty hard on Ms. Tina. The irony is that Tina could mix up to a B5 with vibrato in her prime lol.
@@xtinafan06 I think Shirley is from a tradition where you belt out the climax with a big weighty note and felt that Tina's light heady note was a poor choice
Shirley is a mezzo soprano whereas Whitney was a full soprano. Mezzo-soprano singers are very dominant with their lower and mid ranges in terms of depth and audibility. It should go without saying that the sheer volume of Whitney's impressive mid-range won't overpower the volume of impressive Shirley's mid-range. For a soprano, Whitney definitely developed her mid-range masterfully and used it to great advantage too.
If you watch Shirley there are some clues. Also Whitney and Shirley share similar technique, in places. The most obvious is the way Shirley uses her mouth, tongue retraction, clarity of voice and calling out nature of her sound
@@elomogbana3993 She was literally classified by her voice teacher as a soprano... And if you actually listen to her discography and her voice you will know this.
@@KajiVocals impressive how misleading singing style can be... You could swear she is a mezzo if you listen to her later stuff. To the point where it makes me wonder if some hormonal change lowered her voice
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Yeah, her voice didn't really gain actual darkness until after the 80s IMO, and even then you'll hear that her voice just sounded mature, not particularly dark tbh. She didn't seem to have lost the ease she had in her youth either. It just seems to me like she changed her technique and approach.
@@KajiVocals She had a vocal injury on the 80s and sought out help from a coach. I believe she said, some of her vowel modifications were causing strain and she corrected this
1:00:52 can someone tell me where's the source for this? It isn't in this video:czcams.com/video/JlFinUb6oLI/video.html, it's for my C# video if anyone doesn't reccomends me a "better" C#5
Hi! Recently , I've been trying to go on the range planet and it seems like it hasn't been working , is this just happening to me or is it happening to you too?? I came to you cause you're the only one ik that's on youtube and the range planet
@@KajiVocals it's still not working , Ik another person that's also experiencing problems tho , I think it's only happening to a couple people , thank you for responding!
F#3-B4 from what I recall. Diamonds Are Forever was F#3-C#5. Goldfinger like B3-Eb5 (might be wrong about the lowest note but pretty sure the original doesnt go below Bb3).
Apparently, for Goldfinger, she almost passed out (echoing Tom Jones experience with Thunderball) and broke a rib performing it live on the Tom Jones show… These singers! Not content with sticking to just breaking glasses!
@Aaro Tähtivuori Very bright voice with actually a pretty high tessitura. The way she uses an edge belt (it's a form of belting) up to F5 shows her tessitura. She's also capable of singing in the zona di passaggio at literally speech volume. And the territory I'm speaking of here is above the mezzo territory. She is a soprano who learned how to sing low, but her lower range is still not that special. I can name plenty of sopranos with way stronger lows. And I can also link classical sopranos (even coloraturas and lyric sopranos) who literally sound like tenors when singing in their chest voice. Also another thing is - Jojo considers herself a soprano (she recently was asked about it on her Instagram livestream) and her mother also called her a soprano. Her vocal coach Stevie also calls her a soprano.
@Aaro Tähtivuori Well, the 'CZcams vocal community' misuses very simple vocal terms quite sadly. I wouldn't say it's right in most of the claims they have. Most teachers would disagree with what all of the 'educational' videos by people like MrSkinnyJeanz say. It's quite frankly misinformation. Also, regarding the F4 and F#4 bit - most pop singers quite frankly have underdeveloped chest voices. If you want to hear the potential of soprano middle range, listen to people like Maria Callas in opera. She's one of the most famous coloraturas and her chest voice is massive - for example in this - czcams.com/video/7Xws7wKuc4w/video.html. If you want a light high soprano doing the same - czcams.com/video/6t365da96z4/video.html. In general, people on CZcams have very weird standards and base voice types on stuff like 'having ease on G5 belts' which is ridiculous, as literally not a single adult will have ease up there BELTING. And none of them are wary of technique used. For example with Christina, they don't base her voice type off how she sings with the coordination she does, they just see that she's struggling around a certain area. There are a ton of things that people have to look at to classify someone.
Her mid belts are insane. Power for days. Her head voice on the other hand is very underdeveloped. Nothing special. A lot of the notes you included in this section don't really count - they're just insignificant exclamations. Great job on the video.
(You may not wanna talk to me, next time I don't ask repeatedly, I did it bc my messages were going up, and you were answering messages when mine was before and when you answered me you said smfh when I didn't meant to stress you) , but here there are more than one clearly audible B2, I don't get why they told you to not count no one on trp
It says in your description that Shirley is one of the most 'underrated and talented vocalists' singers ... really, what absolute rubbish. I've been a fan of hers since I was a kid in the 60s and she certainly has never ever been underrated. I've seen her live and she is electrifying. She has been hugely famous and successful since the 1950s and has a huge fan base, and still has. If she were to announce a concert at an arena even now, she would be a sell out. Underrated, she has never ever been. How about looking at the many very 'overrated' singers we have nowadays (and I use the term singer very loosely in most cases).
These terms have multiple meanings. She has been underrated by modern media and doesn’t get the attention she deserves. And she is underrated as a VOCALIST. My channel is targeted at the voice community, most of whom are IGNORANT to her skill. It isn’t rubbish. Simple truth. You can see even in the comments how many people are surprised by things she does in this video.
Although Dame Shirley Bassey is in the Guinness Book of World records (2000) for being the largest selling female singer from the United Kingdom (approx 135 Million Records sold), and has had records on the UK charts for over 305 weeks (More than Elvis), she is still considered underrated from this point of view. Check the sites that list the best female vocalists of all time! Shirley is no where to be seen, even on sites with over 100 vocalists listed. Britney Spears is on there, but not Shirley. For the life of me, I just don't understand how this can be! Technically, Shirley is certainly one of the greatest POP vocalists of the last hundred years, and she deserves to be on these 'Best Vocalist' lists. And, she should certainly be in the top 10! Both Judy Garland thought Shirley had an amazing voice, and Shirley was Barbra Streisand's mother's favorite singer!
Kaji , I wanted to update you on my progress on the vocal techniques I’ve been using. Just to let you know that my lowest note dropped to a Growl Bb0 and my highest chest note is now an Ab4.
Those are classical classifications. Not particularly useful for a contemporary singer. All you need to know is she started as a soprano and her voice turned into a high mezzo with pregnancies, depression and some other things.
Mezzo that sings coloratura... is still just a mezzo singing coloratura lmao. There was never an actual part of a coloratura mezzo. Not sure where people got it from.
@@kevindurbin7412 name me one mezzo that is as big as her? her voice is probably the biggest in non classical music . it is too big.. But I agree she probably is a soprano... bUT CONCENTRATED MORE ON HER MIDDLE VOICE`. The power and size of it does not make sense
@@odumosuolusegun2781 She has a large voice, but her tone is not that dark and heavy. Monica Naranjo, Patti Labelle, they have much darker heavier voice. It's really kinda confusing...
Neither are contraltos. High mezzo and low mezzo. Cher might be a contralto now, but not in her prime. Contraltos have very rich, low, dark voices. They are literally female tenors.
kpopvocalanalysis stan If you actually listen to her records you’ll notice her voice isn’t nearly as low as people think. Even hearing her speak will give you a clue. That’s a mezzo.
Also as for the range of Cher - C3-G5-E6 or so. She has a surprisingly solid high head voice. Very little range below E3 though. Her E6 is timestamped - czcams.com/video/_4US7SnxW7U/video.html
@@kpopvocalanalysisstan953 Not sure about Jazmine's full range as I haven't fully researched her yet but I know she has at least Bb2-G#5-B5 She probably has some higher notes as she improvises a lot live.
@@KajiVocals Don't let Monica fans see this comment, THEY ARE MENTAL, i had some interactions with them, to say they are delusional would be an understatement.
Bassey is a beast. What's really interesting is that I often prefer her vocal moments from her 50s onwards. How many other singers, can you say you prefer from that age onwards?
She's releasing another album this November in her early 80s!! She's truly deserving of her title as Dame Shirley Bassey.
The work in this video is insane btw. Well done!
Thank you very much! I'll probably do a vocal showcase for that album.
@@KajiVocals I'm so excited. Apparently it's original material. I loved her last original album. The last fover album was dissapointing only because her vocals sounded odd, like they were mixed strangely
@@popland1977 I actually quite liked her 2014 album. Though I wish she recorded new material instead of songs she did in the past (Hey Jude, Goldfinger etc.).
@@KajiVocals I preferred the live version of I'm Still Here from the Electric Proms. I suspect the label didn't want jew songs because they couldn't guarantee their investment back with album sales
Shirley's chest voice and coordination are brutal. She exemplifies a true vocalist.
True
No one had the power of this woman. Probably the biggest voice in non classical music.. Her mouth!!! The BB4 ON I DID IT MY WAY IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE. FAT BIG PIERCING .. Her mouth and her use of pharyngeal resonance. Her voice is off the chats powerful. The most resonant voice i ever heard!
She’s my best
She’s just unhuman,she’s a powerhouse
what what what? are better and bigest voices
@@marrallo she is human and not great singer
@@Dino-su2wh of course.. says the kids that love singers with squeak screams...
There's finally a vocal range video of her!!!! I've been waiting for this! She is an amazing and underrated vocalist!!!
i don't like her. her singing style is boring and same all songs
Underrated by who ? Which bunch of nowadays insignificant ignorants ? Bassey is/was not at all underrated. She is/was the grande dame of British music hall. One of the most sought after vocalists of the past century. One of the top three international headliners in her field ( like Liza Minnelli and Dionne Warwick , in the absence of Streisand who wasn't touring in those years, much to her fans dismay). If you were old enough to be , say, a child of the 70's , you'd be aware of that. Even in those days , there weren't that many great female international superstars vocalists and Bassey of course counted among them.
Such a beautiful instrument from top to bottom. Love how thick her voice is throughout most of her range. Great work on the video.
She’s got such a strength to her voice
Her C#5 and D5 are so powerful omg
Her Ave Maria rendition is the best, those C#5s.
Wow i love when she goes soft and quiet on sustained notes,how good are her dynamics
She is such a vocal beast.
Unique voice...cannot compare with anyone else..a truly creative..what achievements...Swan year 1998?
That concert with the orange gown was amazing through out.
her Eb5's specially in her first years is amazing 😭 i just blessed with her voice
I didn't know she could go that high in chest or mix, damn. That F5 was beautiful
I’ve wanted to do this for seven years 😩😍...thank you for this ☺️
Slaying resonant D5s at age 80!!!! What??!!! Wow!!!!
Her voice is actually ridiculously well preserved
@@popland1977 Yes it is!!! She is the epitome of vocal longevity!
@@richardbryan6656 exactly , bigger vocal folds last longer
@@richardbryan6656 Never has been a dramatic mezzo. In fact she was a lirico soprano in her youth.
@@richardbryan6656 I think Patti Labelle was a Spinto Soprano b/c she had lyrical along w/Dramatic vocal qualities. Shirley Bassey I think started out as a high lyric mezzo or lower-set lyric soprano Nd gradually became a dramatic mezzo. It was so cold, dark and heavy in quality by the time she was middle aged.
Well what can I say... This is an amazing and detailed video about Shirley, and it's clear that to do this you've listened to her entire discography which shows what an incredible dedication you put in to do this. Shirley is clearly amazing, her range is very free, connected and clear. Thank you for this!
Amazing video, you really got through everything! Love her voice!!
Shirley and her Awesome Angelical Powerful voice.
Omg! Yes! Finally!
Amazing Video and Amazing Vocalist!!!
Lyrics soprano who became a lyric mezzo. Still high mezzo. I think her free range is C3-F5-C6
Just finished this very long video. That was worth the trip!
Staggering voice that stood the test of time.
I finished the vid. And here I thought whitney or gladys had the best mids in the biz! So much resonance. The studio and live sound identical!
Oh my God . I forget the all by myself bb4 .....smdh.. The power!!!! The A#4 crazy power!!!her larynx position. The depth!!
She and Whitney are my all time favourite female pop singers. Shirley is breathtaking...
What's interesting is that both her and Whitney's voice darkened considerably throughout their career. I've got a feeling it's to do with those deep resonant sounds they sung in.
@@MrBertramLevaughn they made sure their sounds had depth!! no mosquito singing
@@subliminal5543 most modern singers are mosquitoes. Sohyang is awful, trust me she does not register in my thoughts at all. Ditto with Lara .. They are all a product of production.
@@odumosuolusegun2781Lara had a great chest voice in the 80s tbf
I never listened to her but I can tell that the Belting section is going to be amazing because there's about 14 minutes only for the C5 note lol, some vocal range videos don't even have 14 minutes
Have you ever experimented whistle tones?
@@sunsundks3891 Experienced? Are whistles like drugs?
@@KajiVocals lmaooooooo
@@sunsundks3891 I tried to whistle but it's barely audible and It hurts me so I'll not try to do this anymore, also because singing with whistle voice is not a goal for me, having my 3 registers (chest, mix, HV) developed and being consistent with them is my goal
@@KajiVocals I personally would say yes they are lmao
It’s not until the last 6 1/2 minutes of the video where she gets to more of a heady mixed voice. Wow.
I just got to the head voice notes… And that person who said that they were “nothing special” it’s just talking nonsense for attention. With all due respect. They were absolutely beautiful and strong, quite a few of them.
Whitney Houston versus Shirley Bassey’s mid belts ! Must hear it !!
Hahaha definitely , Shirley will engulf Whitney
@@robertmonthe9750 Lol well, it’s going to be “LOUD” that’s for sure.
Michael Northover hahaha yes of course loud because they are heavier belter but Shirley is colossal she releases her voice like no one in the non classical genre of music 。 Whitney had the voice but she isn’t that a very big voice ..... but even with her small voice she still releases some energy though
@@robertmonthe9750 There was a vocal battle video of the two of them but it’s been taken down.
@@robertmonthe9750 Shirley definitely would’ve been a world class opera singer if she wanted to - she was told so by her vocal coach who was a very successful opera singer 🙌🏻
wow. so much great power and size without trying at all.....
Her voice will drown out Mariah’s with no trouble at all. If singing side by side with the same volume of mic you would not hear Mariah voice at all.
Why are we bringing Mariah into this? This shows that she's clearly the standard
@@hoseasylvester2596standard for being the most overrated vocalist of all time, yes
@@iiviiimitskiidk about all time but she is kinda overrated
@@debutriah2854this is wild coming from a lamb 😅
@@azeleyes2936 lamb or not there’s no need to bring up other talents to discredit them. I would’ve had the same issue if any artist had been brought up in her place. Mariah isn’t my favorite vocalist, Shirley is and I also am not a lamb, I’m not part of the fandom, I’m just someone who enjoys Mariah
Love this
Wow she has a big voice
That's mostly technique-related ;) I don't think she has a big or dark voice naturally. Not in her prime anyways.
@@KajiVocals I am trying to enjoy this video, but the idiot on the other video is still arguing with me. Whoever it is trying to convince me that Christina and Jojo are mezzo sopranos. When listening to a real mezzo soprano like Shirley Bassey my points still stand lol.
@@ThePianoguy89 Shirley wasn't always a mezzo. Her voice lowered to a mezzo post-trauma in the 80s. You can hear that darkness she had in the 70s was mostly fake. Heavy tongue retraction. And the tone she had in the 60s and 50s was very bright and girly. (This isn't just my opinion, I got info from her musical director that she was actually classified as a soprano in her youth).
@@ThePianoguy89 Also, I suggest just ignore him.
@@KajiVocals I do hear that in some of these clips. Her voice in the earliest clips sound brighter.
Shirley Bassey has a powerful contralto voice, her range is (B2-G♯5-C6); Mariah is a soprano, her range is different. Voices should not be compared. Just enjoy the talent , don’t argue upon these things.
Shirley was not only classified as a soprano by her vocal coach but it is very clear if one listens to her voice. And Bassey and contralto have nothing in common.
33:47 such dramatic b4s lol i love it
Soo her lows aren't the most consistent I heard or so,how would u rate her overall lower register on a scale of 1-10
for pseudo CZcams coaches, Shirley clearly has a neck vein when she belts...because BELTING IS A COORDINATION CHEST SOUND
Also people have to realise that veins showing up are the sign of pressure and intensity (not constriction) and chest voice IS an intense sound. It is full-bodied.
@@KajiVocals THANK YOU! The misinformation on the platform is mindblogging.. The big sound of Shirley is just crazy
Finally someone said it
Mariah = ant
Shirley = Jupiter
Enough said.
No one in pop music is that powerful compare to Shirley in my opinion.
A maior cantora do mundo ❤
Try to listen to Lani Misalucha
@@iiviiimitski
Lani Misalucha is a great singer love her dynamics and her belts but if she sings with Shirley Bassey she can’t be heard at all. Shirley’s voice is so powerful that most of her performances are unmiked.
@@blackmamba3429sounds about Rt. Where can I find some of her unmiked performances?
Whats the name for the performance in 52:45????
Judy Garland and Donna Summer please
The Way We Belong Together or even Kay Thompson
oh and Olivia Newton-John too
Great analysis! Vocal range videos are fun to watch! How can I possibly classify myself into these categories? I'd be so glad if someone could assist me with that.
Thanks! Those classifications are for highly trained singers and they aren't really useful for pop so I don't recommend!
1:11:58 when the d5 sounds like a d6
Really brand new to me, small, nice filling in side in the music's rainbow.
Did she modified her technique with time? In her early recordings i hear a somewhat narrower vibrato that widens with time (thought never a Wobble)
Yes, a lot of technique change. Mostly in the mid 1970s. She always had a fairly full belt though (this is technical, not biological). Interestingly enough, her lightest vocals I heard are the recent ones.
SB.numero um da voz no planeta terra ❤
37:30 versatility;)
Is there any record of Shirley singing unmiked? I know it wasn’t common when she started, but it’s hard to get an idea of the size (or general projection) of her voice compared to others for me. Ethel sang unmiked for decades. Judy is on record doing it. I’m sure Kate Smith did, too. I have no doubt Shirley could, too, but I’m curious as to how she would have faired against Broadway orchestras. Love Bassey, but she’s hard for me to sort. Undeniable talent and skill, though.
There is a clip of her in the 1990s singing at Carnegie Hall where there’s no digital amplification as it’s just an informal rehearsal. Sounds massive there.
0:34 1:49 1:10 1:36
3 octaves! Nice for a Dramatic mezzo-soprano
She's not a dramatic mezzo!!! Never has been. At lowest her voice was a high lyric mezzo.
@@KajiVocals oh ok,ILoveArethaFranklin says she is sooo I got confused lol
@@marrallo ILoveArethaFranklin has been known to misuse voice type terminology. More people would speak out but he removes comments from people who disagree.
@@KajiVocals oh
@@KajiVocals what is misuse and voice type technology? Sorry english isnT my first language
Huge mezzo voice. I just wish she hadn't shaded Ms. Tina Turner the way she did, who actually had a HUGE range lol.
Wasn't always a mezzo. And in this case it's not a speculation. She was actually classified by her teachers as a soprano in her youth. She became more of a mezzo in the 1980s. And her voice as a mezzo is still a high bright mezzo. Don't let the tongue retraction fool you.
@@KajiVocals Ah, makes sense. Nonetheless, great video. Subbed.
She shaded the song more so. The song was written for a group and Shirley believed Tina had "no where to go with it".
@@popland1977 She made fun of the way she hit the F# though lol, and she said "she didn't have the RANGE for it" ...
/watch?v=OwaGsdESjko&t=1s
Go to 3:39 - she even described it as "awful." I thought she was pretty hard on Ms. Tina. The irony is that Tina could mix up to a B5 with vibrato in her prime lol.
@@xtinafan06 I think Shirley is from a tradition where you belt out the climax with a big weighty note and felt that Tina's light heady note was a poor choice
J adore ❤SB a maior cantora do planeta terra.
1:19:50 this sounds like hv? What happened to this F5? Did she crack?
Attempt at a mix but then her voice failed to do it properly.
Can I just ask how much vocal range did she show on The performance- I just bought it and it feels like quite a lot. Thanks
D3-D5
@@KajiVocals Not bad. Thank you
What minute is the song “Diamonds are forever”?
24:28 24:44 24:59 25:05 24:22
What song is 17:04 from ? Gorgeous!
czcams.com/video/PoTeK5q5Kx4/video.html
@@KajiVocals Thank you!! Just love her voice. Shirley Bassey and Judy Garland are my top singers!
Are you sure the Anyone Who Had a Heart background singing is also her?
Yep, it’s listed on one of the releases.
How do you develop a huge sound like hers? If Whitney used her technique, would she sound just as big?
Shirley is a mezzo soprano whereas Whitney was a full soprano. Mezzo-soprano singers are very dominant with their lower and mid ranges in terms of depth and audibility. It should go without saying that the sheer volume of Whitney's impressive mid-range won't overpower the volume of impressive Shirley's mid-range. For a soprano, Whitney definitely developed her mid-range masterfully and used it to great advantage too.
Shirley was classified as a soprano by her teacher in the 60s-70s.
If you watch Shirley there are some clues. Also Whitney and Shirley share similar technique, in places. The most obvious is the way Shirley uses her mouth, tongue retraction, clarity of voice and calling out nature of her sound
She really is a soprano... I suspected as much. Passes super well as a lower voice if you only listen to her heavier stuff though.
No she isn't
@@elomogbana3993 She was literally classified by her voice teacher as a soprano... And if you actually listen to her discography and her voice you will know this.
@@KajiVocals impressive how misleading singing style can be... You could swear she is a mezzo if you listen to her later stuff. To the point where it makes me wonder if some hormonal change lowered her voice
@@giannis_tar It did. She became a mezzo around 1983-6.
@@KajiVocals yes I know. HOW it happened is what I don't understand. It seems to be more common in women than men
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16:49 I’m shocked ! It is the same melisma! Now I know where Whitney took the inspiration czcams.com/video/E849UUqNe3g/video.html 6:32
😍 Great video!
Yess!! Tho Whitney sounds a bit weaker there.
Kaji it is however surprising! But yeah, she was tired I think.
Best female vocalist ever:
Barbra
Whitney
Shirley
Aretha
Judy Garland
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Kaji can you send me a link of this performance?
I can't find it for some reason, must have been taken down.
@@KajiVocals thank you for replying. After a lot of searching on youtube, I found the full show. It was in 1968.
16:13 I can’t see her as a mezzo.
Then 16:29, the tonal production reminds the same. She just adds a darkness.
16:55 a good example.
Yeah, her voice didn't really gain actual darkness until after the 80s IMO, and even then you'll hear that her voice just sounded mature, not particularly dark tbh. She didn't seem to have lost the ease she had in her youth either. It just seems to me like she changed her technique and approach.
@@KajiVocals She had a vocal injury on the 80s and sought out help from a coach. I believe she said, some of her vowel modifications were causing strain and she corrected this
1:00:52 can someone tell me where's the source for this? It isn't in this video:czcams.com/video/JlFinUb6oLI/video.html, it's for my C# video if anyone doesn't reccomends me a "better" C#5
Now I have the full album
Hi! Recently , I've been trying to go on the range planet and it seems like it hasn't been working , is this just happening to me or is it happening to you too?? I came to you cause you're the only one ik that's on youtube and the range planet
It works just fine for me. Not sure why you have problems accessing it. Maybe you're using a wrong link? therangeplanet.proboards.com/
@@KajiVocals it's still not working , Ik another person that's also experiencing problems tho , I think it's only happening to a couple people , thank you for responding!
@@KajiVocals Also can you do a vocal range video for 'Mavis staples'? She's very underrated and she has amazing lows
@@averyy6681 From what I know her range is F2-F5-F#5. Quite decent lower register.
@@KajiVocals oh I thought she has hit d2-E2 from somewhere I think female singers hitting male notes
Who is her supported vocal range?
All of her range is free.
@@KajiVocals thank you very much. She is a true vocalist
What was the vocal range for Moonraker ?
F#3-B4 from what I recall. Diamonds Are Forever was F#3-C#5. Goldfinger like B3-Eb5 (might be wrong about the lowest note but pretty sure the original doesnt go below Bb3).
Apparently, for Goldfinger, she almost passed out (echoing Tom Jones experience with Thunderball) and broke a rib performing it live on the Tom Jones show…
These singers! Not content with sticking to just breaking glasses!
Could you do jojo the singer vocal range video because I feel that other videos don’t accurately show her range properly.
@Aaro Tähtivuori She's not a mezzo.
@Aaro Tähtivuori Very bright voice with actually a pretty high tessitura. The way she uses an edge belt (it's a form of belting) up to F5 shows her tessitura. She's also capable of singing in the zona di passaggio at literally speech volume. And the territory I'm speaking of here is above the mezzo territory. She is a soprano who learned how to sing low, but her lower range is still not that special. I can name plenty of sopranos with way stronger lows. And I can also link classical sopranos (even coloraturas and lyric sopranos) who literally sound like tenors when singing in their chest voice. Also another thing is - Jojo considers herself a soprano (she recently was asked about it on her Instagram livestream) and her mother also called her a soprano. Her vocal coach Stevie also calls her a soprano.
@@KajiVocals yep. what's an edge belt?
@@kevindurbin7412 Look up CVT and then the edge mode.
@Aaro Tähtivuori Well, the 'CZcams vocal community' misuses very simple vocal terms quite sadly. I wouldn't say it's right in most of the claims they have. Most teachers would disagree with what all of the 'educational' videos by people like MrSkinnyJeanz say. It's quite frankly misinformation. Also, regarding the F4 and F#4 bit - most pop singers quite frankly have underdeveloped chest voices. If you want to hear the potential of soprano middle range, listen to people like Maria Callas in opera. She's one of the most famous coloraturas and her chest voice is massive - for example in this - czcams.com/video/7Xws7wKuc4w/video.html. If you want a light high soprano doing the same - czcams.com/video/6t365da96z4/video.html. In general, people on CZcams have very weird standards and base voice types on stuff like 'having ease on G5 belts' which is ridiculous, as literally not a single adult will have ease up there BELTING. And none of them are wary of technique used. For example with Christina, they don't base her voice type off how she sings with the coordination she does, they just see that she's struggling around a certain area. There are a ton of things that people have to look at to classify someone.
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what is this performance
At one of the Royal Variety Shows.
Some work.
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Also 00:09 she sounds a bit like Amy Winehouse there
Her mid belts are insane. Power for days. Her head voice on the other hand is very underdeveloped. Nothing special. A lot of the notes you included in this section don't really count - they're just insignificant exclamations. Great job on the video.
She actually has a pretty decent head voice, she just never uses it. It's not something that is a part of her style.
(You may not wanna talk to me, next time I don't ask repeatedly, I did it bc my messages were going up, and you were answering messages when mine was before and when you answered me you said smfh when I didn't meant to stress you) , but here there are more than one clearly audible B2, I don't get why they told you to not count no one on trp
It says in your description that Shirley is one of the most 'underrated and talented vocalists' singers ... really, what absolute rubbish. I've been a fan of hers since I was a kid in the 60s and she certainly has never ever been underrated. I've seen her live and she is electrifying. She has been hugely famous and successful since the 1950s and has a huge fan base, and still has. If she were to announce a concert at an arena even now, she would be a sell out. Underrated, she has never ever been. How about looking at the many very 'overrated' singers we have nowadays (and I use the term singer very loosely in most cases).
These terms have multiple meanings. She has been underrated by modern media and doesn’t get the attention she deserves. And she is underrated as a VOCALIST. My channel is targeted at the voice community, most of whom are IGNORANT to her skill. It isn’t rubbish. Simple truth. You can see even in the comments how many people are surprised by things she does in this video.
@@KajiVocals ... Ok, I think we need to agree to disagree here. Have a good day.
@@Tidybitz Just look at the comments honestly.
Although Dame Shirley Bassey is in the Guinness Book of World records (2000) for being the largest selling female singer from the United Kingdom (approx 135 Million Records sold), and has had records on the UK charts for over 305 weeks (More than Elvis), she is still considered underrated from this point of view. Check the sites that list the best female vocalists of all time! Shirley is no where to be seen, even on sites with over 100 vocalists listed. Britney Spears is on there, but not Shirley. For the life of me, I just don't understand how this can be! Technically, Shirley is certainly one of the greatest POP vocalists of the last hundred years, and she deserves to be on these 'Best Vocalist' lists. And, she should certainly be in the top 10! Both Judy Garland thought Shirley had an amazing voice, and Shirley was Barbra Streisand's mother's favorite singer!
How many octaves has Shirley Bassey?
B2 to C6. That is 3 octaves and 1 semitone.
Kaji, I can’t find you on any social media platform.
Hmm why are you trying to find me on social media?
Kaji , I wanted to update you on my progress on the vocal techniques I’ve been using. Just to let you know that my lowest note dropped to a Growl Bb0 and my highest chest note is now an Ab4.
@@BACCHUS3DAnimation That's awesome. It'll keep increasing!!
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1:19:23 what is this song
World in Union.
thank you
light lyric or coloratura mezzo soprano?
Those are classical classifications. Not particularly useful for a contemporary singer. All you need to know is she started as a soprano and her voice turned into a high mezzo with pregnancies, depression and some other things.
Mezzo that sings coloratura... is still just a mezzo singing coloratura lmao. There was never an actual part of a coloratura mezzo. Not sure where people got it from.
@@KajiVocals what do you mean?
Kevin Durbin There is no coloratura mezzo part in opera.
@@KajiVocals so it's just made up?? I- and what about coloratura contralto..
she sounds like a big sized soprano.
not sure if she's dramatic soprano tho.
@@kevindurbin7412 she is dramatic mezzo
@@odumosuolusegun2781 I think she's dramatic soprano. mezzo is much darker and bigger than her.
@@kevindurbin7412 name me one mezzo that is as big as her? her voice is probably the biggest in non classical music . it is too big.. But I agree she probably is a soprano... bUT CONCENTRATED MORE ON HER MIDDLE VOICE`. The power and size of it does not make sense
@@odumosuolusegun2781 She has a large voice, but her tone is not that dark and heavy. Monica Naranjo, Patti Labelle, they have much darker heavier voice. It's really kinda confusing...
i'm a bit curious over the range of contraltos like cher and jazmine tbh
Neither are contraltos. High mezzo and low mezzo. Cher might be a contralto now, but not in her prime. Contraltos have very rich, low, dark voices. They are literally female tenors.
@@KajiVocals ok def jazmine but cher is not a contralto? like...
kpopvocalanalysis stan If you actually listen to her records you’ll notice her voice isn’t nearly as low as people think. Even hearing her speak will give you a clue. That’s a mezzo.
Also as for the range of Cher - C3-G5-E6 or so. She has a surprisingly solid high head voice. Very little range below E3 though. Her E6 is timestamped - czcams.com/video/_4US7SnxW7U/video.html
@@kpopvocalanalysisstan953 Not sure about Jazmine's full range as I haven't fully researched her yet but I know she has at least Bb2-G#5-B5 She probably has some higher notes as she improvises a lot live.
i would LOVE TO SEE Monica amplifier Naranjo's vocal range
I can’t stand her voice, sorry. Insane amount of valsalva manuever engagement . Makes me uncomfortable.
@@KajiVocals :(
@@blackmamba3429 Yes, and no.
@@KajiVocals Don't let Monica fans see this comment, THEY ARE MENTAL, i had some interactions with them, to say they are delusional would be an understatement.
@@KajiVocals i don't like her either
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