It has this "otherworldly" quality. She's clearly a Soprano, if you need further proof just listen to her performance of Ave Maria: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E2MZEHeH0U. She's the best of them all and she goes higher and lower than that, her chest notes are so high they're supposed to get thinner(but i see where you're coming from) and hew lower chest voice is much better than 99.99 % of singers out there, and hell she can sustain them. I feel like her voice has changed a lot since X-Factor, there's almost a steely quality to her upper chest voice which isn't always pleasant. Very good , but i have some more info, she has done a B2 in her hurt EP and also in her cheast voice it can go up to A5 , but i think its a G#5 ot an A5. Leona Lewis is a great singer. Sheet music arranged for Piano/Vocal/Guitar, and Singer Pro in C Major (transposable). Sounds like a soprano with a heavier vibrato and color to some of her notes -- making her sound very mezzo-like. A vocal powerhouse who is renowned for her vocal range and ability, Lewis is a 3-time GRAMMY Award nominee, 7 -time BRIT Award nominee, MTV VMA and World Music Award winner and has been nominated for MTV EMAs and Billboard Music Awards. Her Falsetto/HV is heavenly. Her head voice is very beautiful. She is a beautiful singer in her own right. The fact that she struggles in the third octave screams soprano to me. Also, her low register has gotten stronger. sorry for not giving a more definitive answer. Lol She's a light lyrics soprano at its finest. Her longest note is in her performance of Run and Hurt! She has stated that she practices operatic scales every week. She can sing the hell out of a Ballad. She's definitely not a spinto. When I listen to a voice, I'm not weighing up the vocal range, or any other technicalities in fact. Top difficult - hard songs to sing of Leona Lewis Best part / climax / high notes SME You haven't added that she can reach the whistle register. Nowadays it sounds a bit too nasally. I don't like B. Spears but I'm not on her page telling everyone to stop listening to her, that Madonna is better. While she retains all of the range and drama of vocalists like Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera, she has a light touch that prevents her singing from ever going overboard. Print and download Happy sheet music by Leona Lewis. You're right, it is but you yourself say she has a unique tone that is "otherworldly" - I'd disagree. I didn't say she should have a strong, full low register, but hers is just not there. Some say her singing style makes her sound like she is crying halfway through songs as her voice can get very shaky. SKU: MN0078445 It's relatively bright, thinner, and soars better as it comes up the scale. If you think she's the best trained singer in the upper range then you haven't heard Beverley Knight, surely? I am working on whistle register and it's not easy. I do however think she's a bit overrated, especially by Brits who think it's either her or Adele who are the best female vocalists we've got, when in fact Annie Lennox and Beverley Knight outshine them both. :'). Up Beat songs aren't really her thing, which in a sense makes her a bit boring. My issue is it seems every time someone post a positive comment about her you pop out of the woodwork suggesting other artist because you don't like this one. 1 … ^This. Not a fan of her Vibrato. Fine, you continue to stan for your mediocre artist. Leona Lewis Vocal Range Vocal Type: Mezzo-soprano Vocal Range: 3 Octaves 3 notes and a semitone (C3- F#6) Whistle Register: Yes Longest Note: 12 seconds - 'Over The Rainbow' (live) Vocal Pluses: Technical singer, with the dexterity to sing complex melisma and the stamina to hold notes easily. The voice has an overarching sweet and light tone. People often say she's overrated but in reality it's quite the opposite. Leona Lewis Vocal Range. no shes a mezzo soprano, soprano vocal ranges bottom out usually somewhere on the fourth octave where as mezzos go straight to the third. And I like Beverly and Annie, they are unique themselves, but I will buy a Leona Lewis album where I wouldn't purchase their simply because even if she isn't the best technically, her vocal is just more pleasant to listen to. I think you mean one octave haha!Her control of her low notes might be shaky at times, but like in her recent performance of Hurt on X Factor UK, she has gotten so much more comfortable there - and it's far stronger than any other sopranos currently out, most mezzos and is the equivalent of most altos currently out. Mezzo??? if she studied as a mezzo it's because she didn't know how to lift her palate and make high notes, just as many tenors who start as baritone, but if you knew just the very basic information about voice you should notice in a heartbeat how totally far from mezzo her voice is ! agree. 6-Aretha Franklin: The Greatest Soul/Gospel Singer. Born “Leona Louise Lewis” in 1985 in the London Borough of Islington, UK, her father is a youth offending officer and DJ, and her mother is a social worker and former ballet teacher. her headvoice can mix very well with her upper range as with a lot of contraltos. study some more Joshua ;). The low notes are muddled and lack the clarity of the upper midrange. Leona Louise Lewis is a British singer, songwriter, actress, model and activist.. She has been a guest performer in Dancing with the Stars in seasons seven and nine.Couples have danced to her songs in other seasons as well. The range doesn't matter in classification. Music critic Neil McCormick, of The Daily Telegraph, has praised Lewis's technical skills: "Her mezzo-soprano range allows her to take melodies from luxurious low notes to high-flying falsetto, gliding with elegant power and impressive control through all kinds of fluctuations and modulations". The bold claim made in the video title - Leona Lewis' Vocal Range D3-F#6 simply isn't correct under the strict definition. I enjoy her tone moreso than Whitney's and I am one of Whitney's biggest supporters. And if you want better British singers, then look at Annie Lennox and Beverley Knight. I'm not so sure shes a mezzo because, sopranos can do notes in 3rd octave with a mic. Very ballad-type singer. 7-Jennifer H/Amber R/Whitney H: The Greatest Belters. Biography. I don't follow her closely or listen to her music (besides occasionally turning on Bleeding Love), but she's a great singer! Listen to Leona Lewis now. Listen to Leona Lewis in full in the Spotify app. Vocal range of Leona's latest album - I Am. She's a soprano, a very good one and her vibrato isn't unwieldy (hear Fireflies and Collide to her her controlled vibrato). Leona has been busy around the world over the past 15 months or so! It will be inviting, sexy, and organic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRyFYjOs3jsMan I really miss her Xfactor voice days, loved the way she belted effortlessly and loved the sweeter/lighter tone. I am a huge fan of her work, although I do admit that her lower range is weak, she always gets me at the high notes. You should take a tip from her. Leona Lewis' vocal range; Leona Lewis Labyrinth tour at the 02 review ; Submitted by divadevotee at 14:11. These 2 ladies have amazing Head Voices. Tessitura seems on the high side, too. Diva c'mon, you have to correct her vocal type right away. can u check the longest notes here- watch leonas tour dvd- i am sure her high notes in cant breathe/run/first time ever i saw ur face/outta my head etc were longer! Totally buyable. Why are always a hater? IMO, she has one of the most beautiful voices in the current music, as you said. One of the best singers of this generation. You always have something negative to say to someone, don't you? Leona Lewis vocal range.The range is calculated based on the vocal ranges of the songs performed by the artist. I only wish she were given better material to bring out the best in her lovely voice. Sheet music arranged for Piano/Vocal/Guitar, and Singer Pro in Bb Major (transposable). 0 0. There is a high belt on you don't care. Anonymous. The single "Collide" was so unexpected for me that I didn't even recognize it was her until I was told. Karen Carpenter is so gorgeous to listen to, her voice is like chocolate. No way, both her range and her voice are the one of a soprano, maybe a spinto. She doesn't have a whistle register, all her high notes above 6th octave (about 3 notes) are falsetto, actually the only note she's supposed she hit in whistle was from her studio version cover of "lovin you" and it's just an F#6 and it sounds exactly the same (colour and timbre) of Minnie Riperton i don't wanna think her producers used the copy and paste technique for that note but that sounds exactly the same. Has an incredible belting power that sounds very confident and powerful until she reaches F5 at that point she sounds more like she is yelling. There is also the fact that contraltos and mezzos actually sit within a similar range which is why a mezzo soprano and a contralto are put into the alto position during choral music. She may have started as a Mariah mini-me, but her album "Heartglass" went places Mariah would not dare go, experimenting with electronica and some alternative sounds. 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