List of contraltos in non-classical music
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The contralto singing voice has a vocal range that lies between the F below "middle C" (F3) to two Fs above middle C (F5) and is the lowest type of female voice. In the lower and upper extremes, some contralto voices can sing from the E below middle C (E3) to two B♭s above middle C (B♭5).[1] Although both men and women may have voices in the contralto vocal range, the word is usually used only in the context of a female singer.
The term contralto was developed in relation to classical and operatic voices, where the classification is based not merely on the singer's vocal range but also on the tessitura and timbre of the voice. For classical and operatic singers, their voice type determines the roles they will sing and is a primary method of categorization. In non-classical music, singers are primarily defined by their genre and their gender not their vocal range.[2] When the terms soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone, and bass are used as descriptors of non-classical voices, they are applied more loosely than they would be to those of classical singers and generally refer only to the singer's perceived vocal range.
The following is a list of singers in country, popular music, jazz, and musical theatre[3] who have been described as contraltos.
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List of names
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- Oleta Adams[4]
- Adele[5]
- Sade Adu[6]
- Christina Amphlett[7]
- Emma Anderson[8]
- Anggun[9]
- Fiona Apple[10][11]
- India.Arie[12]
- Joan Armatrading[13]
- Emilie Autumn[14]
- Anita Baker[15]
- LaVern Baker[16]
- Shirley Bassey[17]
- Miki Berenyi[8]
- Angela Bofill[18]
- Ann Boleyn[19]
- Toni Braxton[16][20]
- Bilinda Butcher[21]
- Brandi Carlile[22]
- Ana Carolina[23]
- Karen Carpenter[24]
- Cher[25]
- Neneh Cherry[26]
- Gabriella Cilmi[27]
- Annie Clark[28]
- Patsy Cline[29]
- Rosemary Clooney[30]
- Shawn Colvin[31][32]
- Miley Cyrus[33]
- Brody Dalle[34]
- Grisel D'Angelo[35]
- Doris Day[36]
- Kim Deal[37]
- Lana Del Rey[38]
- Marina Diamandis[39]
- Marlene Dietrich[40]
- Ani DiFranco[41]
- Lila Downs[42]
- Rose Elinor Dougall[43]
- Corinne Drewery (Swing Out Sister)[44]
- Mama Cass Elliot (Mamas and the Papas)[45]
- Gloria Estefan[46]
- Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama)[47]
- Mary Fahl[48]
- Sky Ferreira[49]
- Mary Ford[16]
- Jane Froman[50]
- Shannon Funchess[51]
- Lady Gaga[52]
- Judy Garland[53]
- Lisa Gerrard[54]
- Beth Gibbons[55]
- Kim Gordon[56]
- Rachel Goswell[57]
- Toni Halliday[58]
- Deborah Harry (Blondie)[59]
- PJ Harvey[60]
- Imogen Heap[61]
- Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)[62]
- Etta James[63]
- Zola Jesus[64]
- Scarlett Johansson[65]
- Grace Jones[66]
- Barb Jungr[67]
- Alicia Keys[68]
- Gladys Knight[69]
- Diana Krall[70]
- Keiko Kubota[71]
- Ladyhawke[72]
- Victoria Legrand[73]
- Annie Lennox[74]
- Jenny Lewis[75]
- Courtney Love (Hole)[76]
- Shelby Lynne[77][78]
- Amy Macdonald[79]
- Audra Mae[80]
- Clare Maguire[81]
- Shirley Manson (Garbage)[82][83]
- Laura Marling[84]
- Imelda May[85]
- Reba McEntire[86]
- Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac)[87][88]
- Natalie Merchant (10,000 Maniacs)[89][90]
- Holly Miranda[91]
- Pamela Morgan[92]
- Alison Mosshart[93]
- Alison Moyet (Yaz)[94]
- Anita Mui[95]
- Samantha Mumba[16]
- Róisín Murphy[96]
- Anne Murray[97]
- Jennifer Nettles[98]
- Stevie Nicks[16][99]
- Nico[100]
- Brandy Norwood[101]
- Anita O'Day[102]
- Odetta[16]
- Beth Orton[103]
- Amanda Palmer[104]
- Katy Perry[105]
- Cat Power[106]
- Dianne Reeves[107]
- Ginette Reno[108]
- Happy Rhodes[109]
- Hope Sandoval[110]
- Cristina Scabbia[111]
- Helen Shapiro[112]
- Fatin Shidqia Lubis[113][114]
- Carly Simon[115]
- Nina Simone[116]
- Siouxsie Sioux (Siouxsie and the Banshees)[117]
- Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship)[118]
- Patti Smith (Patti Smith Group)[119]
- Sharleen Spiteri[120][121]
- Lisa Stansfield[122]
- Joss Stone[123]
- Susan Tedeschi[124]
- Tanita Tikaram[125]
- Mary Timony[126]
- KT Tunstall[127]
- Tina Turner[128]
- Sharon Van Etten[129]
- Sarah Vaughan[130]
- Suzanne Vega[131]
- Dionne Warwick[132]
- Trixie Whitley[133]
- Cassandra Wilson[134]
- Amy Winehouse[135]
- Chelsea Wolfe[136]
- Lizz Wright[137]
- Timi Yuro[138]
See also
- List of mezzo-sopranos in non-classical music
- List of sopranos in non-classical music
- List of baritones in non-classical music
- List of tenors in non-classical music
- List of operatic contraltos
- Singing
- Voice classification in non-classical music
- Voice type
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