Post by BassSquared on Sept 30, 2019 1:44:33 GMT
Shara Nova (22 April 1974 - present)
Also Known As: My Brightest Diamond, Shara Worden
Vocal Range: E♭3 - E6
{Questionable Notes}
F♯6 "Mother" [5]
D6 "You Wanna See My Teeth" [1]
C6 "There's a Rat" [1], "Madwoman" [2]
B5 "It's Me on the Dance Floor" [1], "Mama So Mad" live Berlin 2016 [1]
B♭5 "Champagne" [1] "Drizella" [5],
G♯5 "Looking at the Sun" [2]
F5 "Everything is In Line" [2]
D3 "Black & Costaud" [4], "Impossible Soul" [2]
C3 "Sway" [1], "Youkali" [3]
B♭2 "You Wanna See My Teeth" [4]
.......................................................
[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
F♯6 "Mother" [5]
D6 "You Wanna See My Teeth" [1]
C6 "There's a Rat" [1], "Madwoman" [2]
B5 "It's Me on the Dance Floor" [1], "Mama So Mad" live Berlin 2016 [1]
B♭5 "Champagne" [1] "Drizella" [5],
G♯5 "Looking at the Sun" [2]
F5 "Everything is In Line" [2]
D3 "Black & Costaud" [4], "Impossible Soul" [2]
C3 "Sway" [1], "Youkali" [3]
B♭2 "You Wanna See My Teeth" [4]
.......................................................
[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
Significant High Notes:
E6 ("Freak Out")
E♭6 ("Golden Star")
C♯6 ("Gunshot Glitter" live Indianapolis 2014, "He Wants")
B5 ("Fever" live Berlin 2016, "Freak Out", "He Wants")
A5 ("Fight the Real Terror", "Jump Around" live Berlin 2016, "Tainted Love")
G♯5 ("Disappear", "Drizella", "Feeling Good" live Cologne 2011, "Quiet So Loud" live Berlin 2016)
G5 ("8 Balls", "Death Speaks", "Disappear", "Drizella", "Jump Around" live Berlin 2016, "Like a Sieve", "Madwoman", "Mama So Mad" live Berlin 2016, "Not for Me", "Spellbound", "White Noise", "You Wanna See My Teeth" live Berlin 2016)
F♯5 ("8 Balls", "Black Sheep", "Ding Dang", "Fever" live Berlin 2016, "Golden Star", "The Good &; the Bad Guy", "He Lifted Me", "It's Me on the Dance Floor", "Lucky", "Mother", "Not for Me", "To Pluto's Moon", "White Noise", "Whoever You Are")
F5 ("Bass Player", "Brave Elephant", "Death Speaks", "Drizella", "Feeling Good" live Cologne 2011, "The Good & the Bad Guy", "Inside a Boy", "Looking at the Sun", "Madwoman", "Magic Rabbit", "The Queen's Rebuke / The Crossing", "Resonance", "Supernova", "To Pluto's Moon", "The Wanting Comes in Waves / Repaid", "We Added It Up", "Whoever You Are")
E5 ("Another Chance", "Apple", "Before the Words", "Crazy on You" live Minneapolis 2009, "Dorian", "Dragonfly", "Drizella", "Fight the Real Terror", "Gunshot Glitter" live Indianapolis 2014, "Golden Star", "Have You Ever Seen an Angel", "He Wants", "It's Me on the Dance Floor", "Leviathan", "Like a Sieve", "Lover Killer", "Lucky", "Magic Rabbit", "Nature Boy", "Oh Mighty Loon" live Berlin 2016 , "Right Here With You", "Rocket In My Pocket", "Tainted Love", "That Point When")
E♭5 ("Apple", "Be Brave", "Be My Husband", "Be Quiet", "Black Sheep", "Champagne", "He Lifted Me", "Ice and the Storm", "I Had a Pearl", "Mama So Mad" live Berlin 2016, "Mother", "Postcards from Downtown", "She Does Not Brave the War", "Spellbound", "There's a Rat", "There's No Place I'd Rather Be", "We Added It Up", "Youkali")
D5 ("Another Chance", "Apparition", "Be Quiet", "Brave Elephant", "Bronze Head", "Black & Costaud", "Crazy on You" live Minneapolis 2009, "Ding Dang", "Dorian", "Dreaming Awake", "The Gentlest Gentleman", "Goodbye Forever", "Have You Ever Seen an Angel", "I Am Not the Bad Guy", "Ice and the Storm", "If I Were Queen", "I Have Never Loved Someone", "Imaginary Lover", "I'm On Fire", "In the Beginning", "Leviathan", "The Lotus Eaters", "Looking at the Sun", "A Million Pearls", "Oh Mighty Loon" live Berlin 2016, "Pain Changes", "Pressure", "The Queen's Rebuke / The Crossing", "Reaching Through to the Other Side", "Riding Horses", "Safe House", "Spellbound", "Sublime", "Supernova", "Sway", "The Robin's Jar", "The Wanting Comes in Waves / Repaid", "We Were Sparkling", "White Noise", "Whoever You Are", "Youkali", "You Wanna See My Teeth")
C♯5 ("Apparition", "Be Brave", "Before the Words", "Bird on a Wire" live Berlin 2016, "Dragonfly", "Dreaming Awake", "Everything is In Line", "Fight the Real Terror", "From the Top of the World", "The Gentlest Gentleman", "The Good & the Bad Guy", "High Low Middle", "I Had a Pearl", "I'm On Fire", "Nature Boy", "Postcards from Downtown", "Quiet So Loud" live Berlin 2016, "Reaching Through to the Other Side", "Resonance", "Rising Star", "Rule Breaker", "She Does Not Brave the War", "That Point When", "This Is My Hand")
C5 ("Black & Costaud", "Bronze Head", "Champagne", "Escape Routes", "Gone Away", "Goodbye Forever", "High Low Middle", "I Have Never Loved Someone", "In the Beginning", "Inside a Boy", "The Lotus Eaters", "A Million Pearls", "Pain Changes", "Resonance", "Riding Horses", "Right Here With You", "Something of an End", "Sway", "Tainted Love", "There's a Rat", "There's No Place I'd Rather Be", "We Were Sparkling", "Workhorse")
Significant Low Notes:
A3 ("8 Balls", "Another Chance", "Apparition", "Bass Player", "Bird on a Wire" live Berlin 2016, "Crazy on You" live Minneapolis 2009, "Death Speaks", "Disappear", "Dragonfly", "Escape Routes", "Goodbye Forever", "Gunshot Glitter" live Indianapolis 2014, "He Wants", "If I Were Queen", "Imaginary Lover", "I Saw a Glimpse", "Jump Around" live Berlin 2016, "Leviathan", "Like a Sieve", "Madwoman", "A Million Pearls", "Pain Changes", "Pressure", "The Queen's Rebuke / The Crossing", "Reaching Through to the Other Side", "Right Here With You", "Rising Star", "The Robin's Jar", "Say What", "So Easy", "That Point When", "We Added It Up", "Workhorse")
G♯3 ("Apple", "Dragonfly", "Dreams Don't Look Alike", "Drizella", "Fight the Real Terror", "From the Top of the World", "Golden Star", "The Good & the Bad Guy", "He Lifted Me", "I Had a Pearl", "Impossible Soul", "Inside a Boy", "Lover Killer", "Magic Rabbit", "Mother", "Postcards from Downtown", "Quiet So Loud" live Berlin 2016, "She Does Not Brave the War", "Something of an End", "This Is My Hand", "To Pluto's Moon", "Youkali")
G3 ("Adieu Mon Coeur", "Another Chance", "Bass Player", "Bronze Head", "Champagne", "Ding Dang", "Freak Out", "Gone Away", "Have You Ever Seen an Angel", "In the Beginning", "It's Me on the Dance Floor", "The Lace Handkerchief", "Leviathan", "The Lotus Eaters", "Looking at the Sun", "Mama So Mad" live Berlin 2016, "A Million Pearls", "Oh Mighty Loon" live Berlin 2016, "Pain Changes", "Rocket In My Pocket", "Say What", "Shape", "She Does Not Brave the War", "Supernova", "Tainted Love", "There's a Rat", "The Wanting Comes in Waves / Repaid", "We Added It Up", "We Were Sparkling", "You Wanna See My Teeth")
F♯3 ("Apparition", "Apple", "Be Brave", "Black Sheep", "The Diamond", "Dorian", "Dreaming Awake", "Dreams Don't Look Alike", "Even Warriors", "Everything is In Line", "Fight the Real Terror", "From the Top of the World", "The Gentlest Gentleman", "Golden Star", "He Lifted Me", "I Am Not the Bad Guy", "I'm On Fire", "It's Me on the Dance Floor", "Mother", "Nature Boy", "Postcards from Downtown", "Pressure", "Quiet So Loud" live Berlin 2016, "Reaching Through to the Other Side", "Rising Star", "Rule Breaker", "Safe House", "White Noise")
F3 ("Black Sheep", "Champagne", "Feeling Good" live Cologne 2011, "Fever" live Berlin 2016, "I Have Never Loved Someone", "Inside a Boy", "Like a Sieve", "Looking at the Sun", "Resonance", "Shape", "Sway", "There's a Rat")
E3 ("8 Balls", "Bird on a Wire" live Berlin 2016, "The Diamond", "Ding Dang", "Dorian", "Even Warriors", "Freak Out", "The Gentlest Gentleman", "I Am Not the Bad Guy", "I Have Never Loved Someone", "I Had a Pearl", "Impossible Soul", "Lucky", "Postcards from Downtown", "Rocket In My Pocket", "White Noise")
E♭3 ("Be Brave", "Everything is In Line", "Feeling Good" live Cologne 2011, "Fever" live Berlin 2016, "He Lifted Me", "I Have Never Loved Someone" live Amsterdam 2011, "Sway")
Over the course of her eventful musical career, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Shara Nova (formerly Worden), has established herself as something of a genre chameleon, dabbling with contemporary classical, rock, electronica, folk, and a host of other styles in works released under her My Brightest Diamond moniker as well as her many guest appearances. The thread that holds these disparate influences together, though, is her inimitable classically trained mezzo-soprano. With generally light yet full-sounding lows and crystalline head-voice highs, her voice keeps a relatively constant tone and strength throughout its three-octave range. Her vibrato is a particular strong suit, and she has a penchant for twisting a high note around as she holds it, playing around with different shades of resonance. Capable of pulling off everything from the quirky to the menacing to the genuinely heartfelt, her skilled, acrobatic vocals are at the very heart of her multifaceted material.
.......................................................
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
{Album Ranges}
AwRY (2001): E♭3-C♯6
Bring Me the Workhorse (2006): E3-E6
A Thousand Shark's Teeth (2008): E3-G5
All Things Will Unwind (2011): E♭3-F♯5
This Is My Hand (2014): F3-F5
A Million and One (2018): E♭3-G5
Fight the Real Terror (2024): E3 - A5
AwRY (2001): E♭3-C♯6
Bring Me the Workhorse (2006): E3-E6
A Thousand Shark's Teeth (2008): E3-G5
All Things Will Unwind (2011): E♭3-F♯5
This Is My Hand (2014): F3-F5
A Million and One (2018): E♭3-G5
Fight the Real Terror (2024): E3 - A5