Selena Gomez (9,740 views)

[galaxyseal]

Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range: B♭2 - A5

Significant High Notes:

A5 ("Fetish", "I Won't Apologize", "Let Me Get Me", "Me & the Rhythm")
G♯5 ("Rise")
G5 ("All I Want For Christmas Is You" live on Carpool Karaoke, "Cut You Off", "Revival" live in Brooklyn)
F♯5 ("Crush", "Dance Again", "I Won't Apologize", "Kinda Crazy", "That's More Like It", "Wolves")
F5 ("Bad Liar", "Crowded Room", "Me & the Rhythm", "Music Feels Better", "Naturally", "Nobody", "Rare", "Revival" live in Newark, "Sick of You")
E5 ("A Year Without Rain", "Cut You Off", "Fetish", "Hands", "I Don't Miss You At All", "I Got U", "I Won't Apologize", "It Ain't Me", "My Dilemma", "Perfect", "Spotlight", "Stars Dance", "Stop & Erase", "Undercover", "Vocal Lessons", "Vocal Warmup", "Who Says", "Write Your Name")
E♭5 ("Back To You", "Cologne", "Dance Again", "I Can't Get Enough", "I Got U", "I Promise You", "Music Feels Better", "Nobody Does It Like You", "Revival" live in Winnipeg, "Rock God", "Slow Down", "Survivors")
D5 ("Already Missing You", "B.E.A.T.", "Camouflage", "Come and Get It", "Crowded Room", "Dream" live at SiriusXM Hits 1 Soundcheck, "Falling Down", "Fly To Your Heart", "Hands", "Hit the Lights", "Hot n Cold" various live performances, "I Don't Miss You At All", "I Won't Apologize", "Kinda Crazy", "Kiss & Tell", "Let Me Get Me", "Like a Champion", "Live Like There's No Tomorrow", "Love is a Battlefield" various live performances, "Lover In Me", "Magical", "Middle of Nowhere", "More", "Nobody", "Not Over It", "Rare", "Revival" live in Seattle & Saskatoon, "Roar" live in Los Angeles 2013, "Shake It Off" live on Carpool Karaoke, "Shake It Up", "Sick of You", "Sober", "Stars Dance", "Staying Alive" live on Alan Carr, "Tell Me Something I Don't Know", "That's More Like It", "The Way I Loved You", "Toxic" live on the We Own the Night Tour, "Trust in Me", "Vocal Lessons", "Vulnerable", "Whiplash", "Whoa Oh!", "Wolves")
C♯5 ("Already Missing You", "...Baby One More Time" live at SXSW, "Back To You", "Bad Liar", "Body Heat", "Cologne", "Crush", "Do It", "Fly To Your Heart", "Forget Forever", "Fun", "Ghost of You", "I Knew You Were Trouble" live at 3rd Annual Acoustic Concert Benefiting UNICEF, "I Like It That Way", "I Promise You", "Kill Em With Kindness", "Look at Her Now", "Lose You to Love Me", "Love You Like a Love Song", "Make It Happen", "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)", "Mr. Saxobeat" live at GEBA 2012, "My Dilemma", "Outlaw", "Perfect", "Revival", "Rock God", "Same Old Love", "Send It On", "Slow Down", "Sober", "Spotlight", "Stop & Erase", "Survivors", "A Sweeter Place", "Taki Taki", "Undercover", "We Don't Talk Anymore", "When the Sun Goes Down", "Who Says", "Winter Wonderland")
C5 ("A Year Without Rain", "Bad Liar", "B.E.A.T.", "Bottle It Up" Instagram video, "Camouflage", "Come and Get It", "Cruella de Vil", "Disappear", "Feel Me", "Hands to Myself", "HeadFirst", "Hold On", "I Don't Miss You At All", "I Want You To Know", "I'm a Slave 4 U" live on the We Own the Night Tour, "In My Head" various live performances, "Intuition", "It Ain't Me", "Falling Down", "Kiss & Tell", "Like a Champion", "Live Like There's No Tomorrow", "Love is a Battlefield" various live performances, "Lover In Me", "Magic", "Magical", "Me & the Rhythm", "Middle of Nowhere", "Music Feels Better", "Naturally", "Rare", "Rise", "Roar" live in Los Angeles 2013, "Round & Round", "Sad Serenade", "Save the Day", "Shake It Up", "Summer's Not Hot", "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" live at the Revival Tour, "The Heart Wants What It Wants", "The Way I Loved You", "Toxic" live on the We Own the Night Tour, "Transfiguration" live on the Revival Tour, "We Own the Night", "Write Your Name")
B4 ("All I Want For Christmas Is You" live on Carpool Karaoke, "As A Blonde", "...Baby One More Time" live at SXSW, "Bang a Drum", "Birthday", "Body Heat", "Bottle It Up" Instagram video, "Brain Zapped", "Camouflage", "Congratulations to Me" MTV EMA 2011 Commercial, "Crush", "Dance Again", "Do It", "Dream" live at SiriusXM Hits 1 Soundcheck, "Ghost of You", "Hit the Lights", "Hot n Cold" various live performances, "I Knew You Were Trouble" live at 3rd Annual Acoustic Concert Benefiting UNICEF, "I Like It That Way", "I Promise You", "I Want It That Way" various live performances, "Intuition", "Kinda Crazy", "Lose You to Love Me", "Love You Like a Love Song", "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)", "More", "Off the Chain", "One and the Same", "People You Know", "Perfect", "Revival", "Ring", "Rock God", "Same Old Love", "Send It On", "Shake It Off" live on Carpool Karaoke, "Spotlight", "Stars Dance", "That's More Like It", "Transfiguration" live at the Sleep Train Arena, "Who Says", "Wolves", "You Belong With Me" live in Indianapolis)
B♭4 ("Back To You", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", "Cologne", "Come and Get It", "Crowded Room", "Cruella de Vil", "Hands to Myself", "Hold Me Against Me" live on the We Own the Night Tour, "I Can't Get Enough", "Kill Em With Kindness", "Let Me Get Me", "Look at Her Now", "Love Will Remember", "Middle of Nowhere", "Music Feels Better", "Naturally", "Nobody", "Nobody Does It Like You", "Outlaw", "Outta My Hands (Loco)", "Rise", "Roar" live in Los Angeles 2013, "Round & Round", "Save the Day", "A Sweeter Place", "Tell Me Something I Don't Know", "The Heart Wants What It Wants", "Trust in Me", "Vocal Warmup", "You Belong With Me" live in Indianapolis, "(You Drive Me) Crazy" live on the We Own the Night Tour)
A4 ("All I Want For Christmas Is You" live on Carpool Karaoke, "Already Missing You", "Anxiety", "As A Blonde", "Bang a Drum", "Bang Bang Bang", "Birthday", "Bottle It Up" Instagram video, "Brain Zapped", "Cut You Off", "Disappear", "Dream" live at SiriusXM Hits 1 Soundcheck, "Fetish", "Fly To Your Heart", "Forget Forever", "Fun", "Ghost of You", "HeadFirst", "Hold On", "Hot n Cold" various live performances, "I Like It That Way", "I Want It That Way" various live performances, "I Want You To Know", "In My Head" various live performances, "Kiss & Tell", "Let Me Get Me", "Lose You to Love Me", "Love is a Battlefield" various live performances, "Magic", "Magical", "Me & My Girls", "My Dilemma", "New Classic", "Not Over It", "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" Instagram video, "Oops... I Did It Again" live on the We Own the Night Tour, "Perfect", "Rare", "Revival", "Royals" live at the Stars Dance Tour, "Save the Day", "Send It On", "Slow Down", "Sober", "Stop & Erase", "Summer's Not Hot", "The House That Built Me" live at UNICEF Concert, "The One That Got Away" live at Jingle Ball 2011, "The Way I Loved You", "Transfiguration" live on the Revival Tour, "Undercover", "Vulnerable", "We Don't Talk Anymore", "We Own the Night", "Whiplash", "Whoa Oh!", "Winter Wonderland", "Write Your Name")

Significant Low Notes:

A3 ("Already Missing You", "Anxiety", "Bang a Drum", "Bang Bang Bang", "Brain Zapped", "Congratulations to Me" MTV EMA 2011 Commercial, "Cruella de Vil", "Disappear", "Dream" live at SiriusXM Hits 1 Soundcheck, "Falling Down", "Fetish", "Fun", "Hands", "HeadFirst", "Hold On", "I Knew You Were Trouble" live at 3rd Annual Acoustic Concert Benefiting UNICEF, "I Want You To Know", "It Ain't Me", "Kinda Crazy", "Let Me Get Me", "Like a Champion", "Lover In Me", "Magical", "Me & My Girls", "More", "New Classic", "One and the Same", "Only You", "Parachute" various live performances, "Round & Round", "Royals" live at the Stars Dance Tour, "Sad Serenade", "Same Old Love", "Shake It Up", "Snapchat Vocal Warmup for iHeartRadio", "Sober", "Stop & Erase", "Summer's Not Hot", "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" live at the Revival Tour, "That's More Like It", "The House That Built Me" live at UNICEF Concert, "The One That Got Away" live at Jingle Ball 2011, "Transfiguration" live on the Revival Tour, "Vulnerable", "Whiplash", "Whoa Oh!", "Winter Wonderland", "Wolves")
G♯3 ("...Baby One More Time" live at SXSW, "Bad Liar", "Birthday", "Cruella de Vil", "Dance Again", "Do It", "Fly To Your Heart", "Forget Forever", "I Knew You Were Trouble" live at 3rd Annual Acoustic Concert Benefiting UNICEF, "I Promise You", "Kill Em With Kindness" acoustic version, "Look at Her Now", "Love You Like a Love Song", "Make It Happen", "Naturally", "Off the Chain", "Outlaw", "People You Know", "Revival", "Ring", "Rise", "Rude" at the BBC Live Lounge, "Spotlight", "Survivors", "A Sweeter Place", "Taki Taki", "When the Sun Goes Down", "Who Says", "Winter Wonderland", "You Belong With Me" live in Indianapolis)
G3 ("A Year Without Rain", "All I Want For Christmas Is You" live on Carpool Karaoke, "As A Blonde", "B.E.A.T.", "break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored" TikTok, August 14th 2021, "Come and Get It", "Crowded Room", "Cut You Off", "Falling Down", "HeadFirst", "Hit the Lights", "Hold On", "It Ain't Me", "Kiss & Tell", "Like a Champion", "Live Like There's No Tomorrow", "Lover In Me", "Magic", "needy" TikTok, August 14th 2021, "Nobody", "Nobody Does It Like You", "Parachute" various live performances, "Ring", "Sad Serenade", "Save the Day", "Sick of You", "Stars Dance", "Tell Me Something I Don't Know", "The Heart Wants What It Wants", "The House That Built Me" live at UNICEF Concert, "The Way I Loved You", "Toxic" live on the We Own the Night Tour, "Transfiguration" live on the Revival Tour, "Vocal Lessons", "Write Your Name")
F♯3 ("...Baby One More Time" live at SXSW, "Back To You", "Birthday Cake" live on the Stars Dance Tour, "Body Heat", "Crush", "Dance Again", "Do It", "Fun", "Hands", "I Got U", "I Want It That Way" various live performances, "Live Like There's No Tomorrow", "Love You Like a Love Song", "More", "My Dilemma", "New Classic", "One and the Same", "Only You", "Strong", "Trust in Me", "You Belong With Me" live in Indianapolis)
F3 ("A Year Without Rain", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", "Everything Is Not What It Seems", "Me & the Rhythm", "Naturally", "Nobody Does It Like You", "Outta My Hands (Loco)", "Round & Round", "Royals" live at the Stars Dance Tour, "Rude" at the BBC Live Lounge, "Sad Serenade", "Survivors", "A Sweeter Place", "The Heart Wants What It Wants", "The House That Built Me" live at UNICEF Concert, "Trust Nobody", "Vulnerable", "We Own the Night", "Whiplash")
E3 ("Anxiety", "Camouflage", "Cut You Off", "Fly To Your Heart", "Forget Forever", "HeadFirst", "I Don't Miss You At All", "I Want It That Way" various live performances, "I Won't Apologize", "Kiss & Tell", "Let Me Get Me", "Strong", "Super Bass" on New Music Live, "Write Your Name", "You Belong With Me" live in Indianapolis)
E♭3 ("...Baby One More Time" live at SXSW, "Back To You", "Body Heat", "Good For You", "Outlaw", "Outta My Hands (Loco)", "Rude" at the BBC Live Lounge, "Sick of You")
D3 ("Camouflage", "Hit the Lights", "Me & My Girls", "Shake It Up", "Trust in Me", "We Own the Night")
C♯3 ("Outta My Hands (Loco)", "Rise")
C3 ("Good For You", "I Don't Miss You At All", "Ring of Fire" live on Alan Carr & in studio, "Strong")
B♭2 ("Ring of Fire" live on Jimmy Fallon & in studio)
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Blue marks falsetto notes.
Bold marks particularly impressive notes (for the singer's standards).
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Underlines mark notes found in background vocals or harmonies.

SPOILER: Click to show

{Album Ranges:}Solo:
Stars Dance (2013): E3 - F5
Revival (2015): C3 - A5
Rare (2020): E♭3 - A5

Selena Gomez & The Scene:
Kiss & Tell (2009): C3 - A5
A Year Without Rain (2010): E♭3 - F5
When the Sun Goes Down (2011): D3 - F♯5

[ama]

Coming from someone who had never heard a full album of hers before, I think Rare is... mediocre, at best. So many songs sound the same, and her vocals are lifeless. She sings without emotions, and after everything she went through, it’s kinda sad. I do like her lower register though. It’s surprisingly strong. Her D3’s and E3’s are very pleasant. Her upper notes are okay but there’s no quality about them, nothing special at all. I’m scared I might look like a hater but honestly, I am really disappointed by the sound of her album and her vocals don’t do it for me either.

[jessicavey]

Jan 11, 2020 11:50:41 GMT ama said:

Coming from someone who had never heard a full album of hers before, I think Rare is... mediocre, at best. So many songs sound the same, and her vocals are lifeless. She sings without emotions, and after everything she went through, it’s kinda sad. I do like her lower register though. It’s surprisingly strong. Her D3’s and E3’s are very pleasant. Her upper notes are okay but there’s no quality about them, nothing special at all. I’m scared I might look like a hater but honestly, I am really disappointed by the sound of her album and her vocals don’t do it for me either.

I don't think that your personal opinion about a singer or an album is relevant in a vocal range associated thread of a vocal range forum

[ama]

I wanted to discuss about her voice, her strengths and weaknesses, that’s the only thing you should’ve cared for. And I think this thread is the right place to discuss about Selena’s vocals and range, because I have seen other people do it on other threads, even back on TheRangePlace. But if it’s not, I respect it. My opinion on the album was just to introduce a context. Sure, the opinion in itself isn’t to be discussed here, but the context is as important as the rest of the post.

[mikale]

Jan 11, 2020 14:32:07 GMT jessicavey said:

Jan 11, 2020 11:50:41 GMT ama said:

Coming from someone who had never heard a full album of hers before, I think Rare is... mediocre, at best. So many songs sound the same, and her vocals are lifeless. She sings without emotions, and after everything she went through, it’s kinda sad. I do like her lower register though. It’s surprisingly strong. Her D3’s and E3’s are very pleasant. Her upper notes are okay but there’s no quality about them, nothing special at all. I’m scared I might look like a hater but honestly, I am really disappointed by the sound of her album and her vocals don’t do it for me either.

I don't think that your personal opinion about a singer or an album is relevant in a vocal range associated thread of a vocal range forum

Please don’t go around telling people what they can and cannot talk about.

[cabarios]

Jan 11, 2020 11:50:41 GMT ama said:

Coming from someone who had never heard a full album of hers before, I think Rare is... mediocre, at best. So many songs sound the same, and her vocals are lifeless. She sings without emotions, and after everything she went through, it’s kinda sad. I do like her lower register though. It’s surprisingly strong. Her D3’s and E3’s are very pleasant. Her upper notes are okay but there’s no quality about them, nothing special at all. I’m scared I might look like a hater but honestly, I am really disappointed by the sound of her album and her vocals don’t do it for me either.

Unnecessary to comment on a particular singer just to bash her. If people started doing that, this forum would soon not be a range forum anymore but rather a fight club for stans

[ama]

First of all, I’m not bashing her, second of all, I was hoping we could have a constructive discussion on her voice, because not only legendary singers deserve to be talked about. Third of all, if my comment is irrelevant and bothers that much, let an administrator delete everything, and call it a day.

[kittykat]

Jan 14, 2020 16:49:59 GMT ama said:

First of all, I’m not bashing her, second of all, I was hoping we could have a constructive discussion on her voice, because not only legendary singers deserve to be talked about. Third of all, if my comment is irrelevant and bothers that much, let an administrator delete everything, and call it a day.

Selena Gomez is in my top 10 favourite artists list, but she is also the worst singer in that whole list. I like her style and she has a really pretty tone but I do wish she would train more... As a singing student, I think it's crazy that she isn't amazing by now. She's been singing since she was on Wizards of Waverly Place, sometime in 2008, and she still sounds like she's only been training for 1-2 years? She's either really untalented or she doesn't train enough. Her lows sound good and are supported but she's still very breathy. That might just be a style choice, but to be honest, I don't think I've ever heard live vocals that weren't breathy of hers, so I have a feeling she can't give a strong and clear vocal performance even if she wanted to. (don't come at me about her Lupus. I'm just saying that whether or not her Lupus affects her singing ability, it doesn't change the fact that she's breathy) Kind of like Billie Eilish where it's hard to judge her singing ability because she only sings in this one style that is soft and delicate which is arguably much easier that belting. In live performances, the high notes she doesn't skip sound forced and tense. I suspect that it's a combination of jaw and tongue tension and not lifting her soft palate based on how those notes sound. I'm a huge fan, I just wish she trained more.