Post by Henny Macc on Apr 24, 2020 5:34:54 GMT
K'noup Tomopoulos (October 4, 1975 - )
Years active: 2000-present
Country of origin: Greece / United States of America
Recorded vocal range: G♯1-D♯5 (A♭1-E♭5) - 3.6 octaves
Band history:
- 2000-2009 - Visa (lead vocals)
- 2009-2014 - Viza (lead vocals)
- 2014-present - K'noup (lead vocals, rhythm guitar)
- 2017-present - Viza (lead vocals, rhythm guitar)
Recorded high notes:
D♯5/E♭5: "Keyhole", "Made in Chernobyl", "Toxic"
D5: "Dynamite", "The Uzbek Brothel"
C♯5/D♭5: "Dynamite", "Everybody Wants Money!", "Good Ole Dice", "It's All Wrong", "Viktorious", "Viktor's Vanguard", "Meet Me at the Troubadour", "Trans-Siberian Standoff"
C5: "Eros"
B4: "A Magic Ladder", "Break Out the Violins", "Cash Karma", "Good Ole Dice", "It's All Wrong", "My Mona Lisa", "Never Feel", "Pinches", "Shall We Reign Dance?", "Songbird", "Sparring", "Viktor's Vanguard", "Virgin Red"
A♯4/B♭4: "Alley in Tijuana", "Carnivalia", "Crusader", "Dynamite", "Happily Ever After", "In Coins '14", "Keyhole", "Napoleon Complex", "Songbird", "Take Over the World", "Tom Waits for Her"
A4: "Alley in Tijuana", "C'est la Vie", "Dynamite", "Further", "It's All Wrong", "Napoleon Complex", "The Flask", "Viktorious", "Virgin Red"
G♯4/A♭4: "Debke", "Forward March", "Fuego", "Further", "Good Ole Dice", "Happily Ever After", "It's All Wrong", "Janna", "Kings and Queens", "My Mona Lisa", "My Sea", "Quicksand", "Songbird", "The Flask", "Tricky Tricky", "The Uzbek Brothel", "Virgin Red"
G4: "Break Out the Violins", "Brunette", "Dynamite", "Guilty Pleasures", "Midnight Hour (Dingle Rock)", "Fuego", "The Early Hours, "Things Are Awkward", "To the Gods", "Toxic", "Viktor"
F♯4/G♭4: "Aphrodite", "A World of Broken Mirrors", "Break Out the Violins", "Cat's Eye", "Crusader", "Debke", "Everybody Wants Money!", "Fit for a King", "Fuego", "Further", "Happily Ever After", "Hourglass", "Indigo Rain", "It's All Wrong", "Janna", "Keyhole", "Kings and Queens", "Luchador", "Made in Chernobyl", "Midnight Drive", "Napoleon Complex", "Never Feel", "Pathway", "Persian Mistress", "Pinches", "Poor Pete", "Red Light Inferno", "Sans Red", "Shall We Reign Dance?", "Siktir", "The Day I Leave Her", "The Early Hours", "The Evil Eye", "The Uzbek Brothel", "To the Gods", "Trans-Siberian Standoff", "Vanished", "Velvet Shade", "Viktor", "Viktor's Sister", "Viktor's Vanguard", "What If", "When Doves Cry"
F4: "A Magic Ladder", "Bake Me in Clouds", "C'est la Vie", "Debke", "Diabolic Angel", "Everybody Wants Money!", "Forward March", "Fuego", "Good Ole Dice", "Happily Ever After", "Kings and Queens", "Midnight Drive", "Napoleon Complex", "Pinches", "Shall We Reign Dance?", "Sheep", "Siktir", "Songbird", "Sparring", "Take Over the World", "The Flask", "The Girl That Doesn't Exist", "Tricky Tricky", "Viktorious", "Viktor's Sister", "Wallflower"
Recorded low notes:
C♯3/D♭3: "Alley in Tijuana", "Coma", "Debke", "Eros", "Everybody Wants Money!", "Fit for a King", "Happily Ever After", "Hourglass", "In Coins", "It's All Wrong", "Just for You", "Kings and Queens", "Lady Luck", "Midnight Drive", "Napoleon Complex", "Never Feel", "On the Camel's Back", "Pathway", "Persian Mistress", "Pinches", "Quicksand", "Songbird", "To the Gods", "Trans-Siberian Standoff", "Viktor's Vanguard", "Virgin Red"
C3: "Guilty Pleasures", "My Sea", "Red Light Inferno", "Toxic", "Vanished", "Wallflower"
B2: "Break Out the Violins", "Brunette", "Carnivalia", "Further", "Good Ole Dice", "Just for You", "Loyal Tea", "Midnight Drive", "Midnight Hour (Dingle Rock)", "Persian Mistress", "Tequila Sunrise"
A♯2/B♭2: "Diabolic Angel", "How Can I?", "Keyhole", "Khamsin", "Lady Luck", "Loyal Tea", "My Sea", "Pinches", "Sans Red", "Songbird", "Sparring", "Take Over the World", "The Uzbek Brothel", "To the Gods", "Toxic", "Tricky Tricky", "Viktorious", "Wallflower"
A2: "Brunette", "Coma", "Trans-Siberian Standoff", "Viktor's Sister"
G♯2/A♭2: "A World of Broken Mirrors", "Cash Karma", "Cat's Eye", "Debke", "Eros", "Everybody Wants Money!", "Fit for a King", "Fork in the Road", "Further", "Guilty Pleasures", "Hourglass", "How Can I?", "It's All Wrong", "Janna", "Lady Luck", "Loyal Tea", "Luchador", "Meet Me at the Troubadour", "Midnight Drive", "Off & Running", "Persian Mistress", "Pinches", "Red Light Inferno", "Quicksand", "Shall We Reign Dance", "Songbird", "Things Are Awkward", "Viktor", "When Doves Cry"
G2: "Carnivalia", "Cash Karma", "Fork in the Road", "How Can I?", "Loyal Tea", "Toxic", "Viktor"
F♯2/G♭2: "Alley in Tijuana", "Fuego", "Hourglass", "Keyhole", "Lady Luck", "Never Feel", "Red Light Inferno", "Sans Red", "Songbird", "Vanished", "Viktorious", "When Doves Cry"
F2: "Diabolic Angel", "How Can I?", "Keyhole", "My Sea", "Sans Red", "Take Over the World", "The Girl That Doesn't Exist", "Viktor's Sister"
E2: "Lady Luck", "Poor Pete"
D♯2/E♭2: "Keyhole", "The Evil Eye", "The Girl That Doesn't Exist", "What If"
D2: "Poor Pete"
C♯2/D♭2: "Shall We Reign Dance?", "Tom Waits for Her"
B1: "Keyhole", "Loyal Tea", "Shall We Reign Dance?"
A♯1/B♭1: "Crusader"
G♯1/A♭1: "Keyhole"
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*Blue marks soft falsetto notes.
*Green marks harsh distorted screams.
*Italics mark non-melodic notes.
*Underlines marks notes in backing vocals or otherwise muffled/obscured in the song mix.
K'noup Tomopoulos is the eccentric and exotic frontman of one of my favorite bands ever, Viza. He's a bit of an interesting case vocally - kind of the opposite of all aspects of range that are traditionally considered "impressive" and demonstrative of ones abilities, as his high range is pretty limited and it's very rare to hear him sing cleanly above A4. He does make good use of his low range though, as second octave notes are quite common in Viza's music (though they he starts to get pretty growly from the lower second octave onward), and he's probably my #1 favorite vocalist when it comes to harsh vocals, as he often makes up for his lack of typical high notes by throwing in distorted screamed notes in their place, some of which can be very powerful and effective at times.
K'noup is also a good example of someone who doesn't let his lack of high range get in the way of himself writing strong, effective vocal melodies that still work well with his band's music. He has a great sense of energy to his vocals, and delivers them with a theatrical style that perfectly suits the whacked out festive music of Viza. For those unfamiliar, Viza play what they call "world rock", which is a blend of modern hard rock/metal stylings with various traditional/folk music styles from around the world - much of it is Mediterranean-based, but you'll also hear Spanish, Egyptian, Middle-Eastern, and much more in there. The first album of theirs that I heard was Made in Chernobyl, which is mostly based on Russian/Eastern European stylings and subject matter and is a top ten favorite album of mine that I would highly recommend. Hopefully there's a couple other fans somewhere on here, and if not perhaps I can interest some of you in giving a listen!
{Best displays of vocal range}
"Keyhole" (G♯1-D♯5)
"Shall We Reign Dance?" (B1-B4)
"Tom Waits for Her" (C♯2-A♯4)
"Viktorious" (F♯2-C♯5)
"It's All Wrong" (G♯2-C♯5)
"Meet Me at the Troubadour" (G♯2-C♯5)
"Take Over the World" (F2-A♯4)
"Alley in Tijuana" (F♯2-A♯4)
"Trans-Siberian Standoff" (A2-C♯5)
"Eros" (G♯2-C5)
"Keyhole" (G♯1-D♯5)
"Shall We Reign Dance?" (B1-B4)
"Tom Waits for Her" (C♯2-A♯4)
"Viktorious" (F♯2-C♯5)
"It's All Wrong" (G♯2-C♯5)
"Meet Me at the Troubadour" (G♯2-C♯5)
"Take Over the World" (F2-A♯4)
"Alley in Tijuana" (F♯2-A♯4)
"Trans-Siberian Standoff" (A2-C♯5)
"Eros" (G♯2-C5)
I'll add for the record that I'm not 100% sure about the pitches of some of the screams listed. I'm also a little skeptical about a lot of backing vocal notes, because a lot of other band members tend to do backing vocals as well in Viza, so I'm trying to just list notes where it's clearly recognizable enough as K'noup's voice.
