Georgia Brown (4,852 views)

[SailorBlue]

Rossana Monti
Voice Type: The Renascence of Range Mezzo Soprano
Vocal Range: G2 - F8 (5 octaves + 10 semitones)

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{Vocal Range Timeline}Black Nature (2001): C3 - F♯5 - D7
Heart Beats (2004): G2 - F♯5 - F7
The Renascence of Soul (2008): B2 - B♭5 - G♯7
Me & Myself (2012): D3 - G5 - E7
Smule Karaokes (2017 - Present): B2 - B5 - A7

Significant High Notes

F8 ("Unknown Range Wanking Session")
C♯8 ("Unknown Range Wanking Session")
C8 ("Unknown Range Wanking Session")
A7 ("Emotions", "Rede TV Interview")
G♯7 ("Loneliness")
G7 ("Always", "TV FAMA Interview")
F♯7 ("Fuji TV Range Wanking Session")
F7 ("Ebony Eyes")
E7 ("Emotions", "Georgia Brown Showing a Guitar Who's Boss", "#Highvibration (Sweet Sensation)", "Korea TV Interview", "Love 4 Real", "Mermaid", "Now Afternoon Program Interview", "Place in Your Heart", "Rede TV Interview")
E♭7 ("My Time is Now" Live, "O Happy Day")
D7 ("Ebony Eyes", "#Highvibration (Sweet Sensation)", "I'm Dangerous", "Recipe Santa Program Interview", "Semifusa Challenge", "Son of God", "Sweet Innocence", "War Story")
C♯7 ("Art a Shield For Me", "God Comfort Me", "Lovin' You", "Range Wanking Session with The History Channel")
C7 ("Always", "Creep", "Dreamlover", "Emotions", "Fire and Desire", "Hunting High and Low", "I'll Be There", "Inside My Love", "Lost Love", "O Happy Day", "Recipe Santa Program Interview", "Save My Soul", "Vision of Love")
B6 ("Can't Let Go", "Daydream", "Georgia Brown Challenges Dimash and Vitas to a Range Wank Battle", "Holding Back the Years", "I Put a Spell on You" Live in Status Savassi, "Killing Me Softly" Live, "Korea TV Interview", "Lost Love", "Mermaid", "Range Wanking Session with The History Channel", "Sheet Online Interview", "Someday", "Sweet Innocence", "Todo Seu Interview", "Vanishing")
B♭6 ("Anytime You Need a Friend", "Best Friend", "Fire and Desire", "Forgiven", "#Highvibration (Sweet Sensation)", "Killing Me Softly" Live, "Lead the Way", "Mariah Carey Impression on BHNEWS", "Son of God", "Tenderly", "(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman")
A6 ("D-Sire", "Ebony Eyes", "Hero", "Hold On", "It's a Pleasure", "Lovin' You", "Sweet Innocence")
G♯6 ("Die Before Sunrise", "Dream On", "Now Afternoon Program Interview")
G6 ("Eternal Flame", "I Put a Spell on You" Live in Status Savassi, "Emotions", "Maybe" Live Canto da Primavera 2012)
F♯6 ("Best Friend", "Broken Wings", "Da Copeira Soul", "Lovin' You")
F6 ("Inside My Love", "Interview on BHNEWS", "Range Wanking Session with The History Channel", "X-Press 154")
E6 ("Lovin' You", "Minnie Riperton Impression on BHNEWS", "Music Box", "Opera #2 Snippet", "Range Wanking Session with The History Channel", "Wuthering Heights")
E♭6 ("O Happy Day", "The Phantom of the Opera")
D6 ("Lord, Stay With Me", "Unbreak My Heart")
C♯6 ("I'm Not in Love", "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here", "Toy Soldiers", "Whatever's Clever")
C6 ("I'll Be There")
B5 ("Ebony and Ivory", "I Have Nothing", "Interview on BHNEWS", "Make it Happen", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Someday")
B♭5 ("Dreamlover", "Ebony Eyes", "Fire and Desire", "Inside My Love", "I Will Always Love You", "Jesus", "When You Believe", "Wuthering Heights")
A5 ("All By Myself", "Englishman in New York", "#Highvibration (Sweet Sensation)", "Jesus", "Make it Right", "Mistake No. 3", "My Sweet Lord", "Oh Darling", "Take Slow", "We Belong Together")
G♯5 ("Art a Shield For Me", "Ebony and Ivory", "Fire and Desire", "It's Not Right But it's Ok", "Mistreated", "Save My Soul", "Someday", "Tell it to My Heart", "Toy Soldiers")
G5 ("Anytime You Need a Friend", "Emotions", "Gave 2 U", "#Highvibration (Sweet Sensation)", "Maybe" Live Canto da Primavera 2012, "Toxic", "Vision of Love", "(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman")
F♯5 ("Alone", "Best Friend", "Broken Wings", "Can't Let Go", "God Comfort Me", "Hold On", "If it's Over", "I Have Nothing", "I Will Always Love You", "Jesus", "Little Wing", "Loving You", "My Sweet Lord", "My Time is Now" Live, "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here", "On The Right Way", "Place in Your Heart", "Someday", "Take Slow", "Unbreak My Heart", "Vanishing", "Whatever's Clever", "When You Believe", "Wuthering Heights")
F5 ("Against All Odds", "All By Myself", "Always Be My Baby", "Can't Let Go", "Dreamlover", "Fire and Desire", "The Greatest Love of All", "If Looks Could Kill", "I'll Be There", "I'm Dangerous", "Inside My Love", "It Must Have Been Love", "Lead the Way", "Little Wing", "Make it Happen", "My All", "My Endless Love", "Oh Darling", "Save My Soul", "Tell it to My Heart", "Tenderly", "Toxic", "Waiting For a Girl Like You", "Wishing on a Star")
E5 ("Angel", "Anytime You Need a Friend", "Art a Shield For Me", "Best Friend", "Changes", "Commit a Crime", "Creep", "Daydream", "Ebony and Ivory", "Emotions", "God Comfort Me", "Here Comes the Rain Again", "Hero", "#Highvibration (Sweet Sensation)", "Hold On", "Hurts to be in Love", "If it's Over", "I'm Not in Love", "I'm Never Gonna Be Alright", "I Put a Spell on You", "Is This Love", "It's a Pleasure", "I Will Always Love You", "Lord, Stay With Me", "Lost Love", "Love in the Rain", "Make it Right", "Maybe" Live Canto da Primavera 2012, "Mercedes Benz" Live, "Missing You", "More Than Words", "Music Box", "My Child", "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Place in Your Heart", "Someday", "Sweet Innocence", "Take Slow", "Toy Soldiers", "Unbreak My Heart", "Vision of Love", "We Belong Together", "Whatever's Clever", "When You Believe", "Whole Lotta Love", "(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman")
E♭5 ("Alone", "Always", "Babooshka", "Can't Let Go", "Constant Craving", "Da Copeira Soul", "Don't Speak", "Ebony Eyes", "Into the Night", "It's Not Right But it's Ok", "Little Wing", "Love 4 Real", "My Time is Now" Live, "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here", "On the Right Way", "Son of God", "Spending My Time", "Vanishing", "Wishing on a Star")
D5 ("Anytime You Need a Friend", "Best Friend", "Como nossos pais", "Daydream", "Dreamlover", "D-Sire", "The Girl From Mississippi", "Eternal Flame", "Forgiven", "Gave 2 U", "Here Comes the Rain Again", "#Highvibration (Sweet Sensation)", "Human Nature", "If I Ain't Got You", "If Looks Could Kill", "I Have Nothing", "I'm Dangerous", "I'm Goin' Down", "I'm Never Gonna Be Alright", "Juss Fell", "Lord, Stay With Me", "Lost Love", "Make it Happen", "Maybe" Live Canto da Primavera 2012, "Mercedes Benz" Live, "Missing You", "My All", "My Child", "My Endless Love", "O Happy Day", "Oh Darling", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Range Wanking Session with The History Channel", "Roxanne", "Spanish Guitar", "Sunshine on My Shoulder", "Tenderly", "Unbreak My Heart", "Velha infancia", "War Story", "When You Believe")
C♯5 ("All By Myself", "Always Be My Baby", "Black Nature", "Broken Wings", "Butterflyz", "Creep", "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic", "Forgiven", "The Greatest Love of All", "Hero", "Holiday", "I'm Not in Love", "It's a Pleasure", "I Want You", "I Will Always Love You", "Jesus", "Joe Le Taxi", "Killing Me Softly" Live, "Kiss of Life", "Lead the Way", "Listen to Your Heart", "Little Wing", "Loneliness", "Love Don't Live Here Anymore", "Love in the Rain", "Lover Street", "Mistake No. 3", "Mistreated", "More Than Words", "Music Box", "On the Right Way", "Someday", "Spending My Time", "The Sweetest Taboo", "Toy Soldiers", "Velha infancia", "Waiting For a Girl Like You", "You're Makin' Me High")
C5 ("Amanda", "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)", "Changes", "Constant Craving", "Da Copeira Soul", "Don't Speak", "Dreamlover", "Dreams", "Eternal Flame", "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic", "Georgia on my Mind", "Holding Back the Years", "Hold On", "Hunting High and Low", "I'll Be There", "I'm Dangerous", "I'm Goin' Down", "Into the Night", "I Put a Spell on You", "It Must Have Been Love", "Juss Fell", "Let it Flow", "Lord, Stay With Me", "Lotta Love", "Love 4 Real", "Maybe Tomorrow", "My Child", "My Endless Love", "O Happy Day", "Paradise", "Smooth Operator", "Spanish Guitar", "Sweet Innocence", "Tell it to My Heart", "Tenderly", "Time After Time", "True Colors", "War Story", "We Belong Together", "Why", "Wishing on a Star", "X-Press 154", "You Know What to Do", "(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman")
B4 ("Alo, Alo Marciano", "Always Be My Baby", "Amanda", "Black Nature", "China Love", "Commit a Crime", "Como nossos pais", "Creep", "D-Sire", "Ebony Eyes", "Englishman in New York", "Forgiven", "Gave 2 U", "The Girl From Mississippi", "God Comfort Me", "Hero", "Holiday", "Hurts to be in Love", "If I Ain't Got You", "I'm Not in Love", "Is This Love", "I Still Believe", "It's a Pleasure", "I Want You", "I Will Always Love You", "Jesus", "Listen to Your Heart", "Loneliness", "Love in the Rain", "Lover Street", "Make it Right", "Maneater", "Maria Magdalena", "Mistreated", "Music Box", "My Sweet Lord", "My Time is Now" Live, "On and On", "Take Slow", "This is Not America", "Time After Time", "Unbreak My Heart", "Vanishing", "Wasting Love", "Whatever's Clever", "When You Believe", "Whole Lotta Love")

Significant Low Notes

A3 ("Black Nature", "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)", "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic", "Here Comes the Rain Again", "Hero", "Holiday", "I Will Always Love You", "Light My Fire", "Maria Magdalena", "Mercedes Benz" Live, "Mistake No. 3", "Oh Darling", "Paradise (Not for me)", "Place in Your Heart", "Slave to Love", "Time After Time", "Toy Soldiers", "We Belong Together")
G♯3 ("Against All Odds", "Broken Wings", "Creep", "Dream On", "Gave 2 U", "Inside My Love", "Killing Me Softly" Live, "Kiss of Life", "Lotta Love", "Love in the Rain", "Rainbow", "Range Wanking Session with The History Channel", "Spanish Guitar", "Toy Soldiers", "Waiting For a Girl Like You")
G3 ("Always", "Amanda", "Angel", "Art a Shield For Me", "Best Friend", "Changes", "Die Before Sunrise", "Don't Dream It's Over", "Dreams", "D-Sire", "Eternal Flame", "Forgiven", "The Greatest Love of All", "If I Ain't Got You", "Imagine", "I'm Goin' Down", "I'm Never Gonna Be Alright", "Into the Night", "I Still Believe", "Juss Fell", "Live to Tell", "Lord, Stay With Me", "Make It Happen", "Maybe" Live Canto da Primavera 2012, "Maybe Tomorrow", "Misunderstood", "My Child", "Oh Father", "Paradise", "Place in Your Heart", "Tenderly", "This is Not America", "Toxic", "True", "True Colors", "Wasting Love", "We Belong Together", "Why", "(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman")
F♯3 ("2 Become 1", "Black Nature", "Broken Wings", "Build", "Butterflyz", "China Love", "Classic", "Creep", "Daydream", "Ebony and Ivory", "Ebony Eyes", "Glory Box", "The Greatest Love of All", "Heart Beats", "Holding Back the Years", "I Put a Spell on You", "I Want You", "I Will Always Love You", "Jesus to a Child", "Love 4 Real", "Lover Street", "Mistreated", "More Than Words", "My Sweet Lord", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Sweet Innocence", "True", "Velha infancia", "Whatever's Clever", "When You Believe", "You Know What to Do")
F3 ("Alone", "Always", "Can't Let Go", "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)", "Changes", "Dreamlover", "Dream On", "Dreams", "Georgia on my Mind", "I'll Be There", "I'm Dangerous", "Killing Me Softly" Live, "Lead the Way", "Live to Tell", "Lotta Love", "Maybe Tomorrow", "My Endless Love", "O Happy Day", "Paradise", "Place in Your Heart", "Son of God", "Sunshine on My Shoulder", "Waiting For a Girl Like You", "Why", "Wishing on a Star", "Woman", "You're Makin' Me High")
E3 ("All By Myself", "Alo, Alo Marciano", "Always Be My Baby", "Anytime You Need a Friend", "Best Friend", "Butterflyz", "China Love", "Classic", "Daydream", "Ebony and Ivory", "Englishman in New York", "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic", "Forgiven", "The Girl From Mississippi", "God Comfort Me", "Hello", "Hero", "Hold On", "Human Nature", "Hunting High and Low", "If I Ain't Got You", "I Have Nothing", "Imagine", "I'm Goin' Down", "I Miss U", "I'm Not in Love", "It's a Pleasure", "I Want You", "Jesus to a Child", "King of Sorrow", "Kiss of Life", "Loneliness", "Lord, Stay With Me", "Lost Love", "Love 4 Real" Sweet Version, "Love in the Rain", "Lover Street", "Make it Right", "Missing You", "Mistake No. 3", "Music Box", "My Child", "On and On", "Sailing", "Smooth Operator", "Someday", "Spanish Guitar", "The Sweetest Taboo", "Take Slow", "Time After Time", "Unbreak My Heart", "Vanishing", "War Story", "You Can Do Magic", "You Know What to Do")
E♭3 ("2 Become 1", "Against All Odds", "Always", "Art a Shield For Me", "Babooshka", "Build", "Da Copeira Soul", "Don't Speak", "Ebony Eyes", "Fire and Desire", "Inside My Love", "Jesus", "Korea TV Interview", "Little Wing", "Love Don't Live Here Anymore", "Mariah Carey Impression on BHNEWS", "Mercedes Benz" Live, "My Time is Now" Live, "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here", "On the Right Way", "Save My Soul", "Son of God", "Vision of Love", "You're Makin' Me High")
D3 ("Amanda", "Angel", "Best Friend", "Commit a Crime", "Como nossos pais", "Daydream", "D-Sire", "Ebony Eyes", "Emotions", "Forgiven", "Gave 2 U", "Holding Back the Years", "Hurts to be in Love", "If It's Over", "I'll Be There", "I Miss U", "I'm Never Gonna Be Alright", "Is This Love", "Juss Fell", "Let it Flow", "Light My Fire", "Listen to Your Heart", "Lovin' You", "Make it Happen", "Make it Right", "Mistake No. 3", "Paradise (Not for Me)", "Rede TV Interview", "Roxanne", "Smooth Operator", "Spending My Time", "Sunshine on My Shoulder", "Tenderly", "This is Not America", "Todo Seu Interview", "True Colors", "Unbreak My Heart", "Velha infancia", "War Story", "Whatever's Clever", "You Know What to Do")
C♯3 ("Jesus to a Child", "Loneliness", "Roxanne", "X-Press 154")
C3 ("Change (In the House of Flies)", "#Highvibration (Sweet Sensation)", "Let it Flow", "My All", "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here", "Spanish Guitar", "Tenderly", "Unknown Interview", "War Story", "(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman")
B2 ("Fuji TV Range Wanking Session", "Jesus", "Paradise (Not for Me)")
B♭2 ("Ebony Eyes")
G2 ("Ebony Eyes")
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Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Underlines mark notes that are found in the backing vocals and/or buried in the mix.
Bold marks notes that are notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
Blue marks falsetto/whistle notes.

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{Questionable Notes}G10 ("Range Wanking Session with Guinness World Records" [7])
A6 ("I Put a Spell on You" [1], "Oh Darling" [1], "Lord, Stay With Me" [1])
E6 ("Alo, Alo Marciano" [5])
B5 ("Always Be My Baby" [1], "Best Friend" [1])
G5 ("Spanish Guitar" [1], "True" [1])
F5 ("Into the Night" [1])

E3 ("I Put a Spell on You" [3])
D3 ("If I Ain't Got You" [3])
C3 ("True Colors" [3])
B2 ("If I Ain't Got You" [3], "I'm Never Gonna Be All Right" [1]/[3])
B♭2 ("I Miss U" [3], "Juss Fell" [3], "X-Press 154" [3])
A2 ("Alo, Alo Marciano" [3], "The Girl From Mississippi" [5], "Oh Darling" [3], "Spanish Guitar" [3])
G♯2 ("Hurts to be in Love" [1]/[3], "Love 4 Real" Sweet Version [4]/[6], "You're Makin' Me High" [5])
G2 ("The Girl From Mississippi" [1]/[3], "Range Wanking Session with Guinness World Records" [7], "This is Not America" [3])
F♯2 ("Art a Shield For Me" [1]/[3], "Glory Box" [3], "Paradise (Not for Me)" [4])
F2 ("Commit a Crime" [3], My Goals are Beyond Your Understanding)
E2 ("Ebony Eyes" [4], "Lost Love" [3], "Unbreak My Heart" [1]/[3], "War Story" [3])
E1 (This note does not exist, for the love of everything that is holy, please stop citing her Wikipedia page as a source. [6])
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[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 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.
[6] marks notes that have been claimed to exist, but have no proof to back them up.
[7] marks notes that Guinness World Records refused to give to me due to their "Privacy Policy".
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See this thread for more information.

Summary: Oh boy, where do I start? Georgia Brown is foremost known for holding the title for largest female vocal range of allegedly G2 - G10 (a note that Guinness themselves wouldn't give me). Outside of these secret magical range wanking sessions that go on behind closed doors, she has demonstrated a usable range spanning G2 - F8. She is a very middle of the road mezzo, not particularly high or low. Her low notes maintain good support and strength down to D3. She is able to perform powerful belts up to B5 before transitioning into head voice/falsetto.

But nobody cares about that, you're here for her whistles. Georgia's whistle register is incredibly relaxed in the 6th and 7th octave, even pushing it into the 8th octave with surprising control. She has maintained her strength in her whistle register for her entire career, and she shows no signs of stopping as evidenced by her extensive catalog of Smule karaokes. Even as her voice has noticeably darkened over the years, her whistle remains unchanged.

Overall, a technically proficient vocalist with decent control over her voice. While her vocal style can be off putting at times. She's still a curious anomaly that is worth documenting.

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{Credits}SailorBlue
Black Nature (2001)
Heart Beats (2004)
The Renascence of Soul (2008)
Me & Myself (2012)
A whole bunch of interviews, internet vocal covers, and live shenanigans.
I expect my check in the mail.

[Rodney Blazershorts]

You probably shouldn't use the title "Unknown Range Wanking Session". The videos are called "Whistle Register Test" which would be more appropriate.

[glo]

We got her back on here but not Mariah? Damn...

[Ian]

Aug 18, 2020 12:52:57 GMT glo said:

We got her back on here but not Mariah? Damn...

I think there's a Mariah Carey thread now.

[rob]

So there's no audio proof on the internet of her G10? That's really interesting actually. You would given the Guinness world records burden of proof system they would happily show it, but that doesn't seem the case. Great thread in any case, was always curious about her!

[blazejecar2]

Jan 13, 2022 3:14:15 GMT rob said:

So there's no audio proof on the internet of her G10? That's really interesting actually. You would given the Guinness world records burden of proof system they would happily show it, but that doesn't seem the case. Great thread in any case, was always curious about her!

They don't share Tim Storms' record either. They also withhold footage from all record attempts they don't upload themselves. The idea is that if only they have the proofs, there can be no fake guinness posts and thus, they keep their integrity. 

[Baronessa]

Okay, but what if we just like... don't believe them?

[SailorBlue]

Jan 13, 2022 3:14:15 GMT rob said:

So there's no audio proof on the internet of her G10? That's really interesting actually. You would given the Guinness world records burden of proof system they would happily show it, but that doesn't seem the case. Great thread in any case, was always curious about her!

Turns out, not even Georgia herself has the audio evidence, she honestly wants it as much as I do. And Guinness has gotten so tired of my shit that they've stopped answering my emails.

[blazejecar2]

Would be hilarious if it turns out they didn't even keep the recordings in the first place

[rob]

Jan 13, 2022 9:07:38 GMT SailorBlue said:

Jan 13, 2022 3:14:15 GMT rob said:

So there's no audio proof on the internet of her G10? That's really interesting actually. You would given the Guinness world records burden of proof system they would happily show it, but that doesn't seem the case. Great thread in any case, was always curious about her!

Turns out, not even Georgia herself has the audio evidence, she honestly wants it as much as I do. And Guinness has gotten so tired of my shit that they've stopped answering my emails.

That's absolutely ridiculous. She has every literal right to her own recording. Especially if it's a case where she isn't quite able to reproduce it nowadays.

[mehrhs9]

can we even hear g10?
I don't think it would be possible unless in under laboratory conditions

[chimmychupa]

If We Were Able To Hear The Guiness World Record Range Wanking Session The G10 Wouldn't Be Audible

[patricioguedes]

since 2017, Georgia was tired of just interviewing as a record holder. They talked a lot about the whistle register, but very little about it as a complete musician (audio engineer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter), even though she was blind in one eye and had a limited visual field in the other. A voice with a placement that is not to everyone's taste, but with wide range in all registers, many colors, and very good vocal technique considering that she never had lessons. she is no longer able to produce her albums due to her eye disease being degenerative and quite advanced, she will soon be totally blind.

The G10 was something that she says she only achieved for the Guinness test day, she had pneumonia and reached unprecedented highs even for her (and who would try to go above the audible range?) and lost the lows below G2 (she said that is able to go lower with subharmonics or fry), G2 is the limit controlled in chest voice. Trying to force her voice to reach an inaudible note just to prove something to those who don’t believe in Guinness is not in her interest, and I think I wouldn't do it either, she didn't even make money directly from it, just marketing that wasn't always good and hate from lambs (being that she is also a fan and Mariah Caret didn't have the previous record for the widest vocal range, it was Yma Sumac). Want to hear absurd high notes? go to youtube, I think you find a A9 from Nicolas Sedda