Anastacia (7,156 views)

[sel]

Anastacia Lyn Newkirk
Vocal Range: B♭2 - C7

Significant High Notes:
C7 ("I Belong to You" live Oberhausen 2012, "Stay" live Resurrection Tour 2015)
G6 ("My Everything" live Krasnogorsk 2018, "Stay" live Resurrection Tour 2015)
E6 ("My Everything" live Krasnogorsk 2018)
C♯6 ("Funk Medley" Live at Last Tour 2004)
C6 ("Purple Rain" live Luxembourg 2016)
B5 ("Hey Jude" live Köln 2012, "One Day in Your Life" live Stuttgart 2016)
B♭5 ("Funk Medley" Live at Last Tour 2004)
A5 ("Get Ready", "Hey Jude" live Luxembourg 2012, "Not That Kind" live Heavy Rotation Tour 2009, "Safety", "Same Song", "You'll Never Be Alone" Live at Last Tour 2004)
G♯5 ("Back in Black", "Dream On", "I'm Outta Love" live at G.A.Y. 2015, "Paid My Dues", "Pretty Little Dum Dum", "Staring at the Sun" live RTL 2015, "Time")
G5 ("Amandla", "Boom", "Boomerang", "Freak of Nature", "In Your Eyes", "Love Is Alive", "Overdue Goodbye", "Purple Rain" live Luxembourg 2016, "Resurrection", "Seasons Change", "Sexy Single", "Stupid Little Things", "You Can't Always Get What You Want", "You'll Never Be Alone")
F♯5 ("Absolutely Positively", "Boom", "Don'tcha Wanna", "Everything Burns", "Get Ready", "Heavy on My Heart", "I Belong to You", "I Dreamed You", "Not That Kind", "One Day in Your Life", "Same Old Story", "Time", "Ti Amo", "Twisted Girl", "Where Do I Belong")
F5 ("Best of You", "Boomerang", "Don't Stop (Doin' It)", "Freak of Nature", "I Call It Love", "I Can Feel You", "I'm Outta Love" live RTL 2015, "In Summer", "Left Outside Alone", "Lifeline", "Love is a Crime", "Maybe Today", "Nothin' at All", "Paid My Dues", "Stupid Little Things", "The Star-Spangled Banner" live MLB All-Star Game 2002, "Twisted Girl", "Underground Army", "Why", "You Can't Always Get What You Want", "You Give Love a Bad Name", "You'll Never Be Alone")
E5 ("Absolutely Positively", "Amandla", "Beautiful Messed Up World", "Black Hole Sun", "Black Roses", "Cowboys & Kisses", "Don't Stop (Doin' It)", "Don'tcha Wanna", "I Ask of You", "I'm Outta Love", "Left Outside Alone, Part 2", "Love Is Alive", "Made for Lovin' You", "Mr. Vain", "Nothin' at All", "One", "One Day in Your Life", "One More Chance", "Overdue Goodbye", "Paid My Dues", "Pretty Little Dum Dum", "Ramble On", "Safety", "Same Old Story", "Same Song", "Seasons Change", "Secrets", "Sexy Single", "Stalemate", "Staring at the Sun", "Stay", "The Way I See It", "Ti Amo", "Time", "Underdog", "Use Somebody" "What Can We Do (Deeper Love)", "Why'd You Lie to Me", "Wishing Well")
E♭5 ("Absolutely Positively", "Back in Black", "Black Hole Sun", "Boom", "Boomerang", "Broken Wings", "Defeated", "Don't Stop (Doin' It)", "Don'tcha Wanna", "Heavy on My Heart" live Antwerpen 2011, "Heavy Rotation", "I Belong to You", "I Call It Love", "I Dreamed You", "I'm Outta Love", "In Summer", "In Your Eyes", "Love is a Crime", "Made for Lovin' You", "My Everything", "Never Gonna Love Again", "Rearview", "Redlight", "Secrets", "Superstar" live Concert for Diana 2007, "Sweet Child o' Mine", "Welcome to My Truth", "Who's Gonna Stop the Rain", "Wishing Well", "Yo Trippin'")
D5 ("All Fall Down", "Army of Me", "Beautiful Messed Up World", "Best of You", "Caught in the Middle", "Cowboys & Kisses", "Dark White Girl", "Don't Stop (Doin' It)", "Everything Burns", "Freak of Nature", "How Come the World Won't Stop", "I Ask of You", "I Do", "In Your Eyes", "Left Outside Alone" live RTL 2014, "Lifeline", "Love Is Alive", "Mr. Vain", "Naughty", "Nothin' at All", "Oncoming Train", "One Day in Your Life", "One More Chance", "Other Side of Crazy", "Paid My Dues", "Reckless", "Resurrection", "Stamina", "Stay", "Stupid Little Things", "Twisted Girl", "Underdog (2014)", "What Can We Do (Deeper Love)", "Where Do I Belong", "Why", "Why'd You Lie to Me", "You Can't Always Get What You Want", "You Give Love a Bad Name", "You'll Never Be Alone")
C♯5 ("Apology", "Back in Black", "Before", "Dark White Girl", "Defeated", "Evolution", "Get Ready", "Heavy on My Heart", "I Belong to You", "I Dreamed You", "I'm Outta Love", "Left Outside Alone, Part 2", "Love is a Crime", "Made for Lovin' You", "Maybe Today", "Naughty", "Never Gonna Love Again", "Not That Kind", "One Day in Your Life", "Pain", "Ramble On", "Rearview", "Same Old Story", "Stalemate", "Staring at the Sun", "Take This Chance", "The Saddest Part", "Ti Amo", "Time", "Underdog", "Where Do I Belong", "Wishing Well", "Wonderwall")
C5 ("Absolutely Positively", "All Fall Down", "Amandla", "Army of Me", "Beautiful Messed Up World", "Best of You", "Boom", "Boomerang", "Black Hole Sun", "Black Roses", "Broken Wings", "Caught in the Middle", "Cowboys & Kisses", "Heavy Rotation", "Higher Livin'", "How Come the World Won't Stop", "I Ask of You", "I Call It Love", "I Can Feel You", "I Don't Want to Be the One", "In Summer", "Left Outside Alone", "Lifeline", "Love Is Alive", "Mr. Vain", "My Everything", "Naughty", "Never Gonna Love Again", "Nobody Loves Me Better", "Not Coming Down", "Nothin' at All", "One", "Paid My Dues", "Pendulum", "Same Song", "Secrets", "Stupid Little Things", "Redlight", "Resurrection", "The Way I See It", "Underdog (2014)", "Welcome to My Truth", "Who's Gonna Stop the Rain", "Why", "Why'd You Lie to Me", "Yo Trippin'", "You Give Love a Bad Name")
B4 ("Army of Me", "Back in Black", "Before", "Black Hole Sun", "Caught in the Middle", "Evolution", "Heavy on My Heart", "I Ask of You", "I Belong to You", "I'm Outta Love" live St. Petersburg Open 2019, "Left Outside Alone, Part 2", "Nothin' at All", "One More Chance", "Pain", "Pendulum", "Pretty Little Dum Dum", "Ramble On", "Rearview", "Same Song", "Seasons Change", "Sexy Single", "Staring at the Sun", "Stay", "Take This Chance", "The Saddest Part", "What Can We Do (Deeper Love)", "Where Do I Belong", "Wishing Well", "Wonderwall", "You Can't Always Get What You Want")


Significant Low Notes:
G3 ("Absolutely Positively", "Amandla", "Beautiful Messed Up World", "Boom", "Boxer", "Broken Wings", "Caught in the Middle", "Don't Stop (Doin' It)", "Everything Burns", "How Come the World Won't Stop", "I Ask of You", "I Don't Want to Be the One", "In Summer", "In Your Eyes", "Love Is Alive", "Naughty", "Never Gonna Love Again", "Nothin' at All", "Oncoming Train", "One", "Other Side of Crazy", "Overdue Goodbye", "Pieces of a Dream", "Ramble On", "Safety", "Seasons Change", "Secrets", "Sick and Tired", "Stamina", "Stupid Little Things", "Resurrection", "Twisted Girl", "Underdog (2014)", "Welcome to My Truth", "Who's Gonna Stop the Rain", "Why", "Yo Trippin'", "You'll Be Fine", "You Can't Always Get What You Want")
F♯3 ("Cowboys & Kisses", "Dark White Girl", "Defeated", "Evolution", "Get Ready", "Heavy on My Heart", "I Ask of You", "I Dreamed You", "I'm Outta Love", "Maybe Today", "Not That Kind", "One", "One Day in Your Life", "One More Chance", "Pain", "Pretty Little Dum Dum", "Ramble On", "Rearview", "Sexy Single", "Stalemate", "Staring at the Sun", "Superstar" live Concert for Diana 2007, "Sweet Child o' Mine", "Take This Chance", "The Saddest Part", "Ti Amo", "Time", "Where Do I Belong", "Wishing Well", "Wonderwall")
F3 ("All Fall Down", "Apology", "Black Hole Sun", "Broken Wings", "Dream On", "Freak of Nature", "Higher Livin'", "I Call It Love", "I Can Feel You", "I Do", "In Summer", "Left Outside Alone", "Lifeline", "Made for Lovin' You", "My Everything", "Nobody Loves Me Better", "Not Coming Down", "Pieces of a Dream", "Redlight", "Resurrection", "Sick and Tired", "Stamina", "Welcome to My Truth", "Who's Gonna Stop the Rain", "Why", "Yo Trippin'")
E3 ("Army of Me", "Beautiful Messed Up World", "Black Roses", "Boom", "Cowboys & Kisses", "Freak of Nature", "Heavy on My Heart", "How Come the World Won't Stop", "One Day in Your Life", "Overdue Goodbye", "Pain", "Pretty Little Dum Dum", "Ramble On", "Reckless", "Safety", "Same Old Story", "Seasons Change", "Sexy Single", "Time", "Twisted Girl", "What Can We Do (Deeper Love)", "You'll Never Be Alone")
E♭3 ("Before", "Black Hole Sun", "Don'tcha Wanna", "Maybe Today", "One More Chance", "Rearview", "Redlight", "Sweet Child o' Mine", "Underdog", "Welcome to My Truth", "Who's Gonna Stop the Rain")
D3 ("Freak of Nature", "How Come the World Won't Stop", "Left Outside Alone", "Not Coming Down", "Pieces of a Dream", "Twisted Girl", "Why")
C3 ("The Star-Spangled Banner" live MLB All-Star Game 2002)
B2 ("Heavy on My Heart" live Ultimate Collection Tour 2016)
B♭2 (Instagram 2017)

SPOILER: Click to show

{Album Ranges}
Not That Kind (2000): E♭3 - G5
Freak of Nature (2001): D3 - G♯5
Anastacia (2004): D3 - G♯5
Heavy Rotation (2008): E3 - A5
It's a Man's World (2012): E♭3 - G♯5
Resurrection (2014): F3 - G5
Evolution (2017): D3 - G5

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Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Bold marks stand-out notes.
Italics mark non-melodic notes. 

[kaji]

Wow, I didn't know she could whistle!!

[sel]

Sept 8, 2020 23:06:05 GMT kaji said:

Wow, I didn't know she could whistle!!

Yeah, she doesn't often. I think she's said she only has access to that register at random times.

[kaji]

Anyways, overall. A really nice first thread.

[Rodney Blazershorts]

It really would behoove you to write the performance information with the song titles, as opposed to just "live." You never have any idea when a video will get taken down and you will be left completely confused as to where the notes came from (especially when they make up so much of her recorded range).

[sel]

Sept 14, 2020 20:28:46 GMT Rodney Blazershorts said:

It really would behoove you to write the performance information with the song titles, as opposed to just "live." You never have any idea when a video will get taken down and you will be left completely confused as to where the notes came from (especially when they make up so much of her recorded range).

Done. For the vids where the uploader didn't specify the city/country, I just wrote the tour and year. Hope that's ok  :smiley:

[samhinchliffe91]

By the way, her voice fits into the Dramatic Mezzo Soprano category.

[kaji]

Sept 22, 2020 15:23:34 GMT samhinchliffe91 said:

By the way, her voice fits into the Dramatic Mezzo Soprano category.

I don't agree in the slightest. Dramatic mezzos are massive, dark, rich AND actually in most cases androgynous voices in opera. Elena Obraztsova who is a classical mezzo is a more of a lyrical mezzo singing dramatic repertoire (at times soprano repertoire) fits into this criteria and her voice is still significantly darker than Anastacia's. You also have to take into account that Anastacia is very audibly darkening her timbre and modifying her sound, sorta like how Anita Baker or even Shakira do. Her tessitura also sits pretty high. Her voice in general reminds me that of Vickie Winans who started off as a soprano and her voice progressively turned into a higher-set mezzo with time and pregnancies. 

[leomatias1995]

Sept 22, 2020 16:47:41 GMT kaji said:

Sept 22, 2020 15:23:34 GMT samhinchliffe91 said:

By the way, her voice fits into the Dramatic Mezzo Soprano category.

I don't agree in the slightest. Dramatic mezzos are massive, dark, rich AND actually in most cases androgynous voices in opera. Elena Obraztsova who is a classical mezzo is a more of a lyrical mezzo singing dramatic repertoire (at times soprano repertoire) fits into this criteria and her voice is still significantly darker than Anastacia's. You also have to take into account that Anastacia is very audibly darkening her timbre and modifying her sound, sorta like how Anita Baker or even Shakira do. Her tessitura also sits pretty high. Her voice in general reminds me that of Vickie Winans who started off as a soprano and her voice progressively turned into a higher-set mezzo with time and pregnancies. 

Her tessitura doesn't sit high at all. Most of the time she stays in the middle low and lower range only entering the 5 octave for climaxes. I do agree that she manipulates her timbre but even her speaking voice is low and dark. 

[kaji]

Aug 11, 2023 1:19:17 GMT leomatias1995 said:

Sept 22, 2020 16:47:41 GMT kaji said:

I don't agree in the slightest. Dramatic mezzos are massive, dark, rich AND actually in most cases androgynous voices in opera. Elena Obraztsova who is a classical mezzo is a more of a lyrical mezzo singing dramatic repertoire (at times soprano repertoire) fits into this criteria and her voice is still significantly darker than Anastacia's. You also have to take into account that Anastacia is very audibly darkening her timbre and modifying her sound, sorta like how Anita Baker or even Shakira do. Her tessitura also sits pretty high. Her voice in general reminds me that of Vickie Winans who started off as a soprano and her voice progressively turned into a higher-set mezzo with time and pregnancies. 

Her tessitura doesn't sit high at all. Most of the time she stays in the middle low and lower range only entering the 5 octave for climaxes. I do agree that she manipulates her timbre but even her speaking voice is low and dark. 

High is relative. None of what you said is particularly proof of someone having a low voice. 

[leomatias1995]

Aug 11, 2023 1:33:36 GMT kaji said:

Aug 11, 2023 1:19:17 GMT leomatias1995 said:

Her tessitura doesn't sit high at all. Most of the time she stays in the middle low and lower range only entering the 5 octave for climaxes. I do agree that she manipulates her timbre but even her speaking voice is low and dark. 

High is relative. None of what you said is particularly proof of someone having a low voice. 

It's relative to the approach/technique and style but she's clearly unconfortable above D5 in full/edgy belts (not a smart choice unless you have a high voice). Lots of struggling everytime she sings the bridge of 'You'll never be alone' and 'Paid my dues' because it's not where a mezzo's voice naturally sits. Why do you think she could be a soprano?

[rulerofrealms]

Sept 22, 2020 16:47:41 GMT kaji said:

Sept 22, 2020 15:23:34 GMT samhinchliffe91 said:

By the way, her voice fits into the Dramatic Mezzo Soprano category.

I don't agree in the slightest. Dramatic mezzos are massive, dark, rich AND actually in most cases androgynous voices in opera. Elena Obraztsova who is a classical mezzo is a more of a lyrical mezzo singing dramatic repertoire (at times soprano repertoire) fits into this criteria and her voice is still significantly darker than Anastacia's. You also have to take into account that Anastacia is very audibly darkening her timbre and modifying her sound, sorta like how Anita Baker or even Shakira do. Her tessitura also sits pretty high. Her voice in general reminds me that of Vickie Winans who started off as a soprano and her voice progressively turned into a higher-set mezzo with time and pregnancies. 

Could someone like Donna Summer be classified as a Dramatic Mezzo?

[leomatias1995]

Apr 12, 2024 15:15:40 GMT rulerofrealms said:

Sept 22, 2020 16:47:41 GMT kaji said:

I don't agree in the slightest. Dramatic mezzos are massive, dark, rich AND actually in most cases androgynous voices in opera. Elena Obraztsova who is a classical mezzo is a more of a lyrical mezzo singing dramatic repertoire (at times soprano repertoire) fits into this criteria and her voice is still significantly darker than Anastacia's. You also have to take into account that Anastacia is very audibly darkening her timbre and modifying her sound, sorta like how Anita Baker or even Shakira do. Her tessitura also sits pretty high. Her voice in general reminds me that of Vickie Winans who started off as a soprano and her voice progressively turned into a higher-set mezzo with time and pregnancies. 

Could someone like Donna Summer be classified as a Dramatic Mezzo?

Donna was a very obvious soprano. She just had a darker tone. Cleo Lane is probably a dramatic mezzo.