Merijn van Haren (1,049 views)

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Associated Acts: "Navarone", "The Dutch Queen Tribute"
Voice Type: Tenor
Vocal Range: B♭2-B5 (3 Octaves + 1 Semitone)

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{Vocal Summary}

Dutch musician best known as the lead vocalist since 2008 for the Nijmegen-based rock band Navarone. Since the release of their debut album in 2012, van Haren has mainly showcased his impressive Plant-esque upper register, showcasing the capacity to push his mixed voice to some impressive extremes, with fully connected notes up as high as A5. His soft singing is also a noteworthy feature of his repertoire, and his diction singing in English has been generally very comfortable. (Author: falsetokaiba)

In addition to being the lead singer of a rock band himself, Merijn van Haren is very active in the educational field of vocal coaching. He is, among others, vocal coach at the 'Rock City Institute', located in Eindhoven, The Netherlands and he's also been featured as a guest vocal coach to give a workshop 'rock singing' at the 'Vocal Arts Academy', located in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Clearly, Navarone's front man appears to be a highly competent vocal coach as he repeatedly proves his supreme technique by consistent, high quality singing on live occasions with Navarone's 'Child In Time' cover and their own 'Indigo Blue' in an acoustic setting, being two notable examples in which he effortlessly mixes up to solid, connected A5s. However, his most impressive vocal passage probably comes from the studio version of their epic song 'Sage', in which he displays his extreme control over his breath support and glottal compression by producing a belted A4-B4-C5-D5-F5-G5 buildup over the time span of an approximately, whopping 29 seconds! Most noteworthy is the fact that he even opts not to refrain from that passage during live performances, albeit sung in a slightly "easier" manner. A very rare ability that almost no other rock singers would pull off. (Author: aliensweetheart)

Significant High Notes:

B5 ("Whole Lotta Love" (Live at Pleinpop))
B♭5 ("Earth Song" (Live at Sint-Stevenskerk, Nijmegen))
A5 ("Child in Time" (Live at Doornroosje 2014), "Crowd banter" (Live at Michael Jackson tribute 2016), "Indigo Blue", "Sage")
G♯5 ("Another Way", "Black Dog" (Live at Patronaat 2014), "Cerberus", "Innuendo" (Live at Zwarte Cross 2014), "I Want You Back" (Live), "Man In The Mirror" (Live), "Reset")
G5 ("Beat It" (Live on 'The voice of Holland'), "Black" (Live on Radio Veronica), "Dirty Diana" (Live), "Gethsemane" (Live, various performances), "Sage", "Thank God It's Christmas" (Live at 'ECI Cultuurfabriek 2018'), "They Don't Care About Us" (Live), "Whole Lotta Love" (Live 2016))
F♯5 ("Black and Blue", "Days of Yore", "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (Live), "In This World" (Live at W2 2014), "Leave", "Loud and Clear", "The Red Queen Effect", "Showtime", "Thriller" (Live), "Thunderstruck" (Live on Radio Veronica), "Whole Lotta Love" (Live at Pleinpop))
F5 ("Black and Blue", "Indigo Blue", "Respect" (Live on 'The voice of Holland'), "Say Say Say" (Live), "Slaves & Bulldogs" (Live, Soundgarden Lives! tour), "Somebody To Love" (Live at 'Grenswerk 2016'), "Wander", "Welcome to the Jungle" (Live on Radio Veronica))
E5 ("Another Way", "Black" (Live on Radio Veronica), "Black Dog" (Live on Radio Veronica), "Cerberus", "Child in Time" (Live at Doornroosje 2014), "Days of Yore", "Hard Sun" (Live), "Helter Skelter" (Live on Radio Veronica), "Hunger Strike" (Live, Soundgarden Lives! tour), "In This World" (Live at W2 2014), "Lost" (Live at De Helling, 2015), "Loud and Clear", "Mind's Eye", "Reset", "SoReal", "Stairway to Heaven" (Live on Radio Veronica), "Woman")
E♭5 ("Black Dog" (Live at Patronaat 2014), "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Live November 2016), "Dawn", "Fire", "Free Together", "Highland Bull", "Innuendo" (Live at Zwarte Cross 2014), "In This World" (Live at W2 2014), "I Want You Back" (Live), "Leave", "Lost" (Live at De Helling, 2015), "Man In The Mirror" (Live), "Murder and Misery", "The Red Queen Effect", "Showtime", "Thunderstruck" (Live on Radio Veronica), "Time", "Welcome to the Jungle" (Live on Radio Veronica), "Who Are You", "Whole Lotta Love" (Live 2016))
D5 ("Another One Bites The Dust" (Live at 'De Kersouwe' 2015), "Black" (Live on Radio Veronica), "Bottom Line", "Chandelier" (Live on 'The voice of Holland'), "Days of Yore", "Dirty Diana" (Live), "Indigo Blue", "It's A Beautiful Day" (Live at 'Queen Fanclub Day 2016'), "Keep On Running", "Lonely Nights", "Love of My Life" (Live 21-09-2018), "Master Blaster (Jammin')" (Live on 'The voice of Holland'), "Sage", "The Show Must Go On" (Live on Radio Veronica), "Slaves & Bulldogs" (Live, Soundgarden Lives! tour), "Wander", "Who Wants To Live Forever" (Live at Patronaat, 2018))
C♯5 ("Another Way", "Billie Jean" (Live), "Black and Blue", "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Live), "Cerberus", "Chandelier" (Live on 'The voice of Holland'), "Dawn", "December", "Earth Song" (Live acoustic Nijmegen), "Feathers" (Live at Markant theater, 2014), "The Final Countdown" (Live), "Fire", "Gimme a Shot", "The Hero" (Live at 'Queen fanclub day 2016'), "Innuendo" (Live at Zwarte Cross 2014), "I Want To Break Free" (Live at 'Groene Engel 2018'), "Kickin' My Can" (Live Melkweg 2013), "A Kind of Magic" (Live in De Pul, Uden), "Lost" (Live at De Helling, 2015), "Mind's Eye", "Murder and Misery", "On My Knees", "Perfect Design", "Reset", "Respect" (Live on 'The voice of Holland'), "Rock With You" (Live), "Say Say Say" (Live), "Shadow", "Snake", "Soon I'll Be Home", "SoReal", "The Strong Survive", "Surrender", "Thank God It's Christmas" (Live at 'ECI Cultuurfabriek 2018'), "Thriller" (Live), "Time", "Titanium ft. Sia", "Unmistakably Everything", "Waste", "The Way You Make Me Feel" (Live), "Welcome to the Jungle" (Live on Radio Veronica), "Whole Lotta Rosie" (Live in Bibelot, 2017))
C5 ("All Of Me (ft Merijn Van Haren)", "Bad" (Live), "Beat It" (Live on 'The voice of Holland'), "Bicycle Race" (Live in Deventer), "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Live November 2016), "Brother", "Child in Time" (Live at Doornroosje 2014), "Chrome", "Dawn", "Gethsemane" (Live, various performances), "Helter Skelter" (Live on Radio Veronica), "Innuendo" (Live at Zwarte Cross 2014), "Iris" (Live on 'The voice of Holland'), "A Kind of Magic" (Live in De Pul, Uden), "Leave", "Man In The Mirror" (Live), "Oh! Darling", "The Pretender" (Live on Radio Veronica), "Smash ‘n Grab It", "Somebody To Love" (Live at 'Grenswerk 2016'), "Stairway to Heaven" (Live on Radio Veronica), "Step By Step", "They Don't Care Abouts Us" (Live), "We Are The Champions" (Live at 'Grenswerk 2016'))
B4 ("Bottom Line", "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Live), "Cerberus", "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)" (Live at 'Queen Fanclub Day 2016'), "Feathers" (Live at Markant theater, 2014), "The Final Countdown" (Live), "Freedom" (Live on 'The voice of Holland'), "Free Together", "Hard Sun" (Live), "Helter Skelter" (Live on Radio Veronica), "Highland Bull", "Hunger Strike" (Live, Soundgarden Lives! tour), "I Want It All" (Live at 'ECI Cultuurfabriek 2018'), "I Want To Break Free" (Live at 'Groene Engel 2018'), "A Kind of Magic" (Live in De Pul, Uden), "Lonely Nights", "Loud and Clear", "Murder and Misery", "On My Knees", "Perfect Design", "Princes Of The Universe" (Live in Deventer), "Rock With You" (Live), "Snake", "SoReal", "Step By Step", "The Show Must Go On" (Live on Radio Veronica), "Surrender", "Thunderstruck" (Live on Radio Veronica), "Tie Your Mother Down" (Live at 'Queen fanclub day 2016'), "Waste", "The Way You Make Me Feel" (Live), "Welcome to the Jungle" (Live on Radio Veronica), "Whole Lotta Love" (Live on 'The voice of Holland'), "Whole Lotta Rosie" (Live in Bibelot, 2017), "Who Wants To Live Forever" (Live at Patronaat, 2018), "Woman")
B♭4 ("Another Way", "Black" (Live on Radio Veronica), "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Live November 2016), "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Live), "Brother", "Can't Love", "Chrome", "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)" (Live at 'Queen Fanclub Day 2016'), "December", "Don't Stop Me Now" (Live at 'Grenswerk 2016'), "Fire", "Keep On Running", "Kickin' My Can" (Live Melkweg 2013)", "The Red Queen Effect", "Respect" (Live on 'The voice of Holland'), "Rock With You" (Live), "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Live on Radio Veronica), "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (Live on 'The voice of Holland'), "The Strong Survive", "Thank God It's Christmas" (Live at 'ECI Cultuurfabriek 2018'), "We Are The Champions" (Live at 'Grenswerk 2016'), "We Will Rock You" (Live at 'Grenswerk 2016'), "Who Are You", "Whole Lotta Love" (Live 2016))

Significant Low Notes:

F3 ("Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Live), "Can't Love", "Dawn", "December", "Don't Belong", "Don't Stop Me Now" (Live at 'Grenswerk 2016'), "Iris" (Live on 'The voice of Holland', "Keep On Running", "Leave", "Respect" (Live on 'The voice of Holland'), "Rock With You" (Live), "Step By Step", "The Strong Survive", "Titanium ft. Sia", "Wander", "Waste")
E3 ("Another One Bites The Dust" (Live at 'De Kersouwe 2015'), "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Live November 2016), "Child in Time" (Live at Doornroosje 2014), "Hard Sun" (Live), "Indigo Blue", "A Kind of Magic" (Live in De Pul, Uden), "Man In The Mirror" (Live), "Perfect Design", "Tie Your Mother Down" (Live in Deventer), "We Will Rock You" (Live at Grenswerk, 2016), "Who Wants To Live Forever" (Live at Patronaat, 2018))
E♭3 ("Fire", "Free Together", "Whole Lotta Love" (Live at Pleinpop))
D3 ("Bottom Line", "Child in Time" (Live at Doornroosje, 2014), "Chrome", "Days of Yore", "Don't Belong", "Lost" (Live at De Helling, 2015), "Love of My Life" (Live 21-09-2018), "Somebody To Love" (Live at Grenswerk, 2016), "Whole Lotta Love" (Live, 2016))
C♯3 ("Billie Jean" (Live), "Cerberus", "Free Together", "Reset", "Shadow", "Slaves & Bulldogs" (Live, Soundgarden Lives! tour), "Snake", "Time", "Waste")
C3 ("Gethsemane" (Live, various performances), "Smash ‘n Grab It", "Whole Lotta Love" (Live at Pleinpop))
B2 ("Another Way", "Gimme a Shot", "Time", "Thunderstruck" (Live on Radio Veronica))
B♭2 ("Snake")

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Blue marks clear falsetto notes.
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.

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{Questionable Notes}
C♯3 ("Chandelier" (Live on 'The voice of Holland') ^[1])
G2 ("Sage" ^[3])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacruses 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.

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{Best Vocal Performances}Studio:

1. Days of Yore
2. Indigo Blue
3. Sage
4. Reset
5. The Red Queen Effect

Live:

1. Child in Time
2. Indigo Blue
3. Thunderstruck
4. Welcome To The Jungle
5. Black Dog

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{Notewatched Material/Album Ranges}A Darker Shade of White (2012) F3-G5-A5
Vim and Vigor (2014) B2-A5
Oscillation (2017) B♭2-F♯5
Salvo (2018) B2-G♯5

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{Credits}Original thread by falsetokaiba .