Post by BassSquared on Jan 21, 2022 10:06:56 GMT
Sabrina Valentine Cruz (24 May 1988 -)
Vocal Range: E3 - G♯5
Associated Acts: Seven Kingdoms (2009-present)
{Vocal Summary}Among female power metal vocalists, there are two categories they tend to fall into; there is the operatic soprano sound popularized by Nightwish and their many imitators, and then there is the powerhouse, belty style favored by such singers as Unleash the Archers' Brittney Slayes. Sabrina Valentine, for her part, is unique in that her voice seems to exist in the exact space between these two boxes. Somehow managing to be both powerful and soft at once, her voice sits in a clear soprano register while adding just enough edge to avoid coming off as too bel canto-influenced- sort of a hybrid of Amy Lee and Ann Wilson. Also notable is how much her upper range has grown during her time in Seven Kingdoms, going from being uncomfortable with any lines over Eb5 to belting out G5s as a matter of course. Her lower register, on the other hand, is almost exclusively used in covers and isn't much to write home about, but nobody really needs lows in power metal anyway. A solid singer from a great power metal band who deserves more attention.
Written by BassSquared .
Written by BassSquared .
{Album Ranges}Seven Kingdoms (2010): G♯3 - E♭5
The Fire Is Mine (2012): C4 - G5
Decennium (2017): B♭3 - G5
Zenith (2022): B♭3 - G5
The Square (2024): B♭3 - G5
The Fire Is Mine (2012): C4 - G5
Decennium (2017): B♭3 - G5
Zenith (2022): B♭3 - G5
The Square (2024): B♭3 - G5
Significant High Notes:
G♯5 ("Dancing in the Sky")
G5 ("Awakened From Nothing", "Barracuda", "Flashlight", "Hollow", "I Hate Myself For Loving You", "In the Walls", 'It's My Life", "Kiss of Death", "Life Signs", "Monster", "The Serpent and the Lotus", "Storytime", "Symphony of Stars")
F♯5 ("Alone", "Barracuda", "Dancing in the Sky", "Hard to Love", "A Whiter Shade of Pale")
F5 ("Awakened From Nothing", "Between Two Lungs", "The Bloody Meadow", "Castles in the Snow", "Chasing the Mirage", "Empty Eyes", "The Faceless Hero", "The Fire Is Mine", "Flame of Olympus", "Flashlight", "The Great Goat Rodeo", "In the Walls", "The King in the North", "Kingslayer", "Magic in the Mist", "Neverending", "Once Upon a Time", "A Silent Remedy", "Sleeping Sun", "Stargazer", "Storytime", "Symphony of Stars", "The Tale of Deathface Ginny", "Universal Terrestrial")
E5 ("Barracuda", "Behind Blue Eyes", "Between Two Lungs", "Celebration", "Dream a Little Dream of Me", "Faithfully", "The Great Goat Rodeo", "Holding Out for a Hero", "Hollow", "I Hate Myself For Loving You", "Kiss of Death", "Kyrie", "Postcards from Italy", "Stay", "The Tale of Deathface Ginny", "Undying")
E♭5 ("24k Magic", "Abandoned", "All That I Bleed", "Alone", "Amaranthine" Lyon 2013, "Awakened From Nothing", "Black Velvet", "The Bloody Meadow", "The Boys of Summer", "Castles in the Snow", "Dancing in the Sky", "Diamond Handed", "Empty Eyes", "Forever Brave", "Fragile Minds Collapse", "Hunting High and Low", "Hollow", 'It's My Life", "In the Twisted Twilight", "Into the Darkness", "Kardia", "Kingslayer", "Magic in the Mist", "Neverending", "The Ones Who Breathe the Flame", "The Serpent and the Lotus", "Simple Man", "Somewhere Far Away", "Stormborn", "Storytime", "Symphony of Stars", "Undying", "Valonqar", "The Water Dance", "Wolf in Sheep's Clothes")
D5 ("After the Fall", "All That I Bleed", "Bring Me to Life", "Celebration", "The Faceless Hero", "Hard to Love", "I'm Not the Only One", "In the Twisted Twilight", "Kardia", "The King in the North", "Kingslayer", "Kiss of Death", "A Long December", "Love Dagger", "Lullaby", "No Time to Die", "Once Upon a Time", "Postcards from Italy", "The Serpent and the Lotus", "Sleeping Sun", "Songbird", "The Square", "Stargazer", "The Tale of Deathface Ginny", "Tears of the Dragon", "Thunder of the Hammer", "The Water Dance", "Wilted Pieces", "Wolf in Sheep's Clothes")
C♯5 ("Alone", "Amaranthine" Lyon 2013, "The Boys of Summer", "Castles in the Snow", "Dream On", "Eyes to the North", "Faithfully", "Flashlight", "Forever Brave", "Fragile Minds Collapse", "Hard to Love", "Hunting High and Low", "Kyrie", "Neverending", "Somewhere Far Away", "Through These Waves", "Undying", "A Whiter Shade of Pale")
C5 ("24k Magic", "Abandoned", "After the Fall", "The Bard's Song", "Between Two Lungs", "The Bloody Meadow", "Bring Me to Life", "The Boys of Summer", "Celebration", "Chasing the Mirage", "Diamond Handed", "Dream a Little Dream of Me", "Empty Eyes", "Eye of the Tiger", "The Fire Is Mine", "Flame of Olympus", "Forever Brave", "Fragile Minds Collapse", "Game of Thrones Theme", "The Great Goat Rodeo", "Hallelujah", "Holding Out for a Hero", "I'm Not the Only One", "Into the Darkness", "In the Twisted Twilight", "Kardia", "The King in the North", "Life Signs", "Lullaby", "Magic in the Mist", "A Murder Never Dead", "The Ones Who Breathe the Flame", "Postcards from Italy", "Seven Kingdoms", "A Silent Remedy", "Songbird", "The Square", "Stay", "Stormborn", "Strangers in the Night", "Sunrise", "Tears of the Dragon", "Through These Waves", "Universal Terrestrial", "Valonqar", "Vengeance by the Sons of a King", "When You Say Nothing At All", "Wilted Pieces")
Significant Low Notes:
C4 ("Between Two Lungs", "The Bloody Meadow", "Chasing the Mirage", "Empty Eyes", "Eye of the Tiger", "Eyes to the North", "Flashlight", "Game of Thrones Theme", "I'm Not the Only One", "In the Twisted Twilight", "Into the Darkness", "The King in the North", "Life Signs", "A Long December", "Monster", "Open the Gates", "The Rose", "The Serpent and the Lotus", "A Silent Remedy", "Somewhere Far Away", "The Square", "Stargazer", "Stormborn", "Strangers in the Night", "Tin Man", "Through These Waves", "Undying", "Universal Terrestrial", "Valonqar", "Wilted Pieces")
B3 ("Barracuda", "Crazy", "Faithfully", "Hail to the King", "Hotel California", "Hunting High and Low", "Kyrie", "Love Me Tender", "Songbird", "The Square", "When Will I Be Loved")
B♭3 ("All That I Bleed", "Awakened From Nothing", "Black Velvet", "The Bloody Meadow", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "Eye of the Tiger", "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Game of Thrones Theme", "Once Upon a Time", "Seven Kingdoms", "Sleeping Sun", "Storytime", "Sunrise", "Undying", "Universal Terrestrial", "The Water Dance", "When You Say Nothing At All", "Wolf in Sheep's Clothes")
A3 ("The Bard's Song", "Between Two Lungs", "Celebration", "Dream a Little Dream of Me", "Dream On", "The Great Goat Rodeo", "Hallelujah", "Hunting High and Low", "No Time to Die", "Perfect Strangers", "Stay", "Wasting Love")
G♯3 ("Alone", "Faithfully", "A Murder Never Dead", "The Boys of Summer", "Simple Man")
G3 ("Abandoned", "The Bard's Song", "Dream a Little Dream of Me", "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Perfect Strangers", "Sunrise", "Stay", "Wasting Love")
F♯3 ("Bring Me to Life", "Dream On", "Simple Man")
F3 ("Crazy")
E3 ("The Bard's Song")
{Questionable Notes}
A5 "Stargazer" [2]
F3 "Alone" [4], "24k Magic" [1]
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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 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.
A5 "Stargazer" [2]
F3 "Alone" [4], "24k Magic" [1]
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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 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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Blue marks falsetto or whistle 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.