Post by Steve on Feb 17, 2022 12:05:01 GMT
Cristina Adriana Chiara Scabbia (6 June 1972)
Associated Acts: Lacuna Coil (1996 - Present)
Vocal Range: B♭2 - D6
Significant High Notes:
D6 ("START AGAIN")
A5 ("Reckless", "Under Pressure" Live with Queenmania at Alcatraz 2010 + with Queenmania at Phenomenon 2018, "Veneficium")
G♯5 ("Black Anima", "I Forgive (But I Won't Forget Your Name)")
G5 ("Beautiful Lie", "Black Anima", "Blood, Tears, Dust", "Broken Things", "I'm That", "Naughty Christmas", "One Cold Day", "Sword of Anger", "Take Me Home", "Through the Flames", "Veneficium")
F♯5 ("Delirium", "The End Is All I Can See", "Fragile", "I Burn in You", "I Won't Tell You", "The Prediction", "Storm the Sorrow" Live with Epica in Tilburg 2018, "Under Pressure" Various live performances)
F5 ("The Argument 2", "Black Anima", "Black Dried Up Heart", "Blood, Tears, Dust", "Broken Things", "Can You Hear Me?", "Hostage to the Light", "The House of Shame", "Infection", "Layers of Time", "My Demons", "Naughty Christmas", "Now or Never", "The Prediction", "Sword of Anger", "Through the Flames", "Trip the Darkness", "Victims")
E5 ("Apocalypse", "Black Feathers", "Bleed the Pain", "Blood, Tears, Dust", "Breakdown", "Cybersleep", "Devoted", "Downfall", "The End Is All I Can See", "End of Time", "Enjoy the Silence", "Fire", "Fragile", "The Ghost Woman and the Hunter", "Goodbye Stranger", "The House of Shame", "I Burn in You", "I Don't Believe in Tomorrow", "I'm That", "I Won't Tell You", "Leaving Alone", "Losing My Religion", "Mayday", "Mistero", "My Demons", "My Spirit", "Naughty Christmas", "Nell'acqua", "Nothing Else Matters" Live at Christmas Metal Symphony 2009, "Our Truth", "Scars", "Spellbound", "Storm the Sorrow" Live with Epica in Tilburg 2018, "Swamped", "Take Me Home", "The Theory of Everything Part 2", "The Theory of Everything Part 3", "Through the Flames", "Tight Rope", "To the Edge", "Under the Surface", "Ultima Ratio", "Unchained", "Under Pressure" Various live performances, "Virtual Environment", "Watch Over You")
E♭5 ("The Argument 2", "Black Dried Up Heart", "Can You Hear Me?", "The Consultation", "Downfall", "I Breathe", "I Forgive (But I Won't Forget Your Name)", "I Like It", "Innuendo" Live with Queenmania at Alcatraz 2010, "In the End I Feel Alive", "In Visible Light", "Kill the Light", "Live to Tell", "Nell'acqua", "Now or Never", "The Prediction", "Scars", "Soul Inmate", "The Theory of Everything Part 2", "The Theory of Everything Part 3", "Trip the Darkness", "Wild Woman", "Without a Reason")
D5 ("A Current Obsession", "Against You", "Apocalypse", "À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)", "Black Feathers", "Bleed the Pain", "Breakdown", "Circle", "Claustrophobia", "Comalies", "The Consultation", "Cybersleep", "Dark Adrenaline", "Delirium", "Die & Rise", "Distant Sun", "The End Is All I Can See", "End of Time", "Enjoy the Silence", "Falling", "Falling Again", "Feliz Navidad", "Fragile", "Frozen Feeling", "Ghost in the Mist", "The Ghost Woman and the Hunter", "Give Me Something More", "Heir of a Dying Day", "Honeymoon Suite", "Hostage to the Light", "Humane", "I Burn in You", "I Don't Believe in Tomorrow", "I Like It", "Infection", "Intoxicated", "I Want It All" Live with Queenmania at Alcatraz 2010, "I Won't Tell You", "Kill the Light", "The Last Goodbye", "Layers of Time", "Leaving Alone", "Live to Tell", "Losing My Religion", "Mayday", "Mistero", "Naughty Christmas", "No Need to Explain", "Nothing Stands in Our Way", "Oblivion", "One Cold Day", "The Pain", "Peter Pan", "The Prediction", "Reverie", "Save Me", "The Secret…", "Self Deception", "S.O.S. (Anything but Love)", "Storm the Sorrow" Live with Epica in Tilburg 2018, "Survive", "Shallow Life", "Soul Inmate", "Soul Into Hades", "Swamped", "Sword of Anger", "The Theory of Everything Part 1", "The Theory of Everything Part 2", "The Theory of Everything Part 3", "Tight Rope", "To Myself I Turned", "Trip the Darkness", "Under the Surface", "Ultima Ratio", "Underdog", "Upsidedown", "Veneficium", "Victims", "Virtual Environment", "Wide Awake", "Within Me", "Woda Woda", "You Love Me 'Cause I Hate You")
C♯5 ("À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)", "Black Dried Up Heart", "Daylight Dancer", "Delirium", "Distant Sun", "The Game", "Goodbye Stranger", "The House of Shame", "I Forgive (But I Won't Forget Your Name)", "I Want to Break Free" Live with Queenmania at Phenomenon 2018, "Live to Tell", "The Maze", "Mistero", "Nell'acqua", "Nothing Stands in Our Way", "Now or Never", "Peter Pan", "Reverie", "Scars", "Unspoken", "Upsidedown", "Virtual Environment", "What I See", "Without a Reason", "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" Live with Rezophonic 2011)
C5 ("A Current Obsession", "Against You", "Angel's Punishment", "Apocalypse", "The Argument 2", "The Army Inside", "Beautiful Lie", "Bleed the Pain", "Broken Things", "Can You Hear Me?", "Circle", "Claustrophobia", "Closer", "Cold", "Comalies", "The Consultation", "Cybersleep", "Dark Adrenaline", "Diagnosis", "Die & Rise", "Downfall", "Falling", "Falling Again", "Feliz Navidad", "Fire", "The Ghost Woman and the Hunter", "Halflife", "Heaven's a Lie" Studio acoustic version, "Heir of a Dying Day", "Honeymoon Suite", "Hostage to the Light", "Humane", "Hyperfast", "I Breathe", "I Don't Believe in Tomorrow", "I Like It", "I'm That", "Infection", "Intoxicated", "Kill The Light", "The Last Goodbye", "Layers of Time", "Losing My Religion", "My Spirit", "No Need to Explain", "Not Enough", "Oblivion", "One Cold Day", "Our Truth", "The Pain", "The Prophet Said", "Save Me", "The Secret…", "Self Deception", "Senzafine", "Shallow Life", "S.O.S. (Anything but Love)", "Soul Inmate", "Soul Into Hades", "Spellbound", "Stars", "Stately Lover", "Survive", "Swamped", "The Theory of Everything Part 1", "This Is My Dream", "Tight Rope", "To Myself I Turned", "Ultima Ratio", "Unchained", "Under the Surface", "Unspoken", "Victims", "Watch Over You", "What I See", "Wild Woman", "Within Me", "You Love Me 'Cause I Hate You", "Zombies")
B4 ("Aeon", "À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)", "Black Feathers", "Breakdown", "Circle", "Cold", "Daylight Dancer", "Devoted", "Diagnosis", "Distant Sun", "End of Time", "Enjoy the Silence", "Entwined", "Fragments of Faith", "The Game", "Ghost in the Mist", "Goodbye Stranger", "Heaven's a Lie", "Heir of a Dying Day", "Hyperfast", "I'm Not Afraid", "Innuendo" Live with Queenmania at Alcatraz 2010, "In Visible Light", "I Want It All" Live with Queenmania at Alcatraz 2010, "I Want to Break Free" Live with Queenmania at Phenomenon 2018, "Leaving Alone", "Lost Lullaby", "Mayday", "The Maze", "Not Enough", "Nothing Else Matters" Live at Christmas Metal Symphony 2009, "Nothing Stands in Our Way", "Oblivion", "Our Truth", "Purify", "Reverie", "Senzafine", "Soul Into Hades", "Spellbound", "Stately Lover", "Survive", "The Theory of Everything Part 1", "This Is My Dream", "To Live Is to Hide", "To Myself I Turned", "To the Edge", "Trance Awake", "Unchained", "Underdog", "Watch Over You", "Wide Awake", "Without a Reason", "Without Fear", "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" Live with Rezophonic 2011)
Significant Low Notes:
B♭3 ("1.19", "Anima Nera", "Circle", "Cold Heritage", "Heir of a Dying Day", "Humane", "I Breathe", "I Forgive (But I Won't Forget Your Name)", "Live to Tell", "Mirror of Dreams", "The Pain", "Wave of Anguish", "When a Dead Man Walks")
A3 ("1.19", "Aeon", "Against You", "Apocalypse", "The Army Inside", "Bleed the Pain", "Blood, Tears, Dust", "Claustrophobia", "Closer", "Comalies", "Dark Adrenaline", "Entwined", "Falling", "Falling Again", "Fragments of Faith", "The Ghost Woman and the Hunter", "Goodbye Stranger", "Heir of a Dying Day", "Honeymoon Suite", "Hostage to the Light", "Hyperfast", "I Don't Believe in Tomorrow", "Intoxicated", "The Last Goodbye", "Layers of Time", "Leaving Alone", "Losing My Religion", "Lost Lullaby", "Mirror of Dreams", "My Demons", "My Spirit", "My Wings", "No Need to Explain", "Not Enough", "One Cold Day", "Purify", "Reckless", "Reverie", "The Secret…", "Senzafine", "Shallow Life", "S.O.S. (Anything but Love)", "Soul Into Hades", "Spellbound", "Stately Lover", "Storm the Sorrow" Live with Epica in Tilburg 2018, "Sword of Anger", "Take Me Home", "Through the Flames", "To Live Is to Hide", "To Myself I Turned", "Underdog", "Under Pressure" Various live performances, "Veins of Glass", "Virtual Environment", "Wave of Anguish", "When a Dead Man Walks", "Within Me", "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" Live with Rezophonic 2011)
G♯3 ("Distant Sun", "Goodbye Stranger", "I Want to Break Free" Live with Queenmania at Phenomenon 2018, "Stars", "Without a Reason")
G3 ("Anima Nera", "Blood, Tears, Dust", "Comalies", "Dark Adrenaline", "Downfall", "Falling Again", "Frozen Feeling", "Heaven's a Lie", "Honeymoon Suite", "Layers of Time", "Live to Tell", "Lost Lullaby", "No Need to Explain", "The Pain", "Purify", "Reverie", "Self Deception", "Stately Lover", "Under Pressure" Live with Queenmania at Alcatraz 2010 + with Queenmania at Phenomenon 2018, "Veins of Glass", "When a Dead Man Walks", "Wide Awake", "Within Me", "Without a Reason", "You Love Me 'Cause I Hate You")
F♯3 ("Distant Sun", "The End Is All I Can See", "End of Time", "In Visible Light", "I Won't Tell You", "To Live Is to Hide", "To Myself I Turned", "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" Live with Rezophonic 2011)
F3 ("I Breathe", "Layers of Time", "The Maze", "Reverie", "Stars", "Sword of Anger")
E3 ("Angel's Punishment", "Downfall", "End of Time", "Heaven's a Lie", "I Don't Believe in Tomorrow", "I'm That", "In Visible Light", "My Spirit", "Shallow Life", "Swamped", "Victims", "Watch Over You", "Wide Awake", "Without a Reason", "Without Fear", "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" Live with Rezophonic 2011)
E♭3 ("Angel's Punishment", "Anima Nera", "Downfall")
D3 ("A Current Obsession", "Comalies", "I'm That", "Swamped" Studio acoustic version)
C♯3 ("Without Fear")
C3 ("Save Me")
B♭2 ("Save Me")
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Underlines mark notes obscured in the mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Bold marks particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
Summary:
Cristina Scabbia is best known for fronting Lacuna Coil alongside fellow vocalist Andrea Ferro. Her musical career began in the early 90s, singing backing vocals and performing as a touring musician for various bands. She met Ferro and bass player Marco Coti Zelati, who after hearing her sing on their material, asked her to join as a full time member. As well as being a musician, she was also at one point a columnist who wrote for the magazine Revolver.
Over the years Scabbia’s technique has improved and her vocal confidence has grown, with Lacuna Coil's more recent releases seeing her use both her low and high range more often than earlier on in their career. Around the time of 2009's Shallow Life her lower range went from sounding somewhat difficult for her to rather comfortable, with her higher range doing much the same. Over time she has gone from focusing mostly on her mid range, to having a much more high range based approach, which has resulted in her low notes becoming more rare. Lacuna Coil have only gone from strength to strength since the inception of the band in 1994. They have become a fairly prominent feature of the metal scene, and this seems unlikely to change any time soon.
{Discography}Lacuna Coil:
In a Reverie (1999): F3 - D5
Unleashed Memories (2001): D3 - D5
Comalies (2002): D3 - E5
Karmacode (2006): C♯3 - F♯5
Shallow Life (2009): E3 - E5 - F♯5
Dark Adrenaline (2012): E3 - F5
Broken Crown Halo (2014): E3 - F5 - G♯5
Delirium (2016): E♭3 - G3 - G5
Black Anima (2019): B♭2 - E♭3 - A5
Ayreon:
The Theory of Everything (2013): A3 - F5 - F♯5
In a Reverie (1999): F3 - D5
Unleashed Memories (2001): D3 - D5
Comalies (2002): D3 - E5
Karmacode (2006): C♯3 - F♯5
Shallow Life (2009): E3 - E5 - F♯5
Dark Adrenaline (2012): E3 - F5
Broken Crown Halo (2014): E3 - F5 - G♯5
Delirium (2016): E♭3 - G3 - G5
Black Anima (2019): B♭2 - E♭3 - A5
Ayreon:
The Theory of Everything (2013): A3 - F5 - F♯5
{Questionable Notes}E5 ("Diagnosis" [2])
D3 ("Falling Again" [1])
B2 ("À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)" [3])
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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 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.
D3 ("Falling Again" [1])
B2 ("À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)" [3])
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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 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.
{Credits}Photo credits unknown.
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