Malukah (460 views)

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Judith de los Santos
Vocal Range: C♯3 - G5

Significant High Notes:

G5 ("Baba Yetu", "Fear Not This Night")
F♯5 ("In the Darkness")
F5 ("Age of Aggression")
E5 ("Age of Oppression", "Always Running", "The Dragonborn Comes", "Fear Not This Night", "Frozen Sleep", "I Follow the Moon", "In the Darkness", "Jenny of Oldstones", "Journey Waltz", "Leliana's Song", "Misty Mountains")
E♭5 ("Always Running", "Game of Thrones - Main Title & the Children Medley", "Invincible")
D5 ("Age of Aggression", "Age of Oppression", "Baba Yetu", "Boston", "Dead Flowers", "Fairytale", "Fear Not This Night", "The Fields of Ard Skellig", "Frozen Sleep", "Game of Thrones - Main Title & the Children Medley", "Home to Me", "Legends of the Frost", "Malu canta Skyrim", "Malukah Remember Your Shout" Live on YouTube 28/3/2018, "The Only Constant Thing", "Reignite", "Running From, Running From", "Times Like These", "Where Are We Going" 2018 version, "You Make It Easy")
C♯5 ("Always Running", "Auld Lang Syne", "Beauty of Dawn", "Bringing Me Down", "The Dragonborn Comes", "Fear Front", "High", "I Gotta Leave", "In the Darkness", "Invincible", "O Holy Night", "One More Time", "The Only Constant Thing", "Ragnar the Red", "Rise from the Dark", "Tale of the Tongues", "Vokul Fen Mah", "Waiting for Fire", "The Wolven Storm (Priscilla's Song)")
C5 ("Age of Aggression", "Age of Oppression", "Awake", "Baba Yetu", "The Banner Saga Medley", "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)", "Boston", "Daughter of the Sea", "Dead Flowers", "Duele Despertar", "The Edge of Night / In Dreams", "Fear Not This Night", "The Fields of Ard Skellig", "Game of Thrones - Main Title & the Children Medley", "Home to Me", "Invincible", "Journey Waltz", "Lullaby of Woe", "Onward", "Reignite", "Run", "Running From, Running From", "Shadows", "Times Like These", "Where Are We Going" 2018 version)
B4 ("Al Fin", "Always Running", "Archangel", "Boston", "Bringing Me Down", "Covered in Red", "The Edge of Night / In Dreams", "Frozen Sleep", "Happy", "High", "Homesick Insomniac", "Home to Me", "I Follow the Moon", "In the Darkness", "Leliana's Song", "Misty Mountains", "My Immortal", "One More Time", "Ragnar the Red", "Rise from the Dark", "Scarborough Fair", "Tale of the Tongues", "Thor the Chocolate Lab" 2015 version, "Will the Circle Be Unbroken", "The Wolven Storm (Priscilla's Song)", "Three Hearts as One", "You Make It Easy")
B♭4 ("Archangel", "Auld Lang Syne", "Awake", "The Banner Saga Medley", "Beauty and the Beast" Live on Twitch 2016, "Beauty of Dawn", "Bleed Forever", "The Dawn Will Come", "Dead Flowers", "The Edge of Night / In Dreams", "Esperanza En Duelo", "Everything", "Fear Not This Night", "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" Live on YouTube 19/12/2018, "I Gotta Leave", "Invincible", "Ithguleoir", "Lullaby of Woe", "O Holy Night", "Once We Were", "Onward", "Over the Seas and Far Away", "Rise from the Dark", "Run", "Running From, Running From", "Shadows", "Silent Night", "The Sound of Silence", "Thor the Chocolate Lab", "Vokul Fen Mah", "Walking in the Air" Live on YouTube 19/12/2018, "Where Did You Go?")
A4 ("Age of Aggression", "Age of Oppression", "Archangel", "Baba Yetu", "The Banner Saga Medley", "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)", "Battle of Glenumbra Moors", "Bringing Me Down", "Chim-El Adabal", "The Coldharbour Compact", "Daughter of the Sea", "Dead Flowers", "Fairytale", "Fear Front", "Fear Not This Night", "The Fields of Ard Skellig", "Frozen Sleep", "Game of Thrones - Main Title & the Children Medley", "Hesitation", "High", "Homesick Insomniac", "Hymn to Kyne", "I Can't Make It Rain", "I Follow the Moon", "Journey Waltz", "Legends of the Frost", "Lullaby of Woe", "May It Be", "My Immortal", "My Mother", "Ode to Queen Ayrenn", "One More Time", "The Only Constant Thing", "Onward", "Over the Seas and Far Away", "Reignite", "Run", "Scarborough Fair", "Shadows", "Sinking Ships", "Stagger and Sway", "Three Hearts as One", "Times Like These", "Where Are We Going", "You Make It Easy")
G♯4 ("Angels We Have Heard on High", "Beauty and the Beast" Live on Twitch 2016, "Beauty of Dawn", "Bleed Forever", "Bringing Me Down", "The Dawn Will Come", "The Dragonborn Comes", "The Edge of Night / In Dreams", "Hallelujah", "Happy", "I Can't Make It Rain", "Misty Mountains", "The Plane Meld", "The Rains of Castamere", "Rise from the Dark", "Safe Asleep", "So Near, So Far (Suite from Lone Echo)", "The Sound of Silence", "Tale of the Tongues", "Thor the Chocolate Lab", "Three Hearts as One", "Vokul Fen Mah", "Welcome to Kronos II", "Where Did You Go?", "Will the Circle Be Unbroken", "The Wolven Storm (Priscilla's Song)")

Significant Low Notes:

B♭3 ("Al Fin", "Always Running", "The Banner Saga Medley", "Beauty and the Beast" Live on Twitch 2016, "Beauty of Dawn", "The Coldharbour Compact", "The Dragonborn Comes", "The Edge of Night / In Dreams", "Esperanza En Duelo", "Everything", "Fear Front", "Game of Thrones - Main Title & the Children Medley", "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" Live on YouTube 19/12/2018, "Invincible", "Ithguleoir", "Lullaby of Woe", "O Holy Night", "Onward", "Rise from the Dark", "Running From, Running From", "Safe Asleep", "Shadows", "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" Live on YouTube 19/12/2018, "Times Like These", "Vokul Fen Mah", "Walking in the Air" Live on YouTube 19/12/2018, "Where Did You Go?")
A3 ("Age of Aggression", "Age of Oppression", "Archangel", "Baba Yetu", "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)", "Battle of Glenumbra Moors", "Bringing Me Down", "Chim-El Adabal", "The Coldharbour Compact", "Covered in Red", "Dead Flowers", "Esperanza En Duelo", "Fairytale", "Fear Front", "Fear Not This Night", "The Fields of Ard Skellig", "Frozen Sleep", "Hallelujah", "Hesitation", "Homesick Insomniac", "Home to Me", "Hymn to Kyne", "I Follow the Moon", "Invincible", "Jenny of Oldstones", "Leliana's Song", "Lullaby of Woe", "Malukah Remember Your Shout" Live on YouTube 28/3/2018, "My Immortal", "My Mother", "Ode to Queen Ayrenn", "One More Time", "The Only Constant Thing", "Over the Seas and Far Away", "May It Be", "Ragnar the Red", "Reignite", "Run", "Scarborough Fair", "Shadows", "Silent Night", "Sinking Ships", "So Near, So Far (Suite from Lone Echo)", "Stagger and Sway", "Three Hearts as One", "Times Like These", "Walking in the Air" Live on YouTube 19/12/2018, "Welcome to Kronos II", "Where Are We Going", "You Make It Easy")
G♯3 ("Always Running", "Auld Lang Syne", "Beauty of Dawn", "Bringing Me Down", "The Dawn Will Come", "The Dragonborn Comes", "Duele Despertar", "The Edge of Night / In Dreams", "Game of Thrones - Main Title & the Children Medley", "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" Live on YouTube 19/12/2018, "Hallelujah", "Happy", "I Gotta Leave", "In the Darkness", "Invincible", "Misty Mountains", "O Holy Night", "One More Time", "The Plane Meld", "Rise from the Dark", "Safe Asleep", "The Sound of Silence", "Tale of the Tongues", "Thor the Chocolate Lab", "Three Hearts as One", "Vokul Fen Mah", "The Wolven Storm (Priscilla's Song)")
G3 ("Age of Aggression", "Age of Oppression", "Always Running", "Awake", "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)", "Bleed Forever", "Boston", "Daughter of the Sea", "Everything", "Fear Not This Night", "Frozen Sleep", "Game of Thrones - Main Title & the Children Medley", "Happy", "Hesitation", "Homesick Insomniac", "Jenny of Oldstones", "Joy to the World" Live on YouTube 19/12/2018, "Legends of the Frost", "May It Be", "My Immortal", "One More Time", "The Plane Meld", "The Rains of Castamere", "Reignite", "Scarborough Fair", "Three Hearts Afire", "Times Like These", "Venid Fieles Todos" Live on YouTube 19/12/2018, "Where Are We Going")
F♯3 ("Angels We Have Heard on High", "Baba Yetu", "Covered in Red", "The Dawn Will Come", "The Dragonborn Comes", "The Edge of Night / In Dreams", "Fear Front", "I Follow the Moon", "In the Darkness", "Lullaby of Woe", "Misty Mountains", "My Immortal", "O Holy Night", "Safe Asleep", "Tale of the Tongues", "Three Hearts as One")
F3 ("Auld Lang Syne", "Baba Yetu", "The Bard's Song (In the Forest)", "Beauty and the Beast" Live on Twitch 2016, "Beauty of Dawn", "Everything", "Jenny of Oldstones", "Once We Were", "Silent Night", "The Sound of Silence", "Vokul Fen Mah")
E3 ("The Bard's Song (In the Forest)", "Daughter of the Sea", "Dead Flowers", "Hallelujah", "Jenny of Oldstones", "Outside the Realm", "Ragnar the Red", "Scarborough Fair", "Silent Night", "Sinking Ships", "Vokul Fen Mah" Peter Hollens version, "You Make It Easy")
E♭3 ("Always Running", "The Dawn Will Come", "Rise from the Dark", "The Sound of Silence", "Tale of the Tongues", "Thor the Chocolate Lab" 2018 version, "The Wolven Storm (Priscilla's Song)")
D3 ("Daughter of the Sea", "The Dawn Will Come" Live on YouTube 28/3/2018, "Dead Flowers")
C♯3 ("Thor the Chocolate Lab" 2018 version)
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Blue marks falsetto notes.
Underlines mark notes obscured in the mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Bold marks particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
Dates on this thread are written in DD/MM/YYYY format.

Summary:

Judith de los Santos, better known as Malukah, rose to fame on the Internet after uploading a cover of "The Dragonborn Comes" to her YouTube channel back in November 2011, which quickly went viral. Since then she has released many more covers, and has featured on multiple video game soundtracks as a result of their success, with her most well known contributions perhaps being to The Elder Scrolls Online and various installments of Call Of Duty. She has also released three albums, with the most recent being 2019's I Follow the Moon. She has often collaborated with many artists over the years.

Malukah's vocal style has been pretty consistent over the years. Instances of belting (or anything close to it) are few and far between, as she tends to favour a much lighter approach to her high range. She rarely uses her chest voice up very high in her range, with the very upper fourth octave being rare enough and the lower fifth even more so. Her lower range is fairly consistently used down to the mid-third octave, with anything lower being much more rare. Though low third octave notes from her are very rare, she has shown the ability to sing down there well enough when necessary. Malukah has certainly made her mark on the Internet, and is remembered fondly by many, which is largely in thanks to her contributions to the world of video game music.

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{Discography}All of the Above (2006): F3 - C5 - C♯5 - D5
The Dragonborn Comes (2017): E♭3 - B♭4 - F5
I Follow the Moon (2019): E3 - F♯3 - C♯5 - F♯5

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{Questionable Notes}D6 ("Malukah Records Vocals for Far Cry Primal" [5])
G5 ("Lullaby of Woe" [6])

D3 ("Silent Night" [6])
C3 ("The Sound of Silence" [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.
[6] marks implied harmonies; notes that are so buried in the mix that their existence cannot be confirmed.

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{Alternate Titles}A couple of the bard songs from The Elder Scrolls Online have been referred to as more than one title:
 - "Chim-El Adabal" is also known as "Red Diamond". 
 - "Hymn to Kyne" is also known as "Warrior Goddess". 

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{Credits}Photo is a screenshot from a video called "The Dragonborn Comes - Malukah - Remastered Version" on Malukah's YouTube channel.

Thread originally by Susilupus. See this thread for more information.