Post by Steve on Feb 17, 2022 12:30:30 GMT
Sharon Janny den Adel (12 July 1974)
Associated Acts: Within Temptation (1996 - Present), My Indigo (2017 - Present)
Vocal Range: E♭3 - C6
Significant High Notes:
C6 ("Our Solemn Hour" Demo, “Orff” Live at Caracol 2003)
B5 ("Cosmic Fusion", “Orff” Live at Caracol 2003 + Noorderslag 2004, "Regular Day in Bosnia", "Somewhere" Live at The Ahoy 2008 + Muziekcentrum Frits Philips 2008)
B♭5 ("Angels", "Hand of Sorrow", "The Other Half (Of Me)", "The Truth Beneath the Rose")
A5 ("Amazing Flight", "And We Run", "Aquarius", "Bittersweet", "Caged" Demo, "Cosmic Fusion", "Edge of the World" Live at the Heineken Music Hall 2014, "Final Destination", “The Flower Duet” Backstage in Los Angeles 2007, "Gatekeeper", "Jane Doe", "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)", "Our Solemn Hour", "Overcome", "Regular Day in Bosnia", "Restless", "Somewhere" Live at The Ahoy 2008 + Muziekcentrum Frits Philips 2008, "Waltz")
G♯5 ("A Dangerous Mind", "Black Velvet Sun", "Caged" Demo, "The Cross", “Crucify” Live on De Laatste Show, "Deceiver of Fools", "Endless War", "Hand of Sorrow", "The Heart of Everything", "Ice Queen", "Intro", "Nostradamus", "Raise Your Banner", "Safe and Sound", "The Temptation Within", "The Truth Beneath the Rose", "What Have You Done")
G5 ("All I Need", "Amazing Flight", "Angels", "Another Day", "Aquarius", "Beyond Me", "Blue Eyes", "Caged", "Candles", "Deep Within", "Dirty Dancer", "Edge of the World", "Enter", "Frozen" Voyage song, "Gatekeeper", "I Don't Wanna", "Indian Summer", "In the Middle of the Night", "Intro", "Jane Doe", "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)", "Mad World", "Nostradamus", "Our Solemn Hour", "Paradise (What About Us?)" Various live performances, "Regular Day in Bosnia", "The Temptation Within", "What Have You Done")
F♯5 ("A Dangerous Mind", "Between Two Worlds and I", "Crash and Burn", "The Cross", “Crucify” Live on De Laatste Show, "Dark Wings", "Deceiver of Fools", "Edge of the World", "Empty Eyes", "Endless War", "Faster", "Fly", "Gatekeeper", "Ice Queen", "Indian Summer", "In Perfect Harmony", "Memories" Various live performances, "Mother Earth", "Our Farewell", "Overcome", "Paradise (What About Us?)" Various live performances, "The Promise", "Raise Your Banner", "The Reckoning", "Safe and Sound", "Say My Name", "See Who I Am", "Someone Like You", "The Swan Song", "Tell Me Why", "Trophy Hunter", "The Truth Beneath the Rose", "Tunnel of Light")
F5 ("A Demon's Fate", "Angels", "Another Day", "Are You the One?", "Caged", "Candles", "Crazy", "The Dance", "Dangerous", "Dark Wings", "Dog Days", “The Flower Duet” Backstage in Los Angeles 2007, "Forgiven", "Forsaken", "Grace", "Hand of Sorrow", "I Don't Wanna", "In the Middle of the Night", "In Vain", "The Last Dance", "Mad World", "Memories", "Mercy Mirror", "My Indigo", "Never Ending Story", "The Other Half (Of Me)", "Out of the Darkness", "Pale", "The Promise", "Radioactive", "Restless", "Say My Name", "Summertime Sadness", "The Swan Song", "The Temptation Within", "Turn Your Love Around" Live Liefde Voor Muziek 2018, "Whole World Is Watching")
E5 ("And We Run", "Architecture of the Imagination", "Beyond Me", "Bittersweet", "Blue Eyes", "Caged", "Cosmic Fusion", "Covered by Roses", "Crash and Burn", "The Cross", "The Dance", "Dirty Dancer", "Edge of the World", "Entertain You", "Faster", "Forsaken", "Frozen" Voyage song, "The Garden of Emotions", "The Heart of Everything", "Holy Ground", "The Howling", "Ice Queen", "Indian Summer", "In Perfect Harmony", "In Vain", "Iron", "Jane Doe", "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)", "Just What I Need Tonight" Live Liefde Voor Muziek 2018, "Lesson Learned", "Let Her Go", "Let Us Burn", "Mother Earth", "One of These Days" Demo, "Our Farewell", "Our Solemn Hour", "Overcome", "Paradise", "Paradise (What About Us?)", "The Reckoning", "Running Up That Hill", "See Who I Am", "Silver Moonlight", "Sinéad", "Skyfall", "Somewhere", "Stairway to the Skies", "Supernova", "Tell Me Why", "Towards the End", "Trophy Hunter")
E♭5 ("All I Need", "Apologize", "Aquarius", "Are You the One?", "Black Velvet Sun", "Crash and Burn", "Crazy", “Crucify” Live on De Laatste Show, "Deep Within", "Empty Eyes", "Endless War", "Enter", "Farewell", "Fly", "Forgiven", "Frozen" Demo of Within Temptation song, "Grace", "I Don't Wanna", "In and Out of Love", "In the Middle of the Night", "It's the Fear", "Last Call to Humanity", "Living on Fire" Demo, "Lost", "Mad World", "Memories", "Mercy Mirror", "My Indigo", "Nostradamus", "The Other Half (Of Me)", "Pearls of Light", "The Purge", "Radioactive", "Raise Your Banner", "Restless", "Safe and Sound", "Say My Name", "Shot in the Dark", "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Live at DWDD Recordings 2012, "Sounds of Freedom", "Stairway to Heaven" Live at Night Of The Proms 2009, "Stand My Ground", "The Swan Song", "Things I Should Have Done" Live Liefde Voor Muziek 2018, "Titanium", "Utopia", "Where Is My Love", "Where Is the Edge", "Whole World Is Watching", "World of Make Believe")
D5 ("All I Need", "Amazing Flight", "And We Run", "Another Day", "Are You the One?", "Behold", "Between Two Worlds and I", "Bittersweet", "Blue Eyes", "Candles", "Covered by Roses", "Dangerous", "Dirty Dancer", "Dog Days", "Don't You Worry Child", "Feliz Navidad", "Final Destination", "Firelight", "Frozen" Within Temptation song, "Grenade", "Hier", "Holy Ground", "The Howling", "Indian Summer", "In Vain", "Iron", "It's the Fear", "Jane Doe", "Just What I Need Tonight" Live Liefde Voor Muziek 2018, "The Last Dance", "The Last Time" Demo, "Let Her Go", "Let Us Burn", “Little Lion Man”, "Murder", "My Indigo", "Never Ending Story", "One of These Days" Demo, "Out of the Darkness", "Pale", "Paradise", "Pearls of Light", "The Power of Love", "Running Up That Hill", "Silver Moonlight", "Sinéad", "Skyfall", "Somebody That I Used to Know", "Someone Like You", "Somewhere", "Sounds of Freedom", "Stairway to the Skies", "Star Crossed Lovers", "Supernova", "Towards the End", "Virgin State of Mind" Live Liefde Voor Muziek 2018, "What Have You Done")
C♯5 ("A Demon's Fate", "Apologize", "Behold", "Between Two Worlds and I", "Black Velvet Sun", "Candy" Live at Pinkpop 2005, "The Cross", "Entertain You", "Farewell", "Final Destination", "Fly", "Frozen" Within Temptation song, "In and Out of Love", "Isle of Evermore", "Last Call to Humanity", "Let Us Burn", "Lost", "Mercy Mirror", "My Love Will Never Die" Live Liefde Voor Muziek 2018, "The Purge", "Raise Your Banner", "Shot in the Dark", "Stand My Ground", "Things I Should Have Done" Live Liefde Voor Muziek 2018, "Turn Your Love Around" Live Liefde Voor Muziek 2018, "Utopia", "What Have You Done", "Where Is the Edge", "Whole World Is Watching", "World of Make Believe")
C5 ("A Demon's Fate", "Als Je Iets Kan Doen", "Behind Blue Eyes", "Crazy", "Destroyed" Demo, "Don't You Worry Child", "Feliz Navidad", "Fire and Ice", "Firelight", "The Garden of Emotions", "Grenade", "Hier", "Isis and Osiris", "Just What I Need Tonight" Live Liefde Voor Muziek 2018, "Keep Breathing", "Keep on Breathing" Demo, "Land Ahead", "The Last Dance", "The Last Time" Demo, "Lesson Learned", "Murder", "My Love Will Never Die" Live Liefde Voor Muziek 2018, "No Compliance", “Nothing Else Matters” Live at Because I’m A Girl 2010, "Paradise (What About Us?)", "The Purge", "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Live at DWDD Recordings 2012, "Somebody That I Used to Know", "Stairway to Heaven" Live at Night Of The Proms 2009, "Star Crossed Lovers", "Summertime Sadness", "Time", "Titanium", "Tunnel of Light", "Vandaag" Live Liefde Voor Muziek 2018)
Significant Low Notes:
B3 ("Als Je Iets Kan Doen", "Are You the One?", "Blue Eyes", "Candy" Live at Pinkpop 2005, "Cosmic Fusion", "Covered by Roses" Live at the Heineken Music Hall 2014, “Crucify” Live on De Laatste Show, "Destroyed" Demo, "Edge of the World", "Farewell", "Faster", "Final Destination", "Frozen" Voyage song, "Frozen" Within Temptation song, "The Garden of Emotions", "The Heart of Everything", "The Howling", "Ice Queen" Live acoustic The Heart of Everything bonus track, "Indian Summer", "In Perfect Harmony", "The Power of Love", "Into the Unknown", "Iron", "Isis and Osiris", "Let Us Burn", "Living on Fire" Demo, "Mother Earth" Live at the Heineken Music Hall 2014, "The Promise", "Running Up That Hill", "Safe and Sound", "See Who I Am", "Shine", "Shot in the Dark", "Somebody That I Used to Know", "Somewhere", "Stairway to the Skies", "Tell Me Why", "Trophy Hunter", "Vandaag" Live Liefde Voor Muziek 2018, "Where Is the Edge", "World of Make Believe")
B♭3 ("Apologize", "Crash and Burn", "Dangerous", "Endless War", "Enter", "Fire and Ice", "Forgiven", "Hier", "I Don't Wanna", "In the Middle of the Night", "Isle of Evermore", "The Last Time" Demo, "Lost", "My Indigo", "The Purge", "Radioactive", "Say My Name", "See Who I Am", "Time", "Titanium", "Turn Your Love Around" Live Liefde Voor Muziek 2018, "Utopia", "Where Is My Love", "Whole World Is Watching")
A3 ("And We Run", "Are You the One?", "Behind Blue Eyes", "Covered by Roses", "Deceiver of Fools", "Destroyed" Demo, "Dog Days", "Grenade", "Holy Ground", "In Perfect Harmony", "Iron", "Just What I Need Tonight" Live Liefde Voor Muziek 2018, "Keep on Breathing" Demo, "Lesson Learned", "Let Us Burn", "Murder", "Never Ending Story", "No Compliance", "Pale", "The Power of Love", "Skyfall", "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Live at DWDD Recordings 2012, "Someone Like You", "Stairway to the Skies", "Star Crossed Lovers", "Supernova", "Waltz", "What Have You Done" Live acoustic The Heart of Everything bonus track)
G♯3 ("And We Run", "Between Two Worlds and I", "Black Velvet Sun", "Crash and Burn", “Crucify” Live on De Laatste Show, "Final Destination", "Frozen" Within Temptation song, "The Heart of Everything", "I Don't Wanna", "Isle of Evermore", "Lost", "Mad World", "The Reckoning", "Safe and Sound", "Shot in the Dark", "Turn Your Love Around" Live Liefde Voor Muziek 2018, "Utopia", "Whole World Is Watching")
G3 ("Behind Blue Eyes", "Don't You Worry Child", "Forgiven", "Frozen" Demo of Within Temptation song, "Hier", "Holy Ground", "In and Out of Love", "Keep on Breathing" Demo, "Mercy Mirror", "Murder", "My Love Will Never Die" Live Liefde Voor Muziek 2018, "Out of the Darkness", "Paradise (What About Us?)", "The Rose" Live Liefde Voor Muziek 2018, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Live at DWDD Recordings 2012, "Sounds of Freedom", "Time", "Titanium", "Waltz", "Where Is My Love")
F♯3 ("Between Two Worlds and I", "The Howling", "Raise Your Banner", "Trophy Hunter")
F3 ("Empty Eyes", "Mad World", "Mercy Mirror", "Out of the Darkness", "The Purge", "Summertime Sadness")
E3 ("Don't You Worry Child")
E♭3 ("Empty Eyes", "Radioactive", "Raise Your Banner")
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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.
Notes from "Intro" refer to the song on the album The Silent Force.
Summary:
As the lead vocalist for Within Temptation, Sharon den Adel has had a large influence on rock and metal music. She is an extremely dynamic singer, which is easily heard when listening to her material with Within Temptation compared to her solo material. Despite the huge difference musically, she sounds completely at home singing in both contexts. The emotion and conviction shown whenever she sings, both live and in the studio, shows clearly that she means every word. It is also important to mention that she is a part of one of the earliest metal bands to have a female lead singer, and has helped to increase diversity in what was, before a few bands came around (one of which being Within Temptation), a very male-dominated scene.
Den Adel’s vocal style has developed over the years, from singing mainly in a soft head voice, to a much more chest voice based approach. She has used her full voice up very high into the fifth octave on occasion, though most of the time she will go up to the lower-mid fifth octave and use head voice above that. She has used her head voice up throughout the fifth octave while just about reaching the sixth, and has also sang down fairly low, though she rarely sings lower than the upper third octave. Her part in paving the way for a more diverse music scene has had many positive effects since she joined Within Temptation in the 90s. The impact she has had on diversity in rock and metal is not to be understated, because without Sharon den Adel, many bands and musicians who would follow wouldn't be the same.
{Discography}Within Temptation:
Enter (1997): B♭3 - G5 - A5
Mother Earth (2000): A3 - G♯5
The Silent Force (2004): A3 - B♭5
The Heart of Everything (2007): F♯3 - B♭5
The Unforgiving (2011): G3 - G5
Hydra (2014): G3 - A5
Resist (2019): E♭3 - G♯5
My Indigo:
My Indigo (2018): F3 - G♯5
Enter (1997): B♭3 - G5 - A5
Mother Earth (2000): A3 - G♯5
The Silent Force (2004): A3 - B♭5
The Heart of Everything (2007): F♯3 - B♭5
The Unforgiving (2011): G3 - G5
Hydra (2014): G3 - A5
Resist (2019): E♭3 - G♯5
My Indigo:
My Indigo (2018): F3 - G♯5
{Questionable Notes}B♭5 ("Endless War" [2])
A5 ("Stairway to the Skies" [2])
G5 ("A Restless Heart and Obsidian Skies" [2])
F♯5 ("Supernova" [2])
E5 ("World of Make Believe" [1])
E♭3 ("Where Is the Edge" [4])
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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.
A5 ("Stairway to the Skies" [2])
G5 ("A Restless Heart and Obsidian Skies" [2])
F♯5 ("Supernova" [2])
E5 ("World of Make Believe" [1])
E♭3 ("Where Is the Edge" [4])
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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.
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