Post by Baronessa on Feb 21, 2022 23:50:21 GMT
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Voice Type: Lucky That My Mezzo's Small and Humble So You Don't Confuse Her with Sopranos
Vocal Range: C♯3 - C♯6
{Vocal Summary}Shakira's voice is as instantly recognisable as her music, if not more, for better or worse and has received praise along with criticism pertaining to how she uses it. Shakira's Latino and Arabic influences are certainly most apparent in her vocals, as she frequently employs chromatic melismas and occasionally cracking sounds that come off as yodely but definitely intentional. Shakira possesses a naturally rich tone which is amplified by her sometimes overtly laryngeal approach to belting, her natural voice being best heard in low notes and head voice passages which showcase a much more delicate and pleasant side to her singing. As unique as Shakira's usage of her voice is, she isn't one to display this with range, comfortably staying in the fourth octave, rarely belting above the lower fifth octave and very occasionally showing signs of a resonant but underutilized low register. While Shakira is definitely capable of pulling off challenging passages, looking for consistently mindblowing notes in her discography is going to leave you frustrated as she is quite happy with her signature sound doing most of the talking.
{Vocal Range Timeline}Solo
Magia (1991): G3 - F5*
Peligro (1993): E3 - C6*
Pies Descalzos (1995): E3 - F♯5
Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998): E3 - F♯5
Laundry Service (2001): E♭3 - B♭5
Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005): D3 - F5
Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (2005): C♯3 - G♯5
She Wolf (2009): C♯3 - F♯5
Sale El Sol (2010): D3 - F♯5
Shakira (2014): C♯3 - F♯5
El Dorado (2017): E♭3 - F5
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*Marks pre-pubescent albums.
Magia (1991): G3 - F5*
Peligro (1993): E3 - C6*
Pies Descalzos (1995): E3 - F♯5
Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998): E3 - F♯5
Laundry Service (2001): E♭3 - B♭5
Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005): D3 - F5
Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (2005): C♯3 - G♯5
She Wolf (2009): C♯3 - F♯5
Sale El Sol (2010): D3 - F♯5
Shakira (2014): C♯3 - F♯5
El Dorado (2017): E♭3 - F5
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*Marks pre-pubescent albums.
Significant High Notes:
C♯6/D♭6 ("Vuelve" live Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City 1996)
B5 ("Back In Black" live Rotterdam, Netherlands 2003)
A♯5/B♭5 ("Te Dejo Madrid")
A5 ("Vuelve" live Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City 1996)
G♯5/A♭5 ("Get It Started", "Hey You", "Try Everything")
G5 ("Costume Makes The Clown", "Dude Looks Like A Lady" live MTV Video Music Awards 2002, "Poem To A Horse", "Ready For The Good Times")
F♯5/G♭5 ("¿Dónde Estás Corazón?", "Loca Por Ti", "Mon Amour", "Octavo Día", "Spotlight", "Tu Boca", Vocal Warm-Up, "Vuelve" live Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City 1996)
F5 ("23", "Cut Me Deep", "Devoción", "Empire", "La Pared", "Me Enamoré", "Men In This Town", "The One", "Ready For The Good Times", "Timor", Vocal Warm-Up)
E5 ("Back In Black" live Rotterdam, Netherlands 2003, "Don't Bother", "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?", "Dude Looks Like A Lady" live MTV Video Music Awards 2002, "Estoy Aquí" live Grand Ballroom, New York City 1999, "Mon Amour", "Poem To A Horse", "Si Tes Vas", "Tú" live Grand Ballroom, New York City 1999, "You Don't Care About Me")
D♯5/E♭5 ("Broken Record", "Coconut Tree", "Costume Makes The Clown", "Cut Me Deep", "The Day And The Time", "Día De Enero", "Día Especial", "Empire", "Give It Up To Me", "Gypsy", "Inevitable", "Islands", "La Pared", "Loca Por Ti", "The One", "Rabiosa", "Spy", "Timor", "Try Everything", "Underneath Your Clothes", "When A Woman")
D5 ("Addicted To You", "Can't Remember To Forget You", "Chasing Shadows", "Despedida" Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2011, "Devoción", "Did It Again", "Don't Bother", "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?", "Las De La Intuición", "Men In This Town", "Moscas En La Casa", "The One Thing", "Pienso En Ti" live Palms Casino, Las Vegas 2007, "Que Me Quedes Tú", "Quiero", "Sale El Sol", "She Wolf", "Spotlight", "Te Necesito", "That Way", "Tú" live Grand Ballroom, New York City 1999, "Vuelve")
C♯5/D♭5 ("Amarillo", "Animal City", "Broken Record", "Ciega, Sordomuda", "Coconut Tree", "Dare (La La La)", "The Day And The Time", "Día Especial", "¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?", "En Tus Pupilas", "Escondite Inglés", "Estoy Aquí", "Get It Started", "Gitana" live Rock in Rio, Madrid 2010, "Give It Up To Me", "Gypsy", "Hey You", "How Do You Do", "I'll Stand By You" live Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, New York 2010, "Illegal", "Inevitable", "Loca Por Ti", "Medicine", "Mi Verdad", "Need You Now" live The Voice 2013, "Nothing Else Matters" Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2011, "Objection (Tango)", "Obtener Un Sí", "Octavo Día", "Ojos Así", "The One Thing", "Poem To A Horse", "Si Tes Vas", "Something", "Te Dejo Madrid", "Timor", "Try Everything", "Tu Boca", "Un Poco De Amor", "Whenever, Wherever", "You Don't Care About Me")
C5 ("23", "Antes De Las Seis", "Antología", "Bamboo", "Beautiful Liar", "Chasing Shadows", "Comme Moi", "Costume Makes The Clown", "Cut Me Deep", "Devoción", "Día Especial", "Did It Again", "Dreams For Plans", "Dude Looks Like A Lady" live MTV Video Music Awards 2002, "Empire", "Good Stuff", "Hips Don't Lie", "Imagine" live UN General Assembly, New York City 2015, "Islands", "Je L'Aime À Mourir" Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2011, "Las De La Intuición", "Lo Imprescindible", "Lo Que Más", "Loca", "Mariposas", "Me Enamoré", "Men In This Town", "Mon Amour", "Moscas En La Casa", "Nada", "No", "The One", "Que Me Quedes Tú", "Rabiosa", "Ready For The Good Times", "Rules", "Spotlight", "Spy", "Te Espero Sentada", "Te Necesito", "That Way", "Tú", "Underneath Your Clothes", "Vuelve", "When A Woman", "Your Embrace")
B4 ("Addicted To You", "Amarillo", "Animal City", "Antes De Las Seis", "Back In Black" live Rotterdam, Netherlands 2003, "Broken Record", "Can't Remember To Forget You", "Chasing Shadows", "Coconut Tree", "Despedida" Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2011, "Don't Bother", "¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?", "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?", "Escondite Inglés", "Estoy Aquí", "Get It Started", "Gordita", "How Do You Do", "I'll Stand By You" live Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, New York 2010, "Illegal", "Imagine" live UN General Assembly, New York City 2015, "La Tortura", "Lo Imprescindible", "Loca", "Long Time", "Medicine", "Mi Verdad", "Need You Now" live The Voice 2013, "No Creo", "Nothing Else Matters" Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2011, "Objection (Tango)", "Octavo Día", "The One Thing", "Pienso En Ti", "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos", "Poem To A Horse", "Que Vuelvas", "Quiero", "Sale El Sol", "Se Quiere, Se Mata", "She Wolf", "Sólo Le Pido A Dios" live Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, New York 2010, "Tu Boca", "Un Poco De Amor", "Why Wait", "You Don't Care About Me")
A♯4/B♭4 ("Beautiful Liar", "Chantaje", "Ciega, Sordomuda", "Costume Makes The Clown", "Cut Me Deep", "Dare (La La La)", "The Day And The Time", "Día De Enero", "Did It Again", "Dreams For Plans", "Empire", "En Tus Pupilas", "Fool", "Gitana" live Rock in Rio, Madrid 2010, "Give It Up To Me", "Good Stuff", "Gypsy", "Hey You", "Hips Don't Lie", "Inevitable", "Islands", "La Pared", "Las De La Intuición", "Lo Que Más", "Loca Por Ti", "Mariposas", "Moscas En La Casa", "Nada", "No", "Obtener Un Sí", "Ojos Así", "Perro Fiel", "Que Me Quedes Tú", "Ready For The Good Times", "Rules", "Something", "Spotlight", "Spy", "Te Espero Sentada", "Te Dejo Madrid", "Te Necesito", "That Way", "Timor", "Trap", "Try Everything", "Tú", "Underneath Your Clothes", "When A Woman", "Whenever, Wherever")
A4 ("23", "Addicted To You", "Amarillo", "Animal City", "Antes De Las Seis", "Antología", "Back In Black" live Rotterdam, Netherlands 2003, "Bamboo", "Can't Remember To Forget You", "Chasing Shadows", "Comme Moi", "Despedida" Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2011, "Devoción", "¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?", "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?", "Dude Looks Like A Lady" live MTV Video Music Awards 2002, "Escondite Inglés", "Estoy Aquí", "Get It Started", "Gordita", "How Do You Do", "I'll Stand By You" live Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, New York 2010, "Illegal", "Imagine" live UN General Assembly, New York City 2015, "Je L'Aime À Mourir" Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2011, "La Tortura", "Loca", "Lo Imprescindible", "Long Time", "Me Enamoré", "Medicine", "Men In This Town", "Mi Verdad", "Mon Amour", "Need You Now" live The Voice 2013, "No Creo", "Nothing Else Matters" Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2011, "Octavo Día", "Pienso En Ti", "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos", "Que Vuelvas", "Quiero", "Sale El Sol", "Se Quiere, Se Mata", "She Wolf", "Si Tes Vas", "Sombra De Ti", "Tu Boca", "Un Poco De Amor", "Vuelve", "Waka Waka (Esto Es África)", "Why Wait", "Your Embrace")
Significant Low Notes:
A3 ("23", "Addicted To You", "Amarillo", "Antes De Las Seis", "Antología", "Back In Black" live Rotterdam, Netherlands 2003, "Blanca Mujer", "Can't Remember To Forget You", "Chasing Shadows", "Comme Moi", "Deja Vu", "Despedida" Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2011, "Devoción", "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?", "Dude Looks Like A Lady" live MTV Video Music Awards 2002, "Estoy Aquí", "Gordita", "How Do You Do", "I'll Stand By You" live Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, New York 2010, "Illegal", "Imagine" live UN General Assembly, New York City 2015, "Je L'Aime À Mourir" Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2011, "La Tortura", "Lo Imprescindible", "Loca", "Long Time", "Me Enamoré", "Medicine", "Men In This Town", "Mi Verdad", "Mon Amour", "Moscas En La Casa", "No Creo", "Nothing Else Matters" Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2011, "Objection (Tango)", "The One Thing", "Pienso En Ti", "Poem To A Horse", "Que Vuelvas", "Quiero", "She Wolf", "Si Tes Vas", "Sombra De Ti", "Te Espero Sentada", "Te Necesito", "Toneladas", "Tú", "Tu Boca", "Waka Waka (Esto Es África)", "Why Wait", "Your Embrace")
G♯3/A♭3 ("Animal City", "Broken Record", "Chantaje", "Ciega, Sordomuda", "Coconut Tree", "Dare (La La La)", "The Day And The Time", "Día Especial", "¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?", "Dreams For Plans", "Empire", "En Tus Pupilas", "Escondite Inglés", "Fool", "Gitana" live Rock in Rio, Madrid 2010, "Gypsy", "Hey You", "Hips Don't Lie", "Inevitable", "Islands", "La Pared", "Lo Que Más", "Loca Por Ti", "Mariposas", "Need You Now" live The Voice 2013, "No", "Obtener Un Sí", "Octavo Día", "Ojos Así", "Perro Fiel", "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos", "Se Quiere, Se Mata", "Sólo Le Pido A Dios" live Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, New York 2010, "Something", "Te Dejo Madrid", "That Way", "Try Everything", "Un Poco De Amor", "Underneath Your Clothes", "Whenever, Wherever", "You Don't Care About Me")
G3 ("23", "Antes De Las Seis", "Antología", "Blanca Mujer", "Chasing Shadows", "Comme Moi", "Costume Makes The Clown", "Cut Me Deep", "Devoción", "Día De Enero", "Did It Again", "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?", "Give It Up To Me", "Good Stuff", "I'll Stand By You" live Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, New York 2010, "Illegal", "Imagine" live UN General Assembly, New York City 2015, "Je L'Aime À Mourir" Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2011, "La Bicicleta", "La Tortura", "Las De La Intuición", "Lo Imprescindible", "Me Enamoré", "Men In This Town", "Mi Verdad", "Mon Amour", "Moscas En La Casa", "Nada", "The One", "Que Vuelvas", "Rabiosa", "Ready For The Good Times", "Rules", "Sale El Sol", "Si Tes Vas", "Sombra De Ti", "Spotlight", "Spy", "Te Espero Sentada", "Te Necesito", "Timor", "Toneladas", "Trap", "Tú", "Waka Waka (Esto Es África)", "When A Woman", "Your Embrace")
F♯3/G♭3 ("Amarillo", "Animal City", "Broken Record", "Chantaje", "Ciega, Sordomuda", "Coconut Tree", "Deja Vu", "Dare (La La La)", "Despedida" Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2011, "Don't Bother", "¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?", "Escondite Inglés", "Gitana" live Rock in Rio, Madrid 2010, "Gordita", "Gypsy", "How Do You Do", "Inevitable", "Long Time", "Medicine", "Need You Now" live The Voice 2013, "No Creo", "Objection (Tango)", "Obtener Un Sí", "Octavo Día", "Ojos Así", "The One Thing", "Perro Fiel", "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos", "Poem To A Horse", "Que Me Quedes Tú", "Que Vuelvas", "Quiero", "Se Quiere, Se Mata", "Something", "Te Dejo Madrid", "Tu Boca", "Un Poco De Amor", "Vuelve" live Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City 1996, "Waka Waka (Esto Es África)", "Whenever, Wherever", "Why Wait", "You Don't Care About Me")
F3 ("23", "Costume Makes The Clown", "Cut Me Deep", "The Day And The Time", "Día De Enero", "Día Especial", "Did It Again", "Dreams For Plans", "En Tus Pupilas", "Fool", "Give It Up To Me", "Good Stuff", "Hey You", "Hips Don't Lie", "La Bicicleta", "La Pared", "Las De La Intuición", "Nada", "No", "The One", "Que Me Quedes Tú", "Ready For The Good Times", "Rules", "Sale El Sol", "Spotlight", "Spy", "That Way", "Timor", "Trap", "Tú", "Underneath Your Clothes")
E3 ("Amarillo", "Animal City", "Coconut Tree", "Deja Vu", "Don't Bother", "Escondite Inglés", "Gordita", "Illegal", "La Tortura", "Lo Imprescindible", "La Bicicleta", "Long Time", "Moscas En La Casa", "No Creo", "The One Thing", "Se Quiere, Se Mata", "Toneladas", "Why Wait", "You Don't Care About Me", "Your Embrace")
D♯3/E♭3 ("Cut Me Deep", "The Day And The Time", "Día De Enero", "Dreams For Plans", "En Tus Pupilas", "Fool", "Hey You", "La Pared", "Mariposas", "Nada", "No", "Obtener Un Sí", "The One", "Something", "Te Dejo Madrid", "That Way")
D3 ("Don't Bother", "How Do You Do", "Las De La Intuición", "Long Time", "Sale El Sol")
C♯3/D♭3 ("Dare (La La La)", "Give It Up To Me")
{Pre-Pubescent Notes}Significant High Notes:
C6 ("Brujería")
F5 ("Lejos De Tu Amor" Remix)
E5 ("Eres", "Lejos De Tu Amor")
D♯5/E♭5 ("Necesito De Ti", "Tú Serás La Historia De Mi Vida")
D5 ("1968", "Esta Noche Voy Contigo")
C♯5/D♭5 ("Último Momento")
C5 ("Brujería", "Gafas Oscuras", "Sueños")
B4 ("Cazador De Amor", "Cuentas Conmigo", "Peligro")
A♯4/B♭4 ("Controlas Mi Destino", "Eterno Amor", "Magia")
A4 ("Este Amor Es Lo Más Bello Del Mundo", "Quince Años")
Significant Low Notes:
B3 ("1968", "Cazador De Amor", "Peligro")
A♯3/B♭3 ("Gafas Oscuras", "Magia", "Necesito De Ti", "Sueños")
A3 ("Brujería", "Cuentas Conmigo", "Este Amor Es Lo Más Bello Del Mundo")
G♯3/A♭3 ("Esta Noche Voy Contigo", "Tú Serás La Historia De Mi Vida", "Último Momento")
G3 ("Controlas Mi Destino", "Lejos De Tu Amor")
F♯3/G♭3 ("Quince Años")
F3 ("Eterno Amor")
E3 ("Eres")
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C6 ("Brujería")
F5 ("Lejos De Tu Amor" Remix)
E5 ("Eres", "Lejos De Tu Amor")
D♯5/E♭5 ("Necesito De Ti", "Tú Serás La Historia De Mi Vida")
D5 ("1968", "Esta Noche Voy Contigo")
C♯5/D♭5 ("Último Momento")
C5 ("Brujería", "Gafas Oscuras", "Sueños")
B4 ("Cazador De Amor", "Cuentas Conmigo", "Peligro")
A♯4/B♭4 ("Controlas Mi Destino", "Eterno Amor", "Magia")
A4 ("Este Amor Es Lo Más Bello Del Mundo", "Quince Años")
Significant Low Notes:
B3 ("1968", "Cazador De Amor", "Peligro")
A♯3/B♭3 ("Gafas Oscuras", "Magia", "Necesito De Ti", "Sueños")
A3 ("Brujería", "Cuentas Conmigo", "Este Amor Es Lo Más Bello Del Mundo")
G♯3/A♭3 ("Esta Noche Voy Contigo", "Tú Serás La Historia De Mi Vida", "Último Momento")
G3 ("Controlas Mi Destino", "Lejos De Tu Amor")
F♯3/G♭3 ("Quince Años")
F3 ("Eterno Amor")
E3 ("Eres")
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{Questionable Notes}B6 ("Brujería"*)
E6 ("Objection (Tango)"**)
C♯6/D♭6 ("Underneath Your Clothes"***)
C6 ("Escondite Inglés"**)
B5 ("Poem To A Horse"**, "Te Espero Sentada"**)
A♯5/B♭5 ("Hey You"**, "Timor"**)
A5 ("Si Tes Vas"**, "Men In This Town"**)
G5 ("Estoy Aquí"*)
F♯5/G♭5 ("Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos"**)
A♯2/B♭2 ("La Pared"***)
G♯2/A♭2 ("Dare (La La La)"***)
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*Questionable identity.
**Questionable representativeness.
***Questionable quality.
See this thread for more information.
E6 ("Objection (Tango)"**)
C♯6/D♭6 ("Underneath Your Clothes"***)
C6 ("Escondite Inglés"**)
B5 ("Poem To A Horse"**, "Te Espero Sentada"**)
A♯5/B♭5 ("Hey You"**, "Timor"**)
A5 ("Si Tes Vas"**, "Men In This Town"**)
G5 ("Estoy Aquí"*)
F♯5/G♭5 ("Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos"**)
A♯2/B♭2 ("La Pared"***)
G♯2/A♭2 ("Dare (La La La)"***)
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*Questionable identity.
**Questionable representativeness.
***Questionable quality.
See this thread for more information.
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Blue marks whistle notes.
Bold marks outstanding passages (hyperlinked).
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Underlines mark obscured notes.
Summary:
Unquestionably the biggest pop star to come out of South America, Shakira's music has evolved over the years from a pop rock act to more of a conventional pop diva, but her music has always retained a blend of contemporary music mixed with South American traditionalism, which has been a key factor in her signature sound. One of the most instantly recognisable artists of today, her trademark also consists of Arabian dance influences, Andean music and Latino rhythmic patterns, which frequently reference the native instrumentation of her culture. Having earned significant critical recognition throughout her career, impacting culture by having statues erected in her honour, and with the ever growing internet becoming a consistently viral artist, Shakira has amassed an incredible crossover following and has cemented her status as one of the most influential artists of the modern pop era and as a living legend in her home country of Colombia.
A more accurate version of this thread is to be posted. This is merely a bit of housekeeping, and you should not expect an answer from me on any of these notes.