Diana Ankudinova (8,300 views)

[fountain30]

Yeah I think using Tracy Chapman as a shining example of a contralto is poor, or even to pose any comparison to Diana. I'm happy to accept Tracy is a contralto, I mean what else would you call her? Tracy Chapman is a singer with great tone, very emotive, but she's hardly using range or doing anything flashy. There's nothing quiet or nuanced to Diana's output. Furthermore, I have come to the conclusion now myself that her technique is unnatural and highly affected.

How long can it last though?

[wbradycall]

Jan 24, 2024 5:58:47 GMT arxsyn said:

she is most definitely a contralto. Her voice is consistently dark and haunting throughout her entire range low to high. When she sings in a typical female range, she is unremarkable. The people who compose music for her aren't doing her voice justice. When she goes for the lower range, she gets nothing but praise for her 'deep' and dark tones from judges. I am saying this because I was watching a Russian language tv program that gathered alumni from their version of "The Mask" singing contest and they made a spin-off of it without obscuring their identities.

FYI: As a contralto myself. I think i have good accuracy when I can pick contraltos out. Diana definitely stands out from her competitors and people take notice. Diana is still quite young. True Contralto vocal develops over time, like the aging of fine wine. In a decade, her voice will get even more distinctive. I can guarantee it. Many contraltos start out singing as mezzos and are often mistaken for them.

oh and by the way, Diana is in no way a dramatic contralto. She has a more lyrical quality. Dramatic contraltos are basically tenors. Their voices are big, rich, deep, dark and heavy. That person in contemporary pop is Tracy Chapman. The dramatic singer is the rarest among any vocal fach. making Tracy the rarest of the rare because contraltos are the already the rarest vocal fach in women. Who else sounds like Tracy? Gwendolyn Brown who trained classically is also a dramatic contralto.

I'm doubtful she's a contralto. Also, there are no lyric contraltos, only dramatic contraltos and tiefer contraltos and that's it.