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Antoinette Ardizzone (15 February 1924 - 29 May 2012)
Voice Type: Soprano
Vocal Range: F3-E5
Significant High Notes:
E5 ("Cielito Lindo / Chiapanecas", "How Sweet - My Love", "If Your Heart Doesn't Dance")
E♭5 ("After You've Gone", "All At Once", "All the Things You Are", "Are You Satisfied?", "Besame Mucho", "Kiss of Fire", "Padre", "Pennies From Heaven")
D5 ("A Love Like This", "Anymore", "Be My Love", "Besame Mucho", "Blow Out the Candle", "Can You Blame Me", "Heart of Stone, Heart of Wood", "How Did He Look", "How Sweet - My Love", "If Your Heart Doesn't Dance", "I'll Step Aside", "I'm Yours", "In Paris and in Love", "Invitation to a Broken Heart", "I Think You're Wonderful", "Let's Do It Again", "Let's Face the Music and Dance", "My Empty Heart", "My Heart is a Chapel", "Padre", "Pigalle", "Sand in My Shoes", "Say Si Si", "Scapricciatiello (Infatuation)", "Show Me", "Take Me Now", "Three Coins in the Fountain", "Too Young", "Torna A Sorriento (Come Back To Sorrento)", "Vieni Su / Vicini U Mare / Drigo's Serenade", "Why?", "Without Love (There is Nothing)", "Wonder Why", "You're Just In Love (I Wonder Why)", "You're Not Losing a Daughter, Mama", "You Stepped Out of a Dream")
C♯5 ("Adios", "After You've Gone", "All At Once", "All the Things You Are", "Anymore", "Believe in Love", "Beware", "Body and Soul", "Chantez Moi", "Cry, My Heart" live version, "How Did He Look", "How Sweet - My Love", "I Can Dream, Can't I?", "If Your Heart Doesn't Dance", "In Paris and in Love", "Invitation to a Broken Heart", "I Think You're Wonderful", "La Paloma / La Golondrina", "La vie en rose", "Like a Baby", "Little By Little", "Mattinata", "Noche de Ronda", "Non Dimenticar", "One Love Too Many", "Padre", "Perfidia", "Sand in My Shoes", "So Deep My Love", "Take a Chance", "Take My Heart", "Tell Your Tale, Nightingale", "There's Always My Heart", "Two Loves Have I", "What a Difference a Day Made", "Where the Rolling Mountains Meet the Rolling Sea", "Without You")
C5 ("After You've Gone", "Ah, Ah Ah, Ah (The Song That Haunts My Heart) (Je n'en connais pas la fin)", "(Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young", "All the Things You Are", "A Love Like This", "Anna", "Are You Satisfied?", "Believe in Love", "Be My Love", "Besame Mucho", "Beware", "Blow Out the Candle", "Body and Soul", "But Beautiful", "Can't We Talk It Over?", "Can You Blame Me", "Cielito Lindo / Chiapanecas", "Dark is the Night", "Don't Ever Leave Me", "Ev'rything I Love", "Fa La Nana Bambin", "Fiorin Fiorello", "F'r Instance", "Guess I'll Be Playing the Field From Now On", "Heart of Stone, Heart of Wood", "He's Home for a Little While", "Hours I Remember", "How Did He Look", "If I Forget You", "If My Heart Had a Window", "If You Turn Me Down", "I'll Step Aside", "I'll Take You in My Arms", "I'm Yours", "It's Love", "It's Not Their Heartache (It's Mine)", "It's Only My Heart", "I Wish I Knew", "Just For Once", "Kiss", "Kiss of Fire", "La Paloma / La Golondrina", "Latin Magic", "Let's Be Sweethearts Again", "Let's Face the Music and Dance", "Little By Little", "Little Child", "Mattinata", "My Empty Heart", "My Heart is a Chapel", "My Honey's Lovin' Arms", "Noche de Ronda", "Non Dimenticar", "Oh Maria", "One Love Too Many", "Pennies From Heaven", "Perfidia", "Pigalle", "Rain", "Remembering", "Sand in My Shoes", "Say Si Si", "Scapricciatiello (Infatuation)", "Show Me", "Silver Bells", "Sweet Forgiveness", "Take a Chance", "Take My Heart", "Tell Your Tale, Nightingale", "That's All", "The Day Isn't Long Enough", "There's Always My Heart", "The Village of St. Bernadette", "They're Playing Our Song", "Three Coins in the Fountain", "Too Late Now", "Too Young", "Torna A Sorriento (Come Back To Sorrento)", "Vieni Su / Vicini U Mare / Drigo's Serenade", "Violins From Nowhere", "We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye", "What Do I Have to Do (To Make You Love Me)", "When I'm Walkin' My Baby Along", "Where Did the Night Go", "Without Love (There is Nothing)", "Without You", "Wonder Why", "You're Not Losing a Daughter, Mama", "Your Touch", "You Stepped Out of a Dream")
B4 ("A Little Love, A Little Kiss", "A Love Like This", "Anna", "Baby Don't Be Mad At Me", "Besame Mucho", "Can't We Talk It Over?", "Chantez Moi", "Cielito Lindo / Chiapanecas", "Cry, My Heart", "Dark is the Night", "Ev'rything I Love", "Fiorin Fiorello", "Guess I'll Be Playing the Field From Now On", "I Can Dream, Can't I?", "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know", "I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)", "I'll Step Aside", "In Paris and in Love", "I Think You're Wonderful", "It's Love", "It's Not Their Heartache (It's Mine)", "It's Only My Heart", "Just For Once", "La Paloma / La Golondrina", "Latin Magic", "La vie en rose", "Let's Face the Music and Dance", "Like a Baby", "My Empty Heart", "Never", "Once", "Padre", "Rain", "Remembering", "Say Si Si", "So Deep My Love", "Southpaw Special", "Sweet Forgiveness", "Take My Heart", "Tell Your Tale, Nightingale", "They're Playing Our Song", "Three Coins in the Fountain", "Tonight", "Too Young", "Violins From Nowhere", "What a Difference a Day Made", "Where Did the Night Go", "Where the Rolling Mountains Meet the Rolling Sea", "You're Just In Love (I Wonder Why)")
B♭4 ("Adios", "After You've Gone", "Ah, Ah Ah, Ah (The Song That Haunts My Heart) (Je n'en connais pas la fin)", "(Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young", "All At Once", "All I Desire", "All the Things You Are", "A Love Like This", "And You'll Be Home", "Anymore", "Are You Satisfied?", "Autumn in New York", "Believe in Love", "Be My Love", "Beware", "Blow Out the Candle", "Body and Soul", "But Beautiful", "Can You Blame Me", "Don't Ever Leave Me", "Fiorin Fiorello", "F'r Instance", "Heart of Stone, Heart of Wood", "He's Home for a Little While", "Hours I Remember", "How Did He Look", "How Sweet - My Love", "I Can Dream, Can't I?", "I Cross My Heart", "If I Forget You", "If Your Heart Doesn't Dance", "If You Turn Me Down", "I'll Take You in My Arms", "I'm Praying to Saint Christopher", "I'm Yours", "Invitation to a Broken Heart", "It's Only My Heart", "I Wish I Knew", "Kiss", "La vie en rose", "Let's Be Sweethearts Again", "Like a Baby", "Little By Little", "Little Child", "Mattinata", "My Heart is a Chapel", "My Honey's Lovin' Arms", "Noche de Ronda", "Non Dimenticar", "Oh Maria", "Once", "One Love Too Many", "Pennies From Heaven", "Perfidia", "Pigalle", "Sand in My Shoes", "Say Si Si", "Scapricciatiello (Infatuation)", "Show Me", "Silver Bells", "Sur le pont d'Avignon", "Take a Chance", "Take Me Now", "That's All", "The Day Isn't Long Enough", "The Lover's Waltz", "There's Always My Heart", "There's a Small Hotel", "The Village of St. Bernadette", "They're Playing Our Song", "Tonight", "Too Late Now", "Torna A Sorriento (Come Back To Sorrento)", "Two Loves Have I", "Vieni Su / Vicini U Mare / Drigo's Serenade", "What a Difference a Day Made", "What Do I Have to Do (To Make You Love Me)", "When I'm Walkin' My Baby Along", "Why?", "Without Love (There is Nothing)", "Without You", "Wonder Why", "You're Not Losing a Daughter, Mama", "Your Touch", "You Stepped Out of a Dream")
Significant Low Notes:
B♭3 ("(Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young", "All At Once", "All I Desire", "All the Things You Are", "And You'll Be Home", "Anymore", "Are You Satisfied?", "Autumn in New York", "Beware", "Blow Out the Candle", "Body and Soul", "Can You Blame Me", "Don't Ever Leave Me", "Fiorin Fiorello", "F'r Instance", "He's Home for a Little While", "Hours I Remember", "How Did He Look", "I Can Dream, Can't I?", "I Cross My Heart", "If Your Heart Doesn't Dance", "If You Turn Me Down", "I'll Take You in My Arms", "I'm Praying to Saint Christopher", "I Wish I Knew", "Mattinata", "My Honey's Lovin' Arms", "My Man", "Non Dimenticar", "Say Si Si", "Show Me", "Take a Chance", "The Lover's Waltz", "There's Always My Heart", "There's a Small Hotel", "Two Loves Have I", "Vieni Su / Vicini U Mare / Drigo's Serenade", "We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye", "What a Difference a Day Made", "When I'm Walkin' My Baby Along", "Why?", "Without Love (There is Nothing)")
A3 ("After You've Gone", "A Little Love, A Little Kiss", "Anna", "Be My Love", "But Beautiful", "Can't We Talk It Over?", "Cielito Lindo / Chiapanecas", "Cry, My Heart", "Don't Ever Leave Me", "Ev'rything I Love", "F'r Instance", "Guess I'll Be Playing the Field From Now On", "Hours I Remember", "I Cross My Heart", "If My Heart Had a Window", "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know", "I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)", "In Paris and in Love", "Invitation to a Broken Heart", "It's Only My Heart", "Kiss", "Latin Magic", "Let's Be Sweethearts Again", "Let's Face the Music and Dance", "My Man", "Never", "Noche de Ronda", "Non Dimenticar", "Padre", "Rain", "Silver Bells", "Southpaw Special", "Take My Heart", "Tell Your Tale, Nightingale", "Three Coins in the Fountain", "Violins From Nowhere", "Where the Rolling Mountains Meet the Rolling Sea", "You're Just In Love (I Wonder Why)", "You're Not Losing a Daughter, Mama")
G♯3 ("Adios", "All the Things You Are", "Anymore", "Autumn in New York", "Chantez Moi", "Fiorin Fiorello", "I Can Dream, Can't I?", "If Your Heart Doesn't Dance", "Kiss of Fire", "La Paloma / La Golondrina", "La vie en rose", "Like a Baby", "Sweet Forgiveness", "That's All", "There's Always My Heart", "Tonight", "Too Late Now", "Two Loves Have I", "When I'm Walkin' My Baby Along", "Your Touch")
G3 ("After You've Gone", "Be My Love", "Cielito Lindo / Chiapanecas", "Guess I'll Be Playing the Field From Now On", "I'll Step Aside", "(I'm Gonna Wait) a Little Bit Longer", "It's Love", "It's Not Their Heartache (It's Mine)", "Just For Once", "Kiss of Fire", "La vie en rose", "My Empty Heart", "Southpaw Special", "Take a Chance", "There's a Small Hotel", "Torna A Sorriento (Come Back To Sorrento)", "Vieni Su / Vicini U Mare / Drigo's Serenade")
F♯3 ("And You'll Be Home", "In Paris and in Love", "It's Not Their Heartache (It's Mine)")
F3 ("Mattinata", "Without Love (There is Nothing)")
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Blue marks notes sung in head voice.
Underlines marks notes found in harmonies and backing vocals.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
{Questionable notes}
F5 ("Silver Bells" [2])
E5 ("A Little Love, A Little Kiss" [2])
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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 be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic 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.
F5 ("Silver Bells" [2])
E5 ("A Little Love, A Little Kiss" [2])
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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 be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic 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.
{Discography}
Shep Fields And His Orchestra With Toni Arden (1955) - G♯3 - C♯5
Miss Toni Arden (1958) - F3 - E♭5
Sing a Song of Italy (1958) - G3 - D5 (missing tracks 1-2, 4, 6 and 8-11)
Besame! (1959) - G3 - E5
The Exciting Toni Arden (1959) - F♯3 - E♭5
Italian Gold (1963) (missing)
The Life Of Christ (In Songs And Narration) (1968) (missing)
* a large number of singles from the 1960-1980s is missing
Shep Fields And His Orchestra With Toni Arden (1955) - G♯3 - C♯5
Miss Toni Arden (1958) - F3 - E♭5
Sing a Song of Italy (1958) - G3 - D5 (missing tracks 1-2, 4, 6 and 8-11)
Besame! (1959) - G3 - E5
The Exciting Toni Arden (1959) - F♯3 - E♭5
Italian Gold (1963) (missing)
The Life Of Christ (In Songs And Narration) (1968) (missing)
* a large number of singles from the 1960-1980s is missing