Post by tennan on Dec 22, 2019 21:42:14 GMT
William Robert Young (20 January 1979 -)
Years Active: 1999 -
Vocal Range: F2 - G5 (3 Octaves, 2 Semitones)
{Vocal Summary:}Will has a distinctive but pleasant voice, showcasing his unique tone with a jazzy vocal style. Whilst not possessing the widest range, Will is adept at adapting and varying his vocals to each song, with clear diction and consistency, along with plenty of emotion and depth.
Significant High Notes:
G5 ("Signed, Sealed Delivered (I'm Yours)" live Will, Gareth and Zoe tour 2002)
F♯5 ("Gonna Get It This Time", "Grace", "If Love Equals Nothing", "Say Anything")
F5 ("Gonna Get It This Time", "Home", "Keep On", "We're Rolling On" live Outdoor Venues Tour 2005)
E5 ("Changes", "Dance the Night Away", "Grace", "Hearts on Fire", "History" live Manchester Pride 2016, "Love Revolution", "My Needs", "Safe from Harm", "Sexy M.F." various lives 2016, "Silent Valentine", "The Way We Were", "Won't Look Down")
E♭5 ("Ain't No Mountain High Enough" live Pop Idol Tour 2002, "Ain't Such a Bad Place to Be", "Ground Running", "Free", "I Just Want a Lover", "Jealousy", "Runaway", "Signed, Sealed Delivered (I'm Yours)" live Will, Gareth and Zoe tour 2002, "U Think I'm Sexy")
D5 ("All the Songs", "Down", "Dreaming Big", "Forever", "Free", "Gonna Get It This Time", "Happy Now", "Help Me" live Cadogan Hall 2008, "History" live Manchester Pride 2016, "Home", "How Will I Know?" live 500 Words Final 2015, "I Just Want a Lover", "I Won't Give Up", "Like a River", "Love", "Personal Thunder", "Safe from Harm", "Won't Look Down")
C♯5 ("Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" live Keep On Arena Tour 2006, "Don't Let Me Down", "Friday's Child" Album Version, "Going My Way", "Good Things", "Ground Running", "I Follow Rivers", "My Love", "Promise Me", "Side By Side", "Smooth Operator" live Bright Night 2014, "Time After Time" live Strictly Ballroom 2018, "The Way We Were")
C5 ("Ain't No Mountain High Enough" live Pop Idol Tour 2002, "All the Songs", "Believe", "Brave Man", "Cuba" live Outdoor Venues tour 2005, "Come On", "Daniel", "Daniel" live Elton's New Year's Eve Party 2008, "Dreaming Big", "Easy", "Forever", "Gold", "Hearts on Fire", "Home", "Hopes and Fears", "How Will I Know?" live 500 Words Final 2015, "I Can See Clearly Now" live Olympic Party 2008, "I Don't Need a Lover", "I Won't Give Up", "Jealousy", "Keep On", "Lie Next to Me", "Losing Myself", "Love the One You're With", "Madness", "Out of My Mind", "Over You" live Will, Gareth and Zoe tour 2002, "Show Some Emotion" live Let It Go Tour 2008, "Silent Valentine", "Smalltown Boy" live Manchester Pride 2016, "Switch It On", "U Think I'm Sexy", "Your Game")
B4 ("Alibi of Love" live Positive Action South West 2003, "Changes", "Dance the Night Away", "Down", "Going My Way", "Gold", "Good Things", "Hit the Road Jack" various lives 2010, "I Follow Rivers", "I Love You More Than You Will Ever Know", "I Will Always Love You" live The Masked Singer, "If Love Equals Nothing", "Losing Myself", "Love", "Love Revolution", "Missing", "My Love", "Scars", "Side By Side", "Simple Philosophy", "Stop This Flame" live The Masked Singer, "Strong", "Tell Me the Worst", "Think About It", "This Is Who I Am", "Til There's Nothing Left", "What the World Needs Now Is Love", "Who Am I?")
B♭4 ("Anything Is Possible", "Bad Dreams" various lives, "Blue", "Bootilicious" various lives 2017, "Brave Man", "Christmas Time", "Cry", "Crying on the Bathroom Floor", "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" live Keep On Arena Tour 2006, "Don't Let Me Down", "Freedom", "Friday's Child", "Happy Now", "Hey Ya!", "I Bet You Call", "I Won't Dance", "If It Hadn't Been for Love", "Let It Go", "Losing You", "My Love" (live-only song) live Positive Action South West 2003, "My Needs", "Outsider", "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" Live 8 2005, "Personal Thunder", "Runaway", "Say Anything", "Sexy M.F." various lives 2016, "Show Some Emotion" live Let It Go Tour 2008, "Smooth Operator" live Bright Night 2014, "Stop This Flame" live The Masked Singer, "Switch It On", "Take My Breath Away" live Dermot O'Leary Show 2015, "Time After Time" live Strictly Ballroom 2018, "Time Enough" live Positive Action South West 2003, "The Way That I See", "Willkommen" live Olivier Awards 2013, "Your Game")
A4 ("Ain't Such a Bad Place to Be", "Alibi of Love" live Positive Action South West 2003, "Amy", "Are You Happy?", "Believe", "Beyond the Sea", "Bootilicious" various lives 2017, "Christmas Time", "Cuba" live Outdoor Venues tour 2005, "Dare", "Easy", "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" live The Hits Tour 2009, "Evergreen", "Faithless Love", "Free My Mind", "Golden Slumbers" various lives, "Happiness", "Help Me" live Cadogan Hall 2008, "Hopes and Fears", "I Can See Clearly Now" live Olympic Party 2008, "I Don't Need a Lover", "I Love You More Than You Will Ever Know", "I Only Want to Be with You", "I'm Only Sleeping", "Joy", "Let's Stay Together" live Will, Gareth and Zoe tour 2002, "Lie Next to Me", "Love the One You're With", "Madness", "My Love" (live-only song) live Positive Action South West 2003, "Out of My Mind", "Outsider", "Over You", "Promise Me", "Ready or Not", "Simple Philosophy", "Smalltown Boy" live Manchester Pride 2016, "Stronger", "Take Control", "Tell Me the Worst", "Think About It", "This Is Who I Am", "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" live Cabaret 2012, "Very Kind", "We Are the Champions" live Party at the Palace 2002, "We're Rolling On" live Outdoor Venues Tour 2005, "What the World Needs Now Is Love", "You and I", "You Don't Know")
G♯4 ("Anything Is Possible", "Bad Dreams" various lives, "Bang Bang" live Christmas Countdown Performance 2011, "Beat Out That Rhythm on a Drum" live CBBC Proms in the Park 2002, "Blame It On the Sun" various lives, "Blue", "Come On", "Cry", "Crying on the Bathroom Floor", "Daniel", "Disconnected", "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" live Keep On Arena Tour 2006, "Elizabeth Taylor", "Ever Fallen in Love", "Freedom", "Get Me Dancing", "Ground Running", "Hanging on the Telephone" live 2Day 2012, "Happiness", "Hey Ya!", "Hit the Road Jack" various lives 2010, "I Bet You Call", "I Only Want to Be with You", "I Say That I Love You" live Keep On Arena Tour 2006, "I Won't Dance", "I'll Be There" live This Morning Boyband Competition 1999, "If That's What You Want", "In the Air Tonight" live Bright Night 2014, "Indestructible", "Last Christmas" live Ruth Jones' Christmas Cracker 2010, "Leave Right Now", "Let's Dance" various lives, "The Letter" live The Hits Tour 2009, "Light My Fire", "Love Is a Matter of Distance", "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" Live 8 2005, "Running Up That Hill" various lives, "Scars", "Strong", "Take Control", "Take My Breath Away" live Dermot O'Leary Show 2015, "Teardrops" live Weekend 2015, "Til There's Nothing Left", "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" live Cabaret 2012, "Two Ladies" live Cabaret 2012, "Very Kind ", "The Way That I See", "We Are the Champions" live Party at the Palace 2002, "What Is Love?" live BBC Radio 2, "Who Am I?", "You Keep On Loving Me")
G4 ("Ain't No Sunshine" live Pop Idol, "Are You Happy?", "Bang Bang" live Christmas Countdown Performance 2011, "Blame It On the Boogie" live Pop Idol, "Blame It On the Sun" various lives, "Blowin' in the Wind" live Comic Relief 2004, "Careful" live V Festival 2009, "Couldn't Love You More" live 2004, "Cruel to Be Kind", "Daniel" live Elton's New Year's Eve Party 2008, "Dare", "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" live Pop Idol, "Elizabeth Taylor", "Evergreen", "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" live The Hits Tour 2009, "Everything Is Embarrassing", "Fine Line", "Free My Mind", "From Now On", "Golden Slumbers" various lives, "I Will Always Love You" live The Masked Singer, "I'm Only Sleeping", "If It Hadn't Been for Love", "In the Air Tonight" live Bright Night 2014, "Joy", "Let's Stay Together" live Will, Gareth and Zoe tour 2002, "Live and Let Die" live Royal Variety Performance 2002, "The Long and Winding Road", "Losing You", "Love for Sale" live VE Day Party to Remember 2004, "Love Is In the Air" live Strictly Ballroom 2018, "Lover Won't You Stay", "Missing", "The Name of the Game" live Pop Idol, "Nessun Dorma" live The Masked Singer, "Night Fever" live Pop Idol, "One World", "Over You", "Ready or Not", "Save Yourself", "Stronger", "That Ole Devil Called Love" various lives, "Them Changes" various lives 2009, "There Must Be an Angel" live Pop Idol, "This Christmas" live London Palladium 2011, "Try Again", "Two Ladies" live Cabaret 2012, "Until You Come Back to Me" live Pop Idol, "Willkommen" live Olivier Awards 2013, "Your Love Is King")
Significant Low Notes:
E3 ("Ain't No Sunshine" live Pop Idol, "Alibi of Love" live Positive Action South West 2003, "Amy", "Answer Me, My Love", "Anything Is Possible", "Beat Out That Rhythm on a Drum" live CBBC Proms in the Park 2002, "Blame It On the Boogie" live Pop Idol, "Dance the Night Away", "Daniel" live Elton's New Year's Eve Party 2008, "Down", "Ever Fallen in Love", "Fields of Gold" live Positive Action South West 2003, "Going My Way", "Golden Slumbers" various lives, "Hearts on Fire", "Hopes and Fears", "I Can See Clearly Now" live Olympic Party 2008, "I Don't Need a Lover", "Joy", "Live and Let Die" live Royal Variety Performance 2002, "Love Revolution", "My Love" (live-only song) live Positive Action South West 2003, "The Name of the Game" live Pop Idol, "Night Fever" live Pop Idol, "Out of My Mind", "Outsider", "Say Anything", "Side By Side", "Silent Valentine", "Simple Philosophy", "Take Control", "Tell Me the Worst", "Thank You", "Think About It", "Two Ladies" live Cabaret 2012, "The Way We Were", "Won't Look Down", "Very Kind", "You Don't Know", "You Keep On Loving Me", "Your Love Is King")
E♭3 ("Always On My Mind", "Believe", "Blame It on the Sun" various lives, "The Blitz", "Cruel to Be Kind", "Cry", "Disconnected", "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" live Keep On Arena Tour 2006, "The Girl in the Little Green Hat", "Good Things", "Hanging on the Telephone" live 2Day 2012, "Hey Ya!", "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" live Pop Idol, "I Will Always Love You" live The Masked Singer, "I'll Be There" live This Morning Boyband Competition 1999, "If Love Equals Nothing", "Keep On", "Leave Right Now", "Let It Go", "Let's Dance" various lives, "Light My Fire", "The Long and Winding Road", "Love Is a Matter of Distance", "Lovestruck", "Money" live Cabaret 2012, "My Love", "One World", "Save Yourself", "Signed, Sealed Delivered (I'm Yours)" live Will, Gareth and Zoe tour 2002, "Teardrops" live Weekend 2015, "This Christmas" live London Palladium 2011, "The Way That I See", "What's in Goodbye?", "Your Game")
D3 ("Ain't No Sunshine" live Pop Idol, "All the Songs", "Beyond the Sea", "Dare", "Down", "Golden Slumbers" various lives, "Grace", "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" live Sink the Pink Winter Ball 2015, "I Bet You Call", "I Don't Need a Lover", "I'm Only Sleeping", "In the Air Tonight" live Bright Night 2014, "Letting in the Sunshine", "Lover Won't You Stay", "Personal Thunder", "Safe from Harm", "Take Control", "That Ole Devil Called Love" various lives, "There Must Be an Angel" live Pop Idol, "Think About It", "This Is Who I Am", "Unidentified song from Foley & McColl", "We Are in Love" live Pop Idol, "Where Are You Tonight?", "Wives and Lovers" live Pop Idol, "You Don't Know")
C♯3 ("Believe", "Cuba" live Outdoor Venues tour 2005, "Going My Way", "Good Things", "Hanging on the Telephone" live 2Day 2012, "Leave Right Now", "Let It Go", "Light My Fire", "Love for Sale" live VE Day Party to Remember 2004, "My Needs", "What's in Goodbye?", "Who Am I?", "Willkommen" live Olivier Awards 2013, "Winter Wonderland" live Pop Idol)
C3 ("All the Things You Are", "Answer Me, My Love", "Are You Happy?", "At Last" various lives 2017, "Bang Bang" live Christmas Countdown Performance 2011, "Beyond the Sea", "The Blitz", "Couldn't Love You More" live 2004, "Cruel to Be Kind", "Dare", "Easy", "Fine Line", "Gold", "Hey Ya!", "How Will I Know?" live 500 Words Final 2015, "I Bet You Call", "I Don't Care Much" live Cabaret 2012, "I Won't Dance", "Letting in the Sunshine", "Love for Sale" live VE Day Party to Remember 2004, "Lover Won't You Stay", "Nessun Dorma" live The Masked Singer, "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" live Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance 2003, "Out of My Mind", "Safe from Harm", "Save Yourself", "Teardrops" live Weekend 2015, "There Must Be an Angel" live Pop Idol, "We Are in Love" live Pop Idol, "Winter Wonderland" live Pop Idol, "Wives and Lovers" live Pop Idol, "Won't Look Down")
B2 ("All the Things You Are", "Beat Out That Rhythm on a Drum" live CBBC Proms in the Park 2002, "Friday's Child" Album Version, "Gonna Get It This Time", "Grace", "Home", "I Love You More Than You Will Ever Know", "I'm Only Sleeping", "If Love Equals Nothing", "If You Could See Her" live Cabaret 2012, "Lovestruck", "We Have All the Time in the World" live Royal Variety Performance 2002, "Who Am I?")
B♭2 ("Christmas Time", "Daniel", "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" live Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance 2003, "One World", "Smooth Operator" live Bright Night 2014, "Ticket to Love" live Exeter Festival 2003, "Who Am I?")
A2 ("Easy", "Forever", "Gold", "I Don't Care Much" live Cabaret 2012, "Say Anything", "Switch It On", "Tell Me the Worst", "Unidentified song from Foley & McColl", "We Have All the Time in the World" live Royal Variety Performance 2002)
G♯2 ("I Won't Dance", "Stop This Flame" live The Masked Singer)
G2 ("Forever", "Love", "Nessun Dorma" live The Masked Singer, "Switch It On", "Thank You", "Where Are You Tonight?")
F♯2 ("Friday's Child" album version)
F2 ("Christmas Time")
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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Underlines mark notes that are in background vocals or harmonies.
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 ("Try Again" [1])
E5 ("Gold" [2], "Let's Dance" various lives [1], "Money" live Cabaret 2012 [1])
E♭5 ("Hit the Road Jack" various lives 2010 [3], "Let's Dance" various lives [1], "Ready or Not" [1])
G2 ("Get Me Dancing" [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 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 have been pitch-shifted or auto-tuned.
[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 ("Try Again" [1])
E5 ("Gold" [2], "Let's Dance" various lives [1], "Money" live Cabaret 2012 [1])
E♭5 ("Hit the Road Jack" various lives 2010 [3], "Let's Dance" various lives [1], "Ready or Not" [1])
G2 ("Get Me Dancing" [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 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 have been pitch-shifted or auto-tuned.
[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.
Will Young is a British singer who sprang to fame as the very first winner in the world-wide Idol franchise, with a surprise victory in the UK's Pop Idol in 2002. Since then, he has enjoyed a twenty-year career with both critical and commercial success, although he has yet to gain much recognition beyond the UK. In more recent years, Will has decided to focus on his acting work, particularly in musical theatre, but still regularly records and performs as a solo singer, releasing his latest studio album in 2021.
{Notewatched Material / Album Ranges}Pop Idol
C3 – G4
Albums
From Now On (2002): B2 - C♯5
Friday's Child (2003): F♯2 – E5
Keep On (2005): G2 - F5
Let It Go (2008): G2 - F♯5
Echoes (2011): C3 - E5
85% Proof (2015): G2 - E5
Summer Covers EP (2016): B♭2 – A4
Lexicon (2019): G2 - F♯5
Crying on the Bathroom Floor (2021): B♭2 - C♯5
Various live performances and non-album tracks
All notewatching by tennan
C3 – G4
Albums
From Now On (2002): B2 - C♯5
Friday's Child (2003): F♯2 – E5
Keep On (2005): G2 - F5
Let It Go (2008): G2 - F♯5
Echoes (2011): C3 - E5
85% Proof (2015): G2 - E5
Summer Covers EP (2016): B♭2 – A4
Lexicon (2019): G2 - F♯5
Crying on the Bathroom Floor (2021): B♭2 - C♯5
Various live performances and non-album tracks
All notewatching by tennan
{Reference:}Photo: Will Young at Tatton Park 2005 by Jon Super/Redferns