I just got absolutely destroyed in front of the whole class for not knowing I was contralto! We are meant to improve our speech and rhetoric for presentations and interventions, and this trained vocal coach just ripped into me for destroying my voice by basically speaking in falsetto all day long. All this time, I just assumed that I was the world's worst singer for not being able to hit the notes in popular pop songs. Seeing people actually sing in my range helps so much, accepting that my voice isn't 'freaky'.
I’m a contralto and I can relate! I speak in what I call my “Minnie Mouse” voice and it shocks people when I can sing like a man lol People can’t understand me if I speak in my normal tone
@@angeldking It’s not conscious. I grew up in a big family and it was better to speak in a higher pitch to be heard. I do it the more excited I get. It’s an exaggeration though, I don’t really sound like Minnie Mouse.
chezelle (south africa) was one of the first women i EVER heard with a voice like mine, i love her. contraltos are so fucking underrepresented in music.
I am also a Contralto and l love hearing other contraltos sing because this is a rather rare voice. Out of all these songs, l already know how to sing Unbreak My Heart, Hello, Jesus was a child for fun at home. The contralto is the lowest, richest, heaviest, darkest female voice that is inbetween the tenor and Mezzo voices. No they don't all sound the same, and no they don't necessarily sound anything like men. Characterized by a heavier weight, darker vocal colour and a unique dark, smoky timbre and is comfortable singing in a lower tessitura. In fact, out of all the female voices, contraltos use their voices like men do, singing most of their singable range in chest voice, thus the consistently darker, richer, earthy timbre. You can hear the differences between the duo in "Sweet Dreams". That Contralto is remarkable. Her tone is extremely heavy, rich, thick and SOLID. I don't think my voice is as heavy, but it can get very dark and smoky
Pretty sure I'm contralto and unless I'm singing a comfortably tenor part I don't think I sound all that manly except in my bottom 2-3 notes. This has sort of messed with my head a bit to where I doubt whether I'm really a contralto at times, but then I try to sing mezzo or soprano and boy does THAT remind me. lol.
@@wordforger oh man, singing standard female keys BORES me now. I much prefer the ones written for tenor and high baritone. That's where the magic happens in my voice. I am still astonished what comes out of me. This really dark, smoky, plummy goodness!!!
@@marrallo you are so right! They're my favorite female voice. Very unique. It can be a very deeply haunting, melancholic, mournful voice. They sound best singing torch songs and ballads. I personally do not do upbeat songs. I'm addicted to the sad, tragic ones!
I was told today by my church choirmaster, who trained in opera, that I’m a contralto and it floored me. He asked what music I feel comfortable singing along with, I replied with Adelle and Cher and he just grinned and nodded. What a self esteem boost! Deep female singers are valued too!
I just discovered I'm one also. I also am comfortable singing with Cher, Tina Turner, Tracy Chapman, Amy Winehouse,Norah Jones, some Sade, not very familiar with Adele, will have to listen. I never pursued singing although I used to sing all the time I was alone. I had people hear my speaking voice and ask me to sing with their choir or their band or even to get into voice-overs. I wasn't confident because I couldn't sing most popular songs because of the high notes but I was always trying to sing the wrong range and thought I wasn't "good enough". Once I made a recording for a friend of a friend's psychedelic rock band of a weird original song based on Alice in Wonderland. Since it was original there was no other version in my head and there was no sheet music so I just listened and read the words and sang in the register comfortable for me, it sounded incredible, despite the strange lyrics. It was the only time I heard my voice with a professional mic and pop filter. I just became interested again after discovering I was actually contralto. I did a vocal range test on an app and it confirmed my contralto range. I found a list of songs for contraltos, which it also recommended tenor range to try, and bought a USB mic for Black Friday sale and a pop filter and I'm going to download recording software and explore and record my voice in my closet, Lol. And maybe out of it for friends and family eventually.🤗
For those who are new to female vocal range classifications, from low-to-high, they are: 1) contralto, 2) mezzo-soprano(s), which are operatically sub-categorized as dramatic, lyric, and coloratura, and 3) soprano. The contralto voice is the least common register and is typified by a dark richness that really resonates for me. REPLAY . . . !!!
@@ChollaRanch that’s confusing for me, because I’m 32 and I only heard the term contralto a few days ago. I grew up hearing alto in virtually every context, and I think contralto actually has a much lower range than alto, doesn’t it? Maybe I’m wrong.
Contralto is very hard, and rare to hear from female singers, it's like a male voice. These people are unique. The best example is Giorgia Alò's "Fast Car"
The woman singing "Sound of Silence" reminded me of a contralto I sang with in a group back in the late 80's; sounds like they have about the same range. She could hit lower notes than a couple of our tenors.
Bei Bei of China, I have no idea what she was saying but it sounded so good. Chezelle of South Africa marvelous. Claudi Andas knocks you over. Ok, this compilation is superb.
Being a contralto and not knowing it is like having a medical condition you can’t get a proper diagnosis for, because singing is also a physical endurance. I have a rib condition which was misdiagnosed for YEARS. I experienced the same sense of relief learning I’m a contralto as I did when a doctor finally gave me answers. I couldn’t sing the Star Spangled Banner growing up. The notes at the end were always too high. My peers-and even some teachers-teased me about it, so I gave up in my teens. If I can’t get as high as the other girls, and can’t even sing MY OWN national anthem, why bother at all? Now in my 20s, it turns out I’m not the world’s worst singer. I’m a contralto, and just have to start the anthem really low. We have to start a lot of songs on the lower end to compensate for the key difference. That may sound bizarre on songs only ever sang one way (like the Star Spangled Banner where you’re expected to sing like Whitney Houston or as high as Mariah Carey), but contraltos, and even tenors have to.
From my personal experience, and most of these comments, contraltos typically grow up thinking they can't sing. We sounded horrible because all day long we were trying to sing like these high girly songs and repertoire. How many times have we thought: "gosh, I can sing the men's part so much better", and then to feel embarrassed for sounding like a man? And this turns you off singing for a long time, possibly forever.
This is exactly why I wonder if contraltos are really all that rare, or if it's just most of them get accused of being unable to sing at a young age or completely misclassified and therefore never advance to a more professional level.
I was that way too. I struggled with singing so much l thought l had no talent. I damaged my voice imitating other singers with their high belting. That event was both a blessing and a curse. When the pain final finally left l was dumbfounded with the sounds l was making, as faint and weak they were, it was something deep, dark and smoky. A little light went on in my head. I was told l had a low voice before the injury, but l dismissed it, contraltos are ultra rare so that can't be me. How wrong l was! When l embraced the contralto identity my singing improved rapidly. I am writing a book about the contralto voice. I'm kind of sick how underrated and underrepresented they are. Most of the public have never heard the word contralto and have no idea what that is, which is very unfortunate
Just realised I must be a contralto too. Loads of these songs are on my “If I had the confidence to sing in public” list as they are easy to sing for me. I feel strong and powerful in my chest when I do sing in that range. 🤔
Us contraltos' range actually lies in the chest, that's why you feel that way. We don't strain our voice in the chest, unlike going to head voice if we try go higher.
That's how it should be girlfriend! Contraltos voices operate like men's voices do. They can sing almost everything with a strong chest voice. They take up their chest voice so high they're basically high tenor with that ability
3:35 I love that aggressiveness on that buzzer considering how much struggle these girls might've been through with that kind of voice ...well done...🤩🤩
Yes they're best belts are the ones that directly come from the chest (4th octave). Those are unique money notes for the Contralto. Higher voices best belts are in the fifth octave.
My mom is a contralto and she spent her life being told she “can’t sing”. I figured out as I learned more about singing that she can, in fact, sing quite well - but she was being made to sing in the wrong key! She started practicing some songs, and she has amazing depth - but I can’t go as low as she can so I sing what I can to get her on key and then she kind of takes it away, and I pop in for the higher notes. We’re having a hard time finding songs for her to practice though.
Sadly, popular pop songs just expose us to the sopranos the most like Ariana Grande, so we're led to believe if you sing "like a man" and you can't sing high, then you're a "bad singer". It's absolute bullcrap. Anyway, you can actually change the keys of any songs to fit your mother's contralto range. As long as she knows the octaves she can sing at, she can change the song's keys (some say it's helpful to know music theory).
I wish l can hear you sing together with your mom!!! Very common vocal colors in contraltos is akin to sunsets and chocolate. I personally do not like songs written for the typical female voice (starting at F3), l can sing much lower than that (around D3). I am better off singing songs composed for the male voice, often in the same key. The best money notes on a contralto are in the fourth octave just like the guys anyway.
I love how seductive and soulful Alexandra's audition of Unbreak My Heart is. Contralto has this deep rich and seductive quality to it that can range from dark, gritty and badass to touching and feeling that pain they sing about to caressing and seducing the audience they're singing to, it's fantastic. It's making me appreciate and feel confident about my contralto voice more :)
I always wondered what my vocal range was and was so disappointed when my friend said I wasn't a tenor because I felt like my deep notes weren't appreciated. Then I found out I was a contralto and watching this compilation makes me love my voice more 😊
I don't know about the rest of you, but on these shows--I almost never go past the auditions. They are the best and once they get into the competition stage all the thrill is gone for me. Great show. Can you make love to the microphone? Yes, I think you can. If you have never shared one of Pures videos---please share this one. Let's get him over 500,000 subscribers--I can't imagine anyone who listens to this not hitting the subscribe button.
It's rare for me to watch past auditions too. They're exciting and I'm not one for competition Can't wait to hear you and Itilh Nin do a duet!! Send me tickets! ( hope i got the name right!!)
@@askalice7222 Hehehe, if it happens there would be no tickets, unless all who attend donate for a charity. Just hoping we would not have to pay for police protection if they actually paid to hear me sing and find out they came to the wrong show. Does it count that my sister likes to hear me sing?
Without a doubt the best compilation of artist's I've heard put together, and I listen to a lot of them, thank you. Special hats off to Juliana Belyaeva from Russia and Mina Lund of Norway
I believe you intended to write *Hat* instead of hay. LOL (You can make corrections by moving your cursor to the right of your comment to see a trio of stacked dots appear. Just click the dots and select Edit to make changes, or else select Delete and rewrite your comment entirely.)
That was interesting. Juliana Belyaeva and, especially, Chezelle Shahadat were in a vocal league of their own. Chezelle went _way_ below what Wikipedia thinks is the usual lower range for a contralto. You made good song selections. Speaking of which, I was watching some of your older "Battle and Knockout" videos the other day and thinking that you made some excellent song choices when putting them together. Thank you!
Obrigado Musik! Como comentamos semana passada, aqui está o resultado e que bom que gostou, agradeço pela inspiração! Aguarde um especial de Olha Balandiukh, agora Victoria Kármen : ))
Wow!! All these ladies are amazing and singers after my own heart!! As I mentioned to you before that I have a deep singing voice for a female (guess I’m technically a contralto, too), I’d like to think that you did this one just for me, Pure. 💁🏻♀️😉 😍👏👏
Alice Lookingglass, awww, thanks!! ☺️💕 I believe that many are unaware that the term “contralto” exists, but they think it’s different or cool when they hear someone that sings it. 😉
Not only am I a contralto...I have this screechiness that makes me sound like I smoke 2 packs a day lol Singers like that make me feel less selfconscious about it😅
Mercy me just breathtaking And holy cats!! I believe I'm speechless What the world needs now is for you to be a coach on the Voice of your Choice. Please excuse me 'll be back when I find my words...
I would say Pure is already a coach or judge at least in how he selects the ones for his videos--no matter how many chairs they get add 1 if they show up here. Pure is just about the only one I know who agrees with me so often when someone only gets 1 or 2 chairs--if he likes them he will put them into his video, many or most others require 3 or 4 chairs--talent.
I got goosebumps. I'm not even sure what's my voice type. I think I'm an alto but can reach notes because of belting. I always admire soprano but this compilation made me love contralto singers😐❤
WOWOWOW! Absolutely the best content on RU-vid! Thank You pureemotionmusic, once again a fantastic compilation. There were several I've never seen. And Thank You for a vocabulary lesson, had to utilize my dictionary.com app, I didn't know what contralto meant. I listen to your playlists while I'm at work they make my days so much more enjoyable! 😘💖 P.S. I just love Claudia, that is one of my all time favorite auditions..
There are different types of contralto, which sounds very different. Most of this contealtos are dramatic contraltos. The lyric contralto sounds more soft and warm, but still deep, rich and heavy.
Wow!! All these ladies are amazing singers after my own heart!! As I mentioned to you before that I have a deep singing voice for a female (guess I’m technically a contralto, though I often sing with the baritones in choir), I’d like to think that you did this one just for me, Pure. 💁🏻♀️😉 😍👏👏
@@ithilnin123 You know one of the saddest parts of the day is when the video ends--and then you have to wait until next Saturday. (but don't change it--I love it)
Could someone Please find out if Bei Bei made it in the music world, such a beautiful voice, I tried but nothing so Somebody, please. Although I've only heard this from end to end about 200 times I'm going to do it again, All are brilliant to hear, Simply the best, in a Fast Car, superb!
Yes l question both a little bit. However Kamila is singing in a slightly higher key which does not engage the chest register too much. It's good she sang it differently though, gave me some ideas! I think Adele is sort of borderline. She can belt a G5. That said other Mezzos belt up to E5. Adele certainly has a low voice though. Still I can't belt as high as her. I belt up to D5 (one note below G5), just like Bruno Mars, a high Tenor.
I havent even made it to the second song yet and im crying - like not sad but just like, idek what emotion it is but her singing was so so so so so good! ❤ Edit: also the first time ive seen another woman besides myself wear a fedora and she is absolutely rocking it