Toni Braxton vs. Tamar Braxton (VOCAL BATTLE: A4 - F5) | Live Vocals 

You can't forget Toni's sexy ass growls.

Jamarcus Saffo I love them especially on seven whole days (live).

Jamarcus Saffo Well its easier to control pitch on lower notes. Tamar has a very high tessitura, its very easy to lose control with a light and high singing voice. Toni has a beautiful tone and wonderful technique, I feel Tamar has a great technique and amazing range. They are both amazing with their own strengths. They are sisters after all. Toni herself feels like Tamar is the best singer out of her and her sisters and I think that says something.

I agree , if Tamar could control her pitch she would do even better in her singing. I think their singing match their personalities.

absolutely agree. Toni's pitch is PERFECT.

Mine too 💕

I know...toni's voice is so soothing to listen to while tamar's sound lik she is screaming to me.Tamar should work on controlling her voice and stage presence more.♡♥

i agree with you Dina S but also Tamar is in her own lane

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Babyface and L.A. knew what they were doing.

Dina S Frfr

Exactly. Toni is the queen of the poise, grace, and class.

Great observation!👍

Castellon Zamora

Castellon Zamora dead on!

I am reading through all comments, this is the best one yet.

so true

Exactly!

TRUE

well said

Tamar voice is annoying...Toni s voice is enchanting, two very different things..

MessyMyles yes I feel the "emotion" from toni a lot more.

MessyMyles Facts😂💯

MessyMyles Toni's voice is like a cool breeze on a hot summer day

MessyMyles 😂😂😂😂

ok

Asheen Prince yes. her voice is like food for your soul. she is one in a million. Tamar is talented but there is only one Toni

Same

That’s exactly the difference between the two! Toni touches you.

You look great for your age! Slaaaaay

71? I'm shook! Gorgeous

You're right Mama. I couldn't agree more if I tried. Toni has incredible tone, control and dynamic ability. She has mastered her voice. Tamar as you said is good once she finds the note. Toni knows exactly where it is and she goes after it like a mad woman whose life depended upon it. She also has the ability to touch you right in your heart when she sings. Many people can sing but not everyone can make every emit emotions so great that you can feel them and become connect to the singer. That is a true gift. I don't get that from Tamar at this point. She is amazing when she goes into her upper register on pitch but it's more like a performance. When Toni sings I feel her heart and her passion. Big difference. By the way two other singers that come to mind for me that I can feel everything they sing are Phyllis Hyman and Anita Baker. Just astounding.

Eddie Mae Wilkerson yesssss i love that so true 😍😍

I am Talako (Gray Eagle In The Sky) Yes that's very true and i've always said that high notes and melismatic singing doesn't make you a better singer, well at least in my opinion. Tamar just doesn't have that well resonated voice to me and at times she can be pitchy. Maybe that's just her style of singing?! But they're both good in their on right.

Yes yes yes, I agree

Sc0rpion Tamar sound is not common lol she comes up with great arrangements

tamar was super young too. toni's interpretations of songs are incredible though

dan tan There were​ a lot of young artists in the 90s no excuse..

Actually they said it was Tamar's voice they were impressed with but she was only 13 at the time

No Tamar can touch deep listen to my man

Listen.

@@itztayy1739 Tamar has a good voice but it is not vocally reliable. I do not see the point in comparing Tamar, a soprano singer, to a messo soprano and baratone singer like Toni or Anita Baker. The messo soprano and baratone singer will always have better vocal control, better pitch, and reliability whereas the soprano will suffer vocal decline with age. A more closer comparison is Tamar versus Mariah or Chante Moore. Out of the 3 I would say Chante Moore can sing better than Mariah and Tamar present day because her voice has lasted longer and she has better pitch and vocal control.

@@cjking4511What are you talking about? And at least spell the terms right *Mezzo Soprano and *Baritone and mezzos voices typically drop the lowest to contraltos when they get older because they tryna sing higher thank you very much. And on another note, not every soprano goes through it look at Cissy Houston, Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin, Tramine Hawkins, Tibba(Coko’s mom), and Coko herself. Chante is nothing but a raspy girl with whistles she always going hoarse or flat. Mariah don’t do that.

@@whitneyhouston1122 That is my opinion and nothing is changing with my pov. This is YT not Scrabble so i will spell words any way I feel like.

Agreed!

YEESSS INDEED!

+Tiny Towz yup!

- I Disagree , I Feel As Though Toni Could Never Sing Some of Tamar's Songs Such As Circles, All The Way Home, King, Love & War , Etc But All of Toni's Songs Are Within Tamar's Range

+Diaab Nasir High notes don't make a great singer. Toni got her Grammies honest without having to kill her throat lol. While Tamar gives range, she usually seems like she's working too hard and the quality of her sound is inconsistent. Toni gives control and polish, never overdoing it. Tamar has great moments but Toni is consistently on point. I pray that Tamar disciplines herself so she can grow and achieve the longevity and respect Toni has earned.

Actually Toni was picked because she was the oldest, and there was a major gap between all of their ages....ijs but I'm pretty sure that's why too😂

Not true

Na Na I don't find that to be the reason as teen artists weren't strangers to the game. It may have had some influence but I like to think Toni just stood out naturally.

almighty Don I agree

Jeff Caldwell Yeah Toni came into the game strong which is why she attracted many. She has something Tamar doesn't which is stage presence. I don't dislike Tamar but from what I've seen she makes these crazy faces that really causes me to laugh which breaks any connection I was trying to have with her. Both have voice but only one knows how to let her voice use her.

tell it

+MIKEY MELANIN KING in my Tamar voice lies

+Chrishandra Jones Lies she tell!

Yup!

+MIKEY MELANIN KING what makes Tamar's voice stronger? Vocally Toni is way more consistent

Hello!

Mmm

Mejor presencia y mejor VOZ, TCHAN... TCHAN *TONI BRAXTON*

@@maxinemorris6927 Toni, no ha e tantas tonterias, tener agudos es llegar a ellos con claridad y no chillar como hace siempre Tamar, Ganadora:ayer, hoy y siempre TONIIIIIIIIII. SO SORRY TAMAGF

@@maxinemorris6927 Toniiiiii tiene un color de voz màs bonito y unos agudos màs controlados, sin tanto *Vibrator* The Queen is: Toniiiiii🇪🇸🎵♥️🎼🎶😇😘😷😷😷😍

By a landslide.

Absolutely!

exactly

Toni tone is incredible

Toni doesn't strain! :D

Good comment.

I agree

well said I agree

Yup! So do I

This part💅🏾

The first Tamar clip has a run which is exactly the same as the Vision Of Love perf from BET Blueprint.

I said the exact same thing when I was making this lol

Elizabeth Rey the national anthem?

So true!

Tamar loves Mariah!

I concur with you, and to be real I think Tamar try to sound like Toni a little!!!

YEP AND HER STAGE AND SHOWMANSHIP NEEDS WORK, SHE BETTER CALL HER BIG SIS FOR SOME POINTERS ON THOSE EYES

"Loved by millions" has absolutely nothing to do with someone's voice.

sorry, that came out wrong, i was referring to someone else comparing. i meant no comparison in a way that everyone has their own opinion and own style of singing as well as own favorite. thats all.

Brian D but if people don't like you it could hurt your career

Actually I give it up to the RnB singers of yesteryear more because they didn't have the internet and social media (which are a huge influence today on music and success) to promote themselves all over the world (remember the tweet from Ga Ga about Tamar's "Love and War" that got her noticed overnight?). Now you don't have to have the vocal ability; just the right team and connections. Also there was way more competition back then; female RnB singers came a dime a dozen and Toni went toe to toe on the charts with the likes of Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey among many others.

There is also a reason why Tamar Braxton is in the Guinness book of World Records for her voice and Toni isn't. Apparently Tamar can hit notes that Toni can't. No shade, just stating facts.

it does not matter who is in the Guinness world record for range Toni has 7 Grammy's, retired for a while came back and won another Grammy Tamar has none Toni has a career that's been around for over 20 plus years Tamar better hope hers last that long to I has numerous #1 tamar doesn't. don't get me wrong Tamar can sing her ass off and can hit them high notes but she will never be good as Toni sorry my opinion!!! Her ego go stop her from getting there she has everything handed to her from her husband and ppl like lady gaga telling ppl go make her #1 Toni worked her way up to the top. Tamar had a solo career back in early 2000 that went nowhere until Vince came in pic and the braxton show came out so that alone let's u know Toni is a true star she been on Tamar on Caz of reality TV and her husband and big producer Caz be forward that her solo career never took off period so u can't compare her to the legendary Toni Braxton!!! Remember babyface and LA Reed chose her for they label...😘😘😘 once again my opinion!!

Jenice White Favorite Songs!!! Perfectly said, I adore u for saying this. I totally agree

+Jenice White Favorite Songs!!! You said that just right I prefer Tony

You mean two octaves

Camreon Kelley

I agree they all have their own style in music but I agree she was so underrated and still is now in my opinion. They both blow incomparable. But one thing for sure those woman from the mother to each daughter has been fighting for this with everything they have but keep getting drug back but no matter what EACH woman in that family in my opinion are some strong woman.

Tamar and Toni Braxton they both can sing but Toni video is more powerful and strong do anyone agree with me let me know please and thank you Toni is better to do anyone agree with me let me know please and thank you

Any time you can match Mariah Carey when singing her songs, nothing common about that. Toni couldn't even hit the high note on the can we talk challenge. Toni has the common deep voice

She has no flare about her voice. Agreeing with you that Toni’s is actually unique

​@@cocoaxo Toni's voice is definitely not common among female singers, not many popular female singers have deep low strong powerful voices like Toni's. Plenty of female singers have light high voices like Tamar. Also hitting higher notes doesn't make you a better singer 😒. Toni sounds better live than Tamar ever could because she has terrible pitch while Toni's is always controlled! 💯

Toni said Tamar has the best singer in the family

​@@cocoaxoYOU KNOW NOTHING OF SINGING!

PERFECTLY Said

:'D

Wait, what? Guess you never heard the saying "can't hold a note." What's she supposed to do with the notes? Lmao!!! That's funny!!!

To me Tamar sounds like a female screaming on a horror movie

I couldn't have said it better 💯

Tamar rarely incompletes runs btw. She's very agile and some classify her as a coloratura soprano(I dont since her voice isnt fully connected). the only problem she has is supporting her upper belts and lows. Since shes has alot of ease in her upper belts i think she doesnt feel like she has to support them because its so easy for her.

and she has pitch problems

Shadora ABRAHAM good back up singer perhaps..

@@winniejohnson5559 and she was a good back up singer

@@winniejohnson5559 mc had no soul. Great songs, a whistle (when pop audiences didnt know about them). I was 16 when she came out. I liked her songs. By the 2nd album, i peeped her game and how the industry hooked her up. Chante moore was always much better but worse songs and more soul

gospelevans yes chants Moore is excellent and underrated..she didn’t get any accolades in the industry compared to Mariah .. they both were attractive if looks came into play in fact chante Moore was better looking in my opinion..

@@winniejohnson5559 chante looked more black. Mariah was dating tony mottola, the head of sony-her label

That's how I be too when I'm singing

doesn't everyone? so what if she is ambitious?

Yes! Tamar does have something to prove. That she is just as good as Toni. And they are two different individual with beautiful voices. Sisters for life and love for each other. People are always trying to compare someone gift with someone else's. They are both blessed with the gift or gifts of singing etc.. Blessings my sis.

She can Sang!!!! Nothing to prove they all can. You can understand everything she says.

She does she is in her sister shadow

Me too! I was reading some of these comments and thinking "really?" Her voice never sounded ugly to me either

It's just all about preference, I can listen to Tamar all day.

People only think that because they're listening to all these Altos trying to be Sopranos. So when they hear natural Sopranos, they think they're "too loud" and they have an "annoying tone"

+Mario Moore ooo that sounds accurate! I've never thought of it that way

+Mario Moore EXACTLY!!! Which is why people complain about artist with true Soprano pipes like Tamar, Ariana, & Tori.

Really ? Quite the opposite to me. It's weird, Tamar doesn't look like she's struggling (her range is wider than Toni). Tamar may come off as if she's struggling because she pushes her sound out forcefully (without no flavor/soul), which gets pitchy. That's her downside. While Toni physically looks like she's struggling but her voice doesn't showcase any struggles because she has such a naturally rich and smooth texture to her voice. Everyone says Toni has great control but she actually lacks control; actually, Tamar has better control of her voice than Toni does hers. Toni is just musically smarter and knows her voice well enough to make it sound pretty yet powerful.

@@superbluerock8327 "musically smarter and knows her voice well enough to make it sound pretty yet powerful" there you go sweetie, control ; )! Control doesnt meant you are NOT struggling lol it just means you make it work regardless therefor making it SEEM effortless. Toni legend Braxton.

Toni’s higher notes sound strained

@@superbluerock8327 lol lies and laughter!!!

I completely concur. Tamar definitely has range and ease and power in her upper register. *****​​

AGREED!

- Toni Is Amazing But Tamar Clearly Is Better At Upper Belts , From D5 on, They Are All Tamar

SteadyNUnremitting LMAO. Toni said herself that Tamar is the best out of her sisters so goodbye

Diaab Nasir maybe on mars

@@diaabnasir471 She did say that but that's her opinion, we must remember that. Even if it came out of her mouth; doesn't make it a fact. They both can sing but it ultimately will come down to who people prefer more when that's the case 🤷.

@@Leo-wk9lz Tamar is not a ugly bitch

@@Leo-wk9lz zero control? ugly bitch? Tamar humbled herself after she left reality tv ... don't do that. Tamar can do everything Toni can do but can Toni do what she can do? Tamar mastered the art of being a vocalist from being a background singer. She's also mastered vocal dynamics so what are you talking about?

Tnt Mami thank you !! She screams too much.. she trying to hard..

Tamar Absolutely sounds like shes screaming at times, TONI HANDS DOWN BEST VIOCE!

That's just Tamars voice it's how she sings

SUM SONGS TONI BRAXTON SINGS IZ NOT UNDERSTANDABLE TO ME IT SOUNDS LIKE WHE IZ JUST BREATHIN HEAVY

It’s called BELTING, not screaming. People like you who clearly don’t know anything about music shouldn’t even have an opinion on this matter.

Rayne - Jackass, is that you?!?! I don’t need to be Tamar to know the difference.

Toni is more seasoned. Tamar will be a power house in her right with time ❤❤❤

Bay Bee Say it AGAIN

@@Aliasss PREACH IT BAY BEE

No control?!?!? Are you insane?

mspinkytee - Toni's tone is legendary

it factor is subjective. so is tone. And Tamar can touch Toni on any level accept in her lower register(becuase toni is a mezzo soprano). Toni is a superior vocalist comapred to Tamar but Tamar will give Toni a marathon for her money. All these toni fans down playing Tamar's vocal ability.😔

@@THEE.apples Thank you thank you thaaaank you! i totally agree.

Monica Carvajal she doesn’t strain or scream. She just has a lighter/higher voice than Toni. Actually Toni is screaming and straining to hit those high notes because her voice is so low/heavy.

Toni has more ease because of her technique but Tamar should naturally have More ease up there. She needs to fix that problem

@@andrethomas483 Yes Lord

Actually i would love to hear tamar sing unbreak my heart. I think she would add some beautiful runs and riffs. i think the upper belts in "Love and War" would be too much for toni

@@THEE.apples lol..I dont think tamer could do "unbreak my heart" so beautifully as toni does.. but I do think Toni could make "love and war" her own.. Tamer is good but Toni just has too much soul and that's something Tamer is still trying to grab. Perhaps in later years, her voice will mature

Toni voice is gold, she's a young Anita baker..

😂 hell no!

At that time. And it’s because of the age difference and the fact that TLC was being managed... 👀

MarquesTheProducer that and they also said Toni's voice stood out alot more .

Yea, Tamar was like 10 at the time.

@@paypaytasticz1835no they liked tamars voice she was just rlly young

Brenda Lee She always tries to prove she can sing instead of perfecting her vocal technique and stage presence....and performance skills.

Brenda Lee 👏👏👏👏 yes yes yeeesss you hit it dead on.. thank you 🙏

Are you death ? Sing a Tamar song yourself and see don’t u strain

@@shawmaynemarie7241 ok

Yes all that screaming gives me a head hurt.🤣😂

her voice is so unique and sultry

Brian D do you know where i can find the video of toni singing at 7:08

Thought about that too...

I agree. I Said the same thing. But I’ve seen Tamar live and in person many times and her audio always sounds like it’s coming from a karaoke boom box for some reason.

@@anthonymarcel246 Same and I agree. But every time I've seen her it's been in smaller venues/clubs/lounges that definitely wouldn't have the same sound capabilities as the venues Toni performs in.

fr how could you even compare them to toni all the way and that it

+Chrishandra Jones Yup!

+Chrishandra Jones I HEART TONI MICHELLE BRAXTON

for me