Sing more and better according to science: a study analyzes the vocal range of pop artists and sentence to singers like Taylor Swift or Justin Bieber

What defines a good singer? The question could be answered in a thousand different ways and still nobody would be right. The tuning, tone or power They are only the technical aspects of a profession in which more times such as charism or sensitivity have often imported than virtuosity.

Now, the fact that, although it sounds paradoxical and gives debate, singing better does not make you better singer, the truth is that today there are many variables that can be taken into account when measuring the vocal potential of a musician. And in that sense, the range of notes that can sing (of the most serious sound to the most acute) is a good point to know the ability of a singer to face a certain song. After all, how many could reach the acute Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga in Die with a smile?

However, science believes that, in reality, these two singers, often considered as True prodigies of songthey don’t really have a vocal range as broad as many of their classmates. This is indicated by a study by Concert Hotels in which the most serious and acute notes of “the best singers of all time” have been collected to see what their rank is.

In this list of 79 singers, both Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga fail to reach the upper half of a table headed by Axl Rosesinger of the Guns N ‘Roses (which, in a piano, could sing up to 65 notes), followed by Mariah Carey (62) and Prince (56).

At the other extreme, singers with a more limited vocal range according to the study are the country’s star Luke Bryanwith 25 notes, and Taylor Swiftwith 27. The World Pop star, one of the most successful of recent years, occupies the penultimate position in the study, which has found its most serious note on the subject Begin Again And his greatest acute in You Belong With Me.

However, the American artist is not the only one in the last positions. Justin Bieber It is fifth by the tail with a vocal range of just 29 notes, not far from Katy Perrywith 33. On the other hand, more current artists such as Christina Aguilera or the vocalist of Radiohead, Thom YorkeThey manage to appear in the top ten, with 50 and 49 notes, respectively. A little further would be another great star like Beyoncécapable of reaching 44 notes with your voice.

There is much to clarify in this study that is limited to a quantitative issue, such as The use of technology. In the 50s and 60s, for example, microphones did not have the quality of today, and therefore it was much more difficult to emit very serious and very acute sounds with sufficient power so that all spectators in concerts could listen to it well. In the same way, the Autotune He has helped many artists reach the perfect tuning for some notes in which, without help, perhaps they would never have dared to sing.