Guide To Mezzo-Sopranos In Pop Music

A video dedicated to mezzo-sopranos in pop music, I hope you'll like it!
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro, what's a mezzo-soprano?
0:14 Your voice type is important, but it is not everything!
0:44 How to recognize a mezzo? First, look at lower register!
0:56 Examples - Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Adele, Christina Aguilera and more
3:48 There's variation within every voice type
4:02 How to recognize a mezzo? Belting is important too!
4:40 Examples - JoJo, Liz Gillies, Jazmine Sullivan, Sara Bareilles and more
6:47 Head voice needs to be taken into consideration as well
7:56 Outro

[mikcker]

Honestly, I always felt disappointed being a mezzo because being in musical theater, we never get lead parts. They tend to go straight to the sopranos with the "heroine" or "princess" voice. I had no idea that so many incredible female vocalists were mezzos. This made me feel so much better and more confident. Thank you! 🥰

[tb.]

Beyoncé and JoJo... the texture, control and comfort they have in their lower register is mesmerizing! Definitely the leaders of the pack!

[GarageStudio]

It seems like *Mezzo-Sopranos & Baritones* in mainstream music are technically superior to *Sopranos & Tenors* on average. It also seems that they are more committed towards building their techniques; I truly wonder why. (Is it because they don't naturally have the high tessitura that mainstream music tends to praise, hence they have their natural strength in the mids but work to sing the highs with more proficiency and strengthen their lows even more?)

There are still extraordinary *Soprano & Tenor* Vocalists though eg. Mariah, Whitney, Celine, Luther Vandross, Michael Bolton, David Phelps, Sohyang, Lara Fabian, Steve Perry etc. ✨

[vocalsbycyrus]

Liz’s tone is so good, I wish she’d put out an album

[cvnktrb]

Realizing I'm a mezzo makes my tween/teen choir experiences make more sense. Could never hit the soprano highs well, but definitely couldn't hit alto lows either Realizing Adele is a mezzo really made all my karaoke attempts make much more sense, because otherwise why was I a meer mortal having more luck with her songs than 'easier' songs.

[Angel_Shyyy]

Mezzo sopranos deserves so much recognition. Their voices add flavor to the music and are better ngl and also have more soul and depth in their voices

[idontshutupaboutmusic]

We need to stop sleeping on mezzos!! Many are wayyy better than some sopranos! Thanks for this video :)

[brianchishachishimba]

I know that many people won't say this but I personally love Beyonce's tone

[soaribb]

The thing is for a mezzo to belt like a soprano, it takes a lot more effort. So usually, they work on their technique more so they can do it while sopranos have more natural ease that doesn't mean they do it in a healthy way.

[ismaelvillaverde]

1:38 amazing support and warmy vibrato at D3!
She is amzing

[maryahwatkinsarchives.]

Side note, the vocal community has developed so much in the last few years. Remember when people would start a vocal range video at C5? 😷😷😷 Justice for the 4th octave

[dereakcolumbus]

I love this guy's vocal analysis. It's so awesomely descriptive.

[ByronOjedamusic]

I love that you always show love to Mezzos, but especially to my girl Jojo.
I'm here for it. Can you do one but for men?

[savannahweldon]

Fact. Liz Gillies needs to put out more music.

[Suijiro]

Miley's dexterity down there is insane

[sashkaulanov]

I love LOVE Christina Aguilera's low register!!
Love you too by the way haha 😁 happy to see more videos from you

[rydercdaniels]

All I know is that when it comes to pop mezzo’s, Beyoncé leads the pact.

[ThaGentleman]

Jazmine Sullivan doesn’t get enough credit. Amazing singer

[strandedtraveller]

I really like the rich and warm lower belts (F4 to A4) by the mezzo sopranos, they often turn out to be the most majestic part in their vocal performances. In the meantime I'd like to pay respect to Karen Carpenter and Ella Fitzgerald, both mezzos from the previous century, with Carpenter widely known as having the most gorgeous timbre and Fitzgerald celebrated for setting the high bar for all jazz singers to follow. 💛😇

P.S. I think the fact that mezzo sopranos today are still more common in genres outside of mainstream pop suggest that general listeners either prefer listening to lighter voices, or they are simply too infatuated with high notes. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[PrincessRamsha]

An aggressive mezzo is a powerhouse though. Miley is such a beast.