Adele Vocal Range: Reported C3–A#5
Adele’s reported vocal range is C3 to A#5, about 2.8 octaves (34 semitones). That is a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. Reviewed expert analysis describes Adele as a mezzo-soprano, with chest mix to E5.
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Where Adele’s reported span sits in the catalog
- Span, whole catalog
- 34 semitones wide: number 277 of 636 by reported span. The catalog median is 32.5 semitones.
- Span, mezzo-soprano group
- Number 46 of 133 catalog mezzo-sopranos; that group's median span is 31 semitones, and this span is 3 semitones wider than that median.
- Span, Pop
- Number 142 of 305 catalog singers tagged Pop (median 33 semitones).
- Against the textbook band
- The conventional mezzo-soprano band runs A3 to A5. The reported floor sits 9 semitones below the band's bottom note, and the reported ceiling sits 1 semitone above the band's top note.
- Full-voice ceiling
- The catalog lists a highest full or belted note of E5, 6 semitones below the reported ceiling.
- Catalog entry
- Filed under UK, prominent from 2008, signature song listed as Rolling in the Deep.
Counted from the catalog’s reported figures, which are not verified measurements.
Evidence and review
Reviewed 2026-08-29 · Dataset editor: Jason Colapietro
Reported reference span: the displayed catalog range is not an independently verified physiological limit. Reviewed expert analysis describes Adele as a mezzo-soprano, with chest mix to E5.
General source evidence
- Adele's voice: power, fragile self and authentic artistry (ABC News / The Conversation)
Supports: Narelle Yeo's expert analysis describes Adele as a mezzo-soprano and discusses chest mix to E5.
Scope: Expert analysis of vocal qualities and selected repertoire; it does not establish reviewed full-career C3-A#5 endpoints.
Confidence: high
- Narelle Yeo (University of Sydney)
Supports: The university profile identifies the expert whose analysis is cited for Adele's vocal description.
Scope: Author and expertise context only; it supplies no independent evidence of Adele's range or voice type.
Confidence: high
- Has Adele got a good voice? (Classic FM)
Supports: The analysis discusses Adele's vocal qualities and repertoire examples.
Scope: Commentary on selected examples, not a reviewed measurement of full-career endpoints or a clinical classification.
Confidence: limited
Song evidence: Rolling in the Deep
- Rolling in the Deep (Musicnotes)
Supports: The published score shows a written compass for the Rolling in the Deep arrangement.
Scope: Written compass for this song arrangement only; does not establish a full-career range or physiological limit.
Confidence: moderate
These are approximate catalog reference spans. Most profiles have not had both endpoints individually verified against named recordings or scores. They are not lab measurements or comfortable everyday ranges; use them for comparison, not as training targets.
What is Adele’s vocal range?
Adele’s reported vocal range is C3 to A#5, about 2.8 octaves (34 semitones). That is a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. Reviewed expert analysis describes Adele as a mezzo-soprano, with chest mix to E5.
- Signature song
- Rolling in the Deep
Reported catalog figures, not lab measurements. An endpoint may be an isolated performance and does not describe an everyday singing range.
More about Adele’s voice
How high can Adele sing?
The catalog lists C3 to A#5 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. Its upper endpoint should not be read as a verified individual maximum.
What is Adele’s highest note?
The catalog lists C3 to A#5 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The reviewed sources do not independently establish the upper endpoint as an individual highest note.
What is Adele’s lowest note?
The catalog lists C3 to A#5 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The reviewed sources do not independently establish the lower endpoint as an individual physiological limit.
How many octaves can Adele sing?
The catalog lists C3 to A#5 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. It covers about 2.8 octaves (34 semitones) in the catalog, not a reviewed measurement of the singer's full working range.
What voice type is Adele?
Reviewed expert analysis describes Adele as a mezzo-soprano, with chest mix to E5.
Adele’s full entry (range, tone and technique) is in The Voice Atlas, chapter 8: Pop women: the moderns, included with Pro.
Also listed from C3
44 other voices here have the same reported floor in this catalog.
Also listed up to A#5
56 other voices here have the same reported ceiling in this catalog.