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Vocal range

Alicia Keys

Mezzo-soprano · R&B · Soul · Pop · USA · prominent since 2001

Cited range
A2A#5
Octaves
3.1
Semitones
37
Full voice to
D#5
Voice type
Mezzo-soprano
A2A#5C2C3C4C5C6
red dash = top of full voice

What is Alicia Keys’s vocal range?

Alicia Keys's vocal range is commonly cited as A2 to A#5 (Bb5) — about 3.1 octaves, or 37 semitones, and is usually classified as mezzo-soprano. Full voice is cited up to around D#5 (Eb5); everything above that comes from head voice.

Smoky mezzo with a slight nasal edge; belts from the chest and clips notes short for rhythm. That cited span is wider than 70% of the 357 voices in this library.

Signature song
Fallin'

Reading the numbers

  • That floor is a full 12 semitones beneath where a mezzo-soprano's range conventionally starts (A3).
  • 5 other voices here carry the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
  • Roughly 19% of the span sits above the cited full-voice ceiling of D#5.
  • Ranked by bottom note, it is the 159th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 116th highest.

Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.

You vs Alicia Keys

Take the free 2-minute range test — your mic finds your lowest and highest notes, then this page shows exactly how your voice lines up with Alicia Keys’s.