Vocal range
Björk
Soprano · Alternative · Electronic · Pop · Iceland · prominent since 1993
Cited range
E3 — C6
Octaves
2.7
Semitones
32
Voice type
Soprano
What is Björk’s vocal range?
Björk's vocal range is commonly cited as E3 to C6 — about 2.7 octaves, or 32 semitones, and is usually classified as soprano.
Swings from whisper to full-throat shout in a bar; open vowels and glottal attacks drive phrasing. That cited span is wider than 48% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- It's Oh So Quiet
Reading the numbers
- 9 other voices here carry the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
- No separate full-voice ceiling is cited, so the figures describe a range worked largely in full voice across its 32 semitones.
- The weight of the range is above middle C: 24 semitones up there against 8 below.
- One of only 11 Electronic voices in this library.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 257th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 51st highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs Björk
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 Björk’s.
Same notes, other voices
Also bottoming out on E3
39 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on C6
55 other voices here reach the same ceiling.