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Vocal range

Brandy

Mezzo-soprano · R&B · Pop · USA · prominent since 1994

Cited range
G2E6
Octaves
3.8
Semitones
45
Full voice to
E5
Voice type
Mezzo-soprano
G2E6C2C3C4C5C6C7
red dash = top of full voice

What is Brandy’s vocal range?

Brandy's vocal range is commonly cited as G2 to E6 — about 3.8 octaves, or 45 semitones, and is usually classified as mezzo-soprano. Full voice is cited up to around E5; everything above that comes from head voice.

Husky mid-weight mezzo built for stacked harmony; fast, light runs kept low in the mix. That cited span is wider than 93% of the 357 voices in this library.

Signature song
The Boy Is Mine

Reading the numbers

  • G2 is a deep floor for a mezzo-soprano — lower than all but 1 of the 83 mezzo-sopranos here.
  • The top note beats 92% of the 83 mezzo-sopranos in this library.
  • 12 semitones — 27% of the whole span — sit above the cited full-voice ceiling, so much of this range is head voice, falsetto or whistle rather than chest.
  • That floor is a full 14 semitones beneath where a mezzo-soprano's range conventionally starts (A3).
  • The span runs 13 semitones past the median voice in this library (32 semitones).

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

You vs Brandy

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 Brandy’s.