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Diana Krall Vocal Range and Voice Type

Diana Krall's cited vocal range is E3 to C5 (1.7 octaves). Diana Krall is commonly classified as a contralto. See the notes and compare your range free.

Reported reference span
E3C5
Octaves
1.7
Semitones
20
Voice type
Contralto
E3C5C3C4
Evidence and review

Evidence and review

Individual evidence review is pending. The displayed range is a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit.

These are the approximate figures fans and music journalists commonly cite — the widest notes a singer has recorded, not the comfortable range they sing in every night, and not lab measurements. Treat them as a fun reference, not a target.

How Diana Krall uses that range

Low and unhurried, with a dry huskiness that comes from slightly loose closure rather than from pushing. Lines sit near speech pitch and rarely climb, so tone colour and timing carry the interest. Onsets are soft, vibrato is minimal, and phrases land late and resolve quietly. Anyone imitating this tends to add volume; the style depends on holding it back.

Warm up for thisA description of the sound, not a technique to copy wholesale — the top of anyone’s cited range is the least imitable part of it.

What is Diana Krall’s vocal range?

Diana Krall's vocal range is commonly cited as E3 to C5 — about 1.7 octaves, or 20 semitones, and is usually classified as contralto.

Low, husky and unforced; lines sit close to speech pitch and rarely climb.

Signature song
The Look of Love

Reading the numbers

  • The ceiling is modest for a contralto — only 2 of the 38 contraltos here stop lower.
  • Only 3 of the 38 contraltos here work a narrower cited span.
  • The span is 12.5 semitones short of the library median (32.5 semitones) — a compact working range.
  • 2 other voices here carry the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
  • Ranked by bottom note, it is the 501st lowest voice in this library; by top note, the 510th highest.

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

More about Diana Krall’s voice

How high can Diana Krall sing?

Diana Krall is commonly cited singing as high as C5, the top of a cited range that starts down at E3.

What is Diana Krall’s highest note?

Diana Krall’s highest note is commonly cited as C5.

What is Diana Krall’s lowest note?

Diana Krall’s lowest note is commonly cited as E3.

How many octaves can Diana Krall sing?

Diana Krall’s commonly cited range spans about 1.7 octaves (20 semitones), from E3 up to C5. That span is wider than 2% of the 636 voices in this library.

You vs Diana Krall

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 Diana Krall’s.