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Dinah Washington Vocal Range: Reported D#3–E5

Our catalog reports Dinah Washington at D#3 to E5 (2.1 octaves). Individual endpoint review is pending. Compare your range free.

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Reported reference span
D#3 — E5
Octaves
2.1
Semitones
25
Catalog label
Mezzo-soprano
D#3E5C3C4C5C6
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Where Dinah Washington’s reported span sits in the catalog

Span, whole catalog
25 semitones wide: number 540 of 636 by reported span. The catalog median is 32.5 semitones.
Span, mezzo-soprano group
Number 112 of 133 catalog mezzo-sopranos; that group's median span is 31 semitones, and this span is 6 semitones narrower than that median.
Span, Jazz
Number 37 of 48 catalog singers tagged Jazz (median 28.5 semitones).
Against the textbook band
The conventional mezzo-soprano band runs A3 to A5. The reported floor sits 6 semitones below the band's bottom note, and the reported ceiling sits 5 semitones below the band's top note.
Catalog entry
Filed under USA, prominent from 1946, signature song listed as What a Diff'rence a Day Makes.

Counted from the catalog’s reported figures, which are not verified measurements.

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.

The catalog has not verified recordings or scores for both endpoints. These figures cannot establish a repeatable singing range or an absolute highest or lowest note.

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 Dinah Washington’s vocal range?

Our catalog reports Dinah Washington from D#3 to E5, a reference span of about 2.1 octaves (25 semitones). Individual endpoint review is pending; these are not verified physiological limits.

Signature song
What a Diff'rence a Day Makes

Reported catalog figures, not lab measurements — an endpoint may be an isolated performance and does not describe an everyday singing range.

More about Dinah Washington’s voice

How high can Dinah Washington sing?

Our catalog reports Dinah Washington from D#3 to E5; individual endpoint review is pending. The upper endpoint is not a verified individual maximum.

What is Dinah Washington’s highest note?

Our catalog reports Dinah Washington from D#3 to E5; individual endpoint review is pending. No reviewed source here establishes the upper endpoint as Dinah Washington’s highest note.

What is Dinah Washington’s lowest note?

Our catalog reports Dinah Washington from D#3 to E5; individual endpoint review is pending. No reviewed source here establishes the lower endpoint as Dinah Washington’s lowest note.

How many octaves can Dinah Washington sing?

Our catalog reports Dinah Washington from D#3 to E5; individual endpoint review is pending. It covers about 2.1 octaves (25 semitones) in this catalog, not a verified measurement of Dinah Washington’s working range.

What voice type is Dinah Washington?

The catalog lists Dinah Washington as a mezzo-soprano; individual evidence review is pending.