Dusty Springfield Vocal Range: Reported C3–D#5
Dusty Springfield’s reported vocal range is C3 to D#5, about 2.3 octaves (27 semitones). That is a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog lists Dusty Springfield as a mezzo-soprano; this is a reported reference classification.
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Where Dusty Springfield’s reported span sits in the catalog
- Span, whole catalog
- 27 semitones wide: number 488 of 636 by reported span. The catalog median is 32.5 semitones.
- Span, mezzo-soprano group
- Number 103 of 133 catalog mezzo-sopranos; that group's median span is 31 semitones, and this span is 4 semitones narrower than that median.
- Span, Pop
- Number 243 of 305 catalog singers tagged Pop (median 33 semitones).
- Against the textbook band
- The conventional mezzo-soprano band runs A3 to A5. The reported floor sits 9 semitones below the band's bottom note, and the reported ceiling sits 6 semitones below the band's top note.
- Catalog entry
- Filed under UK, prominent from 1963, signature song listed as Son of a Preacher Man.
Counted from the catalog’s reported figures, which are not verified measurements.
Evidence and review
Catalog review confirmed 2026-10-24 · Dataset editor: Jason Colapietro
Reported reference span: the displayed catalog range is not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog lists Dusty Springfield as a mezzo-soprano; this is a reported reference classification.
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 Dusty Springfield’s vocal range?
Dusty Springfield’s reported vocal range is C3 to D#5, about 2.3 octaves (27 semitones). That is a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog lists Dusty Springfield as a mezzo-soprano; this is a reported reference classification.
- Signature song
- Son of a Preacher Man
Reported catalog figures, not lab measurements. An endpoint may be an isolated performance and does not describe an everyday singing range.
More about Dusty Springfield’s voice
How high can Dusty Springfield sing?
The catalog lists C3 to D#5 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. Its upper endpoint should not be read as a verified individual maximum.
What is Dusty Springfield’s highest note?
The catalog lists C3 to D#5 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog record does not independently establish the upper endpoint as an individual highest note.
What is Dusty Springfield’s lowest note?
The catalog lists C3 to D#5 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog record does not independently establish the lower endpoint as an individual physiological limit.
How many octaves can Dusty Springfield sing?
The catalog lists C3 to D#5 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. It covers about 2.3 octaves (27 semitones) in the catalog, not a reviewed measurement of the singer's full working range.
What voice type is Dusty Springfield?
The catalog lists Dusty Springfield as a mezzo-soprano; this is a reported reference classification.
Dusty Springfield’s full entry (range, tone and technique) is in The Voice Atlas, chapter 15: The soul and R&B women, included with Pro.
Also listed from C3
44 other voices here have the same reported floor in this catalog.
Also listed up to D#5
7 other voices here have the same reported ceiling in this catalog.