Elis Regina
Mezzo-soprano · Latin · Jazz · Pop · Brazil · prominent since 1965
What is Elis Regina’s vocal range?
Elis Regina's vocal range is commonly cited as E3 to A#5 (Bb5) — about 2.5 octaves, or 30 semitones, and is usually classified as mezzo-soprano. Full voice is cited up to around G5; everything above that comes from head voice.
Bright forward mezzo with abrupt dynamic swings and hard consonant attacks. That cited span is wider than 34% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Como Nossos Pais
Reading the numbers
- Full voice is cited to within 3 semitones of the top note, so this reads as a chest-dominant voice rather than one that flips into a lighter register.
- 7 other voices here carry the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
- The weight of the range is above middle C: 22 semitones up there against 8 below.
- One of 3 singers from Brazil charted here.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 257th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 116th highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
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 Elis Regina’s.
Also bottoming out on E3
39 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on A#5
43 other voices here reach the same ceiling.