Genre
New Wave vocal ranges
New Wave voices on one keyboard, B1 to C6.
Median span
2.6 oct
-1.5 st vs library
Range covered
B1–C6
Era
1969–2004
How ranges sit in New Wave
- The median cited span across these voices is 31 semitones — 1.5 semitones narrower than the library median of 32.5.
- Widest here is Boy George (D2–A5); the deepest floor belongs to Michael Hutchence at B1 and the highest ceiling to Cyndi Lauper at C6.
- Voice categories here, most common first: baritones, tenors, soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto.
Every voice on one axis
low → high
Singers Boy George through Sting
- Boy GeorgeD2–A5D2–A53.6 oct
- Brandon FlowersF#2–G#5F#2–G#53.2 oct
- Cyndi LauperF3–C6F3–C62.6 oct
- Dave GahanF2–G4F2–G42.2 oct
- David BowieE2–A5E2–A53.4 oct
- Debbie HarryF3–E5F3–E51.9 oct
- Grace JonesD3–A#4D3–A#41.7 oct
- Ian CurtisG2–E4G2–E41.8 oct
- Julian CasablancasC2–F#5C2–F#53.5 oct
- Michael HutchenceB1–F#5B1–F#53.6 oct
- Morten HarketA2–E5A2–E52.6 oct
- Peter GabrielF#2–A4F#2–A42.3 oct
- Robert SmithC#3–C5C#3–C51.9 oct
- StingD#2–E5D#2–E53.1 oct