Halsey
Mezzo-soprano · Pop · Alternative · USA · prominent since 2015
How Halsey uses that range
Texture does the storytelling: verses sit in a low, frayed murmur with fry at the edges, then the chorus jumps to a belt with deliberate rasp on the front of the note. The jump itself is the hook, so practice the gear change, not just the loud gear. Keep the rasp as a brief onset flare over solid cord closure. Students who manufacture the grit by squeezing the throat get the color for one chorus and hoarseness by the third.
What is Halsey’s vocal range?
Halsey's vocal range is commonly cited as C3 to G5 — about 2.6 octaves, or 31 semitones, and is usually classified as mezzo-soprano. Full voice is cited up to around E5; everything above that comes from head voice.
A grainy, conversational mezzo that flips between diary-entry murmur and a hard, bratty belt with audible edge.
- Signature song
- Without Me
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.
- That floor is a full 9 semitones beneath where a mezzo-soprano's range conventionally starts (A3).
- 1 other voice here carries 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 252nd lowest voice in this library; by top note, the 199th highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
More about Halsey’s voice
What is Halsey’s highest note?
Halsey’s highest note is commonly cited as G5. Full voice is cited up to around E5; the very top comes from head voice.
What is Halsey’s lowest note?
Halsey’s lowest note is commonly cited as C3.
How many octaves can Halsey sing?
Halsey’s commonly cited range spans about 2.6 octaves (31 semitones), from C3 up to G5. That span is wider than 45% of the 420 voices in this library.
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 Halsey’s.
Also bottoming out on C3
27 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on G5
10 other voices here reach the same ceiling.