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Hozier Vocal Range and Voice Type

Hozier's cited vocal range is E2 to E5 (3.0 octaves). Hozier is commonly classified as a baritone. See the notes and compare your range free.

Reported reference span
E2E5
Octaves
3.0
Semitones
36
Full voice to
B4
Voice type
Baritone
E2E5C2C3C4C5C6
red dash = top of full voice
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.

These are the approximate figures fans and music journalists commonly cite — the widest notes a singer has recorded, not the comfortable range they sing in every night, and not lab measurements. Treat them as a fun reference, not a target.

How Hozier uses that range

Two voices are in play. Down low the baritone runs gritty, with gospel-flavored rasp and blues bends applied to short melodic figures, sometimes growling into the bottom of a phrase. From the stated belt around B4 upward the sound thins toward a lighter, cleaner register instead of driving chest weight any higher. The contrast between those two colors, rather than the size of either one, is what carries a chorus.

Warm up for thisA description of the sound, not a technique to copy wholesale — the top of anyone’s cited range is the least imitable part of it.

What is Hozier’s vocal range?

Hozier's vocal range is commonly cited as E2 to E5 — about 3.0 octaves, or 36 semitones, and is usually classified as baritone. Full voice is cited up to around B4; everything above that comes from falsetto or head voice.

Gritty baritone that stacks a gospel-inflected rasp under a clean, sustained falsetto.

Signature song
Take Me to Church

Reading the numbers

  • 2 other voices here carry the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
  • Roughly 14% of the span sits above the cited full-voice ceiling of B4.
  • One of 7 singers from Ireland charted here.
  • Ranked by bottom note, it is the 72nd lowest voice in this library; by top note, the 403rd highest.

Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.

More about Hozier’s voice

How high can Hozier sing?

Hozier is commonly cited singing up to around B4 in full voice, and as high as E5 overall — the stretch above B4 comes from falsetto or head voice.

What is Hozier’s highest note?

Hozier’s highest note is commonly cited as E5. Full voice is cited up to around B4; the very top comes from falsetto or head voice.

What is Hozier’s lowest note?

Hozier’s lowest note is commonly cited as E2.

How many octaves can Hozier sing?

Hozier’s commonly cited range spans about 3.0 octaves (36 semitones), from E2 up to E5. That span is wider than 60% of the 636 voices in this library.

You vs Hozier

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 Hozier’s.