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Vocal range

Katy Perry

Mezzo-soprano · Pop · USA · prominent since 2008

Cited range
A2C6
Octaves
3.3
Semitones
39
Full voice to
F5
Voice type
Mezzo-soprano
A2C6C2C3C4C5
red dash = top of full voice

What is Katy Perry’s vocal range?

Katy Perry's vocal range is commonly cited as A2 to C6 — about 3.3 octaves, or 39 semitones, and is usually classified as mezzo-soprano. Full voice is cited up to around F5; everything above that comes from head voice.

Bright, forward belt with a hard nasal edge; head voice thins quickly above her chorus range. That cited span is wider than 76% of the 357 voices in this library.

Signature song
Firework

Reading the numbers

  • That floor is a full 12 semitones beneath where a mezzo-soprano's range conventionally starts (A3).
  • 7 other voices here carry the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
  • Roughly 18% of the span sits above the cited full-voice ceiling of F5.
  • Ranked by bottom note, it is the 159th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 51st highest.

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

You vs Katy Perry

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 Katy Perry’s.