Kelly Clarkson
Mezzo-soprano · Pop · Rock · USA · prominent since 2002
What is Kelly Clarkson’s vocal range?
Kelly Clarkson's vocal range is commonly cited as D3 to D#6 (Eb6) — about 3.1 octaves, or 37 semitones, and is usually classified as mezzo-soprano. Full voice is cited up to around G5; everything above that comes from head voice.
Open-throated, largely unornamented belt; sustains high chest notes with even vibrato and no scoop. That cited span is wider than 70% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Since U Been Gone
Reading the numbers
- Roughly 22% of the span sits above the cited full-voice ceiling of G5.
- The weight of the range is above middle C: 27 semitones up there against 10 below.
- The closest range in the library belongs to Kesha (D3–E6), within 1 semitone at both ends.
- 3 other voices here are cited to the same D#6 ceiling.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 242nd lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 28th 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 Kelly Clarkson’s.
Also bottoming out on D3
12 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on D#6
3 other voices here reach the same ceiling.