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Vocal range

Kelly Clarkson

Mezzo-soprano · Pop · Rock · USA · prominent since 2002

Cited range
D3D#6
Octaves
3.1
Semitones
37
Full voice to
G5
Voice type
Mezzo-soprano
D3D#6C3C4C5C6C7
red dash = top of full voice

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.

You vs Kelly Clarkson

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.

Same notes, other voices

Also topping out on D#6

3 other voices here reach the same ceiling.