Kim Burrell Vocal Range and Voice Type
Kim Burrell's cited vocal range is E3 to D6 (2.8 octaves). Kim Burrell is commonly classified as a mezzo-soprano. See the notes and compare your range free.
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 Kim Burrell uses that range
Harmony drives the line. Runs move chromatically through altered notes rather than sliding up a pentatonic shape, and phrases get displaced across the bar so the resolution arrives late. A climb toward A5 in full voice can drop without warning into a near-spoken chest tone at conversational volume. Copying the runs note-for-note misses it: the ear has to hear the passing chords first, or the chromatics just sound like mistakes.
What is Kim Burrell’s vocal range?
Kim Burrell's vocal range is commonly cited as E3 to D6 — about 2.8 octaves, or 34 semitones, and is usually classified as mezzo-soprano. Full voice is cited up to around A5; everything above that comes from head voice.
Jazz harmonic sense in a gospel frame; chromatic runs, then sudden drops to a spoken chest tone.
- Signature song
- I See a Victory
Reading the numbers
- 1 other voice here carries the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
- Roughly 15% of the span sits above the cited full-voice ceiling of A5.
- The weight of the range is above middle C: 26 semitones up there against 8 below.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 501st lowest voice in this library; by top note, the 69th highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
More about Kim Burrell’s voice
How high can Kim Burrell sing?
Kim Burrell is commonly cited singing up to around A5 in full voice, and as high as D6 overall — the stretch above A5 comes from head voice.
What is Kim Burrell’s highest note?
Kim Burrell’s highest note is commonly cited as D6. Full voice is cited up to around A5; the very top comes from head voice.
What is Kim Burrell’s lowest note?
Kim Burrell’s lowest note is commonly cited as E3.
How many octaves can Kim Burrell sing?
Kim Burrell’s commonly cited range spans about 2.8 octaves (34 semitones), from E3 up to D6. That span is wider than 53% of the 636 voices in this library.
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Also bottoming out on E3
57 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on D6
27 other voices here reach the same ceiling.