King Diamond
Countertenor · Metal · Denmark · prominent since 1981
What is King Diamond’s vocal range?
King Diamond's vocal range is commonly cited as F2 to D6 — about 3.8 octaves, or 45 semitones, and is usually classified as countertenor. Full voice is cited up to around C5; everything above that comes from falsetto or head voice.
Two voices in one part: clipped mid-range narration against thin, wailing falsetto shrieks. That cited span is wider than 93% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Welcome Home
Reading the numbers
- 14 semitones — 31% of the whole span — sit above the cited full-voice ceiling, so much of this range is head voice, falsetto or whistle rather than chest.
- That floor is a full 14 semitones beneath where a countertenor's range conventionally starts (G3).
- The span runs 13 semitones past the median voice in this library (32 semitones).
- 1 other voice here carries the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 44th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 32nd 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 King Diamond’s.
Also bottoming out on F2
66 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on D6
16 other voices here reach the same ceiling.