Vocal range
Lata Mangeshkar
Soprano · Pop · Classical · India · prominent since 1949
Cited range
G3 — A#5
Octaves
2.3
Semitones
27
Voice type
Soprano
What is Lata Mangeshkar’s vocal range?
Lata Mangeshkar's vocal range is commonly cited as G3 to A#5 (Bb5) — about 2.3 octaves, or 27 semitones, and is usually classified as soprano.
Thin, light soprano; pinpoint intonation above the staff with straight tone and slim vibrato. That cited span is wider than 19% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Lag Ja Gale
Reading the numbers
- The ceiling is modest for a soprano — only 5 of the 52 sopranos here stop lower.
- Only 5 of the 52 sopranos here work a narrower cited span.
- No separate full-voice ceiling is cited, so the figures describe a range worked largely in full voice across its 27 semitones.
- The weight of the range is above middle C: 22 semitones up there against 5 below.
- The closest range in the library belongs to Bernadette Peters (G3–A5), within 1 semitone at both ends.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs Lata Mangeshkar
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 Lata Mangeshkar’s.
Same notes, other voices
Also bottoming out on G3
16 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on A#5
43 other voices here reach the same ceiling.