Lorde Vocal Range and Voice Type
Lorde's cited vocal range is D3 to A5 (2.6 octaves). Lorde 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 Lorde uses that range
Dark and dry, placed low in the voice, with almost no vibrato and breath left audible at the ends of lines. Consonants supply the percussion, and melodies stay inside a narrow band, repeating instead of climbing. Where another singer would belt, she stacks harmonies and octaves on the same low line, so the D5 ceiling rarely gets tested. Phrasing is speech-timed and often just behind the beat. Sing it big and it stops working.
What is Lorde’s vocal range?
Lorde's vocal range is commonly cited as D3 to A5 — about 2.6 octaves, or 31 semitones, and is usually classified as mezzo-soprano. Full voice is cited up to around D5; everything above that comes from head voice.
Low-sitting mezzo with a dry, spoken quality; layers her own voice instead of belting high.
- Signature song
- Royals
Reading the numbers
- 4 other voices here carry the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
- Roughly 23% of the span sits above the cited full-voice ceiling of D5.
- The weight of the range is above middle C: 21 semitones up there against 10 below.
- One of 2 singers from New Zealand charted here.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 456th lowest voice in this library; by top note, the 266th highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
More about Lorde’s voice
How high can Lorde sing?
Lorde is commonly cited singing up to around D5 in full voice, and as high as A5 overall — the stretch above D5 comes from head voice.
What is Lorde’s highest note?
Lorde’s highest note is commonly cited as A5. Full voice is cited up to around D5; the very top comes from head voice.
What is Lorde’s lowest note?
Lorde’s lowest note is commonly cited as D3.
How many octaves can Lorde sing?
Lorde’s commonly cited range spans about 2.6 octaves (31 semitones), from D3 up to A5. That span is wider than 39% of the 636 voices in this library.
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Also bottoming out on D3
35 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on A5
49 other voices here reach the same ceiling.