Vocal range
Mary J. Blige
Mezzo-soprano · R&B · Soul · Hip-Hop · USA · prominent since 1992
Cited range
A2 — C6
Octaves
3.3
Semitones
39
Voice type
Mezzo-soprano
What is Mary J. Blige’s vocal range?
Mary J. Blige's vocal range is commonly cited as A2 to C6 — about 3.3 octaves, or 39 semitones, and is usually classified as mezzo-soprano.
Raw chest-dominant mezzo with a nasal edge and clipped, conversational phrasing. That cited span is wider than 76% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Family Affair
Reading the numbers
- That floor is a full 12 semitones beneath where a mezzo-soprano's range conventionally starts (A3).
- 7 other voices here carry the identical cited range — at the resolution these figures are quoted in, those voices are indistinguishable on the chart.
- No separate full-voice ceiling is cited, so the figures describe a range worked largely in full voice across its 39 semitones.
- One of only 5 Hip-Hop voices in this library.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 159th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 51st highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs Mary J. Blige
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Same notes, other voices
Also bottoming out on A2
46 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on C6
55 other voices here reach the same ceiling.