Michael Hutchence
Baritone · Rock · New Wave · Funk · Australia · prominent since 1985
How Michael Hutchence uses that range
Seduction lives in the low register: a breathy, sing-talky baritone that purrs just above speech, with pitch bends and behind-the-beat phrasing doing the persuasion. The upper register is striking by contrast — clean yet raw belts up to C5, snarled vowels, and virtually no falsetto anywhere. Onsets are soft, consonants feline, dynamics built on restraint until the chorus opens. Students copying him overdo the breathiness and lose pitch core; the whisper quality sits on an exactly tuned center, and the swagger comes from rhythmic placement, not from volume.
What is Michael Hutchence’s vocal range?
Michael Hutchence's vocal range is commonly cited as B1 to F#5 (Gb5) — about 3.6 octaves, or 43 semitones, and is usually classified as baritone. Full voice is cited up to around C5; everything above that comes from falsetto or head voice.
Sultry, breathy baritone that purrs low and snarls high; swaggering pitch bends and raw, clean belts.
- Signature song
- Never Tear Us Apart
Reading the numbers
- B1 is a deep floor for a baritone — lower than all but 7 of the 122 baritones here.
- That floor is a full 10 semitones beneath where a baritone's range conventionally starts (A2).
- The ceiling clears the conventional baritone top of A4 by 9 semitones.
- The span runs 10.5 semitones past the median voice in this library (32.5 semitones).
- Roughly 14% of the span sits above the cited full-voice ceiling of C5.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
More about Michael Hutchence’s voice
How high can Michael Hutchence sing?
Michael Hutchence is commonly cited singing up to around C5 in full voice, and as high as F#5 (Gb5) overall — the stretch above C5 comes from falsetto or head voice.
What is Michael Hutchence’s highest note?
Michael Hutchence’s highest note is commonly cited as F#5 (Gb5), heard in Zero-2-0. Full voice is cited up to around C5; the very top comes from falsetto or head voice.
What is Michael Hutchence’s lowest note?
Michael Hutchence’s lowest note is commonly cited as B1, heard in Everything.
How many octaves can Michael Hutchence sing?
Michael Hutchence’s commonly cited range spans about 3.6 octaves (43 semitones), from B1 up to F#5. That span is wider than 87% of the 636 voices in this library.
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 Michael Hutchence’s.
Also bottoming out on B1
3 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on F#5
15 other voices here reach the same ceiling.