Vocal range
Rufus Wainwright
Tenor · Singer-Songwriter · Pop · Opera · Canada · prominent since 1998
Cited range
A2 — D5
Octaves
2.4
Semitones
29
Voice type
Tenor
What is Rufus Wainwright’s vocal range?
Rufus Wainwright's vocal range is commonly cited as A2 to D5 — about 2.4 octaves, or 29 semitones, and is usually classified as tenor.
Operatic-leaning tenor with wide vibrato and long legato lines; a nasal ring through the upper mix. That cited span is wider than 25% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk
Reading the numbers
- 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 29 semitones.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 159th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 249th highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs Rufus Wainwright
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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 D5
30 other voices here reach the same ceiling.