Vocal range
Shirley Manson
Contralto · Alternative · Rock · Electronic · UK · prominent since 1995
Cited range
F3 — A5
Octaves
2.3
Semitones
28
Voice type
Contralto
What is Shirley Manson’s vocal range?
Shirley Manson's vocal range is commonly cited as F3 to A5 — about 2.3 octaves, or 28 semitones, and is usually classified as contralto.
Smoky low contralto, half-spoken in the verses, opening into a flat, cool-toned belt. That cited span is wider than 23% of the 357 voices in this library.
- Signature song
- Only Happy When It Rains
Reading the numbers
- 2 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 28 semitones.
- The weight of the range is above middle C: 21 semitones up there against 7 below.
- One of only 11 Electronic voices in this library.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 297th lowest of the 357 voices here; by top note, the 160th highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
You vs Shirley Manson
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Same notes, other voices
Also bottoming out on F3
42 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on A5
28 other voices here reach the same ceiling.