Sting Vocal Range and Voice Type
Sting's cited vocal range is D#2 to E5 (3.1 octaves). Sting is commonly classified as a tenor. 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 Sting uses that range
Reedy and narrow, placed forward and slightly nasal, with consonants clipping the ends of phrases short. Rhythm is the real tell: syncopated, pushed off the downbeat, percussive more than legato. Above B4 he moves into a tight, strained mix, so the sustained upper notes in Roxanne read as pressed rather than fully belted. That audible tension belongs to the sound; smoothed out into an even legato, the voice stops being recognizable.
What is Sting’s vocal range?
Sting's vocal range is commonly cited as D#2 (Eb2) to E5 — about 3.1 octaves, or 37 semitones, and is usually classified as tenor. Full voice is cited up to around B4; everything above that comes from falsetto or head voice.
Reedy, narrow tenor with clipped phrasing; takes upper notes in a strained mix, not a full belt.
- Signature song
- Every Breath You Take
Reading the numbers
- D#2 is a deep floor for a tenor — lower than all but 18 of the 223 tenors here.
- That floor is a full 9 semitones beneath where a tenor's range conventionally starts (C3).
- Roughly 14% of the span sits above the cited full-voice ceiling of B4.
- The closest range in the library belongs to Eddie Vedder (D2–E5), within 1 semitone at both ends.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 58th lowest voice in this library; by top note, the 403rd highest.
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
More about Sting’s voice
How high can Sting sing?
Sting is commonly cited singing up to around B4 in full voice, and as high as E5 overall — the stretch above B4 comes from falsetto or head voice.
What is Sting’s highest note?
Sting’s highest note is commonly cited as E5, heard in Roxanne. Full voice is cited up to around B4; the very top comes from falsetto or head voice.
What is Sting’s lowest note?
Sting’s lowest note is commonly cited as D#2 (Eb2).
How many octaves can Sting sing?
Sting’s commonly cited range spans about 3.1 octaves (37 semitones), from D#2 up to E5. That span is wider than 65% 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 Sting’s.
Also bottoming out on D#2
13 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on E5
44 other voices here reach the same ceiling.