Soprano vocal range and famous soprano singers
A soprano's conventional range runs from about C4 to C6. Below are reported catalog ranges for 97 singers labeled sopranos: the highest female category, with the most headroom above the staff.
The soprano voice at a glance
The soprano is the highest standard female voice, conventionally C4 to C6, with the most usable range above the staff and most of this catalog's whistle-register entries. Its belt-or-mix transition comes around C5 to E5, higher than any other category and above the earlier shift out of chest voice that most women meet around E4 to G4.
A mezzo-soprano reaches many of the same notes with a darker, heavier middle and less sustained time at the top.
What a soprano is
Sopranos carry the lightest fold mass and the most usable range above middle C, so the highest written repertoire sits with them. In this library the soprano group holds more of the extreme top figures than any other category, and most of the whistle-register entries.
A soprano's cited top note is usually the least representative number about them. It is a one-off recorded moment, not where the voice actually works.
What the sopranos here show
- Largest reported catalog span: Mariah Carey at F2–G7 (5.2 octaves); tied for narrowest are Alison Krauss at G3–D5 and Emmylou Harris at G3–D5.
- Both listed endpoints belong to the same profile: Mariah Carey has the category’s listed floor at F2 and its ceiling at G7, 62 semitones apart.
- Prominence spans 1947 to 2021, and the median catalog span is 33 semitones against C4–C6 for the conventional soprano band.
Voice categories are guides borrowed from choral and operatic practice. Most profiles' figures are commonly cited spans from the catalog, not recordings checked note by note; a few have reviewed or disputed sources. Open a profile for what its sources support.
Every soprano on one axis
full voice, up to the cited ceiling above it: falsetto · head · whistle no full-voice ceiling cited whistle register listed
Singers Aaliyah through Chappell Roan
- AaliyahC#3–A5C#3–A52.7 oct
- Alison KraussG3–D5G3–D51.6 oct
- Anna NetrebkoG3–D6G3–D62.6 oct
- Ari LennoxA#2–E6A#2–E63.5 oct
- Ariana GrandeD3–E7D3–E74.2 oct
- Audra McDonaldF3–C6F3–C62.6 oct
- AuroraD#3–E6D#3–E63.1 oct
- Ava MaxE3–C#6E3–C#62.8 oct
- Bebe RexhaD3–B5D3–B52.8 oct
- Bernadette PetersG3–A5G3–A52.2 oct
- Birgit NilssonC#3–D6C#3–D63.1 oct
- BjörkE3–C6E3–C62.7 oct
- BoAD3–C#6D3–C#62.9 oct
- Britney SpearsB2–F#5B2–F#52.6 oct
- Camila CabelloD3–G5D3–G52.4 oct
- Caroline PolachekG#2–F6G#2–F63.8 oct
- Carrie UnderwoodF3–C6F3–C62.6 oct
- CeCe WinansF3–C6F3–C62.6 oct
- Celine DionA#2–C6A#2–C63.2 oct
- Chappell RoanE3–A#5E3–A#52.5 oct
Singers Cyndi Lauper through Janet Jackson
- Cyndi LauperF3–C6F3–C62.6 oct
- Diana DamrauA#3–G#6A#3–G#62.8 oct
- Diana RossD#3–C6D#3–C62.8 oct
- Doja CatC3–B5C3–B52.9 oct
- Dolly PartonF3–A#5F3–A#52.4 oct
- Elize RydE3–F#6E3–F#63.2 oct
- Ellie GouldingD3–A5D3–A52.6 oct
- Emmylou HarrisG3–D5G3–D51.6 oct
- FaouziaC#3–G6C#3–G63.5 oct
- FKA twigsE3–F6E3–F63.1 oct
- Floor JansenE3–E6E3–E63.0 oct
- G.E.M.D3–F6D3–F63.3 oct
- Gracie AbramsF3–E5F3–E51.9 oct
- GrimesD3–G6D3–G63.4 oct
- Halle BaileyC3–C6C3–C63.0 oct
- Hayley WilliamsF3–D6F3–D62.8 oct
- IUD3–C6D3–C62.8 oct
- Jackie EvanchoG#3–A5G#3–A52.1 oct
- Janelle MonáeC#3–D#6C#3–D#63.2 oct
- Janet JacksonC3–D6C3–D63.2 oct
Singers Jessye Norman through Madison Beer
- Jessye NormanE3–C6E3–C62.7 oct
- JewelE3–E6E3–E63.0 oct
- Jhené AikoB2–E6B2–E63.4 oct
- Joan BaezF3–B5F3–B52.5 oct
- Joan SutherlandG3–F6G3–F62.8 oct
- Joni MitchellE3–C6E3–C62.7 oct
- Julie AndrewsG3–C6G3–C62.4 oct
- Karen Clark SheardF3–D#6F3–D#62.8 oct
- Kate BushC3–C6C3–C63.0 oct
- Kim PetrasD3–A#6D3–A#63.7 oct
- Kristin ChenowethG3–F6G3–F62.8 oct
- Lara FabianD#3–D6D#3–D62.9 oct
- Lata MangeshkarG3–A#5G3–A#52.3 oct
- Lea SalongaF3–D6F3–D62.8 oct
- LeAnn RimesF3–F5F3–F52.0 oct
- Leona LewisC3–F#6C3–F#63.5 oct
- Leontyne PriceG3–C6G3–C62.4 oct
- Linda RonstadtE3–A#5E3–A#52.5 oct
- Madison BeerC3–C6C3–C63.0 oct
Singers Maria Callas through Sandi Patty
- Maria CallasF#3–D#6F#3–D#62.8 oct
- Mariah CareyF2–G7F2–G75.2 oct
- Martina McBrideF3–F5F3–F52.0 oct
- Melanie MartinezF3–D5F3–D51.8 oct
- Minnie RipertonD3–F#7D3–F#74.3 oct
- MisiaF3–F6F3–F63.0 oct
- MitskiE3–F#5E3–F#52.2 oct
- Montserrat CaballéG3–C6G3–C62.4 oct
- Natalia LafourcadeF3–A#5F3–A#52.4 oct
- Nicole ScherzingerD3–G#6D3–G#63.5 oct
- Patti LaBelleA#2–E6A#2–E63.5 oct
- Phoebe BridgersC#3–E5C#3–E52.3 oct
- Rachel ZeglerC#3–E6C#3–E63.3 oct
- Ravyn LenaeC#3–C#6C#3–C#63.0 oct
- Regina SpektorF3–C6F3–C62.6 oct
- Renée FlemingG3–C6G3–C62.4 oct
- RoséF3–C6F3–C62.6 oct
- Sabrina CarpenterE3–C6E3–C62.7 oct
- Sandi PattyF3–C6F3–C62.6 oct
Singers Sarah Brightman through Zara Larsson
- Sarah BrightmanG3–E6G3–E62.8 oct
- Sarah McLachlanF3–B5F3–B52.5 oct
- Sharon den AdelG3–D6G3–D62.6 oct
- Sierra BoggessG3–E6G3–E62.8 oct
- SohyangE3–C7E3–C73.7 oct
- SolangeD3–E6D3–E63.2 oct
- SolarG#3–A5G#3–A52.1 oct
- Sumi JoA3–F6A3–F62.7 oct
- TaeyeonE3–C6E3–C62.7 oct
- Tamela MannF3–C#6F3–C#62.7 oct
- Tarja TurunenF3–E6F3–E62.9 oct
- Tate McRaeE3–F5E3–F52.1 oct
- Teresa TengD#3–B5D#3–B52.7 oct
- ThalíaF3–A#5F3–A#52.4 oct
- TinasheB2–E6B2–E63.4 oct
- Tori KellyB2–E6B2–E63.4 oct
- WendyC#3–D#7C#3–D#74.2 oct
- Yma SumacB2–C#7B2–C#74.2 oct
- Zara LarssonD3–C#6D3–C#62.9 oct
How high and how low sopranos sing
How high can a soprano sing?
The conventional soprano band tops out around C6. Among 97 catalog profiles labeled sopranos, the highest listed endpoint is G7 for Mariah Carey; it is not a verified individual maximum.
How low can a soprano sing?
Conventionally the soprano band bottoms out around C4. The lowest listed endpoint in this catalog category is F2 for Mariah Carey; check the profile before treating it as a verified performance.