Wynonna Judd
Contralto · Country · Blues · USA · prominent since 1984
How Wynonna Judd uses that range
Judd plants her sound in a thick contralto chest voice colored by gospel and blues: growled onsets, back-phrased lines, and a wide vibrato that opens up on held notes. She swells from a murmur to a roar within a single phrase while the pitch center never drifts. Students copying her start at the roar; the power reads because it emerges from genuine softness, with the throat staying open.
What is Wynonna Judd’s vocal range?
Wynonna Judd's vocal range is commonly cited as E3 to E5 — about 2.0 octaves, or 24 semitones, and is usually classified as contralto.
Thick gospel-blues contralto — growled onsets, wide vibrato, a murmur that swells to a roar.
- Signature song
- No One Else on Earth
Reading the numbers
- The span is 8.5 semitones short of the library median (32.5 semitones) — a compact working range.
- 4 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 24 semitones.
- Ranked by bottom note, it is the 501st 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 Wynonna Judd’s voice
How high can Wynonna Judd sing?
Wynonna Judd is commonly cited singing as high as E5, the top of a cited range that starts down at E3.
What is Wynonna Judd’s highest note?
Wynonna Judd’s highest note is commonly cited as E5, heard in Love By Grace.
What is Wynonna Judd’s lowest note?
Wynonna Judd’s lowest note is commonly cited as E3, heard in She Is His Only Need.
How many octaves can Wynonna Judd sing?
Wynonna Judd’s commonly cited range spans about 2.0 octaves (24 semitones), from E3 up to E5. That span is wider than 9% of the 636 voices in this library.
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Also bottoming out on E3
57 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on E5
44 other voices here reach the same ceiling.