Christina Aguilera Vocal Analysis
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- I've worked a lot on making this particular video. I'm not a native speaker so i apologize for any kind of lingual mistakes. I was inspired by Maryah Watkins Productions's vocal analysis of Mariah Carey. I don't really consider Burlesque a real era since she promoted it even less than Bionic and i quess her voice was simply getting worse. I hope you'll enjoy it!
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you are a true fighter. you are willing to look at her imperfections despite being one of her biggest fans. i have respect for people like that. great video. glad that no one disliked it so far. you deserve it.
Thank you for such a nice comment;)
Props to her even though her voice got damaged a little bit she didn't lip-sync and she does sing better than most of the artists nowadays!
Hogdion Hanna the sad thing is her voice is only damaged because of the bad technique she's uses she doesn't sing with her natural voice and growls too much and shouts and screams notes because of pulling her larynx so high up when hitting high notes causing so much tension! This is an easy way to damage your vocal cords. If she wanted too she could learn how to sing properly again When she sang "well never have to go back again" she actually was using good technique she should sing like that all the time
Her crowning glory (for me) will be that spectacular, out-of-this-world tone.
Which one though? She has like, several for each part of her voice.
+CY T I can't find any examples in this video, but it's when she does her "m"s. It's this metallic, slightly nasal quality I can't describe. If you've ever heard "Infatuation", listen to when she sings "I never will let a MAN control MY EMOtions".
She's naturally a Soprano, but years of pushing on her larynx to sound more dramatic & soulful. Ended up making her turn into a Mezzo as she aged. Judging by the dark tone and huskyness in her 5th octave belts. She matured into a Dramatic Mezzo..... She went from being a Lyric Soprano with an extensive head register. To a Dramatic Mezzo who has difficulty belting above F5 these days with sounding harsh or strained
STOP with the dramatic mezzo analysis!!! She is NOT, nor has she ever been or ever will be a dramatic mezzo. Do you even know what qualities a dramatic mezzo possesses or sounds like? If she was a dramatic mezzo, she wouldn't, as you admit yourself, have difficulty belting above F5. She is a lyric mezzo with a naturally brighter timbre than the average mezzo, that's all.
+CY T she was never mezzo please stop this...
She was not a mezzo, but a lyric mezzo soprano like P!nk
Vocalist battle royale ^
Christina hasn’t belted above F5 since she was in the studio recording the one F#5 in Your Body.
Ever since then, she has only hit F5 in the studio, unless it was a crack and it “peaked” at F5
The highest she typically goes is Eb5, and her Eb5’s will either come out clear, or they will be insanely raspy
I haven’t heard a quality E5 in years either
There's no one like Christina
Tanvir Hossain yep no one sings with as bad of singing technique and growls and strains and makes their throat bleed like her from all the tension like she does!
I don't get how people DO NOT understand if you sing basically your whole life and aging, eventually your vocals are going to change.
labellav1103 true but you need to be using good technique of course your voice will change over the years but it change quickly and get damaged if you use Christina's horrible technique where she strains on notes and growls and raises her larynx so high her throat must bleed from all the tension! If she wanted too she could eliminate the tension and possibly save what voice she has left but she will probably keep on using her bad technique until the day her voice quits
Then what happened to Mariah?....She didn't sing like Xtina and she doesn't sound ANYTHING like 1990 henny and she lip syncs...I know im late lol But yea!
labellav1103 There are other factors that come into what happened there, it wasn't only her vocals. But overall the 30y/o+ singers who have a good technique still mostly maintain the quality of their voices (Beyonce, David Phelps, Natalie Weiss)
labellav1103 she has nodules and drinks too much.
1. Mariah had nodules.
2. She didn't actually start losing her voice until 2005 (35), all that happened was her tessitura lowered. Compared Daydream era (B2-G5-Eb7) to Charmbracelet era (G#2-F#5-C#7), so yeah she wasn't as fluid but she was able to support lower than she could in 1996.
3. On a technical point, Mariah now is still better than Christina. She can still support up to Eb5 mostly and she still hits the occasional F5 and F#5.
I'm a lamb fighter! Don't care if Mariah and Christina have beef, but both are undoubtedly great singers, so stop comparing. Anyway, my fave album is B2B, her vocal was stunning. And Lotus, Most of the songs are inspiring.
A lamb fighter. That's gotta be a T-Shirt
Ikr, when I wrote this I kinda don't feel right LoL
Yea I consider myself a little fighting monster. That sounds even weirder😅
I am a Lamb Fighter too! I Love B2B it's my fav album by x
B2B album, she has the best vocal there... in stripped was like the pre-mature version, but B2B is so mature
For this decade her best era was 2014. The whole Jazz Festival showed amazing improvement.
Speaking from personal experience, when a singer lets themselves go and starts to eat, drink, and develop habits of an unhealthy fashion it will definitely show up in your voice. From what I've heard and read these things all correspond to the times when her voice was just not at it's best.
not true, she's always been on a junk food diet, you can see it in her documentary for mtv
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"Habits of an unhealthy fashion"
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Fucking read.
@@SvobodovaEva i always eat junk food, my singing Is just now facing it's consequences, it happens, not instantly but eventually your voice Will be damaged cause of it.
@@anothernerdontheinternet What foods should you eat?
Love this! She definitely has potential vocally this era, if she plays her cards right.
Thanks! Cant wait for her new song "Telepathy"
You're welcome. Me too. Christina Aguilera Fan
Christina Aguilera Fan so now that it came out what do u think I heard it was #1 on the dance charts making it her have 9#1s WW in total yay 😊 hope this era Slays
For someone with horrible technique she's done a good job at preserving most of her voice. And the fact she can go up to a C#7 with her head voice is insane. And she has one of the most beautiful and fluid tones. I wish she had serious vocal coaching, she could have been unstoppable for a very long time (maybe even better than Whitney, Mariah or Beyonce) and maybe she would have developed an actual whistle register to make the higher notes more consistent and less forced.
We have the same dream..but i still like wat ever she do now..she always surprises us..
Great job on the video, it shows you know whats up. I really hope she knows what to do with her voice and style for the next album, I guess it's a good sign she is taking her time (and working with Linda Perry, very exciting) She needs to trust her voice and just sing good songs without feeling the need to show her range at the end of every sentence, everyone knows she can sing by now.
I enjoyed looking at the change in her body shape, coincidentally in this video she had her vocal struggles when she was heavier.
The Grammys should have a tribute to Whitney for its 2017 edition with singers like Christina, Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson, Adele. It would be awesome.
agreed
Ariana to
+SKato sure, to show how whitney is still inspiring today's generations. :)
No Adele. she's not agile enough to pull through a whitney song.
Ahmed Beqqal Whitney songs don't even require much agility, it's more of the upper belts and vocal stamina Adele lacks
Well, she got training to protect her voice and/or rest, but her cover of Etta James songs were the best era, at least she was smart and now she's back! Doesn't matter, I'm still a fan.
That is a lie she has never got good training if she did her voice wouldn't sound like the train wreck it is today
RyderC Daniels Are you illiterate or something?
한국 내셔널 리 즘이 영원히! 일본 파시즘을 씨 발! No are you?
Even on a bad day she still hits notes that most pop artists can't reach on their best day. Mind blowing!
Omg the cringe. It's not a bad day if everyday is a bad day. And also "still hits notes that most pop artists can't reach on their best days" Bitch where? That's maybe arguably her falsetto but that's about it. She can't sing above C5, which is usually THE STARTING POINT OF FEMALE BELTING.
^^^
+Powerhouse Green she's still way better than Taylor Swift
+eating raw faces is my least favorite thing to do. Well even Mariah's voice isn't as before ageing matters! she's still good maybe not as she used to be but still better than artists nowadays! i really wished i could have seen her prime days but guess I'm too late
Most? The majority of pop vocalists are fantastic actually, in terms of natural vocal ability (discounting technique). Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Jessie J, Tori Kelly, Miley Cyrus, Jojo, Sara Bareilles, Pink, etc etc - All amazing.
There's a significant lack of "talentless" singers nowadays, in truth.
She'll always be the best in my eyes.
JackyK the best at what exactly?
+RyderC Daniels bad technique
So you’re pretending Mariah, Whitney, Beyonce, Patti, and Aretha don’t exist? That’s cute.
her best singing came during the back to basics era in my opinion love you xtina
she still rocks now and forever!
Thank you so much for this video. I love her so much. I think this video make me even love her more. This analysis absolutely showed how truly sophisticated artist could be.
I love her deep voice so much
its fake
Anonymous girl. If it sounds good, then it sounds good. A low larynx isn’t bad whatsoever. Opera singers use a low larynx to gain a more expansive and darker tone. So, please educate yourself before ridiculing successful and talented artists in RUclips.
@@mrepix8287 She PUSHES her larynx down using her tongue. Opera singers create more space in their throat with the beginning of yawn kind of way to sound rounder and their larynx drop naturally. They don't push their larynx down their throats ! Be more specific.
LOL she doesn't have a deep voice
@@ilovethis00thissssss
she should go with different sound. her low register is insane and mesmerizing. i loves you porgy, you've got a friend, and sugar in my bowl is my favorite performances of her.
YES. I honestly think the vocal damage has given her a better tone. After I saw the performances you mentioned, I can't listen to her debut phase anymore. Her new tone, and especially lower register are sooo rich
Excellent video even though I really not appreciated her last concerts (in Georgia and Mawazine)
Thank you soooo much! I love your channel and I agree that she's inconsistent however she has hit some of the best notes in her entire career and I consider that an improvement.
Oh thank you !! I subbed I didn't know your channel before. It was a great work, your explanations were clear and educational. I can't wait to hear C.A new music I don't like it since Bionic :/
why? she was great in georgia.
Yeah I was so disappointed when I watched them performances on RUclips of her mawazine and Georgia concerts. I expected something more consistent vocally.
True. That's the sad thing about her, she's inconsistent. Sometimes shes good, sometimes is bad. Well, shes not in her.prime anymore.
ahh love this. I've been waiting for another great video. great analysis. keep em coming
thank you😍
Christina needs a vocal rest and keep herself vocally healthy to make her voice in shape..
Jee Penaranda that would be part of the solution but she would have to change her damaging singing technique she has used her whole career first
Watching your video gave me hope. I can now look forward for great things coming from Christina's new era, and I have a good feeling about the future. Thank you
Her tone during stripped makes me forget about vocal technique
stop this vocal technique just because you heard this before doesn't make it true she has perfect technique
@@ivangreat6606 That's a delusional claim.
@@ivangreat6606 she strains alot, due to her technique.
amazing! couldn't be better, keep up the good work!
Kudos to the Uploader for being objective despite being a fan. Nicely done! Oh yeah, those good powerful vocals are back & even better because of her control.
She's still amazing. Her recent performance of Change was flawless and the track release for the promo of The Get Down 'Telepathy' is pretty amazing.
This is great! I always like the Stripped Era voice best but this has me appreciating the B2B era. I wanna see her again in concert! Saw her once for the B2B tour. She's one of a kind for sure!!
I do think her size somehow affecting her energy thus will then give effect to her voice (belting). She is beautiful, thin or thick. But we are talking about her voice. She needs energy and if slimming down could give more energy to her, let us pray for the best for her
Size is not the issue, that's ridiculous - overall fitness could be. Look at Aretha (her recent performances show great improvement) and Patti (not that slim either) and Kelly Clarkson now that she's put on weight - they still sing very well. Also, Jennifer Hudson was a monster of a singer when she was a lot bigger. I mean, she doesn't even do much dancing at all nowadays so it's not like she's running up and down the stage doing hard choreography to hinder her breath support.
Yes, I agree. You can see that everytime she loses weight, she performs better.
Weight has not so much to do with singing quality. It's just about the strength of the intercostals, lung capacity etc. which aren't affected much by weight believe it or not
CY T I think it's more like the unhealthy lifestyle rather than the size, because Christina was so thin her whole life, as she gained weight her body wasn't used to it I guess...
From what i know her recent comfort zone is just around 1 octave like G3-G4? but at her best era she can top C5. Her extremely damaging technique, growl, and scream really change her voice and her ability, oh and her untrained/unbalance mix too i think
It's hard to judge because of her inconsistence, for example she sang those D5's (14:05) with ease. You can tell she was VERY comfortable hitting them and it's not really hard for her to go below G3(especially nowadays)
Love to see real fans who also talk about her bad moments. The video was great, but I don't think she is totally vocally ready for the new era... she still has to improve.
She's still amazing and is one of the best female singers, but as a fighter I have to accept the fact that damage to her voice has been done, and it will accumulate as she does her old songs the way we'd like to hear. So let's be kind and simply enjoy every performance our goddess X would give.
Idk, but I really liked her voice in 2010-2011. She sounded amazing those years, her time tone was perfect. It’s like Mariah’s rainbow era, her voice was declining from vocal fatigue, yet her raspy tone was just beautiful. 2010-2011 had many amazing performances too, the GMA concert, crazy at the voice, Grammys 2011, Mtv movie awards, bound to you at Jay leno, Express at the Amas, Smile, Have yourself a merry little Christmas, Vh1 storytellers, David letterman, American idol, Ellen, and lift me up. I loved those two years so much
thank you for making this video, xtina is my queen with that said I'll be honest her voice hasn't been the same since being pregnant and what ever issues she was having but I've notice her voice has been getting better and I hope she can get it to where it used to be. it sucks that she can't hit the notes that she used to such as in fighter but she can still hit it in candyman in my opinion.
lady marmalade always gets me with the “hey! HEY! huhuhuhuhuh” lmao
Thank you for explaining each way that she sang correctly and incorrectly. You even went as deep as to explain what eras such techniques were in style at the time. You are so good. Really appreciate your video.
I think her vocal condition is ruled by her emotions at that point in her life she was depressed during the Stripped era and Bionic Era now she's seeming to get back to her old self plus she never had proper vocal training she's all talent flawed yes but talented and gifted nonetheless as an artist idc what anybody I've loved this woman since I was 13 that will never change Ima fighter for life
B2B was her best Era!!!! Hands down BUT I DO LOVE HER Liberation Era as well!!!!
During the last years I've been really worried about her voice's health. Thank you for reassuring me. Moreover, now I've got a better overview on what happened to her voice. Really hepful video.
Xtina's my fave... but she's so annoying ! Nobody wants you to keep all of your weight past Eb5. Nobody absolutely wants you to go through the entireity of a song in your fake "big voice". Fighters love your voice as it is and would really like you to keep it healthy so we can enjoy your music and you can have fun singing for some more time.
Girl knows full well about good technique, is somewhat capable of applying it yet never does so when it matters most D:
I want me some well executed upper belts ! Her liked her tone so much in the E5 - G5 region the very few times she allowed herself to mix :C
Yet at the same time I feel so dumb saying this while I enjoy myself her raspy af Lady Marmalade vocals x). But really, I dunno why, but I'm in love with her F#5 "Hey" in that song.
Amazing analysis of Christina's vocal styling per era! :)
Subscribed!
But what I gotta say - though stellar performances in 2015/16 - that the Mawazine Festival was a mess at times :/
Gosh I LOVE this woman's voice!
I like her darker timbre much much better anyway. Being a good singer is not (only) about using the widest range and the fastest runs, but best singers are serving the purpose of the song. Shrieking out the highest notes is something people don't really fancy in Europe, seems it more a US thing. I don't like it, either, and I think it hurts the voice on the long run.
I never liked it that much, either, and I live in the US. I find it irritating at times, even.
Loved the video :) I think you should've included some of the "Live and Let Die" performance at the end! Her Eb5s were on fire :)
Wow I loved this video. I'm not a singer and I don't know anything about it, but watching this videos makes me know a bit more about the science of singing, definitely something that needs a huge training in technique. If u don't have this structure u can seriously damage ur voice.
Yeah, her voice was starting to darken after her Debut era. She had a really light voice back then, and she still kind of does when she isn't faking that tone.
The entire video was great, but it was pleasant to listen to her prime B2B vocals! Why can't she just sing like that all the time???!!!
This is awesome, really. It's impressively done, I loved it! Congrats :)
i'll never get tired of those rasps and falsettos...please xtina maintain a healthy voice...we are sooooo thirsty of your next album...btw check telepathy and buy itunes...#supporttelepathyxtina
she needs to work with the vocal coach during b2b era.
First of all I want to say that I'm not a Christina hater, I was actually singing You Lost Me last night. But while I do agree with many things posted here, I think you missed an important thing here: support with the diaphragm, I mean how Christina supports her belts especially and her lower range, since it's different to sing with ease but yell than to actually support. Her support has narrowed horribly and she yells everything above A4 unfortunately, when back in the B2B era she could support some B4s and C5s when mixing; her mix is inconsistent as well, she tends to push a lot of chest into it which has caused a vocal decline in her belting range; and her lower notes have lost tone and support through the years to the point that she can't support G3s anymore, which as a mezzo should do with ease. Also, you didn't mention she doesn't have a head voice and that most of her upper register is reached with a shrill and tense falsetto, even though she doesn't (or didn't) have pitch issue
Issues* but yeah that's all. You're right about the way she belted and how B2B was her best era in terms of mixing, although it had a lot of misses in agility and stuff her voice truly shined in that album lol anywaya keep the good job.
Thanks for your comment, i did not want my video to be too long. There were many other aspects of her singing throughout eras but if i mentioned all of them, this video would last about half an hour. And i don't agree with everything you said about her support range. In B2B she HAS supported her belt up to E5 (listen to 7:20). That Nasty Naughty Boy Eb5 was definitely supported. The thing is that her support was inconsistent but still she was able to support her belts above B4 or C5, not just once or twice. Her lows nowadays are great, she easily sang a fully supported E3 with mezzo ease (12:19). She also showed an ability to support below Eb3, just watch my video about her low register. Also, nowadays she doesn't always ''yell'' her belts.(sure, she's not consistent but it doesn't change the fact she has sung that Stone Cold Eb5 with a decent support) Have you watched the ending of this video? Oh, and she has a head voice, listen to a G5 she did in her Jimmy Kimmel performance of Change.
Nate Sparda Please listen to Save me from myself from B2B. She sang the whole song with head voice.
Those B2B examples sound so clean, I wish she mixed more often.
Back To Basics Era OMG it slayed me so hard it was her Daydream/Bodyguard era & after the pregnancy her voice got Darker and darker
I’m glad her mezzo-soprano voice is getting better.
She's soprano.
Her biggest problem nowadays is that she's extremely inconsistent. You'd listen to her performance of I Have Nothing and think she's improving and then she gives terrible vocal performances in Mawazine and Georgia, in which she could barely belt without sounding on the verge of cracking. I also HATE the fact that she doesn't sing the songs and just talks her way through the verses, and ad-libs the shit out of everything else (just watch Fighter in Georgia). One thing is to dodge high notes, which she's done since ever, and a whole different thing is to not even sing your own song and rely so heavely on your backing vocalists.
Seriously girl, get your act together. Her new era is going to be as messy as Bionic and Lotus if she doesn't get her act together. She needs to chill and start mixing a little, as well as actually sing the songs. She also could improve her image if she wants to cater to younger, shallower generations. Promotion is going to be a must for this era if she wants to sell at all and I don't think her voice, or anything for that matter, is up for the task. I want her to succeed so bad but she doesn't seem to care at all and it really makes me mad because I love her.
Someone's angry
I agree with everything you said, even though it was long as hell. But u're right.
bionic and lotus are great. the promo was bad
Yes! I've been saying that for a long time and always get smashed by her fans. She got paid a LOT of money for those two concerts and she executed SO poorly. Without back up singers you would barely recognize which song she was singing. Doubt she lacks the stamina for a proper 1-hour performace, even though there is a trend that she performs way better when she is skinnier.
i agree with you.i feel like she's too lazy to even promote her last 2 albums.as shallow and mean as this may sound,but i feel like she should get slimmer (not saying she looks bad thicker) and really work on her looks also.She's got so much potential,such a huge talent and i feel like she's kinda wasting it.The older she gets,the harder it's gonna be.If you look at people like Beyonce,she's also very talented but she seems to work really hard and is consistent.
i'm also saying all these cos i love Christina alot and i want her to be bigger and more relevant than most of the artists today.
This video is amazing!! I really like it.
Love this video! Great job :)
Thanks for watching!
The most beautiful singer in d most stunning voice
I'm lamb and I don't like Christina, but I love this video!!
I found Christina's great point.
this video is honest and insightful
that 'beautiful' moment though. she eliminated those oversinging and just focused on resonating wow when was that stage???
For me it will always be the best singer in the world . Can not wait for a new era . Thank you for making me a fighter. I will always love you
I feel like 2013, she stopped fully singing her songs. The bionic era literally had so many great performances, yet the album flopped because of it getting leaked before its initial release. Everyone has that album because it was illegally downloaded by millions of people. Well at least the album has sold 1 million copies now.
I think sometimes she need a break because singers work themselves to hard to the point the snap. Look at what happen to Whitney. She was working so hard to the point she actually snapped.
Also, i can see your problem, what you find irritating is actually, art. Unless you are eager for comfort, pleasing artists. She has chosen all of her singing, she can do almost anything, and she does, including being a true artist.
why the fuck they put the whole performance of this OUT OF RUclips. where is it damn! i search it the whole time. why it was sooooo freaking awesome!!!
A Queen😍😍😍😍😍😍
Awesome video, thank you very much!
Lovin it so much! Thanks for this 😍😍😍💖💖💖
WOW AWESOME VID love Christina and love your channel even more
Love this video very much! Thank you for sharing!
Great video!
Holy cow I didn’t know u made videos that far back, you’ve definitely come a long way.
Haha yes I've left these older videos for some nostalgia:)
You started making videos when u were younger than me that’s insane!
@@jonathanrivera5276 I started when I was 17 and I will be 22 in April:)
I’m 18 currently and started being a lamb at 16
It’s funny that it’s the unhealthy and strained belting that made her an icon.
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stripped era best vocal
Amazing video! Thank you!
I love how this video preaches to the lambs and the beyhive that xtina's voice is improving. Christina Aguilera voice could be in the best condition it's ever been in with the way she's easily hitting eb5s and f5.
Not a delusional lamb I appreciate her too
I'm in the beehive and a fighter, why can't someone like both
Songbird I'm a fighter and a beehive member it's just that some people like to compare them to each other and put down Xtina or Beyonce when there both amazing artist.
+Bryant Williams Yeah Christina is "The Voice", Celine Dion "The Singer" and Beyonce "The Performer" (what doesn't mean that she's a fantastic singer).
Hinkiiee yep she's also a stripper.
With a good technique she would be the best mezzo soprano reaching an F#5 with mixed voice
Great video.. :D
She has the best falsetto ever ♥
I love the raspy edgy belts❤
It is an amazing video, OMG, i love it.😍😍😍
Everything started to change from the Ama's medley 2008.
i truly feel like is when she doesnt warm her vocals up thats qhen she cant hit the notes...shes still amazing in my eyes
I don't understand what does mezzo- soprano potential means, when she is soprano trying to have the soulful/deep sound....
Love the way she sings Hurt but tbqh I can't really stand her voice when she's pushing and screaming
I’m trying to figure out where this channel owner is drawing the expertise for the commentary and judgment.
why there is no burlesque era ? BTW love this video
eh that wasn't really long enough to qualify as an era imo
That era was similar to the Bionic Era in terms of her vocals.
Hmm I dunno I think she had better vocals on Burlesque.
I think we can all agree that 2013 was the start of her second prime 😊
Daydreaming Butterfly Yes, she was amazing that year
Sweet Burger Yes
Pretty good in tributes and little snippets of her singing. It's especially in concerts where I hear issues.
AMAZING
I didn't understand why from “Stripped” onwards it had difficulty hitting notes like F5 and f # 5, because it was already damaged? what did she do to damage it immediately?
Can everyone get this out of their thick skulls. He voice is NOT fucking damaged. It is fine. She prefers using the method she does, instead of upper register.
Mixing works perfectly for her, that's the area that she should keep developing.
Christina's low notes are so underrated.
did you do an analysis of her PERENNIAL note dodging? LOLXXX