2007-02-19 05:19:19 · 4 answers · asked by tootieflutie1992 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
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2007-02-19 07:27:24 · update #1
Are you talking about specific professional singers or asking what an alto is? If you are asking which specific professional singers are altos you might want to say which genre you are looking for.
Realize that while Aretha Franklin is an alto, her range reaches well into other ranges as do other professionals...which is why they are professional! Most pop singers are in the alto category. Even with the notes Mariah Carey can hit, she is considered an alto.
Christina Aguilera
Madonna
Gwen Stephani
Aretha
Sheryl Crow
Stevie Nicks
2007-02-19 06:29:09 · answer #1 · answered by Rackjack 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people refer to Altos and Mezzos interchangeably but technically they're slightly different. Alto voices are lower female voices than Mezzos. But assuming you want to know famous mezzos, here are some.
Classical singers (almost all mezzos vs. altos): Frederika Von Stade, Denyce Graves, Jessye Norman, Marian Andersen.
Pop or Broadway Singers: Bette Midler, Barbra Streisand, Jennifer Hudson, Judy Garland, Chita Rivera, Patti LuPone, Linda Eder, Lea Salonga, Ethel Merman, Sutton Foster,
2007-02-19 07:30:59 · answer #2 · answered by olemisstasha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first person's answer is wrong.
A contralto, aka alto, is a separate voice category - the lowest category of female voice. They are lower than both a soprano and a mezzo-soprano.
Some famous contraltos are Marian Anderson (deceased), Kathleen Ferrier (deceased), Carmen McRae (deceased), Toni Braxton, Queen Latifah, and Stevie Nicks, to name just a few.
Some well-known mezzo-sopranos include Cecelia Bartoli, Frederica Von Stade, Denyce Graves, Susan Graham, and Marilyn Horne.
2007-02-19 07:27:49 · answer #3 · answered by aeshamali 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're the middle voices in a female chorus. They go under Soprano or Mezzo-Soprano.
2007-02-19 05:27:42 · answer #4 · answered by DoodleGirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋