Rihanna vocal range: C3 to E6

Rihanna's documented vocal range runs from C3 to E6, a span of about 3 octaves and 4 semitones. Rihanna is usually described as a mezzo-soprano.

How does your range compare with Rihanna's?

Measure your own lowest and highest notes with the free vocal range test, then come back to this page to see how much of Rihanna's range you cover.

Rihanna and the mezzo-soprano range

The typical mezzo-soprano range is A3 to A5, so the documented notes reach 9 semitones below and 7 semitones above it. A wide documented range does not change a singer's voice type: the type describes where the voice is most comfortable, and the extremes are often reached only once or twice, in a studio or on a good night.

Where these notes come from

The notes on this page are taken from The Range Planet, a community forum that documents singers' notes song by song (archived copy). We did not measure them ourselves. We also read the 2014 Concert Hotels chart. The 2014 Concert Hotels chart lists B2 to C♯6. The highest note marked as full voice is G5.

Published ranges count every note a singer has been recorded producing, including falsetto, whistle notes and very low spoken or growled notes where the source includes them. The range a singer uses comfortably in most songs is narrower.

Can you learn to sing in Rihanna's range?

You can extend your own range with regular, gentle practice, a note at a time at each end. Whether you can reach these exact notes depends on your voice type. A song that sits too high or too low for you can always be sung in a different key. Start with 5 tips to improve your vocal range, or find your voice type first.

Other mezzo-sopranos

• Adele: B2 to B♭5
• Beyoncé: G♯2 to E6
• Miley Cyrus: G2 to E6
• Aretha Franklin: G2 to D6