I honestly believe that in her prime years, Whitney Houston was the greatest vocalist of any female contemporary artist. That's a bold statement considering how many great singers there were in her day and how many pop diva "rivals" she had. But in comparing and contrasting various artists, there was something that always set Whitney's voice apart from the others.
A lot of singers are known for doing "tricks" when they are singing (ie: belting, scaling, scatting, whistling, runs, etc), but few of them have been able to blend all of those elements together while still keeping the beauty in their original tone of voice. Whitney Houston could! She may not have had the most dynamic belting voice (Patti Labelle, Celine Dion) or the widest vocal range (Mariah Carey, Minnie Riperton), but she had a very strong & powerful voice with a wide enough range that she could do almost anything she wanted and make a song sound good. A lot of singers belt out big notes and it sounds like they are either shouting or straining to stay on pitch (Christina Aguilera). Whitney was able to sing with power without losing the beauty of her natural tone. When she belted out notes, it never sounded like she was shouting, it always sounded like "singing".
A lot of singers are known for doing "tricks" when they are singing (ie: belting, scaling, scatting, whistling, runs, etc), but few of them have been able to blend all of those elements together while still keeping the beauty in their original tone of voice. Whitney Houston could! She may not have had the most dynamic belting voice (Patti Labelle, Celine Dion) or the widest vocal range (Mariah Carey, Minnie Riperton), but she had a very strong & powerful voice with a wide enough range that she could do almost anything she wanted and make a song sound good. A lot of singers belt out big notes and it sounds like they are either shouting or straining to stay on pitch (Christina Aguilera). Whitney was able to sing with power without losing the beauty of her natural tone. When she belted out notes, it never sounded like she was shouting, it always sounded like "singing".
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