Sung on recordings · F2–A#4
Freddie Mercury sings F2 to A#4 on record.
Freddie Mercury sings F2 to A#4 on released recordings — 2 octaves, 5 semitones, 30 notes.
That is the sustained sung range across released studio and live recordings: whistle register, screams, growls, spoken low notes and one-off falsetto squeaks are left out, and where sources disagreed the narrower reading was taken. This row was read from 3 sources.
The baritone band, G2 to G4, holds 83% of the notes between F2 and A#4. The catalogue holds no songs by Freddie Mercury.
The range on the rule
The rule runs C2 to C6, the same scale the test draws. The bar covers F2 to A#4.
The two bounds
| Bound | Note | MIDI | Found in | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest | F2 | 41 | F2 in "Somebody to Love" (1976) | 1976 |
| Highest | A#4 | 70 | A#4 (Bb4) in "Somebody to Love" (1976) lead-vocal high points | 1976 |
Where this came from
The catalogue marks this row high confidence, from 3 independent sources.
| Source |
|---|
| https://vocalhabit.com/artists/freddie-mercury |
| https://pitch-detector.com/freddie-mercury-vocal-range |
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Mercury |