The Consequences Of Improper Vocal Technique | Has Christina Aguilera Lost Her Voice?
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- This video is not meant to excuse or glorify the notorious use of improper technique.
Improving her technique and changing the perspective on singing a bit (not totally) would benefit Christina in a lots of different ways, style and technique can coexist.
That being said, it's simply amazing that after so much Christina still enjoys as much vocal ability as she does.
I hope you'll enjoy the video, have a great day/evening!
0:17 What do vocal coaches say about heavy/aggressive singing?
1:03 Christina's vocal health at risk
1:35 Christina "overusing" her voice (and slaying btw)
4:50 Consequences?
5:13 Tonal quality
5:55 Vibrato
6:10 Impressive vocals
7:02 Agility, riffs and runs
8:10 Conclusion
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My conclusion after watching this video: Christina's vocal chords are made of steel.
She was bionic, after all
i was about to say that
This lady has one of the most resilient vocal cords of all time! 💪.
Even with her unhealthy lifestyle technique in belting her voice still sat in the Soprano tessitura. That plus her timbre proves that she's a Soprano at her core.
She doesn't have a soprano tessitura. She is very much a mezzo.
@@truekriol7738 Head voice is key. Her true tessitura isn't that of a Mezzo-Soprano plus her timbre has always been that of a Soprano.
Does 8:29 (her natural voice) sound like a Mezzo-Soprano to you...
@@GarageStudio7 Her head voice is underdeveloped, and she hardly ever use it. She uses her falsetto register. Her comfort zone is her middle register and that's where her voice shines the most, which is a clear indicator that she is a mezzo. she never displayed ease in her upper register. A True soprano voice shine in their upper register and they display ease and comfort. That have never happened with xtina. Xtina was and is a mezzo.
@@truekriol7738 Yet, when she utilizes her head voice (regardless of how rare it is, it's still that of a Soprano) P!nk rarely utilizes head voice as well yet when she does it's that of a Mezzo-Soprano.
Again, there's more to singing & voice type than belting & even with her questionable technique in belting she was still able to sing well into the 5th octave with that chest dominant mix & strain. Mezzo-Sopranos like P!nk & Lady Gaga have better belting technique yet you don't see them singing up there as often as Xtina.
@@GarageStudio7 Her head voice doesn't tell me she's a mezzo Soprano or soprano, her tessitura tells me she's a mezzo soprano or soprano. Her head voice and tessitura screams mezzo soprano. And I know there's more to singing than just belting, however, the fact that she have never shown comfort or ease in the soprano territory. She's more comfortable in her lower and middle register, than her upper register. She is not a soprano.
Let's not forget that Christina barely has any songs that give her voice a break, she constantly is belting and pushing out those incredible notes. Many singers have said she has very challenging songs to sing.
Well a good musician would rearrange their songs to properly Accommodate their voices for live performances which Christina doesn’t do very often and that has lead to the many disastrous strained and painful to the war vocals in past and some recent vocal performances in of hers. That horrible whitney tribute was proof of that that even the general public and mainstream media outside of the vocal comunitario began to catch on the her vocal decline and strain
RyderC Daniels ehhh everyone has bad performances. I bet given the opportunity for a do-over shed do a better job although her tribute wasn’t bad just a few mess ups
@@rydercdaniels4475 What I've noticed is that between her back to basics and liberation period her voice wasn't at top condition, combined with the stress and emotions (Whitney was an idol that spoke greatly about her) she didn't give us a flawless performance. But it wasn't a bad one either, it's just that we expected better from her. She has proven enough that she can tackle a whitney song.
RyderC Daniels lmao that was all nerves. How can you say that was proof of her “vocal decline” when she gave some of her best vocals ever year later on her x tour and Vegas show? Stop being bitter
Daniel Vestholm and her Koby tribute was phenomenal!
At age 40, and she’s still rocking the damn voice! Love her so much!
She 39 turns 40 this December
She sounds better than ever now
Not really…
In her debut era she definitely had more ease in her high upper belts (F5, F#5, G5 & G#5) than what she does now. But she has always been consistent with her belting apart from the fact that she's lost some range in her high chest. However this is to be expected because she's been singing for over 30+ years since she was a child and age will of course change your voice no matter how good your technique as well as many other factors like to much alcohol, over singing and child birth (she's had two children). The fact that up until this point she's shown us over 20+ of longetivity and consistency is truly a miracle. Shes improved dramatically since her debut in 1999 with her lows and her 'clean vocal moments' as well as more dynamics and textures and manipulation. People need to stop being so judgemental and just feel blessed that we get to experience her music and talent. I love her so much. She really is a marvel of nature ♥️
Wow i loved your comment, thank you!!!!!!
Christina has never had ease in her upper belts even during her prime due to her heavy chest mix. She had ease in her mid belts, yes.
Actually in her deput when geenie in the bottle came Out her belts we're the worst. She couldnt belt above C5 without getting Out of tune.her best time vocally was in the Stripped era and b2b also in Burlesque she was great. But when she was on x factor Like 2014 her Voice got so strained. Right now her Voice Sound s much better than 6 years ago.
At the time she recorded Reflection in 1998, E5 was the top of her belt range (at least her belt range with mix that sounded full). The bit of vocal training she got around that time to make sure the Eb5 was consistent helped her briefly expand her belting range, but naturally F5 and G5 are the extreme limit of belting for her.
Amazing comment thank you!!
She is so strained sometimes. Lord. She is also proof that damage isn't always permanent as she's totally re-learned technique and been doing amazing as of late.
Charlie Nonya it’s the way that a lot of older soul singers sang. It’s just not a popular technique or sound. Aretha had a tangy gospel sound while a lot of other soul singers like Patti Labelle, Etta, and Brown had grit, growls, screech, pain, etc in their vocals.
Correct she is better...OMG LIBERATION TOUR AND VEGAS RESIDENCY....WAS IMPRESSIVE
I don't think she had damage to her chords, she just wasn't used to performing as much and nerves got the better hand over her. If you look at her liberation tour the first 2-3 concerts were good but not amazing, then she got comfortable again on stage and gave us incredible vocals. She just needed to get in the swing of things again and perform.
@@wesleyimschoot7597 agreed. It was the same thing i said regarding her whitney tribute. Due to lack of performing her voice was rusty.
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Very true, that being said, I still hope she could learn mixed voice. She had showed she could sustain a powerful E5 in the voice unintentionally. Her extra moment with high belts always makes me pregnant
I don't care if she has a bad singing technique or she's always oversinging, I still love her. Her tone is incredible! 😍
So you don't care about her well being. Just care about the feels it gives you, that blood rush.
tbh i really dislike her tone. i love raspy tones and growls (like mariah❤) but i personally think she's using it really often. i've grown tired of it and everytime i hear her sing now, i find it a little bit annoying.
I think she also has a beautiful tone when she's not forcing her voice in her stylistic lowered larynx with her rasp like what she did on "America the beautiful"
@@h.s.5995 she's been singing like this for years. Her voice has deepened now but she sounds better than ever and isn't forcing. Listen to her recent performances she sounds amazing. Yes technically over the top in the past but her natural tone and ability is unique...one of a kind. Vocal coaches hate her but I dont care. She has had huge gaps between albums which has helped and preserved it but now she doesnt force it. Listen to Alicia keys now as an example her voice is destroyed
@@heartriah Because she just sing like an untrained vocalist alot the singers do. They just rely on their tone and their signature styles, dances, and nice music, that's it. Careers will end a lot sooner especially by that junior album by then these artists suck, and it shows with the below average music you hear today. That's why I say anyone could be a famous singer cause in reality more than half these artists aren't that great, even the ones that sound amazing.
Let's say she's incredibly lucky and gifted, not everyone has the genetics and sensitivity to withstand this :)) In a long run, it can really damage a voice which is not done for this :'))
Tbh before I learnt about vocal technique, I thought the she was an impressive singer. But now that I have learnt it, I just can't enjoy her singing like before coz I just notice everything. I think that's why people who are not well-versed with technique would be so impressed with while people who know find her singing horrible.
Nice comment
Christina Aguilera is blessed with a good genes,her vocal instrument is extraordinary,she can do country,soul,jazz,rock,pop,hiphop and rnb , opera,disco,indian classical and Arabian type of vocals
The best 9 minutes of my life
If you are a professional singer you should sing properly, no other way around it, you are singing all the time, if you put your voice under so much strain for an extended period of time YOU WILL damage it. However in Xtina's case we also have to consider her voice has changed over the years naturally as well. I think her instrument could be in better condition than it is today had she sang properly before but there is not significant damage from what i hear, probably due to not touring in a while.
With the money Christina has, the best doctors and voice teachers are always there to help out. She can pick the right specialists
The fact that her voice is still well in tact ,especially after seeing her xtour and the vocal slayage and ease of getting those high notes. Christina knows exactyl what she's doing without damaging her voice.
I love her falsetto/head voice. It is so so pretty
I love this woman so much, she saved my life with Stripped as I was being bullied at school, I would just come home and listen to that album, it just gave me so much strength. I won’t lie, my favorite vocal era was probably Mi Reflejo (loved the clean, bright Whitney-ish tone she had back then, and how she would hit D5,E5,F/F#5 or even G5, also her runs back then we’re crazy!) and then Stripped, that’s when she kinda started with the rasp, her voice matured and her tone became fuller and richer in the lower mid register but she could still belt E5s and F5s. One of my all time favorite performances was Beautiful at the 2004 Grammy awards, that high raspy note at the climax...oh my God.
but now, it’s become way too much rasp and straining for me. I still love her and saw her live for the first time with the Liberation tour, it was amazing, but I wished she learned a healthier technique. I know for her technique is a secondary thing... anyway. I’ll always lover her.
She is a pro. Her voice keeps getting better and better.
Another great video as always! It's pretty funny that her falsetto is still stronger than Ariana's one even though the latter has a more developed (still imperfect) technique than the former. I didn't mean to make unappropriated comparisons but it's something that comes to my mind hahaha.
Back to Christina... She's definitely has a strong voice from a physical standpoint but you have to consider one important thing: she didn't tour for 10 years before the release of Liberation, that surely saved her life (as a singer).
Ariana nowadays avoids straining on her falsetto, and besides, Ariana's is more rounded, u can notice it when u compare the honeymoon tour falsetto, with the sweetener tour, although Christina's ease with it at her age is pretty impressive lol
After 2012, she started performing less, that’s why we got some improvements in 2015/2016, but then she got to a place when she didn’t really need more rest, but actually needed to perform more.
Touring in 2018 and 2019 really helped her I think!
@@aintnootherfan well, that kind of cycle always help, I think, it's like, rest and then touring. Let's hope she keeps getting better, although theoretically women's primes goes until her earliest 30 XD
I have a love and hate relationship with her voice.
Don't think Christina has lost her voice, but I think she has tamed it. She doesn't hit the belted F5's she used to in her first era, but even those were so damaging you could just hear how uncomfortable they were. I think she's in a much healthier singing phase right now. She's playing with a safer range and making use of her soul inspiration.
The freaking Back to Basics Tour is something else, what magical moment in time
Gosh how I wish we could get all the professional footage of all of her Stripped and B2B tour videos!
I vaguely remember MTV specials of both of those tours.
Now it's 2022 and her vocals are the best it's ever been. People's predictions of her over sing and straining her vocals were going to destroy her vocal cirds. She still has her golden pipes She knows what she is doing!
8:29 Side note ALL these notes are fully supported!!!
Yesss the queen gave us supported head voice!!
@ivanchu0509 no it doesn't sound nasal
Side note, ALL these notes are fully basic and ridiculously easy to support.
@ivanchu0509 Nasal sounds can be supported tho soooooo...
@ivanchu0509 being nasal doesn't mean is not supported and it doesn't produce any damage
She has lost some range, but her technique now is better than ever. Her overall support is way better, she doesn't strain that much and her mix is lighter. Her lows and falsetto are still amazing.
Mezzos tend to have their tessitura lowered as they age, I don't think her lack of proper belting technique has anything to do with that.
For me I miss the B2B high notes and voice.
Guile Solomon she actually hasn’t. Just check out some performances of “Twice” on the X Tour (at the end of the song) and you’ll see how long she holds notes, all with an insane power and adding runs and riffs
ButeraVids exactly ... the proof is I the pudding
@@lucasmelo3635 Christina is s soprano her heavy technique Push her range little lower in the Chest Register because she dosent Mix well
Honestly, I use to be a fan who always cheered to Christina starts to use good technique and always use to watch youtube videos about good technique. But then one day I realized that the people on the video used as "examples of good technique" had their voices damaged even before Christina (Mariah, Whitney and even Celine who still got it always lip her own songs). Of course good technique is a good thing, but its not the only thing that is important.
Sorry for my bad english
Whitney had drug abuse.
Mariah had alcoholism and overwork.
Celiné was touring constantly for years .
They worked more than xtina. And that's why their voices are damaged
@@takemyhand1988 Mariah has never been an alcoholic tho lol . NEVER . She has nodules and overworked
@@axelito6342 she was heavily drunk after the divorce
Many vocal coach and vocal enthusiasts prefer people not to do what Christina does, because not everyone can do what she can continuously. Like what vocal coach Georgina said, she's a pro, she knows her instrument and limits well, and has been performing for such a long time. If people wanna do her style, they need to know their voice really well or else they might risk their voice. I'm sure she's also takes care of her voice to make it last. She really made that singing style hers, nowadays, many people are inspired by her and people would be impressed if someone is able to pull off her styles. Her vocal style and songs are some of the hardest we've seen, not everyone can pull her songs just like that, and she did all of those with her voice, so she knows what she's doing.
She actually has such a good low register and such a good head voice.. But her belting technique for extended periods of times with all that distortion is a bit dangerous. I wish she mixed even if it was just a little bit more.
4:53 so much that her voice did not come out during that performance. Ik. Sad.
I can't xD
i think its normal, singers get bad and good days. Sadly, that one was a bad day for her.
I prefer her voice now.
She may strain we all know that but her head and falsetto ability is possibly the best I've ever heard. Technically we a know she isn't perfect but the emotion is immense. If you don't rate her listen to mercy on Me...her prime incredible
Honestly at 8:30 I could listen to an 1 hour version of this.
These are her natural God given vocal talents she’s just a powerful singer naturally she doesn’t have to push it
One of the most naturally gifted vocalists of the generation with pretty bad technque. Her melisma is also hit or miss - sometimes it 100% and sometimes its messy as hell.
6:26 👏👏👏 just wow, exquisite
I don't think there will ever be another person who can sing like Christina Aguilera. She has so much power, control and emotion over her voice. Listen to her live performance of Lift Me Up it is amazing.
Her most recent performance at the Kobe Bryant Memorial of Ave Maria shows that she really doesn’t need all the strain, growl, rasp etc. I’m happy she’s moving out of that era.
She was born to sing that way. That's her nature. You can't change nature but technique. Strained belting? Yes. But that's her trademark. Her legato and staccato beyond everything
I think Christina has always been incredible now even more so because she knows her voice and ho its changed and tailors everything she sings to it! I believe she could still get to and F OR F sharp because her E flats sound so clear and open which shows she has improved her technique. her rasp sometimes is put on and sometimes comes natutally which is a good thing but mostly her E flats are nice and clear with out any rasp so I do believe she could go higher in belt but there again she doesn't need to when her mid belt and falsetto and low notes are so perfect! She is incredible xxx
Christina said in her Masterclass that the technique is just a quarter of singing, Emotions Is the First to connect with the audiences.
Obviously she would say that. She has bad technique. Any great singer would tell you technique is the most important thing, followed by musicianship.
@@Ignasimp Tell it to Christina then
@@charlesarabit1393 what's the point of your comment?
Did you just put a comment hoping to not be responded? I'm talking to you not to her.
@@Ignasimp Don't be mad I'm just joking here 😂😝
Sorry but that’s bull😂😂
1:44 PHEWWWWWW👏👏👏👏👏👑
Gets me everytime!
The main thing about her is that she actually combined "bad technique" such as tention, strain, growls...with healthy almost operatic choices like her very strong projection (thus her big sound), support, vibrato. Combined with her naturally high extremally flexible voice...she just blew the roof back in the 2000s and still to this day manages to be one of the greatest.
Strong projection doesnt equal big sound just saying
What operatic things ? Projecting voice isn't operatic. Also the way she projects isn't how opera singers project
I feel like she isn’t singing in her natural singing which her natural voice would sound light and airy. She’s naturally a soprano but trying to sing alto or mezzo soprano isn’t healthy for her voice. If she used her natural singing voice then she would sound like Lea Salonga or Tori Kelly. Their vocal styles are healthier and more clear.
I don't think liberation or bionic got the love and respect it deserved they were both great albums i also love the a great big world stuff she is doing
I've been a fan since I am 13 (in 1999). I think that version of Impossible in the Stripped tour was incredible! I have 3 live DVDs of her (Reflection, Stripped Tour and Back To Basics Tour). I was really crazy about her voice! Since her voice lowered and deepened (I noticed it on Lotus), I've started loving her voice less. I"m still a fan, she's definitely impressive, but I like listening to her older stuff a lot more.
She is the QUEEN.
Her voice is legendary.
Period.
sis is lucky her pipes are made from steel; could you imagine if her voice was as fragile as mariah's?
Lmfaooo.. Im laughing so hard!! IKR?? There's a reason Mariah always relies on her whispering singing voice, because her chords gets tired really easily it's made of paper.. 😂😂😂
I heard Mariah had vocal nodules since childhood. That could be why her voice is so frail.
Mariah’s speaking voice is not healthy either. She speaks with her throat many times. Christina’s speaking voice is always forward and bright. Vocal health is also speaking with good technique.
@@jacobpeguero4115 But her singing technique has always been much healthier. Her low speaking voice is undoubtedly her nodules. I'm glad you mentioned Christina's sound when she's speaking; definitely a Light Lyric Soprano.
We all speak more than we sing. Vocal damage from improper speaking technique is a real thing. I have nodules too. I speak from my throat and needed voice therapy for months. Christina speaks with a forward bright sound. That’s exactly what healthy speaking is. Mariah many times speaks from her throat. That overtime can mess things up. Happened to her and happened to me too.
I think it will go done on vocal resiliency.. I mean some people have very sensitive and vulnerable voices while others don't
Great Technique after 20 years it works for her
I believe her voicce dislocated in the scale and gain more range and depth on low notes. It's clear that from Bionic to Lotus her voice was pretty different and the range of most songs as well. All that weight gain, in my opinion affeccted her. It was not eating, there was something more. Her voice was changing pretty fast on first 5 years. When Stripped came on it was pretty stable, continued to be until Bionic.
When Lotus came outher voice was different. Lower, havier, the high notes pushed and the belt with strain. Most of her material is now lower than used to be and the range has changed by not keeping the high all the time. It's not the techinique, she is doing all that cause she wants - now it'stimeto deal with the consequences.
As I told before, her voice dislocated. She's been singing on the alto/mezzo tessitura for some pretty long years, but recently - most of that goes for the low notes. The voice has lost the agility, shine and light on the mid - highs since Bionic - u all can listen to that by just pressing play or going for live performances.
It happens to many singers, she must take care. Most of her old songs became really hard to perform properly - like Lady Marmelade and Makes Me Wanna Pray, so many others - unfortunally it happens, but still good. Maybe taking some time with a good teacher, a new vocal coach would help her a lot.
Her voice definitely dislocated. The difference between bionic and b2b are so different. They’re a different voice. I theorize it’s because of her pregnancy. Some women’s voices permanently
deepen due to the hormonal changes. Legit, listen to Christina in 2006 vs 2007. In just one year her instrument drastically changed.
I don’t necessarily agree with her whole notion of emoting being #1. I personally prefer good technique first. Still I wouldn’t say she’s lost her voice like some are saying. She can still sang.
That's how I sing because I'm an untrained singer, even though I'm in beginning of vocal lessons. But you would think someone as Christina would be more trained in how to properly use her voice, she's been around for awhile now. To be honest alot of favorite artists have terrible technique, but their tones are so beautiful, and people overlook that when you listen to their music. Maybe it's why careers end like after a decade or so, some sooner especially during sophomore and junior albums. Our voices are instruments and just because it makes glorious sounds, doesn't mean you don't need to train it. No different than learning to play a violin or drum they make great music, but without technique it will sound like trash.
I don't know. All that excessive rasp and over singing just turns me off. I'd like to just hear her sing one song normally, like she's not in some kind of contest over who can do the most riffs and runs. Just one song. We Get It Christina, Jessie J's not as much of a riffer & Runner as you. That's just how I feel when she does a song like that. I want to hear more of what her natural voice can do without her trying to overemphasize on things. That's where her tone truly shines
When you sing aggressively.. And then take a break.. And sing again.. Your voice chooses the best way to sing without hurting you.. I know it doesn't make sense.. But I just notice.. Like after taking a long break.. And then you sing again.. You refrain from doing aggressive things.. And start finding the easiest ways to hit knows.. Then with practice you easily transition from aggressive to easy
You can suggest christina improving such vocal technique but her vocal style is like no other, and that's what makes christina being the unique vocalist she is, and thats why I am such a fan cause she stick to being her true self.🥰
It's not even about technique, Christina proves you can break the rules properly as long as you can bounce back from it and create legendary performances, at least for her fans. All the technique stuff makes things easier, but the singing style is the ones that takes the cake for me. Oversinging, sure, but you can't deny those runs.
Christina doesn't use improper technique, its completely the opposite. the fact that her voice has retained it's health despite how much she seems to be able to push it displays that she does exercise the proper techniques. this woman knows her voice so well, and she knows her limits and how much she can push it. according to this video, Christina's aggressive singing style is considered "improper". firstly, no two voices are the same, so one particular style might not be suited for your voice, that doesn't make it improper, Christina is known for her powerful soulful voice, because she trained it to be that way and that's the style that suits her voice the best; secondly, Christina knows how to be expressive with her voice and sometimes it calls for a little more style-over-substance, as long as it's done in moderation your voice would be sustainable. you can be a technically accurate singer, but if you don't know how to engage with the crowd through your singing, then you won't have a career.
She actually got better in 2019
I think people have to consider that a lot of singers sang like this back in the day. Etta James, James Brown, Patti Labelle, etc. However, people who really crossed over were the singers like Aretha, who “defined” what soul and gospel was to the general public, but we have to remember that other singers existed and sounded just like Christina, if not, more dramatic.
For example:
Compare Patti Labelle to Aretha Franklin on the song “Ain’t no way” and it’s HUUUGE DIFFERENCE. You compare Christina’s version of “At last” with Beyoncé’s version and it’s a HUUUGE difference. It’s all preference in my opinion. I enjoy both. Both are equally as heartfelt and emotional.
But those other singers where using their "natural" tone
Sunsun DKS “natural”? Some textures are forced even in those singers that it then becomes natural. Tone is something else lol know your vocal vocabularies. I think you’re talking about vocal placement lol.
@@Iamniko__ After you said it yes you are right because what you do in singing isn't always natural.It's style.But no I was talking of tone wich is the texture,the colour,the weight etc. of a voice.Placement affects the tone.
Sunsun DKS Christina’s tone is natural most of the time. You just don’t listen enough to her backtracks and watch her carpool karaoke she has very good forward placement. Her tone has always been a rich, round, forward sound. Anyways, she’s proven herself as a great singer who knows her vocal capabilities and weaknesses. So if you aren’t teaching anyone about singing then you shouldn’t be commenting on it. 😄
yeah, and honestly I really like that sound, it's what made some of those songs. Ain't too proud to beg wouldn't sound the same without David's straining since it highlights the message of desperation in the song.
Tbh, no one really cares. I don't mean that in a negative way. Roughly, only 10% of an artist's fans care about technical terms. What they buy is the music and the "name". As long as it sounds good and interesting, they'll buy it. They don't go around the market saying, "Christina's technique singing this song is horrible, so I'm not gonna buy it."
loved this video, Amazing job
I've never liked her music for that very reason! It sounds so painful. Not only does she dig so much, but she shouts to sound more "powerful". Her belting has always been the worse for me to listen to
It’s funny because she’s been thinking a long time and her voice is perfectly fine
3:10 is F5 though 😍
It's a bit flat for an F5 but sounds amazing for some reason
7:20 *the gates of heaven opened* her falsetto is just breathtaking... can anyone tell me what song/performance this is?
NostalgicNathan Auld Lang Syne:)
Ain't No Other Fan thank you so much, I’ve never heard of that song before but now I know it thanks to you, wonderful video btw, god bless Christina Aguilera and her golden vocal chords!
I dont fckng care what decade it is! She has the most powerful vocals in my book. Period.
4:07 For me it sound evermore impressing when the jump from the mid note to the high note is bigger. I love this one !!!
whats the song at 7:20
Auld Lang Syne
@@ennmoon thank u
It sounds like she might be singing "At Last"
Jon No it was a New Year’s Eve performance and she was covering “Aud Lang Syne” because that’s a traditional New Year’s song
Excellent video, but her voice always out of this world!
She is still the queen
Has she lost her voice? No as she can still sing some vocal passage that she can handle. Has her voice declined? Absolutely, the heavy amount of rasp & grain that has crept into all parts of her voice is all the proof you need. I'm not the biggest fan of her vocal choices & musicality since there has been no growth in those areas as she's been doing the same runs, singing the same way. However, that doesn't mean I don't bump those records! Christina was huge part of my childhood music wise.
Best vocalist ever. She is a powerhouse, has always been, and there is no one in the current music industry who is even closer to her vocal abilities
Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Tori Kelly, JoJo, Beyoncé just to name a few are much better vocalists than her..
Great video! She has bounced back vocally from Bionic/ Lotus eras (when she had some of her worst vocal moments) and seems to be hitting a second prime.
She probably has a sturdy vocal chord (like that of Patti LaBelle) that can withstand, more or less, years of tears and still hold up.
The difference between the two is that Patti LaBelle has healthy technique and her voice didn’t show signs of deterioration until she was in her 60’s. She can still belt where she used to because of her technique.
@@ej44026 Who even mentioned the technique? I am simply talking about the resilience of her vocal cords. Every singer goes through deterioration and Patti shows very little sign of it because her vocal chords are probably sturdy.
As one of the most successful singers in our generation,she definitely has all the sources to achieve a healthy effortless way to sing......I think she choose the recognizability
I definitely think a saving grace for her has been she hasn’t toured much or had grueling schedules with her past few albums. While unfortunate being they were under appreciated there is vocal benefits.
It is important to take note that she actually knows how to distort her notes properly (with good technique).
No she don't. Her distortion is not good technique
Hitting 30 isn't an excuse for a woman to be incapable of hitting the high end of their range. It all depends with technique. There are plenty of other female singers out there older and just have a slightly better technique than Christina and can still hit F5's and above with the same vocal type as her. The age thing is a myth. It's technique you need (and also a good lifestyle), not an excuse. Hell, tenors that are trained for bel canto can still blow all the "tenors" of today in their 80's. Technique will carry you until you're old. Stamina is different from it.
why worry so much about how she might hurt her voice - IT HURTS MY EARS!!
Why are you surprised? After back to basics, christina rarely performs. So, of course she wouldn't suffer risks of damaging her voice.
But Christina Aguilera without those rasps, growls is like Britney Spears without the baby voice. It's her signature thing and is the reason she stood out vocally
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Oh well... haha.. that's just awesome
She's still a great singer today. But the girl can't stick to her notes when she's having fun and when her songs are so demanding in general. She doesn't hit the high notes from some of her old songs like she used to. Like Lady Marmalade. To be fair though, she was very young when she sung that song first , and her voice is just deeper than other mezzo-sopranos like Jesse j
Why doesn't she write a couple that does.
The BEST Vocalist that has Ever Lived!!! She’s Phenomenal & I would have LOVED 2 have seen her Vegas show. Xxxxx Love Her. ♥️❤️♥️♥️♥️♥️
A strainer shouldn't be called "best vocalist"
@@meomeow2520 well she is…
Mostly what this video proves is that her vocal chords are extremely resilient and can take beating after beating. I'd say her belting range has narrowed to E5 and that she has never reliably sang above E5 belt live. She's very capable of more, just not with her approach. Her technique limits her more than her actual voice does. Huge fan of hers btw. Just realistic as well. I like the rough and dirty sound. Just wish she'd thin out her mix to stretch out her belting more.
In all honesty it’s been stated EVERY has a different voice type. What works for her may be vocal hell for others
Tbh it sounds like she just needs to be well hydrated.....
you should have put the Mercedes Benz HELLO performance. If it weren't for that performance we would have had that summer tour back in 2004-2005
Her voice is something out of this world. Yes she's criticized for lack of technique but how is it possible for her to even get through one song far less an entire concert without hurting her voice, vocal exhaustion and sounding hoarse? Thw reason is,Christina knows her voice, she know what she is doing and that's why after 20 plus yrs her voice is sounding banging this era. If the other girls sing the way she does,their vocal cords would shatter hence why no one could sing a Christina song better than her.
Well she does sound hoarse often.
@@Ignasimp very rare and so do many singers including the very trained ones.
@@ricm2703 what do you think that insane raspyness on the high notes is? It is hoarseness, it's not rasp done by playing with the amount of compression of the folds or by engaging the false vocal folds, is straight up hoarseness, some times it's so extreme she sounds like a motorcycle.
That’s sooooo not true. Listen to her Love Brave and True performance she did 2 weeks ago. She SUNG 5 well placed clean C5s before compressing the hell out of the 6th one. She’s been distorting notes for decades. However, she can sing clean notes, which means her “hoarseness” is not permanent.
@@Ignasimp it's her vocal choices. She has demonstrated the difference between rasp and growls and also proven she can be clean up there.
5:39 what’s the song?
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I disagree when you say "She didn't have any effect".
First of all, what "saved her" from completely dying vocally is that even when she's straining for real, she uses a lot her diaphragm, she just adds way tll much tensions and high larynx, but the support from the diaphragm is here. (As u can notice she can project for dayz)
Now, that"saved her" from being like Alicia Keys, but it doesn't mean that it had no effect.
First : she has lost a lot of years throught the decade, even tho most fans don't admit it, she did. She still can belt high, but it's more and more rare and she lost control on the E5-F#5 notes, she rarely nail them. (Doesn't mean that she can't do them, she does them but it's almost ALWAYS yelled, almost, so let's not talk about few ones that were decent)
Second : She fails more shows every year. Young christina rarely failed a show, I mean she had failed few songs because she's a human but it was pretty rare. Now it is way less rare. Again, it doesn't mean she can't sing or she's always failing all of her shows, it means that she is failing more shows than before.
Third : Every 3 weeks she has a week at least where she struggles to belt middle range notes. (A4-D5) The best example is during Fall in Line, when she was without Demi and yelled every single note above A4. It generally doesn't last for too long, but it's still a week where her vocal cords just can't do it anymore. Those kind of stuff rarely happens to singers that have good technique, I mean, yelling a whole song... And not only one, but a whole week of songs. Even tho, she did a good job during James Corden
Fourth : Her vocal decline is obvious and every fan indirectly notice it, even if most of them don't admit it. (again) Before, I rarely saw people saying "Omg, she made a clear D5!!"
Now people are shocked when she does a clear B4 or C5, not even supported, just clean.
Fifth: She has completely lost the ability to fully support high notes. While before, she could rarely support high notes, now, she can't support them at all. She didn't make a supported B4 since a long time ago. Now she does one every semester lol. (supported meaning Neutral/low larynx + no tensions, NO TENSIONS at all again, no throatiness at all, and great breath support.)
I didn’t say it didn’t have ANY effect.
But considering how much her voice has been put through, less comfort and less consistency above A4 doesn’t seem like that much.
Still she could have preserved her voice better, sure, but the fact she still has the ability that she has is mind blowing to me!
Like, after so much you would expect her voice to not be able to produce clear notes at all, to not able to achieve connection, constant cracking, drastic change in timbre
I disagree with you in many ways, nowadays it RARELY misses notes or makes "ugly" and siouvir ruins, as notes even Eb5 have been very well done, a technique that is much better. Its support currently goes up to d5, nothing too bad for those who spent almost 3 years with a failure in many ways.
Have you even heard Christina from 2000? She cracked and skipped a lot of performances. These past 3 years is the most consistent she has ever been. Forget the high end of her range because that’s irrelevant. The way she uses her voice now and how she KNOWS her limits is what’s important. She didn’t know that back then. And you saying she sometimes has difficulty with A4-C5s is honestly inaccurate. She deliberately distorts notes. That’s her trademark. Listen to her last performance Love Brave True. She gave 5 clean C5s before distorting the 6th one. And she can easily sing C#5s. Her vocal decline is beyond overblown, especially when she sounds so amazing so often and most importantly SO consistent. Her losing Es/Fs really doesn’t matter. That’s bound to happen and comes with age. She’s turning 40 this year. What’s important is how clear her speaking and singing voice is.
jacob peguero Now, I’m no expert. But I love studying the voice and music. Many vocalists that have mastered the voice will tell you that decline comes when you don’t take care of your instrument. Regardless of what vocal fach she is, her age is where her voice should be reaching full maturity. Meaning she should sound better than ever. Every fan can hear her struggle on parts where she shouldn’t be and it’s dishonest of the uploader of this video to put out misinformation about the extent of her damage. She’s lost half of her range, that’s serious.
Her current range is B2 to E5 and G6. In her prime, her range was C3-F#5-A6. How is that losing half her range? AND she can do the same acrobatics as before, her voice is now richer, and her stamina is literally the same. The notes she lost were going to be lost due to age anyway. AND some women’s voices do become lower after childbirth. Google it. It definitely happened to Christina.
this video skips over the fact that it takes a lot of technique to be able to sing the way she does. Not everyone can add growl, rasp, texture, etc to their voice. Christina does it like pro.
most people who can't get jealous and say iTs bAd TeChNiQuE
Say!
Technique to have high larynx, rasp ?
People hated her for not having a better or best technique but still she is categorize as The voice of our generation. She was praised by alot of singers. Christina is Phenomenal. Her range is incredible her agility is superb her goddamn voice is my religion.
Which generation is "our generation"?
@@Ignasimp up until now shes the voice of our generation.
@@REAL-md2oi and which generation is this? The ones born in what year?
@@Ignasimp learn to read. :) Thanks.
@@REAL-md2oi oh i can read perfectly fine. Maybe you are the one that fails to express an idea. A generation is the people born in the same year. What generation is Christina the voice of?
I think the reason her voice hasnt deteriorate that much is bcoz she took really2 long time to produce an album. On average she took 3 years to release a new album and her last album released was like 5-6 years since the previous one. She also hardly ever tour. She hasnt toured for more than 10 years until her recent liberation tour. Even when she was younger, when she was doing tours, the dates was very small. She did like 40-50 dates per tour. That really isnt that much. To be honest she hardly sing that much compared to other female artists in a span of 20 years career.
8:08 beautiful C3 note
I think she can do something no one in this earth can do not even this all vocal coachs .. deal with it bc this is the truth
3:17 we need more rocktina
What is the name of the 7:48 minute song? 😱😱😱
We don't know haha it's just an interlude from her tour..
That's the point of loving her, not ordinary singing
Bottomline is that if you can just at least improve healthily your singing technique without sacrificing much of your sound, then it is much of a better place for the singer and us fans.