Vocal Type: Soprano
Vocal Range: 2 Octaves 1 semitone Eb3-E5
Whistle Register: No
Vocal Pluses: Dexterous voice capable of quick vocal runs. The voice has a solid and stable tone to the low to midrange and has a lightness to the top of the range that allows it to hit notes in the chest register seemingly with little effort.
Vocal Negatives: Head voice sounds light, and weak and sometimes the higher chest notes sound nasal.
Isn't a soprano suppose to have a range of C4-C6 or the lowest note is from C4 below and the highest is G#5 and above?
ReplyDeleteStrictly speaking, but seldom so people have a prescribed range that corresponds exactly to the classical guiidelines, especially in pop music. Singers generally have ranges which cover multiple voice types. One must listen to the timbre, quality, weight, and tessitura of the voice. Esmee Denters hasn't showcased her entire range so one must use the other indications to make a conclusion. She has a light timbre, the voice is dexterous, agile, and bright. She would be a soprano, naturally.
ReplyDeleteVocal ability aside, where did she go? The last I heard from her was "Outta Here" then she vanished...
ReplyDeleteI think that the label wanted to crank bigger hits out of her. She was originally an Internet sensation, but I feel they didn't promote her very well after "Outta Here." She was slated to have an album released last year but only one song, "City Lights", was sent to stations with a music video. The album has yet to be released.
ReplyDeleteAh well, no big loss. Probably she got lost in the Veluwe. I hear it even has spots with no cell phone reach. ;D
ReplyDeleteEven in Holland she did extremely poor chart wise. Sometimes these internet sensations are nothing really ;)
ReplyDeleteOverall, agreed. Her lead song was a hit, however, making it to #3 in NL. Not that I am any big fan of hers, but sometimes I have seen great talent just simply not sell. Doesn't necessarily mean they are bad, of course. The market can be very picky about who it favors. There are even some great old time acts I love that never had astronomical sales but maintained a relatively devoted following.
ReplyDeleteShe's young. I am sure she'll be back. Sometimes, it takes a few tries or musical and personal growth to even have the potential to connect good art with sales. Took Marina Diamandis several tries before catching on from what I have read of her story.
ReplyDeleteGenerally speaking indeed great talent can be doing poor sales wise. But I checked out Esmee on youtube some time ago and I was extremely underwhelmed tbh. I think this is simply a case of lacking the talent to jump out from a crowd. She is by no means "great talent"
ReplyDeleteCan't believe you just compared a way more original Marina to a mediocre talent like Esmee. ;D
ReplyDeleteLOL. I was just remarking on something i have noticed about the market judging talent. Hit and miss, for sure. It's about much more than talent = success. Probably always was, but I notice that especially these days.
ReplyDeleteAnd with the thumbs down, eh! Psh...You can't make friends of them all, I guess. ;-) Someone's quite opinionated!
ReplyDeleteI already confessed I don't know much about Esmee. And I don't think I compared Esmee with Marina. More or less, I was saying that it takes up and comers many a try before success of any kind is evident. That could be said of Esmee or anyone undiscovered.
Wasn't aware you have a album out there?
ReplyDeleteLOL The thumbs down are mine. Because I greatly disagreed with the content of those two comments.
ReplyDeleteI also give you thumbs up when I agree with most or all of your comment though. Surely my being opinionated definitely is evident? Don't tell me I need more tries at being successful at that talent? ;D
You did compare though. Your statement on how many tries it takes to achieve evident success is too vague I think. Some need many tries, some only one. It really isn't a general thing. And what is anyway the definition of "evident success"?
The next time I require a lesson in technical speaking and specificity, I'll be sure to call you for classes. For some informal banter and casual posting, I'll stick to my playbook. ;-) Of course it would be you with ups/downs, OE. I see ups when you agree and downs when you greatly disagree. At least you can be an impersonal logician although a warm cup of cocoa to your critical approach wouldn't hurt if you catch my drift. LOL.
ReplyDeleteAs for success, it depends because is is somewhat subjective. I find personal fulfillment figures into it. Commercial success, however, is a whole other monster. In the business, one usually needs a mix of both from my observations. Some people strike it from the off. But most have to persist in some way since success can also come about after failure. Many philosophers debate the nature of success. Had no idea I would bring that up here of all places!
Nope, no album. But in the unlikely event I do release one, if I want a few black eyes, I'll ask you for your opinion since you are good about the blutness. I'd call you the Simon of DD. LOL.
ReplyDeleteReally? You planning on it being that bad then? ;)
ReplyDeleteTruthfully I find that comparison rather insulting, I have way better taste and ethics than Simon. :D
But somehow I could see you two sharing an ale and your reviews. Add Robert Christgau to it, too! :P
ReplyDeleteInteresting a subject as it is philosophically. I am afraid here comes another lesson in writing...I thought the subject at hand was commercial success in this particular discussion and the question was as to what your definition of "evident success" was when it comes to commercial success.
ReplyDeleteWell you are , in all seriousness, very wrong and seem to not be getting me as well as we both thought. I would not give a person like Simon the time of day ( well, I would...begrudgingly. )
ReplyDeleteI think he is despicable and should be so to anybody who considers music an art form.
also I hate beer. :)
You must find that famed philosopher to compare the two as I don't plan to be him tonight. I must leave debating the deeper nature of commercial success to someone more invested in the matter. *blows a kiss to the crowd, bows, and leaves the stage*
ReplyDeleteBah, I don't think we ever really understood each other, OE. But hey, you don't always "get" people. Doesn't mean there's a bad time to be had if everyone's okay about it. Excuse the unconscious Simon insult. No, beer? Well how about tea? I don't like beer much myself...
ReplyDeleteChristgau is an essayist who does music reviews. He's just as direct as you are, I'd reckon.
It was your phrase and the subject of the discussion was very matter of fact. But hey, if you don't care to clarify ..that's fine with me. No idea what "famed philosopher" you are referring to.
ReplyDeletehave I ticked you off in some way? All of a sudden you seem to be rather pissy.
Pissy? Me? LOL. Nah...cheeky. ROFL. You bruise me a weensy bit at the edges at times, but one can never have too many bananas. Hahahahahaha!
ReplyDeleteI guess you are correct, finally. Clearly we did never get each other. ah well. No biggie :)
ReplyDeleteI am sorry you got bruised. Did not have that intention. Seems we also have a different view on what constitutes casual banter.
ReplyDeleteWell, at least we got things straightened out here. :)
Eventually. LOL. Seems a pattern here...
ReplyDeleteKinda makes sense. I always thought that sopranos have a peak note of G#5/A5 as I've read it in the Wikipedia page. But for mezzo sopranos and contraltos, I have no problem about them because I know that they may have a peak note higher than a soprano. :)
ReplyDeleteYes, it is possible for a mezzo or a contralto to have a peak note higher than a soprano but the comfortable singing ranges for these voices tend to be lower and they tend to sound heavier or darker. Sopranos will feel comfortable singing higher for longer as a rule.
ReplyDeleteHow on earth is she a soprano?
ReplyDeleteSee my comment below. Whole range has not been recorded but the baseline features are present. Her voice tends to be nasal at times, it's bright, and light. It isn't thick or dark and it is quite agile.
ReplyDeleteI'm really surprised by who is on this list and who got left off. jennier holliday left off. Debelah Morgan is on but no desiree coleman jackson, no miki howard, regina belle. maybe they will show up later
ReplyDeleteYes, there are whole genres grossly underrepresented. ;)
ReplyDeleteEspecially Country/Americana
No Dolly Parton, no Bonnie Raitt, no Patty Griffin ( people winning silly contest singing her songs ..yes),no , well you all know who ;D
Not even Patsy Cline for Pete's sake!
But a lot of really poor singers ARE on the list. It's definitely heavily chart influenced.
But then again, it's a blog, it's supposed to be based on personal bias.