Lana Del Rey and Lady Gaga are both B-listers, their musical careers have never been better, and they both have an approximate three-octave range. They have caused quite a bit of stir with their impressive lower registers. But who comes up on top? Let us take a look:
Charts - Winner: Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga is a long time favourite of many people. With her recent release of her album, Artpop with over 200000 copies, she triumphs Lana Del Rey with her album Born to Die whose album debuted with over 70000 copies. However, Lady Gaga slipped off the charts faster after over 20 weeks whereas Lana Del Rey's album has charted for over 120 weeks.
Next, I shall compare their vocals:
Lower register: Winner - Tie (Bb2-G3)
Both their lower registers are impressive, with Lady Gaga reaching an F#2, although this note is a vocal fry. Technically, both ladies' lowest note is Bb2. Lana Del Rey's lower register has a more smokey texture, and combined with her lyrical phrasing gives her an edge, but Lady Gaga has a more versatile voice at the lower register, thus evening out the competition/
Middle-register: Winner - Lady Gaga (B4-C#5)
Lana Del Rey hardly uses her chest voice in this register, and opts for head voice, whereas Lady Gaga belts full voice. Lady Gaga is much more able to hold a note in this register than Lana Del Rey can.
Upper register: Winner - Lady Gaga (Eb5-A5)
Lana Del Rey's vocals are the most hollow and icy at this register. While Lady Gaga's upper register isn't someting to show off, her falsettos are impressive and bright, and her head voice is airy, allowing her voice to transcend through multiple genres through this register.
Overall, I think Lady Gaga wins overall because she has better control in her voice than Lana Del Rey in terms of the mid-register and the upper-register.
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