The oversinging trend can be traced back to the ‘80s, to the sunny, elastic pop of Whitney Houston, whose soaring sonic gymnastics begat the glass-shattering pipes of Mariah Carey, who begat an entire generation of would-be divas who overwork the upper reaches of their vocal ranges, scraping the sky and searing the eardrums of listeners.

 

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While many of the divas guilty of letting it rip in the higher registers — here’s lookin’ at you, Celine and Mariah — have sustained long, profitable careers as purveyors of staunchly middlebrow music, there’s the possibility that oversinging can do some damage, not the least of which is losing the very voice that’s raking in the bucks.

 

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Great moments of oversinging

Mariah Carey, “Emotionsâ€: Carey, who can reach two octaves above the normal range of a soprano, has lately been slumming with R&B-pop ditties that don’t come close to recapturing the garage door-opening infamy of “Emotions,†one of her first smash hits. The glass-shattering vocal runs late in the song can still make you wince, more than a decade later.

Tbh I don't think Mariah/Celine oversing, however, I think that Christina Aguilera does -_-

Tbh I don't think Mariah/Celine oversing, however, I think that Christina Aguilera does -_-

 

I agree!

 

Mariah does oversing I think, but only when it's needed. And tbh, so what if she does, she is capable of it so why not?

Tbh I don't think Mariah/Celine oversing, however, I think that Christina Aguilera does -_-

 

i agree with that!

CA is not a good singer at all.. she really screams on nearly EVERY of her songs.. BUT Mariahs tone of voice and her high notes are always lovely..

CA is not a good singer at all.. she really screams on nearly EVERY of her songs.. BUT Mariahs tone of voice and her high notes are always lovely..

 

I think both Christina and Mariah are great singers. Mariah is better, but Christina isn't really that far behind.

i think Mariah does sometimes oversing a little bit.

 

Like for Instance on 'My All' i think she is over singing on that.

 

But for Emotions, the high notes sound right to me.

 

So sometimes so is, and sometimes she doesnt, imo ^_^

I agree with what people say about Xtina, I love her music don't get me wrong but she can go over the top!

Actually I never thought Mariah oversang on ANY track, but whilst listening to some of her tracks, imparticular Forever you can hear that EVERY single note is cut up into about 10 different notes.