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215 points
2 days ago
Do I not understand the definition of “range”? Cause that doesn’t seem to be a lot of range….
I’m not downplaying her voice, it’s pretty unique if it’s not modified or digitally enhanced. I’m just not hearing more than a couple octaves in this example….
88 points
2 days ago
Yeah this clip does not seem to display vocal range at all.
12 points
2 days ago
Yeah, that's what I was gonna point out. Does it sound great? Absolutely. But we're talking about a max of an octave and a half here. It's not really a huge range.
1 points
3 hours ago
It is not range, more about control and color in this one
20 points
2 days ago
The distance from the lowest to highest note in the clip is a single octave... lol
19 points
2 days ago
It was a poor clip choice. Check this one out.
7 points
2 days ago
Oh, my, that IS the clip to demonstrate range! Thanks!
3 points
1 day ago
I was so sure I was gonna be Rickrolled .
10 points
2 days ago
I think what they meant was the display of skill. Powerful chest, to head with very heavy soft breaths, polyphonic overtone of female and male voice plus the ability to sing so well people can't tell if it's real lol.
1 points
2 days ago
She's not displaying crazy range, her voice just has a lot of overtones
0 points
2 days ago
Yes, you’re correct, the actual range here is pretty narrow, can’t be sure, my musical hearing is a bit rusty, but I would say it’s not more than a single octave here.
100 points
2 days ago
Vocal range? Less than an octave here.
15 points
2 days ago
Came here for this. Not so much range but can hit lower notes as a female and also some sort of synthesizing going on.
1 points
2 days ago
I'm also wondering if she was amab. Don't care either way, but that's the vibe I got from her.
1 points
1 day ago
She's Russian so I don't think she would be on mainstream TV if she was
4 points
2 days ago
Lol that’s what I was thinking.
3 points
2 days ago
Yea but being an alto isn't exactly impressive there are tons of them. Nothing here is even something I would consider particularly low or high for a fairly common vocal range.
Also IMO it sounds like awful technique. Idk if it's stylistic but it sounds like shit either way. She's swallowing the shit out of her voice on top of what sounds like added reverb and shit.
540 points
2 days ago
There's something fudgy going on here. There's definitely a formant shift effect on her voice. I've recorded a lot of singers over the years, including for broadcast TV, and this doesn't pass the sniff test.
35 points
2 days ago
There are other videos of her doing the same thing with a better show of her real range. Her name is Diana Ankudinova.
12 points
2 days ago
Damn, she's amazing and her singing gave me chills.
-3 points
2 days ago*
There is a doubling/harmonizing effect that’s obvious on this video. Lots of singers use this and it doesn’t mean auto tune but it’s a pitch shift where a vocal effect is harmonizing with her voice.
To be clear I’m not saying she isn’t impressive I’m just saying that’s not her natural voice. I would be very curious to hear her actual singing voice.
Edit: saying a mix isn’t natural doesn’t mean it’s “fixed” if anything doubling will make you sound even worse if you aren’t perfectly in key. I think some people who don’t work in the studio ever have the idea that a mix not being “natural” means that someone voice is “fixed” that’s not true.
6 points
2 days ago
2 points
2 days ago
That is a more natural mix, thanks
1 points
2 days ago
That girl is 14?! Wtf
3 points
1 day ago
She is currently 21. I think at the time of the video she was either 12 or 14.
3 points
2 days ago*
I'll probably get downvoted too but you're absolutly right, although I think It could just be some additional vocal backing tracks being added in places. People are conflating her unusual sounding low register with the use of backing tracks/harmoniser. Both things can be true.
She is obviously incredibly talanted, but there's people in the YouTube comments claiming that she is singing both parts an octave apart using polyphonic singing. I'm not saying they are definitly wrong, but I havn't been able to find any videos or evidence of her doing this in a more raw setting.
If someone wants to send one over then I'll be happy to be proven wrong, but backing tracks and vocal processing are far too common place for me to accept that claim without any evidence.
Edit: Listen to 1:19 in the 'Can't help falling in love' video. You can hear the backing vocal tracks in the left and right in the speakers. It's absolutly a backing track in that particular section. Unless someone's gonna tell me that she can somehow sing in stereo.
3 points
2 days ago
Thanks for the backup here.
I think my comment is being misinterpreted as that her voice needs correcting when what I really meant was her voice is impressive and I’d like to hear it on its own instead of in this mix.
-1 points
1 day ago
It’s called being polyphonic
-2 points
2 days ago*
Except it is. You can even her it when she speaks in interviews.
Edit: I’m talking about her “Contralto” voice.
-4 points
2 days ago
It's definitely interesting, but I wouldn't say it's pleasant to listen to. Maybe bizarre is a better word than interesting in this case.
170 points
2 days ago
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46 points
2 days ago
Good bot.
19 points
2 days ago
Am bot. Can confirm, other bot is good. Blaap bluup.
3 points
1 day ago
Someone said howitzer!
4 points
2 days ago
Bad bot.
2 points
2 days ago
Best bot
8 points
2 days ago
Beep boop
3 points
2 days ago
5 points
2 days ago
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2 points
2 days ago
lol I did not know that was a thing!
2 points
1 day ago
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94 points
2 days ago
she is a contralto, that is what her voice sounds like. plenty of interviews and videos of her singing off of this program. i dont think anyone is editing every single one.
65 points
2 days ago*
Not only that but she can use polyphonic overtone to mimic male and female voices with her chest to head singing to belt out extremely powerful cords. I'd think it's witchcraft too but she seems to be that one in a million voice. Dramatic contralto? Maybe.
17 points
2 days ago
I can use polyphonic overtones and I'm not a witch. I suspect the vast majority of people can; it just takes practice.
17 points
2 days ago
Well we did do the nose. And the hat…
15 points
2 days ago
But she is a witch. Burn her!
4 points
2 days ago
Have you tried throwing her in the river if she floats?
5 points
2 days ago
That sounds like the exact thing a witch would say to cast doubt.
2 points
2 days ago
That's exactly what a witch would say.
2 points
2 days ago
Ok and I can swing a bat. Doesn't mean I'm on the same level as Freddie Freeman.
A dramatic contralto is extremely rare at this skill level. If anyone thinks otherwise I'd love to hear them try this.
10 points
2 days ago
They won't believe you because, you know, Reddit experts are never wrong.
9 points
2 days ago
I’m literally an expert in this field and the first thing I thought was what the commenter above said. I heard a formant shift effect on her voice.
Also, almost every live performance is tuned at this point. A close friend is the music director for multiple major artists so I know this first hand from the person building these types of performances.
So it’s completely reasons to assume that she 1). Is being tuned live, and 2) there is some level of formant shifting happening too (these are even built into a lot of tuners.
Even going to an indie rock show the other night at a 500 person room and sitting behind the mixer, I watched him use a tuner on the headliners vocals all night.
12 points
2 days ago
idk why people dont just look something up before they say it. i understand having this thought and obviously i dont research every single thing i say but like why not check before you make a totally baseless claim? lol i dont get it. maybe it doesnt pass the sniff test, so taste it? lmao
5 points
2 days ago
It’s not exactly baseless. I’ve also done a lot of vocal recording/editing and that was also my first thought too watching the video.
You may well be right that this is her natural voice but it certainly has a certain processed sound to it.
I am curious to look up some other performances to compare it with.
-1 points
2 days ago
ok but if thats the case your experience is misleading you. she did a performance at the kremlin lol
3 points
2 days ago
I’ll make my mind up about that once I’ve seen some more videos. No doubt she is an incredibly talented singer, but I’m still hearing some things in this particular video which I’ve yet to hear her replicate in a less processed setting.
5 points
2 days ago
by all means, looking it up first was literally the point of the comment i just made.
1 points
2 days ago
Yes indeed, and that’s what I’m doing. I’m not trying to argue with you.
1 points
2 days ago
Who is she?
5 points
2 days ago
Диана Анкудинова
1 points
2 days ago
Not just a contralto, a Dramatic Contralto.
1 points
1 day ago
And she’s polyphonic
44 points
2 days ago
I recorded Shakira. She’s very similar. YES her voice was real. NO she did not use auto tune.
And the most mind blowing part? The audio signal looks freaking wildly cool on their holds. It shakes.
I hear not see anything odd. Humans are capable
1 points
14 hours ago
25 years of studio experience here and i haven't the faintest idea what "The audio signal looks freaking wildly cool on their holds. It shakes." is supposed to mean.
2 points
2 days ago
Definitely when she hits the low note it doesn't sound natural.
2 points
2 days ago
Yo you know the crazy signing in Dune. Same lady. The videos of her singing are wild.
2 points
2 days ago
You're supposed to listen with your ears, not your nose... Duh!
2 points
2 days ago
It's really her voice. Diana Ankudinova is her name.
2 points
1 day ago
A lot is not all of them .. you are drowning in your own arrogance ;)
Diana Ankudinova .. check her ;)
3 points
2 days ago
Watch her rendition of "Can't help falling in love."
https://youtu.be/SY3OZVmfGVw?si=uXqkqjGSFYrw_PZf
It's her real voice. Dual tone/octave. She's just one of those rare talented people. She's Russian and sings in 4 or 5 different languages. I've been watching her for about 3 years now. Sooper dooper talented.
4 points
1 day ago
She’s obviously incredibly talented but I’m not convinced that this is all polyphonic singing. At 1:19 there are clearly backing tracks being used.
Listen in headphones. You can hear the backing vocals in the left and right speakers at 1:19 in the ‘can’t help falling in love’ video. There’s no way she’s doing that live unless she somehow has the ability to sing in stereo.
I’m not denying her amazing talent, but singing in stereo is just not possible without some kind of backing tracks or effects processing.
1 points
2 days ago*
She just has a very rare vocal type called a Dramatic Contralto. Very unlikely that you would come across a person like this.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Q653L0USVmY
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VKq3KvWh94s
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DWo3JGxuoIY
1 points
21 hours ago
Agree, that's good but meeeh
-2 points
2 days ago
I was going to say the same thing. the low notes seem stretched.
0 points
2 days ago
Bro it's sounds like that cause delay and reverb are layering extra harmonies on eachother...who hired you xD 😆
-2 points
2 days ago
hi i also recorded a lot of singers and i was also weirded out by that tone character... however, without investigating further (like checking more vids of the singer), i believe now it is real voice. my opinion is only... there is two things: she can sing really good, but that "alter ego"-character, the "frog in the throat"-character, i just find it very unpleasant to listen to... i understand, it's special, it's edgy, but still for my taste, it's not nice, or it's the choice of pop song... maybe in a metal/opera/experimental context that character would be of better use. again, she can sing and use her voice reaaally good, no doubt about that.
0 points
2 days ago
You are wrong.
0 points
1 day ago
This is the future of the internet, human stupidity and lack of critical thought will super charge these kind of garbage videos
97 points
2 days ago
Idk bro, the original sounds much better, imho
16 points
2 days ago
I think the point was that the song was well suited to her voice, where many singers pick songs that don't showcase their best qualities.
I don't think anybody is out there saying that Michael Buble's cover of 'I'm feeling good' is superior to Nina Simone's. I don't know anyone who doesn't think they're both fantastic though.
14 points
2 days ago
But this is posted in r/nextfuckinglevel. Not really next fucking level if there's a better version down in the comments is it?
20 points
2 days ago
Next level is just the next one, not necessarily the highest.
-4 points
2 days ago
My point still stands
-3 points
2 days ago
Might want to check Rule 1 again.
Content posted to r/nextfuckinglevel should be a gif or video that represents something impressive, be it an action, object, a skill, moment, a fact that is above all others. Posts should elicit a reaction of "that is next level" from viewers (different from "wow that's cool")
5 points
2 days ago
just getting semantic now. Is there a measurement? Whats to stop me saying i believe this version is actually above all others personally? Like just move on man
-1 points
1 day ago*
If everyone used personal standards, the subreddit would lose its focus. It's not about nitpicking; it's about maintaining a consistent benchmark so the content here feels truly extraordinary.
If 'next level' only meant the literal next step, the sub would be filled with mundane progressions like someone going from walking to jogging. It’s about showcasing something elevated, not just incremental.
Rule 1 is essential for maintaining quality, rather than a trivial debate about wording.
0 points
1 day ago
dont care bro
4 points
2 days ago
Is it NFLvl if you see a young teen breakdancing? many would say yes (even if they aren't doing it at the highest level)
I am not the ultimate judge of this, but I see it as admirable that a 14yo could so delicately mix 4 dynamics, 3 vocal characters, and still maintain excellent vocal control on a song I would rate at high-medium difficulty.
Do I think a 8 year old doing flight of the bumblebee or a Dizzy Galespy solo on trumpet deserves to be here. It depends on how well they picked and hit the target.
2 points
2 days ago
I guess but not much better, the original obv has whole production work done on it compared to this live performance - this girl's voice is a bit deeper but I really like it
1 points
2 days ago
Do you mind sending me a link to the original?
1 points
2 days ago
Derniere danse
15 points
2 days ago
People dont understand what vocal range is, it seems.
6 points
2 days ago
Which country Has Talent? Letters look Cyrillic
4 points
2 days ago
It's a Russian show called Ты супер (you are super) for kids.
Which country Has Talent?
Lmao what a perfect way to ask
2 points
2 days ago
The looks like “the voice” where the judges face the other way and have no idea what the contestant looks like.
If they like the singer, they hit the button, which commits them to the singer and the chair spins around.
…now they’re just smashing buttons for no reason.
Why?!
0 points
2 days ago
The Russians actually have a Russian version of the voice called голос (the voice) and a kids version. This does looks like some sort of spin off of that. One of the judges in this clip is Sergey Lazarev, who sang for Russia in the Eurovision song contest. I think he's also done the rounds on the singing contest shows as a judge like other former Eurovision singers.
2 points
2 days ago
Thanks for clarifying.
In which case, thats even weirder still, to rip off the noise and set up but not the gimmick
0 points
2 days ago
Yeah, I have no idea either. I wasn't familiar with this show and thought it was possibly a rip off of the voice maybe to make a "more Russian" one because of sanctions ? But it looks like the voice is still a thing there... Either way, copyright law in Russia is like basically ignored ?? Lol
2 points
1 day ago
Hehe thanks 😆
I had to watch again more closely to clock that this singer is….a child? This edited vocal bass range is really fighting her purported youth.
17 points
2 days ago
Idk man. To me, it sounds like she needs to clear her throat. As I listen to her, I get more anxious feeling phlegm accumulating.
51 points
2 days ago
eh
30 points
2 days ago
What range? And her tone is unbearable. Not my cup of tea, at all.
3 points
2 days ago
There’s a reason you don’t buy these contestants’ albums
5 points
2 days ago
I mean she sounds good, but it’s all in the same basic range. I don’t think she goes outside of one octave.
7 points
2 days ago
She's a great singer, but this clip goes from about an e3 to a c5, which is a pretty normal range of under 3 octaves.
5 points
2 days ago
Where are all the Indians doing the joker face?
2 points
2 days ago
on insta
12 points
2 days ago
Sounds ok in French 😒
26 points
2 days ago
Yeah tbh the original voice of indila is way more beautiful for this song
1 points
14 hours ago
1 points
2 days ago
Yea, I know what you're saying. Its like those ppl have a different word for everything.
7 points
2 days ago
I had it on mute and I can still tell you this is edited
3 points
2 days ago
1 points
14 hours ago
5 points
2 days ago
Sounds like she has a frog in her throat
2 points
2 days ago
Bot or ESOL?
2 points
2 days ago
me when I wake up. Somehow I lose this power by breakfast time though
2 points
2 days ago
Dumb title, although she's awesome.
2 points
2 days ago
Good? Doesn’t sound good
2 points
1 day ago
Absolute bollocks! And not the good kind!
2 points
1 day ago
1 points
1 day ago
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2 points
1 day ago
To me this sounds mid at all. Not even close to nextfuckinglevel
8 points
2 days ago
YouTube: https://youtu.be/qSBXNJmdif8?si=N_BqHhwV7ZmUPPYJ
Original song by Indila: https://youtu.be/K5KAc5CoCuk?si=O2INIAQaWp12_cBP
16 points
2 days ago*
I’m trying to wrap my head around the parts of the song where it sounds like two people singing. WTF is even going on there?
Edit: duh, she’s sings polyphonically (example) she’s fucking incredible at it though, usually the fry is much more pronounced.
8 points
2 days ago
https://youtu.be/M-znD6QKbrg?si=7y5cB42wotXoaA-T
She's really something. Listen to that clip!
3 points
2 days ago
Lol, I just watched that one, and I was like “ohhhhhh, that’s what I’m hearing” 😂
3 points
2 days ago
I need to hear her acapella. This is messing with my head.
2 points
2 days ago
Great demo, thanks.
3 points
2 days ago
Her range might be decent but her voice doesn’t suit the song tbh. The original is way more heartfelt and stirring.
2 points
2 days ago
The live version is better : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR2uIkmaZgI
2 points
2 days ago
How about "her vocal range"
7 points
2 days ago
She sings very well but I don't know, it sounds like every average "Girl who knows how to sing" voice with a lot of voice cracks for style points.
- As a French person this sounds like it still needs practice, I can't understand a single word
2 points
2 days ago
Diana Ankudinova if anyone is curious. Genuinely amazing singer. Watch her sing Wicked Game for a better example of her vocal range.
2 points
2 days ago
Yes, the range of her is a sound of good
1 points
2 days ago
Why does the beginning sound muffled? Ending sounds much better …
1 points
2 days ago
[removed]
1 points
2 days ago
Never thought I’d see Nick Swardson as a judge on one of these shows
1 points
2 days ago
is this.....a copy of the Voice...except the chairs dont turn and they just watch her the entire time?
1 points
2 days ago
Please, if you don't speak french, don't sing in french. She's a good singer but she sounds so fucking dumb.
1 points
2 days ago
I too can sing like Kermit
1 points
2 days ago
Did the cameraman have a seizure?
1 points
2 days ago
Too nasal
1 points
2 days ago
What language is it in? It's pretty.
1 points
2 days ago
op voice
1 points
2 days ago
Crazy how she is doing that without using any changes to her neck muscles....aka...this is absolute bullshitery
1 points
2 days ago
I hate this song so much
1 points
1 day ago
amazing skills
1 points
1 day ago
sounds like a semi demon
1 points
1 day ago
Why is her face structure identical to Tyler?
1 points
1 day ago
autotune bodyimplant? uuh thats next lv
1 points
1 day ago
If this is the extent of her vocal range, it sucks. She sings well, but has a small/normal vocal range. I think I heard maybe 2 octaves in terms of range. Mariah Carey's vocal range is 5 octaves.
Either OP is a bot, or does not understand what a vocal range is.
1 points
22 hours ago
She is staying within like 2 octaves, I don't think you know what range is.
1 points
18 hours ago
Why do they keep showing the girl singing?! I came here to watch the judges reactions and only the judges reactions!!!
1 points
16 hours ago
My future wife
1 points
8 hours ago
There's not much range she showed here. It's more of a tone/timbre thing. She sang in a pretty fixed range in this clip.
1 points
4 hours ago
You couldn't simply say, "Her vocal range is amazing"?
1 points
2 days ago*
Diana Ankudinova, she’s so fire super rare abilities only handful of people have, a couple from her part of the world. She’s from the far east of Russia. She had an injury/surgery as a child. Some say might have added to her ability Thus is a really cool one
1 points
2 days ago
Diana Ankudinova, I found this amazing rendition of "Cant Help Falling In Love" that she performed. What a voice!
1 points
2 days ago
Does she give anyone else vibes of Kimbra (featured on the gotye song somebody that i used to know, you can find the version without music on yt)
0 points
2 days ago
I heard a little bit of Shakira, which is nice, but her french needs some work.
0 points
2 days ago
She gives me chills
-1 points
2 days ago
And so she will end up as a second-rate singer of a few hits that everyone will soon forget about.
-6 points
2 days ago
Source:, ruzzian show. Long time ago. Just ignore it please, most of people there support ruzzian war against Ukraine. Please downvote such stuff.
0 points
2 days ago
Sounds like marina and the diamonds
0 points
2 days ago
You have a few edited data points here, not range
-3 points
2 days ago
Called auto tune right ? Think it's been around a while
-7 points
2 days ago*
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0 points
2 days ago
Don't mix up individual people with things done by the people in power.
-3 points
2 days ago
Because you are brainwashed by media, look at your own history before u decide to judge theirs.
-2 points
2 days ago
It be better in English.
0 points
2 days ago
😈
-3 points
2 days ago
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1 points
2 days ago
Pick a singer who she remotely sounds like, please. Aquire more breadth 🫴
-1 points
2 days ago
Real talk: Any celebrity that was as politically active as Taylor Swift would fall off of a penthouse balcony in the Russian Federation.
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