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Popular singers pages

The former pages on this topic were created (by me as it happens) and summarily deleted: To sum up that AFD discussion- The problem with classifying contemporary singers is several. First, most of the time they do not classify themselves by voice types and so you really won't find sources designating them so. Second, voice type classification is really only an issue in classical music where composers write music for certain kinds of voices, which becomes less of an issue in popular music as artists tend to write and perform their own music or transpose music to fit their own voice. Third, voice classification is traditionally based on performance vocal range that is not enhanced by the use of microphones. With the onset of microphones, artists are now able to perform music that was otherwise unachievable throwing the whole diagnosis of voice types into a tailspin. Also, the term mezzo-soprano is usually only used in opera or musical theater with contemporary artists usually refering to themselves as either sopranos or altos. And really it is difficult to necessarily put one contemporary singer in one place or the other. The main reason for the success of the AFD was the lack of verifiable sources identifying most artists by voice type (which is a real problem) and the constant edit waring on the lists as a result. You may also be interested in reading the article on Voice classification in non-classical music which is highly illuminating.Nrswanson (talk) 04:59, 13 April 2008 (UTC)