Female Baritone (I've got a secret, 1960)

[kilderok]

I've always been hard on myself because when I sing or shout, I sound more masculine. It shouldn't be a bad thing if a woman sings like a man, or a man sings like a woman. This is awesome!

So what if I don't sound like Celine Dion? It shouldn't be a bad thing that when I sing, all people hear is Kurt Cobain.

Glad to see I'm not the only person in the world with a mans singing voice.

[Shodansixtyone]

I would like to add my 2 cents - its great fun, laughter is wonderful way of expressing an appreciation of this unique talent - bravo!

[gayoperadude63]

Please post other segment with this singer, would love to hear her other voices

[tenorschofield]

Are you sure she was a "she" and not a "he" travesti?, no jokes appart she is wonderful with a rare talent to imitate registers!!! Brava!!!(or "o")!

[majstorzena]

It's pretty sad that she (in needing...unfortunately) exploited comedy to show this extraordinary talent.

[Hyacinth600]

love it...haha ...reminds me of my deep voice...we are normal people! and people are laughing.

[RetroJenny]

A beautiful contralto voice. 

[aussiechickdiana]

I'm a deep contralto, and love it! Unfortunately, Westerners are only used to sissy-voices...haha, but these (contralto) voices are truly woman!

Listen to Russian singer Galina Baranova and you'ill hear pure gold.

Also, many of the Blues' singers, such as Bessie Smith, Mahalia Jackson and Nina Simone, and Opera singer; Marian Williamson, and you'ill hear like GORGEOUS...AND SEXY!!

But, of course, I also sing 'Ole Man river', when I'm hamming-it-up...It's good fun, like this lady.

diana

[budifreakout]

why is so low?

[chrisstevensjunior]

Guys can be sopranos xD

[TLPOMNIMEDIA]

definitely a contralto. what's she hitting a C2-B2 there? probably dynamic too.

[karpov89]

@TLPOMNIMEDIA She is lower than a contraalto, lower also than the normal range of a female tenor.

[2010wieliczka]

@karpov89 Ewa Podleś can sing in the same range, maybe without such resonant.

[moenche1]

I really love listening to the host talk from 1.51-1.58 ... just so polite and kind-sounding. I wish we still talked that way sometimes.

[JJLopesz]

What's her name?

[thedanishnicolai]

@JJLopesz Halbirg Nielsen

[plejadenrauschen]

She sounds like Bea Arthur, great!

[highnote32]

So what if women can sing low notes. The delivery was amazing. She was just a deep Contralto.

[zalz82]

My God , this woman has an insane voice! She's amazing!

[Misshumanoidtyphoon]

a female baritone singer? That's very rare! why, it's sooooo cool!

[krauthead4]

God blesses us all differently.

[thedanishnicolai]

@liuqnoJ93 Her name was Halbirg Nielsen. She came from Reykjavik.

[GreenFlower412363]

@thedanishnicolai  Thanks so much!!

[thedanishnicolai]

@GreenFlower412363 I cannot find any additional information, but if I do, I will post it here.

[thedanishnicolai]

@GreenFlower412363 I cannot find any additional information, but if I do, I will post it here.

[thedanishnicolai]

@GreenFlower412363 I cannot find any additional information, but if I do, I will post it here.

[Deader87]

This should be a nice, little punch in the face to annoying-realists and sexists!!!

[VocallysQuarteto]

She's so talented... Anyone laughs when a man hits female notes like David Phelps or Adam Lopez, but why is it so strange when a woman as Mrs. Nielsen hits male notes??

[SarahFanSocks]

@VocallysQuarteto

I agree.  That's a true talent.

[trlkly]

@VocallysQuarteto Because, unlike the males, it's actually a biological curiosity, rather than just a modified falsetto*.

That is, if she's not just someone who was born sexually male.

*This WOMAN probably uses falsetto to sing Soprano. Note they didn't say she sings alto...

[CommentPoliceOfficer]

@VocallysQuarteto what are male and female notes? last i checked both men and woman in general have a very wide range of vocal ability

[sarmadasco]

@VocallysQuarteto Because we live in a world where women are discriminated against, for any reason from looks, to vocal abilities to breast size. Period.

[KawaiiKamii]

Wtf?! 

[chowman007]

This is funny....kudos.