Doesn’t Ariana Grande deserve praise for her voice?
10 july 2024 в 20:13
Ariana Grande is no stranger to criticism, but when it comes to her voice, she doesn’t joke around. The 31-year-old star of the musical «Wicked» sat down with Evan Ross Katz on the podcast «Shut Up, Evan» on Tuesday, July 9, and addressed the criticism she received for sounding like Glinda during a previous interview.
«I mean, you see male actors, of course, people joke here and there, but always after the fact 'Oh, how devoted he is to his craft! What an amazing transformation! He’s a magnificent performer!'», said Ariana, referring to the double standards in the entertainment industry. «But if I sneeze like Glinda or something like that, it’s just considered that I’m crazy… it’s the weirdest thing».
Pointing out that changing her voice is a «normal thing that people do, especially if you have a big range», Ariana also noted that she had just spent «a long time playing a character every day», referring to her character Glinda in the movie «Wicked».
«Habit (of speaking like that for two years) and also vocal health. I intentionally change my vocal position (high/low) often depending on how much I sing. I’ve always done this UNTIL», she commented on a TikTok clip.
In the first part of the upcoming movie «Wicked», Ariana sings complex musical melodies of her character, which required her to reach higher notes — particularly in the hits «Defying Gravity» and «Popular».
Speaking with Penn Badgley on «PopCrushed», Ariana opened up about her vocal training to play Glinda, who is an «operatic soprano», unlike the pop star’s singing voice.
«It's just a very different vocal placement, and I just trained it and trained it because, even though the notes were there, it’s a different placement and I sing them differently, so I wanted to train my muscles», explained Ariana. «I went every day and trained to learn the tools I needed to sing and be Glinda through and through»
«I mean, you see male actors, of course, people joke here and there, but always after the fact 'Oh, how devoted he is to his craft! What an amazing transformation! He’s a magnificent performer!'», said Ariana, referring to the double standards in the entertainment industry. «But if I sneeze like Glinda or something like that, it’s just considered that I’m crazy… it’s the weirdest thing».
Pointing out that changing her voice is a «normal thing that people do, especially if you have a big range», Ariana also noted that she had just spent «a long time playing a character every day», referring to her character Glinda in the movie «Wicked».
«Habit (of speaking like that for two years) and also vocal health. I intentionally change my vocal position (high/low) often depending on how much I sing. I’ve always done this UNTIL», she commented on a TikTok clip.
In the first part of the upcoming movie «Wicked», Ariana sings complex musical melodies of her character, which required her to reach higher notes — particularly in the hits «Defying Gravity» and «Popular».
Speaking with Penn Badgley on «PopCrushed», Ariana opened up about her vocal training to play Glinda, who is an «operatic soprano», unlike the pop star’s singing voice.
«It's just a very different vocal placement, and I just trained it and trained it because, even though the notes were there, it’s a different placement and I sing them differently, so I wanted to train my muscles», explained Ariana. «I went every day and trained to learn the tools I needed to sing and be Glinda through and through»
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