Vocal Battle: The Supremes (The Original Dreamgirls)
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Names ordered by vocal weight (lightest to heaviest)
VOICE TYPES
Diana Ross: Light Lyric Soprano
Florence Ballard: Light Lyric Soprano
Mary Wilson: Lyric Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal battle showcasing the original lineup of the real-life Dreamgirls, The Supremes who became and remain the most successful US vocal group of all time with 12 total #1s on the Billboard Hot 100 (10 of which they earned as this lineup between 1964-1967).
Solo recordings have been used sparingly as Flo only recorded one album worth of songs for ABC Records after leaving Motown in 1968 (after her firing from The Supremes in '67), whereas Diana and Mary have released multiple solo albums after leaving/disbanding the group.
Mary shared leads on most 70s post-Ross Supremes recordings and thus a lot of her notes are from this period, whereas she and Flo had very few lead spots on albums and live performances between 1964 and 1967 and thus there are many notes for Flo before this period.