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Originally posted by CriticalHit
Kelly can hit whistle notes too and do all that jazz. Kelly has said in interviews she doesn't hit all those high octave notes often because she doesn't want to show off and be compared to Mariah. She only did it on Idol because it was a competition and she wanted votes.
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Let's not even go there; the one whistle note she hit was horrendous. Mariah is pretty much the only prominent singer in history to have perfect control of
all parts of her voice - whistle, head, chest, lower register and even the "whisper register" that she invented. Kelly is a phenomenal vocalist but they aren't in the same league.
Anyway, yes, she is extremely versatile. But I can't say I've ever been particularly convinced when she's singing RnB/Soul/Blues. She can add runs, but she has never been able to properly adapt her voice and add the soul needed to
properly pull off those genres IMO. I think it's that her voice has a gritty quality to it where it should be more smooth and flowing.
