Stevie Wonder's Voice Evolution (1962 - 2005)

This video depicts the evolution of Stevie Wonder's voice from 1962 to 2005.
In the video, all songs contain only the vocal part, to analyze it better and to enhance its differences between the years.
The Masquerade, 1962
With a Song in My Heart, 1963
Uptight (Everything's Alright), 1966
Someday at Christmas, 1967
My Cherie Amour, 1969
Look Around, 1971
Superstition, 1972
All in Love is Fair, 1973
Sir Duke, 1976
Lately, 1980
I Just Called to Say I Love You, 1984
Overjoyed, 1985
With Each Beat of My Heart, 1987
For Your Love, 1995
Can't Imagine Love Without You, 2005

[@verbavolant6895]

Stevie Wonder vocal style practically gave birth to 90s contemporary RnB

[@jjfrazier3166]

💯💯

[@jeremiahJones333]

Yes 💯💯💯💯

[@princemingy8860]

Facts

[@gabee3993]

More i hear the more I hear michael so influenced by him vocally. The grunts...the vocal runs and tremelo

[@seannater7355]

I love Stevie Wonder his voice is incredible.

[@sophiamoe2351]

Stevie was a boy alto when he was young and matured to a tenor when he became older.

[@FUNKINETIK]

I love it at a Stevie gig when he sings a medley of early songs. Beginning with Fingertips he’ll say “Hey…. I’m Little Stevie Wonder all over again” and ending the medley with “oh no, what’s happening……………” as his voice goes lower and lower. His vocal on ‘All in Love is Fair’ is just sublime. Gladys Knight’s voice is incredible and hasn’t weakened at all. When I first saw her live just a few years ago I said to my Son at the concert “She should be good, she’s been doing it for over 60 years” P E A C E : )

[@kevinm.5951]

The nasalily sound in his voice became more apparent over the years. He also i think changed up his technique of hitting the higher notes. His voice sounded pretty exhausted in 2005

[@graysang5386]

i don't think he's nasal at all, his soft palate is mostly raised whenever he produces a sound. he just places his sound in the head. also, i could say his technique declined over the years after his prime

[@carlosbautista2247]

@@graysang5386 his technique is actually good, Seth Riggs kept him good since he’s been 19. Stevie wonders voice never aged like other artists that sound old by age 50 and up. Almost every artist sounds old except for Stevie and a few who took singing lessons among the years. Especially with Riggs as their teacher

[@scooty9272]

Ik what u mean but he can still hit insane notes

[@whitneyhouston1122]

His voice was tired a lot through the 2000s and usually when your nasal it makes your voice tired quicker than a normal voice.

[@atcapprochetechniqueduchan727]

From 1983 to 2003 he was at the highest level of his voice. the sounds were ample, full, melted into the twang... Since 2005 the sound of his voice has been in a hurry, everything in the nose! it's too nazal. no more pharyngeal resonances...maybe because he's too fat and all the tissues of his throat are swollen, the air flow is less good...He remains for me one of the greatest singers

[@DadPlaysBass]

I can see Michael Jackson, Adam Levine, Bruno mars and so many other singers after him, they all bring the same vibe

[@edbernardmusic3599]

Astonishing singer.

[@sophiamoe9286]

He is a high tenor. His passaggi are Eb4 and G#4.

[@KingShadStarSeed9]

The legend

[@reichensperger1847]

Nice idea for a video but the dates are misleading because Motown often held back releases of material recorded earlier. "My Cherie Amour" is listed here as 1969 but in fact it was recorded a year earlier. According to Motown, the vocals were added on January 15, 1968. To get a 1969 song, try something from the "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" album, like "I Gotta Have a Song" (recorded Sept. 12, 1969).

[@chriso8193]

Either way, you can't find a vocalist from that era better than him......bongos, drums, keys, harmonica...recorded date or release date....when it comes to Soul Music, there's no time. These songs were born before recorded.

[@reichensperger1847]

@@chriso8193 Nice phrase, Chris -- "born before recorded" is good. Although he did complain that before he turned 21 and gained artistic control, he couldn't shape or arrange the songs -- he turned them in to the Motown machine and the next time he heard them, they were already scored and recorded, and all he could do was add his vocal track. That's why he was so relieved that the first time he had total freedom he would call the album "Music of My Mind." Accent on MY!

[@061romell]

Wow you missed the entire point of your own video by omitting the ACTUAL TRANSFORMATION OF HIS VOICE IN 1964! Songs like "pretty little angel" show the actual change from boy to man.

[@DotterSvea]

Agreed.

[@RanchaX]

at 3:50 its not even stevie singing...

[@whitneyhouston1122]

Are u serious?????

[@killacam8899]

Gods other son

[@whitneyhouston1122]

Babes, everyone is God's child.

[@killacam8899]

@@whitneyhouston1122 You know exactly what I mean. He’s special. Go away

[@whitneyhouston1122]

@@killacam8899 DO I KNOW? HOW WOULD I KNOW? I'LL GO AWAY WHEN YOU RESPECT GOD.

[@nonameinsouthafrica3315]

He is probably better than Freddie mercury... My top 2 vocalist

[@carlosbautista2247]

He is way better than Freddie, Mercury would lower the pitch of his songs live and did it often, Freddie was a better show man but on the vocals their were way better artist. Stevie is one who never cheats the audience live as he always sings to the original key, due to the fact that he’s taken singing lessons since he was 19 and his voice never aged and sounded like an old man. It’s remained so strong and that’s because he was humble enough to have voice lessons for over 50 years with Seth Riggs

[@fnb8171]

No

[@carlosbautista2247]

@@fnb8171 yeah he is 😂 if you knew anything about music you’d know that Mercury lowered the pitch of his songs live

[@danyfilmusic]

Hi, in my opinion Freddie had a poor technique live (especially in rock songs where there were high notes) while in the studio he had an excellent performance. Stevie Wonder both in the studio and live, however, always has a good technique. Anyway, Freddie, in my opinion, remains the best ever for the presence on the stage and his songs are beautiful ❤️

[@carlosbautista2247]

@@danyfilmusic yeah Freddie was the best front man for any band in history, a true showman and did sound good in studio. I’ll still take Stevie wonder as a singer , he’s the real deal

[@atcapprochetechniqueduchan727]

1984 is not his voice sorry

[@nonameinsouthafrica3315]

Why so sure?

[@zjames5238]

you are right, it is not Stevie. Plus it has autotune

[@jorgbaiter2767]

It is him!

[@FUNKINETIK]

@@zjames5238 Incredible that he used Autotune 13 years before it was released. : )

[@ashleydowney1222]

@@zjames5238 Autotune didn't exist in 1984. But you are right about the Autotune. That recording had been re-recorded and Autotune has been used