The Vocal Evolution of BRANDY | 1987 to NOW! |

[@joejoeclark5140]

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Her runs, riffs, tone, timing, raspy and husky voice is like rain hitting parched land. I'm so grateful that I'm here on Earth the same time that she is to hear her!😭💚

[@MzMelissaRae]

This statement says it all

[@tylermills4812]

Brandy, Mariah, and Whitney will forever be my 3 favorite voices of all time.

[@willienixon6847]

Mine too

[@fairy-exorcist]

Mine three!!

[@DaliDessalines]

Whitney Brandy Fantasia for me. Old school: Aretha Aretha Aretha. Gospel: Shirley Caesar Kim Burrell Karen Clark Sheard

[@diaabnasir471]

@Gigi Raven Mariah sings circles around Tamia. 😭 I’m sorry I had to say it

[@Nia-tt3cu]

@@diaabnasir471 Did you really? Was it really necessary to compare them?

[@BoyNextDoor456]

Brandy is definitely one of the greatest R&B vocalists of the past 30 years. Her tone is superb, and her runs are flawless. Plus, she continues to perfect her craft. She gets better vocally with time. #TheVocalBible 🎤 🎶 🥁

[@4262mike]

Brandy is the greatest female vocalist of her generation. She has mastered her voice

[@travisspaulding9540]

I personally prefer Sullivan over her.

[@axelito6342]

@@travisspaulding9540 not the same generation at all

[@travisspaulding9540]

@@axelito6342 at all? They’re like 10 years different. Not 30.

[@travisspaulding9540]

@Devon Hawkins-Anderson I’ll believe it when I hear it from Jazmine herself.

[@travisspaulding9540]

@Devon Hawkins-Anderson like I said, I’ll wait Until I hear it. When someone is that influenced by someone, you hear them say it at least once in their career. Maybe she had but I haven’t heard it yet.

[@baldw1]

I love the older she gets the better and wider her vocals gets. I hate that she dislike Human, because that's one of her best era. 2000's brandy is not to be play with.

[@MrAlwaysSinging21]

That’s the same thing I said! That album had some of her best vocals to me!

[@BoyNextDoor456]

I agree. The “Human” album deserves more respect. “Long Distance” is one of her best songs if you ask me. I like “Piano Man” too.

[@baldw1]

@@BoyNextDoor456 Long distance had me so dramatic in the shower

[@robefresh]

Human brought me out of my lows, such an incredible album. You’re right, her runs were incredible during this era

[@ladimu1]

Word!

[@_empressmyra]

Brandy is definitely in my top 5 of female vocalist. I can listen to her all day. Love her so much ❤

[@TW-on1by]

I can look at her all day.

[@dirtydan9116]

I love when she uses her head voice/falsetto

[@davidholland4489]

Her vocals have always been amazing!

[@hesmlurh2467]

I'm in a taxi, weeping my eyes out on this video😭😭😭😭😭 There'll never be another Brandy in this lifetime

[@ahmad.tillery.1987]

Brandy sings from the heart you can tell she loves singing. She's very enchanting.

[@Gatsbyesque]

Her early, pre-debut vocals also reveal significant Stevie Wonder influences. She was totally him. More so than Whit, really.

[@LittleMix2011-Always]

Her tone & timbre, inflections, runs & riffs, range, the mixture of warm and cold textures , her beauty and even her grace is all a reflection of how she constantly works on her soul & her voice .... she is always evolving and the true meaning of technique and versatility !!! An elite vocalist and a worldwide Masterclass, Brandy is honestly one of the best vocalist to ever grace this planet 🤍🖤🤎 She has the best harmonies I have ever heard #Period ‼️‼️‼️ And her tone has one of the most peculiar colors & most beautiful I have witnessed ‼️‼️ The Vocal Bible 📖 #Brandy B’Rocka you’re a legend !! Love ❤️ this video so beautiful 🤍❤️🤍 Can you do just another one for the fun of it lolls and one of Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey ⁉️⁉️⁉️ Love ❤️ this video and channel ‼️

[@AllOfKee]

Yesssssssssssssssss

[@shons_homecooking]

Brandy is a BEAST!! I've loved her since the beginning!

[@Nonyabusiness08]

Same!!

[@rodneybrown1785]

How can you not love her!!!! The vocal bible!!

[@Optimism211]

I can not WAIT for this video to finish uploading. One of the few vocalists I've seen, to constantly challenge themselves and almost change their style of singing each album and each era. Hell, even in between eras, she experiments like no other. The b7 Album is just another example of how experimental she's always been with her own voice and how she's constantly pushing the boundaries on what can be done in a recording booth. Check out all of her unreleased songs ... impeccable!! Songs like: Sweet nothings, Freedom, One thing, Keyed, Open (Osmosis Jones soundtrack) Home, Drumlife, Who's the loser now, Stand back, Today, Surprise ending, Believer, etc.

[@blaze2001]

Open is hella dope!

[@BoyNextDoor456]

I love “Open”. It’s a great R&B track. A lot of people don’t know about that one. Brandy sounds amazing on it. Her voice is everything. She should start performing that one at her concerts.

[@vvorthabilly]

Supreme & Take Me Back are top tier.

[@ladimu1]

Brandy is a beast. Full Moon album to this day is perfection to me.

[@truongphan9082]

her voice ages like a fine wine, better with time.

[@sasa19151]

I feel like she was made for Broadway! Her voice is at its best when she is singing loud and with a story. She is also a really great actress, I feel like she is at her absolute best when she does both.

[@soaribb32]

Agreed.

[@nicim3730]

I disagree with you! I think her warm, husky, smokey, velvety, airy soft dynamics are when she is unmatched. The sound just hovers like fog or a smoke filled lounge.

[@nikki1497]

She is everything

[@Mrlewkowicz]

It’s amazing to me that at 8 years old she performed such clean runs

[@deninobangz1603]

Brandy will always reign SUPREME in VOCALS!!!

[@fitoland2355]

Brandy Is Just Vocally Supreme! Truly The Most Versatile, Agile, Smartest, Creative, Precise, Controlled, Soulful, Melodic, Harmonic, Vibrant, Colorful, Tasteful, Original, Phased, Genius, Strategic, Balanced & Sweetest Vocalist Post Bing Bang On This So Called Planet Earth Aka Tha Unique Blue Marble Planet During This Specific Time & Space & That Any Element Of God’s Beautiful Creation Could Ever Witness, Perceive, Imagine & Enjoy! 🌎 🔥 🎶 🖤👌🏿

[@ladimu1]

Well said.

[@MiillieMesh]

I'm in Brandy overload & still want more. If overdosing on an artist was ever such a thing then 💖💖💖

[@blueviolets2106]

Brandy is in my top 5 three times 😂 her debut voice, her Full Moon voice, and her voice now.

[@thejevon]

She’s the GOAT fr fr! Where is the Full Moon performance from 2016 thou cause she ate that up?!

[@A.Hoosier]

This is everything! Her tone, passion, and ad libs. Her mentor was Whit, and she is STILL making her proud!! The vocal Bible she is...,

[@Marquiiiss]

2012 Era, 2017-Current her runs are just out of this world

[@brianjackson7023]

She mastered her voice..🛐

[@asmrcity3147]

Brandy is truly the vocal bible. The way I hear so much of her influence in 200-2020 music. I still play 2/11 OUT

[@deshawnwoods-carter9010]

Phenomenally Done🤞🏾. This video showcases WHY BRANDY is a vocal treasure.

[@bluubird7077]

I want to jump out of my skin I love her voice soooooo much! Chills I tell you. Still to this day. Her album 7. No words. Down to earth, honest in her experiences, truth in each breath. Heart & soul and her all in every performance. She set a time, a way, of style, grace, elegance. I mean, WWWOOOWWW! Thank you for sharing such a beautiful gift with us. I can't even say the world because it feels like your singing to each individual each time you sing.

[@4everHecati]

This was an amazing snapshot of the vocal life of Brandy Brocka Norwood💫💫💫

[@Wild4Change]

She will always be #1 for me. I appreciate this montage of the vocal bible! 🔥🔥🔥

[@JMat2683]

I’ve been anticipating this since the first notification

[@ursulawanza8674]

There’s something melancholic about her voice, and yet she pulls you in and makes you want to keep listening to it. Powerful!

[@THEE.apples]

Hopefully u included her on Broadway as Roxie Hart. Cause she sounded beautiful.

[@VocalViralMedia]

It is!!

[@LittleMix2011-Always]

This is gonna be so dope ‼️‼️❤️❤️ Vocal Beast 🤎🤍🎵

[@verahoward9422]

Excellent video of Brady's vocal evolution! Love it when Brandy & Monica sing together.

[@noellearchives]

my favorite vocalist ever.

[@ririfaye145]

Everyone can't sing live but this Queen is dangerous she's no joke #TeamBrandy ♒🔥♒

[@dreambig3383]

Everyone has a queen B.. some might say lil Kim, some say Beyoncé… some may say others.. and i love all the ppl I just named.. but it’ll always be brandy for me

[@TT-mf2cy]

Why Thea looked pissed when Brandy was singing? 🤔

[@willienixon6847]

Hating ass. I saw that too

[@emmathea1]

they didn't get along!!!

[@BoyNextDoor456]

Jealousy is a mess.

[@gregorythomas6491]

You saw it too ? I thought it was just me that big beast was snarling while everybody else was enjoying her voice. Smh 🤦🏾‍♂️ she’s always been a hater

[@vvorthabilly]

Cause she was! 😂😂🤣

[@robefresh]

Thank you SO much for making this video. I was mesmerized from start to finish. She is my favourite artist. Always and forever. She IS the Vocal Bible.

[@willienixon6847]

How can you not love her!

[@anjelheaven]

That performance at the Emmy Awards was actually 1998.

[@jmoneyvocals1650]

One of my absolute favorites, love her!!!!

[@marywilson6354]

Vocal Brest her and Jazmin Sullivan when it. Comes to runs period can't be beat .period

[@ttrees4090]

Thanks for this. Was great. Never saw one of the ones from when she was a kid.

[@tjjohnson1151]

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾❤️ I love me some her, been a fan since the beginning ❤️

[@observantvibes]

I love her voice but her vocals in 2012 though! Whew!

[@tyquainmcclellan486]

True Vocalist 🙌🏾

[@basementtunesentertainment279]

Thanks for all of your hard work on this. Amazing.

[@masterl14]

So we're just going to not touch on her Human album!? Where she did vocal arrangements that shes never done before?! Why do people sleep on Human :(

[@Bloooooooooooppp]

The SANGINGGG she did the whole human era was on another level

[@_kgreen]

Swearrr long distance is one of my fave songs by her‼️ her live performances from that era was unmatched

[@CalebSingsxD09]

Facts 🗣🗣💯💯👏🏽👏🏽

[@desiree9010]

Thank you for this Brandy is my favorite singer .

[@LGnLA]

Beautiful, brilliant, defined>BRANDY!!!! This was excellent, tfs!!!!💖💖💖💖

[@thekonversationwithkaleaf]

That clip from 2016 with the big hair is fav Brandy performance performance

[@BeaMode1990]

I'm getting emotional watching this because I was there from the Thea years. 😩

[@stephenemmanuelogboh1195]

On Stars and Queens she delivered tooooo

[@MRsupervamp]

Beautiful angelic voice all the time she grown from a lady into a beautiful women

[@jjmcdee7604]

Senior Vampy she did not a lot of artist did that she just started wanted to be grown

[@JY008]

I love Brandy and always thought she was great, but IMO it wasn't until 2004 and the afrodisiac era that her voice started to get that polished tone that started to become her signature.

[@likeitsgoldn9200]

Brandy is in my top 5 favorite vocalist of all time. I’d list why, but the comments pretty much sum it up. ☺️☺️

[@Gatsbyesque]

2:52. Just FYI, this “Baby” performance was very early in 1995. And the previous clip of her singing “Brokenhearted” was late 1995. You can tell from the 2:28 clip which actually took place eight months after the 2:52 one, that she sounded less resonant and her tone was already smaller, around August ‘95 when she would’ve been promoting that single.

[@Gatsbyesque]

With a few exceptions, it continued to follow that trend through the WTE / SUIMR and Cinderella eras into the next album. The Grammy WTE rehearsal was a return to form in terms of her having perfect placement and full vocal resonance. For the actual performance, she still sounded good, but the size of her tone was back trending a bit smaller and you also heard her rasp returning. Actually, the same thing happened at the 99 AMAs. The rehearsal clips that circulated in the media were fluid, well-placed, and agile. The actual performance... well, she struggled. I think that nervousness affected her vocals significantly. Her comfort level and personal confidence are crucial to the outcome of a performance. Also, that she was shockingly overworked while she was still developing and that made her voice unpredictable in the NSN era. This leads to poor reaction from audiences and even less confidence. Cyclical. Brandy’s voice actually did not sound resonant and perfectly placed again until she performed on Oprah in April ‘99. Watch the ADC performance. And then it wasn’t again until the FM album. In between there was a lot of airiness, nasality, and coarse throat singing. She showed the most promise of any singer I had ever heard when she first came out, but I think a lack of classical training while being heavily overworked at a fragile time created inconsistency, which then led to a lack of confidence and dismantled her shot at ultimate greatness, ie joining the pantheon with Whitney, Tina, etc. Then, she missed out on her chances to course correct.

[@mellotheesavage5296]

She is literally my idol can’t do no wrong period 👀👀❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥‼️ yea I said it lol

[@caliBornbEauty]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS My forever fave

[@dariusbrock2351]

I really enjoyed this!!

[@woke1497]

Look at thea looking sour when Brandy sings lol.

[@KLB1218]

I saw that too! LOL. Like she was thinking “this lil b***h” 😂

[@princedarius7224]

Whats soo funny is, these little kids in the 2020s on these takent shows actually be BLOWING OUT 90s talent. Its like Talent is getting Better and Better decade by decade (there are exceptions when people are before thier time) But by an large we got Marrian Anderson 1940s Aretha Franklin 1960s Whitney Housten 1980s Brandy 1990s

[@CCCCCCCCCCCmany]

Aquarius I love Brandy

[@lolo17th]

Can anybody explain the placement that brandy uses throughout her evolution stages. I like her voice now than her ealier years which was just a replica of Whitney's, but i cant understamd how she starts of singing mid-low range yet her voice isn't muddles like some singers who sing in a similar tessitura.

[@isuchyquaich8518]

Brandy had breathing problems /issues when she was younger. And if you look up people singing on oxygen ,the women can sing lower . I think Casey is he name . So yes maybe all the oxygen minutes helped her

[@adambata4667]

Dope video

[@AllOfKee]

The 🐐

[@TW-on1by]

Do ya ever be wondering who is going to sing at these songbirds we listen to. I honestly use to wonder who was going to sing at Mrs.Whitney Houston Brown funeral I’m sorry she was her happiest when she was with Bobby. He gave her life no matter the ups and downs period.

[@df003376]

Brandy sings in the pocket every time and is always right on key.

[@cocodior]

Thea looked so annoyed lol just a bitter Betty

[@nathanbrooks89]

TECHNICAL SINGING. That’s why they call her the vocal Bible. It’s not how she sings it’s what she DOES WITH IT. CONTRL

[@CiaraITB]

Great video!

[@yvettewheeler9125]

Whitney was definitely an influence.

[@gabgrandy01]

Thea looked mad then...

[@mandeelaw8410]

I would LOVE to hear her sing Soon as I get Home by Faith Evans! She would DESTROY it!💣💥💥💥

[@brittneybutler2491]

Sang Brandy, a.k.a "B Rocka!"💖💖

[@ursulawanza8674]

Monica knew not to jump into that trap.😂

[@chilezp]

9:41 OMGGGG

[@CamSaidSo]

And she’s only improving. That Two Eleven era was really a sound off though. She ate so many moments during that era.

[@ddoctriness]

Never Say Never is her weakest era vocally, which is ironic considering it’s her biggest as well. It’s understandable though, her voice was changing until the undeniable force it would later become.

[@MrLosboogie3000]

I’ve always said the same thing. I hate it because I would have loved to have gotten some better performances from her. You can tell she was holding back in performances due to the change in her voice.

[@tim-tbone5513]

I agree it’s her weakest vocally. Im willing to admit that sometimes I couldn’t even understand wtf she was saying. But make no mistake, Never Say Never is definitely one of her top 3 albums

[@missyyystacy]

Also she was working a lot during that time. With Moesha, Cinderella, I still know what you did last summer, and recording the album her voice was changing but also probably very tired

[@msawmusic]

@Devon Hawkins-Anderson facts Put That on Everything still sounds so fresh

[@differentlydifferent]

Her voice was transitioning during this time so while it was a little weaker than the other errors it still was more unique to her own style than her first album. She was beginning to really develop her own lane vocally at this time

[@LBloggie]

2019 was dope then she started forcing babyvoice since then

[@BrunoGomes-ne9eo]

6:16 where was that? Thank you =)

[@DiamondEmpireDanceCompany]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@fairy-exorcist]

6:54 can someone *PLEASE* tell me where to find this performance I have been looking for YEARS for this Afrodisiac live performance & haven't found it up until now with this short clip 😭

[@milehin333]

lmk if you find it

[@fairy-exorcist]

@@milehin333 i will for sure!

[@dollhausent7750]

I want it as well!!

[@MizzTay88]

What is the performance @ 11:50? I need to see that!!

[@Official.tadiwa]

We need a beyonce one too

[@breeeeeee]

how is she still getting better?

[@twillias4714]

because she's the vocal Bible and she used great technique rests her voice and she imho has a really unique voices that really didn't reach its prime until she was liked 30s. where her peers peaked in early 20s.

[@axelito6342]

Mezzo-sopranos usually hit their prime in their late 30s and throughout their 40s when the voice is properly taken care of ! That’s her case !

[@adah6759]

​@@axelito6342she's a soprano dugazon soprano

[@HlombeSiswana]

@@adah6759 she's a coloratura contralto, she's more comfortable in her lower register than her middle

[@deonteterrel8078]

BRANDY!!🧡💚💜.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

[@bodyu83]

Yasssss im gonna throw my whole phone 12:15