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Sia’s vocal range: C3–C6 (mezzo-soprano)
Powerhouse pop belter behind the wig. Sia’s range is commonly cited as roughly C3 to C6, about 3 octaves. Estimates are compiled from studio recordings and live performances, so treat the exact edges as approximate.
Sia’s commonly cited range on the keyboard
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The voice
Sia Furler is a mezzo-soprano whose range is commonly cited at roughly C3–C6, about three octaves, though references vary. Her voice is one of the most distinctive in pop: a cracked, almost sobbing belt that pushes each vowel to its breaking point, a chewed, idiosyncratic diction that turns lyrics into instruments, and an ability to leap from a low murmur to a screaming top note in a single bar. It is the sound of Chandelier, Titanium and dozens of hits she wrote for other artists.
The trap with Sia songs is the strain. Those chorus notes around C5–D#5 sound like they are ripped out of her, but the effect is a stylistic crack laid over a supported, well-placed belt. Learn Chandelier with a clean, bright mix first, then add the breaks and swoops sparingly. Keep the jaw loose on her stretched vowels, plan breaths before each long line, and if the chorus starts to feel like shouting, drop the key. Stop and rest if your throat feels sore; the rasp is not worth an injury.
Range moments worth studying
Chandelier
The ‘one, two, three, drink’ verse sits low, then the chorus explodes into sustained belts around C5–D#5, repeated to exhaustion.
Titanium
Verses around G3–B3 and a chorus that climbs to D#5 with a long, held ‘titanium’; a favourite belt test.
Cheap Thrills
Her most forgiving hit, a bouncy F#3–C#5 with no big sustained notes.
Elastic Heart
Starts unusually low around C3 in the library’s chart, then leaps up more than two octaves for a raw, cracking chorus.
Sing Sia’s songs with feedback
Every song below has a full guide on this site: the range, the key, where the hard notes are, and how to practise them. Open one, then record it in the app to hear how close you are.
Can you sing it?
Mezzos and altos with a developing belt should start with Cheap Thrills (F#3–C#5); Chandelier and Titanium are for when your D#5 is reliable. A range label only tells you the edges. Whether a song feels good depends on where its melody sits. The Singing Coach AI app listens to you sing real songs, maps your range and tessitura, and tells you which keys and songs actually fit your voice, including whether Sia’s catalogue is in reach today.
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Voices in the same neighbourhood
Singers whose cited range and voice type sit closest to Sia’s. If one of them suits you, the other probably will too.
AdeleC3–C6 · mezzo-soprano
Alicia KeysC3–C6 · mezzo-soprano
Billie EilishD3–B5 · mezzo-soprano
Demi LovatoC3–D#6 · mezzo-soprano
Lana Del ReyD3–B5 · mezzo-soprano
MadonnaD3–B5 · mezzo-soprano
Photo: Sia performing at The Parish (a music venue) during SxSW in Austin, 2006, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Range figures are estimates compiled from recordings and are not endorsed by the artist.