Vocal Range

F#2 – C#6 (3 octaves, 3 notes and 1 semitone)

Supported Range

C#3 – G#4/A4

Voice Type

Light Lyric Tenor

Strengths/Achievements Extensive range Second most consistent mixed voice in EXO Has shown large improvement from debut to recently in pitch, support and placement Semi agile voice Relaxed falsetto up to F5 Able to support notes as low as C#3 consistently Does better in the fifth octave than Chen and D.O. Able to produce a connected head voice Weaknesses Unbalanced, throaty mix above A4 Notes below C#3 are more often than not, unsupported, coming out quiet or breathy Occasional sloppy runs Above F5, falsetto becomes airy and squeezed Forces his jaw forward during belts, causing jaw tension Sings with a lowered soft palate at times, causing a more nasal sound Worst Intonation in the EXO vocal line Head voice is inconsistent Registers Lower register: Shows support down to C#3, with one or two supported C3s. Anything below this is unsupported, where the vocal cords become disconnected and the sound becomes unstable, airy and quiet. Mixed register: Bright and Resonant. Able to retain support and resonance up to G#4/A4. Anything above is strained, however. Generally a healthy and balanced full mix is used around his supported range, which then becomes very heady and pushed as he ascends above his supported range. Upper register: The most developed falsetto in EXO, able to produce relaxed strain free notes up to F5 consistently, has shown lots of improvement in this area in relation to pitch and control, as well as transitions. Agility

Second most agile voice in EXO. Decent precision and pitch, though sloppy runs do occur. He has shown a large improvement in this area, showing good precision and note separation and simpler runs and scales, as opposed to earlier in his career where pitch in general would be an issue for him and vocal runs would result in him sliding through notes without a direction or clear idea of the vocal run he’d attempt.

Overall analysis

Baekhyun possesses a bright, masculine voice that shows more in his middle range. He is often chosen as one of EXO’s lead vocalists for solo performances and duets, and is often given the highest notes in EXO songs due to the brightness and headiness of his mix, which although strained, allows for him to stay in a high range for a longer period of time with less vocal effort than Chen or Kyungsoo would need. He has shown one of biggest improvements amongst EXO vocalists in his breath support, control and range, allowing for him to better show the naturally light but masculine characteristics of his voice, which sits in a tenor range and due to the lightness and youthful qualities of his voice, would most likely be classified as a Light Lyric Tenor.

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