falsetto

The author believes this may have been his first point of contact with falsetto.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“He would gleefully look at me and shout his falsetto for songs like ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry.’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

You can hear clear and compelling evidence of this on the opening track, “Jungle Roux,” in the beguiling falsetto on “Duvateen,” or the fascinating vocal treatment on “My Lover.”

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

“Slap the City” clatters and coos with R&B falsetto and at least makes the blank nihilism of Drake’s dating life feel self-aware.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

Gabe looked at him resentfully and mimicked in a falsetto voice: “Just a kid.”

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

In Hill's song with iconic '90s R&B artist, D'Angelo, "Nothing Even Matters," the two showcase through buttery falsettos and a stunning vocal performance that love is the answer.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2023

Somewhat obscured at the time by the hairy chests and falsettos of their disco peak was the enduring brilliance of Gibb’s songwriting.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

Sasfy added, “The style is clear — male passion and pain made real by exaggerated timing, breathless gasps, resounding basso profundo, swooping falsettos and nervous yelps.”

From Washington Post ● Oct. 22, 2022

Both Sumney and Hadreas are intense, fervent singers, with voices that reach from baritone and tenor up to pearly, richly androgynous falsettos.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2020

For a time they sat about, all pulling at clay pipes and chirruping and laughing in queer thin falsettos at the events of the night and the previous afternoon. 

From Jerry of the Islands by Jack London