Talk:Grace VanderWaal

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Contralto?

Are there any sources that support this (or any alternative range?) it’s a BLP violation (and WP:OR to add one without a source and based on ‘I’ve heard her sing’-level evidence (and the edit-warring IP was entirely wrong to add it once, let alone edit war over it). - SchroCat (talk) 05:40, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

First of all, categories should not be added unless there is information in the article (cited to reliable sources) that discusses the point. I have not seen any source that identifies her as a "contralto", except the website "Singing Carrots", which is the personal website of a person called Sergey Kyune, who does not claim to have any credentials. VanderWaal is a jazzy pop singer, and lots of female jazz singers have low-ish voices. But we rarely mention this on Wikipedia, because vocal parts and fachs are more relevant to classical singers, whereas pop singers can usually sing their songs in whatever key they think will be most effective for them. Frankly, I would not be in favor of mentioning this unless we find multiple important sources that make a big deal about it. -- Ssilvers (talk) 06:17, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]