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List of tenors in non-classical music

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The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3 (C one octave below middle C), to the high C (C5). The low extreme for tenors is roughly A2 (two octaves below middle C). At the highest extreme, some tenors can sing up to F one octave above middle C (F5).[1]

The term tenor was developed in relation to classical and operatic voices, where the classification is based not merely on the singer's vocal range but also on the tessitura and timbre of the voice. For classical and operatic singers, their voice type determines the roles they will sing and is a primary method of categorization. In non-classical music, singers are primarily defined by their genre and their gender and not by their vocal range.[2] When the terms soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone, and bass are used as descriptors of non-classical voices, they are applied more loosely than they would be to those of classical singers and generally refer only to the singer's perceived vocal range.

The following is a list of singers in various music genres and styles (most of which can be found on the List of popular music genres)[3] who have been described as tenors.

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List of names

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Clay Aiken
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Billie Joe Armstrong
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Matt Bellamy
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Chester Bennington
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Bono
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John Denver
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Bruce Dickinson
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Ronnie James Dio
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Brandon Flowers
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CeeLo Green
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Dave Grohl
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Rob Halford
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Matty Healy
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Michael Jackson
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Billy Joel
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Elton John
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Tyler Joseph
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Myles Kennedy
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Bruno Mars
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Paul McCartney
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Roy Orbison
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Robert Plant
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Smokey Robinson
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Ed Sheeran
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Layne Staley
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Sting
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Dallas Tamaira
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Justin Timberlake
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The Weeknd
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Maurice White
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Thom Yorke
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Notes

  1. Bieber is also referred to as a countertenor[89] and a baritone[90]
  2. Bono is also referred to as a baritone[121]
  3. Some sources also refer to Daughtry as a baritone[259][260]
  4. Fontana is also referred to as a baritone[328]
  5. Some sources also refer to Grassi as a countertenor[389]
  6. Some sources also refer to Al Green as a baritone and a falsetto[397]
  7. Hall is also referred to as a baritone[423]
  8. Some sources also refer to Jackson as a bass, baritone, and countertenor[480]
  9. Jimin is also referred to as a countertenor[493]
  10. Khan is also referred to as a baritone[549]
  11. Some sources also refer to Kudaibergen as a countertenor[569]
  12. Lennon is also referred to as a baritone[604][605]
  13. Malo is also referred to as a baritone[649]
  14. Some sources also refer to Mercury as a baritone[714][715]
  15. Thompkins is also referred to as a baritone and a falsetto[1006]
  16. Some sources also refer to Vitas as a countertenor[1050]
  17. Prior to his transition from female to male, Zyrus was known under the mononym Charice and possessed a soprano pre-transition[1132]

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