Beyonce vs Christina Aguilera

Article by: Naz C.

Beyonce' and Christina Aguilera without a doubt are todays Generation that DEFINE the DIVA ...the voice,talent and presence. Both Diva had exceptional talent that made them living Lagend at such young age. Xtina rose to prominence as a small girl with a big voice and Bey rose to superstardom as the lead vocal on Destiny's Child.

Now, todays both fans from both side kept arguing about who is The Best,The Greatest and yet, Deserve The Title as The Voice Of Our Generation.

Now, lets see some comparison in term of chart success,sales, vocal abilities and fanbase.....and who deserve the title as The Voice Of Our Generation.

CHART SUCCESS

Billboard Hot 100                                                                                                                                 

Xtina : 4#1 singles                                                                                                                        

            5#Top 10 singles (no: 1 excluded)                                                                                                                                                                  

  

Bey : 5#1 singles                                                                                                                           

         7#Top 10 singles (no: 1 excluded)                                                                                           

Billboard Hot 200                                                                                                                                  

Xtina : 2#1 albums (Christina Aguilera and Back To Basics)                                                 

Bey : 4#1 albums ( Dangerously In Love, Bday, I Am...Sasha Fierce and 4)                       

Ps: It's clear in term of Chart success success, Beyonce' surpasses Xtina by slight margin.

RECORD SALES (album/singles)

Sometimes record chart alone doesn't define the artists success, so what we need is record sales or shipment. Now let see how both Divas fair in comparison when we compare their total records sales. 

Xtina: 50 million units sold/shipment

Bey : 75 million units sold/shipment (Destiny's Child sales excluded)

Note: Xtina highest selling album is Christina Aguilera which sold 16 million. While, Beyonce highest selling album is Dangerously In Love with sales over 11 million.

Ps: Again, It's clear that Beyonce rules in term of record sales eventhough Xtina career took off 4 years earlier than Beyonce who started her career as a solo act in 2003.

Vocal Abilities 

Xtina : Range- 4 octave ( C3 - C#7 )

Vocal pro: Ability to sing in the whistle register up to high C in the 7th octave. Voice is raw and and has rough texture which is good in conveying emotional song and sound soulful. Ability to utilise vocal run or melisma. Belt is full,loud and has warm quality for belted notes around C5 - E5. Her voice is well projected or resonate and fully supported for notes around A3 - B4. Voice is very versatile as she can goes from Blues, Pop, R&B,Jazz,Rock and Broadway.

Vocal negative: Belted note above B4 sounds harsh and strained due to error in placing her voice correctly. Voice lose vibrato for note D5 and above.Voice is not fully supported and resonate  due to high larynx. Throat is completely closed by larynx when trying to belt G5. Having problems to sing notes around F5 and F#5 and of cause G5 and G#5. Melisma and vocal runs are show off only as they often didnt match the melody, structure, rhythm and chord of the song. Vocal run is needed in order to access whistle register, because whistle register is not a natural or comfort range for her. Overall, not a technical or highly skilled singer.

Beyonce : Range 3.5 octave (Bb2-E6)

Vocal pro : Voice is crafted with a beautiful vibrato that set her apart from her contemporaries.Voice is well supported and resonate for all notes around her range. Ability to use melisma and vocal run that match the song structure and melody. Larynx is stable and she has the ability to use her voice to immitate instrument. Voice is very versatile.Head voice is healthy and bright.Overall, a highly skilled and technical singers.

Vocal negative: Voice sometimes lacks emotion and too focus on the vocal, especially when utilising vocal run and melisma. Unable to sustained upper chest belting notes with ease for notes such as F#5 and G5. Uses too many vocal run and melisma especially in a live performance that sometimes detract from the song emotive content.

Ps: Okay, don't make me say this. Personally i'm not a Beyonce fan.In fact i'm more to Xtina fan because in fact, i have two Xtina album compare to Beyonce which i have only one album.Which is Bday. For Xtina, I have Back To Basics and her debut album. But again, the truth is..Beyonce's vocal is greater than Xtina. This infact due to the fact that Beyonce is a well trained singer compared to Xtina who is self learned singer. But, in term of technic, Beyonce completely won by a huge margin. But in term of who got the best tone or voice. It's down to a personal opinion, cuz it is subjective. But in term of technic, it is objective and clearly Beyonce won.

FANBASE: 

Now lets see how these singers fair in comparison when we compare their fanbase based on  their Facebook fans.

Xtina : 4.5 million

Beyonce : 27.5 million

Ps: So, AGAIN.....Beyonce is the clear Winner...So regarding who deserve the title as the voice of our generation.it would be BEYONCE' KNOWLES who beat Xtina in almost every angle of comparisons. Once again, this is not a bias comparison, as all the info that I used are base on FACTS.