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Mariah's voice (40,127) by Marc Charles from UK

A lot of people are questioning Mariah's voice. So I'll put what I think has happened as I know a lot about the voice and how it works etc. Her way of singing is [...] demanding on the vocal chords. After 22+ years of singing ofcourse it's going to change and what has almost certainly happened is that her voice has buckled (plus other factors). Buckling affects mostly the control and [...] much the belting side of things. When a voice buckles it becomes [...] harder to control as the two vocal folds have had extreme pressure over the years. Belting (especially high belts) after a while bend the vocal folds where the tissue cant regenerate its elasticity. When you get older it naturally becomes weaker and that's just to a normal voice, happens to everyone. (Hence why old people when they speak or sing it's very wobbly.) But Mariah has pushed her voice much, it's happening while she's in her 40's. Also when a woman becomes pregnant, the voice changes like it changes when puberty occurs. Not so much as that but it becomes weaker. So this, plus her nodules, play a part in its current condition. It's irreversible. Plus on top of that, when a singer is on vocal rest, it's healthier for a singer to speak very quiet and actually use the chords than it is to whisper and not use them. Air being pushed through the chords while not vibrating can damage them in the long term (whispering/breathy singing a lot will make the voice hoarse as it drys the vocal chords while pushing though them). But Mariah and her whistle notes/breathy singing are exactly that. The whistles cause a ton of pressure on the chords and muscles. So all these factors come together in the long run and caused the damage. The voice is very very tough. but it will come to an end. And with the amount Mariah has done, just think about all those live performances, her style, the singing in the studio, the re-takes, talking, shouting, whistling etc etc it's inevitable. The only thing she can do to get something back is surgery, which is by far the last option as it's all or nothing. It could completely remove the whistle and the tone could completely change if the muscles are tightened. But would you risk that? Also when is the point where it will be the only option as the voice just isn't there any more. Yeah you can go on vocal rest for a ton of time, but that will make it sound okay and have better resonance and control for a short period. But that will only last until it's tired again. It will get tired [...] fast compared to her previous recovery time. But it won't help the belts as the muscles won't re elasticize. I love her. and got into the knowledge on the voice because I was [...] by how hers worked. I saw this coming after TEOM, the voice was still strong (vocal folds were still strong when healthy), then E=MC2 live performances were where it really started to deteriorate. MOAIA was the final cut. (Belt voice I'm talking mostly on.) Some people say she went down hill since 2000's, but only one or two areas of damage was there. Now all of the damage has come together. Now you notice even under studio fixs Mariah's songs in the studio are heavily edited. Tones of the belts and the runs sound very different to the TEOM and E=MC2. That part is just my opinion as I've got a sharp ear. Maybe you notice. Maybe you don't. But after I've said all this, I fully mean when I say I love her. I love her. Mariah will always be number one in my book as after all this time. I admire [...] she's done. So nothings changed for me. I'm just happy her art is here.
(Monday 9 December 2013; 0:41)