Summary
- Ariana Grande confidently embraces changing her voice for various roles and enjoys playing with different tones.
- Grande altered her voice to embody Glinda in Wicked, undergoing intense training to prove her capability.
- The singer's commitment to transforming her voice for the role demonstrates her dedication to the character.
While Ariana Grande finally released new music in March 2024 and fans were excited to listen to "Eternal Sunshine," everyone was preoccupied with Grande sounding different at the 2024 Oscars. As The Daily Mail reported, when the singer presented two awards alongside Cynthia Erivo, she talked in a higher voice than her usual tone. Right away, fans thought that Grande sounded like her Wicked character Glinda the Good Witch.
The star got a lot of attention after her role in the movie adaptation of the beloved musical was announced. Fans worried about whether Grande changed her body for the Wicked role and also began asking if she would talk like Glinda all the time. In this article, we'll take a look at what Ariana Grande said about speaking in different voices, along with why she changed her voice for Wicked.
What Did Ariana Grande Say About Her Changing Voice?
In March 2024, fans began debating Ariana Grande's changing voice, which is a subject that the singer has heard about for years. Even though she continues to receive negative comments about it, she has always owned up to changing her voice at times, and she doesn't see a problem with it.
TikTok user Patty Eminger, whose channel is called Patty Pop Culture, shared a video on the subject. The video played several clips of the singer talking, from a 2021 interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show to when she accepted an award back in 2015. Grande often spoke in a high voice that didn't match the deeper tone in her most famous songs.
Eminger said, "That voice she's doing right now is definitely a transatlantic accent... I've always said she does the transatlantic accent." He continued that Grande uses various accents for certain albums or acting roles. In some interviews, she sounds like she has a low voice, and in others, she sounds like she has a higher voice. Her voice is Wicked definitely sounds different from her voice in Victorious and Sam and Cat.
In a 2013 interview, which was included in the TikTok video, Ariana Grande defended her voice and said she wanted to protect her voice by speaking in a higher tone. She said:
"I've been speaking in a slightly higher placement than I usually speak in because I've been doing a lot of interviews and I'm trying to keep my voice healthy."
Even though people began paying attention to Ariana Grande's changing voice because of the way that she sounded at the 2024 Oscars, the singer has talked about her voice for a long time, and she seems used to receiving criticism.
According to Glamour, when someone told Grande that she was using auto-tune, she defended her voice and said that she was talented. She commented:
"Naw, with all due respect I could do this in your living room for you, fam. with no sound mixing or help at all. I could do it on broadway (and did). I can do it in the shower. it's my gift / it's why I'm here. I sing 30+ songs a night. every word. it's my thing. let me shine like d*mn."
Which Celebrities Used A Different Voice For A Movie Role? (According to Too Fab)
- Joaquin Phoenix, Johnny Cash in Walk The Line
- Hugh Jackman, Wolverine
- Johnny Depp, Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Meryl Streep, Sophie's Choice
- Kristin Stewart, Princess Diana in Spencer
- Idris Elba, Nelson Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
- Nicole Kidman, Lucille Ball in Being The Ricardos
- Michelle Williams, Marilyn Monroe in My Week With Marilyn
- Austin Butler, Elvis
- Lupita Nyong'o, Adelaide Wilson and Red in Us
Ariana Grande seems confident and comfortable with the fact that she has changed her voice over the years. If she was bothered by the negative comments, she might not change her voice so much. The fact that she sometimes sounds different in interviews proves that she likes playing with her voice. She definitely takes the opportunity to have some fun with her voice. In 2016, Grande shared a video of her speaking in an Australian accent on social media. In 2022, Grande adopted a British accent in a video for R.E.M. Beauty, according to Capitalfm.com.
Since Ariana Grande said that she was protecting her voice by speaking differently, this could be why she sometimes switches things up or speaks in an accent. Since she sings so often, it makes sense that she wants to keep her voice strong.
Why Did Ariana Grande Change Her Voice To Play Glinda In Wicked?
In a 2024 interview on The Zach Sang Show, Ariana Grande talked about altering her voice for her role as Glinda in the movie Wicked. She explained that she was interested in being cast and when she was a coach on The Voice, she put a lot of time and effort into ensuring that her voice was ready.
Grande said that she changed her voice so casting producers could see her as Glinda. She said:
"I trained every day with Nancy [Banks] and with Eric [Vetro] to transform my voice, even — like, my singing voice — everything about me, I had to deconstruct to prove to them I could handle taking on this other person."
Sang said that Grande was incredibly committed to trying out for the role of Glinda and compared it to preparing for the Super Bowl. She also said that she "had to completely erase popstar Ari" to be a real contender for the part and mentioned not wearing makeup for the auditions.
While some might say that it's too intense or extreme for someone to change their singing voice to get cast in a certain role, it sounds like Grande was determined to play Glinda. As Entertainment Weekly reported in 2021, Grande spent eight years dreaming of playing Glinda.
As she told her fans in a Q&A video on her R.E.M. Beauty Channel, she threw herself into her Wicked character. She said, "Every piece of me, every minute, every ounce of my heart, my time, my everything that I can give it ... I am spending all my time with Glinda."
