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Post by samo🦕 on May 4, 2018 1:59:42 GMT -5
Oh and regarding Demi vs Ariana - Ariana is more consistent and I don't think I've ever heard her sound as bad as Demi can, but Demi at her best >> Ariana at her best. This. Ariana's more consistent, whereas Demi has Daddy Issues and Confident/Cool For the Summer. Went with Ariana because the latter two songs I mentioned are the only ones that come to mind when thinking about songs where Demi has a better vocal performance than Ari's best.
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Post by Gray. on May 4, 2018 15:06:02 GMT -5
For me, this comes down to how much value you place on tone (and to a lesser degree enunciation). And Ariana wins that for me. While Ariana loses points for enunciation, it's not enough to really damage the presentation of the song for me (though I can see how it can be so for others). As for Demi, her tone has cut into her material for me to the extent where I'd have preferred someone else to sing it. This is how I feel. Demi has a great voice but her tone is grating. I'd rather marble-mouthed Ari any day of the week.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2018 15:32:13 GMT -5
Oh and regarding Demi vs Ariana - Ariana is more consistent and I don't think I've ever heard her sound as bad as Demi can, but Demi at her best >> Ariana at her best. This. Ariana's more consistent, whereas Demi has Daddy Issues and Confident/Cool For the Summer. Went with Ariana because the latter two songs I mentioned are the only ones that come to mind when thinking about songs where Demi has a better vocal performance than Ari's best. But what about Tell Me You Love Me??!!! Demi's vocals are FIRE on that track. not just belty but emotional and the delivery of the song is top-notch.
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Post by Active Aggressive on May 4, 2018 16:06:52 GMT -5
For me, this is EASILY Demi. While I love Ari's music more consistently, her voice has never brought me to tears or floored me the way Demi has. She doesn't have the emotional connection to her material...at least, not yet. I don't want lightweight from a vocalist, but sometimes as an artist.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2018 16:08:20 GMT -5
Not even close as a vocalist Demi wins this hands down and on the plus side i actually understand what the fuck she sings!
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Post by samo🦕 on May 4, 2018 16:08:32 GMT -5
This. Ariana's more consistent, whereas Demi has Daddy Issues and Confident/Cool For the Summer. Went with Ariana because the latter two songs I mentioned are the only ones that come to mind when thinking about songs where Demi has a better vocal performance than Ari's best. But what about Tell Me You Love Me??!!! Demi's vocals are FIRE on that track. not just belty but emotional and the delivery of the song is top-notch. Oooooops, that one's great as well. Still stand by Ariana having better vocals though.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2018 16:09:46 GMT -5
For me, this is EASILY Demi. While I love Ari's music more consistently, her voice has never brought me to tears or floored me the way Demi has. She doesn't have the emotional connection to her material...at least, not yet. I don't want lightweight from a vocalist, but sometimes as an artist. THIS. Demi seems like she would die if she couldn't sing lol. Ariana is great but she doesn't make me feel anything the way Demi can.
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Post by Fat Ass Kelly Price on May 4, 2018 16:16:37 GMT -5
Oh and regarding Demi vs Ariana - Ariana is more consistent and I don't think I've ever heard her sound as bad as Demi can, but Demi at her best >> Ariana at her best. This. Ariana's more consistent, whereas Demi has Daddy Issues and Confident/Cool For the Summer. Went with Ariana because the latter two songs I mentioned are the only ones that come to mind when thinking about songs where Demi has a better vocal performance than Ari's best. Those songs aren’t even close to being anywhere near Demi’s best vocal performances. Haha. Interesting choices.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on May 4, 2018 16:16:40 GMT -5
Demi almost made me call my POS father for a split second.
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Post by Fat Ass Kelly Price on May 4, 2018 16:20:41 GMT -5
Ari gave her best vocal as a 13 year old.
She actually is evocative here, good enunciation, freedom in her belting, she actually supports her notes here and that last note is sustained with resonance (probably the last time she’s done that). 13 yo Ari snatched my wig. (Lowkey better than Idina’s rendition).
#IMissTheYoungAri
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Post by .indulgecountry on May 4, 2018 18:13:03 GMT -5
If the two girls were singing a duet live together on an award show, Demi would sing Ariana under the table. Ariana is a solid vocalist, but Demi is solidly superior imo.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2018 22:21:20 GMT -5
Ari gave her best vocal as a 13 year old. She actually is evocative here, good enunciation, freedom in her belting, she actually supports her notes here and that last note is sustained with resonance (probably the last time she’s done that). 13 yo Ari snatched my wig. (Lowkey better than Idina’s rendition). #IMissTheYoungAri She looks the same awesome!! she never ages! She belongs on idol singing other people songs! She seems at her best here.
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Post by getoffmylawn on May 7, 2018 15:54:44 GMT -5
If the two girls were singing a duet live together on an award show, Demi would sing Ariana under the table. Ariana is a solid vocalist, but Demi is solidly superior imo. Speak! Demi puts way more emotion into her singing, that to me makes her a superior vocalist. If an artist isn't relating to the music how are we suppose to? Ari looks like she's singing only because she's being paid to do it.
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Post by Positive Tension on May 19, 2018 12:01:09 GMT -5
I prefer Demi's voice- she sounds stronger and more mature than Arianna, and I think she connects to the material a lot better. Arianna's voice is too whispery/girlish for my taste.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2018 12:21:53 GMT -5
I love both but I pick Demi
Demi's voice carries far more emotion, better enunciation, and overall strength It's also something that has improved over time, like her voice has gotten stronger as evident on tracks like Tell Me You Love Me & You Don't Do It For Me Anymore Like I've heard the level of maturity on her voice since Don't Forget and it's awesome
But the emotion she gives me though as a performer given that she has far more emotional songs than Ari I stan for both a lot though
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Post by jonny on Oct 25, 2019 11:59:32 GMT -5
They're pretty much on par and while Demi bears more connection,dynamic range and possibly support up to maybe G5,Ariana uses a less forced technique and is capable of doing more trickery with her voice which not only enables her to sound more different but she can also vary it to arguably embellish a wider array of styles and vibes
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Post by MyLastView on Nov 3, 2019 7:40:35 GMT -5
I went with Demi. Ariana is great with technicality but I wish she’d enunciate & put a little more emotion into her vocals. Demi to me has stronger delivery even if she isn’t as good technically as Ariana.
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Post by gabe on Nov 3, 2019 7:50:24 GMT -5
this poll is like asking if pizza or lawn clippings tastes better
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Post by House Lannister on Nov 3, 2019 20:36:28 GMT -5
Ariana wins because she sounds smoother when she sings. There's been more than one song where Demi really struggles to stay on tone when she tries to belt it out (Stone Cold to name one).
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Post by Leo ✔ on Nov 4, 2019 9:49:32 GMT -5
Demi.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Nov 4, 2019 11:07:17 GMT -5
I know I answered Demi when this poll originally started. But I'm much more confident with that answer now after Ariana's recent output. She has become such a boring vocalist over the past year or two.
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Post by despy on Nov 4, 2019 14:46:54 GMT -5
Easily Demi, even though both are incredible.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2019 10:47:36 GMT -5
I think they are comparable but while Ariana has the better sounding tone. Its angelic at times, I feel like Demi has more power and grit to her voice.
Ariana lack of enunciation is a minor issue for me but the biggest issue in her voice is her lack of depth and soul. Demi has it, Kelly has has it, Christina has it, Adele has its. I need that soul before I can say sometime is a good singer. Fantasia imo doesn't have the best tone but she can make me cry with her voice, Ari cant.
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Post by leonagwen on Nov 7, 2019 3:34:52 GMT -5
They both have great vocals. Ariana will win the poll because shes had more hits lately.
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Post by bornfearless2000 on Nov 8, 2019 17:26:20 GMT -5
Ariana
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Post by toomuchboy on Nov 10, 2019 14:19:08 GMT -5
They both have great vocals. Ariana will win the poll because shes had more hits lately. But mostly because she doesn't make people's ears bleed.
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Post by jonny on Dec 1, 2020 6:16:40 GMT -5
They’re equal. Literally. Ariana has cleaner, more precise runs and ease with runs. Demi supports and resonates her belts higher. They can both whistle (but rarely do). Both have weak lower registers (high set sopranos). Both have great ease in upper belts. Both strain to high heavens on upper belts. (I think Ari gets away with it with less notice because her voice is thinner/lighter so the strain isn’t as apparent to the layperson’s ears). Demi has better stamina. Ariana has a better falsetto. Both have weak head registers that they don’t use much. Demi is more emotive and versatile. Tone is subjective (but I personally prefer Demi’s on lower notes to mid-high belts). Demi has better enunciation. I voted Demi, because I know results will skew to Ariana. Who we truly should be having the battle with are Tori Kelly and JoJo. They’re miles better vocalists than Demi and Ari. What happened to neally? Where ha analysis? Except Demi's emotions tend to sound similar and she always sounds like herself, whereas Ariana is more capable of sounding like a different person whenever she wants. Plus, she can belt up to B5 which means greater range agility and arguably doesn't strain as frequently, but everything else you said is correct. And it is highly arguable that Demi bears greater dynamic range and connection
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Post by lancey on Dec 11, 2020 5:00:44 GMT -5
Not an Easy one for me, one screams and one you can barely understand what she’s actually singing half the time! I’ll take Ariana because she’s compared to my favorite of all time!
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Post by musicspy on Dec 11, 2020 6:24:14 GMT -5
I cant believe this is even a debate
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Post by beach1 on Dec 13, 2020 2:28:35 GMT -5
I think they're both equal, but I prefer Demi's tone and style of singing. So I picked Demi.
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