Rihanna's Singing Style and How To Sing Like Her

Rihanna is known for her distinctive voice that spans across several octaves. Her technique includes a strong use of vibrato, a smooth chest voice, and a layered mix voice. In her song with David Guetta, “Who’s That Chick?,” she incorporates lower chest voice for a powerful, driving energy and alternatively, light, ethereal mix voice for a gentler, more dream-like feel. To learn how to sing like Rihanna, incorporating vocal exercises that focus on vibrato and chest voice will be helpful.

• To improve vibrato, check out Singing Carrots' video on how to sing with vibrato. Also practice with vocal warm-ups that ease in and out of vibrato, like the Farinelli breathing technique. This helps to incorporate vibrato in a natural way.
• To strengthen chest voice, use Singing Carrots' video on chest voice and practice with vocal warm-ups that focus on descending exercises, which involve starting with higher notes and letting the voice drop into the chest for a smooth transition.
• It’s also important to work on breath support, which helps to maintain strong, consistent, and powerful vocals. Singing Carrots has a great article on breath support, which breaks down the mechanics and importance of properly supported vocals. Further techniques for practicing breath support are through the practice of active and passive breathing.
• Incorporating articulation is also essential when learning to sing like Rihanna. Singing Carrots has an article on how to properly articulate words, which is important when singing so that the lyrics can be clearly heard.
• To learn the specifics about different vocal registers and the voice breaks, check out Singing Carrots' article titled "Voice Registers & Vocal Break". This will give you a better understanding of what it takes to emulate Rihanna’s distinct vocal style.

Finally, check out Singing Carrots' song search tool to find songs that match your vocal range and genre preferences.

By following these exercises and using Singing Carrots' resources, you can start singing like Rihanna, and who knows, you may even be the next hottest pop star!