Jesy Nelson is the oldest member of the four . She is a light-lyric soprano with a vocal range spanning C#3 to C#6. The best way to describe Jesy is as a stylistic singer. Her choices tend to not emphasize her voice in the best ways, but helps her stand out as a singer. She sings with an airy unsupported quality to her voice, giving a very shallow tone. Also her vibrato is very distinct, adding inflections to her singing. Because of the way Jesy sings, she isn't always the first one to get high notes, however as of late she has been doing a lot more vocally to expand her repertoire. As the years have gone by, Jesy seems to get progressive more entranced into her singing style even to the point where she belts it starts coming off a little thinner than what it used to. This could be a sign of a regression.
Vocal range: C#3-F5-C#6
Lower Register (C#3-G3)
Very weak. Jesy's style can prevent her from supporting as low as she probably could. It's hard to really tell where her actual support lies because of how airy she is. If I had to guess it would probably be around G3.
Mid-Belts (A4-Eb5)
Jesy has shown she is capable of singing properly when she wants to, but once again she sings more often than not in her signature style (to be discussed in the weakness section).Her mix being heady and support sounding shallow causes her her belts to come off less than stellar and not as powerful as they could. However, Jesy has shown the ability to sing with resonance; she usually is capable of doing well on B4's and has shown resonance up to C5 on occasion. She also has sung up to Eb5 with better ease than expected.
Upper-Belts (E5-F#5)
Jesy rarely sung above D5-Eb5 prior to the latest album, so there is really only the reference of the album. Vocally it sounds like she sings with a fuller tone losing the breathy aspects of her vocalizing. However there are very few live video reference for this. She is still straining up here, so the notes don't have much value outside of their existence.
Head Voice/Falsetto (E5-C#6)
Possibly one of the best parts of her voice. Usually she is capable of eliminating the airy aspect of her singing, and uses a fuller head voice. Her head dominant mix might be a result of this, and she shows true connection when actually trying. C6-C#6 is still strained, but below that she has shown a full resonant head voice as high as B5.
Agility
Her voice is naturally agile due to her weight, and for the most part, Jesy takes advantage of that. She is typically the one to do runs (alongside Jade), but she does not strive for overly complex melisma. She is also capable of switching between registers with relative ease, and sings
Weaknesses:
Jesy's style is can be counterproductive to singing. She sings with a breathy, unsupported style that makes it sound like her voice is about to give a slightly too weightless feel. The effects of the breathiness can leave her sounding tired, and making her sound like she is struggling to sing a line. The thing is that she Another issue is that Jesy doesn't fully project, so while her placement is good, her voice lacks support, leaving the shallow tone we associate with her.
Overall
Jesy is a complex voice. She is capable and has shows potential, but her stylistic choices hold her back. Never the less, she isn't given many lofty parts that she cannot handle. Vocally she is at her best with her head voice where her support is the best, and capable of resonance as high as B5. She also is very apt at runs, and is the second most reliable in that aspect behind Jade.
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