Leigh-Anne is a member of the vocal pop group Little Mix. She has a light girly voice making her an Light-Lyric Soprano. Leigh-Anne's style comes off very aggressive, with a preference for hard, slightly gruff vocals. She tends to growl, which can provoke a edge to her voice. She also seems to use a more chesty mix which makes her voice a little harder as well. Overall Leigh-Ann is a stylistic singer who puts emphasis on emotional delivery.
Vocal Range: D3-F#5-G#5
Supported Range: G#3/A3-A4/B4
Lows (D3-A3)
Despite being able to sing as far as D3, she tends to be iffy below A3-G3. Her voice loses presence, support, and becomes whispery, shallow and quiet. If not that, she will lower her larynx (most noticeable around E3) to be able to hit them. Still the group requires lower notes and she alternates with the rest of the group depending on the section.
Mid Chest (A4-Eb5)
Vocally Leigh-Anne is at her best here, having shown some improvements since her debut. Support can be heard up to around B4 and on occasion C5. Above that Leigh-Anne's voice is a mixture of shouty and strained, even to this day. That being said, she has seen some improvements. Prior to 2014, she was incapable of maintaining consistent neutral larynx even as low as B4. This is seen in her performance of Only Girl In The World. However now she has improved to be able to have rare moments of support as high as C5. Within range is she able to produce not only supported, but resonant A4's, something that has not been able to accomplish until recently (Get Weird tour). Above C5, Leigh-Anne is a mixture of shouty, overly chest dominant strained high notes.
Upper-Chest (E5-F#5)
Once we move into this range, Leigh-Anne strains almost all the time. Unfortunately there is much to be said up here. The only positive is that Leigh-Anne has now shown a more extensive catalog of notes. Also she seems to be less shout prone, showing a better placed voice with a more connected support.
Head Register (E5-G#5)
Leigh-Anne primarily uses falsetto. Because of that, she doesn't have a full and connected sound when she transitions. Still from what she has displayed, she maintains a relax sound and is capable of doing decent runs. Because of how little she displays this part of her voice, we do not know the full extent in terms of range, but it is unlikely that Leigh-Anne is capable of singing without strain.
Agility
Prior to 2016, Leigh-Anne's agility was mostly nonexistent. As of late though, she seems to be willing to try more melismatic singing. However she still has issues, often losing her sense of pitch while trying for more complex runs. She also doesn't have he best ability to move through her registers, something the others girl have. While she is improving in a sense, Leigh-Anne is definitely not the most skilled in this area vocally.
Weaknesses
Leigh-Anne's biggest flaw is her larynx. Even on lower mid chest range notes she will raise it. This seems to have a lot to do with her style, which is aggressive and requires a lot of...growling. Another issue is an underdeveloped voice throughout. Her lower register is weak, her mix is too chesty with an unstable larynx, and her upper register (head voice, falsetto) is disconnected. While Leigh-Anne is able to sing, she cannot accomplish things at the same level as the other members when pushed outside of her limits.
Overall/Recap
With time, Leigh-Anne has shown to have improved if only slightly. Pushing her support up to a more consistent B4, Leigh-Anne is in general less shouty and more open or at the very least better placed. While she still has a gruff nature to her singing, she has become more accepting of her smaller lighter nature in a sense trying for more runs, and switching into her upper register when needed. Leigh-Anne is still an overall average vocalist, but she is much better than she once was which is a step in the right direction.
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