Dionne's voice these days

[HugeDionnefan]

Dionne appears to be in really good voice in 2015 compared to the last few years. Her voice sounds much less raspy these days. Here's a video proving that.

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Yes, those recent clips do show some improvement! I'm guessing that it really comes down to her light schedule these days, as opposed to when she was slugging out those one nighters all around the world for months at a time. Rest is very important for any singer, especially one with her lifestyle and age. Go Dionne!

[HugeDionnefan]

I was actually at that benefit gig and I actually took that video. Anyway I was actually really surprised about how good her voice was sounding! She brought that's what friends are for back to the original key of E flat which I liked. Also this has nothing to do with her voice but I stood up and screamed I love you Dionne, and she said "I love you back."

[turnupthemusic]

I know this isn't strictly Burt related but it's subject that's been discussed here a few times before. I just wanted to share a couple of performances where Dionne is sounding far better, I think the significantly reduced number of shows she does is helping her voice.

A very rare performance of We Are The World with Jon Secada at the La Musa awards here.

And performing Anyone Who Had A Heart amongst other songs here, though I still think it would be better if she performed it a slightly higher key - I think it misses some of the emotion because she doesn't have to give it her all to reach those notes. Take her performance from Burt from 2000 (here) as an example, though I know it's unlikely she would be able to sing it in that key nowadays.

[MexicanDivorce]

On the 10th of October I saw Dionne performing in Vlissingen, Netherlands. Her voice was in very good condition and it was an amazing concert. I drove with the car one way 475 km and it was it worth to see her again. I´m a huge fan of her since I was sixteen during my aunt plays old records from the 60s! Important key-records for me personally were "Anyone who had a heart", "The windows of the world" and her version of the None-Bacharach-Tune "You´ve lost that lovin´feeling".

She gave her audience a very amazing sophisitcated performance, except "Heartbreaker" was a little difficult for her to sing, but she never like the song, so for me it isn´t so important.
I wish all the best for her, amazing and fantasic stage performance, which Dionne did that evening.

[turnupthemusic]

On the 10th of October I saw Dionne performing in Vlissingen, Netherlands. Her voice was in very good condition and it was an amazing concert. I drove with the car one way 475 km and it was it worth to see her again. I´m a huge fan of her since I was sixteen during my aunt plays old records from the 60s! Important key-records for me personally were "Anyone who had a heart", "The windows of the world" and her version of the None-Bacharach-Tune "You´ve lost that lovin´feeling".

She gave her audience a very amazing sophisitcated performance, except "Heartbreaker" was a little difficult for her to sing, but she never like the song, so for me it isn´t so important.
I wish all the best for her, amazing and fantasic stage performance, which Dionne did that evening.

I think those top notes in Heartbreaker are a problem for her now so she doesn't sing them, particularly in the last chorus where the key changes up a step.

Just one more video from me - Dionne reunited with Gladys and Stevie 30 years after the original recording of That's What Friends Are For here - still in the original key too, they all sound fantastic.