fal·set·to
fȯl-ˈse-(ˌ)tō 
plural falsettos
1
: an artificially high voice
especially
: an artificially produced singing voice that overlaps and extends above the range of the full voice especially of a tenor
2
: a singer who uses falsetto
: in falsetto
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Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 27 June 2025
Ron Isley, the lead vocalist and falsetto king, would go on to become Mr. Biggs, a persona that mixed mob boss mystique with Sunday-best grandeur.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 5 June 2025
John Adamian, courant.com, 18 June 2018
Across those three tracks, Timberlake fashioned a new sound with the Neptunes, the production duo of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, shedding his pop-singer sheen for dirty drums, falsetto vocal runs, and, notably, guitar.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2018
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Noun
The result is a contemporary mix of up-tempo, mid-tempo and ballads, set off by Winans’ soulful, spirited falsetto.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 27 June 2025
Ron Isley, the lead vocalist and falsetto king, would go on to become Mr. Biggs, a persona that mixed mob boss mystique with Sunday-best grandeur.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 5 June 2025
Adverb
The Neighbourhood The Neighbourhood knows how to pair a high-flying falsetto vocal with a gut-rumbling low-end synth line.
—John Adamian, courant.com, 18 June 2018
Across those three tracks, Timberlake fashioned a new sound with the Neptunes, the production duo of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, shedding his pop-singer sheen for dirty drums, falsetto vocal runs, and, notably, guitar.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2018
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“Falsetto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falsetto. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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