{"id":3308,"date":"2021-05-21T09:43:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T09:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lauradowrich.com\/?p=3308"},"modified":"2021-08-09T20:21:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T20:21:18","slug":"payge-turner-puts-the-voice-behind-her-focuses-on-debut-album-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lauradowrich.com\/payge-turner-puts-the-voice-behind-her-focuses-on-debut-album-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Payge Turner puts The Voice behind her, focuses on debut album Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In a world where the ability to belt out high notes is lauded and held as the gold standard for singing, a few who sing in lower octaves have stood out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anita Baker, Toni Braxton, Lalah Hathaway, Nina Simone and Sade are some names that come to mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Payge Turner is determined to add her name to that esteemed list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With her independently-produced debut album, Home, Turner wants to prove that she can have a long career in the music industry with her low register.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am sick and tired of people glorifying the sopranos. There are such things as females who can sing low registers,\u201d she said in an interview via Zoom with Loop News<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Turner, who also sings tenor and baritone, said she wanted to rep for the altos when she went on The Voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is about damn time\u2026I went on the show with that feeling,\u201d the 28-year-old declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Her choice of song, \u201cCall Out My Name\u201d that got celebrity judge Gwen Stefani to turn her chair and ultimately become her mentor was deliberate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEveryone was dying when you hit that low note,\u201d Stefani told her during the Blind Auditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI needed to set the tone for altos and say here we are,\u201d Turner told Loop News<\/em>, noting that she had to hit that baritone note in the song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stating that a lot of singers who sing in low registers have short careers, Turner said she wants to change that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI have no time, I have no time to make a short-lived career,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n