▁While ▁she ▁is ▁pre domin antly ▁a ▁pop ▁singer , ▁Stre is and ' s ▁voice ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" sem i - oper atic " ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁strength ▁and ▁quality ▁of ▁tone . ▁According ▁to ▁Adam ▁Feld man ▁of ▁Time ▁Out , ▁Stre is and ' s ▁" sign ature ▁vocal ▁style " ▁is ▁" a ▁susp ension ▁bridge ▁between ▁old - school ▁bel ting ▁and ▁micro phone ▁pop ." ▁She ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁ability ▁to ▁hold ▁relatively ▁high ▁notes , ▁both ▁loud ▁and ▁soft , ▁with ▁great ▁intensity , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁her ▁ability ▁to ▁make ▁slight ▁but ▁un ob tr us ive ▁emb ell ish ments ▁on ▁a ▁mel od ic ▁line . ▁The ▁former ▁quality ▁led ▁classical ▁pian ist ▁Gl enn ▁G ould ▁to ▁call ▁himself ▁" a ▁Stre is and ▁fre ak ". ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁critics ▁and ▁aud ien ces ▁have ▁noted ▁that ▁her ▁voice ▁has ▁" lower ed ▁and ▁acquired ▁an ▁occasionally ▁hus ky ▁edge ". ▁However , ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁music ▁critic ▁Stephen ▁Hold en ▁noted ▁that ▁her ▁distinct ive ▁tone ▁and ▁musical ▁instinct s ▁remain , ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁still ▁" has ▁the ▁gift ▁of ▁con ve ying ▁a ▁prim al ▁human ▁long ing ▁in ▁a ▁beautiful ▁sound ". ▁Paul ▁Taylor ▁of ▁The ▁Independent ▁wrote ▁that ▁Stre is and ▁" has ▁sound ed ▁a ▁little ▁scratch y ▁and ▁f rayed , ▁though ▁the ▁st out ▁resolve ▁and ▁super b ▁technique ▁with ▁which ▁Stre is and ▁man ages ▁to