Jodi benson who voiced Ariel in all official appearances and merchandise is what kind of singer?
soprano
Jodi Benson
Jodi Marie Marzorati Benson (born October 10, 1961) is an American voice actress, actress and soprano singer.
 She is best known for providing both the speaking and the singing voice of Disney's Princess Ariel in "The Little Mermaid" and its sequel, prequel, and television series spinoff.
 Benson voiced the character Barbie in the 1999 movie "Toy Story 2", the 2010 Academy Award-winning movie "Toy Story 3" and the "Toy Story" toon "Hawaiian Vacation".
 For her contributions to the Disney company, Benson was named a Disney Legend in 2011.
Ariel (Disney)
Ariel is a fictional character and the title character of Walt Disney Pictures' 28th animated film "The Little Mermaid" (1989).
 She subsequently appears in the film's prequel television series (1992—1994), direct-to-video sequel "" (2000), and direct-to-video prequel "" (2008).
 Ariel is voiced by Jodi Benson in all official animated appearances and merchandise.
 She is fourth in the Disney Princess lineup, the first nonhuman princess, and the only princess to become a mother to her own child.
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 2 is a 1999 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures.
 Directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Lee Unkrich and Ash Brannon, it is the sequel to 1995's "Toy Story".
 In the film, Woody is stolen by a toy collector, prompting Buzz Lightyear and his friends to vow to rescue him, but Woody is then tempted by the idea of immortality in a museum.
 Many of the original characters and voices from "Toy Story" return for this sequel, and several new characters—including Jessie (voiced by Joan Cusack), Barbie (voiced by Jodi Benson), Stinky Pete (voiced by Kelsey Grammer) and Mrs. Potato Head (voiced by Estelle Harris)—are introduced. The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea is a 2000 Disney animated feature film and direct-to-video sequel to the 1989 animated film "The Little Mermaid".
 Directed by Jim Kammerud and Brian Smith, the story takes place over a decade after the original film, and focuses on Ariel and Eric's daughter Melody, a human princess who longs to swim in the ocean despite her parents' law that the sea is forbidden to her.
 This sequel stars the voices of Jodi Benson as Ariel, Tara Charendoff as Melody and Pat Carroll as Morgana, the film's new villain.
 It is the last film in the chronology of Walt Disney's version of "The Little Mermaid".
 It's followed by a prequel, "", a 2008 direct-to-video animated feature. Claire Guyot
Claire Guyot (Born 28 June 1966) is a French actress and singer, known for her prolific dubbing of foreign productions.
 She is also artistic director of dubbing.
 Most notably for the famous American actresses Teri Hatcher, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Winona Ryder and Jodi Benson.
 Guyot has recently started to appear in theater productions.
 In 2010 she portrayed Donna in the musical Mamma Mia!
 at the Théâtre Mogador.
 She dubbed Ariel in the French version of Disney's 28th animated feature, "The Little Mermaid", first as both her speaking and singing voices in the original dub, then only her speaking in the 1998 version. Part of Your World
"Part of Your World" is a song written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken for Walt Disney Pictures' 28th animated feature film "The Little Mermaid" (1989).
 Performed by American actress and singer Jodi Benson in her titular role as Ariel, a mermaid princess, "Part of Your World" is a Broadway musical-style power ballad in which the character expresses her strong desire to become human.
 Its lyrics use placeholder names in lieu of several human-related terms that would be unfamiliar to a mermaid.
 The film's theme song, "Part of Your World" is later reprised by Ariel after she rescues Eric, a human prince with whom she has fallen in love, from drowning. P. J. Sparkles
P.J. Sparkles is a 1992 animated television special produced by Mike Young Productions.
 The special was more-or-less an advertising vehicle for a Mattel doll.
 Jodi Benson, best known for voicing Ariel in Disney's "The Little Mermaid" franchise, voiced the title character. The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (also known as The Little Mermaid III) is a 2008 animated fantasy feature film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and DisneyToon Studios, and the direct-to-video prequel to Disney's 1989 film "The Little Mermaid".
 Directed by Peggy Holmes, the film's story is set before the events of the 1989 film and the , where all music has been banned from the underwater kingdom of Atlantica by King Triton, and his youngest daughter Ariel attempts to challenge this law.
 The film features the voices of Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Sally Field, and Jim Cummings.
 Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released the film on August 26, 2008.
 The animated by Toon City Animation, Inc., to Walt Disney Animation Australia by 2008, unit director Pieter Lommerse, workbook supervisor Stephen Lumley, clean-up director David Hardy, inbetween director Miles Jenkinson, effects director Marvin Petilla, supervising color stylist Jenny North and Aaron Stannard.
 The film contradicts certain events of the television series, implying that it is an independent installment of Disney's "The Little Mermaid" franchise. List of The Little Mermaid episodes
Disney's "The Little Mermaid" is a 1992–1994 American 2D hand-drawn animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, based on the 1989 Disney film of the same name and following the adventures of Ariel as a mermaid prior to the events of the film.
 Some of the voice actors of the film reprise their roles in the series, among them Jodi Benson as Ariel, Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian, Kenneth Mars as King Triton and Pat Carroll as Ursula.
 Other voice actors include Edan Gross and Bradley Pierce as Flounder, and Jeff Bennett as Prince Eric. The Little Mermaid (TV series)
Disney's The Little Mermaid is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation based on the 1989 Disney film of the same name.
 It features the adventures of Ariel as a mermaid prior to the events of the film.
 This series is the first Disney television series to be spun off from a major animated film.
 Some of the voice actors of the film reprise their roles in the series, among them Jodi Benson as Ariel, Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian, Kenneth Mars as King Triton and Pat Carroll as Ursula.
 Other voice actors include Edan Gross and Bradley Pierce as Flounder, and Jeff Bennett as Prince Eric.