Vocal trance is a subgenre of trance music that contains highly melodic sessions, intro/outros which are similar to those of hard trance and tracks of usually about 6 to 8 minutes long. Vocal trance goes back to the early 1990s, when trance was still developing, and vocals have gone onto become a staple of trance. The earliest examples of this style appeared in 1992/93 One of, if not the first example of the sub-genre was Dance 2 Trance's "P.ower Of A.merican N.atives", which came out in 1992. Another defining track was Jam & Spoon's "Right in the Night", which was released in 1993.

Vocal trance is popular listening in Europe, notably Belgium, Great Britain, Netherlands, Germany and Sweden. The term "vocal trance" is closely related to uplifting trance.