diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 519ca30..cea1b96 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ def request_form():
             notable_facts=request.form.get('notable_facts', '').strip(),
             style_genre=request.form.get('style_genre', '').strip(),
             extra_requests=request.form.get('extra_requests', '').strip(),
+            vocal_gender=request.form.get('vocal_gender', '').strip(),
         )
         flash('Your request has been submitted! Check your email soon.', 'success')
         return redirect(url_for('thanks', rid=rid))
@@ -504,10 +505,10 @@ def admin_settings():
     # Health check: verify expected columns exist.
     expected_cols = {
         'id', 'created_at', 'name', 'email', 'hobbies', 'notable_facts',
-        'style_genre', 'extra_requests', 'status', 'suno_title', 'suno_style',
+        'style_genre', 'extra_requests', 'vocal_gender', 'status', 'suno_title', 'suno_style',
         'suno_lyrics', 'song_a_path', 'song_b_path', 'customer_approved',
         'approval_notified_at', 'preview_sent_at', 'delivery_sent_at',
-        'square_payment_ref', 'admin_alert_email', 'player_token', 'revision_note'
+        'square_payment_ref', 'admin_alert_email', 'player_token', 'revision_note', 'revision_count'
     }
     health = {'ok': True, 'missing_columns': [], 'message': 'Database schema looks good.'}
     try:
diff --git a/models.py b/models.py
index bf651fc..3a6cca4 100644
--- a/models.py
+++ b/models.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS requests (
     suno_lyrics TEXT,
     song_a_path TEXT,
     song_b_path TEXT,
+    vocal_gender TEXT,
     customer_approved TEXT DEFAULT 'none',
     approval_notified_at TIMESTAMP,
     preview_sent_at TIMESTAMP,
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ def now_utc():
     return datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
 
 
-def create_request(name, email, hobbies, notable_facts, style_genre, extra_requests):
+def create_request(name, email, hobbies, notable_facts, style_genre, extra_requests, vocal_gender=None):
     """
     Insert a new customer request.
     Returns the auto-generated request id.
@@ -91,9 +92,9 @@ def create_request(name, email, hobbies, notable_facts, style_genre, extra_reque
     db = get_db()
     cur = db.execute(
         """INSERT INTO requests
-           (name, email, hobbies, notable_facts, style_genre, extra_requests, player_token)
-           VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)""",
-        (name, email, hobbies, notable_facts, style_genre, extra_requests, new_token())
+           (name, email, hobbies, notable_facts, style_genre, extra_requests, vocal_gender, player_token)
+           VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)""",
+        (name, email, hobbies, notable_facts, style_genre, extra_requests, vocal_gender, new_token())
     )
     db.commit()
     return cur.lastrowid
diff --git a/templates/admin/request.html b/templates/admin/request.html
index f6752c0..a0d0091 100644
--- a/templates/admin/request.html
+++ b/templates/admin/request.html
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
       <p><strong>Hobbies:</strong><br>{{ req.hobbies or '-' }}</p>
       <p><strong>Notable facts:</strong><br>{{ req.notable_facts or '-' }}</p>
       <p><strong>Style / genre:</strong><br>{{ req.style_genre or '-' }}</p>
+      <p><strong>Preferred singer voice / gender:</strong><br>{{ req.vocal_gender or 'No preference' }}</p>
       <p><strong>Extra requests:</strong><br>{{ req.extra_requests or '-' }}</p>
 
       {% if req.revision_note %}
@@ -305,9 +306,10 @@
               hobbies: {{ req.hobbies | tojson }},
               notable_facts: {{ req.notable_facts | tojson }},
               style_genre: {{ req.style_genre | tojson }},
+              vocal_gender: {{ req.vocal_gender | tojson }},
               extra_requests: {{ req.extra_requests | tojson }}
           };
-          const text = `Please write a Suno Custom Mode prompt for this customer. Suggest a song title too.\n\nCustomer data:\nName: ${data.name}\nHobbies: ${data.hobbies || '-'}\nNotable facts: ${data.notable_facts || '-'}\nStyle / genre: ${data.style_genre || '-'}\nExtra requests: ${data.extra_requests || '-'}\n\nReply with exactly this format:\n\nTitle: [suggested title]\n\nStyle:\n[the style description here]\n\nLyrics:\n[the lyrics here, with metatags]`;
+          const text = `Please write a Suno Custom Mode prompt for this customer. Suggest a song title too.\n\nCustomer data:\nName: ${data.name}\nHobbies: ${data.hobbies || '-'}\nNotable facts: ${data.notable_facts || '-'}\nStyle / genre: ${data.style_genre || '-'}\nPreferred singer voice / gender: ${data.vocal_gender || 'No preference'}\nExtra requests: ${data.extra_requests || '-'}\n\nReply with exactly this format:\n\nTitle: [suggested title]\n\nStyle:\n[the style description here]\n\nLyrics:\n[the lyrics here, with metatags]`;
           navigator.clipboard.writeText(text).then(() => alert("Copied! Paste Hermes response into the Title, Style, and Lyrics fields."));
       }
 
diff --git a/templates/request.html b/templates/request.html
index 71570a0..d4b0148 100644
--- a/templates/request.html
+++ b/templates/request.html
@@ -61,7 +61,17 @@
       font:inherit;
       margin-top:.25rem;
     }
-    input:focus,textarea:focus{
+    select{
+      width:100%;
+      padding:.7rem;
+      border-radius:.5rem;
+      border:1px solid #374151;
+      background:#111827;
+      color:#f3f4f6;
+      font:inherit;
+      margin-top:.25rem;
+    }
+    input:focus,textarea:focus,select:focus{
       outline:none;
       border-color:#60a5fa;
       box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(96,165,250,.2);
@@ -122,6 +132,16 @@
         <label for="style_genre">Style / genre / mood</label>
         <input type="text" id="style_genre" name="style_genre" placeholder="e.g. 80s power ballad, cinematic orchestral, lo-fi synthwave">
 
+        <label for="vocal_gender">Preferred singer voice / gender</label>
+        <select id="vocal_gender" name="vocal_gender">
+          <option value="" selected>No preference</option>
+          <option value="female">Female</option>
+          <option value="male">Male</option>
+          <option value="non-binary">Non-binary / Gender-neutral</option>
+          <option value="androgynous">Androgynous</option>
+          <option value="other">Other (mention in Extra Requests)</option>
+        </select>
+
         <label for="extra_requests">Anything else you want in the song?</label>
         <textarea id="extra_requests" name="extra_requests" placeholder="Specific lyrics, vibe, clean/explicit, vocal gender..."></textarea>