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In the latest edition of The Guinness Book of World Records, set for a March 2003 release date, pop-diva MARIAH CAREY scores still another title. According to Guinness officials, the siren’s ethereal pipes hold the record for having hit the highest note in the history of recorded music. In a live rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” last year, Mariah hit a G7#-note, outdoing even the piano. Technically, the exertion of G7#-notes is “dolphin speak,” since, in theory, these are the only mammals physiologically equipped with the proper lung-structure to produce G7#-notes. So powerful are G7#-notes that these are capable of countering water and electric currents, and have even been known to outdistance space and range. In the world, Carey is the only other living creature to have ever generated a G7#-note. Clinically, Mariah’s voice is termed a medical wonder.
Sources:
BBC News, Mariahdaily.com
But the “altisisima” Carey is no stranger to the Guinness Book, as the songbird is titleholder to dozen other titles. Correlating to Carey’s latest record, in a back edition of the Guinness Book, Carey is credited with possessing a 7-octave range, meaning she is able to go from an A2 (eight full-scaled keys below the lowest possible note on a piano) to a G7#-note without deviating from perfect pitch and all in the time-span of one breath. Behind vocal wonder Carey, who still goes un-championed, are Yma Sumac, ringing in at 5 octaves, and the late Minnie Riperton, with 4.5 octaves.
Hi my name is Maxine and I love Mariah Carey but I must tell you that you have made a mistake because I hold the record for the highest note ever sung at E8. In your article you said that A2 to G#7 is 7 octaves but its really only over 5 octaves. I know because my range is D2 to E8 and that is only 2 semi-tones over 6 octaves. I also have the worlds first singing wolf and you can see a picture of me and my wolf at grizfest.com because I did a show there on Aug 2, 2003 Guinness knows about me because there was no record for this category and they have accepted me to hold an event to set the world record. I have samples if anyone wants to hear. I really love Mariah’s singing and learned all her songs and I would like to sing with her because we can sing the highest in the world! Thanks love Max
its ok if she did not get the certificate of guinness record…the important is she still the best singer 4 me ever and ever…..we all kmw that she can reach an etraordinary high pitch voice which a normal person cnt hardly posses tp hit her notes….
Mariah Carey does have a beautiful voice.Barbara Streisand could also hit a high pitch.Ella Fitzgerald broke few glasses.Yma Sumac did have a wide range.
However Oum Kalthoum kwown to billions of dead,alive ,and not yet born earthlings as what JFK referred to”perhaps the greatest songstress of our times” has a range that moves from a high first octave to a low eight.It is like A skater doing not a quadruple but an octuple. Also she does not do it only once in a performance (such as the land of the free in the National Anthem) but up to ten to twelve times in one song,as her concerts lasting 3 hours always consisted of only two or three songs.She can hold a note longer than a dolphin under water and is the only known singer to have (at least according to what I was told by a professor of music at Cornell more than 40 years ago) a variable air flow per unit of time. However dear Anthony what counts is that Mariah is the best singer for you and nobody can deny you such belief and pleasure.People who enjoy music and who get carried away to dream lands by what they feel is a beautiful voice are very happy people.And you will be amazed how much the music of other places makes these places closer and closer and make you visit such lands without needing to leave where you are.
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Also she has the biggest flops in history!
MARIAH CAREY is truly blessed because she doesn’t forget to thank GOD. She like us is also a human and commit mistakes so who are these people to judge her. “WHOEVER WHO IS NOT SINNED, GO CAST THE FIRST STONE BRETHREN.” MARIAH CAREY keeps standing on her downfall and as far as we all know, GLITTER Movie doesn’t topped the box office but it had it’s movie tickets sold so how it became a flop. A small sales doesn’t meant a flop! A thing is flop if it was below a half million sales because during these days it’s a good thing to reach a 500,000 sales because you can download everything on the internet. GOD BLESS MARIAH CAREY!!! ;)
.i think regine velasquez of the Philippines can also compare to Mariah Carey …shes so good and great belter
MARIAH CAREY IS THE BEST OF THE REST….PERIOD.
omg,are these people deaf?
It is obvious that Mariah is d best female singer in the world!
C’mon people lets face it!
Maybe you are just INSECURE because you don’t have that kind of voice.
yeah!!!!!! Mariah is the best of all divas!!!!
Seth_ High notes??? When talking bout beautiful high notes, only Mariah can do it
CarloSanto_ Regine?? she’s good but her high pitch is like shouting..Singing is not about who has loudest voice but who can make beautiful sound..Try listening to Mariah’s Lead the way and My all..
They are beautiful.. No Offense
Please which songs has Mariah highest notes?