What octave range did Whitney Houston have?

Franklin is Houston's godmother. Houston's range spanned five octaves and her voice was plush, vibrant and often spectacular. She could pour on the exuberant flourishes of gospel or peal a simple pop chorus, sing sweetly or unleash a sultry rasp.
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What singers can hit 7 octaves?

The seventh octave is the range of notes between C7 and C8. It is easier for very high coloratura sopranos to sing in this octave, but some people who are capable of singing in the bass range (like singers Adam Lopez, Virgo Degan, Nicola Sedda or Dimash Kudaibergen) can do it.
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What octaves could Whitney Houston sing?

Whitney Houston is known to have a singing range that spans around 3 octaves, which is somewhat of a surprise when you consider how she's one of the greatest singers of all time. Some people and sites claim that she has an over 5-octave range but fails to include proof and examples.
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What octave range does Mariah Carey have?

Mariah Carey, known for her extraordinary whistle notes and five-octave range, has a voice that people have been obsessed with for years. And she has an exceptional way of producing it: through and with the help of nodules – a word that would bring fear into the hearts of most singers – on her vocal cords.
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Did Whitney Houston sing alto or soprano?

Houston was famous for having a very wide range. Some of her songs spanned quite a bit of vocal territory, from alto to the highest soprano.
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What is Celine Dion octave range?

The French Canadian diva Celine Dion has a beautiful resonant belt across 3-octaves with a lovely lower range. She has quite a nasal quality which adds to her distinctiveness but isn't to everyone's taste.
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Did Whitney Houston have perfect pitch?

What fans remember most was the raw emotion that came out with every note she sang and that like Ella and Mariah, she had that ability to create vocal rhythms within scat singing. Whitney had perfect pitch which led her to success after success with that unique, often emotional style to every song she ever recorded.
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What is Christina Aguilera octave range?

Christina has a phenomenal range, spanning four octaves from around C3 to C7. In her Carpool Karaoke sketch she reaches an F6, putting her 'limitations' down to the fact that “it's daytime”. An F6, by the way, is what Mozart's Queen of the Night sings. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device.
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What was Aretha Franklin's vocal range?

From Aretha's incredible range – she could sing from G2 to E6, well over three octaves – to her no-nonsense attitude, it's impossible not to be moved by her vocals.
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How many octaves did Freddie Mercury have?

One study on Freddie's vocal range even confirmed that he was able to vary from about 92.2 Hz to 784 Hz, meaning he was reliably able to hit notes from the booming low of F#2 to the high pitch G5 – that covers a full three octaves!
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What is Beyonce's octave range?

Beyoncé has a vocal range of around 3 to 3.5 octaves, which puts her slightly behind a vintage Mariah Carey but on par with singers like Tina Turner and Michael Jackson.
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What was Elvis vocal range?

Voice characteristics

Elvis Presley was a baritone whose voice had an extraordinary compass — the so-called register — and a very wide range of vocal colour. It covered two octaves and a third, from the baritone low-G to the tenor high B, with an upward extension in falsetto to at least a D flat.
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What was Michael Jackson octave range?

Either way, he still has a 4 octave range.
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What singer has a 10 octave range?

Tim Storms boasts a vocal range of 10 octaves and his lowest note is so deep it can only be heard by elephants.
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What is the rarest vocal range?

A countertenor is a male singer who can sing as high as a soprano or mezzo-soprano. The countertenor is the rarest of all voice types.
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How many octaves can Lady Gaga?

Lady Gaga's can sing approximately three octaves, spanning A2 – G5 – B5. What is Lady Gaga's vocal fach or voice type? Lady Gaga is a Lyric Mezzo-Soprano. As she possesses a dark and healthy lower register and finds her tessitura around the C5-D5 range, one can assert quite confidently that she is a Mezzo-Soprano.
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What is Jennifer Hudson vocal range?

Jennifer Hudson / Belt Notes in 1 minute (Vocal Range: A4 - C6)!
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How many octaves does Barbra Streisand have?

What vocal range does Barbra Streisand have? Comfortably spanning just over three octaves, Streisand's voice has something of a rounded, nasal quality to it, something emphasised by Streisand's frequent use of vibrato.
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What is Adele's vocal range?

Adele's vocal range spans three full octaves, from a low C3 to a high C6. She really shines in her lower-range and mid-range belts and head voice, delivering a lot of emotional intensity to her performances.
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What octave range is Ariana Grande?

Below, five things you likely didn't know about Ariana Grande: Despite her four-octave range, Grande has had no formal vocal training.
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How many octaves is Taylor Swift?

How Many Octaves Can Taylor Swift Sing? Taylor's vocal range is around three octaves, from a low A2 to an E5. Her high notes are mostly done in her head voice instead of belts in her chest voice, which are more commonly performed in her lower register.
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What is Kelly Clarkson's vocal range?

Kelly Clarkson can sing approximately three octaves, spanning Eb3 – C6 – F#6. She has occasionally exclaimed higher than this – and would make her range almost four octaves by reaching up to C#7 – but these notes lack the same degree of control and wouldn't typically be considered part of her vocal range.
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What female singer has the highest vocal range?

But it's Mariah Carey who takes the prize for the largest vocal range of all. She can reach a low F2 and hit an unbelievable G7, a note that dolphins would envy, and that only some dogs can hear.
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Did Michael Jackson have perfect pitch?

Jackson had several incredible skills, like beatboxing, singing falsetto, and a perfect pitch. One of the more interesting parts of his voice was how high it was.
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Why was Whitney's voice raspy?

The tragic singer's vocal coach and friend, Gary Catona, said her whole personality had been changed by the deterioration of her voice through smoking and drug abuse before she was found accidentally drowned at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in February.
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