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Adam Lopez
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| Adam Lopez | ||
|---|---|---|
| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Adam Lopez Costa | |
| Born | August 26 | |
| Origin | Brisbane, Australia | |
| Genre(s) | Pop/R&B/Jazz/Funk/Classical/Opera | |
| Years active | 2005- | |
| Label(s) | ABC/Warner | |
| Website | www.adamlopez.com.au | |
Adam Lopez Costa (referred to as Adam Lopez), (born August 26 in Brisbane, Australia) is a pop musician, opera singer, vocal coach, and session vocalist. He is noted for his ability to produce extremely high notes in his whistle register and for his extensive vocal range, which is said to expand to more than seven octaves. He is currently a Guinness World Record holder for singing the highest note by a male — a half step above the C in the 8th octave (C#8).
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Lopez was the second of three boys, born to Spanish parents, Manuel Jesus Lopez Perez and Maria Del Rosario Costa Velasco. Both of his parents were musicians. Having started singing at the age of three, Lopez was a polished soprano by age ten. After finishing high school, Lopez studied voice at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music at Griffith University in Australia. He spent five years there developing his voice, though he spent a total of 10 years developing his distinctive vocal abilities.
In addition to solo work, Lopez has worked as a session vocalist, singing backing vocals for Mariah Carey, Debelah Morgan, Keith Urban, Vanessa Amorosi, and other Australian artists. He has also worked in television and radio.
Lopez currently teaches voice at Sheldon College and is promoting his most recent album, Showstopper. He is also working on a new Latin album.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Lopez holds the world record for highest vocal note produced by a male. That pitch is designated C#8 in note-octave notation; it is one semitone above the highest note on a standard grand piano or 4435 Hz. Before achieving this record, Lopez held the previous Guinness World Record for singing a D7 in 2003. He broke his own record in June 2005.
Although he is most noted for this record, it is said that Lopez's voice has greater range than the grand staff in both directions. He is said to have the ability to pitch a A#1, one and a half tones below Deep C. His tessitura, however, lies in the tenor range.
| Year | Album Title |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Popera |
| 2006 | Showstopper |
| 2007 | TBA |
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Audio Samples
- Adam Lopez's audio from ABC Radio interview Australia Scroll down until finding "From A#7 to B7"