I loved how she even admits she's' not a "technically trained musician" which is something I doubt any recent pop singers would admit despite being less talented than her.
Of course she does but what she means is that she’s not a technical singer. Like she doesn’t know the proper names of the notes because she simply has a natural singing ability. Those types singers are very rare. Not to say they don’t need help from a professional because as we’ve seen, as she’s gotten older, her voice has deteriorated because of lack of technical instruction.
Marvin Carey No dumb ass what she said is what she meant she’s not a trained singer. Why you went to make a paragraph trying to explain what you think was not necessary
She knows how many octaves, but she will never say because wants you say it people will always expect that from Her. I love MC but she is somewhat a lazy singer when comes to work she puts in her voice, Whitney Houston was after Bodyguard too. Like they would not always keep up with their voice, so it all depends on the day rest etc. On a good day, MC has sixth octaves, or more. She can cover 8th octave or higher, but thats on a good good day!!!!!!!! Normally she could easily cover seventh octave. Normally she can cover 2nd octave. So on a normal vocally rest day I would say 5 to 5.5 octaves. But on a very good day oh yeah that girl got 6.5 or 7.
I don't think Mariah really cared for how many octaves she had. I think she just wanted to experiment with her voice and play around, sing different notes and sound great. That's why she's has got some of the best vocally-layered songs out there.
+Buduzhi Eligwe Every single singer out there, that is anyone who sings for a living, knows. They know their overall range, and they know the parts of it where they feel comfortable. She does not have 7 octaves, for example, and you can tell she knows that but enjoys the aura those rumors lend her. And she also knows that if she went into specifics (3.5-4 octaves at any given time, and a little over 5 when she's rested and warmed up), people would be asking for demonstrations all the time. So she answers in a way that works for her without making herself vulnerable to haters and maintaining the allure her fans enjoy.
+Jose Fuentes Why speak like you know what you are talking about when you don't? You are incorrect. Even today where there is a huge social trend about measuring range that was not in Mariah's prime days, many singers still don't measure the notes they are reaching or extremes of their range even though they practice high bits and low bits. Unless she is pitch perfect, it is quite likely that she did not know her exact range
I don't blame Mariah for not giving her range, opera singers get nailed to the wall if they can't hit notes in the roles they sing. Pop singers have more freedom in this area, they can change melody lines if they don"t think they can reach a note - and it's also exciting - will she that note or won"t she? Opera singers can't change a melody )except with coloratura) - they have to hit those notes - careers are over or they change roles if they can't hit a solid high C in Aida, for example.
+Angelfully 2 A true contralto wouldn't be able to belt an F5 or higher. A contralto has a very androgynous voice that can often sound masculine. Mariah may sometimes sound masculine when she is using her lower register, however when she is singing in her mid range she has a pretty, feminine sound. A contralto would not have this lyric, bright sound to their voice. A real contralto would be someone like Cher, or Annie Lennox.
Her mother, opera singer and vocal coach.. Mariah telling us that mother never mentioned her octaves after saying my mother is very technical... Okay so lets go ask Patricia!! She knows!
I love that she can hit notes that she can't even name. She's so vocally talented but not necessarily trained in ready notes or being technically and I respect that for some reason. She's got a naturally talent it wasn't learned, she was born with it.
You can be born with natural talent but still there’s a lot of work put into actually developing it, even Mariah has said she worked really hard in her range. Also don’t forget her mom was an opera singer and a vocal coach, of course she learned many things from her Reading statements like yours make me a bit scared that people think that way cause it pretty much shows people think singers are just born with their voices developed, and while they are naturally gifted, the reality is that any good singer has had to practice to get to a good level, and even people that aren’t naturally born singers can learn how to sing pretty good too
@@sinhueherrera8984no one's denying that she never practiced but even she's said she dosen't know notes or write that way, just plays around and that singing is like "channeling" for her, u can tell she's always just had a good musical ear probably because she was listening to her mother + alot of music growing up. i do agree that she's learned and put in the practice throughout her life but u can't really teach musicality like that in my opinion. u can learn riffs, runs and how to hit higher notes but her natural musical talent is clearly something she just has because of genes & how she grew up
She knows that on bad days she can't hit certain notes, so that's why she doesn't want to quote her range to be 5 or whatever octaves. She doesn't want people to expect she can hit a G7 whistle all the freaking time. But i'm sure she approximately knows what her range is, she is not dumb people!!!
She’s always been so humble about her voice and her range. Listen to how she talks about her singing, she’s not cocky, and she doesn’t boast her singing ability over others. In fact she’s always given other vocalists shes shared the stage with spotlight because for her it seems to be more about the experience of performing rather than constantly showing off what you can do vocally. She always talks about her voice like “it’s whatever comes out at the moment” when she knows especially back then she could deliver about anything anytime she wanted.
Of course she knows her range, she just wanted to entertain the mystery and the hype around her range. Her range used to be 5 full octaves and she is able to hit/sing notes on the 7th octave, hence why some people who know nothing thought she had a 7-octave range. She has a 5-octave range, from g2 to g#7 approximately.
no, her range is e2-b7 from live and studio. her highest belt is bb5. if u are going to speak on someone else voice. know your facts first or just worry abut "YOU" 😂
prob higher as she has said that she can go much higher than what she does in music. she likes to fit her voice to the music where as gb likes to show off.
LathanReigntree LMAO, I don' t know what you are talking about, I used to be a Mariah fan for years and know her voice really well. Her lowest note is G2 and her highest note is G#7 sang twice in two different Emotions performances back in 1991.
It's true the host says that some vocalists have a big gap between some notes. Some so-called 5 octave singers actually have 3, but Mariah Carey has 5 continuous octaves, note by note. If we count quality support or the significant octaves, then probably 3 and something down from Eb3 and up to the sixth octave (like E6 head voice). People usually don't take whistle into account because that's impossible to be resonated, nor is it really useful in singing; but I think her whistle definitely plays an important role in her music with versatility. Singers rarely have 3 or more octaves of SIGNIFICANT ranges.
Yeah, As a Tenor I have access to about 4 total octaves that are usable(C2-C6) Although C2 is too quiet for my liking, and I have to be vocally very healthy for the C6. I think I(and most other tenors I know) have about 3 and 1/2 octave of comfy range(E2-A5ish)
@@del4604 in many article georgia hold a guiness book of record because she can hit note G10. But I dont believe because there is no prove. She only hit F8 as the highest in live
People need to realise just because Mariah said she's an alto doesn't actually mean she's an alto!! Altos, or the correct term "contraltos" have an androgynous tone throughout their voice, while Mariah's voice blossoms in the high fifth and sixth octave, which SCREAMS soprano.
@Siren Thelxiope amp.classicfm.com/discover-music/music-theory/mariah-carey-singing-voice/ Here's a renowned source for Classical Music & Opera; guess what they categorize her as amp.classicfm.com/discover-music/music-theory/mariah-carey-singing-voice/
@Siren Thelxiope They didn't state why she was a Soprano, I linked it because even in Classical/Opera music she's regarded as a Soprano. The clips I sent explains it clearly though.
@Siren Thelxiope She sings low notes quite well & has an expansive range however she supports down to an D3 and that's inconsistent. She almost always utilized a low larynx for notes lower than an Eb3 yet true Mezzo-Sopranos like Beyonce, Jojo, Anastacia, Jazmine Sullivan support lower with ease.
Adam Lawless well then explain to me why you think she isn't humble huh? Don't be believing the shit they say on tv about her 🙄 she's as humble as they get and it's true...look at all the nice things she has done and continues to do.
She can play Diva but she also can be really humble. She probably knows her range and everything related do her career, since she’s very hands on. And she also always says I didn’t get that much sleep so my voice is not so good, very modest.
She knows exactly what she has, perfectly and she is technically trained because her voice use to be (and still is) pretty flawless, and I understand why she doesnt want to seem so aware, it keeps the magical feeling of it and it keeps her humble
honestly, I think not until fans started making videos analyzing the range was it possible to really know. And even then, all we have to go by is what we have on record. I'm always blown away by how gracious she is answering these questions ad nauseum day after day, country after country, year after year.
She has sang in the 7th octave and all the way down to the 2 octave. When she has hit B7 and has hit B2, that means she has a minimum of a 5 octave range. The catch is, those are notes she has hit MULTIPLE times. If you can hit those notes multiple times, odds are she could hit notes that might be a few semitones higher or lower But it’s safe to say that she has more than 5 octaves.
Ok I got this from the another comment , but she sings in the 7th octave, but she doesn’t have a 7 octave vocal range, which I agree with. She has sung in the seventh octave most notably at the VMAs in the emotions era, but her lower register doesn’t cover the octaves to reach the 7 octave mark. She has a supported 5 octave vocal range which is extremely impressive
Supcharged Have you lived in Hollywood? You don't know what's normal in Hollywood because you've never lived there and you have never worked there. Like God forbid people in Hollywood happen to actually be real people with real lives and obscene amounts of money. Do you not realize how fucking ridiculous you sound when you say shit like "She probably staged her marriage" and "I thought that was pretty normal in Hollywood." You THINK it's normal. You don't KNOW. Therefore as far as you KNOW, she probably DIDN'T stage her marriage. Because, you know, you don't know.
I feel like she knows it but if she says 5 octaves people would probably say prove it and try to make her hit notes when Mariah Just wants to rest ! Example 5:18
Ok first of all, NO ONE truly knows her range aside from what she has showcased professionally. But behind closed doors, I am more than Certain she can go Lower & Higher! She has hit certain notes with so much ease that it would be Insane to believe that 5 octaves is her limit. The reason she doesn't know is bcuz of exactly what she said, "It depends!" Fun fact: Mariah broke my fish tank while Emotions was playing. Hahaha. What a Legend!
I find it hard to believe that a professional musician like herself never measured her octave range. That can be done in five minutes by sitting in front of the piano and hitting some keys. I think she doesn't want to say what her range is out of either humility, or to avoid being criticized when she doesn't perform up to her alleged range. Either way, she's amazing!
I believe She has, 8 Octave, there is a Footage, where She Swimming with a Dolphin, There is a Silence, and the Dolphin touches Her Face and then she Makes an Incredible High Sonic Sound, really Sonic Unbelievable. The Dolphin Swims like a crazy on away, very happy and full with Joy, like wow This Woman talks to me Hahaha. But she never used that sound in Singing, but My God High!!!! Wow.
Mmm... Well, if she doesn't know specifically, fine. However, if you want to know and if she wants to know, listen to "You're So Cold" from Emotions to get an idea. The opening of that song covers five octaves from C to c'''' Including the whistle notes. (in scientific terms, C2 to C7 - or if you must, from second ledger beneath a regular bass staff to another octave above the second ledger above a treble staff). The peak of her lead vocals in this song appear to be at G'' (G5). Beyond this there might be a strain unless she jumps into the whistle notes. Note that Mariah doesn't sing a C''' (C6) even in the whistle voice on this song. Trained singers (myself included) usually work on a solid three-octave window including falsetto, and Mariah doesn't seem to be an exception there, but I bet she can strike four octaves in a warm-up (as can I).
C2? That's low even for a bass. I think you mean C3. It's a four octave song. Also above her belting range she goes into head voice and THEN her whistle register. So there really isn't any strain from G5 --> E6, assuming she's in her head voice. She _has_ demonstrated a little over five octaves though. /watch?v=heEoTvajPWk
I double-checked - my bad. You're right, I botched that up. There are four octaves in the song, ranging from the initial barely audible c (bass staff, second space) to the whistled c' ' ' ' (fifth ledger above the treble staff). Damn, why can't there be just one standard with the note tags?? Fucking hard to navigate in between...
3:15 Thank you Mariah for stating you are an alto with an extended range. Why you slow people keep spouting Soprano this & Soprano that. This lady has stated many times she is an Alto that experiments with her voice.
I think she should memorise a script to answer the how many octaves question once she realised people were gonna ask her again and again without getting tired.
Queen Mariah Carey is a Coloratura Soprano for why ... The coloratura soprano is that voice that has the ability to execute successions of quick notes within the vocal register of soprano, in an ornate style or with elaborate embellishments, including the quick passages of scales and trills, whether written or improvised. Term coloratura refers to the elaborate ornamentations of a melody. The soprano of coloratura is a voice of high agility, that usually has a tesitura quite exposed and commonly with capacity to handle the recording of whistle. In the strict sense, the term coloratura is not restricted to describe any range of the voice, so within the classification of vocal nuances, the coloratura soprano may be a light soprano, lyric, lyrical light dramatic dramatic coloratura. That does not look like mariah (in all truth😏), as I said before is not very skillful to recognize perhaps that is why people think that she Alto or Contralto by the low notes, the sopranos coloratura can have a voice So strong in the bass register, even very good breathing capacity even as I said before ability to move from a very high note to a higher and lower one (mimi no 😏) And a wonderful angelic voice again that is Queen Mariah Carey😘😍👑
What’s the point in having 7 or more octaves if there is no musical application for it? I think she knows this that’s why it seems unimportant to her. It’s like saying look how many strings your guitar has. Talk about her phrasing and emotion and she’d light up.
She doesn't know how many octaves she has. because she's not impressing. she's singing. whatever comes out to her mouth then that's it. She's Music. She's not a karaoke machine.
I feel like only a few artists are known for their voices and not just their songs. Artists today, it's all about the song. No one is amazed by just their voice. And here we have Mariah, always known for both. LEGEND
I can relate to Mariah regarding her range. It's not as easy as saying measure it, because it changes, depending on the days, and the edges are not easy to define... if you can go possibly go higher but it's now ugly or breaking or shrill or airy, it's hard to define the edge. She experimented with her voice. I do too. :She had a great whistle register as well as impressive higs and lows in full voice and mixed voice. Leave it at that
It can be so annoying when you ask a singer about their vocal range so much, especially considering how annoying it could be when you’re early in your career like she was.Obviously she doesn’t want be known so much for her range and labels, so you can tell how annoying it is.She’s a great singer and her music is beautiful, nothing else really matters.
We need an interviewer or lamb to show her one of the TH-cam Mariah vocal range videos so she can stop playing about that legendary five octave range ☺️ Even on a tired day she has still displayed at least four octaves of range which is still amazing!
Mariah sabe muito bem até onde pode chegar com sua voz, mas ela também tem uma ótima percepção em como colocar uma nota, seja ela grave ou aguda, numa música como um ornamento para combinar com a sensação que ela quer passar para o ouvinte e não apenas para mostrar que tem aquelas notas
Her most consistent range when she first started was D3-B6 in her prime. She would occasionally hit E7, but kept most of her high notes around G6/B6. But as she aged going above G5 became hard for her to pull off with ease. And her lower notes went even lower to G2, which is shocking to hear a soprano dip that low. Technically Mariah's range closer to being a little over 4 octaves. As for 5 octaves, in not sure.
Why did it become more easier for Mariah to sing higher notes than lower notes. I don't know about music, but it's like her midrange has vanished over the years.
Her range varies from day to day I'm sure. If she took the time to figure out her lowest note and highest, then told people what is was, they might want a demonstration. But it varies from day to day, so I can see why she does want to reveal
Mariah has Perfect Pitch and when she sings she clearly hear the Notes she hit...also when she is in the studio recording I doubt all those Notes (whistle notes) are random but rather planned...apart from that she saw vocal range vids about herself here on TH-cam,she atleast had an Idea about her own approximately range.
She has 5 octaves..Tommy Mottola put it out that she had 7 or 8 octaves when she first came out as a new artist..He stretched the truth a little bit just like when the Jackson 5 first came on the scene they said that Michael Jackson was younger than what he really was to increase the hype around him.
As a singer I also have nodules and can sing high ang low and i don't say to the people how many octave range that I have because nodules always interrupts me when singing (esp when you are tired physically) that can cause your vocal lower sometimes and dodge the high notes. You know what i mean.
Even though people mistaken that she has 7 octave range i think she could go higher if she really tried in her prime she could've officially earned that title
This video just proves that Mariah is not a vocal range lover cause she don't know how many she had. She's just singing. And she prob didn't know that she had widest vocal range.
I believe she had the range of 7th octaves when she was younger and possibly did it while vocalising with her mum. I guess this is where the story came from, but I think she can no longer do it as human voice loses that ability with age. In my view the whistles are the icing on the cake as I find Mariah's voice very beautiful, very pleasant to my ears, she uses melisma in the right way not like some others (i.e Christina) her technique is great too and she is very versatile and can sing anything.
I bet she can go above C8 but she never has live She has ease at B7 so 1 note above she could have squeeze trough an octave more if she sung like everyone in the industry today
For someone so technically perfected, it's unbelievable she doesn't consider herself a 'technical singer'. Does the high C thing actually work though lmao
Interviewer: So, Mariah... I heard you have a 7 octave range...
Mariah: I don't know her.
+John Carvajal lmaoooo
+John Carvajal hahahahahah
lmao
OMG! LOL
Hahaha. ..I died,,
She knows what she can do, shes just being modest
Charlie King That's her
Yes, that's what I took from the video. And all those people hate on her for being a "diva" or whatever. So stupid.
I loved how she even admits she's' not a "technically trained musician" which is something I doubt any recent pop singers would admit despite being less talented than her.
Of course she does but what she means is that she’s not a technical singer. Like she doesn’t know the proper names of the notes because she simply has a natural singing ability. Those types singers are very rare. Not to say they don’t need help from a professional because as we’ve seen, as she’s gotten older, her voice has deteriorated because of lack of technical instruction.
Marvin Carey
No dumb ass what she said is what she meant she’s not a trained singer.
Why you went to make a paragraph trying to explain what you think was not necessary
*CONCLUSION*: She doesn't know.
She still doesn't know
She doesn't know either
Mariah carey : I dont know her!
Similarly, we as lambs don't know but what we is that she is Unmatched!
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I think they confused her ability to sing in the 7th octave with having a 7 octave range. she has a 5 octave range. f2 - b7
that's what I thought too
Well, she CAN sing in the 5th octave. She has proven it numerous of times that she can easily sing from B6 to D7 and back down to like G6.
Myth Plays no no, what we're saying is that she has a 5 octave RANGE, not that she can sing in the 5th octave
Joel Parkinson sorry my first comment didn't make any sense to begin with
Myth Plays don't be sorry! it's pretty confusing overall so I completely understand
She's knows damn well how many octaves she has lmao, you can tell by her singing that her knowledge of music is on a high level.
Or rather her knowledge of her voice, but yeah.
She knows how many octaves, but she will never say because wants you say it people will always expect that from Her. I love MC but she is somewhat a lazy singer when comes to work she puts in her voice, Whitney Houston was after Bodyguard too. Like they would not always keep up with their voice, so it all depends on the day rest etc. On a good day, MC has sixth octaves, or more. She can cover 8th octave or higher, but thats on a good good day!!!!!!!! Normally she could easily cover seventh octave. Normally she can cover 2nd octave. So on a normal vocally rest day I would say 5 to 5.5 octaves. But on a very good day oh yeah that girl got 6.5 or 7.
agreed...she knows .. she even knows she can go higher than her highest ..but she never tried to overshine others
Vocal Ratings Well with a mom for a vocal coach, how clueless can she be❓
You never know, really. Some stuff just stays outside your selective memory... even if you're Mariah Carey.
Mariah + Vocal Range = Humble
She knows EXACTLY how much range she has
Right? She too meticulous a vocalist to be misusing these terms. Like it doesn't make sense too me.
I don't think Mariah really cared for how many octaves she had. I think she just wanted to experiment with her voice and play around, sing different notes and sound great. That's why she's has got some of the best vocally-layered songs out there.
if she stated it she would also have to constantly prove it even on bad days
+dan tan true
Well said
you can tell it annoyed her or embarassed her, especially in her early career
"Can you give us an example?"
"Darling NO, YOU GOTTA PAY" lol
She be like "Write me a check motherf*cker"
SHE DOES NOT KNOW!!!!!! Quit asking her
+Buduzhi Eligwe lol
+Buduzhi Eligwe She's like repeating the same answers over and over lol
+Buduzhi Eligwe Every single singer out there, that is anyone who sings for a living, knows. They know their overall range, and they know the parts of it where they feel comfortable. She does not have 7 octaves, for example, and you can tell she knows that but enjoys the aura those rumors lend her. And she also knows that if she went into specifics (3.5-4 octaves at any given time, and a little over 5 when she's rested and warmed up), people would be asking for demonstrations all the time. So she answers in a way that works for her without making herself vulnerable to haters and maintaining the allure her fans enjoy.
+Buduzhi Eligwe at least we know she's being honest
+Jose Fuentes Why speak like you know what you are talking about when you don't? You are incorrect. Even today where there is a huge social trend about measuring range that was not in Mariah's prime days, many singers still don't measure the notes they are reaching or extremes of their range even though they practice high bits and low bits. Unless she is pitch perfect, it is quite likely that she did not know her exact range
Did she really say " I'm not technical " ? Lol please you're the most technical singer I've ever seen !
Oh, she meant she was not technically-trained.
Humble
I find this fascinating. I've become obsessed with vocal ranges lately, and I don't really know why, lol.
Jamie1200 saaaame
Sameee
Same especially after I discovered my whistle register
Queen of I Don't Know 😂❤️
I don't blame Mariah for not giving her range, opera singers get nailed to the wall if they can't hit notes in the roles they sing. Pop singers have more freedom in this area, they can change melody lines if they don"t think they can reach a note - and it's also exciting - will she that note or won"t she? Opera singers can't change a melody )except with coloratura) - they have to hit those notes - careers are over or they change roles if they can't hit a solid high C in Aida, for example.
she must get tired of getting asked these questions
3:11
That's what I've been saying. Mariah is naturally an alto, with an unusual range. True sopranos can't hit low notes as dark as Mariah does.
+Angelfully 2 alto isn't a vocal classification, it's a choir position
+daydream It is a vocal classification. There are opera singers who get classified as alto.
spenzur no, it's not. it's a position you sing in. the vocal classification you're probably thinking of is contralto
+daydream Yes you are right, I'm sorry. The dutch translation for contralto is alt so that was a bit confusing.
+Angelfully 2 A true contralto wouldn't be able to belt an F5 or higher. A contralto has a very androgynous voice that can often sound masculine. Mariah may sometimes sound masculine when she is using her lower register, however when she is singing in her mid range she has a pretty, feminine sound. A contralto would not have this lyric, bright sound to their voice. A real contralto would be someone like Cher, or Annie Lennox.
Her mother, opera singer and vocal coach.. Mariah telling us that mother never mentioned her octaves after saying my mother is very technical... Okay so lets go ask Patricia!! She knows!
I love that she can hit notes that she can't even name. She's so vocally talented but not necessarily trained in ready notes or being technically and I respect that for some reason. She's got a naturally talent it wasn't learned, she was born with it.
You can be born with natural talent but still there’s a lot of work put into actually developing it, even Mariah has said she worked really hard in her range.
Also don’t forget her mom was an opera singer and a vocal coach, of course she learned many things from her
Reading statements like yours make me a bit scared that people think that way cause it pretty much shows people think singers are just born with their voices developed, and while they are naturally gifted, the reality is that any good singer has had to practice to get to a good level, and even people that aren’t naturally born singers can learn how to sing pretty good too
@@sinhueherrera8984no one's denying that she never practiced but even she's said she dosen't know notes or write that way, just plays around and that singing is like "channeling" for her, u can tell she's always just had a good musical ear probably because she was listening to her mother + alot of music growing up.
i do agree that she's learned and put in the practice throughout her life but u can't really teach musicality like that in my opinion. u can learn riffs, runs and how to hit higher notes but her natural musical talent is clearly something she just has because of genes & how she grew up
She knows that on bad days she can't hit certain notes, so that's why she doesn't want to quote her range to be 5 or whatever octaves. She doesn't want people to expect she can hit a G7 whistle all the freaking time. But i'm sure she approximately knows what her range is, she is not dumb people!!!
She’s always been so humble about her voice and her range. Listen to how she talks about her singing, she’s not cocky, and she doesn’t boast her singing ability over others. In fact she’s always given other vocalists shes shared the stage with spotlight because for her it seems to be more about the experience of performing rather than constantly showing off what you can do vocally. She always talks about her voice like “it’s whatever comes out at the moment” when she knows especially back then she could deliver about anything anytime she wanted.
Of course she knows her range, she just wanted to entertain the mystery and the hype around her range. Her range used to be 5 full octaves and she is able to hit/sing notes on the 7th octave, hence why some people who know nothing thought she had a 7-octave range. She has a 5-octave range, from g2 to g#7 approximately.
+theoneandonly2503 And no Yma Sumac had also a 4 to 5 octave range. Not 7
no, her range is e2-b7 from live and studio. her highest belt is bb5. if u are going to speak on someone else voice. know your facts first or just worry abut "YOU" 😂
prob higher as she has said that she can go much higher than what she does in music. she likes to fit her voice to the music where as gb likes to show off.
LathanReigntree LMAO, I don' t know what you are talking about, I used to be a Mariah fan for years and know her voice really well. Her lowest note is G2 and her highest note is G#7 sang twice in two different Emotions performances back in 1991.
+Love Vocals real fans know this 😂😂 that gaot needs to get a lofe
It may have been better that she didnt answer or confirm the 7 octave incase the interviewer challenged her to demonstrate or prove it on the spot
It's true the host says that some vocalists have a big gap between some notes. Some so-called 5 octave singers actually have 3, but Mariah Carey has 5 continuous octaves, note by note.
If we count quality support or the significant octaves, then probably 3 and something down from Eb3 and up to the sixth octave (like E6 head voice). People usually don't take whistle into account because that's impossible to be resonated, nor is it really useful in singing; but I think her whistle definitely plays an important role in her music with versatility. Singers rarely have 3 or more octaves of SIGNIFICANT ranges.
Yeah, As a Tenor I have access to about 4 total octaves that are usable(C2-C6) Although C2 is too quiet for my liking, and I have to be vocally very healthy for the C6. I think I(and most other tenors I know) have about 3 and 1/2 octave of comfy range(E2-A5ish)
Interviewer: So, Mariah... I heard Gerogia brow and she have a 7 octave range...
Mariah: I don't know her.
andre sousa lol
@Loy its 7octaves. Can you count from 2(inclusion) to 8? Thats 7 not 8 lmao
georgia highest is e8 not octave 10 -_-
B2-F8
5 Octaves
@@del4604 in many article georgia hold a guiness book of record because she can hit note G10.
But I dont believe because there is no prove. She only hit F8 as the highest in live
We love tired one octave queen
LMAO. All I think about every time is "I don't know her."
the queen is very humble
Current known range: F2 (2014 "My All" Live) to B7 (1991 "Can't Let Go" studio version)
thank u for knowing that! these dumb ass speak on her voice as if they are her 😂😂 when they r NOT
She hit a higher note when sang the superbowl national anthem and also hit lower notes when she did her stevie wonder tribute on BET
***** oh ok, not sure which is higher. But the superbowl performance was the one included in Guinness Book of World Records
@@irocemrockett1118 the superbowl was only B6
People need to realise just because Mariah said she's an alto doesn't actually mean she's an alto!! Altos, or the correct term "contraltos" have an androgynous tone throughout their voice, while Mariah's voice blossoms in the high fifth and sixth octave, which SCREAMS soprano.
@Siren Thelxiope Alto is a Choral part. She's a Soprano. She doesn't have the timbre or tessitura of a Mezzo-Soprano or Contralto.
@Siren Thelxiope amp.classicfm.com/discover-music/music-theory/mariah-carey-singing-voice/
Here's a renowned source for Classical Music & Opera; guess what they categorize her as amp.classicfm.com/discover-music/music-theory/mariah-carey-singing-voice/
@Siren Thelxiope Hopefully, these will help:
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@Siren Thelxiope They didn't state why she was a Soprano, I linked it because even in Classical/Opera music she's regarded as a Soprano.
The clips I sent explains it clearly though.
@Siren Thelxiope She sings low notes quite well & has an expansive range however she supports down to an D3 and that's inconsistent. She almost always utilized a low larynx for notes lower than an Eb3 yet true Mezzo-Sopranos like Beyonce, Jojo, Anastacia, Jazmine Sullivan support lower with ease.
Her voice is so amazing, I love her voice!
I find it hard to believe she didn't know her range. She had to measure it at one point considering people kept talking about it.
But as a (humble) artist you don't want to really boast because you don't want to lose your range. Ya know?
+Adrian Neil we all love Mariah but c'mon "humble" ? It's the queen diva here!
+Adam Lawless when does Mariah go around flaunting her range in everyone's face? What makes her not humble?..
How do you know? You don't.
Adam Lawless well then explain to me why you think she isn't humble huh? Don't be believing the shit they say on tv about her 🙄 she's as humble as they get and it's true...look at all the nice things she has done and continues to do.
She can play Diva but she also can be really humble. She probably knows her range and everything related do her career, since she’s very hands on. And she also always says I didn’t get that much sleep so my voice is not so good, very modest.
She knows exactly what she has, perfectly and she is technically trained because her voice use to be (and still is) pretty flawless, and I understand why she doesnt want to seem so aware, it keeps the magical feeling of it and it keeps her humble
honestly, I think not until fans started making videos analyzing the range was it possible to really know. And even then, all we have to go by is what we have on record. I'm always blown away by how gracious she is answering these questions ad nauseum day after day, country after country, year after year.
OH. SHE DOESN'T KNOW. Jennifer Lopez can confirm.
She know nothing. Jon Snow must be pissed
Shows she’s very humble
I love how she sings in the beginning of the video. So flexible.
SUMMARY OF VIDEO: SHE DOES NOT KNOW ! lol and btw she opened a garage door
She has sang in the 7th octave and all the way down to the 2 octave.
When she has hit B7 and has hit B2, that means she has a minimum of a 5 octave range.
The catch is, those are notes she has hit MULTIPLE times.
If you can hit those notes multiple times, odds are she could hit notes that might be a few semitones higher or lower
But it’s safe to say that she has more than 5 octaves.
I actually think she does know, she's just being humble and doesn't wanna brag, which I love about her
"Can you give us a sample?" wtf, she's been singing for years what more of a sample can she give? buy the albums and listen to that. smh
She seems so uninterested when people mention her seven octaves but she's just trying to be modest. She is the vocal queen.
Everyone knows that Mariah can go higher than Bb7
Ok I got this from the another comment , but she sings in the 7th octave, but she doesn’t have a 7 octave vocal range, which I agree with. She has sung in the seventh octave most notably at the VMAs in the emotions era, but her lower register doesn’t cover the octaves to reach the 7 octave mark. She has a supported 5 octave vocal range which is extremely impressive
So what I've gathered is she doesn't know her range & that it takes lots of sleep to maintain it lmao
Very humble and a very great artist I Am A True Fan
Not technically trained? Wow, then that's the best way to be a singer.
She probably knew about her voice but she had to play the innocent image
+Mariah Secret Leaks I was wondering Mariah probably staged her marriage to tommy to boost her career
+Supcharged Are you seriously here to hate on Mariah? fr? I thought people would be over this shit in 2016.
+Hakakuno how is that hating? Thought that was pretty normal in Hollywood
Supcharged Have you lived in Hollywood? You don't know what's normal in Hollywood because you've never lived there and you have never worked there. Like God forbid people in Hollywood happen to actually be real people with real lives and obscene amounts of money. Do you not realize how fucking ridiculous you sound when you say shit like "She probably staged her marriage" and "I thought that was pretty normal in Hollywood." You THINK it's normal. You don't KNOW. Therefore as far as you KNOW, she probably DIDN'T stage her marriage. Because, you know, you don't know.
a gay has no name Okay, you need to stop. Your arrogance is horrifying.
“I really don’t know what it is”
SHES SO HUMBLE😀😍
I feel like she knows it but if she says 5 octaves people would probably say prove it and try to make her hit notes when Mariah Just wants to rest ! Example 5:18
Ok first of all, NO ONE truly knows her range aside from what she has showcased professionally. But behind closed doors, I am more than Certain she can go Lower & Higher! She has hit certain notes with so much ease that it would be Insane to believe that 5 octaves is her limit. The reason she doesn't know is bcuz of exactly what she said, "It depends!" Fun fact: Mariah broke my fish tank while Emotions was playing. Hahaha. What a Legend!
I think she can definitely go into 8th octave
I find it hard to believe that a professional musician like herself never measured her octave range. That can be done in five minutes by sitting in front of the piano and hitting some keys. I think she doesn't want to say what her range is out of either humility, or to avoid being criticized when she doesn't perform up to her alleged range. Either way, she's amazing!
I believe She has, 8 Octave, there is a Footage, where She Swimming with a Dolphin, There is a Silence, and the Dolphin touches Her Face and then she Makes an Incredible High Sonic Sound, really Sonic Unbelievable.
The Dolphin Swims like a crazy on away, very happy and full with Joy, like wow This Woman talks to me Hahaha.
But she never used that sound in Singing, but My God High!!!! Wow.
That last note in the end though 😮❤❤
Mmm... Well, if she doesn't know specifically, fine. However, if you want to know and if she wants to know, listen to "You're So Cold" from Emotions to get an idea.
The opening of that song covers five octaves from C to c'''' Including the whistle notes.
(in scientific terms, C2 to C7 - or if you must, from second ledger beneath a regular bass staff to another octave above the second ledger above a treble staff).
The peak of her lead vocals in this song appear to be at G'' (G5). Beyond this there might be a strain unless she jumps into the whistle notes. Note that Mariah doesn't sing a C''' (C6) even in the whistle voice on this song.
Trained singers (myself included) usually work on a solid three-octave window including falsetto, and Mariah doesn't seem to be an exception there, but I bet she can strike four octaves in a warm-up (as can I).
C2? That's low even for a bass. I think you mean C3. It's a four octave song. Also above her belting range she goes into head voice and THEN her whistle register. So there really isn't any strain from G5 --> E6, assuming she's in her head voice.
She _has_ demonstrated a little over five octaves though. /watch?v=heEoTvajPWk
I double-checked - my bad. You're right, I botched that up.
There are four octaves in the song, ranging from the initial barely audible c (bass staff, second space) to the whistled c' ' ' ' (fifth ledger above the treble staff).
Damn, why can't there be just one standard with the note tags?? Fucking hard to navigate in between...
+jerryteacup try scientific pitch notation. It's completely standardised, with octaves starting on C, and middle C being C4.
I did... and see where it took me. :D
that was actually really interesting
3:15
Thank you Mariah for stating you are an alto with an extended range.
Why you slow people keep spouting Soprano this & Soprano that. This lady has stated many times she is an Alto that experiments with her voice.
I think she should memorise a script to answer the how many octaves question once she realised people were gonna ask her again and again without getting tired.
Queen Mariah Carey
is a Coloratura Soprano for why ...
The coloratura soprano is that voice that has the ability to execute successions of quick notes within the vocal register of soprano, in an ornate style or with elaborate embellishments, including the quick passages of scales and trills, whether written or improvised. Term coloratura refers to the elaborate ornamentations of a melody. The soprano of coloratura is a voice of high agility, that usually has a tesitura quite exposed and commonly with capacity to handle the recording of whistle. In the strict sense, the term coloratura is not restricted to describe any range of the voice, so within the classification of vocal nuances, the coloratura soprano may be a light soprano, lyric, lyrical light dramatic dramatic coloratura.
That does not look like mariah (in all truth😏), as I said before is not very skillful to recognize perhaps that is why people think that she Alto or Contralto by the low notes, the sopranos coloratura can have a voice So strong in the bass register, even very good breathing capacity even as I said before ability to move from a very high note to a higher and lower one (mimi no 😏) And a wonderful angelic voice again that is Queen Mariah Carey😘😍👑
4:06 today I probably have - 1 😂😂
I can't believe she had to discuss that question so much lol. If she had 2 but you loved her songs wouldn't it be good enough?
Good old Terry Wogan, legend gone but not forgotten! 😢
What’s the point in having 7 or more octaves if there is no musical application for it? I think she knows this that’s why it seems unimportant to her. It’s like saying look how many strings your guitar has. Talk about her phrasing and emotion and she’d light up.
She's so gorgeous.
She doesn't know how many octaves she has. because she's not impressing. she's singing. whatever comes out to her mouth then that's it. She's Music. She's not a karaoke machine.
The Serial Mariah is a lyrical alto with a range from the super low G2 the piercing B7
Rhianna Barr-Beaumont It’s from F2-B7/C8
Interviewer: you can go really really low and really really high
Mariah: Yeah🙄😏
I met her and she was super nice to me!!!...
Mariah does have 5 octaves. Not 6 or 7.
Her Studio range is: F2 - Bb5 - B7
Her live range is: F2 - G#5 - Bb7
She did A5 mixed during CB era tho
She hit an F#8 whilst swimming with the dolphins.
She has never hit an F2 live, that's a myth perpetrated by her fans.
@@artemussarjev yes she has. it's not a myth
@@lunamoon2005 Nope, there's no such note in the video, an F is not even on key with the song.
mariah carey the best singer in the world during her prime and still one of the best of todays generation. SUPER TALENTED YET SUPER HUMBLE
how could the one of the best singers of all time not know her own voice? Maybe she's just trying to be modest.
Andy V why bring Beyoncè into this
I feel like only a few artists are known for their voices and not just their songs. Artists today, it's all about the song. No one is amazed by just their voice. And here we have Mariah, always known for both. LEGEND
How many interviewers asking Mariah about her range will it take until she measures it the world may never know
I can relate to Mariah regarding her range. It's not as easy as saying measure it, because it changes, depending on the days, and the edges are not easy to define... if you can go possibly go higher but it's now ugly or breaking or shrill or airy, it's hard to define the edge. She experimented with her voice. I do too. :She had a great whistle register as well as impressive higs and lows in full voice and mixed voice. Leave it at that
It can be so annoying when you ask a singer about their vocal range so much, especially considering how annoying it could be when you’re early in your career like she was.Obviously she doesn’t want be known so much for her range and labels, so you can tell how annoying it is.She’s a great singer and her music is beautiful, nothing else really matters.
We need an interviewer or lamb to show her one of the TH-cam Mariah vocal range videos so she can stop playing about that legendary five octave range ☺️ Even on a tired day she has still displayed at least four octaves of range which is still amazing!
Very nice video!
Mariah sabe muito bem até onde pode chegar com sua voz, mas ela também tem uma ótima percepção em como colocar uma nota, seja ela grave ou aguda, numa música como um ornamento para combinar com a sensação que ela quer passar para o ouvinte e não apenas para mostrar que tem aquelas notas
Mariah Carey helped me train my voice!
Her most consistent range when she first started was D3-B6 in her prime. She would occasionally hit E7, but kept most of her high notes around G6/B6. But as she aged going above G5 became hard for her to pull off with ease. And her lower notes went even lower to G2, which is shocking to hear a soprano dip that low. Technically Mariah's range closer to being a little over 4 octaves. As for 5 octaves, in not sure.
her whistles got better though up until about 2006 maybe. she never whistles like that in her "prime"
Why did it become more easier for Mariah to sing higher notes than lower notes. I don't know about music, but it's like her midrange has vanished over the years.
What is that bit of I Am Free in the beginning?? Omg I never heard that, it sounds like a voice memo
6:15 that sound like fly like a bird climax but 90's Mariah Carey
Her range varies from day to day I'm sure. If she took the time to figure out her lowest note and highest, then told people what is was, they might want a demonstration. But it varies from day to day, so I can see why she does want to reveal
*It has no limit, anything is possible with her sound engineers*
She's playing fool of us 😂😂😂
Mariah has Perfect Pitch and when she sings she clearly hear the Notes she hit...also when she is in the studio recording I doubt all those Notes (whistle notes) are random but rather planned...apart from that she saw vocal range vids about herself here on TH-cam,she atleast had an Idea about her own approximately range.
Do you even know what Perfect Pitch truly means?
iKETOURAGE you hit random notes and you know how high the note is without checking
She has 5 octaves..Tommy Mottola put it out that she had 7 or 8 octaves when she first came out as a new artist..He stretched the truth a little bit just like when the Jackson 5 first came on the scene they said that Michael Jackson was younger than what he really was to increase the hype around him.
As a singer I also have nodules and can sing high ang low and i don't say to the people how many octave range that I have because nodules always interrupts me when singing (esp when you are tired physically) that can cause your vocal lower sometimes and dodge the high notes. You know what i mean.
Even though people mistaken that she has 7 octave range i think she could go higher if she really tried in her prime she could've officially earned that title
Her voice is an instrument
Imagine having to explain that in every damn interview!
This video is so funny. I almost feel frustrated for her.
Good on you, Mariah.
This video just proves that Mariah is not a vocal range lover cause she don't know how many she had. She's just singing. And she prob didn't know that she had widest vocal range.
I believe she had the range of 7th octaves when she was younger and possibly did it while vocalising with her mum. I guess this is where the story came from, but I think she can no longer do it as human voice loses that ability with age. In my view the whistles are the icing on the cake as I find Mariah's voice very beautiful, very pleasant to my ears, she uses melisma in the right way not like some others (i.e Christina) her technique is great too and she is very versatile and can sing anything.
she can still hit the highest notes till this day though. her belting upper register is what has declined most.
I bet she can go above C8 but she never has live
She has ease at B7 so 1 note above she could have squeeze trough an octave more if she sung like everyone in the industry today
Really?She is saying she is not trained??She has one of the best techniques.She definately had vocal training...
For someone so technically perfected, it's unbelievable she doesn't consider herself a 'technical singer'. Does the high C thing actually work though lmao
Mariah can go to Alto, mezzo sopran in her chest voice. and then can reach soprano even more with her head and whistle voice.
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she doesnt get it by training but its her own talent or gift from nature...like whitney and celine