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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), or a half-step above the highest note on a standard 88-key piano.

Biography

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 treble(boy 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.

World Record

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.^{[citation needed]} He is said to have the ability to pitch an A♭ below low C. His tessitura, however, lies in the tenor range.

Vocal Profile

Adam Lopez is considered to be a Full Dramatic Coloratura Soprano. Although his {World Record was a C♯8, off the piano, as seen and heard live in 2005 on the broadcast of Guinness World Records.

Discography

Year	Album Title
2005	Popera
2006	Showstopper
2007	TBA

External links

Video Samples

Video of the record

Audio Samples

Adam Lopez's audio from ABC Radio interview Australia Scroll down until finding "From A♯7 to B7"

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 ==Biography==
-Lopez was the second of three boys, born to [[Spain|Spanish]] parents, Manuel Jesus Lopez Perez and Maria Del Rosario Costa Velasco. Both of his parents were [[musician]]s. Having started [[singing]] at the age of three, Lopez was a polished [[boy soprano|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.
+Lopez was the second of three boys, born to [[Spain|Spanish]] parents, Manuel Jesus Lopez Perez and Maria Del Rosario Costa Velasco. Both of his parents were [[musician]]s. Having started [[singing]] at the age of three, Lopez was a polished [[treble]](boy 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.