Adam Lopez

Infobox musical artist 2


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Name = Adam Lopez
Background = solo_singer/songwriter
|Birth_name = Adam Lopez Costa
Born = 26 August
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Origin = Brisbane, Australia
Genre = Latin, Pop, R&B, Jazz, Funk, Classical music, Opera, Pop rock
Years_active = 2005-Present
Label = ABC Music/Universal
URL = [http://www.adamlopez.com www.adamlopez.com]

Adam Lopez Costa billed as Adam Lopez (born 26 August in Brisbane, Australia) is a pop musician, 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 (Cmusic|sharp8), 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 studying opera although 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 is currently promoting his most recent Latino album titled "Till the end of Time" featuring Australias Jazz legend James Morrison on Trumpet.

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 Cmusic|sharp8 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.Fact|date=August 2007 He is said to have the ability to pitch an Amusic|flat below low C. His tessitura, however, lies in the tenor range.

Vocal Profile

Adam Lopez is classified as a Tenor and holds the record of highest male voice (Cmusic|sharp8), which is one semitone above the highest note in the standard of a full piano. Adam Lopez can be classified as a Sopranist, because of his ability to sing like a soprano sometimes.

Discography

External links

* [http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com Guinness world record page]
* [http://www.adamlopez.com Adam's Official Page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/adamlopezshowstopper Adam's Official Myspace Page]

Audio Samples
* [http://www.dutchdivas.net/frames/highC.html Adam Lopez's audio from ABC Radio interview Australia] Scroll down until finding "From Amusic|sharp7 to B7"