The Mystery around Mariah Carey’s Vocal Range...

[@rosesforeverysin1780]

I think what people need to say now is that Mariah "can reach the 7th octave" not "has a 7 octave range"

[@tinasagapolu-pouhq9366]

Ye

[@brittanyritenour4695]

She has 5 full octaves

[@SomewhereOnTheOutside]

LMAO, they confuse 7th octave with 7 octaves vocal range ... I didn't disbelieve though , Mariah is a monster of voice.

[@Venusencarnate]

I guess they thought “it must start from 1th octave to anyone” JSJSJSSJSJSSJSJ

[@SomewhereOnTheOutside]

@@Venusencarnate Yaaaa they're uninformed people LOL

[@Venusencarnate]

@@SomewhereOnTheOutside I think it has something with her label too. She was MEANT to be a star qhen she signed the contract. She had the notes so she jumped 70% of the path, u know? I guess that her record label painted her with this image of "she hit the highest notes, say that on TV" so they were always be surprised by any high note she put in a song. I mean, theres a lot of singer who can hit higher notes tham Mariah but… Shes the known one, shes the legend. Period. This narrative of “highest notes” and blablabla being repeated countless times on tv gave her a thing to be remembered of(besides her unparalled talent of course)

[@bobturner2312]

I think the F#8 was Mariah! she opens her mouth in the same way she does to hit whistles now, the dolphin was very surprised, and the tone difference between the F#8 and the dolphin is quite different as well

[@DaydreamCarey1234]

To ke F#2-F#8 is pretty accurate and its also her total vocal range that i think she always had.

[@lightning0506]

Since when is it accurate, when both extreme notes aren't within her comfort zone and not even legit vocals? F#2 was pure air and mostly imagined, while F#8 was an M4 whistle, which everyone can do with a bit of practice and go much higher than that, including notes in 9th octave as well Mariah's actual range at her best would be something like G#2-G#7 (highest limit is unknown, but considering she never really hit highest notes in M3 whistle since 1993, not really singing above C7 at all since 1998 I consider this as her border) P.S Also, considering that Bb7 issue - there's an alternative source with higher quality which doesn't have that artefact, which Thi Hills channel has, hence this note was G#7/A7 peak, not a Bb7

[@Swahili14]

Lambs stop inventing things That's why Mariah is made fun of nowadays Her range is too wide but she never whistled above 7th octaves

[@DaydreamCarey1234]

@@lightning0506 F#2 is pretty airy but audible and weather that F#8 is M4,M5,M6,m8988283 and easy it doesn’t matter. If its there and it came out from her vocals ot exists.

[@lightning0506]

​@@DaydreamCarey1234 with that logic every kid who can scream C8 at top of his lungs is a vocal genious, lol Personally, if we talk about SINGING - we should count SUNG notes, not just exclaimed Well, exclaimed notes could be counted, but only if they were a part of musical context (Emotions G#7 for example and others similar)

[@DaydreamCarey1234]

@@lightning0506 Id still consider it in the range since its not just a scream. I feel like she rlly intended to hit that note purposely to show off to the dolphin. Not just any random scream like screaming when “shocked, scared, happy etc”

[@sandhyanagarajan]

She has a 6 octave range, is just that some people confused 7th octave with 7 octave vocal range. But still, a 6 OCTAVE RANGE and control basically throughout her range is insane!!!!!!!!!

[@butterflyera4628]

0:38 What a way to sneak this iconic J-Who shade 😭

[@Silverwing_99]

J-who, 😂 i laughed so much when i read that

[@rai_Blogz]

ikr hahahaha

[@dinasilva9263]

Her voice is a gift from God. The most beautiful voice i've heard in my entire Life❤

[@hectorbello161]

I think people were confused because they overheard sb talk about how she sang in the seventh octave and tought that was her range, I don't think it's humanly possible. I think she can comfortably sing between the 3rd and seventh octave (5), but if you push it and count any sound she can produce, then it can cover from the 2nd to the 8th octave (6).

[@theslaytoendyourfaves]

okay but i love these types of videos! reminds me of the stuff i watched when i was a baby lamb like i was hooked 'til the end, you ate this!

[@progresseniola1606]

yh me too

[@codywalsh2075]

I was arguing with someone yesterday who was saying Taylor Swift has a larger vocal range 😭

[@ahmdzki341]

Let's pray for that someone.

[@MariahFreakingCarey]

💀💀💀

[@samiam2003]

LOLL

[@batmanekpotezny7961]

It is a known symptom of swift brain inflamation disease

[@user-bs9ct7li8n]

I saw swifties praising her lows and say that she had the best lows and i was like 💀

[@vincentkohlumcfan22]

MARIAH NEEDS TO SEE THIS

[@jonadol]

I believe she has more but her musicianship stands in the way. I remember years ago, her vocal coach from the 90s said she could hit notes higher than the piano. I believe it.

[@progresseniola1606]

exactly. I feel the same. Unless it add to the musicality of the song, she won't put it and also she's more about incorporating a run than just hitting the high note or sustaining it. This is what sets her apart from other whistle users like Georgia Brown. Even when she wants to show off with the whistles, she does it musically. Songbird Supreme

[@jonadol]

@@progresseniola1606 Exactlyyyy. Right! Musicality! It’s what stands her apart from other whistles, she whistles with intent and musicality, most of the others just whistle

[@mason7031]

3:17 the very fact that we're debating whether the sound was made by a dolphin or Mimi says a lot about Mariah 😭

[@realelleri]

It definitely was her, cuz the dolphin is reacting to her voice!!!

[@TheStoryOfMariah]

I think it was Mariah because I’m pretty sure she said something along the lines of “ I do whatever makes them happy” after

[@jamesarmel]

It's definitely Mariah hitting that note to entertain the dolphin. She says right afterward "anything that makes them happy" as the dolphin is still going bananas. Lol 😂 Great video!

[@TheQueenOfLambily]

thanks

[@Xavabbadabba717]

Great video, I love how many sources you used it’s like it’s own little research paper

[@sisqoguajardo1065]

That is why she is the queen a diva the voice the best ever ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@theslaytoendyourfaves]

0:39 FOUL 🤣

[@imjustgoofy09]

I feel like if the F#8 came from Mariah, it would've sounded a little more distant, I can be wrong ofc but that's how I feel

[@alonzoezell6875]

OMG WELCOME BACK WE'VE MISSED YOUUUUU

[@deyoncew3311]

She can SING in 6 different octaves (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7). But her actual vocal range is about 5 and a half (F2-Bb7). People have said that she can sing past the piano, which is probably true. But everything we've actually heard of her in the 8th octave is an exclamation and not actually sung.

[@Bambam12340]

Wrong it's Fb2-E7 she could go up to a g7 but she fits more comfortably with tht e7

[@JesseAtata]

​@@Bambam12340what she has gone higher than E7 alot of times.That is for Ariana

[@Bambam12340]

@@JesseAtata true

[@rbmaia5]

Queen is back😊❤

[@TheQueenOfLambily]

yesss

[@sartemarkify]

What impress me lot is regardless how high she can hit she can hit LOW notes pleasingly and perfectly than a male one

[@dolphinriah6590]

okayy youtube comeback 😩

[@butterflyera4628]

Comeback of the century hun 🫡

[@kevinoliveira3730]

People are obsessed with Mariah's range, that they forget about the most important thing in a singer's voice: CONSISTENCY! Mariah sure have an impressive vocal range, she can go down to Tenor low C (C3) and can even go all the way up to Soprano double high C (C7) and that's her best, I'm not saying that she can't go higher or lower, but we gotta agree that her voice has a center... and those super high notes and super low notes... Come on (nobody has a perfect consistency with more than 4 octaves)... She sure have full voice, but she's right... it's "not possible" to sing all the way through a whole show f.ex., it's still very impressive that she could keep her consistency: C3 - G5 - C7 (a Full Mezzo-soprano).

[@lightning0506]

C3-G5-C7 is a very typical trained soprano range with whistle register, even some males can possess that kind of range + it's literally the most used range in music

[@Swahili14]

​@@lightning0506no Her tessitura (where her voice naturally seats) and voice size/timbre/type is a typical mezzo Remember whistles Are disconnected register They've nothing to do with soprano high C or whatsoever Whitney Houston for example couldn't whistle but her voice type is a typical soprano in her heydays as she got higher tessitura and weight/timbre/size of a typical soprano & coloratura With her well developed chest and HEADVOICE

[@lightning0506]

@@Swahili14 Mariah isn't a mezzo, that's an extremely weird way of thinking. She was never comfortable singing in lower parts of her range, mainly staying within F3/E3 area as her lowest consistent notes and even they were often meh in quality Her voice wasn't simply developed enough to possess solid soprano qualities, as she mainly relyed on heavy belting and whistle register (btw, that's a myth, whistle can be connected quite easily and many singers has proven that), but even with such voice she managed to belt many F#5's and G5's in the 90s What you're saying is like saying that amateur tenor, who struggles beyond G4 is a baritone, that's just illogical way of thinking. You aren't born with perfect voice, I possess a voice of a high tenor, yet I struggled as low as E4 during my bad days, cause I have a bad health overall, doesn't change my voice type though Same applies to Mariah, she was often alleged to having weak health + nodules (which I believe weren't there till like 1998), so it's very understandable, why Mariah wasn't able to showcase her soprano abilities to the full. Doesn't change a fact she was a soprano. Her voice got lowered in 2011 significantly after giving a birth, that's when you can call her a mezzo, her current voice (as if it wasn't bad enough) isn't just mezzo, it's just an extremely damaged voice with almost no consistent range at all

[@Swahili14]

@@lightning0506 whistles aren't connected No matter how easily you can access them Second Mariah's low tessitura Phrasing f5s/g5s doesn't make you a soprano Being mezzo isn't a bad thing neither is being soprano So chill

[@lightning0506]

​@@Swahili14 I literally explained everything in a very logical approach with common sense, but it seems that some people can't access it, considering you're still being stubborn about very well-known fact that Mariah isn't a mezzo and never was So leave your childish "chill" behind and go study if you can, don't watch YT-wannabe vocal channes, read some actual vocal-related literature if you want to understand what is the voice and how it works

[@Venusencarnate]

2:37 its not a c#8. To execute a c#8 u need to strain a lot. Its hard. U can see how hard it gets from the face. Mariah used to make “weird” face expressions starting from c7. HTF SHE COULD HIT A C#8 WITH THAT STRAIGHT FACE. Not at all.

[@MrMan-vn7rg]

hitting a note like that for a second dosnt require any facial expressions you just push really high till the note comes why she tries to hold. those types of notes is only when you see the strain

[@whoevr]

yes 5-6of sung octaves and 6 including the squeaks

[@ilovetati91]

Bb7 is correct from that Emotions performance. Lambs need to stop trusting faux vocal experts on KZbin (usually with weird agendas) who take themselves a tad too seriously

[@TheQueenOfLambily]

its all fun and games, just theories

[@vincentkohlumcfan22]

Honestly if she didn’t sing to the dolphin it could only be from smtg mechanical and I dun think the dolphin would react to it if the so called machine would be near the camera lol so is a genuine dolphin reaction

[@agusmartinez]

3:02 i'm sorry but i will always disagree with that, it doesn't sound like a human voice. however the following sound i do think it was mariah

[@LovelyPeachyPop]

embarassing ur fav is a homewrecker and you support genocide gtfo

[@erelChina3759]

The last time I checked google had said 5 Octaves, however love you Queen, what a gifted Angelic voice. I'm only 16 but I have understand her amazing art❤😊.

[@McWhCl]

She can definitely go higher but it won't sound pleasing like there are so many examples from other people.

[@MONTEZSUIVANT]

Mariah hits a c8 in can’t let go as a harmony in the studio version

[@henriquecordeiro2891]

yes, but is a C#8

[@urbanhyena4063]

But sometimes people can hit notes but not the notes in between. So can Mariah hit all notes in between as well

[@skoobalex]

She does 8 octaves A1-bb8

[@antoniovasquez7652]

No, his dominated and full-bodied vocal range is F2-B7.

[@Jonvocals]

Lambs inventing notes out of thin air as per usual 😭

[@LowCastImpulse]

It's unfair to put many of these whistle notes into context, as the vocal range mostly notifies chest/mixed voice, and for Mariah I think it's ~ F#2-A5-C#7-F#8, that F#2-A5 is a better figure to put into comparisons, and sounds more realistic as well.

[@juanmantilla552]

It was the dolphin😂

[@CristianDucassou]

No lmao

[@refkihidayat9169]

Bb1 (vocal fry) till f#8 (with doplhin moment) 7 octv

[@aymenakabusiness631]

Emotions is the hardest song ever

[@whoevr]

0:41 😭😭

[@whoevr]

listening without earphones yet my ears are hurting sksks

[@dojaudrey7232]

The Bliss Run is an F2 not an E2

[@SomewhereOnTheOutside]

That B7 and that C8 .... What source did they come from?

[@vicktheengine5304]

The B7 is from an harmony in the last whistle of Can't Let Go, i think someone made a video about it. The C8 is from a performance during the Caution era (don't remember which one exactly) But MIXANDMTCH made a video about it

[@SomewhereOnTheOutside]

@@vicktheengine5304 and that C#8?

[@SomewhereOnTheOutside]

@@vicktheengine5304 I had already seen the B7 in Can't let go, but I had forgotten.

[@benjaminwashington2087]

Its an instrument in the background of Cant Let Go. We have the raw stems its not her

[@SomewhereOnTheOutside]

@@benjaminwashington2087 oh really? d u hv a link? I always thought it was a hidden whistle.

[@snippy2514]

HELPPPPP THE JLO

[@MadininaCarribean]

Lol

[@TacoAlligator]

I have 4 octaves but I don't use it

[@benjaminwashington2087]

Nah G#7 is the top in regard to “sung” as well as the lowest is not F2 but G#2 which she sings in the Art of letting go. But despite all that people never focus on her comfort/reliable range which is more usual Bb2 - F#5 - Bb6(C7) which is more impressive in my opinion. In any given day she has 4+ octaves. Thats insane.

[@singingmanmd]

The B7 is actually B8 because octaves on the piano starts at A and NOT at C.

[@AliKhan-yx1dy]

Song machine,song bird MC 👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑

[@conceicaosalomao2391]

❤❤❤😢😂 você tá muito maravilhosa 👠👠

[@LuciaDelmar-qs7hs]

She can speak in the 6th octave i think she have more vocal range

[@Oberatous-Udurabas]

It’s a C#8 the dolphin note

[@Oberatous-Udurabas]

Well there were two videos one that peaked at F#8 and one that peaked at C#8

[@gibogado1547]

Which song is playing at the end of the video?

[@xnotesalvatore8587]

Underneath the stars

[@gibogado1547]

@@xnotesalvatore8587 but Is it another version?

[@TheQueenOfLambily]

its a version i made on my own :)

[@gibogado1547]

@@TheQueenOfLambily oh thank you! I found it 😄

[@thebadguy8997]

00:41 Imfao

[@codezero7981]

3:07 what's the name of that app?

[@CristianDucassou]

frequency sound generator

[@CristianDucassou]

I think

[@just.4lamb]

what's the name of the font u use?

[@moiednaseri9563]

It's 'Friz Quadrata'

[@just.4lamb]

@@moiednaseri9563 ty ❤️

[@JamaicanFlava]

I wish she would've tested and found her octave range at least once.

[@jaypaidincash]

She knows her range. She just will never say her actual range...

[@JamaicanFlava]

@@jaypaidincash I can believe that.

[@jaypaidincash]

@JamaicanFlava she has however said that depending on how she feels and how she sleeps and treats her voice..some days she can go higher. So it makes sense not to say your range..puts less expectations out there

[@JamaicanFlava]

@@jaypaidincash Imo I never thought it was that serious for her not to say. Like since she's been asked about for years, she could've said "I have a 5 octave vocal range," or "On a good day when I get enough rest I can sing 5 octaves." But after hearing a bunch of her interviews and her on Twitter Spaces the past couple of years, I realize she can be sensitive when asked about the quality of her voice....

[@bealambwouldya]

😂I thought it was a G6 idk anything abt notes but ppl always say it lol

[@mohammadaminfatemi6219]

W

[@leonilasano9138]

Poor people who are nonstop reling on ‘how high’ anybody goes.. Mariah is all about many other details.. there are a lot of people who can sing high.. this is not importante…

[@larissanascimento1035]

The problem is that many want to extend an vocal range that is already huge. For me, Mariah's vocal range is only valid if it is sung. Putting inaudible notes and exclamations that are often not so valid is not fair! Mariah's vocal range is already really big and it's a good size! I honestly don't understand this obsession with her vocal range and the obsession of many to add notes that "don't exist" or put pitch to say that this is the "highest vocal note she reached in belting" whether in live performance or on studio albums... How long are they going to insist on this? If not even the singer herself knows what her real vocal range is!

[@kazhar666]

Listen thru earbuds my ear just vomit..

[@agenkolar1986]

This F2 isnt sung by Mariah. F#8 wasnt even sung, so even though it is quite impressive, she was able to hit it, we cant include this note into her range. Some notes in these vocal ranges videos are debatale, other definietly didnt exist. I think its save to say that Mariah's vocal range is F#2-G#7, but I believe she is (or was) able to go even higher.

[@ilovetati91]

It's F#2-Bb7 or F2-Bb7. I don't hear the E2. I am unsure if the F#8 was from her or the coach whistle.

[@Mommyyriah]

@@ilovetati91u can literally see how she opens her mouth to try to whistle her absolute highest

[@agenkolar1986]

​@@ilovetati91this Bb7 is not there

[@ilovetati91]

@@agenkolar1986 blatant lie

[@agenkolar1986]

​@@ilovetati91Im not lying. This "Bb7" is only present in one tape (populatised by one lamb). Other (and newer) sources of this performamce dont have it, you can check it by yourself. Unfortunetly this Bb7 is just a poor quality artifact.

[@djmcmike2319]

It's 5 octaves

[@chrisanthemum7]

The dolphin clip is not real come on, lol. 5 octaves and some change is plenty for a GOAT female vocalist. Rare, but if men have the top part of their range they can surpass that easily. She's also one of the few singers I can think of without a real break in that range, meaning she has the ability to hit all notes from the top to the bottom.

[@coltonisalamb]

what's not real about it? she posted it herself...

[@conceicaosalomao2391]

❤❤❤😢😂 você tá muito maravilhosa 👠👠