Mariah Carey isn’t the only famous singer with a five-octave vocal range. Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top fame does as well.
In fact Mariah and Billy aren’t alone either. You can add Alison Goldfrapp, Linda Lewis, Minnie Ripperton and Shanice to that list as well.
Only 19 acts are listed with a five-octave range in Wikipedia.
Artists with five-octave range
Romina Arena
Mariah Carey
Jean Carne
Desiree Colman
Warrel Dane
Terry Ellis
Billy Gibbons
Alison Goldfrapp
Morten Harket
Annie Haslam
Romeo Johnson
Linda Lewis
Sherlie Matthews
Lean McFall
Misia
Earnest Pugh
Minnie Ripperton
Serena Ryder
Shanice
Only three artists make the six-octave range
Georgian Brown
Rachelle Ferrell
Tim Storms
In the four-octave range 42 acts qualify including Whitney Houston, Roy Orbison, Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, Chris Cornell, Julie Andrews, Christina Aguilera, Bruce Dickinson, Freddie Mercury, Cyndi Lauper and Myles Kennedy.
Mariah Carey will bring her ‘The Elusive Chanteuse Show’ to Australia in November for arena shows and A Day On The Green.
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