Adam Lopez Costa (born 26 August 1975) is an Australian
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 six-octave vocal range. From 2008 to 2018, he was a
Guinness World Record
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...
holder for singing the highest note (by a male) and a half step below the E in the 8th octave (E
8). He currently heads the vocal faculty at
Sheldon College
Sheldon College is a private day school located in Sheldon in Redland City, Queensland, Australia. The school admits students from 15 months of age through to Grade 12.
History
Lyn Bishop, the founder of Sheldon College, was previously ...
's
Australian School of the Arts.
Biography
Lopez was the second of three sons born to Spanish parents, Manuel Jesús López Pérez and María Del Rosario Costa Velasco. Both of his parents were musicians. Having started singing at the age of three, Lopez was a
treble
Treble may refer to:
In music:
*Treble (sound), tones of high frequency or range, the counterpart of bass
*Treble voice, a choirboy or choirgirl singing in the soprano range
*Treble (musical group), a three-piece girl group from the Netherlands
*T ...
(boy soprano) by age ten. After finishing high school, Lopez studied voice at the
Queensland Conservatorium of Music at
Griffith University.
He spent five years there studying
opera, although he spent a total of ten years developing his distinctive vocal abilities.
In addition to solo work, Lopez has worked as a session vocalist, singing
backing vocals for
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the whi ...
,
Debelah Morgan,
Keith Urban,
Vanessa Amorosi, and other Australian artists. He has also worked in television and radio.
His 2008
Latino album titled ''Till The End of Time'' features Australian
jazz musician
James Morrison on
trumpet.
Previous World record
According to the ''
Guinness Book of World Records
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...
'', Lopez held the world record for highest vocal note produced by a male from 2008 to 2018. That pitch is designated D
8 in
note-octave notation; it is three semitones 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 C
8 in 2005. On 20 January 2018, the record was surpassed by Xiao Lung Wang from China recognised by Guinness World Record for singing E
8 or 5243 Hz.
Guinness World Records
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Discography
Studio albums
* 2005: ''The Popera EP''
* 2006: ''Showstopper''
* 2008: ''Till the End of Time''
* 2014: ''Kaleidoscope''
* 2017: ''This Heart of Mine''
Singles
* 2014: "When All Is Said And Done"
* 2014: "Paper Boat"
* 2015: "You / Holiday" – double single
References
External links
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Australian people of Spanish descent
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Musicians from Brisbane
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University alumni
Singers with a six-octave or greater vocal range
1975 births
21st-century Australian male singers
Latin music musicians