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New answer: The highest note (to my knowledge) ever sung was high G#5 in the closing notes of Lady Grinning Soul (Aladdin Sane album, 1973).

And the lowest is a C2 in the opening line of Sweet Thing (Diamond Dogs album, 1974).

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skeptics who have accused Bowie of vocal tinkering in the studio, there is a YouTube video of a live performance from the era, here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1j9sD3mHJE where he sings the low C quite clearly, and live.

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Usually? About two octaves. Between two and three is pretty normal-ish. Any range bigger than three octaves is just ginormous.

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