With a multi-octave vocal range and a dynamic stage presence, the 190 cm (6 feet 3 inches) and 136 kg (300 pound) vocalist recorded more than three hundred songs and twenty albums during his two decade-long career.

Switch became a recording and performing attraction, not only due to the band's overall musicianship but also due to DeBarge's multi-octave vocal range.

When she sang in a Greenwich Village nightclub in 1953, a record label executive took interest after being impressed with the unique phrasing and multi-octave range.

Although dismissed by some as a gimmick, these techniques added a personality to her voice and enabled her to fully demonstrate her multi-octave range.

Citing influence from various artists and genres, Lambert has a flamboyant, theatrical and androgynous performance style, and a powerful, technically skilledtenor voice with multi-octave range.

Mariah the chanter flawlessly adapts to their singsong style, largely boxing her multi-octave range into a sly, hypnotic melody so that when she really wails at the end, you really feel it.

The soul icon was at her best, displaying her multi-octave range before her mesmerized audience, and letting them know "this ain't no tape."

Each of the newer Supremes had a solo spot, with Ms. Payne showing off a multi-octave range in "Stoned Love."

On their first record, "Money Honey", Pinkney, a natural bass-baritone with a multi-octave range, actually sang first tenor.

His multi-octave range was capable of ...