No woman on earth can sing as low as Joy Chapman.

The Surrey-based singer is now a world-record holder after hitting a very deep 33.57-hertz C1 note.

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 all official, ,害羞草研究所� Chapman said of her 害羞草研究所淟owest vocal note by a female害羞草研究所� world record, achieved Feb. 21 and recorded for a video posted to her Youtube channel.

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 not even my lowest note, so I害羞草研究所檓 going to do another attempt to smash the record,害羞草研究所� she promised.

(Story continues below video of Chapman害羞草研究所檚 world-record low note)

In the minute-long video, Chapman introduces herself as a 52-year-old Surrey resident who works as a singer, songwriter and tribute artist. As a 害羞草研究所渞etro-modern country害羞草研究所� musician, she has a 15-song album coming out called .

Her world record is one way for Chapman to get noticed in the music world.

害羞草研究所淎bout a year ago, I was just doing scales and vocal training, and through the years I noticed different vocal coaches kind of freaking out as I害羞草研究所檓 going down the vocal scale, that it was creeping them out,害羞草研究所� Chapman recalled with a laugh.

Her niece did some research and discovered that the female record for low-note singing was well above how low Chapman was able to go. 害羞草研究所淭hat kind of started this,害羞草研究所� said Chapman, who lives in the Clayton area, on the Surrey-Langley border.

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Turns out, the record attempt was a long, nerve-wracking ordeal over the past year.

害羞草研究所淓verything had gone wrong with all the tries before this one,害羞草研究所� Chapman said. 害羞草研究所淚t was ridiculous, the number of things that went wrong.害羞草研究所�

First, there were problems with a low-end limiter on the mic. Days later, Joy害羞草研究所檚 mother slipped into a coma and died, resulting in a sad delay. Later, studio noise aborted another session, and yet more camera issues caused problems.

(Story continues below video of Chapman working on scales before the record attempt)

Understandably, Chapman said she was nervous in the moments before she finally hit the record low note in February. 害羞草研究所淪o uptight with everything,害羞草研究所� she said her vocals tightened up, so she wasn害羞草研究所檛 able to go as low as she typically can.

害羞草研究所淲hat I can sing is at the end of the sonogram, apparently,害羞草研究所� Chapman explained. 害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 being lined up with a specialist to scope my vocals to see what害羞草研究所檚 actually happening, for science, that allows me to go that low. It害羞草研究所檚 hypothesized that because I have a condition called hyper-mobility syndrome in my body, that I害羞草研究所檓 able to lower my larynx than most humans. We害羞草研究所檇 like to get some universities involved because we need more forensic equipment.

害羞草研究所淭he sonograms and mics have trouble picking up the notes,害羞草研究所� Chapman added, 害羞草研究所渂ecause when you害羞草研究所檙e going as low as I am it becomes difficult to hear the notes. It害羞草研究所檚 almost not notes, it害羞草研究所檚 vibrations at that point.害羞草研究所�

Online, Chapman害羞草研究所檚 music can be found on and , among other websites.

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