London, November 9 : Mariah Carey, who’s known for her astounding eight-octave vocal range, left the star-struck ‘X-Factor’ contestants gasping for air when they met up with the super-singing sensation hours before the show.
The contestants, who received a class from the world’s biggest-selling female artist as they prepared to perform one of her hits, were said to have had the frozen feet.
“The contestants have been a bit like, ‘Wow, it’s actually Mariah Carey’,” the Daily Star quoted vocal coach Yvie Burnett as telling them.
“There’s nothing harder than singing a Mariah song in front of Mariah.