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This Woman Can Sing Two Notes at Once and It’s Eerily Beautiful

Watch German vocalist Anne-Maria Hefele demonstrate the technique

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This article originally appeared on Lost at E Minor.

In this video, German vocalist Anne-Maria Hefele demonstrates a technique called ‘Overtone singing’, wherein she simultaneously sings multiple notes at once. Having practiced this technique for more than 10 years now, Hefele manages to sing a low note and a high-pitched scale at the same time, even moving the notes in opposite directions.

The sound she makes is eerie – kinda like the music you hear in sci-fi movies – except this one has no special effects! Prepare to be blown away!

(via io9)

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