Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe July 23 (UPI) -- A Welsh woman nicknamed the "Bass Queen" earned the title when she broke a Guinness World Record for the lowest vocal note sung by a female singer. Helen Leahey was measured by multiple pieces of equipment at the Music School Wagnet in Koblenz, Germany, sang from a D5 to a D2 note at 72.5 hertz, beating the previous record, which was set by a woman who sang E2 at 82.4 hertz. Advertisement "I have been encouraged for some years to pursue a musical career professionally, in part because of my unique voice," Leahey said. "Everywhere I sing, I hear that nobody has heard a woman who can hit the low notes like me. I guess I wanted to see how unique my voice truly is." Guinness reviewed the evidence and spoke with Leahey's witnesses, which included a singing teacher and a sound engineer, before approving the record. "As a child I was obsessed with Guinness World Records books and thought it would be wonderful if I could be part of the record-breaking family!" she said. Read More 3,800 dribble basketballs simultaneously in Philippines Over 200 tubers form a line in Canadian lake to break Guinness record Alberta festival attempts 'Baby Shark' record with over 1,000 dancers