If a male can sing in karen carpenter's original key, is he an alto or a ten

Question:what about toni braxton?

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I would guess that he would be a counter-tenor, which is just a male way of saying alto.

I'd second the first guy. If you're a male who can broach tenor all the way to female highs, I believe it's referred to as a counter-tenor.

tenor with an incredible range