Favorite Female Vocalists

[drdeath67]

Only two female singers do it for me and they are:

AMy Lee from Evanessence (my favorite of all time)
Cristina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil

 

[RogueWolf]

In no particular order...

Alanis Morrisette
Suzanne Vega
Martina McBride
Margaret Becker
Dolores O'Riordan (Cranberries)
Máire Ní Bhraonáin (Clannad)
Loreena McKennitt
Christine Dente (Out of the Grey)
Joanne Hogg (Iona)

 

[member2013]

In no particular order...
Dolores O'Riordan (Cranberries)

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[Sutekh35]

What, female vocalists, top the list as being your favorites?

Here are my choices: Siouxsie Sioux (Siouxsie and the Banshees), Kate Pearson (The B-52's).

Both excellent choices.
I'd like to add Allison Goldfrapp,Sarah Nixey,Sarah Blackwood,Miss Kittin and Peaches

 

[scatsweeny]

Gwen Stefani
Mariah Carey
Kelly Clarkson
Shania Twain
Carrie Underwood
Alicia Keys

 

[Aegis]

Only two female singers do it for me and they are:

AMy Lee from Evanessence (my favorite of all time)
Cristina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil

What about Tarja Turunen from Nightwish? She's one of my favorites and probably the first that comes to my mind when talking about great female singers or operatic style in general.

 

[drdeath67]

What about Tarja Turunen from Nightwish? She's one of my favorites and probably the first that comes to my mind when talking about great female singers or operatic style in general.

Hmmmmmm? I'll have to check her out! :thumbsup:

 

[bigbadbrody]

Amy Lee
Bif Naked

 

[DreamSparrow]

I like Amy Lee of Evanescence. The music's not your average nu-metal rock, since it blends elements of pop and classical. She's gained a few pounds since the release of The Open Door, but before that she looked a *lot* like Chloe Dior (my avatar). If you've got an Amy Lee fantasy, CD videos are worth watching! She's an excellent vocalist too. I met her in London briefly when they played here at the end of last year, and she actually seemed genuinely sweet and friendly, unlike most rock stars you come across.

Amy and John LeCompt (guitar) doing an unplugged (pop/rock) song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZF48HzBhkE

Photo montage with 'Lacrymosa' (classical/rock): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxFvdunfv-4

For anyone who's not heard Lacuna Coil before, here they are: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwcIkH2GSz4
Christina Scabbia is hot like wasabi. It's damn impressive if you ask me -- not easy to sing that live.

Lacuna Coil's 'Unspoken' (acoustic): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipaXCJhj0TY

I also like Sharon Van Adel of Within Temptation, Tarja (ex Nightwish), Gwen Stefani, Alanis, and purely on looks, all three sisters in The Corrs!

 

[Patrick_S]

Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull (Leaves´ Eyes, Theatre of Tragedy)
Tarja Turunen (Nightwish)
Floor Jansen (After Forever)
Sharon Den Adel (Within Temptation)
Emmylou Harris
Paula Frazer (Tarnation)
Margo Timmins (Cowboy Junkies)
Kasey Chambers
Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star)
Gunnhild Sundli (Gåte)

 

[dick van cock]

I'm old-fashioned (and I don't mind it)

- Bessie Smith
- Billie Holiday
- Ma Rainey
- Mahalia Jackson
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Karen Carpenter
- Nico (the Velvet Underground)
- Daliah Lavi
- Francoise Hardy
- Edith Piaf

 

[member2013]

What, female vocalists, top the list as being your favorites?

Here are my choices: Siouxsie Sioux (Siouxsie and the Banshees), Kate Pearson (The B-52's).

I apologize for my spelling-mistake, the name of the vocalist from, ‘The B-52’s:’ is Kate Pierson. From her bubbly, bimbo-ish, captivating, and exhilarating voice: she makes me reminisce about my paradise-like times on the beach while surfing with my three-cousins, without a worry in the world, just going from one hedonistic and adventurous wave to the other.

The songs from, ‘The B-52’s,’ are totally awesome for parties, and beach-going. I have never-really encountered a more positive-sounding, band. Some of their songs also make me reminisce about all of the ultra-feminine, and totally angel-like: blonde-haired, and blue eyed, toddlers, and babies that I would see at Disney-World with their jovial, and playful-innocence: they made the atmosphere almost-like, ‘heaven.’

Siouxsie Sioux, was involved in creating, what I consider, to be the most sexy-song ever: ‘Face to Face,’ for the ‘Batman Returns,’ soundtrack. She created it with the renowned, movie-composer: Danny Elfman. It was a lethal-combination, together. I cannot fathom, how much, I appreciate the latent-eccentricity, of that band.

 

[HeartBroker]

Sarah McLachlan
Ann Wilson
Melissa Etheridge
Skin
Joan Jett
Liz Phair
Pat Benatar
Kathy Mattea



A short list!

 

[dave_rhino]

I usually don't listen to female singers, but PJ Harvey, Amy Winehouse, Gwen Stefani are the first ones that come to mind.

 

[ThatRedWing]

Ann Wilson (Heart)
Pat Benatar
Joan Jett
Joss Stone
Jewel
Faith Hill

 

[Nikki 1]

Martina Sorbora

 

[thegunner]

Brody Dalle from The Distillers is probably my favourite female vocalist. I also like Tracy Chapman, and Nelly Furtado has some fresh tunes on her.

 

[contiGT]

Sinead o*Connor. She has a wonderful voice! (I don't necessary agree with her political views). She has recorded a reggeae album, Throw down your arms, which is brilliant!

There are also several "blck voices" in soul and R'n'B. W Houston USED to have a great voice! Ella Fitzgerald...

 

[holdol]

Some I always liked:

Marilyn McCoo (5th Dimension days)
Ann Haslam (Renaissance)
Ann Wilson
Chrissie Hynde
Harriet Wheeler (The Sundays)
Kate Bush
Annie Lennox

 

[tunsty]

This may not be a 'hip' choice, but Karen Carpenter had one of the most gentle and soothing voices that I've ever heard..

So tragic that she died so young.