Who is your favorite Female Singer?

[zeitgeist]

And Why?

Mine is Amy Winehouse. To me she has a combination of the most beautiful and powerful voice I have ever heard. And I love every song she has. Too bad she's a crack head........:mad:

[CultureCherryPopper]

Top Five: Annie Lennox, Stevie Nicks, Grace Slick, Natalie Merchant, Imogen Heap.

Honorable Mention: The woman who sings the lyrics of Chuck Mangione's Land of Make Believe that I stumbled upon. Her voice is uplifting.

[McLeodGanja]

Karen O - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Kim Deal - Pixies/The Amps/The Breeders
Kim Gorden - Sonic Youth

[Nightcrewman]

Very hard to pin one as favorite but would be one of these.

Roberta Flack
Bonnie Raitt
Karen Carpenter
Iris Dement
Karen Mathieson (of Capercaillie)

But here are probably another dozen I could put on my list.

Cheers

NCM

[THClord]

Avril Lavigne

Maybe I have a thing for tomboys?

[ItzDaGumpz]

amy is the shit, i don.t care how fucked up she is. i have the same relationship w my on-again off-again man as she has with her husband, and it makes me happy to know that i.m not the only musical psycho ! she.s a fellow jew, too :P

my fav female singer by far is Janis Joplin. I love her bluesy soulful voice, her attitude, and her style. i try not to emulate anyone when i perform but i wish i had her stage presence.

[jimmy8778]

i like lily allen, i dont know why, but all her songs to me are really funny, and that is what it seems she goes for in her songs.

not stevie nicks.

[Ghengis Chron]

Norah Jones - she makes some real chill quality music\

plus shes beutiful

[keinmehrkreig]

Yeah I agree with Gumpz. Janis Joplin had one of the most powerful and soulful voices of all time. A truely unique person in many ways. I also love Grace Slick's voice. If any of you have heard of the band "The Fiery Furnaces" their lead singer has a really interesting voice as well thats really grown on me. I also agree with whoever mentioned Kim Gordon and Kim Deal.

I use to think Joni Mitchell had a good voice...then I listened to it again and realized just how annoying it truely is.

[StickyfingahZ]

Id have to say linda perry,the chick from 4 non blondes,she had a smile that would melt my heart back in middle school.......damnit!

[ATrain]

Imogen Heap for sure. Nelly Furtado has a fantastic voice but I gotta go with Imogen (A brilliant live performer too!)

[Breukelen advocaat]

Dusty Springfield
Billie
Ella
Diana Krall
Sarah Vaughn
Janis Joplin
Lesley Gore
Judee Sill
Phoebe Snow
Aretha Franklin
June Christie

[jimmy8778]

Imogen Heap for sure. Nelly Furtado has a fantastic voice but I gotta go with Imogen (A brilliant live performer too!)

i will admit that i have Loose in my car, and i actually enjoy it to some degree, but i think that timbaland is really good on it too which is part of the reason i listen to it, but i like the first song, and the swahili kids or something at the end is kinda funny to hear while high.

[Mr. Clandestine]

Tatiana/Tajci. Amazing voice, very passionate about her music. :thumbsup:

[ghosty]

No one's mentioned Beth Gibbons of Portishead yet?! Her voice is amazing...absolutely haunting on many of the tracks. The live version of "Sour Times" is to this day the only song that's ever made me cry she sings it with SO much emotion.

I also like aretha franklin, just power and soul.
I had an ex who was a big Fiona Apple fan and I grew to like her voice a lot too.

[silkyblue]

Dusty Springfield
Billie
Ella
Diana Krall
Sarah Vaughn
Janis Joplin
Lesley Gore
Phoebe Snow
Aretha Franklin





and these are my picks *****

Chryl Crow
Norah Jones
Annie Lennox
Babara Streisand
Amy Winehouse is sweet! its that voice!
Stevie Nicks
Supertramp [Theres a female in the band]
Heart
Tina Turner
Sade'
Amy Grant
Diana Ross
Shirelles
Roseanne Cash [ Black Cadillac]
Lynn Anderson
Allyson Krauss and her band
Tracey Chapmin
Dionne Warwick [theme from 'Vallyof the dolls'

[slantedcorners]

mine's between Grace Slick and Janis Joplin...both very powerful in their own unique ways, and I love me some psych music.

[Metaphor]

Tara Jane o'Neil, shes probably not "the best" but shes one of my favorites, and she can play guitar. <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oc_Y8P9DxvE&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oc_Y8P9DxvE&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>
Isobel Sollenberger and Kim Deal are up there too.

[stinkyattic]

Billie Holiday. Easy, hands down.

But other top choices are:
Janis Joplin
Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane
Chrissie Hynde
Bonnie Raitt (and can she paly a mean guitar!)
Ella Fitzgerald

Nelly Furtado, Lucinda Williams, Stevie Nicks, and Shakira for their unique vocal styles

And for the modern pop-crowd:
Cristina Aguilera for sheer vocal control and power
Fiona Apple, because her delivery makes the little hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

[psteve]

You never heard of her.

Stephanie Rearick (http://stephanierearick.com/)

[Burnt Toast]

mine's between Grace Slick and Janis Joplin...both very powerful in their own unique ways, and I love me some psych music.
Another notable female singer (though underrated) during this period is Nansi Nivens, frontwoman for the short-lived band Sweetwater. Sweetwater's debut album, with its singles Motherless Child and In A Rainbow, hit the Billboard Top-Ten in 1968; and when the band became the second act on the bill at Woodstock a year later, their future indeed looked bright.

Unfortunately, Sweetwaters' career was cut short by tragedy when Nansi was involved in a head-on collision with a drunk driver in Dec 1969, suffering severe head injuries which resulted in the permanent loss of the right side of her voice. Yet with her enduring vocals featured on the bands first album, Nansi Nivens certainly deserves a place alongside the female vocal greats of the psychedelic era.

[BlueBong]

Dolores O'Riordan from the Cranberries. I'm weak for Irish chicks. I also think "Linger" is one of the prettiest songs ever made.

[josemartinez915]

gotta be janis joplin and blondie

[killerweed420]

Trisha Yearwood. She just has one of those naturally pure clean voices.

[slantedcorners]

Another notable female singer (though underrated) during this period is Nansi Nivens, frontwoman for the short-lived band Sweetwater. Sweetwater's debut album, with its singles Motherless Child and In A Rainbow, hit the Billboard Top-Ten in 1968; and when the band became the second act on the bill at Woodstock a year later, their future indeed looked bright.

Unfortunately, Sweetwaters' career was cut short by tragedy when Nansi was involved in a head-on collision with a drunk driver in Dec 1969, suffering severe head injuries which resulted in the permanent loss of the right side of her voice. Yet with her enduring vocals featured on the bands first album, Nansi Nivens certainly deserves a place alongside the female vocal greats of the psychedelic era.
ooh cheers for that...I'll shall be checking them out!

[suhl]

And Why?

Mine is Amy Winehouse. To me she has a combination of the most beautiful and powerful voice I have ever heard.

:S2:

[CultureCherryPopper]

Musta been stoned when I first posted because I forgot Aretha, Dolores O'Riordan, and Sade.

[psteve]

Oh yeah, and Bjork.

[smok3y]

Brooke Hoogan... LoL


Id say Amy Winehouse and Mary J Blige..

:jointsmile:

[stinkyattic]

Oh man, I forgot the sublime Mary J. What a powerhouse. What's the 411 is one of my all time favorite albums to listen to in the car in the summer with the windows down, singing along to Sweet Thang... man does that ever bring back memories...

[eight]

Julie Christmas from Battle of Mice. Why? Simple.
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Listen.

[GreatOutdoors]

allison krauss
ruth moody, nicky mehta, and heather masse from the wailin' jennys
sabina sciubba from the brazilian girls
enya
joni mitchell

[stinkyattic]

On the topic of Mary J, I stumbled upon this whilst searching for something else... it's eye-opening!
YouTube - Mary J. Blige - "Vocal Range:D2-C6 (3.9 Octaves)" (http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=G3LTx_7l5d8&feature=related)

[poseidon]

Currently; Sade, Clare Torry, Beth Gibbons etc etc.haha

[Silent Wolf]

Enya.

She seriously has the most beautiful voice i've ever heard in my life. When i go to bed i love to put on the headphones and just listen to her music. It's so relaxing and it just drifts me off to sleep.

[Rockerdoll]

Billie Holiday. Easy, hands down.

But other top choices are:
Janis Joplin
Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane
Chrissie Hynde
Bonnie Raitt (and can she paly a mean guitar!)
Ella Fitzgerald

Nelly Furtado, Lucinda Williams, Stevie Nicks, and Shakira for their unique vocal styles

And for the modern pop-crowd:
Cristina Aguilera for sheer vocal control and power
Fiona Apple, because her delivery makes the little hairs on the back of my neck stand up.


They are all good.
I will add Karen O., of Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Amy Winehouse, Michelle Branch, and the two sisters from Karmina.
I just recently got into Karmina, but they have really good voices.