What are your top 10 favorite female singers?

[Vegan]

1. Jane Siberry
2. Gladys Knight
3. Sinead O'Connor
4. Joan Armatrading
5. Chrissie Hynde
6. Annie Lennox
7. Nina Simone
8. KD Lang
9. Kate Bush
10.Edie Brickell

 

[caramel sea salt]

PJ Harvey

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[Uncleskinny]

In no particular order...

Elizabeth Fraser
Nicki Wells
Siouxsie Sioux
Joni Mitchell
Harriet Wheeler
Kate Bush
Pauline Murray
Poly Styrene
(Dame) Janet Baker
Nina Simone

 

[Surface]

PJ Harvey

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Agree - great voice. I met her years ago when we were the support band for her gig at Burnley Mechanics, she found it hilarious that we were in the crowd pogoing to Sheela na gig after our set.

 

[lazy_sunbather]

What the heck.

Annie Lennox
Delores O'Riordan
Natalie Merchant
Kate Pierson (B-52's)
Sinead O'Connor
Brandie Carlile
Harriet Wheeler (The Sundays)
Kasey Chambers
Tanya Donnelly (Belly)
Suzanne Vega

 

[Anonymous]

Nina Simone
Etta James
Sherri Dupree
Bjork
Brody dale
Bonnie raitt
Billie holiday
Corin tucker
Amy winehouse
Alicia keys

 

[inyourroom]

Shirley Manson
Florence Welch
Nicola Roberts
Lauren Mayberry
Dido
Tracey Thorn
Kylie Minogue
Hope Sandoval
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sian Evans

Oddly enough, some of them have quite a few songs that I don't particularly like, but I like their voices and the way they use them. This list could have been a lot longer (Karin Dreijer, Hope Sandoval, Paula Cole, Alison Moyet, Toni Halliday and so on...)

 

[Anonymous]

Shirley Manson
Florence Welch
Nicola Roberts
Lauren Mayberry
Dido
Tracey Thorn
Kylie Minogue
Hope Sandoval
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sian Evans

Oddly enough, some of them have quite a few songs that I don't particularly like, but I like their voices and the way they use them. This list could have been a lot longer (Karin Dreijer, Hope Sandoval, Paula Cole, Alison Moyet, Toni Halliday and so on...)

I felt that way about bjork. That album she did with just her voice and minimal instruments was pretty amazing

 

[Quando quando quando]

Joni Mitchell
Aretha Franklin
Maria Callas
Siouxsie Sioux
Mercedes Sosa
Rita Pavone
Joan Armatrading
Nina Simone
Suzanne Vega
Dolores O'Riordan

 

[nicky wire's legs]

jehnny beth! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

also diamanda galas
patricia o'callaghan
edith piaf

cant think of any others at the moment

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

 

[Kenmare]

1) Aretha Franklin
2) Rosemary Clooney
3) Annie Lennox
4) Dusty Springfield
5) Adele
6) Dolly Parton
7) Linda Ronstadt
8) Celia Cruz
9) Dionne Warwick
10) Cher

 

[prisoner77]

Sandy Denny
Dolly Parton
Yoko Ono
Nico
Patti Smith
Liz Fraser
Aretha Franklin
Polystyrene
Siouxsie Sioux
Grace Jones

 

[Pokey]

Kate Miller-Heidke
Parvyn Kaur
Melanie Pain
Janelle Monae
Marina Diamandis
Courtney Barnett
Lissie
Dido
Lily Allen
Katie Melua

Honourable mentions to Dallas Frasca, Eilen Jewell, St. Vincent, Bjork and Nkechi Anele

 

[smiffy]

PJ Harvey
Dusty Springfield
Michelle Shocked
Annie Lennox
Karen O
Bjork
Patti Smith
Kirsty McColl
Chrissie Hynde
Debbie Harry

 

[MIDNITE]

CHRISTINA MARIE ! Incredible vocals ! Trust me listen and see, put ya head phones on!

But of course Light years behind miss kristeenYoung, but still Good!

 

[MIDNITE]

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[Anonymous]

I don't believe in female singers

 

[MozVegan10]

Currently my top 10:

1. Kristeen Young
2. Teri Gender Bender
3. Olivia Merilahti
4. Bjork
5. Kathleen Hanna
6. Patti Smith
7. Siouxsie Sioux
8. Mon LaFerte
9. Solange Knowles
10. Katie Sketch

 

[ringrosso]

Geez, I don't really listen to many female artists...misogynist much?

Thinking really, really hard -

Elizabeth Fraser
Annie Lennox - though haven't listened to or heard anything for a decade
The Singer from The Sundays - Harriet Wheeler??
Bjork

The only one who really speaks to me is Elizabeth Fraser.