Your top 5 favorite female vocalists?

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #20 on:** 4 Nov 2008, 04:31 pm »

slinco- my, you have an eclectic bunch a singers there. Marta Topferova, Rosemary Clooney, Blossom Dearie, Michelle Shocked. No shortage of female vocalists around your house. And I see Ani Difranco showing up here. That's a lady with a lot of feeling and expression to her voice. Yeah, and Ann Wilson can carry a tune and rock the hell out of it, etc, etc. Good stuff.

Imperial · « **Reply #21 on:** 5 Nov 2008, 11:29 am »

In no particular order (I like female singers to have a Distinct signature to their voices!!! That's number one for me!!)

Kirsten Braten-Berg (Norwegian folk singer) Just as pure a voice As Eva C...
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Tanita Tikaram
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Bjork! (Iceland)
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Natalia Barbu (Moldova)
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Josefine Cronholm (Sweden/Denmark)
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There are others:

Camilla Alvestad (a vid: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=23118509 )
I adore her voice! Awesome dynamic control! (Norwegian singer)
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Shania Twain ...
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Nance Coolen (Dutch eurodance singer and tv hostess)
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Elles Degraff (Dutch singer)
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Annie Lennox
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Ofra Haza (Israels best singer ever)
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Diane Charlemagne (also known as the voice some of Moby's albums...)
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Marianne Antonsen (Norway - Has a deep voice)
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Madeleine Peyroux
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Christina Aguilera
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Katarina Henryson, alto singer. (From the swedish Jazz Acapella group, The real group)
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Beyonce
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Alannah Myles
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Janis Joplin
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Giovanna Bersola
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Mona Veum Bækkelund (Norwegian Gospel singer ... she actually sound like a mix between Eva Cassidy and Janis Joplin...

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Solveig Slettahjell ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DCbo2E_WGg )
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Tarja Turunen (Finnish Opera and Metal singer)
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Jenny Wilhelms (singer in the Finnish Folk band Gjallarhorn) - A voice with immense feel...

Oh there are more female singers I like, but I better stop here... I absolutely adore female singers!!!

Imperial

slinco · « **Reply #22 on:** 5 Nov 2008, 02:21 pm »

Hey Imperial, how about another Norwegian with a great voice - Sinikka Langeland. She also plays the kantele spectacularly well. Her CD Starflowers (ECM) was my favorite release of 2007.

fsimms · « **Reply #23 on:** 5 Nov 2008, 02:41 pm »

Linda Ronstadt ( the three with Nelson Riddle)
Alison Krauss
Ella Fitzgerald
Sade
Janis Ian

dyohn · « **Reply #24 on:** 5 Nov 2008, 04:02 pm »

Teri Nunn
Grace Slick
Bjork
Annie Haslam
Kate Bush

S Clark · « **Reply #25 on:** 5 Nov 2008, 04:26 pm »

Jennifer Warnes
Patty Larkin
Annie Lennox
Karen Carpenter (what a voice, if only her music was a memorable)
Eva Cassidy
Joni Mitchell

Oh well, favorite 6.

zapper7 · « **Reply #26 on:** 5 Nov 2008, 04:35 pm »

Sara McLaughlan
Ann and Nancy Wilson
Charlotte Church
Christina Aguilera

Goosepond · « **Reply #27 on:** 5 Nov 2008, 06:58 pm »

Barbra Streisand or Celine Dion
Barbra Streisand or Diana Ross
Barbra Streisand or Shania Twain
Barbra Streisand or Whitney Houston
Barbra Streisand or Karen Carpenter

Hello Gorgeous

Gene

RoadTripper · « **Reply #28 on:** 5 Nov 2008, 08:46 pm »

Anna Netrebko
Anna Netrebko
Anna Netrebko
Anna Netrebko
Anna Netrebko

woodsyi · « **Reply #29 on:** 5 Nov 2008, 09:01 pm »

She is hot!

Bob in St. Louis · « **Reply #30 on:** 5 Nov 2008, 09:30 pm »

Recently:
- Holly Cole
- Hope Waits
- Robin McKelle

In the recent past:
- Sara McLaughlin
- Linda Ronstadt (with Nelson Riddle)
- Leanne Rimes
- Diana Krall
- Natalie Merchant
- Norah Jones
- Mariah Carey

I've been thinking about getting some:
- Shelby Lynne
- Jennifer Warnes

By the sounds of it I should be getting some:
- Ella Fitzgerald

And from what you guys are saying, I should re-listen to my CDs of:
- Aimee Mann

There are soooo many good sounding female vocalists on various compilation/demo discs I have, but I wonder if this 'snippet' of their voice is indicative of the rest of their music.
........as money allows.

Bob

EDIT; Forgot Robin McKelle

JoshK · « **Reply #31 on:** 5 Nov 2008, 09:30 pm »

Different strokes.... but I couldn't help but throw up in my mouth a little bit when I read through this list. I am sure others will hate some of my "favorites", although, this is off the hip. Its also not a category I really get into.

Ann Wilson
Stevie Nicks
Emmylou Harris
Neko Case (sometimes)

denverdoc · « **Reply #32 on:** 5 Nov 2008, 10:56 pm »

Love the thread--while not necessarily in my top five, I was struck by the absence of some of the folk singers: kate wolf, joan baez, mary chapin carpenter, judy collins, and buffy saint-marie to name a few that come to mind.
Jazz: Lena Horne, Patricia Barber to name a couple off the top. So many great blues singers as well such as Etta James....

PS: Second Hope Sandoval--limited genre, but eerie beauty. Same for Enya, and Clannad vocalist.

Bob in St. Louis · « **Reply #33 on:** 5 Nov 2008, 11:36 pm »

Please don't mention Patricia Barber around here.

Bob

Zero · « **Reply #34 on:** 5 Nov 2008, 11:40 pm »

Karen Carpenter
Ella Fitzgerald
Lorenna McKennitt
Anna Netrebko
Mariah Carey

jhm731 · « **Reply #35 on:** 5 Nov 2008, 11:48 pm »

Koko Taylor
Ruthie Foster
Shirley Horn
Ernestine Anderson
Norma Winstone

denverdoc · « **Reply #36 on:** 6 Nov 2008, 12:02 am »

Quote from: Bob in St. Louis on 5 Nov 2008, 11:36 pm

Please don't mention Patricia Barber around here.

Bob

Sorry for the faux pas Bob, but why is she off limits? I don't like all her work by any stretch, but on material like Ode to Billy Joe, Touch of Honey, etc she sounds great, and her engineers always do a terrific job in my humble opinion.... If it truly is a no-no to discuss, just PM me.

Vinnie R. · « **Reply #37 on:** 6 Nov 2008, 12:22 am »

Here is my current 'favorite 5' list:

- Hope Sandoval
- Natalie Merchant
- Billie Holiday
- Lila Downs
- Katie Melua

Great thread!

Vinnie

thunderbrick · « **Reply #38 on:** 6 Nov 2008, 12:30 am »

Dusty Springfield (The Look of Love)
Mary Black
Kathy Matea (WONDERFUL live)
Enya

Russtafarian · « **Reply #39 on:** 6 Nov 2008, 12:32 am »

You'll all thank me for this one.

She drop kicked Holly Cole out of the top spot in my listening room.

Russ