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Who are your favorite?

1. Alanis Morissette


I love Hand in My Pocket the most by her, but this will do.

2. Lady Gaga

I want her to do a piano double album one year. Half the album is all her hits as piano versions and the other half as original songs just in piano form.

She’s one of the few who has a voice and poise that rivals Freddie Mercury.

3. Idina Minzel

I’m not a fan of the songs from Wicked but you can’t deny the power of her voice. Those Eb’s she hits are ridiculous. Crazy thing is she can still sort of hit them after damaging her vocal cords.

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Jennifer Nettles



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Linda Ronstadt with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra






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Whoever pisses Devil off with female empowerment is my favorite.


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I am a fan of female singers. There are many I listen too. Many that I love.

Billie Holiday, Patsi Cline, Sade to name a few.

But not to long ago I first heard Melody Gardot. She is extraordinary. She can write. She plays piano and guitar. Her life is part of her music in that an accident changed the course of her career.





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The Voice.....



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Among some of my favorites:

- Emmylou Harris

- Jill Scott

- Stevie Nicks

- Kate Bush

(Too Many to choose from...)

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Intoducing for The Cleveland Browns, Quarterback Deshawn "The Predator" Watson. He will also be the one to choose your next head coach.

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Among some of my favorites:

- Emmylou Harris



Love Emmylou



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Among others I'm going to have to go with:

Pat Benatar
Stevie Nicks
Cyndi Lauper
Annie Lennox


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Linda Ronstadt with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra


Totally agree with Linda Ronstadt. I saw her live in the late 70's. What a set of pipes! Others on my list would include:

Ann Wilson
Karen Carpenter
Yvonne Elliman


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Lots of good singers here hard to choose one. No love for Janis Joplin?



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Originally Posted By: PitDAWG
The Voice.....



Amy Lee






Those 2 would definitely be on my list.


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Linda Ronstadt
Alison Krauss
Ann Wilson
Grace Slick
Whitney Houston

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2 I haven't seen mentioned yet would be Debbie Harry and Tina Turner.


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I love Knicks, but I wanted someone else to be able to mention her.

Someone once joked her voice sort of sounds like a goat, and I can’t unhear it.

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To me there is Linda Ronstadt, then there are all the mere mortals.

Here's one of my off the wall favorites. I love her thick, full voice... And how it can slim down into the most fragile gentleness a moment later.



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Romans 10:9 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in thy heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."
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I wasn’t a fan of Lady Gaga until I saw A Star is Born ... what a movie


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...and now, the other end of the spectrum:



And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.
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Goodness..........this is so hard to answer, but it's a fun topic. I have so many female singers that I love. I think I have more favorite female singers than male singers.

I know I will leave some out, but here are some of my favorites:

Sade: Sensual, mystical, vulnerable.

Stevie Nicks: Timeless.

Oleta Adams: Gospel voice that is as powerful as they come.

Nina Simone: Powerful.

Melody Gardot: A style that is unique to herself.

Gladys Knight: Always stayed true to the song.

Beth Hart: Powerful, soulful, heart-wrenching.

Patti Austin: So sweet and soulful.

Linda Rondstat: Tons of hits. Good voice.

Ella Fitzgerald: One of the smoothest and rangiest voices ever.

Sarah Vaughan: Right there w/Ella.

Roberta Flack: Killing me softly w/her words.

Lalah Hathaway: Donnie's daughter and one of the most powerful voices in the history of the universe.

Patsy Cline: Smooth and sweet.

Joni Mitchell: One of the greatest songwriters ever and her folksy voice fit her lyrics.

Tracy Chapman: Smoky voice who is as real as it gets.

Barbra Striesand: I didn't like her, but I can't deny her voice.

Alanis Morisette: Complete bad-ass who actually had a lovely voice.

Lena Horne: Pioneer.

Natalie Cole: Beautifully tragic.

Carole King: Great songwriter and underrated voice.

Celine Dion: Her renditions of a couple of those Christmas songs will bring goosebumps to anyone's skin.

Bonnie Rait: Multi-talented, spunky performer.

Amy Winehouse: Tragic. Talented. True.

Suzanne Vega: Brilliant songwriter and poetic.

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Carole King is a name that came to mind for me as well


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Have always loved this song and her voice.


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I like Alanis Morrisette a lot, too.

A few Others:

A Canadian pop/rock singer named Luba. So under-rated.

Whitney Houston in her prime was GOAT imo.

The chick in Heart, Ann Wilson.

Patti Loveless, Dolly Parton - what a talent she is, btw - Joplin, Joni Mitchell, who is a unique musician. No one can copy her, if they try they look ridiculous.

Allison Krause has a stunning voice.

I know I’m forgetting some.


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On top of just being fine I love her voice.



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It is my opinion that Sade is one of the most beautiful women in the history of mankind. High cheekbones. Smooth, unblemished skin. Exquisite eye shape. Full lips. A figure that is all woman.

And a voice that suggests refinement, soulfulness, and vulnerability. Her style was laced w/class and rather understated, especially given her natural beauty. The woman always tugs at my heart. She has that rare ability to elicit both desire and protection.


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I get it.

When you watch her live performances she connects.

Men, women the audience loves her.

Even today with age she still has it.

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You're right. I listen to a lot of her live performances and/or watch them on YouTube. It's amazing how many adults are screaming/shrieking/oohing/aahing in pure adulation when she is doing her thing on stage.

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Her love songs touch people.

Very emotional for many. The audience is singing along and feeling it.

Many entertainers play but don't connect like she does.

I have never gotten the chance to see her live but if I do get the chance I am going.

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...and one of my favorite covers ever.


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Old school...Patsy Cline
Modern........Janis Joplin and Amy Whinehouse
Today........... Billie Eilish


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There are so many great female singers that saying one is my favorite is impossible. I don't think I could even complete a list of great female singers... But I could start one.

Janis Joplin
Dolly Parton
Joan Jett
Stevie Nicks
Blondie
Pat Benatar
Madonna
Reba McEntire
Shania Twain
The Judds
Mariah Carey
Pink
Sheryl Crow
Amy Winehouse
Norah jones
Avril lavigne
Jessie J

Perfect - I like Billie Eilish too, just would call her a favorite yet. My granddaughter introduced her music to me... smh


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The voice as an instrument.

I wonder if people hear a voice the same?

Or, maybe they like a genre and dislike another. Opera. I don't see anyone listed.

Style, tone, range how do we define voice quality?

Voices change over time. Yet we may love an artist more with age or not.

Some singers just hit you. They don't have to be stars.

Bonnie Raitt toiled for years before success happened. I remember seeing her in a bar in Nashville when nobody knew her name. I was like damn this girl is really good.

Pop singers. Most pop singers can sing some but that is not what is selling them.

Others struggle to survive maybe because of their "looks" or their genre.

Some are able to convey emotion and can connect with all no matter their genre.

I am not a huge country fan. Some I like but I would not call myself a country fan.

But when I heard Patsi Cline sing "Sweet Dreams" I could feel the heartbreak. She just had a way to make you feel a song.

Somehow that is what it takes. A singer just gets to you.

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Opera. I don't see anyone listed.


The song isn't opera, but definitely operatic - Sarah Brightman.


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I'm all over the place - some of my faves;

Edith Piaf
Patsy Cline
Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
Whitney Houston
Faye O'Rourke (Little Green Cars/Soda Blonde)
Andra Day
Amy Lee (Evansence)
Sia

I'm sure I could come up with a ton more if I put more than 2 minutes thought into it

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