Favorite female singers

[Jez]

At the moment, Tarja Turunen and Simone Simons.

[Puffin]

Good old Janis Joplin!

[sparkchaser]

Originally Posted by Puffin

Good old Janis Joplin!

If you like her voice, check out Susan Tedeschi.

[Puffin]

Hi there! I think I´ve heard of her. Somewhere. I´ll have to check out how she sounds then.

[St. Stephen]

Patty Griffin. Everyone should definitely give her a listen.

[dele]

In no particular order:

- Celine Dion
- Shania Twain
- Barbra Streisand (in small doses though)
- Sarah Brightman
- Idina Menzel

[Gilgamesh]

Gwen Stephani has a cool voice and really rocks.

And for a real clear and pretty voice, how about Hayley Westerna?

[Sybarite]

Loads, I'm afraid, and crossing genres, but as a few examples:

Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone.

Edith Piaf and Marlene Dietrich and Lotte Lenya. Ute Lemper and Olivia Ruiz.

Annie Lennox and Cher and Debbie Harry.

[shadforth]

Kate Bush-Suzanne Vega-Sam Brown-Mary Coughlan-Loreena McKinnett for years.

Karine Polwart-Amy Macdonald-Martina McBride-Dido-Jem more recently.

[tyche]

Sarah Blasko
Miss Connie - Sneaky Sound System

this thead has made me realise that 90% of the music I listen to is performed by guys. Going to have to find some good chick music I think.

[Promethean]

My faves:

Sheryl Crow (I love to play "Oh Marie" on my guitar)
Fiona Apple
Sinéad O'Connor (her rastafari album was awesome)
Beth Gibbons (portishead)

[wiggle]

As this is a music thread and many of the people who read this will be into creative and poetic writing, I think it would be appropriate to mention the poetic and extremely talented Joanna Newsom.

I used to listen to other artists but now I only listen to her. Her songs (especially on "Ys") are very long but contain some of the best description and imagery you can imagine. Here are a few lines:

And, Emily - I saw you last night by the river
I dreamed you were skipping little stones across the surface of the water
Frowning at the angle where they were lost, and slipped under forever,
In a mud-cloud, mica-spangled, like the sky'd been breathing on a mirror
This song is a personal favourite. It's called "Emily" and it's on the album "Ys".

One thing I should say: give her time. It takes a while to get used to her voice but once you do, you fall in love with every song.

I urge you to go out and buy "Ys" now!

[saliotthomas]

Amy Winehouse
Jill Scott
Esther Philips
Kiri te kanawa
Ayo
Lauren hill
my mother

[Teignmouth]

Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Beth Gibbons, Siouxsie Sioux, Annie Lennox, Danielle Dax, Lene Lovich, Bat for lashes, Dusty Springfield, Toyah, Suzanne Vega and Emilie Simon.

[dreamaccount200]

Mariah Carey,Amy Lee,LeAnn Rimes,Joss Stone