Who do you consider the best female singer alive ?
Who are your favorite female singers of this generation and which female vocalists have just the greatest/most beautiful voice
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NOT Lady Gaga
Dunno about all times. But some ones I like are Lauryn hill. Beyoncé. Dido.
I think the better question would be who is best female musician or performer. You do not have to be an elite singer to be great. There is no question in my mind that Billy Joel is best musical talent of all time but he was not an elite singer. On the female side, my favorites are Pink and Kesha. If we talking about pure singing, Whitney Houston was probably the best.
+SB for mentioning Pink. She doesn't sound like much on records - and I wouldn't call myself a big fan - but have you ever tried to get tickets to a Pink show? Fughedaboudit!!! That girl sells out arenas across the country in seconds - women love her!
Yeah, she is great, especially the older stuff. I do not think her voice is very good but her style of music is kind of kick ass, which is cool for a female.
With all due respect, how limited does one's musical knowledge have to be for him to consider Billy Joel the best musical talent of all time?
Dead thread - but holy fuck how does someone so definitively belief Billy Joel, of all fucking people, to be the "best musical talent of all time." Like, barring any obvious consensus of critics or whomever that Billy Joel is clearly a very distant way from such a lofty title, how does one listen to Billy Joel and say "yep this is where music peaked." Baffling.
Jacob Collier is probably the greatest pure musical talent living. Doesn't mean his music is everyone's cup of tea but he is like a Mozart of music theory.
I agree with the earlier statement that you have to evaluate female singers on their performance because a good record producer can hide a lot on an album. I mean, we live in a world where Cardi B has a Grammy, right? So based on singers I've seen live:
Tons of potential in Olivia Rodrigo, but I have yet to see her live and her story is still being written anyways.
Olivia Rodrigo is nothing special. she is a prime example of zero charisma, celebrating absolute mediocrity.
No doubt she is sugar pop right now. But she's young and she has a legitimate voice. Give her some time to develop and she can grow into something big.
+1 for Sara McLachlan, her voice is so nice
I was going to say Natalie Cole but I didn't realize she died in 2015
My pick would be Adele.
Ever: Whitney, Aretha, Mariah (though she’s way past it now)
Current: Beyoncé, Pink, Gaga, Sara Bareilles
In this group I believe Christina Aguilera belongs
Alive: Adele
Of all time: Whitney Houston
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Of all time? Whitney, and I cannot believe we are even seriously debating this. Perhaps there's an argument to be made it's Aretha Franklin or Ella Fitzgerald, but I really think Whitney was a notch above them both. Currently alive? Adele or Mariah Carey, and they're leagues behind the other 3 ladies I mentioned.
strongly agreed about your comment on Whitney, but i do not agree with all the comments saying Adele is the best singer (in mainstream music) right now. she leaves... much to be desired during her live performances, the only place to really tell who can sing or not. to be honest, she could still do better on the records too.
for me, the best singer still active right now is Kelly Clarkson by FAR (even if I think she hasn't put out a superb record in a while). the others truly cannot compare to kelly.
EDIT: actually i change my answer. the best singer alive right now is Kelly Clarkson AND Celine Dion. i'm slightly more familiar with Kelly's music but love Celine too! and she is the real deal live, as anyone would know.
Adele is a solid B/B+ vocalist, but ultimately nowhere near the plane of the legends mentioned in this thread.
She has a uniquely soulful timbre and writes some absolute bangers, which tends to see people overrate her actual vocal talent.
Sia is up there with Adele if you don't mind the voice cracking
I don't really consider Whitney a notch above Ella Fitzgerald. Ella forgot the words to Mack the Knife, then made the rest of the song up and THAT live recording got published and put in the Grammy Hall of Fame. Legendary Ella.
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Whitney, Barba streisand, Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Aretha are probably the greatest singers.
My personal favorites are Stevie Nicks and Lauryn hill.
If you like Stevie Nicks check out Lissie.
I like Adele
Adele and Lorde
Gwen Stefani
also Jewel
Cardi B /s
Susan Boyle
Ann Wilson is an absolute beast of a vocalist. Still alive and actively touring, but arguably has aged out of "this generation"
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