MovieGal's Top Female Vocalists (not in any order)

[MovieGal]

This is just a list of female vocalists that I enjoy. They are from all different genres.

Chrissie Hynde
(The Pretenders)

http://www.digitalmusicinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/75-w-chrissie-hynde-photo-lg.jpg


Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, I loved to listen to music on the radio. Once MTV hit the scene, it was a big deal because you music with video. One of the first videos I remember from MTV was "Brass In Pocket" by The Pretenders. The Pretenders hit the scene in 1970's within the punk rock and new wave movement.

They had hits with "Don't Me Wrong", "Back On The Chain Gang", "Message of Love" and "Brass In Pocket".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7Hy7uAb_eU

Pat Benatar

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2bvUg8YovAY/VE_Wt5AsALI/AAAAAAABqT0/wMzNE8TPtsE/s1600/Pat-Benatar-2.png

Pat hit the scene in the late 1970's. Her voice was a unique one, she is a mezzo-soprano. Her first hit from 1980, "Hit Me With Your Best Shot", shot her to popularity. She has had countless hits, such as "Hell Is For Children", "Fire and Ice", "Shadows of The Night", "We Belong" and countless others.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsKCU5ll3D0

[MovieGal]

Patty Smyth
(Scandal)

http://www.pattysmythandscandal.com/galleries/patty1.jpg

Patty Smyth first hit the music scene back in 1981 with her band, Scandal. They had two hits with "Goodbye To You" and "The Warrior", and After the break up of Scandal, she releases 2 solo albums and did a duet with Don Henley of "The Eagles".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_50-gOeBilc

Stevie Nicks
(Fleetwood Mac)

https://lefthandhorror.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/stevie-nicks__span.jpg?w=620

Steve was a vocalist for the band "Fleetwood Mac" along with Christine McVie. She had several vocal hits with the band like "Rhiannon", "Tusk", "Landslide" and many other songs. Stevie went on to release solo albums and did duets with other singers as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM7-PYtXtJM

[Swan]

Classics so far. :up:

[gbgoodies]

I'm generally not a fan of female vocalists, but Pat Benatar is one of the few that I like. She has a very powerful voice.

I think "Heartbreaker" is probably my favorite of her songs, followed closely by "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" and "Love is a Battlefield".

[MovieGal]

Annie Lennox
(Eurythmics)

http://styleshoutout.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ed2.jpg

Annie Lennox hit the US airwaves back in 1983, as the vocals behind the British duo, the Eurythmics. Their first break through song was "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", which has been recorded since by other artists. They had other hits with "Here Comes The Rain Again", "When Tomorrow Comes", "There Must Be an Angel" and other songs. The Eurythmics dis banned in the mid 80's but Annie continue to make solo albums and reunited in 1999 with David A Stewart to bring them into the 2000's. Annie has continued her solo career as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeMFqkcPYcg

Natalie Merchant
(10,000 Maniacs)

http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_content_width/hash/2a/75/2a757cb3bc4234972f9a1cf9e654cd12.jpg?itok=lvUvF1G6

Natalie Merchant was lead vocals for the band, 10,000 Maniacs during the 1980's. However, I did not become a fan of her's until she started her solo career in 1995. She had solo hits with "Carnival", "Wonder" and "Jealousy".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zpYFAzhAZY

[mojofilter]

Thumbs up for Pat, Stevie, and Annie, especially Stevie, who in my opinion is the best female rock vocalist ever.

[90sAce]

I'm generally not a fan of female vocalists, but Pat Benatar is one of the few that I like. She has a very powerful voice.

I think "Heartbreaker" is probably my favorite of her songs, followed closely by "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" and "Love is a Battlefield".
True, her best songs are on her full albums - I find her singles to be her more "poppy" songs while her albums have a lot of more diverse and darker songs

[Hit Girl]

Fantastic! Annie Lennox my #1 favourite. Pat Benatar and Chrissie Hynde :up::up:

[cricket]

I don't listen to a lot of female vocalists, but these are all good choices, except I'm not familiar with Merchant.

[Mr Minio]

WTF?! Patty Smyth! I thought she's Patti Smith for some time! The song's pretty good no matter who she is!

I thought Fleetwood Mac is a modern indie band. -_- Whatta mistake.

Plus rep, because... why not!

[honeykid]

I was watching Chrissie Hynde just the other day. It was this performance, I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3s_TUrqzhs

She was one of the few female singers I remember my mum really liking and listening to.

[matt72582]

I love Fairuz, Karen Carpenter, Janis Ian, Clare Torry, ABBA, Grace Slick, Stevie Nicks, Diana Ross, Dee Dee Warwick, Dionne Warwick

I don't understand what she's singing, but her voice is AMAZING.. (great overall song in general)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wbLBZmL43Q

[Mr Minio]

One of the most beautiful and stellar (Swan's vocabulary has claimed its second victim) female voices I've ever heard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP2IGB0uj30

Listen Armenian Medieval Spiritual Music album, MovieGal!

[SilentVamp]

I don't listen to a lot of female vocalists, but I have always liked Pat Benatar, Annie Lennox and Natalie Merchant. They are pretty high on the list of the female voices that I like best.

[Swan]

One of the most beautiful and stellar (Swan's vocabulary has claimed its second victim) female voices I've ever heard:

Heh. Well, I've started using the word "plebian" a lot so I guess we're even. :p

[MovieGal]

Hey thanks for all the comments everyone! I appreciate it. I will probably be posting some female vocalists you have never heard of, but that's a good thing, right? All comments are welcome and appreciated but please don't be negative. Just say its not your thing and move on.

I will be listing a few more shortly. :)

[MovieGal]

Deborah Harry
(Blondie)

http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/sweetfa/images/b/b9/Debbie_Harry_black_and_white.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/337?cb=20120918120757

Another band from the 1970's that graced the airwaves and one of the first videos on MTV was Deborah Harry and Blondie. Their were one of the early bands of punk and new wave music. Deborah Harry has a unique voice as well. In 1978, Blondie released their "Parallel Lines" album, that included "Picture This", "One Way Or Another" and "Heart of Glass". Harry and Blondie were a smash hit worldwide. They continued to release hits into the 1980's. Harry is one of the trendsetters for female vocalists.

Missy Higgins

http://cdn2.greatsong.net/photo/ext/missy-higgins-166965.jpg

Missy Higgins is a female vocalist from Australia. Missy hasn't ever hit the American airwaves with any #1 hits. I discovered her from the CW's "Smallville", which featured one of her songs. She has had multiple hits in her home country. Her song "Where I Stood" hit at #10 on Billboard's Hot Adult Contemporary Chart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9QNRvXH1HI

[Swan]

Can never get enough Blondie.

Never heard of the other girl. Not too shabby.

[MovieGal]

Can never get enough Blondie.

Never heard of the other girl. Not too shabby.

Like I said, she never really made it here in the US... I just happen to like the song that was playing on "Smallville", so I looked her up and became a fan. I have one of her cds.

[Mr Minio]

Heh. Well, I've started using the word "plebian" a lot so I guess we're even. :p You got plebeian taste, you plebian! I will listen to some classic albums many people love and make a new thread about it and if they suck I will bash them, but if they rock they will get a special kind of award. No idea as to how should I call it, though.

[Swan]

I'd love for there to be a Minio music thread.

[mojofilter]

I love Fairuz, Karen Carpenter, Janis Ian, Clare Torry, ABBA, Grace Slick, Stevie Nicks, Diana Ross, Dee Dee Warwick, Dionne Warwick

I don't understand what she's singing, but her voice is AMAZING.. (great overall song in general)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wbLBZmL43Q



Fairuz is absolutely amazing! A legend in the Arab World, particularly in Lebanon, where she comes from.


Surprised to find her here, but she deserves the nod.

[MovieGal]

Ann Wilson
(Heart)

http://24.media.tumblr.com/4ab1018a064e1249b253517dce8c2b73/tumblr_mv75qjwL6L1sn7haao1_400.jpg

Ann and her sister, Nancy, are the vocals behind the band "Heart". Another band I grew up listening to. They have had multiple hits thru two decades, "Magic Man", "Crazy On You", "Barracuda" and the hits continue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0OX_8YvFxA

Tarja Turunen

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Tarja is a female vocalist from Finland, one of the founding members of the Symphonic Metal band "Nightwish". Nightwish had many hits under the vocals of Tarja. In 2006, she started her solo career.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_1PqsvcWhw

[matt72582]

Fairuz is absolutely amazing! A legend in the Arab World, particularly in Lebanon, where she comes from.


Surprised to find her here, but she deserves the nod.

She was big in France too.. Then again, most older Lebanese know French.

I love Heart as well... I only know a few Phoebe Snow songs, but I liked her voice (Poetry Man).. Carole King is also a great singer.. A few Carly Simon songs are cool.

[MovieGal]

Olivia Newton-John

http://i59.tinypic.com/16kxbwm.jpg

Olivia Newton-John, English-born Australia singer who graces the American airwaves in the mid 1970's. She has had many hits through her vocal career including five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles. She has sold an estimated 100 million albums, which makes her the number 1 top selling artist. She has starred in 4 major film hits and has many songs on soundtracks as well. In 1974, she had the hit "If You Love (Let Me Know)."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ1oktZmiyA

Charlotte Wessels
(Delain)

https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xaf1/t51.2885-15/s320x320/e15/11386552_803178929789178_2127513506_n.jpg

Charlotte is the lead singer for the Dutch Symphonic band "Delain". I found this band on my seach for more Symphonic Metal from Europe. She began her music career at a early age with the Gothic Metal band "To Elysium".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhN4T4uhIWE

[mojofilter]

Big thumbs up for Ann Wilson. I love Heart!

[MovieGal]

Hey people, just fyi, I will be posting more but Im going to try to do 3 or 2 a day. I will be posting some female singers you never heard of. I think Minio knows of one Im going to post but I dont think anyone knows of her. Some of them will be in foreign language. Just like my films, I like my music. If it sounds good to me, I listen.

[MovieGal]

Big thumbs up for Ann Wilson. I love Heart!

Mojo, I think you are close to Silent Vamp, Cricket and my age and I know you enjoy classic rock as well.

:)

[gbgoodies]

Olivia Newton-John is one of my favorite female vocalists. :up:

Surprisingly, my least favorite of her songs is "Physical", which was one of her biggest hits. I also loved her in the movies Grease and Xanadu.

[mojofilter]

Mojo, I think you are close to Silent Vamp, Cricket and my age and I know you enjoy classic rock as well.

:)


I'm turning 38 next month.


I grew up in the 80's, and I was a fan of the movies and music.


As matter of fact, I have a Facebook Group Page that I created dedicated to all things 80's called I'm an 80's Child.


Check it out

[cricket]

Love Olivia, Wilson and Blondie! Call Me was one of the first singles I ever bought.

[MovieGal]

Cyndi Lauper

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_post_349_width/2010/11/lauper_2010_a_p.jpg

Back in the early 1980's, I was a young teenage girl and I knew I wanted what Cyndi wanted, I just wanted to be young and have fun! To me, Cyndi Lauper has the most amazing voice! Even today! Her first album was released in 1983 and she had four top 5 Billboard hits with "Girls Just Want To Have Fun", "Time after Time", "She Bop" and "All The The Night". Even after she dropped out of the 80's culture limelight, she continued on to make amazing music!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdQY7BusJNU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5UCUusl9jo

Sharon den Adel
(Within Temptation)

http://i58.tinypic.com/2dlnqxx.jpg

First thing you need to know is that I am a HUGE Within Temptation fan and fan of Sharon den Adel. Her voice is amazing to me! That's why I paired her with Cyndi Lauper. Within Temptation is a Dutch Symphonic Metal band. Their first cd was released in 1997 and they became prominent in the Dutch underground music scene. Their music has been considered "Doom Metal", "Goth Metal" and "Symphonic Metal".

I found Within Temptation's cd "The Heart of Everything" a few years back at Hot Topic and bought it on a whim. I am glad I did! They are popular on the east coast of the United States but haven't made it to the Midwest yet!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lNNYrlCeDI

Sharon and Tarja
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy6MpsDPKts

[matt72582]

I'm turning 38 next month.


I grew up in the 80's, and I was a fan of the movies and music.


As matter of fact, I have a Facebook Group Page that I created dedicated to all things 80's called I'm an 80's Child.


Check it out

I was born in 1982, but 99.9% of the stuff I listen to was made before that... All different types of music from bands/artists from the 60's and 70's

[MovieGal]

I was born in 1982, but 99.9% of the stuff I listen to was made before that... All different types of music from bands/artists from the 60's and 70's

Im older than you both... Im 1 year and 6 months shy of 50! My music style is everywhere... I enjoy most everything...

[mojofilter]

Thumbs up for Cyndi Lauper!

[honeykid]

All comments are welcome and appreciated but please don't be negative. Just say its not your thing and move on.
So not all comments are welcome and appreciated, then?. ;):D

[Diehl40]

I like Hynde, Lennox, and Benatar. I also like Sara Mcclauchlin, Joni Mitchel, and Amy Lee from Evanescence.

[MovieGal]

Madonna

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/60/de/62/60de62cb91dd8b97b21e0194ed3bcb4a.jpg

Yes being a teen girl in the 1980s, you had to listen to the Queen of Pop, Madonna. She hit the scene big with "Everybody" in 1982. Continue to release hits on her first LP such "Lucky Star", "Borderline", "Burning Up" and "Borderline". She continued to make hit after hit, she continues to do so today. She has starred in the "Vision Quest" and "Desperately Seeking Susan" and continued as an hit star actress as well. Madonna was a fashion icon for young girls in the early 80's as well.

http://www.madonnarama.com/artworks/posts/20110226-news-madonna-desperately-seeking-susan.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThHz9wlBeLU

Cristina Scabbia
(Lacuna Coil)

http://img004.lazygirls.info/people/christina_scabbia/christina_scabbia_black_and_white_christina_scabbia_zB9id93.sized.jpg

Cristina is lead female vocalist for the Goth Metal band "Lacuna Coil" from Milan, Italy. They hit the American scene in 2002 on the Fuse tv series "Uranium, which featured videos of bands in the metal genres. Their first hit was "Heaven's A Lie". Lacuna Coil continues to put out music and their audience has widen throughout the United States.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY80Qx2rlVI

[MovieGal]

Joan Jett
(Joan Jett and the Blackhearts)

http://static.tumblr.com/7f2aadb12efa641aea7223dde504962d/qswz7ze/hSPmzexsk/tumblr_static___cone.png

Joan Jett, former founding member of the band "The Runaways", hit the American airwaves in 1980 with the song "Bad Reputation" as a solo artist. After her initial success, she created the band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Their 2nd album contained hits with a remake of the Arrow's song "I Love Rock'nRoll", which brought Joan Jett and the Blackhearts into the limelight. They continued on the album with "Crimson and Clover", "Summertime Blues", "Nag", a Runaways song titled "You're Too Possessive" and "Bits and Pieces". They released other albums with hits like "Everyday People" (originally recorded by "Sly and the Family Stone") and "Tossin' & Turnin' (Bobby Lewis) and another Runaways' cover of "Cherry Bomb" which was a top 10 hit in the United States and Japan for the Runaways.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL5spALs-eA

Alanis Morissette

http://40.media.tumblr.com/953b5edd5475c91aef4cc9d84a7c50e5/tumblr_n0mhfe4bXF1t7zjavo4_400.jpg

In 1995, Alanis Morissette hit the alternative rock airwaves with the song "You Oughta Know" and continued with other songs off the same album, "Jagged Little Pill", with "Ironic", "You Learn", "Hand In My Pocket" and "Head over Feet". She continued with "Thank U", "That I Would Be Good", "Unsent" and "Joining You". Alanis had a commercial hit with her first album but did not have such luck with her second.

Alanis even played "God" in Kevin Smith's film, "Dogma".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPcyTyilmYY

[Swan]

I love Cristina Scabbia, even though I'm not a fan of the bands music overall. She has a great voice and, frankly, is one of the hottest chicks ever.

[Mr Minio]

one of the hottest chicks ever.

http://static.heavyrock.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/christina_scabbia.jpg

You're too kinky, Swan! Let me inject this instantly!

[mojofilter]

Olivia Newton-John

http://i59.tinypic.com/16kxbwm.jpg

Olivia Newton-John, English-born Australia singer who graces the American airwaves in the mid 1970's. She has had many hits through her vocal career including five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles. She has sold an estimated 100 million albums, which makes her the number 1 top selling artist. She has starred in 4 major film hits and has many songs on soundtracks as well. In 1974, she had the hit "If You Love (Let Me Know)."






I heard Magic on the way to work this morning on Sirius XM. I forgot what an awesome song that was.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnkHf069fvA

[MovieGal]

Suzi Quatro

http://i60.tinypic.com/21c8sd0.jpg

Suzi Quatro is one of the early women of Rock. I remember growing up listening to her music at a preteen age. My brother had her vinyls. She had many hits during the 1970s like "Can The Can", "48 Crash", "Daytona Demon" and "Devil Gate Drive".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vFTksaposs

[Citizen Rules]

Here I am MovieGal:p Was Suzi Quatro ever on Happy Days. For some reason it seems she was.

[gbgoodies]

Here I am MovieGal:p Was Suzi Quatro ever on Happy Days. For some reason it seems she was.



Yes, she played Leather Tuscadero on "Happy Days".

[Citizen Rules]

Ahh, thanks. Who then was Pinky Tuscadero?

I just glanced at your thread MG, nicely done! I'm surprised there are many female vocalist here who I really like:)

[MovieGal]

Here I am MovieGal:p Was Suzi Quatro ever on Happy Days. For some reason it seems she was.


She was but I knew her before then.. thanks to my oldest brother... he and my brother above me had a lot of influence on my early music...

[MovieGal]

Ahh, thanks. Who then was Pinky Tuscadero?

I just glanced at your thread MG, nicely done! I'm surprised there are many female vocalist here who I really like:)

she was played by an actress named Roz Kelly.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0446840/

Probably the 70's and early 80's female vocalists. I still have more to post!

[Citizen Rules]

I hope you don't mind me playing catch up and recapping some of the vocalist you listed on page 1 and 2.

Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)
Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, I loved to listen to music on the radio. Once MTV hit the scene, it was a big deal because you music with video. One of the first videos I remember from MTV was "Brass In Pocket" by The Pretenders. The Pretenders hit the scene in 1970's within the punk rock and new wave movement.

They had hits with "Don't Me Wrong", "Back On The Chain Gang", "Message of Love" and "Brass In Pocket". I remember when my high school friend's parents got cable and in between the movies on Showtime they played music videos, that was before MTV was created. Of all the videos I seen I was enamored with Chrissie Hynde and the song Brass In Pocket. I had 2 of their albums, well cassette tapes really, and listen to them all the time. I liked all those songs you listed I also remember Talk of the Town being good.


Pat Benatar
Pat hit the scene in the late 1970's. Her voice was a unique one, she is a mezzo-soprano. Her first hit from 1980, "Hit Me With Your Best Shot", shot her to popularity. She has had countless hits, such as "Hell Is For Children", "Fire and Ice", "Shadows of The Night", "We Belong" and countless others. I was in High School and the local radio station was having a Rising Stars concert series and for $2 you could see a rising star in a small venue in Seattle. I remember saying to my classmates, "are you guys going to see Pat Benatar?" Their reply was "uhh, who's he."...I didn't go to that concert but I seen Pat a couple years latter in another small venue with Bryan Adams opening. Good times.

[MovieGal]

LaFee
(Christina Klein)

http://static.tumblr.com/274ef80d025de1e3c11ae747070872a6/p9kuwse/4jfnd64dq/tumblr_static_dj45z9osri0w044w88cs8s4ww.png

LaFee is the stage name for Christina Klein is a German female vocalist from Büsbach, Germany. She only sings in German but I enjoy her music. I was introduced to her music by a co-worker a few years back. She has had mutliple hits in Germany but never reached the American airwaves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1t6MJaLp3U

[MovieGal]

Ana Johnsson

http://www.itisvc.it/giornalino/giornalino1-05/images/img_7_0001.jpg

Ana Johnsson is a female vocalist from Gothenburg, Sweden. I noticed her when I became a fan of a Finnish rock band "Bleak". Ana Johnsson did a song with them for the soundtrack to the film "Jadesoturi". I have been a fan since. She has not graced the American airwaves as of yet..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMjduSFPuSU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz3xM3rGpo4

[SilentVamp]

:up: to Madonna being listed here. Always have been a huge Madonna fan and I always will be.

[honeykid]

Chrissie made some interesting comments in a newspaper interview over here this weekend.

Some good choices posted here yesterday, MG. :up:

[doubledenim]

I always get excited when Heart comes on the radio.

[MovieGal]

Amelia Tan
(Angelspit)

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Amelia Tan goes by the stage name of "Destroyx" when performing with the electronic music band, Angelspit, from Sydney, Australia. I found Angelspit while listening to KMFDM. Angelspit has toured with them several times. Their music isnt for everyone and Im ok with that. :) She has since left the band.

I find it interesting what Wikipedia says about their style. Its so MovieGal!

The band's music combines unique and stylistic elements of horror, punk and electronic music as well as pop and their work contains imagery revolving around medical experiments and grotesque societies.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEWdRswchGo

[MovieGal]

Chibi
(The Birthday Massacre)

http://data.whicdn.com/images/52527512/large.png

Chibi is the lead female vocalist for the Canadian band, The Birthday Massacre. They are a dark wave/goth rock band. I found them several years ago. Since I have grown older, my taste in music has expanded into other genres including the dark wave/goth rock genre. For some reason, it just seems to fit me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLOfluH8mgQ

[Beatle]

Stevie, dionne, Debbie and Cyndi. :D

It's Bonnie Tyler for me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcOxhH8N3Bo

I also like a Croatian singer Zorica Kondža

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUTPLVBwSDE

[Beatle]

I changed my mind. She is my fav.

http://www.mojvideo.com/video-prince-purple-rain-1984-complete-video/192cc3f9a076974a3585

[Beatle]

Seriously, this is my fav song. Immortal.

[MovieGal]

Beatle .. Im not even finished with my list.... I have others to post.. just havent done it lately


If you like Amy Lee.. you should listen to Delain and Within Temptation... pretty similar stuff..

One of my favorite Within Temptation songs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcFwR-J7Rq8

[Beatle]

Sorry for invading your thread. Though I heard it's not known if Prince is male or female. Seriously. That's why (s)he has become 1st 'the artist formaly known as prince' and then simply the sign.

https://rubbernecked.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/princesymbol.jpg

I'm probably completely wrong, though.

[honeykid]

Prince, as he is again, is definitely male.

[MovieGal]

I have decided to revive this thread. I have come across some great vocalists over the past few years.

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Lousine Gevorkyan
(Louna)

I found this band randomly but no less, I really liked their sound. Especially Lousine's vocals. They fit right along with other female singers I have enjoyed in the past. She can sing in her native Russian and English. I really like the song "Mama". The lyrics describe the person explaining to her mother that she's into rock n roll and what it has to offer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxCFRP6gTZk


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Lauren Strahm
(goes by stage name of Fleurie)

A singer that Last.fm suggested when I was listening to another female singer. I like her quietness and her soft vocals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AknGL_3GgQ

[MovieGal]

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Helene Bøksle

I found this artist from the soundtrack of the film "Birkebeinerne." In my opinion, she has one of the most beautiful voice in music. Most of her music is in Norweigan, her native language, which I don't understand, however, the music is still enjoyable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kP251aEs1s

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Sigrid Hausen
(Qntal)


I actually found Qntal as Toby Froud, son of artists Brian and Wendy Froud (a conceptual artist who assisted Jim Henson with "Labyrinth" and "The Dark Crystal"), directed one of their videos. I have been a fan of this band for several years. I continue to search out new music of theirs. They are considered a Darkwave/Neofolk band.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7OInIWqjuQ

[John Dumbear]

Great thread and agree on many. I do love the ladies of music. Some of my faves that haven’t been mentioned yet.

Margo Timmons (Cowboy Junkies)
Beth Nielsen Chapman
Heather Nova
Tegen & Sara

[StuSmallz]

Hoping to see some Liv Kristine in here!

[MovieGal]

Hoping to see some Liv Kristine in here!

Stu, I'm not familiar with her but I will definitely look her up!

[KeyserCorleone]

I came in here just to see if Ann / Nancy Wilson would show up. Nice to see Tarja Turenen up there, too.

[StuSmallz]

Stu, I'm not familiar with her but I will definitely look her up!She sang for Theater Of Tragedy & Leaves' Eyes:

https://youtu.be/BLV8TRiv1rI

https://youtu.be/7htv9PzMghs

[MovieGal]

She sang for Theater Of Tragedy & Leaves' Eyes:

https://youtu.be/BLV8TRiv1rI

https://youtu.be/7htv9PzMghs

I know of Leaves Eyes. I will look into their music more.

[MovieGal]

I came in here just to see if Ann / Nancy Wilson would show up. Nice to see Tarja Turenen up there, too.

You should definitely check out some of the others if your are not familiar with them.

[KeyserCorleone]

You should definitely check out some of the others if your are not familiar with them.

I'm familiar with most of them. To be honest, seeing Chibi up there was a very pleasant surprise. I've heard thousands of albums, and it's rare that I find a song that really resonates with me anymore. Here's my most recent new jam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw6V2V6xa-Q

[MovieGal]

I'm familiar with most of them. To be honest, seeing Chibi up there was a very pleasant surprise. I've heard thousands of albums, and it's rare that I find a song that really resonates with me anymore. Here's my most recent new jam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw6V2V6xa-Q

I found The Birthday Massacre years and years ago. I have always enjoyed their music.

[pahaK]

I listen to a lot of music with female vox. I'm familiar with most of the singers mentioned in the thread and like a good portion of them. I'll probably make more posts here, but for now, this will have to do as Anneke van Giersbergen must be mentioned.

https://youtu.be/1HUMwinV2AQ

[MovieGal]

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Hildur Kristín Stefánsdótti
(Rökkurró)

Singer for the Icelandic band with a rare-sounding and soft voice. She sings in English and Icelandic. I found them as a suggested "band" of an Icelandic composer I enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29myVShkIHA

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Theresa Jeane
(The Nearly Dead)

I found this band randomly looking at a list of musicians at a festival that someone mentioned to me. I really like their sound and her voice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AutS-dYmvtc