Best Female Vocalist?

^^^ My dirtly little secret is that I'm more partial to female than male vocalists. But in the end, I'd rather judge each on his/her individual merits/talents.

Thanks for helping me expand my horizons beyond my obvious Western-centric (with some African continent-centric) bias in my choices. Would like to learn more about Asian artists.

I'm not not as into pop as some other genres, therefore, I liked Koda Kum (more R&B) and Rie Fu (more folk) over the others who are, in my estimation, more Asian pop. But all have good voices. Shame about Koda Kum's controversy about the >35 statement. Although it was a silly statement to make, I don't get the controversy and why this would affect record sales. But there may be some sort of cultural context that I'm missing concerning what she said. Anyway, I hope she gets back on track with her music--she seems like she could mature into a major force in her genre. Thanks for sharing.
 
Ooooh, now I know who Paula Cole is. I remeraber her from Where Have All the Cowboys Gone and I Don't Want to Wait. Off to check out her more recent stuff.

I have to add Eva Cassidy to my list. How could I forget her?
 
ummm....I'm going to ignore those first two you mentioned.

Both singers of Nightwish? really? Tarja is ten times better than that new person that they picked up. Yes they have different singing styles but still geez. The new singer they have is basically Amy Lee in disguise.
 
I posted a lengthy write-up on my No. 1. (Madonna) at my blog. I tried covering the bases as to why she takes that position (no pun intended!).

GrungeJunkie- interesting that you could not like Courntey as a person (or whatnot), but still rank her as youir favorite. I could see having her on your list, but at the top spot with an unlikability? hehe
 
That's right- I do now recall the second album being released (to lesser fanfare). "Black Horse..." was a decent track, as was "Suddently I See." I'm kinda surprised that "Black Horse..." didn't garner any notable amount of acclaim(check acclaimedmusic.net, which compiles critics/industry lists). I don't hold much faith in the Grammys as a major source of acclaim, based on its history of awarding safe, middle-of-the-road, non-threatening acts. It's gottne better, but lots to compensate for over the years.
 
I dunno if anyone's mentioned her yet, but Laetitia Sadler (of Stereolab) is one of my favorites. Definitely not a particularly powerful or emotional voice but she's been at the helm of some of the coolest vocal melodies I've heard.
 
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