Most of you have forgotten the lovely Cilla Black ;-)
Some of us didn't ; )
Yeah, How can we forget her contribution to singing over the last 30 years. Altogether now, "Surprise surprise, the unexpected hits you between the eyes ...."
Depends what you mean by "Top" and what genre. The BBC currently employs over a dozen female singers as part of the Choir - The BBC Singers - they're currently knocking themselves out in the Proms series. I suspect that technically they are all better than everyone in the above lists.
But, do they compose? In the main no. Are they commercially successful? Hardly, they are on a salary. They are certainly not famous, at least by Hello magazine standards.
Does someone like Katherine Jenkins count?
Anyway, if my album collection is anything to go by and it probably isn't, my list is Alison Goldfrapp, Amy Winehouse, Sade, Annie Lennox and Skye Edwards
Whilst there are some fantastic singers previously listed (and many who I have listened to over the years) from the more popular to the more 'left-field' I can say that only one that has touched me with the soul in her delivery is Amy Winehouse.....
and I'll add Wendy Morgan from The Popguns to the list, just for emotion at least, but I may be biased.
Ok, if you're having Poly Styrene I guess that brings into play Dusty Springfield, Sandie Shaw and Petula Clark - they were all "active" in the last 30 years.
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Dolores O'Riordan (ok, Irish, so probably doesn't count)
Kirsty MacColl
PJ Harvey
Siouxsie
Eliza Carthy
Cara Dillon
Kate Bush
Skin
Kirsty Mac
Depends what you mean by "Top" and what genre. The BBC currently employs over a dozen female singers as part of the Choir - The BBC Singers - they're currently knocking themselves out in the Proms series. I suspect that technically they are all better than everyone in the above lists.
But, do they compose? In the main no. Are they commercially successful? Hardly, they are on a salary. They are certainly not famous, at least by Hello magazine standards.
Does someone like Katherine Jenkins count?
Anyway, if my album collection is anything to go by and it probably isn't, my list is Alison Goldfrapp, Amy Winehouse, Sade, Annie Lennox and Skye Edwards
agree with Ruby Turner comments- I think Beverly Knight deserves a mention - also underatted imo.
Lesley Silverfish
Thea Gilmore
PJ Harvey
Sarah Cracknell
and I'll add Wendy Morgan from The Popguns to the list, just for emotion at least, but I may be biased.
I am mostly with Mog although never liked Souxsie and Kate Bush was just annoying. So
Poly Styrene (I think she was half Sudanese)
Ari Up (all German but in a Brit band)
Vi Subversa
Pauline Murray
Honey Bane
The question for me is not if she's got a beautiful voice but in which of these two videos does she do back seat of the car posing the best:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5ipJWBDcr0
Sarah Cracknell is the queen of Indie / Alternative dance music
Kate Bush
Alison Moyet
SIouxsie Sioux
Adele
Sarah Cracknell - i am a massive St. Et fan (from their first single onwards) but i wouldnt say the wonderful Crackers is a great vocalist!
Laura Marling ,
Adele,
Amy Winehouse
Skye Edwards
Beth Gibbons
Siouxsie Sioux
Amy Winehouse
Martina Topley-Bird
Beth Gibbons good shout. Voice of an Angelic slut if there can be such a thing.
Google it... ;-)
Geraldine McQueen
Susan Boyle
Posh Spice
Stacey Solomon
Alesha Dixon