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EDIT Top Five British Female singers of the last 30 years

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  • Darty Valiant
    Darty Valiant Posts: 618
    edited July 2011
    Most of you have forgotten the lovely Cilla Black ;-)

  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Personally...........

    Siouxsie Sioux
    Kate Bush
    Polly Styrene
    Ari (Slits)
    Kirsty MacColl.

    Granted, not the Best but I likes them.

    The "Best five British....." is a different discussion..............
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,421
    Most of you have forgotten the lovely Cilla Black ;-)


    Some of us didn't ; )
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,853
    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 ...."
  • Mortimerician
    Mortimerician Posts: 5,222
    The two girls out of Shampoo
    Kate Bush
    Skin
    Kirsty Mac
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,198
    edited July 2011

    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

     

  • Keith Burtons
    Keith Burtons Posts: 27

    agree with Ruby Turner comments- I think Beverly Knight deserves a mention - also underatted imo.

  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,739
    Poly Styrene
    Lesley Silverfish
    Thea Gilmore
    PJ Harvey
    Sarah Cracknell
  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 3,961
    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.
  • Cordoban Addick
    Cordoban Addick Posts: 5,448

    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

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  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,753
    Poly Styrene
    Lesley Silverfish
    Thea Gilmore
    PJ Harvey
    Sarah Cracknell
    At last. Someone else has put down Sarah Cracknell. Shame you put her last though.

    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=bSuxnF8dOPU&feature=list_related&playnext=1&list=AVGxdCwVVULXd2OBH03mFqBFL-srYBaRt-

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5ipJWBDcr0

    Sarah Cracknell is the queen of Indie / Alternative dance music
  • Saga Lout
    Saga Lout Posts: 6,845

    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

    Poly Styrene? Being generous and counting from 1979, I still make that more than 30 years...
  • ChicagoAddick
    ChicagoAddick Posts: 4,393
    Annie Lennox
    Kate Bush
    Alison Moyet
    SIouxsie Sioux
    Adele
  • Oakster
    Oakster Posts: 6,812
    The Popguns - great under-rated band!!!

    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!
  • blackheathaddick
    blackheathaddick Posts: 1,404

    Laura Marling ,

    Adele,

    Amy Winehouse

    Skye Edwards

    Beth Gibbons

  • Red5
    Red5 Posts: 837
    PJ Harvey
    Siouxsie Sioux
    Kate Bush
    Amy Winehouse
    Martina Topley-Bird
  • sralan
    sralan Posts: 2,031
    The two girls out of Shampoo
    Kate Bush
    Skin
    Kirsty Mac
    The two out of Shampoo, do you mean Wash and Go?
  • Vinnie V.
    Vinnie V. Posts: 1,509

    Beth Gibbons good shout. Voice of an Angelic slut if there can be such a thing.

  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,779
    The two girls out of Shampoo
    Kate Bush
    Skin
    Kirsty Mac
    The two out of Shampoo, do you mean Wash and Go?
    They're head and shoulders above the rest.
  • masicat
    masicat Posts: 5,008
    Amy Winehouse
    Joss Stone
    Elkie Brooks
    Alison Moyet
    Adele

    PLEASE don't say Kate Bush. Were talking singers !
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  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    The two girls out of Shampoo
    Kate Bush
    Skin
    Kirsty Mac
    The two out of Shampoo, do you mean Wash and Go?
     I tried "Wash & Go" once....
    Ended up more "Wash & Went........"


    *Coat for MOG,,,*
  • Cordoban Addick
    Cordoban Addick Posts: 5,448

    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

    Poly Styrene? Being generous and counting from 1979, I still make that more than 30 years...
    I think she was still singing in July 1981 though (and she had a couple of comebacks later).
  • Saga Lout
    Saga Lout Posts: 6,845
    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.
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Jeez, How did I forget Pauline Murray.........?
  • Saga Lout
    Saga Lout Posts: 6,845
    Jeez, How did I forget Pauline Murray.........?
    Who???
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,156
    Jeez, How did I forget Pauline Murray.........?
    Who???

    Google it... ;-) 
  • Saga Lout
    Saga Lout Posts: 6,845
    Sorry Algarve that was my poor attempt at a joke - "how did I forget..." and my response "Who???".
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,779

    Geraldine McQueen

    Susan Boyle

    Posh Spice

    Stacey Solomon

    Alesha Dixon

  • dizzee
    dizzee Posts: 5,616
    Peter Andre NO.1
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,156
    Sorry Algarve that was my poor attempt at a joke - "how did I forget..." and my response "Who???".

    Just call me Mr. Slow...

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