Who do you think is the best female vocalist of all time?

My friend and I were sorta debating about this topic. I said Mariah Carey.. my friend said Whitney Houston.

Thoughts?

I would say Annie Lennox.

For which country ^O^?

Japanese: Utada Hikaru <----vocal ranges are AMAZING.
Korean:.....Lena Park. Shes so powerful.
Chinese: Joey Yung...I don't know many. COCO LEE...I meant to say her. SHES AMAZING
English: Celine Dion...Rihanna...hee hee~~

Definitely Mariah Carey.

Her voice might not be AS good as before, but she used to have the best voice ever.
I'm still a huge fan though.

Sarah Vaughan.
She was amazing.

Delta Goodrem! but there are heaps of other artists who have amazing voices.

true..lol which country?



please tell me that's sarcasm....

imo:
Gladys Night/Pattie LaBelle/Chaka Kahn...pretty much all of the old school female singers. dude these women can BLOW.

nowadays i'd have to give props to:
Mariah/Whitney(early 90s for both)/Beyonce/Jenifer Hudson...there's some good talent out there

buuut ''of all time'' is so subjective...um..maybe Pattie? it will probably change as i remember who really gives me goose bumps lol

For me the best female singer of all time will always be Whitney Houston. As long as I can remember I've been a fan of her singing.
Mariah Carey is close (I have her albums too ), but her singing does not move me as much as Whitney's.
There are a few other good ones out there but they have yet to reach what the above mentioned have achived so far IMO.
Oh, how could I forget Aretha Franklin... that was a powerful singer (Whitney's still no.1 for me though ).

keyshia cole. keyshia cole. keyshia cole =]

CHI: A-Mei
KOR: Younha for me.
japanese: Utada Hikaru, Stephanie (imo. 5 octaves wth)
ENG: Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey probably if we are referring to the American industry.
I mean...She's been in the business for so long, and she can still belt out all the notes.
Whitney was sooooo amazing in her prime, but now, I'm not sure her voice is even stable anymore.
Shania Twain is also a vocalist I adore, as well as Celine Dion.
For Japanese artists, I'd say Utada Hikaru (since I'm not familiar with older artists). We all know that she doesn't have the best vocals or best control of her voice, but the way she carries her songs is brilliant. She has a beautiful and very alming voice in my opinion, and she's one of the best lyricists/self-composers out there right now in the jpop industry.
For Korea, it's the same situation, I'm not familiar with everyone. So I'll go with Big Mama, Gummi (sp.?) and Lee Soo Young.

Mariah Carey...no doubt about it.

Yeh I have to go with Patti Labelle

Dun get me wrong Mariah has the bomb voice
but Pattie is just....amazing..besides Mariah had to learn a thing or two from Patti
cuz thats her godmother lol.

then I say Whitney and Mariah for a tie

I think it would be really hard to say who the best female singer OF ALL TIME is, since we have really great ones now..

but I would say Whitney Houston, Keyshia Cole also

and i wouldnt say Mariah
She does have an amazing vocal range but i just cant really stand her music..
especially now..

Mariah Carey...Whitney Houston...and I don't know why no one has mentioned Christina Aguilera yet. I mean she's got a lovely voice for someone so young. So powerful. ;D

Christina Aguilera - Shes probably one of the few younger singers who has a powerful voice.

Ayumi hamasaki - yea yea, people are gonna go balistic, and say shes horrible, but i think shes amazing. She sold 50 million + album, there must be something shes doing right in her vocals.

christina aguilera all the way,
she's got one of the most powerful and amazing vocals.

Minnie Riperton! ? (i think that`s her last name) hehe. && Selena

THEN comes mariah carey+whitney houston.

Whitney Houston... her voice is so awesome

CELINE DION FTW! her voice is soooooo amazinggggg <33333333

YES.

People like Whitney Houston are known for blowing the house down but I'm more keen to sweeter, softer voices. But Annie can also blow the house down when needed.

jennifer holiday! (back in the days anyway, her voice has changed so much. bet awards anyone?)

but i'd probably have to say mariah carey, whitney, keyshia cole, jennifer hudson etc.
i actually think jojo has a reallyyyyy good voice, not the best but yeah

For america,

Christina aguilera. I know there are many other superb female singers out there, but she is the ONE for my generation

Her LIVE is god smacking goood. Even better than on CD. Never mind that she had to dodge rumours of her lip-syncing about 5 songs for her "back to basics" concerts.

For Japan,

I do not listen much to japanese music, but I think ayumi has a pretty good voice. I used to dislike her shrieky high pitch tonality in the past, but along the way, she changed her style of singing to a lower pitch and she's sounding very good (to me) now. I Like her secret cd


For asia (chinese),

not much of a followist, but I think it would probably be A-mei or Stephanie Sun currently?

I pick .. Mariah Carey.
I love her songs <33;;

the Goddess Mariah Carey and Jennifer Hudson (OMG)......Misia and Utada Hikaru have amazing voice.....anyone mentioned PARIS HILTON....hehehehehehehehe.....................

For voice- I have to second Christina Aguilera. But for overall performance I have to say Madonna. She is amazing!

Christina Aguilera. Her voice is amazing!

Hrmm for me it would be Celion Dion =)

Use to love her voice when i was younger and i still do

Best Female Singer of All Time:
Eva Cassidy.

Mariah Carey for me ^_____^

Mariah Carey

Christina Aguilera

Whitney Houston

Billie Holiday

Melinda Doolitle

Lakisha Jones

Ayaka Hirakara

MISIA

Carrie Underwood
Celine Dion

i'd go for whitney houston or celine dion

Celine Dion hands down.

Ayumi Hamasaki. She can sing various genre with ease. The other notable Western singers lull me into sleep.

Jennifer Hudson almost made me cry in "Dreamgirls", lol.

I really like Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Christina Aguilera.

MARIAH CAREY COZ SHES ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!

Celine Dion
Whitney Houston
Mariah Carey...

So manyyy

ahhh hands down whitney houston
her voice gives me the shivers (:
its just amazing

Kristin Chenoweth.

She's Glinda from the original cast of Wicked musical. Her voice is quite high pitched, but I went when I saw her performance of The Girl in 14G >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBJn4BHtqqY

I mean. WOW

Other songs:

Popular
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShD7wHa6KiI

Defying Gravity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRz0CLYjphQ

I know. opera sounding, and she's 39 yrs old.

Joan Jett "I LOVE ROCK N ROLL"

ROCK OUT!! JOAN JETT SHE'S MY HERO!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3T_xeoGES8

There is just so many best female singer of all times!
Maria Carey would be my choice for best female singer of America.
Cattien would be my choice for best female singer of Vietnam.
Younha and Ayumi would be for my choice for best female singers of Japan! I don't know if Younha is korean or Japanese...
Theres so many for Korea!

alicia keys is good too! and... mariah and christina

A lot of black singers are pioneers of many styles and techniques in music particularly soulful singing. You can even hear and trace elements of soul from native Africans. So I think our current standards in music is an African heritage that spread through America and now the world when it adapted Western Popular Music. So in short, Africans are the best singers unless music as we know it was just an accident in time.

i'll say celine dion...
her voice is a gift.

REGINE VELASQUEZ ESP. her LIVE PERFORMANCES!!! rock, r&b, pop, broadway songs? she can carry them all effortlessly i love the timber, volume, vibrato, and the texture of her voice. so feminine. plus in my humble opinion she has the best belting ability.



AND BARBRA STREISAND!!! The 1st one that really got me into music!!! love her for the same reason, quality and uniqueness of her voice! classic!!

Teresa Teng
Faye Wong
Mariah Carey
Whitney Houston
...loads more...

Time goes on forever. you can't really say anyone the best female singer of all time, seeing as new singers keep on coming out.

istatowin!!! i lov yah! i also think it's REGINE VELASQUEZ..she's my fave singer of all time. noo doubt!!! she's an international singer, and she's the best for me.

Mariah Carey! she's been my favourite since i was young!

hmm and Christina Aguileraaaa!