[i am sam]

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?

[Mudbug]

I would say Annie Lennox.

[L.Li-style]

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~~

[영원한 사랑]

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.

[keebler elf]

Sarah Vaughan.
She was amazing.

[iilovekimjeonghoon]

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

[JF21©]

For which country ^O^?

true..lol which country?

English: Celine Dion...Rihanna...hee hee~~

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

[Sammystic]

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 ).

[krankee]

keyshia cole. keyshia cole. keyshia cole =]

[13!hyukjae]

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

[kayem7289]

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.

[lshluvr]

Mariah Carey...no doubt about it.

[LucasBunny]

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

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

[sugarrrxxx]

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..

[jieunnie<3]

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

[PockyUpNose]

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.

[addickshun]

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

[w4termelon]

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

THEN comes mariah carey+whitney houston.

[BishieAddict]

Whitney Houston... her voice is so awesome

[ladiixxpreciious]

CELINE DION FTW! her voice is soooooo amazinggggg <33333333