[leng jai]

Christina Aguilera - her voice is truly epic in "Hurt".
Dido - not so much glorious but amazingly soothing and addictive.
Norah Jones- same as above.

 

[1nf1n1ty]

She isnt the best of all time, but she is one of the best locally grown canadian vocalists. Emily Haines, Amy Millan, and Feist.

Ya...don't be hating the indie scene.

 

[gilency]

Ella Fitzgerald
Kiri Te Kanawa
Doris Day
Shirley Horne
Cecilia Bartolli
Mireille Mathieu
and my Dad would say: Maria Callas!

 

[MusicallySilent]

Short list in no order
Enya
Annie Lennox
Celene Dion
Drawing a blank right now... sort of just getting into vocals and I will add more to this list in the future

 

[rxc]

Mariah Carey early in her career.

 

[headcheck]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hermitt /img/forum/go_quote.gif Oh man... hows could I forget Enya? DOH.... Just watching the video she did on the LOTR dvd brings tears.

If that brings you to tears, Lisa Kelly's or Hayley Westenra's version will make you ball your eyes out. These two are all vocals (no layering like Enya)

 

[Tomcat_AL200]

And for a differnt twist...
-Amy Lee (her voice is as haunting as her eyes)
-Sharon Den Adel (Passionate)
-Sarah Brightman ('nuff said)
-Tarja Turunen (Operatic Rock anyone?)
-Willa Ford (Tops MC when she goes high)
-Marian Call (Sensual)

 

[Kang]

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

 

[vhobhstr]

大木 理紗 (Risa Ohki)

 

[BayouSlide]

A vote for Billie Holiday, 'cause in my book "glorious" ain't necessarily "prettiest," but the most engaging in the long run.

Probably more in the spirit of the discussion, I guess I could vote for Allison Krauss as a "glorious" voice, which also happens to be a "pretty" voice.

 

[btag]

Alan from A****a e no Sanka

 

[xenithon]

Most of my favorites have already been mentioned. I did want to add two others:
1. Moya Brennan (originally of Clannad)
2. Dolores O'Riordan (originally of Cranberries)

Both have recently released solo albums.

 

[Uncle Erik]

I've always had a thing for Eartha Kitt.

 

[mark_h]

Maria Callas

 

[Al4x]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tomcat_AL200 /img/forum/go_quote.gif And for a differnt twist... -Amy Lee (her voice is as haunting as her eyes) -Sharon Den Adel (Passionate) -Sarah Brightman ('nuff said) -Tarja Turunen (Operatic Rock anyone?) -Willa Ford (Tops MC when she goes high) -Marian Call (Sensual)

definitly TT