[LosMerengues]

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christina perri is really good
 

 
 

 
Now before I post this please try and keep an open mind 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MCZ9odBAFw
 
Still would agree the original is more emotional but damn this girl can definitely sing, look up some of her other songs, truly impressive.
 

 

[Silent One]

 

THE best female vocals? (your favorite female singers)

 
My mind suddenly races across Singing Eras, Genres, Sub Categories and Time Zones. And realize, my list of Best Female Vocals/favorite female singers would be as long as Crenshaw Blvd (L.A.). For starters, what we would find if we followed a young Ella Fitzgerald up through her prime? A whole lotta magic!!! And then there's Sassy (Sarah Vaughn), Bille Holiday, Dinah Washington - loved all of 'em!
 
A few moons later, the likes of Aretha Franklin, Candi Staton, Phyllis Hyman, Angela Bofill lurk in my heart of favs, and others. However, to keep it short & sweet, I'll nominate from only the past 10-15 years.
 
Busi Mhlongo (South Africa), without a doubt - best female vocals! Sadly, she passed away from Breast Cancer,10 June 2010, during the World Cup (R.I.P.) Also drawing from the last 10 years, behind Busi Mhlongo would be Actress/Singer Karen Mok (Hong Kong) - a fun and entertaining favorite. Can listen to her for hours! Both nominees, actually...

 

[irishsammy]

Every time I turn on Cara Dillon's Hill of Thieves album, I'm always struck at how pure her voice is and how well it's recorded.  If you like Celtic-type vocals, she's a bit of a change from the likes of Karan Casey and Maire Brennan.  Beautiful stuff.

 

[Sorensiim]

32 pages of female vocals and nobody has mentioned Skin from Skunk Anansie? Probably best known for songs like Brazen (Weep):

 
I saw them perform live and her voice is a force of nature. Hands down the most amazing, mindblowing live experience I've ever had. The sheer range of her talent, her ability to go from the fragile, hurt, little girl to sounding like a vocal tsunami during the course of a single song is nothing short of breathtaking. And while doing this, she is running all over the place. At the concert I saw in Copenhagen, during their performance of "Twisted (Everyday Hurts)", she climbed the speaker tower on the right side of the stage and jumped from the top of the speaker tower to the balcony, climbed onto the balcony and performed the rest of the song while running in and out among the audience. The song "Weak" was performed while she was standing ON the audience. She simply walked from the stage and onto the hands and shoulders of the crowd, continued walking about 10 feet out from the stage and then just stood there, held up by the fans, while singing the rest of the song. 
 
Logically, Youtube absolutely shatters her voice, but here's a decent clip of a rare acoustic performance in a Danish tv show:
 
 

 
Get your hands on their latest album "Wonderlustre" and get the Tour Edition - There's an extra cd with 6 acoustic performances, including a version of "Because of you" that I wish I could legally share with you guys somehow...
 
Edit: Skunk Anansie should get in touch with Chesky Records and do a binaural recording of an acoustic album. I'd pay A LOT for 24/96 flac files of that... On their albums you can actually hear how she is limited by the CD format. Check out "Infidelity (Only You)" from the Stoosh album and you'll hear what I mean.

 

[Brooko]

Great call Sorensiim!
 
 
Listening to SA right now.  You're right - she has a dynamic vocal range.  Gotta see where I can get her CD's now (in NZ).  On my shopping list.  Thanks again!
 

 
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32 pages of female vocals and nobody has mentioned Skin from Skunk Anansie? 
 

 

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[GreatDane]

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Every time I turn on Cara Dillon's Hill of Thieves album, I'm always struck at how pure her voice is and how well it's recorded.  If you like Celtic-type vocals, she's a bit of a change from the likes of Karan Casey and Maire Brennan.  Beautiful stuff.

I agree. I've become addicted to Cara's pristine voice. So clear and beautiful listening with Beyer T1.

 

[Syndromez]

By far ahead of any other female singer: Skylar Grey. I think she would be even better away from Eminem, P-Diddy and co. , but she does still sound amazing.

 

[naurispunk]

Kate Nash
I do like Norah Jones voice... but who doesn't..

 

[Confispect]

 

[Brooko]

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Little Dragon - Twice

Thanks for this - very enjoyable.
 

 

[Confispect]

^ NP. Try this as well.
 

 

[Brooko]

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^ NP. Try this as well.
 
 

[size=1.8333em] Aimee Allen - Change in the weather[/size]

Thanks
Listening now - great voice.  Will have to explore some of her other stuff as well.  This is a great thread for discovering new talent.  Here's some Kiwi for you (oldie but a goodie).  Bic Runga - great song from  my youth - "Sway".
 

 
 

 

[Confispect]

The Aimme Allen was a bit different from the other here's something even more similar.
 

 

[Brooko]

Ah - Morcheeba - yup, very good.  I have their "Parts Of The Process" album - really nice for just kicking back and chilling out.