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"Divas + Screamers" ... My Top 10 Female Pop Vocalists
Respect - The Very Best of Aretha FranklinRespect - The Very Best of Aretha Franklin by Aretha Franklin
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Easily the most influential female vocalist of our time, combining heart-rending soul with vocal gymnastics and ad-libs as effortless as they stellar.
Parallel LinesParallel Lines by Blondie
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Almost the anti-thesis of anything Aretha, but Deborah Harry's voice is one spiked with enough attitude and energy to render any suitor to their knees and fans to their feet.
The Whole StoryThe Whole Story by Kate Bush
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A truly unique songwriter and producer with a spiritually sultry delivery to match, it's just a shame her perfectionist nature sees her releasing work so sparingly!
MedusaMedusa by Annie Lennox
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Full of wit, integrity and sorrow, Annie Lennox's voice continues to haunt with or without Dave Stewart's production and arrangement behind her.
VespertineVespertine by Bjork
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Iceland's greatest pop export continues to shine as one of the greater innovators of pop music around, anchored by a her rapt, expressive and powerful vocal chops.
Reflections - A RetrospectiveReflections - A Retrospective by Mary J Blige - The Greatest Hits
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One of the few so-called "leading ladies" of Hip Hop and R&B who can belt out a ballad or a dance track with an intense soulful sass that never fails to move your heart or your feet.
Post Orgasmic ChillPost Orgasmic Chill by Skunk Anansie
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Raw, womanly and sexually charged, frontwoman Skin's supersonic delivery helps to elevate the band's great work into something truly special and without equal in English rock.
Felt MountainFelt Mountain by Goldfrapp
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Languishing in the gorgeous Euro-lounge weirdness of her sound, Alison Goldfrapp's incendiary prowess behind the mic has the power to turn you on and scare you witless at the same time.
Who is Jill Scott?Who is Jill Scott? by Jill Scott
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Bar Blige, possibly the greatest singer working in pop music today, by turns sweet, soulful, sassy, distrubed ... her list of emotional range is as endless as her effortless grace.
DetailsDetails by Frou Frou
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Think Dido and Lily Allen's infinitely sexier middle sister and you're about halfway towards knowing how good the sweet-like-honey voice of Imogen Heap really is ... swoonsome in the extreme.