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For me it's Neko Case in any of her bands.

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[–] domi@lemmy.secnd.me 63 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] HunkyBrewster@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

He doesn’t sing too much these days

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[–] bugsmith@programming.dev 41 points 1 year ago (5 children)

This one is not likely to be popular here, but I have to be totally honest and say: Miley Cyrus.

Don't get me wrong. I am not really a fan of her or her music (nor am I a hater). But my god does that woman have an incredible voice and a mastery of how to use it.

[–] kvn@midwest.social 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel this way about lady gaga. Not really a fan of her but her voice is excellent

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I saw her live and she really does sing well.

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[–] TheAndrewBrown@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

Chris Cornell of Sohndgarden, Temple of the Dog, and Audioslave

I’m also always impressed by Demi Lovato

[–] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 23 points 1 year ago (9 children)

For me, has always been Chris Cornell. Absolutely gutted when he died, knowing I'd never hear anything new from him again.

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[–] Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Serj Tankien

I am a huge Soad fan, but his solo career also counts. The guy has a one in a billion voice, amazing range!

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[–] RustedSwitch@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No one mentions Adele?

The chick from paramore

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Adele is the first one I thought of. Her voice is angelic and she doesn’t allow any auto tune use. Respect.

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[–] FlashZordon@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Hayley Williams of Paramore.

Especially since she started experimenting with solo projects. She's so good and very versatile.

[–] paperclip27@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] kvn@midwest.social 16 points 1 year ago

I'm always amazed by Robert Plant when I watch old Zeppelin videos

[–] TheChinaman79@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (5 children)

James Maynard, I mean how big are his lungs?

[–] 6xpipe_@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Maynard James Keenan?

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[–] Skies5394@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Regina Spektor.

For my money no one can convey as much emotion through their voice as her.

Sara Bareilles

Is incredibly precise. Listening to her voice is like listening to what people are hoping for when they’re autotuning, but she nails it.

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[–] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (6 children)
[–] thomas@raeuberwald.de 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] swiffswaffplop@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Jeff Buckley Ella Fitzgerald Edith Piaf

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[–] fubo@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Elizabeth Fraser from Cocteau Twins.
Dolores O'Riordan (RIP) from The Cranberries.
Arai Akino, for "VOICES" from Macross Plus.

[–] scorpious@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Hearing Bjork sing “Birthday” on the Sugarcubes’ debut LP was a revelation for me. Still blows me away.

[–] PuffinMcGuffin@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Tetiana Shmailyuk from Jinjer - a Ukrainian metal band. Her ability to go from her growl to her clean vocals is absolutely wild to me.

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[–] janNatan@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The lead singer of the German band, AnnenMayKantereit. (The band name is just three surnames smooshed together.)

Here's my favorite song by them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tERRFWuYG48&t=4 which translates to "barefoot at the piano"

Another great song, a bit more up-beat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6BmrRLpGJQ&t=3 which translates to "would you go out with me?"

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[–] blacklizardplanet@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Andrea Bocelli and Miley Cyrus.

[–] Shard@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)
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[–] Fixbeat@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The Söderberg sisters of First Aid Kit are pretty amazing.

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Thom Yorke

Chaka Khan

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

Lzzy Hale has an incredible voice

[–] goforliftoff@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

When Brandi Carlile’s voice cracks and she belts out the chorus near the end of The Story, it’s just incredible. There are better singers, technically, but the pure, raw emotion conveyed is powerful (to me anyway).

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[–] apt_install_coffee@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hailey Williams. Wasn't even into that genre at the time, but her voice always made me think "wow, this is pretty good".

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[–] PhantomPhanatic@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Josh Kiszka of Greta Van Fleet has a hell of a voice.

I'm also surprised that I didn't see anyone mention Mariah Carey.

[–] tom42@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] betheydocrime@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's gotta be Antwaun Stanley for me. His work with Vulfpeck and Cory Wong are just phenomenal

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[–] donut4ever@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

This Lewis Capaldi dude. He can freaking sing, man.

[–] AndreyAsimow@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Till Lindemann always gives me the goosebumps.

[–] CheshireSnake@iusearchlinux.fyi 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ann Wilson (Heart) always makes me smile when I watch her live performances.

[–] oo1@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

no mention of bessie smith , billie, nina , janis joplin ?

[–] bleepbloopbleep@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

George Michael had an incredible voice and was my singing idol for a long long long time - I'm a contralto so I can't really sing to a lot of female singers unfortunately... His range and timbre... Just amazing.

[–] kcilc@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Dimash Qudaibergen. He has the most incredible voice I've ever heard.

https://youtu.be/W29zEuZVaxs

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[–] andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 6 points 1 year ago

Renée Elise Goldsberry aka Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton

Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel from Wicked

[–] alokir@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Floor Jansen and Marcela Bovio, especially when they sing live.

[–] jeanofthedead@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Caroline Polachek, Imogen Heap, Charlie Puth, Kim Petras, and occasionally Sia.

Vocal powerhouses.

[–] Send_me_nude_girls@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Recently it's this girl. https://youtu.be/YYoP9bxwg84

Her voice is out of this world. Sadly I don't know how to write her name. [Symbol]OK

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[–] 6xpipe_@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Linda Perry.

Lead singer of 4 Non Blondes and has a solo career. I don’t even listen to that style of music, but I still get excited when I hear her voice come on.

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[–] LosLocoDK@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Myles Kennedy. Oh shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeet, that man can sing...

I've seen him live (with Alter Bridge) a couple of times, and it has just blown me away hearing his live performance be as good as if not better than the studio versions.

[–] slippery_salmons 5 points 1 year ago
[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nobody will read this, but Kristin Hersh. She was the founder / less singer in Throwing Muses, but her solo work truly amazes me. Literally nobody is like Kristin.

For example: https://piped.video/watch?v=_RtniRWL5zM

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[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Marvin Gaye - just perfection. Also Beth Gibbons of Portishead.

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