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Pop Queens
I’m very interested in the “Pop Queen” kind of singer... I would like even to write an essay about it some years in the future... To me the “Pop Queen” image is a female solo singer who can more than produce good music, turn into a cultural icon of a country or a langague with the years... They are multimidea divas that even being bashed by critics and media, have great creative control over their careers, are recognized as top performers and as symbols of how na entire era works and how people on this era thinks and see the world. I could recognize some artists that IMO have done it into their own cultures (they usually have a great amount of their own culture influencing their pop music, concerts and vídeos), but I don’t know enough singers in the world to complete my list... So I think that would be nice to post it here and ask you if you know any other singers from all around the world that afforded that over the years^^ Hopes the text didn’t bored anyone xD
I would love to know some african, mid-eastern, etc. singers that play this role on their own cultures! So, this is a topic where we can change impressions about this kind of artist!^^ My personal list: Ayumi Hamasaki – Japanese Queen of Pop... with influence on all the countries around Japan... 11 years career Biggest Hit – M (or Seasons, depends on the source :B) Main themes – Self doubt, love, women Albums and biggest hit of each one: 1999 A Song for XX – A Song for XX 1999 LOVEppears – Boys & Girls (?) 2000 Duty – Seasons 2002 I am... – M 2003 Rainbow – Voyage 2004 My Story – Inspire (?) 2006 (miss)understood – STEP you (?) 2006 Secret – Blue Bird 2008 GUILTY – Together When... (?) 2009 NEXT LEVEL – Days Madonna – American/ English Language/ World Queen of Pop... 27 years career Biggest Hit – Vogue (or Like a Virgin) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQDFEv72e3U Main themes – Love, religion, politics Albums and biggest hit of each one: 1983 Madonna – Holiday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uasqO2Zj0Gg 1984 Like a Virgin – Like a Virgin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1k7tvBnmc8 1986 True Blue – La Isla Bonita http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-YWmcvisBU 1989 Like a Prayer – Like a Prayer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qevu6QgDSQ 1992 Erotica – Erótica http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5LZRUZoVDc 1994 Bedtime Stories – Take a Bow (?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI_Q2L-bLs8 1998 Ray of Light – Frozen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6SDMCLN5oM 2000 Music – Music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X98PGtNXYWc 2003 American Life – Die Another Day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp66uTya7M0 2005 Confessions on a Dance Floor – Hung Up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ00O6GL8Rg 2008 Hard Candy – 4 Minutes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X62tuLIWi2c Mylène Farmer – French Queen of Pop... also famous in Frech speaking countries and Rússia – 25 years career Biggest Hit – Désenchantée http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGxPrIhs4Lo Main themes – Death, Sex, Love, Sadness Albums and biggest hit of each one: 1986 Cendres de Lune – Libertine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arVKwaW2CwA 1988 Ainsi soit je... - Pourvu qu'elles soient douces http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLPn2lhmUD0 1991 L’Autre – Désenchantée http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGxPrIhs4Lo 1995 Anamorphosée – XXL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9lhMq_VBGI 1999 Innamoramento – L'Âme-stram-gram http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnqKuXa9yMw 2005 Avant que l’ombre... – ***** Them All http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aWYYW4hkCs 2008 Point de Suture – Dégénération http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96LSDygPJnk Thalía – Mexican Queen of Pop... Huge in Spanish speaking countries and Philippines (I know there is Shakira, but I don’t see her image as a Pop Queen... her career is very music oriented IMO). 19 years career. Biggest Hit – Amor a la mexicana (?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqt93vRkuCU&feature=fvst Main themes – Love, Sex Albums and biggest hit of each one: 1990 Thalía - Un pacto entre los dos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEbQczCazco 1991 Mundo de Cristal – Me Matas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgo4IPZapMY 1992 Love – Maria Mercedes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HLjV...eature=related 1995 En Éxtasis – Piel Morena http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB6SYO2yhdY 1997 Amor a la mexicana – Amor a la mexicana http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqt93vRkuCU&feature=fvst 2000 Arrasando – Entre el mar y una estrella http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kit9W0J4cA 2002 Thalía – No me enseñaste http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek4Z_bwbAmc 2003 Thalía (English album) – I want you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDPqb3CiB5w 2005 El Sexto Sentido – Amar sin ser amada http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A12nxwFwmdM&feature=fvst 2008 Lunada – Ten Paciência http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvl5e...eature=related Ivete Sangalo – Brazilian Queen of Pop... Huge portuguese speaking countries and some considerable following on entire Latin América. 16 years career (10 years solo). Biggest Hit – Sorte Grande http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvB3Ssv4Om4 Main themes – Love, Party, Happiness, Carnival Albums and biggest hit of each one: 1999 Ivete Sangalo – Se eu não te amasse tanto assim http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77J7cGT0Ikk 2000 Beat Beleza – Pererê http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkHGrmxN_rk 2001 Festa – Festa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZhbcRafk_o 2003 Clube Carnavalesco Inocentes em Progresso – Sorte Grande http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvB3Ssv4Om4 2005 As Super Novas – Quando a chuva passar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBfu8f5pesM 2009 Pode Entrar – Cadê Dalila (but it can change, the album is being promoted) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPIQsFT1qPI Hope someones gets interested in it^^ BTW1: Mylene’s first 2 hits from her first 2 albums have MVs, but they are very sexual (they both have frontal nudity for example), so I didn’t post them BTW2: Ivete has almost no mvs |
Mariah Carey !!! 19 years career ~ She's actually R&B, but Pop too I guess ..
Bestselling solo female recording artist in the world. woo~!! She surpassed Elvis Presley with 18 #1 singles, shes gonna beat the beatles pretty soon :D She has influenced the world with her voice and singing. Many, many singers wanna be like her, and sing like her. But nobody can compare, not even touch her! okay, I'll do what you did ~ : Biggest Hit - "We Belong Together" and "One Sweet Day" or "All I Want For Christmas Is You" (i guess) Main Themes - Love, Hope, Faith, Perseverance, Struggle, etc. Albums and the biggest hit of each one: 1990 Mariah Carey - Vision of Love 1991 Emotions - Emotions 1993 Music Box - Without You 1994 Merry Christmas - All I Want For Christmas Is You 1995 Daydream - One Sweet Day 1997 Butterfly - My All 1999 Rainbow - Heartbreaker 2001 Glitter - Loverboy 2002 Charmbracelet - Through The Rain 2005 The Emancipation of Mimi - We Belong Together 2008 E=MC² - Touch My Body |
I love Ivete and Ayu <3 That's two out of whatever lol.
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these are my favorite pop queens :)
koda kumi - japan hyori lee - korea britney spears+mariah carey - america jolin tsai - taiwan |
namie amuro can be j-pop queen too :love
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i love Thalia <3
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pop queens...hmm
faye wong and amei <3 their voice can reach around the world and they're total divas lol |
Thalía – Mexican Queen of Pop... Huge in Spanish speaking countries and Philippines (I know there is Shakira, but I don’t see her image as a Pop Queen... her career is very music oriented IMO). 19 years career.
she is who play in latin drama with flower girls role,right?? |
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I don't really pay attention to the tittle... But gotta admit that in terms of fame, sales, popularity, longevity, creativity, shows, re inventions and everything else, there's only one "queen", MADONNA
Then you can talk about "regional queens" |
^ well, the title "pop queens" doesnt specify if they are regional or international, so thats no problem.
german pop queen would definitly be Nena. she is most famous for her second single 99 Luftballons(or in its english version: 99 Red Balloons) which topped the charts of many countrys in the world she was quite succesful in the 80 and had a good comeback in the 2000s(including one #1 single in 2005) well, it wasnt really a comeback because she was never completely out of the business, she always released stuff, but it was kind of quiet about her in the 90s, she was mostly known for her concerts(because of all the old songs) and tv appereances in different shows for japanese pop queens,i would add Kuu, I think her style and attitude is a big influence in japan and people will remember her Seiko Matsuda, we all know why Namie Amuro, but i dont consider her nearly as much of a pop queen than the others, i dont get that vibe from her LOL |
^ i can see namie as a pop queen, she definitely affected the fashion of Japan
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Interesting thread. I have nothing to contribute... but I'll just read the posts here... for now lol.
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yep i can see namie as a pop queen as well.
she's been here for a long time.. it's almost her 20th anniversary :thud but then again, japan has several pop queens imo. seiko ofcourse, ayu, i can see kumi as a jpop queen as well. there are probably some others that i don't know of lol as for western pop queens, madonna is definitely the queen of queens. |
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I would not put Koda as a pop queen cuz her fame is somewhat recent, I think that she needs some more time... Seiko's fame is very past oriented... I watched a concert from her, and everyone in the audience seens to be on their 40 or older... Namie vs Ayu is a very old discussion... I think that Ayu had and has a bigger cultural impact (in more aspectd than Namie, as I see her more as a fashion leader and speakperson... while I can see Ayu affecting Japan with her videos, concerts, music, lyrics, attitude, themes, etc) and a more steady fame... But I can't deny Namie's staying power and cultural impact either^^ |
I feel like J-pop artists mainly influence asia, but American artists seem to influence the world (maybe English is the universal language, idk) .
and, yes, it is Mariah's MUSIC that has inspired us all. (..ehh no wonder ppl say hikki is like her xP) She has totaly staying power in the music industry. |
Madonna/Kylie Minogue/Whitney Houston - America
Ayu/Koda Kumi/Namie Amuro - Japan Fey - Mexico |
LAURA PAUSINI can be crowned italian pop-queen, at leats for her huge success abroad
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And it was full of brazilians, argentins, and all kind of south-americans who were adoring her! |
^ she really has 4 self-titled albums? thats crazy o.0 doesnt kilie minoque(or however you writer her name) have several self-titled albums as well? some women are in love with themselves way too much xD
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Utadayumi Kylie is barelly unkown in the americas ^^"
C+R+E+AYUMI She is HUGE over here! When she came the last time to promote her last album, Ivete was promoting her lastest live DVD, they both went to the same TV shows and they became like... huge friends! They are very cute together^^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKguYlSCwYA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0Zyqt-HPF4 noidea Kylie has an album called Kylie and one called Kylie Minogue... about Laura, she has 1 called Laura and 2 called Laura Pausini, but both "Laura Pausinis" have the same songs, but one is in Spanish and other in Italian^^ |
^ Oh, so Kylie only has two, I thought I read about three somewhere xD Well, doesnt this Laura Pausini have a best of named after her as well? I thought there was one in the list, but its very possible that I overlooked it xD
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Actually I think she said that the cover wouldn't have Impossible Princess on it, but that was still the name of the album. So technically she has had 3 self titled albums. |
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