^ Wait, why did you quote me? I thought your comparison was very good
To add to yours, keep in mind Timbaland who has produced some of Utada's music also produced Aaliyah's.
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Originally Posted by dddaiyamondo
I don't know if I see the Misia = Mariah comparisons. Misia has absolutely no soul in her voice, although she has a great set of pipes. I don't see her as hypersexual and Mariah, either, and she doesn't have the hip-hop chick status that Mariah does. Her success isn't that impressive, IMO, either, whereas Mimi is the best selling female artist in the US in the past 25 years.
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No soul?
Have you listened to her mini-album "The Glory Day"? That is the exact definition of soul IMO. She has got compliments and has dueted with another queen of soul too (Erykah Badu). And I think she's a very sucessful artist, 30th best seller in Japan (top 5 or 10 for females), while Mariah being 16th best selling in the US (3rd for a female). No doubt Mariah has a more impressive resume because she has worldwide fame, especially in Japan when she is top international artist by far. But music-wise and voice-wise I think they are very similar.