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Originally Posted by Damita
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. |
Well I've listened to a few of her songs and I think their voices are just nothing alike. She's got a great technical voice but she doesn't really sing in the soulful R&B way that Mariah does. Her technique sounds more like Celine Dion's, although her music is somewhat Mariah-ish. As far as sales go, she's got a very impressive track record, but I don't know if she's very big still today. I think the difference is that Mariah was on top in 1990, and she's still fresh and hot, even to young kids, today. MC's still setting records and she just had her biggest single ever 3 years ago.
Mariah is also so into hip-hop and sexiness, which Misia is definitely not.
Not hating on Misia at all, she's a fantastic artist in her own right but I don't know if I think she's really comparable to Mimi.