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Originally Posted by dddaiyamondo
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.
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Oh haha I know you aren't hating, though I have always thought they are similar. I think MISIA does have a more technical voice yes, though Mariah has gotten comments for that too, especially in her early career (when I think they were most similar vocally wise).
And yes you are right, Misia isn't big anymore like she used to be, her single sales are just not there and her albums do pretty well but not compared to her running mates for all-time best selling female (Namie, Utada, ZARD, Ayu) who came out about when she did or even before. and MC is still doing very well. But if I were to refer a Mariah Carey fan to someone it'd definitely be Misia, because vocally she's there with Mariah IMO and her music and trends are very similar. Misia has her ballads just like Mariah, and she also has some dancey tunes and pop/hip-hop ones. They both love to use those whistle notes too and both aren't very good dancers
