Who do you think is the best vocalist?

[miroro]

like others said, Xtina <3

another AMAZING singers are Horan and Haewon omg, just listen to them

and of course, Whale


i must say Whale has my fav voice ever.

[wildconnetta]

From asia, Xiah Junsu, alan, KOKIA, MISIA, Hyorin(SISTAR), Lena Park and Bom(2NE1) are my favs.

From the west, Mariah Carey, Céline Dion, Whitney Houston, Lady Gaga, Björk, Freddie Mercury, Christina Aguilera and Amy Winehouse. Adele could qualify when I'm not bored of her music cos it is played here so damn often X_X.

[Kazeyomi]

KOKIA is totally amazing though. One of my favorite singers and one of the best japanese vocalist as well imo.

Another great but underrated japanese singer is Kanon.




From the west I'd add Loreena McKennitt and Hayley Westenra to the best female vocals. These two ladies's voices are absolutely gorgeous.

[slashess]

Chris Cornell...he is the Mariah Carey of male singers. Awesome range, clear voice and not to mention quite the hottie

You can hear him in Soundgarden, Audioslave, Temple of the Dog, and he solo stuff

[emi♡]

Originally Posted by MirrocleHeaven*

like others said, Xtina <3

another AMAZING singers are Horan and Haewon omg, just listen to them.

I totally forgot about Horan's amazing voice


about fav artists versus good vocalists...I really wish my favorite artists were good vocalists...

and conversely, I wish I could listen to the music of some of these great vocalists...but a lot of the time...it just bores the hell out of me.

[koumori]

Going to go with the obvious and say alan. Her voice is incredible.

Who else...Leona Lewis. Her music..is good, a little boring, but her voice is beautiful. Also have to mention other obvious contenders like Celine Dion, Freddie Mercury...

Trying to think of someone different.. I love a lot of different singers, but the best vocalist..I always feel is someone who has a lot of control over their voice, if not full control. Hitting high notes doesn't really matter as long as you give a flawless performance, using your voice as it should be used. For that reason I'll point out a singer named Cordelia, her voice is crazy good. She has so much control.

Oh! And I can't forget Tim Booth

[TofuBunny]

in the west like many people said, Xtina has an incredible voice .. The only thing I liked about Burlesque was her singing

and omg I'm surprised no one mentioned CSJH The Grace. I love their cover of Dancing Queen :



Also SISTAR's Hyorin is soo underrated



f(x)'s Luna:



And my personal favorites, SHINee's Onew and Jonghyun




There are so many more but I don't want to spam this thread with too many videos

[Kanzaki]

Originally Posted by Koumori

Going to go with the obvious and say alan. Her voice is incredible.

Who else...Leona Lewis. Her music..is good, a little boring, but her voice is beautiful. Also have to mention other obvious contenders like Celine Dion, Freddie Mercury...

Trying to think of someone different.. I love a lot of different singers, but the best vocalist..I always feel is someone who has a lot of control over their voice, if not full control. Hitting high notes doesn't really matter as long as you give a flawless performance, using your voice as it should be used. For that reason I'll point out a singer named Cordelia, her voice is crazy good. She has so much control.

Oh! And I can't forget Tim Booth

Definitely. This is why I can just sometimes listen to opera and just...admire what I hear. That is some serious voice control.

[Not Fade Away]

Originally Posted by xLitax

^ OMG. You picked just about the best song possible.

@Not Fade Away Christina's not a *****.

I used to not think so, and I used to be OBSESSED with her, but then she called my girl Gaga a man and called Kelly Osbourne a fat-something-or-other, and I adore Kelly, so she's really rubbing me the wrong way (no pun on genie-in-a-bottle intended) lately.

I can't respect artists that pick fights for no reason . I honestly wish these were just rumors, but they were actually recorded on video (or other forms of media).

I still think she's an amazing vocalist though (and one of the best), and I love her music, so that will never change.

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In other news, I miss late 80s early to mid 90's Whitney Houston. That woman could sanggg.

[butterfly_ayu]

Freddie Mercury was the first person on my mind when I saw the thread title. He'll always be the best for me. There is no doubt how great a singer he is, so there is not much to explain. And then next up will be Vitas. He is a singer from Russia, and I love his unique, high pitch voice. The sad thing is, he seems to lip-sync quite frequently = = I'd only seen a couple of his actual live-singing performances on youtube, and they are all amazing. A-mei Zhang is also a great singer. I don't know if this sounds right, but her voice feels so "clean" to me. I can't find anyone in the music industry with a voice as "clean" as hers.

[AyUta]

ayaka. amazing vocals that girl has.

[pommy48]

Originally Posted by butterfly_ayu

A-mei Zhang is also a great singer. I don't know if this sounds right, but her voice feels so "clean" to me. I can't find anyone in the music industry with a voice as "clean" as hers.

Love to see Amei mentioned

It's just incredible how powerful and transcendent her voice is!

[bondingo]

Originally Posted by Not Fade Away

I used to not think so, and I used to be OBSESSED with her, but then she called my girl Gaga a man and called Kelly Osbourne a fat-something-or-other, and I adore Kelly, so she's really rubbing me the wrong way (no pun on genie-in-a-bottle intended) lately.

I can't respect artists that pick fights for no reason . I honestly wish these were just rumors, but they were actually recorded on video (or other forms of media).

Christina said the Gaga comment back when Gaga was still new and not very popular because everyone was saying her VMA performance of Keeps Gettin' Better was a Gaga ripoff, so she said she didn't even know who Lady Gaga was, or if it was a man or a woman (thinking she might be a man because it sounds like a drag name). She's since said that she thinks Gaga is innovative and that she respects her as an artist.

Her and Kelly have always been saying things back and forth to each other, and that's Kelly's fault, because anyone who knows who she is knows she's a complete ***** who talks **** about every other celebrity and then plays the victim when it comes back to bite her in the ass. She recently just said to Christina, "Maybe she is just becoming the fat ***** she was born to be", on her recent weight gain.

Just wanted to clarify

[koumori]

Originally Posted by bondingo

"Maybe she is just becoming the fat ***** she was born to be", on her recent weight gain.

Just wanted to clarify

Just to clarify, Kelly said that ever since she got into the music scene Christina was always dropping hints about her weight and calling her fat. It depends what interviews you read, but to be honest I have to agree with Not Fade Away and say that Christina has never been the nicest celebrity around.

But that's nothing against her voice, or her music, so there's nothing to defend her about. It's not like any of us really know her personally, so who knows what she's really like away from a camera? She could be super-nice, or the opposite. It doesn't really matter.

^ Their whole "feud" started when Kelly called Christina the most disgusting human being in the world.

I just thought of a really good male vocalist. Josh Groban is really talented.

[koumori]

Originally Posted by xLitax

Their whole "feud" started when Kelly called Christina the most disgusting human being in the world.

My honest opinion is that they're both headstrong, opinionated women that have disagreed backstage or whatever and since then, they've both had access to cameras/interviews where they can publicly insult eachother I'm not really interested in their catty talk which belongs in high school, I always find it childish when celebrities bring up old 'feuds'. This is off-topic and once again I'll say that this isn't me saying "Christina has a bad voice" or "Kelly should stfu", just me talking about their silly interview quotes over the years. Christina still has a standout voice.

[owlflight]

For male singer, I would say Josh Groban (going to see him live later this year!). There are some obvious choices for female but the surprise for me was Ayaka. I think she is a great vocalist and though I do not speak Japanese, I must have listened to First Message 10 times in a row when I bought it. I appreciate a singer that is technically good and that can really sing with emotion too.

[MeltingCORE]

Well Ayu is my fave singer. But I don't think she has the best voice.

I love three lovely ladies who I swear are sirens. They are that good.

-Lia [J-Pop/J-Core singer.] [example song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0XQH-bUk7Y]
-Justine Suissa from OceanLab [Trance vocalist.] [example song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm4JvWSpEc0]
-alan [C-Po-well. most of you know her.] [example song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giQRV1kI8L0]

[Kanzaki]

Agreeing with some and just thought of some more ^^

Oh yeah, before Whitney Houston tore herself up, she had an amazing voice too

A good vocalist would ideally, to me, be someone like Freddie, because his voice went about 2 octaves I think and he could switch really fast between keys, plus he just NEVER messed up live. He was the perfect singer. But in reality there are a lot of different ways to sing, different techniques and some of them doesn't appeal to everyone. I can't stand Celine Dion's voice for example, but she is a fantastic vocalist, no doubt.

Regardless of their personalities (from what I've heard they're both kinda...odd) Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera are both really talented vocalists as well.

I think the faeroese singer Eivør Pálsdóttir has got some serious voice control/talent as well. She can go vibrato, she can go high, low, she can go whispery (is that a technical term? lol, sounds like I don't know wth I'm talking about xD) Again, singing styles may not appeal to everyone, but you can't deny she's an amazing singer.

[Not Fade Away]

Originally Posted by Koumori

My honest opinion is that they're both headstrong, opinionated women that have disagreed backstage or whatever and since then, they've both had access to cameras/interviews where they can publicly insult eachother I'm not really interested in their catty talk which belongs in high school, I always find it childish when celebrities bring up old 'feuds'. This is off-topic and once again I'll say that this isn't me saying "Christina has a bad voice" or "Kelly should stfu", just me talking about their silly interview quotes over the years. Christina still has a standout voice.

I feel the same way, essentially.

I didn't mean to troll by saying that comment about Christina in the first place, so I apologize if it seemed that way. I used to be a huge fan of Christina the artist, AND Christina the person, but after I saw/heard/read a lot of things about her, I started to not like Christina the person.

Regarding Christina the artist, I still hold true that she is one of my all-time favorite vocalists and not many can top her. I would definitely attend one of her concerts in the future (and have attended two of her concerts in the past), but I just don't like her as a person anymore. It's not even just the Gaga or Kelly stuff, it's also a ton of other artists I respect as well.

Anyway, considering that this isn't what this thread is about, I'm going to drop it after this. I don't want to spam/troll/whatever.

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I really really REALLY love Sara Bareilles' voice. I don't know if anyone else agrees, but she just has this amazing edgy voice that I could listen to for hours.