The Best female Singer/Vocalist

[Sharjeel]

Vote for the Best Female vocalist. Sorry if I missed out on anyone.

[Cowboy]

I'd say Lata Mangeshkar. She's got an amazing voice...even at that ripe age, her voice is as good as how it was 25 years ago.

[Sharjeel]

Agree! Got carried away by this phoren stuff. But even then, they do not have an international audience.

[Cowboy]

Agree! Got carried away by this phoren stuff. But even then, they do not have an international audience.

Atleast for me, best female vocalist is the one who can spell-bind the audience for decades, without skin-tights and silicon breasts.

[DQ]

I'd say Lata Mangeshkar. She's got an amazing voice...even at that ripe age, her voice is as good as how it was 25 years ago.

Donno whats happening I had voted other and posted Lata, but vote stayed and post dissappeared.



Any way Lata mangeshkar is the al time greatest vocalist, Until the 1991 edition, when her entry disappeared, the Guinness Book of Records listed her as the most recorded artist in the world with not less than 30,000 solo, duet and chorus-backed songs recorded in 20 Indian languages between 1948 and 1987. Today the number might have reached 40,000!!!



Some of her collections, Every song of hers is a hit and the consistency in her tone, remarkable man.



Uthaye Ja Unke Situm - Andaaz (1949)

Jiya Bekarar Hai - Barsaat (1949)

Aayega Aanewala - Mahal (1949)

Preet Yeh Kaisi - Daag (1952)

Yeh Zindagi Usiki Hai - Anarkali (1953)

Man Dole Mera Man Dole - Nagin (1954)

Rasik Balma - Chori Chori (1956)

Chand Phir Nikla - Paying Guest (1957)

Yun Hasraton ke Daag - Adalat (1958)

Aaja re Pardesi - Madhumati (1958)

Bekas Karam Keeje - Mughal-e-Azam (1960)

Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh - Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayi (1960)

Sajna Barkha Bahar Aayi - Parakh (1960)

Aap ki Nazron ne Samjha - Anpadh(1962)

Ae Mere Watan ke Logon - Non Film (1962)

Mora Gora Ang Lai Le - Bandini (1963)

Aaj Phir Jeene ki Tamana Hai - Guide (1965)

Bedardi Balma - Arzoo (1966)

Aa Jaanejaa - Inteqam (1969)

Na Koi Umang Hai - Kati Patang (1970)

Bada Natkhat Hai - Amar Prem (1971)

Chalte Chalte - Pakeezah (1972)

Ae Dil-e-Nadan - Razia Sultan (1980)

Dikhayi Diye Yun - Bazaar (1982)

Jiya Jale - Dil Se (1998)

[CtrlAltDel]

cummon guys.....Lata is a great singer...yes....but u cant say she sounds as sweet as she did 25 years ago.



she sounds exactly like the old lady she is and this is not to say she is singing bad...she's singing well for her age...thats it.



its a blessing that she's stopped singing for young heroines......i still havent recovered from madhuri's voice souding like an old hag in DTPH, HAHK etc.....



she shud now concentrate on bhajans or giving playback only to mother characters in films....

[Cowboy]

cummon guys.....Lata is a great singer...yes....but u cant say she sounds as sweet as she did 25 years ago.

she sounds exactly like the old lady she is and this is not to say she is singing bad...she's singing well for her age...thats it.

its a blessing that she's stopped singing for young heroines......i still havent recovered from madhuri's voice souding like an old hag in DTPH, HAHK etc.....

she shud now concentrate on bhajans or giving playback only to mother characters in films....

Isn't she the one who sang "Jiya Jale" in Dil Se? Still sweeet!!!

[CtrlAltDel]

cummon guys.....Lata is a great singer...yes....but u cant say she sounds as sweet as she did 25 years ago.

she sounds exactly like the old lady she is and this is not to say she is singing bad...she's singing well for her age...thats it.

its a blessing that she's stopped singing for young heroines......i still havent recovered from madhuri's voice souding like an old hag in DTPH, HAHK etc.....

she shud now concentrate on bhajans or giving playback only to mother characters in films....

Isn't she the one who sang "Jiya Jale" in Dil Se? Still sweeet!!!

...thanX to AR Rehman tinkering with his gadgets

[Scorpion's Sting]

Amy Lee

[black wizard]

hey! i don't see Cristina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil on the list

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[Habitual Perfectionist]

I'd call Lata a very good singer but not great. She has been around for a long time, but there was a lot of behind the scenes work too that led to it. Remember singers like Vani Jayaram, Suman Kalyanpur etc.? They were just sidelined because Lata armtwisted a lot of music directors into not making them sing. I'd rate Vani Jayaram's Bole re papihara and Kalyanpur's Ye mausam rangeen sama atleast equal if not better than any of Lata's songs. Shows that they had talent.



It was only the peerless OP Nayyar who had the guts to reject Lata's tactics and give her a taste of her own medicine. He vowed never to make Lata sing for him and he did that.



I still consider Geeta Dutt better than Lata in terms of depth of voice and emotion and Asha Bhonsle better than her in terms of versatility. I'd put Lata at 50% talent, 25% machinations and 25% hype.





I'll vote on this post later.

[Habitual Perfectionist]

I thought of voting immediately...but where the heck is Alanis Morissette?

[asli_badmash]

Celine Dion - Her songs dont appeal to me. She has a voice alright but a good voice I dont know.



Whitney Houston - She has a good voice but no control over her renditions. She has sung some good songs though.



Mariah Carey - She shouts more than she sings.



Christina Aguilera - She has a good voice.



Shania Twain - I like her songs.. she is good pop singer.



Ella Fitzgerald - Awesome singer. One of my Favs



Tina Turner - I like her songs in some weird way.



Cher - She cant sing for nuts. She is more of a show woman than anything.



Madonna - Can she sing ?



People you are forgetting

-- Norah Jones

-- Sheryl Crowe

-- Dianna Ross

[Sharjeel]

I thought of voting immediately...but where the heck is Alanis Morissette?

I left some out, either because they are too new, or too eclectic or I plain forgot about them. Sorry indeedy...

[black wizard]

you guys should check out Cristina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil...she is zimbly awesome...

and for that evil metal-head in u(if there is one in u ) u might want to check out Angela Gossow from Arch Enemy.

[azazel]

desi - Asha Bhonsle



videsi - er...the moti opera singer from Dil Chahta Hai

[Tiger]

My favourite female vocalists are Vera Lynn, Charlotte Church, Patti Page, Anne Murray and Connie Francis among others.



Oldies are goldies!!!!

[malakpetmasala]

Janis Joplin

Dolores O'Riordan

And the chick from 4 non blondes, dont know her name!

[Bimbette]

Was talking to a music director. He mentioned that even if a person was besura/besuri, courtesy computers, they can be made to sound in tune.

Of course this probably doesn't apply to ppl with no sense of rhythm/music, but what he said took me by surprise.



Asha Bhonsle? In fact I think her age comes through in her voice. Lata Mangeskar's voice has that quality they call 'mithaas'. But yeah singing for 20 somethings NOW doesn't really gel.





Alka Yagnik is all over the place, from a Bollywood perspective. When u compare Kavita Krishnamoorthy's voice with Alka Yagnik's the former's carnitic background is obvious. Sunidhi Chauhan has a husky voice. Oh that reminds me, Phalguni Pathak(is that her surname?) has an extremely feminine sounding voice, in sharp contrast to the way she dresses. Anyone heard of lesser known ones like Sadhna Sargam, a young thing (I forget her name) who sang 'Dola-re-Dola' (Devdas) ?



Don't know much about the western scene, but anyways my 2 pence. Shania Twain's nice. Natalie I's 'Torn' is the only no. I've heard. Dion became a household name post Titanic. Love 'Thats the way it is'.

Maraiah Carey's 'Hero' is good stuff. Heck! I'm talking about fave songs now!



Closer home, singers like Usha Uthup/Shubha Mudgal/Nazia Hassan/Runa Laila have made their mark though they are not the conventional sort.

[CtrlAltDel]

Asha Bhonsle? In fact I think her age comes through in her voice. Lata Mangeskar's voice has that quality they call 'mithaas'. But yeah singing for 20 somethings NOW doesn't really gel.

both the budhdhies shud stop singing for young heroines......tho Asha's voice still has some trace of sexiness in it...

a young thing (I forget her name) who sang 'Dola-re-Dola' (Devdas) ?

Shreya Ghoshal....seems to be the best these days...

Usha Uthup

:D she never seems to age....



anybody see the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa programme on ZeeTV? its really amazing how many talented singers are around...esp these days the Kids round is going on and its unbelievable how these li'l kids sing...

[Sharjeel]

Well, I posted replies thrice but they seem to be lost in the void...

hey! i don't see Cristina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil on the list

She is not that popular, no??

Madonna - Can she sing?

She can! People give more attention to her vidoes and lifestyle. But she has been around from the time when music videos were not so hot. Please dont confuse her with Brtiney, etc.

My favourite female vocalists are Vera Lynn, Charlotte Church, Patti Page, Anne Murray and Connie Francis among others.

Oldies are goldies!!!!

Have to agree with you. I think women singers have started concentrating more on the videos. Which is why people lap up Norah Jones' 'I dont want to be a Diva' speeches so eagerly.

[Habitual Perfectionist]

Sharjeel....a Kishore or a Rafi happen once in a lifetime. They are legends and we will never get another Kishore or another Rafi.



Has anyone heard Aake seedhi lagi from Half Ticket? Or Madhuban mein radhika from Kohinoor? I don't think anyone in the currect crop can do justice to these numbers.

[Sharjeel]

Rite. Agree that those two (and some others) might never come around. But there should be some who are fantafabulous singers.



Sonu Nigam and Adnan Sami come close. So do Alka Yagnik and Sunidhi Chauhan (too soon to say for Sunidhi). But apart from Sonu (and maybe Adnan), all have flattered to deceive.



Maybe it is the way songs are made nowadays...

[Habitual Perfectionist]

Rite. Agree that those two (and some others) might never come around. But there should be some who are fantafabulous singers.

Sonu Nigam and Adnan Sami come close. So do Alka Yagnik and Sunidhi Chauhan (too soon to say for Sunidhi). But apart from Sonu (and maybe Adnan), all have flattered to deceive.

Maybe it is the way songs are made nowadays...

While comparing today's crop and old timers, we have to take into account a lot of parameters that have changed over time.



As someone pointed out before in this thread, software can make even my landlord sound like Hemant Kumar. The use of computers etc. has a big impact on today's music.



We should also take into account the dedication of the artistes then and now. We had a Pancham who would sail in the hooghly every night for a complete month....just to compose the background rhythm for Chingaari koi bhadke. I doubt if someone would do the same today.



The filmmakers of yesteryears also had a much better insight into music. You don't get the likes of Raj Khosla, Guru Dutt, K.Asif and although I hate the man, no doubts about his choice of music, Raj Kapoor. Todays' filmmakers, maybe with the exception of Subhash Ghai and Yash Chopra, don't pay much attention to music and thus, it gets ignored on the whole.

[azazel]

Sonu Nigam and Adnan Sami come close.

Sonu Nigam is a very good singer but Adnan Sami dun think so. i totally agree with HP on Rafi saab+ Kishoreda. they were the best of the best, the voices, the versatility..just amazing