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- Kate Bush. Kate Bush - Babooshka - Official Music Video. The Queen of art-pop, Kate Bush has always had a unique singing voice, and no-one else sounds quite like her.
- Carole King. Carole King - (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman (Live from Oakland - 1972) Carole King is not only an incredible songwriter, but she can also belt out a tune as good as anyone.
- Dusty Springfield. Dusty Springfield "Son Of A Preacher Man" on The Ed Sullivan Show. Dusty Springfield's voice will always have a timeless quality to it.
- Cher. Cher - Gypsys Tramps And Thieves. Relive Tina Turner, Elton John and Cher's breathtaking live performance of 'Proud Mary' - video. Even from a young age in her Sonny & Cher days, Cher had a naturally dark and smoky tone to her voice.
- Rosalía. When Rosalía sings, it feels as if she’s pulling out decades of history from her throat and resurrecting them into thin air. Her vocal tone, the intuitive melismas and rhythmic accents of which were built from training in flamenco for more than a decade, possesses a crystalline nature that in turn awakens emotions deep in the hearts of listeners.
- Glenn Danzig. While his hardcore-punk contemporaries were ranting about alienation and social ills, the Misfits frontman was crooning about Astro Zombies, infanticide, and teenagers from Mars in a rich, defiantly melodic voice that harked back to his heroes Elvis Presley, Jim Morrison, and Roy Orbison (one of the legends he would later write for, along with Johnny Cash).
- Billie Eilish. Opting for subtlety instead of force or volume, Billie Eilish’s restraint makes the big emotions in her writing all the more intense. After revealing her soul-inflected tone at 14 with “Ocean Eyes,” she’s since mastered the technical elements that now comprise her signature style: controlled slides, delicate vibrato, and breathy texture that has inspired a new generation of pop singers to emulate.
- Burna Boy. A Nigerian cultural giant, Burna Boy is the ambassador of Afrobeats as a global movement that can feel equally at home climbing the European charts and maintaining a subtle emotional connection with past African genres like highlife.
- Michael Jackson. As the King of Pop, it makes sense to begin the list with Michael Jackson. The legendary singer achieved fame at a young age through his musical family and their group, the Jackson 5.
- Prince. Our next singer is known for his flamboyant stage presence, extravagant fashion sense, and eclectic work. He’s none other than Prince Rogers Nelson, best known as Prince.
- Ed Sheeran. Just a little over a decade ago, Ed Sheeran started releasing independent EPs. He was soon signed to Asylum Records and wowed the fans with his debut album, + (Plus), in 2011.
- Ariana Grande. Our third pop artist is on a level of her own. Ariana Grande has a lot of “most” to her title: most followed and most subscribed female artist on YouTube and Spotify, and most streamed on Spotify and Apple Music.
- Katy Perry. Before she topped the charts, Katy Perry briefly studied Italian opera at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara. After pop fame, opera has always remained close, at the 2014 Grammy Awards she wore a dress, designed by Valentino, which was embroiled with Verdi’s score to La Traviata.
- Charlie Puth. Perfect pitch isn’t the only rogue musical card Charlie Puth has up his sleeve – this hitmaker is a jazz piano devotee and graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music.
- PSY. 14 years before Gangnam Style became the first YouTube video to clock up one billion views, South Koren rapper PSY was attending one of the world’s most prestigious music conservatories, Berklee College of Music.
- Ed Sheeran. Chorister-turned-crooner Ed Sheeran spent his early years singing hymns at his local church in Suffolk. A few years ago, the ‘Thinking Out Loud’ singer even became patron of a choral foundation in Ipswich.
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