For me it’s Neko Case in any of her bands.

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    For me, has always been Chris Cornell. Absolutely gutted when he died, knowing I’d never hear anything new from him again.

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    This one is not likely to be popular here, but I have to be totally honest and say: Miley Cyrus.

    Don’t get me wrong. I am not really a fan of her or her music (nor am I a hater). But my god does that woman have an incredible voice and a mastery of how to use it.

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      I’m the same about Ariana Grande. Not a fan, but I saw clips of her singing showtunes with Seth MacFarlane and it was incredible. She has such range and while I’m not really familiar with her music, I feel like her popular songs don’t do her any favours.

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    Brandi Carlisle is completely wasted on country music. I saw her at a music festival when she was mostly playing rock music and some covers and holy shit she has such effortless range.

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      Holy cow, that’s absolutely wild! There are a handful of female heavy metal vocalists I follow who do a similar things to this and the contrast between clear singing voices and their growls is just something special. Eg. Kasey Karlsen

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    • Ahnoni formerly know as Anthony and the Johnsons
    • Jill Scott
    • Bishop Briggs
    • Céline Dion
    • Freddie Mercury
    • Ren
    • Jacques Brel
    • Paolo Nutini

    If I had to choose one it would be Paolo Nutini but choosing is losing.

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    Regina Spektor.

    For my money no one can convey as much emotion through their voice as her.

    Sara Bareilles

    Is incredibly precise. Listening to her voice is like listening to what people are hoping for when they’re autotuning, but she nails it.

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      Ariana Grande

      I’m not a fan of her music, but I know talent when I see (hear) it, and her voice is impeccable. In fact, I don’t think her overprocessed music is even the best showcase of her talent, she really shines singing randomly off the cuff.

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    Adam Lambert.

    Holy fuck his range and control. It’s insane.

    Even if his music is mediocre, his vocals are amazing.

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    Not exactly what you’re asking for, but there’s this thing called “shape note singing.”

    There’s a long story of why it exists, but people still do it, and even though it has roots in religion, and the songs are religious, the groups you find today never perform in a religious capacity.

    Get a buddy and go to one of the meetings. Everybody sits in chairs, in a circle and everybody sings. No instruments, just voices.

    It’s a beautiful, eerie sound which always falls flat in recordings.