Vocalists of the modern era

June 16 2024

Best contemporary female vocalist: Kate Bush.

Best contemporary male vocalist: Freddy Mercury.

Who else moght contend for the titles? 🤷‍♀️

Comments

  • DMSR1999

    DMSR1999

    3 months ago

    Both amazing vocalists and musicians but I think you may be stretching it a bit by calling them 'contemporary'. Are you just wanting comments relating to quality of the artists voice, or are you including musicianship as well?

  • FeistyFatty

    FeistyFatty

    3 months ago

    Kate Bush??? Wowsers ...... Not sure about either artist to be honest 🤔

  • NeoAndTrin

    NeoAndTrin

    3 months ago

    The contest was over as soon as you mentioned Freddie.

  • Alexis

    Alexis

    3 months ago

    Not sure about the very best, but two that come to mind are Myles Kennedy from Alter Bridge and Adele.

  • EarthQueen

    EarthQueen

    3 months ago

    Florence Welch. Hozier

  • MrSin68

    MrSin68

    3 months ago

    Stevie nicks

  • Lullah

    Lullah

    3 months ago

    Gone too soon 😞

    Whitney Houston

  • nightingale8

    nightingale8

    2 months ago

    I quite like the female half of Sofi Tukker. Her voice quality is so lovely, no vocal acrobatics, just velvet. Ridiculous popcorn music though if you can tolerate that

    Camille has a creative dynamic range and control eg Money Note. A fabulous kooky Frenchie with a sense of humour

  • Lullah

    Lullah

    2 months ago

    Alanis Morissette. Pat Benatar. Lzzy Hale.

  • MrSquiggle1981

    MrSquiggle1981

    2 months ago

    George Michael, Frank Sinatra, Mariah Carey, John Farhnam, Delta Goodrem, Whitney Houston and Freddie Mercury.

    They're not all my favourites, but they all have exceptional vocal range and talent.

  • Bren6974

    Bren6974

    2 months ago

    Hard to go past Freddie,Eddie Vedder Is amazing ,Chris Cornell r.i.p,Roy Orbision was amazing Tom Jones depends which era and genre,Female Bonnie Tyler,Lady gaga,Adele Melissa Ethridge so many

  • mark20973

    mark20973

    2 months ago

    Floor Jansen vocalist of Nightwish, hands down one of the best vocalists ever.

  • Bluebird72

    Bluebird72

    2 months ago

    Cody Johnson. Carly Pearce.

  • MrandMrsEss

    MrandMrsEss

    2 months ago

    So FB must be reading what I type as I open it today to this post:
    On April 19, 2016, scientists confirmed that Freddie Mercury had one of the most extraordinary voices ever.
    A team of researchers from Austria, the Czech Republic and Sweden dedicated their research to the voice of Freddie Mercury.
    Dr. Christian Herbst of the University of Vienna, in his article published in the journal Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, wrote:
    "The emergence of subharmonics helps create the impression of a vocal system pushed to its limits, used with extreme mastery. These characteristics, combined with a fast and irregular vibrato, may have contributed to creating Freddie Mercury's eccentric and theatrical character ."
    Scientists discovered that Freddie Mercury's vocal cords moved at a faster speed than others. His vibrato, typically oscillating between 5.4 and 6.9 Hz, reached 7.04 Hz, a frequency so high that it vibrated the throat in a way that not even Pavarotti was able to replicate.
    Freddie demonstrated a mastery of subharmonics, a singing style only manageable by Tuvan singers, and did so with disarming ease.
    The conclusion was unequivocal: Freddie Mercury possessed a unique voice in the Rock 'n' Roll panorama, making him one of the most singular artists ever. (A truth we already knew)
    Unrivalled, unmatched, extraordinary - A Legend!