Female Prog-Rock Vocalists Poll - Progressive Rock Music Forum

As a singer I think Björk is the best; when it comes to the work as a whole the price would go to Kate Bush, and special honours will always go to Annie.

I'm pleased you included Anneke van Giersbergen from The Gathering, so pleased I voted for her. A close second would be Heather Findlay from Mostly Autumn I have a live CD and her voice is magnificent. I really adore females in prog - rock it can give it that extra something, I'd like to see a lot more of it. Tongue

Edited by Enchant X - January 22 2020 at 03:18

Hercules wrote:

There are some good ones here!

Haslam? Wonderful

Turunen? Great

den Adel? Magnificent

van Giersbergen? Breathtaking

Christina Booth? Fabulous

Joanne Hogg? Enchanting

But two of the rest pip all these wonderful singers, and both sang with the same band. Olivia Sparnenn has a truly wonderful voice and is a fantastic replacement in the band, but I'm going to vote for her predecessor, Heather Findlay, who has a voice the angels would die for (if they could). Evergreen is the greatest piece of female singing I've ever heard.

I only added Olivia Sparnenn as an afterthought to be honest, because I only heard of her for the first time today when I was putting the poll together, even though I'm a fan of Mostly Autumn. I totally agree with what you said about Heather Findlay's gorgeous angelic vocals, although I couldn't resist voting for Annie Haslam, because she's always been one of my favourite female singers, ever since hearing the "Prologue" album for the first time in the early 1970's. Renaissance were one of the first prog bands I was really into in the early 1970's, alongside Camel and Barclay James Harvest.

I voted for Catherine Ribeiro. I figure I’ll be the sole vote

Lots of other fine women in this thread. I do miss Susanne Sundfør and Anna Von Hausswolff. The former has the best vocals in modern prog/prog pop whereas the latter displays some of witch-like qualities that Catherine Ribeiro, Anna Meek Renate Knaup and Diamanda Galas wield....and that is while she is playing the church organ.

My alltime favourite female vocalist?
Annisette from Savage Rose

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j3771VRjvs8

Edited by Guldbamsen - January 22 2020 at 03:48

“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”

- Douglas Adams

tough choice; I voted for Inga Rumpf. but where is Dagmar Krause? both Inga and Dagmar were in the same band once, the City Preachers.

Inga still has got it, as you can see in this live clip from March 2018:

she is 71 in that clip.

on a side note: the drummer of the City Preachers was a certain Udo Lindenberg who plays drums on the first Passport album and on the solo album of Jean-Jacques Kravetz (keyboarder of Frumpy and also a member of the City Preachers) and is very famous in Germany as a singer. he really is a superstar in Germany. here a live video of him:

a biographical movie of him came out this year. here a trailer:

Edited by BaldJean - January 22 2020 at 05:03

A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta

Kate Bush out of this list, as I've been a fan of hers since day one. She's not just a great singer, but an extremely accomplished musician, composer and songwriter. However, I believe Lisa Gerrard of Dead Can Dance fully deserves a mention, with her dramatic contralto so different from the angelic sopranos that people seem to favour here and elsewhere. Really looking forward to seeing her and the equally sublime Brendan Perry (one of my Top 10 male vocalists, hands down) in April.

Annie Haslam, just a smidge ahead of Heather Findlay and Candice Night.

Welcome to the middle of the film.

A lot of great vocalists in this poll. Annie Haslam gets my vote.

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

chopper wrote:

You should have added the wonderous Susanne Sundfor (http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7784)

If you've never heard her, you should!

I'll edit in Susanne Sundfør to Slot No. 25, seeing as she's now had two mentions.

BaldJean wrote:

tough choice; I voted for Inga Rumpf. but where is Dagmar Krause?

Sorry, there wasn't room to fit in everyone. I already used up all 25 poll options.

Poll Question: Who's your favourite female singer?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Kate Bush	15	[23.08%]
Tori Amos	0	[0.00%]
Bjork	3	[4.62%]
Annie Haslam (Renaissance)	17	[26.15%]
Jane Relf (Renaissance & Illusion)	2	[3.08%]
Tarja Turunen (Nightwish)	1	[1.54%]
Anette Olzen (Nightwish)	0	[0.00%]
Floor Jansen (After Forever / Nightwish)	2	[3.08%]
Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation)	0	[0.00%]
Heather Findlay (Mostly Autumn)	3	[4.62%]
Jerney Kaagman (Earth & Fire)	2	[3.08%]
Sonja Kristina (Curved Air)	4	[6.15%]
Simone Simons (Epica)	1	[1.54%]
Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering)	1	[1.54%]
Christina Booth (Magenta)	3	[4.62%]
Candice Night (Blackmore's Night)	1	[1.54%]
Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane/Starship)	2	[3.08%]
Inga Rumpf (Frumpy)	1	[1.54%]
Joanne Hogg (Iona)	2	[3.08%]
Renate Knaup (Amon Duul II / Popol Vuh)	1	[1.54%]
Catherine Ribeiro	2	[3.08%]
Carol Grimes (Delivery)	0	[0.00%]
Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance)	1	[1.54%]
Jenny Haan (Babe Ruth)	1	[1.54%]
Susanne Sundfør	0	[0.00%]
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