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I guess most of the ones I can think of have already been mentioned, but in case you haven't heard them, Renaissance is the top of the iceberg in prog world. And another favourite around here, though I barely know her, is Kate Bush. A current one that I have been liking is Iamthemorning. And of course, there's a whole lot of bands from the female fronted metal bands, mostly symphonic, or folk metal, or gothic, etc. The ones I know most are Nightwish, Epica, After Forever, Within Temptation and Tristania... and though I don't know them so well, The Gathering are among the favourite ones among the fans of such music (of course, some of those bands share vocal duties with growling).
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Lots of great stuff mentioned here. Another is Steve Rothery's The Wishing Tree.
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Sarah Pillow is one of my favorites!  I saw her perform in Chicago with her husband/vibist Marc Wagnon, guitarist John Goodsall, and bassist Percy Jones!  (I don't remember who the drummer was, but he was good!)
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Very nice! Thanks for sharing!
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As many other posters have covered the main ones... I'll only list my favorites:

R-U Kaiser
NIL
The Moors
Shpongle (Tales of the Inexpressible)
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I'll add a couple that haven't been mentioned yet:

Kaipa
Deerhoof
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I currently enjoy listening to Helium Horse Fly.
 
 
 
 
 
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Not really fronting the band, but Aleena Gibson does great vocals on KAIPA, sometimes taking the lead.
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Thank you for the recommendations so far, you guys!
Originally posted by TCat TCat wrote:

What style are you looking for?
They can be any style!
Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

Petronella Nettermalm (Paatos)
I love Paatos! My favorite albums of theirs are "Kallocain" and "Timeloss"!


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Great lists....I would  add....White Willow.
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Great lists....I would  add....White Willow.

Wow, not sure how I forgot them in my list but a very good example. 
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Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

I guess most of the ones I can think of have already been mentioned, but in case you haven't heard them, Renaissance [feat. Annie Haslam] is the top of the iceberg in prog world. And another favourite around here, though I barely know her, is Kate Bush.

And then there's Babe Ruth (also from the UK). Jenny Haan gets shortchanged compared to those two.
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Top Tier
Renaissance (Annie Haslam) recommend Novella as starting point
Earth & Fire (Jerney Kaagman) early albums such as Song For the Marching Children, Atlantis 
Curved Air (Sonja Kristina), recommend Second Album as starting point
Illusion (Jane Relf)
Toyah (Toyah Wilcox, Robert Fripp's wife) good starting points are The Blue Meaning, Anthem

Also 70's
Babe Ruth (Janita "Jenny" Hahn)
Gong - early albums (Gilli Smith) a bit more spoken than sung
Carmen (Angela Allen) limited female lead vocals though
String Driven Thing (Pauline Adams) albums such as The Machine That Cried, limited female lead vocals though
Steeleye Span - (Maddy Prior) Brit. folk rock, albums such as Now We Are Six, Commoner's Crown 
Malicorne (Marie Yacoub) French/Breton folk rock
Albion Band - Brit. folk rock
Fairport Convention - Brit. folk rock
Pentangle - Brit. folk rock

Modern / Semi-modern
The Raven and the Writing Desk (Julia Libassi) album such as The Recidivist
October Project (Mary Fahl)
Kate Bush
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No mentioning of Amon Düül 2 so far? Renate Knaup does of course share vocal duties with other band members, but in those songs where she has the lead vocals she really shines.
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Annette Peacock (never mentioned - and she deserves - listen to the first two albums)
Sandy Denny (solo, Strawbs, Fotheringay, Fairport)
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Originally posted by USAGirl USAGirl wrote:

No mentioning of Amon Düül 2 so far? Renate Knaup does of course share vocal duties with other band members, but in those songs where she has the lead vocals she really shines.

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Moana Mayatrix (Moana Lutton) of MOANA from Western Australia. Latest single "Dracula", ahead of their first full-length album...
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