List of female singers
Classical music and Opera
- Sarah Beckers
- Victoria de los Angeles
- Cecilia Bartoli
- Jane Bathori
- Grace Bumbry
- Montserrat Caballe
- Maria Callas
- Lina Cavalieri
- Charlotte Church
- Mimi Coertse
- Fiorenza Cossotto
- Emmy Destinn
- Kathleen Ferrier
- Diamanda Galás
- Amelita Galli-Curci
- Pauline Garcia-Viardot
- Mary Garden
- Lesley Garrett
- Soile Isokoski
- Raina Kabaivanska
- Kiri Te Kanawa
- Jenny Lind
- Karita Mattila
- Carla Maffioletti
- Anna Moffo
- Carmen Monarcha
- Jessye Norman
- Adelina Patti
- Leontyne Price
- Yvonne Printemps
- Bidu Sayão
- Ernestine Schumann-Heink
- Beverly Sills
- Joan Sutherland
- Renata Tebaldi
- Salli Terri
- Eva Turner
- see also: Contralto, Soprano, Mezzo soprano
Country Music
- Lynn Anderson
- Nancy Apple
- Laura Cantrell
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Skeeter Davis
- Nanci Griffith
- Emmylou Harris
- Wanda Jackson
- Norma Jean
- k. d. lang
- Loretta Lynn
- Rose Maddox
- Tift Merritt
- Anne Murray
- Dolly Parton
- Jeannie C. Riley
- Connie Smith
- Shania Twain
- Kitty Wells
- Tammy Wynette
- Lynn Anderson
- Billie Jo Spears
- Lucille Starr
Folk
- Joan Baez
- Judy Collins
- Ani DiFranco
- Suzi Jane Hokum
- Jewel
- Christine Lavin
- Joni Mitchell
- Joëlle
- Anna McGarrigle
- Kate McGarrigle
- Violeta Parra
- Mary Travers
- Phranc
- The Roches
- Emily Saliers
- Bree Sharp
- Svetlana 'Ceca' Veličković
- Gillian Welch
- Zara
Gospel Music
Jazz
- Mildred Bailey
- Betty Carter
- Eva Cassidy
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Billie Holiday
- Diana Krall
- Peggy Lee
- Lizzy Miles
- Susannah McCorkle
- Anita O'Day
- Nina Simone
- Keely Smith
- Sarah Vaughan
- Ethel Waters
- Lee Wiley
- Cassandra Wilson
Pop Music
- Christina Aguilera
- Vanessa Amorosi
- Tori Amos
- Fiona Apple
- Tina Arena
- Sandra Bernhard
- Björk
- Debby Boone
- Laura Branigan
- Jessica Simpson
- Michelle Branch
- Teresa Brewer
- Mariah Carey
- Vanessa Carlton
- Cathy Carr
- Kelly Cavuoto
- Tracy Chapman
- Cher
- Petula Clark
- Rosemary Clooney
- Jill Corey
- Gal Costa
- Dalida
- Cosima De Vito
- Céline Dion
- Doris Day
- Dido
- Casey Donovan
- Hilary Duff
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor
- Ruth Etting
- Doris Fisher
- Connie Francis
- Nicki French
- Nelly Furtado
Bluegrass
- Alison Krauss
- Rhonda Vincent
Blues
- Lucille Bogan
- Lucille Hegamin
- Janis Joplin
- Ma Rainey
- Bessie Smith
- Clara Smith
- Mamie Smith
- Victoria Spivey
- Sippie Wallace
- Geeshie Wiley
- Susan Tedeschi
- see also: Contralto, Soprano, Mezzo soprano
Melodic Music
- Julie Andrews
- Cathy Carr
- Rosemary Clooney
- Doris Day
- Deanna Durbin
- Gracie Fields
- Judy Garland
- Gogi Grant
- Kitty Kallen
- Peggy Lee
- Lena Horne
- Vera Lynn
- Ethel Merman
- Liza Minnelli
- Patti Page
- Jo Stafford
- Gale Storm
- Barbra Streisand
- Margaret Whiting
- Jean DuShon
Playback singers
- Alka Yagnik
- Asha Bhosle
- Geeta Dutt
- Lata Mangeshkar
- Sapna Awasthi
- Shreya Ghosal
- Sunidhi Chauhan
Pop Music
A-F
- Christina Aguilera
- Vanessa Amorosi
- Tori Amos
- Ann-Margret
- Fiona Apple
- Tina Arena
- Shirley Bassey
- Sandra Bernhard
- Björk
- Marcie Blane
- Debby Boone
- Laura Branigan
- Michelle Branch
- Teresa Brewer
- Maxine Brown
- Mariah Carey
- Vanessa Carlton
- Cathy Carr
- Vikki Carr
- Kelly Cavuoto
- Tracy Chapman
- Cher
- Petula Clark
- Rosemary Clooney
- Carol Connors
- Jill Corey
- Gal Costa
- Dalida
- Jackie DeShannon
- Cosima De Vito
- Céline Dion
- Doris Day
- Dido
- Casey Donovan
- Hilary Duff
- Patty Duke
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor
- Ruth Etting
- Shelley Fabares
- Marianne Faithfull
- Doris Fisher
- Connie Francis
- Nicki French
- Annette Funicello
- Nelly Furtado
G-R
- Bobbie Gentry
- Beth Gibbons
- Delta Goodrem
- Lesley Gore
- Gogi Grant
- Jem (Jemma Griffiths)
- Marion Harris
- Debbie Harry
- Sophie B. Hawkins
- Joey Heatherton
- Lena Horne
- Natalie Imbruglia
- Joni James
- Jewel
- Norah Jones
- Janis Joplin
- Helen Kane
- Carole King
- Miss Kittin
- Anita Lane
- Avril Lavigne
- Brenda Lee
- Peggy Lee
- Little Eva
- Little Peggy March
- Kimberly Locke
- Lisa Loeb
- Julie London
- Claudine Longet
- Denise Lor
- Donna Loren
- Lulu
- Betty Madigan
- Madonna
- Lene Marlin
- Barbara Mason
- Mireille Mathieu
- Rose McDowall
- Loreena McKennitt
- Sarah McLachlan
- Joni Mitchell
- Olivia Newton-John
- Scout Niblet
- Stina Nordenstam
- Sinéad O'Connor
- Patti Page
- Paige
- Phranc
- Mary Prankster
- Bonnie Raitt
- Linda Ronstadt
- Katy Rose
- Diana Ross
- Rozalla
- Barbara Ruskin
- Alana Davis
S-Y
- Sade
- Katey Sagal
- Shakira
- Sandie Shaw
- Shaheen Sheik
- Dinah Shore
- Lorraine Silver
- Nancy Sinatra
- Kate Smith
- Joanie Sommers
- Britney Spears
- Dusty Springfield
- Jo Stafford
- Aileen Stanley
- Kay Starr
- Barbra Streisand
- Gale Storm
- Donna Summer
- Skye Sweetnam
- Tracy Thorn
- Sophie Tucker
- Tina Turner
- Suzanne Vega
- Jennifer Warnes
- Dionne Warwick
- Harriet Wheeler
- Margaret Whiting
- Margaret Young
- Timi Yuro
Punk Rock
- Exene Cervenka/ X
- Brody Dalle
- Nina Hagen
- Penelope Houston/The Avengers
- Annabella Lewin/Bow Wow Wow
- Courtney Love
- Lydia Lunch
- Lene Lovich
- Alison Mosshart/Discount, The Kills
- Phranc
- Siouxsie Sioux
- Patti Smith
- Ari Upp /The Slits
- Mia Zapata/The Gits
Rap
- Foxy Brown
- Lil' Kim
- Missy Elliott
- Queen Pen
- Eve
- Salt 'n' Pepa
- Da Brat
Soul Music
- Mary J. Blige
- Aretha Franklin
- Alicia Keys
- Patti LaBelle
- Mariah Carey
- Gladys Knight
- Chaka Khan
- Dionne Warwick
- Whitney Houston
- Beyonce Knowles
- Adina Howard
- Me'shell N'Degeocello
- Brandy Norwood
- Etta James
- Fantasia Barrino
- Diana Ross
- Nina Simone
- Tiera Ward Aka T-BaBy
Swing Music
Tango
Vaudeville & Music Hall
- Jane Avril
- Josephine Baker
- Nora Bayes
- Fanny Brice
- Damia
- Marie Dubas
- Fréhel
- May Irwin
- Kiki
- La Goulue
- Yvette Guilbert
- Marcelle Lender
- Marie Lloyd
- Mistinguett
- Lillian Russell
- Eva Tanguay
- Sophie Tucker
Other
- Laurie Anderson
- Gal Costa
- Allison Crowe
- Gabriella Ferri
- Brigitte Fontaine
- Diamanda Galás
- Nina Hagen
- Hildegarde
- Miranda July
- Miss Kittin
- Mina
- Nico
- Edith Piaf
- PJ Powers
- Anne Shelton
- Vibeke Stene
- Yma Sumac
- Shina Ringo
- Jenny Wilhelms
S-Y
- Sade
- Katey Sagal
- Shakira
- Sandie Shaw
- Dinah Shore
- Jessica Simpson
- Kate Smith
- Britney Spears
- Dusty Springfield
- Jo Stafford
- Aileen Stanley
- Kay Starr
- Barbra Streisand
- Gale Storm
- Donna Summer
- Skye Sweetnam
- Tracy Thorn
- Sophie Tucker
- Suzanne Vega
- Jennifer Warnes
- Dionne Warwick
- Harriet Wheeler
- Margaret Whiting
- Margaret Young
- Timi Yuro
Punk Rock
- Exene Cervenka/ X
- Brody Dalle
- Nina Hagen
- Penelope Houston/The Avengers
- Annabella Lewin/Bow Wow Wow
- Courtney Love
- Lydia Lunch
- Lene Lovich
- Alison Mosshart/Discount, The Kills
- Phranc
- Siouxsie Sioux
- Patti Smith
- Ari Upp /The Slits
- Mia Zapata/The Gits
Rap
Soul Music
- Mary J. Blige
- Aretha Franklin
- Beyonce Knowles
- Adina Howard
- Me'shell N'Degeocello
- Brandy Norwood
- Diana Ross
- Nina Simone
- Tiera Ward Aka T-BaBy
Swing Music
Tango
Vaudeville & Music Hall
- Jane Avril
- Josephine Baker
- Nora Bayes
- Fanny Brice
- Damia
- Marie Dubas
- Fréhel
- May Irwin
- Kiki
- La Goulue
- Yvette Guilbert
- Marcelle Lender
- Marie Lloyd
- Mistinguett
- Lillian Russell
- Eva Tanguay
- Sophie Tucker
Other
- Laurie Anderson
- Allison Crowe
- Gabriella Ferri
- Brigitte Fontaine
- Diamanda Galás
- Nina Hagen
- Hildegarde
- Miranda July
- Miss Kittin
- Mina
- Nico
- Edith Piaf
- PJ Powers
- Anne Shelton
- Vibeke Stene
- Yma Sumac
- Shina Ringo
- Jenny Wilhelms
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