# Female Singers belting it out **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [July 23, 2021, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122 "2021-07-23T06:09:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Crane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crane/32/3495_2.png) [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/21 "2021-07-23T14:56:24Z")
Alison Krauss “Where No One Stands Alone” ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/22 "2021-07-23T15:15:21Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > I don’t know how that much voice comes out of that tiny of a body. The original big voice in a tiny frame, “the little sparrow” [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x0oMQu2id6I/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLC48Awgz4TZ0z3R6yUepH2-OuYh3w "Edith Piaf - Mon Dieu (My God)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0oMQu2id6I) ---
**Author:** ![phs3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phs3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phs3)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/23 "2021-07-23T15:30:32Z")
Alison Moyet, at least back in the day (haven’t heard her lately). [Alison Moyet - Where Hides Sleep - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqeHHs5yhGU) is a classic. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/24 "2021-07-23T15:35:15Z")
20+ replies and no one has mentioned Shirley Bassey yet? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4pjPTfygX3U/maxresdefault.jpg "Shirley Bassey - My Way (1987 Live in Berlin)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pjPTfygX3U) ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/25 "2021-07-23T16:08:14Z")
> [@ralfy](#): > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3c2BIrF0Jg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3c2BIrF0Jg) You win. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/26 "2021-07-23T16:10:12Z")
I can sympathize with the OP’s decision to stay away from pop singers. Outside the studio, live, minimal accompaniment, just their voice, no backing singers to cover mistakes… Some examples (for comparison purposes)… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/av99SbpsNto/maxresdefault.jpg "Lady Gaga “Million Reasons” on the Howard Stern Show (2016)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av99SbpsNto) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LVOAOWcAwQM/maxresdefault.jpg "Miley Cyrus “The Climb” on the Howard Stern Show (2017)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVOAOWcAwQM) ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/27 "2021-07-23T16:21:04Z")
Loren Allred, doing “Never Enough” from the Greatest Showman. (She is the singer who did the vocal for the movie.) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aUOpj29BrbI/maxresdefault.jpg "Never Enough - Loren Allred LIVE with David Foster on PBS “An Intimate Evening with David Foster”") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUOpj29BrbI) Not just belting, but also with remarkable range. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/28 "2021-07-23T16:26:01Z")
I have seen Heart 5 times, each time Ann Wilson’s voice has improved with age. One of my favorites is the Wilson sisters honoring Led Zeppelin during a Kennedy Center show. Ann’s rendition brought tears to Robert Plant’s eyes, he later said it was the best version of Stairway he had ever heard. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LFxOaDeJmXk/hqdefault.jpg "Heart - Stairway to Heaven (Live at Kennedy Center Honors) [FULL VERSION]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFxOaDeJmXk) ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/29 "2021-07-23T16:46:16Z")
Imelda May [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FF5mtyPo-Wk/hqdefault.jpg "Jeff Beck feat. Imelda May - Remember (Walking In the Sand)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF5mtyPo-Wk) ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/30 "2021-07-23T16:53:17Z")
What, no love for Maiah Carey? She was the first that popped into my head. She is pretty much the definition of Diva. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4RWfSUWVP2I/maxresdefault.jpg "Mariah Carey - Someday (Official HD Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RWfSUWVP2I) ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/31 "2021-07-23T16:59:09Z")
Pat Benatar, is inch-for-inch, one of the best female singers. I think she trained in opera before switching to pop-rock: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mIosHNpGjTE/maxresdefault.jpg "Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar - HQ/HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIosHNpGjTE) The salsera India has a powerful voice: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GdBwHVY79Pw/maxresdefault.jpg "India - Me Cansé De Ser La Otra [Official Video]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdBwHVY79Pw) (skip ahead to about 2:00 when she really belts it out. She is singing about the pain of being “the other woman”. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/32 "2021-07-23T18:05:58Z")
Lzzy Hale [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YpJAmlnBxoA/hqdefault.jpg "Halestorm - I Miss The Misery [Official Video]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpJAmlnBxoA) ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/33 "2021-07-23T18:25:04Z")
One up-n-comer is Casey Bishop. Fifteen years old here: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SOhjcXaSWdE/maxresdefault.jpg "Teen Rockstar Casey Bishop All Performances on American Idol") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOhjcXaSWdE) ---
**Author:** ![Franklymydear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a6a055/32.png) [@Franklymydear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Franklymydear)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/34 "2021-07-23T21:46:23Z")
Wow these were all great. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/35 "2021-07-23T22:09:51Z")
No mention yet of Sinead O’Connor? She can go from whisper quiet to peeling the paint off the walls in a blink. Google “Drink Before the War” and get ready… ---
**Author:** ![anny\_m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/36 "2021-07-23T22:19:35Z")
I was going to suggest Grace Slick’s _Theme from the Movie Manhole_. ---
**Author:** ![Kelby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a587f6/32.png) [@Kelby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelby)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/37 "2021-07-23T22:25:13Z")
> [@eschrodinger](#): > > Loren Allred, doing “Never Enough” from the Greatest Showman. (She is the singer who did the vocal for the movie.) > > [https://youtu.be/aUOpj29BrbI](https://youtu.be/aUOpj29BrbI) > > Not just belting, but also with remarkable range. Fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/38 "2021-07-23T22:30:46Z")
ISTR seeing a popup video of Aretha and others (Celine, Shaniah, Mariah, Gloria) on stage and at the end of a song, Aretha and Celine were sort of both insisting they get the last word, so to speak, as the band held the last note. Celine finally let her have it. Can’t find the video however. Let’s not forget Kate Bush: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wp43OdtAAkM/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-CYAC0AWKAgwIABABGFcgPShyMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBHPFU-ukyIJ5YqgHq0vxFNiPEXCw "Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill - Official Music Video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp43OdtAAkM) ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122/39 "2021-07-23T23:04:03Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QcJjaL2sL9w/hqdefault.jpg "Concrete Blonde - Heal It Up - Live on Jon Stewart") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcJjaL2sL9w) And [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0iFBXjRbVl0/hqdefault.jpg "Blue Man Group w/ Venus Hum: I Feel Love (best quality)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iFBXjRbVl0) ---
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My contribution is Susan Tedeschi: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6lQ2QvSMrOA/hqdefault.jpg "Susan Tedeschi - Rock Me Right (Live at Farm Aid 1999)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lQ2QvSMrOA) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-singers-belting-it-out/947122.md?page=3)