The most popular singer. place

20 The most influential female pop stars bring up the rear Gloria Estefan) is a 53-year-old Latin singer and songwriter who has won five Grammy Awards and sold over 90 million records.

On 19th place - Lily Allen- English pop singer, who won the 2010 Brit Awards nomination for best solo artist. The first single of Lily's second album, starting at number one in the British national chart, stayed there for a month, while the album itself became the top seller in the UK in the week of release.

18th The line is occupied by a Canadian singer, songwriter, music producer and actress Nelly Furtado¸ who took part in the first serious show in 2001 and has since sold 25 million of her albums.

American singer, songwriter and actress, Pink ended up on 17th positions. Alecia Beth Moore became a popular performer in early 2000. Having since won 2 Grammy awards, 5 MTV awards Music Awards" and 2 Brit Awards, Pink was recognized as the best pop artist from 2000 to 2010 according to the American magazine Billboard. According to the same magazine, she became the 6th highest paid artist in 2009, earning $36 million in a year - and that’s just in the music industry.

16th became Amy Lee- vocalist of the band "Evanescence", whose repertoire includes the album "Fallen" - one of eight albums in the history of rock that spent a whole year in the US Top 50. The group's music can be heard in ten feature films and computer games, and its members have won two Grammy awards.

On 15th line of the most popular and best-selling - Kylie Minogue ( Kylie Minogue) - Australian singer, actress and songwriter. Since launching her career in 1987, the 42-year-old pop star has achieved record sales of more than $100 million (including sales of 40 million albums and 60 million singles). In addition, Kylie was awarded the Order of the British Empire for her services to music.

14th the place went to a Canadian singer, songwriter, producer and actress Alanis Morissette. The star, who began his career in 1984, was still in adolescence, has since sold more than 40 million albums worldwide.

Shania Twain- Canadian singer, rightfully called one of the most successful contemporary country singers in the world, has become 13th . The singer's seven singles reached number one on the US country charts; her third album is in 7th place on the overall list of best-selling albums in Canadian history. Shania is also currently the only performer in the world to have been awarded Diamond albums three times in a row.

On 12th line is located Amy Winehouse is an English singer performing soul-pop with jazz motifs, recognized by critics as one of the leading British performers of the 2000s. Amy's career includes 6 Grammy nominations and wins in 5 categories.

11th turned out to be Shakira is a Colombian singer, dancer, songwriter, composer, music producer and philanthropist who gave 150 concerts in 100 cities in 37 countries in 2005. That year, over 2,300,000 people attended her concerts around the world.

American pop singer, actress and former model Whitney Houston closed 10 the most influential women, who conquered the world with their vocals. The star, having sold more than 170 million albums and singles worldwide, was included in Rolling Stone Magazine's lists as one of the 100 greatest performers of all time.

On 9th positions - Beyonce- American R&B singer, music producer, actress, dancer and model, declared the most successful performer of the 2000s by Billboard. and the top radio performer of the last decade. Having sold more than 35 million albums and singles in the United States, in 2010 the singer was ranked second in Forbes' "100 Most Powerful and Influential Celebrities in the World."

8th the place, according to Entertainment Weekly magazine, was deserved by the American pop singer, dancer and actress Christina Aguilera, who has sold more than 42 million albums worldwide and is ranked 20th on Billboard's Artist of the Decade list.

Mariah Carey- American pop singer, producer and actress - on 7th top 20 line. Having sold over 100 million albums worldwide, Mariah was named the best-selling pop singer of the millennium. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she is the third most popular singer in the world.

42-year-old Canadian singer, actress, songwriter and businesswoman Celine Dion ( Celine Dion) became 6th , thanks to sales of over 200 million albums worldwide. Celine is also the only female artist to have sold over two million singles in the UK.

5 the most influential singers opens Cyndi Lauper- American pop singer, songwriter and actress, winner of the Grammy and Emmy awards. 57-year-old Cindy's total record sales, which include 11 albums and more than 40 singles, exceed 25 million copies.

4th the position went to Tina Turner- American singer and actress, whose musical career lasted more than 50 years. With approximately 180 million records sold worldwide, Tina is a multi-award-winning singer whose achievements in rock music have rightly earned her the title of "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll."

Bronze the medal was awarded Cher- American pop singer, songwriter, actress, director and music producer. The 64-year-old singer is one of the few people whose awards include an Oscar, a Grammy, an Emmy and three Golden Globes for her work in the film, music and television industries.

American singer Britney Spears- on honorary 2nd place. She is recognized as the best-selling female artist of the 2000s and the fifth best-selling artist of all time. In June 2010, the pop star took sixth place in the Forbes ranking of the world's 100 greatest and most influential.

Headed the same rating of the most popular and best-selling performers in pop Madonna is an American singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, actress, director and screenwriter, as well as the most commercially successful female singer to sell greatest number of their records among all: more than 200 million albums and 100 million singles. In 2008, the artist, who deservedly bears the title of “Queen of Pop,” was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

In this article you will learn about the most famous, popular and sought-after pop artists in our country. They are very different - young or emerging, beautiful and unique, talented or not. But the public loves them, no matter what, be it a new hit or long legs.

Pop centenarians

These are the “oldest” singers in Russia. Photos of divas have regularly appeared in the yellow press for many years, and crowds of fans are still hunting for their autographs. This list includes: Alla Pugacheva, Sofia Rotaru, Larisa Dolina, Kadysheva, Lyubov Uspenskaya, Irina Allegrova and Valeria. Of course, this is far from full list, this includes only those pop artists who are currently able to attract full houses at their concerts. Note: although Alla Pugacheva left the stage, she can return at any moment and gather a whole crowd of fans.

The most beautiful singers Russia

This list includes those pop divas who don’t even have to sing. It’s enough just to go on stage, and millions of men’s hearts will skip a beat from such unearthly (and barely covered) beauty. Well, if they are also talented and have a good voice, then nothing can resist this crushing force. So, the most beautiful singers in Russia are Vera Brezhneva, Pletneva, Zhanna Friske, Nyusha, Tatyana Kotova, Tanya Tereshina (group “Yin-Yang”), Sati Kazanova, Svetlana Svetikova, Valeria, Yulia Kovalchuk, Anna Semenovich. It is these divas who not only sing well, but also invariably attract male glances. Many of these singers starred for men's magazines: Playboy, Penthouse and other similar publications. And this once again serves as proof of their beauty.

The most popular singers in Russia

You can be both beautiful and talented, but only the desire of the audience to see a particular singer at a concert or to get her to a corporate event or private party is a real objective indicator of the star’s demand. And demand always gives rise to supply, and the most sought-after artists receive the most high fees. However, I would like to note the fact that Russian singers, like their foreign colleagues, often inflate the amounts they receive for their performances. There are several reasons: firstly, the thought - “what if they give just that much”, secondly, self-promotion - “look how popular I am.” And, of course, the expectation of a purely psychological effect - for many people who “book” stars, the status of the performers is important, and not at all the quality of the songs. This is what many Russian singers take advantage of, asking hundreds of thousands of dollars for a half-hour performance accompanied by a soundtrack. Alla Pugacheva is considered the most expensive: she asks €250 thousand for 5 songs, and only on condition that she does not need to travel further than 500 km from Moscow. Next comes Elena Vaenga - she asks “only” €200 thousand for a forty-minute performance. Among younger generation You can mention the singer Elka - she charges €100 thousand. Zemfira can be ordered for €150 thousand. But the entire “Brilliant” group, wholesale, will cost only €20 thousand.

As a result, we can conclude: Russian singers do not yet reach the level of fees of world celebrities. And none of our stars can yet compare with Rihanna, who earned $8 million in one evening, Beyoncé ($2 million for performing at a private party on a yacht) or Christina Aguilera ($1 million in one hour).

Not far away, an authoritative and foreign, namely British, magazine New Musical Express conducted a survey in which twenty outstanding musical performers in the history of music. Over 10 million people took part in the survey, which indicates a relatively large audience reach. However, like everything like this, the results of this action are very, very controversial. But that’s why they are statistics, so that they have nothing to do with life. For example, for some reason my interests constantly do not coincide, so to speak, with the people's jury in the Miss Bikini competition and similar ones.

The leader in the poll is the now deceased Michael Jackson, with the result in 9.2 points from 10 possibly recognized as the best performer in the same history of music. Without wishing to slander this wonderful “singer,” however, for me his victory is more likely a big misunderstanding than a pattern. A performer is first and foremost a vocalist, and what kind of vocalist is Jackson? If you compare him with Kirkorov, then he is incomparable, but when such names appear next to each other in the list as competitors, then the singer’s first place looks simply ridiculous. Yes, he is a great showman, a super-duper dancer, the best performer of pop ideas among the masses, but by no means the best performer of songs. This is what it means to leave on time. Where is the world heading?
In general, all polls, ratings and other unknown measures of pathos are called differently, but they carry one question as old as the world - who (what) is more popular. And what does the best performers have to do with it? best guitarists, best songs And so on? All these things are very subjective.

The band's frontman took second place in the top Queen - Freddie Mercury, with their 8.39 points. He has not yet matured to the glory Michael's, needless to say. To make sure of this, you can listen to their song together for comparison. State Of Shock, recently brought to public attention from the dark corners of recording studios, where Freddie completely fades against the background of the wonderful moans and squeals of his colleague.

Lennon ranked fifth Plant, McCartney, Cobain and even lower.

Almost half of the chosen ones, namely nine people, are no longer present in the world, but comparatively young talent Matthew Bellamy from popular to Lately groups Muse managed to gain a foothold even in the middle of the list. The rating also included two representatives of the fair sex - Aretha Franklin And Tina Turner. Discrimination, and that's all!

So, the list itself of the best performers of all time from New Musical Express. If you also hope to see the rest of the greatest vocalists and performers in it, the same Dio, Klaus Meine, Joplin, Bonnie Tyler or similar, screw you. One good thing is that the ubiquitous Lady Kwa-Kwa and Britney, who is Spears, for some reason did not penetrate here, and old Madonna is not visible.

1 place. Vera Brezhneva

The 32-year-old singer and actress is a master at... counting. She grew up in a family where every penny was saved, and from an early age she set out to earn money - she sold tomato paste and pasta at the market. “When guys I knew passed by, of course, it was awkward,” Vera recalled. “But I tried not to pay attention to the sidelong glances and grins. I knew that I needed to help mom and dad.” It was then that she learned to count quickly and clearly for the rest of her life, and after school she went to study to become an accountant. I didn’t graduate from university, but knowledge of accounting still helps. Vera associates a lot with numbers, remembers almost all the dates of significant events in her life, phone numbers, car numbers, etc. The singer helps the sisters keep financial records in their clothing store The Box in Kyiv. And she herself controls the budget of her own charitable foundation, “Ray of Faith.”

2nd place. Yulia Lipnitskaya

After the Olympics, many fans filled 16-year-old Yulia Lipnitskaya with poetry. “Entire collections were dedicated to her, and she, of course, was very touched,” the champion’s mother Daniela shared with StarHit over the phone. – We read everything with gratitude. Previously, Yulia was not interested in poetry, but now she has become involved. For example, I discovered the “rebellious” poems of Daria Sklyarova...”

Everyday training leaves the athlete almost no free time. She has no time to hang out with her friends or ride horses, and Yulia loves horse riding. But she still manages to read. As the mother says, her daughter recently discovered Bulgakov’s “The Master and Margarita” - she liked it!

3rd place. Olga Buzova

Somehow, out of curiosity, Olga “tried on” new images - Marilyn Monroe, Christina Aguilera. The experience was successful, but she admitted on social networks: “I like being myself more.” With every action, the 28-year-old TV presenter breaks stereotypes about blondes. It is no coincidence that she topped the rating of show business stars with the highest IQ on one of the Internet portals. She has no problems with ideas on how to make money: she came up with the clothing brand C&C by Olga Buzova and opened a jewelry store. From a participant in “House-2”, as she dreamed, she grew into a presenter. And she became the editor-in-chief of the magazine.

// Photo: Press service of the White Gold company

4th place. Ksenia Borodina

Looking at 31-year-old Ksenia Borodina, I can’t believe that just five years ago, after the birth of her daughter Marusya, the young mother and aspiring TV presenter was terribly complex about excess weight. I didn’t trust anyone to fix the situation – I sorted it out myself. As a result, the book “Losing Weight with Ksenia Borodina” appeared, where she openly admitted her own mistakes. Today Ksenia is preparing to publish another book about how to become beautiful. “I decided to talk about ways to quickly get yourself in order,” Ksenia shares with StarHit. “There is also a set of sports exercises that I developed myself.” Since the TV presenter tested each recommendation on herself, it’s worth a try.

5th place. Alsou

In 2006, after the birth of her first daughter Safina, the singer became interested in painting. “I’m good at portraits,” 31-year-old Alsou admits to StarHit. “You manage to capture something important in a person—the look, the eyes.” Back in school I wrote excellently exam paper about portraits in different techniques – from ink to oil.” Today there are already so many works that she dreams of her own exhibition, which will include both a self-portrait and a portrait of her father. In the spring of 2012, the star put up a portrait of Vladimir Vysotsky for auction; it was bought for $16 thousand. Alsou donated all the proceeds to help hospitals and boarding schools.

6th place. Ani Lorak

When her husband opens another restaurant in Kyiv, 35-year-old Ani Lorak often participates in interior design and menu selection. "For the restaurant business creativity needed no less than for the stage. There are no trifles,” the singer is sure. Neither tours nor rehearsals prevent the star from discussing ideas with her husband. Not long ago, Murat opened his fourth restaurant in the city center - Famous karaoke. From the very first day, many stars – good friends of Anya – loved to relax there. And when the idea came to her to decorate one wall with chic black and white portraits of the restaurant’s famous guests, no one objected; on the contrary, they posed with pleasure.

7th place. Albina Dzhanabaeva

“Albina, will you really work for us?” – they asked the soloist “ VIA Gra» high school students from one of the capital’s schools. But the singer simply did an internship with them as a student at the Faculty of Psychology of the Moscow City Psychological and Pedagogical University. Led for a month
classes with junior classes, tested seniors... Attendance was one hundred percent! In February 2014, 34-year-old Dzhanabaeva received her diploma. She decided spontaneously to become a psychologist. IN last years she was offered the roles of heroes with complex characters. And she managed to cope with them, because now the psychology of people has ceased to be a mystery to her.

8th place. Tatiana Navka

Travel around eastern countries inspired the 39-year-old figure skater to create perfume. She began purchasing essential oils, combining them, achieving unique shades. The highlight of her fragrances is udu tree oil: a powerful aphrodisiac, which must be handled delicately so as not to overdo it. Several options have already been successful, it’s time to open a perfume store. This is what Tatyana is all about: no matter what she does, she will not back down until
will not become a champion, like in figure skating. And recently, together with designer Anastasia Gollandtseva and friend Lyudmila Mitvol, she released a collection jewelry Sweet Stuff made of silver and semi-precious stones. The works resemble multi-colored candies, are made in Hong Kong, and in Moscow stores cost from 8 thousand rubles.

9th place. Ekaterina Klimova

There are few days off in the schedule of 36-year-old Ekaterina Klimova. Now the actress is starring in two projects at once - “Mistresses” and “Plague”. She recently divorced her husband, actor Igor Petrenko. Three children remained with her. Thank you, mom and nannies help. But Katya, as soon as filming ends, flies home - and stops rushing beyond the threshold. Together with 12-year-old Lisa, 7-year-old Matvey and 5-year-old Korney, he watches a movie, discusses the actions of the heroes, asks his sons how they studied English and karate. “We have complete harmony at home,” the actress assures.

10th place. Ksenia Sobchak

Having entered the “TOP Beauties of Moscow 2013”, Ksenia was amazed: “What a blatant lie!” The 32-year-old TV presenter prefers to be described as a “stylish and modern personality,” as she was recently called in the New York Times, appreciating Ksenia’s look at Haute Couture Fashion Week in Paris. Sobchak posts on social networks both fashionable “looks” and examples of the terrible bad taste of some ladies. And he personally conducts fashion master classes, where he gives practical advice.

11th place. Kristina Orbakaite

The singer has been drawing sold-out crowds all over Russia for many years, but despite her star status, she is very easy to communicate with and can find a common language with anyone. One day, 43-year-old Christina and the musicians hit the road by bus. They were in a hurry for a sound check, exceeded the speed limit and were stopped by the traffic police. The singer’s director began to persuade the inspectors: “Please let me go, we’re taking Kristina Orbakaite.” They responded: “Come on, lie, we just saw her on TV!” And then Christina appeared from the depths of the salon: “Hello, what happened?” The law enforcement officers froze in admiration. Then they asked for autographs, took photos with the singer as a souvenir and wished them a good trip.

12th place. Adeline Sotnikova

After winning the Olympics, figure skater Adelina Sotnikova is called “Legend at 17.” After all, at that age she became the first in the history of Russia Olympic champion in women's single skating. Adeline has been considered a child prodigy since childhood. At the age of 13 she succeeded the most complex elements which not every adult can do. Free time Sotnikova dedicates her work to cinema. Recently, on the advice of my mother Olga Dmitrievna and coach Elena Buyanova, I watched the films “Champions” and “Legend No. 17”. “It seems to me that coaches should feel students exactly the same way as Anatoly Tarasov - Valeria Kharlamova,” Adelina admired after “Legend...”. – And like Elena Germanovna – me. Before the Olympics, Tatyana Anatolyevna Tarasova also advised me. Now I understand who she is like – her father!”

13th place. Anna Sedokova

The singer is imitated by thousands of fans. To teach them how to dress just as stylishly, the 31-year-old artist launched her own line last year. fashionable clothes La story in casual style. Particularly popular is a sweatshirt with a large acid-colored heart and the inscription “Love -
this is all. Everything is love." Colleagues and friends support Anna: in new photo shoot, for example, Vera Brezhneva took part. Having gained a taste for it, Sedokova recently shared on social networks: “I began to develop a children’s clothing line that will be an absolute mini-copy of my adult collection.”

14th place. Polina Gagarina

Driving around Moscow in snow-white Range Rover Evoque, Polina, a driver with 10 years of experience, nostalgically remembers the first car she drove at 18, a tiny Volkswagen Lupo: “I always liked the way I looked in it.” Five years later, she gave herself a Nissan Qashqai for her 23rd birthday – and happily showed off the spacious trunk, which contained a gym bag, dry cleaning, spare shoes, her son’s child seat, a soft airplane horseshoe pillow, a bath towel, and a volume of Omar’s poems. Khayyama... Not a car, but a second home.

15th place. Christine Asmus

The 26-year-old actress easily got used to the role of a married lady, housewife and mother: on January 5, she and Garik Kharlamov had a daughter, Anastasia. It turned out that Christina enjoys cooking. Garik is used to eating simply: for breakfast - fried eggs and cereal with milk and at any time of the day - fried potatoes. But the wife tirelessly looks for something interesting. He often appears on online culinary forums, posting photographs of custard pancakes or delicious samosas that he prepares at home. She wouldn’t mind watching football on TV either with her husband or even without him.

16th place. Sasha Savelyeva

Two years ago, the singer started skiing. In January 2012, my husband, Kirill Safonov, suddenly suggested spending a vacation at a resort in Salzburg.
Sasha got used to trusting her husband: “I’m the kind of person who needs to follow someone, learn something new...” So he persuaded her to try. In Austria, having put on a ski suit and tried on boots with bindings, Sasha rolled down the shallowest hill - and was delighted: “Really cool!” It turned out that this sport burns extra calories much better than fitness.

17th place. Svetlana Hodchenkova

Svetlana is the only Russian actress who managed to break into Hollywood and loudly declare herself. It all started in 2011 with the thriller “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy!” with Gary Oldman and Tom Hardy. Khodchenkova had an episode, but participation in such high-profile project made her one of the most
the country's highest-paid actresses with a fee per day of filming of $4 thousand. By 2013, the figure had grown to $5 thousand before the actress starred
V science fiction action movie“Wolverine: Immortal” with Hugh Jackman and played one of the main roles – the viper woman.

18th place. Natalie

The singer of the hits “The Wind Blew from the Sea” and “Oh God, What a Man” admits: “I don’t work out in the gym, I feel sad in the company of iron.” She
I realized a long time ago that cleaning an apartment helps a woman stay in shape much better than exercise equipment. Especially if you wash the floor, crawling with a rag in all corners. Or you rub the windows, trying to reach the window - every muscle works. “Four years ago, when I was expecting the birth of my second son, a neighbor found me mopping the floors in the entrance and was dumbfounded: “Natasha, you’re an artist, and you’re also pregnant, what are you doing!” – the 40-year-old singer shared with StarHit. – And I had such a strange toxicosis, in which I liked the smell of wet cement! Nothing is
I couldn’t help it.”

19th place. Anna Snatkina

Dancing appeared in Snatkina’s life in 2006 - when the actress was invited to the television show “Dancing with the Stars”, and together with Evgeny Grigorov she took first place. During the project, the participants - stars and professional dancers– I had to train a lot. Sometimes the performance lasted until the night. Despite this, “Dancing” inspired her so much that the artist still does not give up her classes and goes to the gym at every opportunity. “After winning the show, in addition to slow dancing, I have a weakness for Latin dances,” the 31-year-old actress tells StarHit. Anna still spends every evening on favorite hobby from an hour to two. Such a pastime helps her not only stay fit and toned, but also maintain a good mood.

20th place. Elena Podkaminskaya

The 35-year-old star of the series “Kitchen” loves experiments. Not only will she not refuse, for example, a nude photo shoot, but she will also come up with a lot herself
interesting details. Once, having agreed to shoot for MAXIM magazine, Podkaminskaya offered to arrange it in the scenery of a bathroom and bedroom. “I wanted everything to look natural, as if the heroine was caught in a place where you can really walk without clothes,” Elena explained to StarHit. By the way, the first people she showed the photographs to were the actress’s parents - the strictest judges. They liked it.

21st place. Elizaveta Boyarskaya

The actress was very worried when she was asked to organize “Art Surf” - the first in her life creative evening with reading poetry, of which 28-year-old Lisa knows a great many. And before going to the resort area of ​​​​St. Petersburg Komarovo, Lisa rehearsed, reciting poems several times to her only viewer at that time - her two-month-old son Andrei. Pushkin, Akhmatova, Tsvetaeva... The loudest applause during her concert sounded after Apollo Grigoriev’s poem “I love you... What to do - it’s my fault!”

22nd place. Oksana Fedorova

36-year-old Oksana has repeatedly donated money for the maintenance of churches; she often visits the Moscow Church of Elijah the Prophet in Obydenky Lane. “Here I am distracted from the hustle and bustle and feel peace,” she tells StarHit. – In case of any difficulties, I go to my favorite miraculous icon Mother of God « Unexpected joy“I pray for the health of children and loved ones.” Three years ago, the entire country spread around the recognition of the winner of the Miss Universe contest that she was “begging for a child” and went to the Diveyevo Monastery. And, as Oksana now likes to say, “by faith it will be given.” In the spring of 2012, a son, Fedor, was born, and in the summer of 2013, a daughter, Lisa. “Only when I became a mother did I gain self-confidence,” Oksana admits.

23rd place. Ekaterina Guseva

Admired by the musical “Nord-Ost”, the polar explorers invited Ekaterina, the performer of one of the main roles, to North Pole- on a visit. 2002, at the Pole - 43°C, even a jumpsuit with eider down did not save me from the cold and wind. But, having hoisted a flag with the autographs of the troupe actors next to the station, Katya began to sing a song from the play: “Captains of our own destiny, it is the trumpet signal that calls us...” “How can one not sing if the soul asks!” – the 38-year-old actress later shared. In Moscow she had to have her throat treated. But for her heroic performance at the pole, Guseva was included in the Russian Book of Records.

24th place. Lera Kudryavtseva

Recently, 43-year-old Lera Kudryavtseva voiced the Warface project, an online game that is gaining popularity. Gives commands to the fighters, explaining to them the intricacies of the tasks. And this is not her first experience - in 2007 she voiced the heroine of the cartoon “Honey Plot”, in 2010 she “gave her voice” to the she-wolf from the cartoon “Alpha and Omega: The Fang Brothers”, and in 2012 – the heroine of “Cinderella: Full speed ahead!”... “Each voice acting is a game of intonation, the ability to express vivid emotions, a very exciting process!” – Lera admits to StarHit.

25th place. Angelica Agurbash

The singer only looks fragile and defenseless, but in fact she has been seriously engaged in boxing for 10 years! Interest in this sport appeared shortly after the birth of her third child, son Anastas. Angelica then dialed overweight, and boxing allowed me to quickly lose them and pump up my arms and abs. The 44-year-old singer now finds time to “grind the pear.” It keeps you in great shape and relieves stress. “I definitely don’t need a bodyguard,” the singer shared with StarHit. “I can completely take care of myself!”

Whether you are an absurd fat man with small, swollen eyes or a skinny brunette with a cigarette in his mouth, it doesn’t matter at all if you have a unique voice. Singing is partly reminiscent of a passionate kiss, because the same organs are involved here - lips and tongue and appearance is no longer important - the voice can deceive given by nature appearance. The voice is a sound postcard that depicts a portrait of your soul, no matter how ugly or beautiful it may seem to you. One way or another, here is a list of fifteen female names, which includes the owners of unique voices of all times in the music business, according to the magazine Rolling Stone.

Ronnie Spector (eng. Veronica Yvette Spector)

Popular tracks: Be My Baby, Baby I Love You,Walking in the Rain

Influences: Joey Ramone, Patti Smith, Billy Joel

Ronnie is a member of a girl band The Ronettes, her voice defined the early sixties and her music was the most innovative in the field of rock and roll. Magical, with a touch of romance, the songs performed by Ronnie inspired Patti Smith, Joan Jett and many other singers, but they had the strongest impact on the guitarist The E Street Band Steven Van Zandt.

Björk (isl. Björk Guðmundsdóttir)

Popular tracks: Army of Me, It's Oh So Quiet, Human Behavior

Influenced by: Thom Yorke and Jonsi

Her voice is like a non-existent shade in color scheme, which sooner or later had to be invented. True, many have already forgotten how unexpected the effect of her appearance in the world of show business was. She's so unique that she can sing ridiculous songs from TV shows and still have the whole world talking about her. You can fully appreciate Björk's greatness by listening to her 1997 album Homogenic is the Bible for the vocalist of our time. In a minute, Björk can accelerate to the speed of an express train and in a second reset her drive to zero. She is brilliant and one of a kind.

Christina Aguilera (eng. Christina Aguilera)

Popular tracks: Genie in a Bottle, Beautiful, Ain't No Other Man

Influences: Danity Kane and Kelly Clarkson

I knew she could sing, says Herbie Hancock, referring to his duet with Aguilera four years ago. - N oh to sing so hard! Honestly, Christina just knocked me out. Aguilera has a strong voice and enough good school in order to lay claim to the laurels of a modern blues queen, starting at the age of 11 (it was then that she first appeared on the television show Star Search). Already in her first hit single Genie In A Bottle it was noticeable that the technique of this young girl refers to the standard examples of the genre.

Mavis Staples (eng. Mavis Staples)

Influences: Prince, the Pointer Sisters and Amy Winehouse

At a time when songs The Staple Singers occupied the rhythm and blues charts, the high contralto of the band's lead vocalist Mavis Staples was something of a symbol of freedom for women who fought for their rights. We won't drag people into churches who like to waste their lives in clubs,- said Mavis Roebuck's father Pops Staples. - So we have to get into the clubs and start preaching there. When I heard Mavis sing, I realized: evolution has not yet ended, admits Bob Dylan.

Gladys Knight (eng. Gladys Maria Knight)

Popular tracks: I Heard It Through The Grapevine, Neither One Of Us, Midnight Train To Georgia

Influences: Mariah Carey and Jill Scott

Gladys Knight - American soul singer, achieved widespread popularity in the 60s and 70s as the vocalist of a group Gladys Knight & the Pips. She likes to give advice to her colleagues, such as: Just sing the song and say the words clearly. Gladys always approached the performance of songs extremely seriously and left no room for improvisation. Gladys reminds me of a textbook- Mariah Carey said at the ceremony of Knight's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. - Take it and learn.

Bonnie Wright (eng. Bonnie Lynn Raitt

Popular tracks: Nick Of Time, I Can't Make You Love Me, Love Me Like A Man

Influenced by: Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow and The Dixie Chicks.

Patsy Cline (eng. Virginia Patterson Hensley)

Popular tracks: I Fall To Pieces, Walkin" After Midnight, Crazy

Influenced by: Loretta Lynn, Linda Ronstadt and KD Lang

Patsy, the owner of a low, erotic voice, was perhaps the first country singer to break through to pop radio and paved the way for Dolly Parton, Faith Hill and other artists whose ambitions went beyond the musicians of that time. Even when Patsy sings country, she's still a pop singer- says Lucinda Williams. - Sometimes it even seems that she has classical vocals.

Joni Mitchell (eng. Roberta Joan Anderso)

Popular tracks: Both Sides Now, Help Me, Raised On Robbery

Influenced by: Robert Plant and Fiona Apple.

Mitchell inherited the role of the archetypal bard girl from Joan Baez, but Joni went much further - her songs contained plenty of references to both jazz and blues. Joni heard Billie Holiday sing Solitude at the age of nine, and from that moment she was never the same.- says Herbie Hancock. She has a strange sense of rhythm, - Bob Dylan said in an interview with RS. - It is a rhythm in itself.

Dusty Springfield (eng. Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O"Brien)

Popular tracks : I Only Want To Be With You and Son Of A Preacher Man

Influences: Duffy and Amy Winehouse

An English folk singer whose career spanned four decades, reaching her greatest popularity in the 1960s and late 1980s. You become a great vocalist when you expose yourself internally on stage. Dusty was never afraid to look fragile and unprotected. You will recognize this voice by the first notes- Darlene Love.

Whitney Houston (eng. Whitney Houston)

Popular tracks : The Greatest Love Of All, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, I Will Always Love You

Influences: Beyoncé, Mariah Carey and Mary J. Blige

The daughter of gospel singer Cissy Houston, Whitney grew up under the supervision of her mother's friends Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight. When I sang, - Houston remembers , - for me it was as natural as starting to speak. By the time Whitney was twenty-two years old, she was already considered the leading vocalist of her generation: on her debut album there were three powerful hits at once: Saving All My Love For You, How Will I Know And The Greatest Love Of All.

Nina Simone (eng. Eunice Kathleen Waymon)

Popular tracks: Feeling Good, Mississippi Goddam, Four Women, I Wish Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free

Influences: Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, Erykah Badu

American jazz singer, pianist, arranger and composer. Nina Simone had a pathologically enlarged pharyngeal tonsil, which gave her a deep, mesmerizing voice. She used it in a variety of musical styles, be it jazz, soul, pop, gospel or blues. Her voice is called the voice of the black revolution - in the 60s, she gained the love of the inexperienced public and the respect of professionals. Thanks to her popularity, she got the opportunity to speak and be heard. With the help of creativity, Nina conveyed her ideas to people and political thoughts. The leitmotif was the theme of discrimination against African Americans in the United States, because the singer knew firsthand how difficult it can sometimes be if your skin color is darker than necessary.

But it’s impossible to say for sure who Nina Simone was in to a greater extent: singer, composer or pianist. Also, her music cannot be defined by a certain style or manner, because the peculiarity of her work is musical cosmopolitanism: in her performances, using blues melodies, she found a place for both Bach counterpoint and African rhythms.

Janis Lyn Joplin

Popular tracks: Piece of My Heart, Cry Baby and Me and Bobby McGee

Influences: Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Lucinda Williams

Considered the best white blues singer and one of the greatest vocalists in the history of rock music.

In 1995, Janis Joplin was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Joplin was literally pounding on stage, and she screamed so furiously that I remembered it for the rest of my life.,” singer Melissa Etheridge recalls Janice’s performance. - Sometimes it seemed to me that the voice did not belong to Joplin at all, but to some elderly black woman. Joplin's powerful vocals, equally at home in the psychedelic blues numbers and country soul of her later albums, still sound as if its half-crazed owner had calculated all the parts in advance, down to the notes.

Etta James (eng. Jamesetta Hawkins)

Popular tracks: At Last, A Sunday Kind Of Lov, Tell Mama and What's Love Got To Do With I

Influenced by: Beyoncé and Mick Jagger

I will never forget the moment when I first saw Tina on stage,- says Beyoncé. - To me, Turner is a symbol of strength.. Tina began touring almost half a century ago; her breakthrough was associated with a cover version Proud Mary at the Creedence Clearwater Revival, which in 1971 became a declaration of women's independence. Turner's energy reminded me of a tank,- John Fogerty recalls. Over time, Tina's emotions as a vocalist only intensified. Her voice defies classification, says Melissa Etheridge. - Tina Turner is passion in its purest form.

Aretha Franklin (eng. Aretha Louise Franklin)

Popular tracks: You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman, Respect, I Never Loved a Man ( The Way I Love You), Think and Chain of Fools

Influences: Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Aaron Neville and Annie Lennox

When it comes to expressing your personality through song, Aretha Franklin excels here like no other. She's not just the greatest singer of R&B, soul and gospel - she's a gift from above. She has technique, insight, charisma, and incredible energy. Thanks to her exceptionally flexible and powerful vocals, she is often called the Queen of Soul and the greatest vocalist of the rock and roll era.