Female Musicians

Ivy Queen (born March 4, 1972) is a Puerto Rican-American Latin Grammy nominated reggaeton composer and singer. She is most commonly known as "La Reina del Reggaeton" (The Queen of Reggaeton). She is among the few female artists in the reggaeton genre. Early years Ivy Queen was born Martha Ivelisse Pesante in Añasco, Puerto Rico. When she was young, Ivy Queen's parents moved to New York City where she was raised. Her parents returned to their hometown of Añasco, Puerto Rico for about 2 years when Ivy was in her teens, there she spent her time perfecting her craft while hanging out with barber/rapper chu chu tren. When she was 18, Ivy Queen moved to San Juan where she me…

The Dixie Chicks is a country music group, currently comprising Martie Maguire, Emily Robison and lead singer Natalie Maines. The group has sold 30.5 million albums in the United States through August 2009. The group formed in 1989 in Dallas, Texas, and was originally composed of four women performing bluegrass and country music, busking and touring the bluegrass festival circuits and small venues for six years, without attracting a major label. After the departure of one bandmate, the replacement of their lead singer, and a slight change in their repertoire, the Dixie Chicks achieved massive country music and pop success, beginning in 1998 with hit songs like "Wide Open…

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L7 was an American all female punk rock band from Los Angeles, that was active from 1985 to 2000.Due to their sound and image, they are often associated with the grunge movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s. History L7 was formed by Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner on shared electric guitar and shared vocals. A year previous, Gardner had performed backing vocals on the Black Flag song "Slip It In". The punk rock duo were soon joined by Jennifer Finch on bass guitar and Roy Koutsky on drums. Koutsky left shortly after and Demetra Plakas ("Dee" for short) became their permanent drummer. The band's name derives from a 1950s slang phrase meaning "square", but is often …

Blu Cantrell (born Tiffany Cobb on March 16, 1976) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter. Early life Tiffany Cobb was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1976. Her father was a Narragansett Indian and Cape Verdean and played in the National Basketball Association. Her mother, of Italian descent, was a former Mrs. Rhode Island, actress, and jazz vocalist Music career Debut album: So Blu (2001–2002) After several demos, recordings, and singing backup for artists such as Puff Daddy, Cantrell was discovered by Red Zone Entertainment heads Tricky, Tab and Laney Stewart in early 2001. She also did collaborations with Babyface, Usher, Dionne Warwick, will.i.am, …

Linda Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American popular music vocalist and entertainer. Her many vocal styles in a variety of genres have resonated with the general public over the course of her four-decade career. As a result, she has earned multiple Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden Globe nominations. A singer-songwriter and record producer, she is recognized as a definitive interpreter of songs.[2] Being one of music's most versatile, and commercially successful female singers in U.S. hist…

Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940) is an American singer and actress. She is the daughter of singer/actor Frank Sinatra, and remains known for her 1966 signature hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" and her cover of Cher's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" (lyrics and music by Sonny Bono), which was used as the opening sequence theme in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill. Her other popular recordings include "Sugar Town", "How Does That Grab You, Darlin'?" and the theme from the James Bond film, You Only Live Twice. Sinatra began her career as a singer and actress in the early 1960s, but initially achieved success only in Europe and Japan. Then she had a transatlant…

Dorothee Pesch was born in Dusseldorf Germany on June 3, 1964. She now resides in New York City. Her first band was Snakebite. In 1983 she joined Warlock. Albums include: Burning the Witches-1984 You Hurt My Soul-1985 Hellbound-1985 True as Steel-1986 Fight for Rock-1986 Triumph and Agony-1987 Force Majeure-1989 Doro-1990 True at Heart-1991 Rare Diamonds-1991 Angels Never Die-1993 Doro Live-1993 Machine ll Machine-1995 Love Me in Black-1998 Earth Shaker Rock-1998 The Ballads-1998 Best of-1998 Caling the Wild-2000 Fight-2002 Classic Diamonds-2004 Warrior Soul-2006 Celebrate-2008 Herzblut-2008 Fear No Evil-2009

Billie Holiday (born Elinore Harris;[1] April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed Lady Day by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Above all, she was admired all over the world for her deeply personal and intimate approach to singing. Critic John Bush wrote that she "changed the art of American pop vocals forever." She co-wrote only a few songs, but several of them have become jazz standards, notably "God Bless the Child", "Don't Explain", "Fine and …

Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 — June 15, 1996) also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist. With a vocal range spanning three octaves, she was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. She is considered to be a notable interpreter of the Great American Songbook. Over a recording career that lasted 59 years, she was the winner of 14 Grammy Awards and was awarded the National Medal of Art by Ronald Reagan and the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George H. W. Bush. Early life Fitzgerald was born in Newport…

From Wikipedia: Christa Päffgen (16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988) was a German musician, fashion model, actress, and Warhol Superstar who is best known by her stage name Nico. She is renowned for both her tenure in The Velvet Underground and for her work as a solo artist.

Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia), better known as Missy Elliott, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, MC, and record producer. With record sales (including singles) of over 24 million worldwide and 7.6 million domestically, she is the highest selling female rapper of all time. She is the only female rapper to have six certified platinum albums by the RIAA, including one double platinum plaque. Elliott is known for a series of hits including "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)", "Hit 'Em Wit Da Hee", "Get Ur Freak On", "One Minute Man", "Work It", "Pass That Dutch" and "Lose Control". In addition she has received recognition as one of the m…

I don't know if someone of you knows her, but I really want to intruduce her to them who don't know her music and her great voice! Career Biography Missy Higgins, who was brought up in Melbourne, Australia, began her professional music career in mid-2001, while she was still a student at the exclusive Geelong Grammar School, when she won the Triple J 'Victoria Unearthed' competition with her song "All For Believing". After attracting the attention of manager John Watson, she released her first EP with his record label Eleven in November 2003. Her second EP Scar was released in August 2004, debuting at #1 on the Australian charts. Her first album, The Sound Of White was…

Anna Maria Jopek (born 14 December 1970 in Warsaw) is a Polish musician and singer. She represented her country in the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Ale jestem" and finished 11th out of 25 participating acts; and in 2002, she collaborated on an album with jazz guitarist Pat Metheny. She is the recipient of numerous awards for her music, including Michel Legrand's Personal Award in Vitebsk in 1994, as well as all of the awards for music in Poland, together with gold and platinum records. However, she has said: "Music itself is the highest award for me. And the greatest challenge. With so many questions remaining to be answered". She's married to music journa…

Tara Leslye Kemp (born on May 11, 1964 in Livermore, California) is an American pop and R&B singer who was signed to the Giant Records label. She is best known for her two Top 10 1991 singles "Hold You Tight" and "Piece of My Heart." Career "Hold You Tight," written by singer-songwriter Will Hammond Jr., achieved RIAA gold status and reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was followed by another Top 10 single, "Piece of My Heart," which reached No. 7. Kemp's quick success was short-lived, however, as her third single "Too Much" stalled at No. 95, with further releases failing to chart at all. She also recorded a song entitled "Action Speaks Louder Than Wor…

Emina Jahovic Sandal is a popular Serbian pop singer. She is known as Emina Turkcan in Turkey after her elder brother Mirsad Turkcan, a naturalised Turkish basketball player. She is married to Turkish singer Mustafa Sandal. Albums * Tacka (2002) * Radije ranije (2005) * Exhale (2008) * Vila (May 21, 2009) Singles * Tacka (2002) * Osmi Dan (2002) * Uzalud se budim(2003) * Tvoja greska (2005) * Da'l ona zna (2006) * Nije vise tvoja stvar (2006) * Pola ostrog noza (2006) * Cool Zena (2007) * Exhale (2008) * Jos ti se nadam feat. Sasa Kovacevic (2008) * Pile Moje (2009) * Med feat. Dino Merl…

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Elena Paparizou Elena Paparizou Also known as Helena Paparizou Born January 31, 1982 (1982-01-31) (age 26) Origin Greece Genre(s) Modern laika, pop, dance Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter Years active 1999–present Label(s) Sony BMG (2003-Present), Bonnier Music (2005-Present), Moda Records (2006-Present), AATW (2006-Present), Gallo Record Company (2006-Present) Associated acts Antique Website helenapaparizou.com Elena Paparizou is a Greek singer, born and raised in Sweden. She is best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 for Greece with the song My Number One. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 2 Antique 2.1 1999-2003 3 So…

She was in Belgian Idol 2011 Karlien Aelvoet - P Magazine (Belgium) March 2011

with so many canadians here at BZ... you would think there would be a topic on one of my favorite musicians!!! Birth Name Leslie Feist Born February 13, 1976 (1976-02-13) (age 32) Amherst, Nova Scotia Origin Calgary, Alberta, Canada Genre(s) Pop rock, anti-folk, indie folk, baroque pop Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar, piano, banjo Years active 1991–present Label(s) Arts & Crafts, Cherrytree, Interscope Associated acts Placebo Kings Of Convenience By Divine Right Broken Social Scene Website www.listentofeist.com

Crystal Gayle (born Brenda Gail Webb on January 9, 1951) is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 20 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s. She is also famous for her nearly floor-length hair and was voted one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world in 1983. She is the younger sister of singer Loretta Lynn (16 years younger) and a distant cousin of singer Patty Loveless. Crystal Gayle has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, near Loretta Lynn's star. Biography and career Brenda Gail Webb was born in (Butcher Holler) Paintsville, Kentucky to…

Molly Sandén (born July 3, 1992 in Stockholm) is a Swedish singer

Singer from Belgium Jana De Valck - P Magazine (Belgium) August 16, 2011

Stefanie Fabienne Heinzmann (born March 10, 1989) is a Swiss soul and pop singer.

En Vogue is an American female R&B vocal group from Oakland, California assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy. The group has won more MTV Video Music Awards than any other female group in MTV history, a total of seven, along with four Soul Train Awards, six American Music Awards, and seven Grammy nominations. According to Billboard Magazine they were the 18th most successful act of the 1990s, and one of the most popular and successful female groups of all time. En Vogue have accumulated over 2,800 weeks on various Billboard charts. Biography Assembled in Oakland, California in July 1989, En Vogue launched with original members Cindy Herron, …