Best Female Singers

We all know, women have surpassed men in all walks of life and in all professions as well. This world and America, in particular, has created many female singers who have rocked with their songs and have been successful in creating a fan following for themselves in this big entertainment industry. Be it rock music, jazz music, hip hop, opera, female singers have been as good as male singers, if not better!

Top 10 Female Singers of All Time

Maria Callas: Born December 2, 1923 in the U.S.A., Maria Callas was an opera singer popularly known as "La Divina". She passed away in 1977 at the age of 53 after being the queen of opera.

Aretha Franklin: Born March 25, 1942 in the U.S.A., Aretha Franklin is a piano player, singer and song writer and a winner of incredible 20 Grammy awards. She is popularly called "The Queen of Soul" with world-famous song "Respect".

Whitney Houston: Born August 9, 1963 in the U.S.A. again, Whitney Houston comes from a musical family with her mother, Cissy Houston, being a gospel singer who toured with Aretha Franklin as a backup singer. This African-American singer records in the genres of gospel and R&B.

Celine Dion: This Canadian singer was born on March 30, 1968, and is considered a soprano pop rock singer. A true icon to admire with her romantic number "My Heart Will Go On"!

Pasty Cline: Born September 8, 1932 as Virginia Patterson Hensley, in Virginia, U.S.A., Pasty Cline is known for her expressive singing style and rich tones in her voice. She accidentally passed away at the age of 30 in a plane crash.

Patti LaBelle: Born as Patricia Louise Holte on May 24, 1944 in the U.S.A., she is famous for singing in higher octaves. In 1961, she was part of a group named 'The Ordettes' when they were signed to Blue Note Records. She got the name LaBelle from their President.

Mariah Carey: Born on March 27, 1970 in New York, U.S.A., Mariah Carey is a soprano singer in the pop genre with more recent releases having a hip hop tone.

Pat Benatar: Born January 10, 1953 as Patricia Mae Andrzejewski in New York, U.S.A., she has a strong mezzo-soprano vocal range. She won four consecutive Grammy Awards for 'Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female' from 1980 through 1983, and nominations in following years as well.

Christina Aguilera: Born December 18, 1980 in the U.S.A., she sings in the pop and R&B genres with influences in jazz, soul and blues on her more recent releases. Christina Aguilera is a singer, songwriter and a record producer.

Judy Garland: Born June 19, 1922 as Frances Ethel Gumm in the U.S.A., she started out in Vaudeville with her two sisters and then acted in movies as a teenager, including the 1939 Metro Goldwyn Mayer production "The Wizard of Oz" in which she sang her signature song "Over the Rainbow". Having awarded 5 Grammy awards and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award post death, she died of drug overdose at the age of 47.

Other Notable Female Singers
Rock Candice Night Stevie Nicks Janis Joplin Annie Lennox Sandy Denny Christine McVie Maggie Bell Maggie Reilly Elkie Brook Ann Wilson Alanis Morissette	Country Martina McBride Shania Twain Carrie Underwood Pasty Cline Dolly Parton Loretta Lynn Reba McEntire Emmylou Harris Faith Hill Barbara Mandrell	R&B Chaka Khan Mary Blige Dionne Warwick Aretha Franklin Gladys Knight Patti LaBelle Anita Baker Faith Evans Etta James Diana Ross	Jazz Bellie Holiday Ella Fitzgerald Sarah Vaughan Helen Forrest Anita O'Day Dinah Washington Betty Carter Shirley Horn Dianne Reeves Diana Krall	Swinging 60s Shirley Bassey Dusty Springfield Dionne Warwick Tina Turner Janis Joplin Leslie Gore Patsy Cline Aretha Franklin The Supremes Mary Wells

Now that you know the best female singers of all time, what are you'll waiting for? Go and grab their albums and enjoy the music!