Greatest Female and Male Voices of All Time
Greatest Female Voices of All Time
1. Barbra Streisand (the only human being to have won an Oscar, Grammy, Emmy, Tony, and Obie)
2. Celine Dion (Titanic hits with nine-digit monetary values, enough said)
3. Mariah Carey (her number-one hits are more enduring and her vocal acrobatics more goosehair-raising)
4. Whitney Houston (top-grossing diva but only for a brief golden period before drug addiction)
5. Diana Ross (first black diva to break through the glass barrier)
6. Gladys Knight
7. Lani Misalucha (Diva’s Diva can outperform #1 to #6)
8. Aretha Franklin (the Queen of Soul has already been inducted into the Hall of Fame)
9. Christina Aguilera (she’s already acknowledged as being several cuts above her contemporaries, i.e. Britney Spears, and even Alicia Keys and Kelly Clarkson)
10. Beyonce Knowles (younger diva has amazing versatility)
Greatest Male Voices of All Time
1. Frank Sinatra (strong golden voice and Old World charm of the classic macho man)
2. Sammy Davis Jr (artistic versatility that ranges from A-to-Z)
3. Bono (embodies the endurance of U2 and the charity worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize)
4. Andrea Boccelli (he made high-brow opera more accessible to the unsophisticated)
5. Stevie Wonder (prolific genius as a singer and as a songwriter)
6. Peabo Bryson (smooth, suave, elegant voice equivalent to a host of angels)
7. James Ingram (rough hefty voice that men may kill for)
8. Phil Collins (unpolished diamond voice and mushy love-songs fit for the masses)
9. Michael Jackson (King of Pop actually has a vocal range from a diabolic guttural to a cherub’s lilt)
10. Josh Groban (his refined, cultured ways make him the legitimate successor to Luciano Pavarotti)
