"Mica's masterwork, criminally underpromoted. She just gets better with age, yet even as a teenager, she knew no one could teach her anything about singing. You know what, she was right!"
"So hard to find her stuff now. Juliet Roberts (I remember when she was just Julie, with Working Week) is a jazz natural and club floorfiller in equal measure, plus live artiste extraordinaire."
"I know Roisin Murphy was born in Dublin, but she should be on every “best” list - the arrangements here are awesome, and The Only Ones is an incredibly clever song. Her later solo stuff's OK, too."
"D'Influence's favourite singer Sarah Anne Webb has the most amazing, raspy vocal, and her breath control on “Falling” is a technical marvel. Check out “Show Me Love” on the D-Vas compilation, too."
"Well, who knew Beth would make even more haunting music after Portishead? “Show” and “Sand River” match anything by The Queen, (California/Canada’s) Joni Mitchell."
"The BIGGEST voice of a UK singer, and stunning live, I wish she recorded more. I hope the royalties from Lover help her pension scheme in years to come. Her work with Loveland still stands up, too."
"Sandie was pitch-perfect from birth, I’m guessing. Britain’s most glamorous Buddhist is also fun when she tackles her hits in multiple other Euro languages, too."
"I actually prefer Caron’s debut, “UK Blak,” but the ‘classic hits radio’ appeal of her Soul II Soul work means we’ll be hearing her voice for ever – a good thing, too!"
"Elizabeth Fraser's linguistic mannerisms may seem bonkers, but she’s a one-woman wall of sound. Her collaboration with composer Craig Armstrong is a meeting of two pre-eminent Scottish talents."
"Many people think she’s American, but Londoner Shara’s anguished vocals for Massive Attack launched trip-hop all over the world. Thoughts Of You is top-notch melodrama, while Inside Out is… lovely."
"Why Shena Winchester hasn’t been snapped up for an album is beyond me – her vocals simply smoulder. Overlook her slightly embarrassing Electrosexual and seek out Grant Nelson’s mix of More Than Woman."
"OK, so Siouxsie Sioux is no ‘songbird’, but her influential vocals still shine through the Creatures and on tracks like Bassment Jaxx’s Kish Kash. Even her b-sides were groundbreaking and cool!"
"This was supposed to be a “Top 20” list, until I remembered Sam – a singer of amazing technique and integrity. Jamelia? She's OK, but do me a favour…"
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