Mariah Carey to me personally is the perfect artist. She sings great, has great technique, has a huge vocal range like no other, great agility and let’s not forget she writes almost everything she sings. She even produces her music in the later half of her career and directs her music video. Absolute queen.
@@Fishriah_Ari There's a distinction. Doing something and getting credited for something are different. Eg. Martha Wash originally sang "Everybody Dance Now" however she started getting credited for it decades later. It seems that's the kind of distinction that @KingJuicy is referring to.
Dimash, Mariah, Adam Lopez, Gabriel Henrique, Beyoncé. To me these singer technical abilities are so inspirational I cant stop singing myself because of them
For me, Mariah Carey is the best vocalist and singer of all time cause of her vocal range, tone, agility, whistle register and musicality, everything about her is so unique and perfect 💞✨✨✨
Too me, Mariah is the best vocalist that has ever been, though the best of her voice is gone, in her heyday that woman was possibly the best singer in the world. Mastery of the voice, almost every box was ticked off to perfection, highs, lows, agility, fluidity, support, impeccable technique, great mix, whistle register, resonance, clarity, and so on, I don’t think we’ll ever see a singer that will ever top Mariah, I sincerely don’t. This is just my opinion guys, if you don’t agree I respect that in full. Just keep on scrolling by.
How is she “the best vocalist that has ever been” and yet her prime vocals only lasted her about 6-7 years?… she’s been vocally inconsistent since 1997
@@rydercdaniels4475 Because she has nodules and a stressful lifestyle maybe ? I'm not saying that other artists don't have stressful lifestyles but Mariah is a perfectionist and always has had some kind of self care issues. She was born with a vocal defect so, for her to be a vocalist is unbelievable.
@@mademiosellezandiii7729 mixers are little mix fans like Beyoncé’s beehive. Jade is a member of the group but she does love little mix and is the biggest mixer lol
I agree. But quite a bit of people really like to label artists. Especially if they have so much as one bad performance. Whether it's a song or so much as a bad note.
I believe in praising the stronger ones instead of bashing the weaker ones ... it encourage the weak ones to improve as well ... create passion not tension
Let's be real with the vocal trinity it's not a coincidence that they're all three very attractive women of their time. There were more vocally " talented " people , they just weren't marketable. If you really think with the millions of people in the world that there weren't, we're kidding ourselves. Vocal technique isn't the end all be all of vocal talent though, let's be real. If you measure who is better based on pitch, octaves and so on then you don't enjoy music. One can have better technique but that doesn't always mean anything. I mean Dimash has beats all of the women in several places but he has zero musicality or idea how to make his voice palletable to people beyond getting people impressed and shocked. Not someone anyone really listens to in their car or free time if we're being honest.
@@Tremble_And_My.Heart_Rush Just RU-vid Dimash and click the first video or something. He is a go-to example that no one actually listens to but list when they're on some " Vocal Technique " elitist hype train bullshit.
I don't hear his work, I don't hear his songs. How many million copies of his album have he sold? You can't compare his to music queens like Céline or Mariah. who have sold over 250 million albums each.
@@Tremble_And_My.Heart_Rush Well that's a ridiculous way to measure talent as well . . . because Madonna is the best selling female artist of all time and has no vocal capabilities. . . There is no merit to album sales. ESPECIALLY today because we're not in an era where albums sell. ACTUALLY for the first time in like 60 yrs, Vinyls have outsold physical CD albums. But yeah you can't compare people from those eras to digital sales eras. People have the radio and free streaming services on multiple platforms in addition to singles also being a thing.
My fave is Lara. I used to take vocal classes a long time ago, and when I played "Pas Sans Toi" to my teacher, she said: "That's your singer, she's close to your nature". By "nature" she meant range, timbre and musicality. I believe this is how we choose our faves - pure intuition, and saying that someone's SoHyang, Whitney, or Jessie J fan gut feeling is less valuable than mine would be at least inaccurate.
The singer that gives me goosebumps every day is Dimash. He touches my soul. There is no one like him. I used to love Whitney Houston when she was first popular. Some of her early performances did the same. There is no One Favorite singer for everyone. I can love many singers for different moods, and some songs and styles are better for different occasions I do think there are a very few singers who are at the top of skill, and who can express so much emotion that it goes straight to your heart and vibrates in your cells.
Dimash Kudaibergen is the BEST vocalist, there is something special in his voice that no other stinger has. His beautiful angelic voice soothes & touches one’s heart & soul. Ohio, USA
Really loved that video essay. For me the perfect singer would be the fusion of Mariah Carey (vocal agility , whistle tone, phrasing high belt(above F5), tone, low note , musicality ) Celine Dion ( Tone , low note , mix/belt support , sustaining note) Whitney (Head voice , powerful belt, mid belt support, perfect vibrato) , Lara (Resonant belt , pitch perfect) , so hyung (high belt support with sustain and ease)
@@user-et7qc4kx8ci mean if we are being honest dimash is well rounded enough to provide the argument that he is the best a leg to stand on. It really isn’t far fetched
@@Das644 The only category that would make him stand out of the rest of vocalists is head voice. His lows are throaty, his belts have little core (except when he actually uses classical technique), his mix is too whiny and disbalanced, his whistles are…well, they exist. And don’t get me wrong, he has amazing range feats and being able to do all those different styles is incredible, but he’s very far from being the best vocalist.
@@shadowcArey Is there anyone who does what he does? Matter of fact is the skills are there, whether he excels in them or not shouldnt disregard the fact that he does. And as for “whiny”, i guess we are back to subjectivity. Ever heard the saying that “a jack of all trade, a master of none is sometimes better than a master of one”?
My personal favorite is Kelly Clarkson. To me, Kelly is the perfect balance of everything I love in a singer. She has great technique, and is constantly working to improve it even more. She has a recognizable tone. She has power, but not so much that it's overwhelming, and hard to listen to after a while. She has solid agility, but doesn't need to overdo it, and make it the focus of her performances. She has amazing musicality. Her versatility is unmatched imo. She has so many nuances, textures, and colors in her voice, and can employ them at will. Her vibrato is the perfect speed. And most importantly, she connects emotionally with everything she sings. I feel every word that comes out of her mouth.
I agree with everything but the recognizable tone part. I feel like the reason why a lot of people overlook her is because her natural tone/voice sounds so common and there’s not much distinction from the average Joe (unlike Mariah, Adele, Charice, Sohyang, Whitney etc.)
MARIAH has it all - low, mid belts, high belts, vocal power, range, whistle, agility, compose her songs and produces then, different vocal textures, can sing different genre. Except she’s inconsistent. Mariah is the closest to perfection.
The simple answer is no as there are many different styles & genres as well as techniques & people master those differences in every aspect / genre of Music
Whitney will always be my favorite))She has Magic in her voice)) Her amazing ability to improvise is unmatched) Whitney never sang her songs the same way)I listened to her every concert here on youtube and every single time I was amazed by her musicality and tasteful ways of refreshing melodies)) Her charisma and charm, elegance and beauty) She had such a regal quality to her presence)) For me she is the one and only))
I have an extensive list of my favourite female vocalists hahaha. Mariah, Beyonce - agility, song writing ability, adlib ability, Vocal timbre. Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Jessie J - powerful belt, consistency. Christina Aguilera, Adele - Power, vocal timbre Honourable mentions: Jojo, Celine Dion, Leona Lewis, Ailee, Taeyeon, Little Mix, Son Seung Yeon, Lee Young Hyun (Big Mama), Lady Gaga, Tori Kelly, Amber Riley, Oh I can't think of more right now, there's so many in my head Lol.
There's a big difference between who is the best vocalist and who you personally enjoy listening to, as we all have very different musical tastes. Until Dimash Qudaibergen came along it has been impossible to compare say Luciano Pavarotti and Frank Sinatra. Most singers are limited by their vocal range and the style of music they perform. However Dimash is completely different in All aspects. He has a 7 octave range, sings in 15 different languages, sings everything from Opera to Rap all to top professional standards. There has Never ever been a singer that can do that. One top professional vocal coach said, "Dimash is the only singer I've ever heard in my entire career who has absolutely everything." He may not be everyone's favorite singer to listen to, but there is Nobody that can compare with him both technically or artistically.
It's funny that you say this as a layman lol. I'm not professional either, but Dimash is not even close to the best vocalists. He's a show-off singer who tries out a lot of things, genres, even languages without respect to expertism, and of course he's not in the best category in any of that. Dimash shows everything what his voice hides, when wise singers know their limits and they don't flex with it. His agility is very good, but not even close to Yma Sumac or Debelah Morgan. His mix becomes strident and thin in the 5th octave, not even close to gospel singers. His head voice is amazing, but not even close to opera trained soprano singers. His whistle is squuezed and barely controlled, not even close to Mariah's. Trying out a lot of genres doesn't make you versatile, you have to train for years to become a pro even if it's just one genre. What musicality are you talking about when he's 28, having like 10 (don't know actually) own songs and a lot of uncreative covers? And so on and so force.
@@vi0lee There was no need to mention that you are not a professional, it is obvious from the verbal diarrhoea written here. Dimash has 20 years of academic training, including classical music, of course, he took part in competitions, won competitions, and won countless prizes, he has a doctorate in composition and musical direction. He is not conformist and mediocre, he is still studying. Whether you like it or not, he is the most gifted singer in terms of technical versatility and has the great ability and ingenuity to use whatever he wants to use to give a higher interpretative quality to the song he wants to present to the audience. Apart from being a multi-instrumentalist, singing in 13 languages, an actor, and a recent composer. And yes, at 28 years old he has more professionalism and musicianship than all the singers you mentioned and could mention, simply because they are pigeonholed in their own digestible style that many of their own style can achieve, there you have pop singers, gospel singers, jazz singers, methal singers, etc etc etc. But not one of the popular style singers, not even in the recording studio could with all the technical challenges sing decently an S.O.S., Unbridled Passion, Stranger, Story of a Sky (his recent masterpiece, which has been selected in the category of best short film in one of the top 10 film awards worldwide). Surely in your ignorance you think it's a piece of cake to combine diametrically opposed techniques (classical and contemporary), Or to go from 3 to 4 techniques in a single phrase in a fraction of seconds, adding classical vibrato of 3 semitones, increasing its difficulty. And neither the agility of Yma Sumac, Maria Galvani, or any male or female Opera singer could perform the Ogni Pietra. That sets it apart from the crowd. Pd Get it in your chip, the more technically versatile a singer is, the more information is required to analyse him/her.( complexity) Goodbye
@@hanszanetti1997please can you place the link of the song where he used 3 to 4 techniques in a single phrase. I really want to watch it . I have learnt a lot from watching his performances
My all time favourite is Beyonce, since day one.💜💜 She’s an amazing artist, songwriter, producer, dancer, performer and etc. I’m a longtime listener of hers, l was younger. I’m diehard Beyhive fanatic of Beyoncé. 💜💜💜 l love her voice, her vocals, her music, and everything else.💜💜 My other faves are: Tori Kelly, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and etc.💜💜💜💜 Thanks so much for the well detailed explanation on this video.❤️ xD
I actually think this compilation of artists is better than the Rolling Stone Top 100 Best singers. So many great vocalists out there, many of them mentioned here - some left out. Very few of these artists I dislike, many of them I do love listening to but of these there is only one singer that made me travel to another continent for a concert, Dimash Qudaibergen. I've never heard another artist with his technique, versatility, agility, range and he is a good performer too - able to convey emotions.
Thought-provoking assessment! There is no "Best Vocalist Ever". There are certain vocalists that are considered as "The greatest vocalists of all time". Eg. Whitney, Luther, Mariah, Michael Bolton, Celine, Freddie Mercury, Lara, David Phelps, Lisa Fischer, Dimash, Sohyang, Steve Perry and of course pioneers like Aretha, Otis Redding, Barbra, Frank Sinatra, Patti, Little Richard etc. At a certain point of greatness, it becomes a point of diminishing returns to argue about who "the best vocalist of all time" is. Edit: With that being said, if the *Vocal Trinity* was combined into one vocalist (like a Dragon Ball Z fusion character, Mariline Elizangelette Hionrey) I wonder what she would really be lacking to be rightfully considered the "best vocalist".
I agree. I do sometimes fantasize about the ultimate singer who can do it all, but sometimes I also think that the reason as to why Whitney, Celine, Mariah, and all of the other greats were so loved was because they sounded fully formed, with all the advantages and drawbacks that come with that. I remember Whitney Houston being interviewed in 1999: "My mother said, 'you watch the best if you want to be the best. You have to watch what they do, and then incorporate that into your own and not be that - not be that person.' There will never be another Aretha, there will never be another Barbra - there won't be another me."
In terms of vocal skills, Celine feels the most complete *to me*. The lows, power and resonance, the agility (even in her belts), clarity,the tone, and her consistency throughout her tours and her freakin dynamics with unexpected inflections shook me everytime and everything is just the right amount. (She can even showcase her vocals while still following the song's tempo 👀)
@@pigeonsandplanes5805 Actually yes. Although Mariah has the fastest runs recorded (lead the way) But Celine runs tend to be quicker. Although the musicality is lacking compared to Mariah Celine does more demanding job in runs like doing runs and riffs in high chest voice (upperbelt) and mix. While Mariah mostly switch so softer sound or whistle and falsetto. Whitney is arguably more agile than Mariah too
@@pigeonsandplanes5805 I actually agree, Mariah uses runs a lot and her tremendous amount of creativity in it is undeniable but I can still visualize Celine doing her runs while I can't visualize Mariah doing Celine runs
I'm sorry but the people didn't crown Mariah the most agile singer ever for nothing, her runs are unique to her and only her can do them, you may think they lack precision because you don't hear all the notes but it's only because they're so damn fast !! And in terms of musicality, they're unbeatable, when you slow down the run and break it down to all the notes it contains and try to play them on a piano, you'll hear magic. Plus what makes Mariah the most agile one is the fact that she's agile on every single register ! I mean when you listen to the run that she does at the end of her cover of the Def Leppard song "Bringin' On The Heartbreak", you'll understand, her agility in the 6th and 7th ocatves is incredible and that particular run sounded like an electric guitar and it was so on pitch. You talked about the "Lead The Way" run, what made that run so special is not only its speed, it's also the fact that she hit a resonant F#5 (or an F5 idr) and went down with precision, musicality, breath control and pitch all at once !!! It's very difficult to keep an eye on all these parameters while singing
@@allykelly Exactly what I was thinking! It's when the weight is lesser where one can be more agile, we can notice the same thing with Whitney switching to head voice too when her agile moments are featured. On the other hand, powerful,resonant yet complex runs are lowkey one of Celine's signature style. I've been immersing myself with these vocalists for the past years and tried to sing their runs every now and then and I find it harder to do Celine runs with accuracy than Mariah's. The run from The Reason is harder for me to do than the one in Lead the Way.
This is a great video seeing singers for there individual selves. There’s great vocalist, but there are no such thing as the perfect vocalist. Someone is always gonna be better and stronger in a certain skill. The vocal Trinity is a great example. There’s great singing and great sounding voices. We really need to focus on male voices. The male voice is very interesting.
PERSONALLY, NOBODY comes close to Mariah Vocally. She’s not the most powerful vocalist, not the loudest or the most consistent but mariah at her peak was a COMPLETE PACKAGE VOCALIST PHENOMENON.
agree. a perfect/best anything doesn't exist. we're humans. we have faults and opinions. nothing and no one has to be liked by everyone or has to be better than anyone/anything. music is supposed to be a form of unique expression. fun. it should be whatever you want it to be. there's tons of artists and fans. many genres, styles. no one is left out. someone will enjoy something. my personal favourite genre is pop overall. i enjoy all styles and genre mixes. but the foundation of most songs i listen to and artists i love is pop. my favs change over time as i learn and grow and artists learn and grow. my favourites currently include taylor swift, max, demi lovato, sabrina carpenter, dove cameron, bts etc. favourite vocalists would have to be classics like whitney houston, young mc. i love full, powerful, smart voices. tone!!! i really like madison beer's style. dove cameron's pretty, youthful sound. i adore how taylor's voice has grown. her lower register is *chefs kiss*. and her falsetto flips are so fun and endearing. max is the one male vocalist of today that i could never get bored of hearing. he showcases his voice really well. always flowing perfectly through a song. he never sounds like he's unsure or struggling. he can go from sounding big, powerful and impressive to pretty, light and delicate. i think he has good versatility. lol fangirled a bit but there you go ^^ great vid as always babe!!! 💕
It depends on what your criteria is. I love a great lower register and in my opinion "well-rounded" = "better". About my favorite vocalists, some of them are Siyeon, Shinee's vocal line, Woosung, Brandon Urie and Kacau Gomes
I gotta say for me, if it's an overall comparison of vocal pedagogy, I put the well-rounded vocalist as number 1. So yeah, even tho Whitney's my fave , and Mariah literally takes my breathe away( gasping to reach her notes) , I've come to love and appreciate Celine for being grounded and a smart vocalist (knowing when u can hit that note and know when can't) . But that's entirely my opinion.
Idk why I wasn't expecting to get solid chills for a minute in a video about the best vocalists, but man, the belting in "The search continues" chapters got me. Sohye always gives me goosebumps even though I know what she can do.
my favorite female vocalists are celine dion, mariah carey, ariana grande, and amy winehouse. i feel like they all bring something to the table when it comes to almost every single aspect . ariana has that ease that makes her slide up into her notes like butter, mariah has that range that leaves you shock every time you hear her. celine has quite literally everything just like mariah, and amy winehouse had that soul and aggression in her voice that made her music feel so personal .
I agree, I gradually start getting bored with things like vocal battle, vocal analysis, vocal ranking and the toxic wars in vocal community 💀(esp if ur a big fan of sohyang, u have to face with these things everyday). This video really inspires me to make more video to respect or give a tribute to great vocalists (like vocal showcase or best high notes compilation) and STOP making hate videos❤
Lovely comment 😍 doing analysis is fine as long as we aren't blatantly comparing. My Tori Kelly vs Ariana video is probably going to be the last vocal battle video in my channel ever. Creating vocal showcase sounds less brain hurting than doing vocal battle/comparing
Whitney é minha favorita, porém reconheço a grandeza dos demais, mas para mim ela consegue passar sentimento, os improvisos todo show eram um diferencial.
Oooh, how the times change😂😂😂🤣 once upon a time toxic lambs made fun of Celine Dion fans for saying she's got the best D5's, mocking her for not having a range like Mimi's. Now now, I love 'em both but the irony in your comment is 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@KenBarbz miss sir don’t do that !! She can still OUTSANG. Your fav !! Now keep it cute before I READ you.. and Celine still don’t have more range than Mariah Carey so idk what you’re talking about
I think that when we sing, we bring to our voice not only our trates but also the influences of our favorite singers. I started to sing because of Sia . I know she's not a big technical reference, but she is my favourite VOICE. So when i sing, I bring her influence in my voice,, It just feels natural and "easy" for me to sing her songs. I think It happens to all singers who have their vocal idols as their influence
The reality is that once artists get toba certain level technique it is hard to compare. Like beyonce is very well ranged and strong up and down her registers going into almost soprano as a mezzo soprano and going very low while mariab goes really high with velvety transitions while toni braxton has wonderful husky lows while celine has insane high belts. All of them have become so specialized in their signature techniques it comes down to preferencce of tone and types of songs they singg
The word "perfect" and "best" are utopian terms, and when we are talking about utopia, we are talking about something that can only be imagined. That being said, I completely agree on picking favorites on a subjective basis, and people have their favorites because the singers they admire are somehow able to connect to them via their voice and music in general. For me, I have a few favorites for a few completely personal reasons. Here they are: Ariana Grande: She is the epitome of eden singing. I felt like I was hallucinating stuff while watching her Positions album's live performances. Demi Lovato: She definitely doesn't get the recognition she deserves(imo). Her different eras and album backgrounds resonate with the inconsistency of our lives. Sometimes we are CONFIDENT, sometimes we are insecure and just ask someone to say "TELL ME YOU LOVE ME" . And at times we realize that we have been living the wrong life and have been making wrong decisions, and thus we want to "START OVER", and then we realize how perfect we were and that is a metaphor for Demi going back to her roots with Holy FVCK. Oh did I ,mention she is up there with the BEST belters ever? Her power and soulful belts can crack glass menageries and can pierce through everything. Lady GAGA: She embodies self confidence and power. A literal definition of hard earned fame. She showed us how being "weird" is also being ICONIC. Taylor: I don;t think I need to explain much. Her songwriting skills, thats it....Its more than enough...
I agree no one is perfect. However, its accurate to state Mariah is the most skillful and resourceful among them all. And also that Ms Whitney Houston has the most impressive belt and one of the most elegant and beautiful head voices ever. Mix them both (stupid I know, as both have qualities and flaws from their natural timbre) in their primes and you got the perfect vocalist.
Leona Lewis is my favourite artist and always has been! She inspired me to sing and I love how she makes every song her own with a recognisable and sweet sound everytime! 💛
THIS IS A GREAT VOCAL ANALISYS. THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT VOICES WITH GREAT SKILLS THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PICK JUST ONE. ACCORDING TO THE REPERTOIRE IVE HEARD OF EACH SINGER (AND IT'S QUIET A LOT) - I WOULD PICK CELINE DION OVER THE REST.SHE IS SOOOO VERSATILE THAT SHE CAN DELIVER ANY STYLE OF SONG, AND GENRA, LIKE NO OTHER OF THIS LIST. EVEN WHEN ITS POP, JAZZ, LATIN, CLASSICAL, MUSICAL THEATRE. SHE IS CONSISTENT IN ALL OF THEM.AND BESIDES HER VOICE, HER STAGE PRESENCE IS UNIQUE. HER POWER CAN FILL AN EMPTY STAGE. - I LOVE ARETHA BECAUSE SHE STARTED IT ALL IN POP/SOUL MUSIC, VOCALLY SHE WAS THE QUEEN OF RIFFS AND RUNS BUT EVEN WITH SOUL. SADLY SHE'S TOO SHADY FOR MY TASTE. - BARBRA STREISAND APPEARED IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC A DIFFERENT SOUND, HER VOCALS IN THE 60'S HAD NO COMPARISSION WITH ANYONE ELSE. AND IT ALL IS SUPPORTED BY AN INCREDIBLE ACTRESS AS SHE IS. SO HER FEW LIVE SHOWS WERE INCREDIBLE TO WATCH. SHE'S KIND OF BITCHY TOO. SAD ABOUT IT. - WHITNEY CHANGED THE GAME TOO, LIKE ARETHA AND BARBRA DID. HER SONGS WERE SEXY, CLASSY AND SO HARD TO SING, BUT SHE WAS SO VOCALLY POWERFUL, AND HER STAGE PRESENCE WAS A DIVA STANDING. SO SAD DRUGS RUINED HER. AND SHE WAS A LITTLE SHADY TOO. - MARIAH CAME WITH AS A SONGWRITER AND VOCAL PHENOMENON, HER FRESH LOOKS AND VOCAL SKILLS HELPED HER TO HIDE HER LACK OF A STAGE PRESENCE. SHE HAS THE BEST BALLADS TO HEAR. SADLY NOWADAYS THAT HER VOICE HASNT BEEN THERE FOR SO LONG, ALL YOU SEE IS A POOR PERFORMER ON STAGE, THAT ALMOST LOOKS DRUNK OR HIGH. AND FOR ME SHE IS THE SHADIEST OF THEM ALL, WHICH IS REALLY ANNOYING. THE SINGERS THAT WE HAVE ON VOGUE TODAY LIKE BEYONCE, ADELE, ARIANA, ARE REALLY GOOD VOCALISTS BUT THEY HAVENT REACH THAT SAME CATEGORY AS THE REST. EVEN WHEN THEY HAVE MORE GRAMMY OR SALES THAN THE REST. IT'S SO MUCH THINGS TO CONSIDER AND THEY'RE JUST NOT THERE YET.
For me it's not just doing belting , you need to have distinct voice and character while doing such technics , and the vocal trinity have that , like when you hear their voice without even seeing them , you know it's them , that's makes them standout , that some other belter can't , because they sound similar.
I agree with you especially on the vocal trinity part ♥️ And yes i do agree that there's no perfect singer! Because even though Mariah,Whitney,and Celine or like Beyonce,Tori Kelly,Ariana Grande,Aretha Franklin or Barbara Streisand okay they're are one of the best BUT not the BEST! because they're human no one is made to be perfect.
Out of the vocal trinity, my favorite is Whitney. But the best Vocalist of the trinity is Celine. Her technique, vocal Agility, and consistency makes her the better Vocalist out of the three.
@@lakescry. exactly. Celine is the weakest link in the vocal trinity. Her nasal tone and her heavily mixed with head voice belts from d5 puts her behind Mariah and Whitney. She is good at holding a note and her french fioritures are pretty, though.
Some people really have a deep obsession with technique and putting their bias above everyone. Most of the time people are just giving there opinions including people who claim to be vocal coaches. Here is the facts though, technique doesn't sell albums, majority of the world don't care about that they just like who sounds good to them and makes good music. Nobody cares about technique besides obsessive fans who feel the need to put their favs above everyone to make themselves feel better 🙄 just enjoy the voices and music that speaks to you and quit with the over analyzing about technique 😂 that isn't gonna make me wanna buy your music.
Ok point but when people are speaking of great singers, don’t be upset that your favorite isn’t on the list because you personally do not care about technique because being able to sing well is still important. That’s why so many singers lose their voices as they get older
@@jjw1920 why would I be upset over people's opinions about great singers? It's not going to change who I like even if they aren't considered technically the best. Like I said technique doesn't sell albums. Also just because someone has good technique doesn't protect them from having some damage later in life, it's natural and it comes with singing for years of your life so really doesn't matter as it's just human to get vocally fatigued and voices aging.
My favorite singer is probably Florence Welch. She just has never released a song I didn't at least like, but even just based on vocals alone. She finds ways to make where she is going vocally unpredictable, fresh, unexpected. There is a flourish or nuance and storytelling to everything. I've never heard anyone sing quite how she does. She uses her voice like an instrument and understands fluctuation, climax, how to build and how certain tones can give a shift that just bring an entire ambience. I don't think anyone brings whimsy in such a diverse way that she does. From how she attacks her mid ranged belts to the round and flutteriness of her vibrato. Her voice is full of contrast, color, brightness, darkness, femininity and even androgyny at times. Florence is a really nice shift and change from a lot of singers that to me are . . . I recognize them as talented but . . . vanilla or bland. I know how a lot of the " typical girls " are going to sing it, how they'll approach it vocally, where it will go and it's never interesting.
For me, a great singer is one who can give a powerful voice, have a variety of features, and gives everyone goosebumps at any time when she or he raises her/his voice and that person is *Whitney* *Houston* and *Mariah* *Carey* The singer that always impressed me is *Lea* *Michele* from 2009's Glee to the present day in Funny Girl. Her powerful voice with her vocal cry always makes me happy. Finally, I can’t still say who is the greatest singer even who is the no.1 singer in my heart but one thing that makes the singer more attractive is the *SOUL* such as Aretha, Whitney, Beyoncé, Jhud, Amber Riley, etc.
I agree. The best vocalist doesn't exist because no singer, or human, for that matter, is perfect. Every vocalist in the industry has flaws, even if they are not obvious. Lara Fabian, for example, has weak lows; Ariana Grande has an underdeveloped (NOT underused) head voice; Kelly Clarkson could work a bit on her vocal agility. The only singers for whom I can't think of flaws off of the top of my head are The Vocal Trinity, Aretha, Barbra, Beyoncé and JoJo.
I disagree with Ariana's head voice being undeveloped and actually feel like it's underused but I get why you said that so you're good lol and everything else I agree on lol.
@@briannaaudain928 Ariana's head voice is 100% underdeveloped. She has used it a lot before but she has never really supported her head voice above E5/F5. There were a few well-executed A5s from her performances of 34 + 35 and My Hair but those were her only good head voice moments in the upper fifth octave.
@@varunravi27 Understandable but I still think it's underused since she doesn't use it as much as other parts of her voice I don't agree with it being underdeveloped still but I get your point lol. We can agree to disagree if you want and if you don't want to agree to disagree that's fine well lol. So, you're good lol and have a good day as well lol.
I think you can determine the best vocalist by using a base critera for each register and aspect of the voice and how much control they have over their voice in the mix and head registers. for instance sopranos should at least be able to support down to F3 in their lower register, any lower is a bonus. They should at the very least be able to accurately produce complex vocal runs both scaling up and down. should have excellent breathe control to be able to produce complex crescendos and diminuendos at any point in performance, They should be able to maniuplate their voice in a way that they can produce full resonance from the start of their mix to atleast A5 and be in complete control to be able to place the resonance anywhere change the shape of the vowel and basically be in control of their dynamics and be able to transition purely from a breathy headvoice to a pure head voice up to C6/D6 at least to a full chest belt as high as say G#5 with full balanced resonance and just be able to change their voice in a healthy manner for any type of performance. I'd say the closest to a perfect vocalist is SoHyang. Shes able to really do anything with her voice at an excellent level, agility can be trained but you can spend years and not sound like avery wilson or tori kelly but you would be able to surpass their supported ranges lol. Sohyang isn't just a great vocalist because she can support a C#6 in her mix but because she can control every facet of her voice in every key a soprano would typically sing to a complex and excellent level.
Timbre and emotional delivery are more important to me than fancy technique when it comes to falling in love with someone's voice. The singer with one of the most achingly beautiful voices I've ever heard, Rebekah Del Rio, is someone who rarely gets mentioned because she hasn't had a huge career like most of these singers. Stevie Nicks is another one of my favorites, as is Ella Fitzgerald.
I'll go with both Céline Dion ❤️ & Mariah Carey ❤️... I can't pick between the two but to me they're forever my Vocal Queens & I enjoy their songs Daily 😁💥👏🏽 FYI many of you love comparing them against each other yet they're Great Friends, RESPECT each other, support & accept each other without shade or competition & both follow each other on Instagram 😃
Maybe they don't need to be the best overall. They just need to be the best them per time. I always find something to appreciate in any singer's singing - their tone, articulation, dynamics, command of registers... If there's something to be appreciated, by me, then I appreciate it.
THIS. VIDEO. IS. EVERYTHING 💯 The truth 👏🏽 Especially about the vocal systems/tiers that exist - it’s so laughable - doesn’t make sense 🫶🏽 There is no perfect vocalist but some are substantially better than others but yessss they can still be your favs 💯 Yesssss perfect video ‼️
when it comes to scale, sheer power, versatility, and range, no one comes close to Rachelle Ferrell. no contest. despite me knowing the vocal trinity and being a celine dion fan.
Probably Beyoncé since her lows, headvoice and agility are better than Kelly’s. Kelly close second, jhud third since she’s the least versatile. Beyoncé and Kelly’s control are better than Jennifer’s, their phrasing is better, and while Kelly can’t sustain notes as high as jhud, her ability to phrase upper belts rivals Mariah
@@Swanky723 not when Beyonce can do everything Kelly can do but Kelly cannot do everything Beyonce can do vocally. The fact that Beyoncé’s technique is superior to Kelly’s alone, speaks for itself.
@@squarcircle2254 Beyoncé has more vocal techniques under her belt but all three mentioned vocalist have superb technique that allows their voice strengths to shine best. There's no question of their technique here...
@@kingjuicy3023 Phrasing wise, I don't think any of them have a problem even in their upper register. And to give a little credit to Jennifer Hudson she does have the best belts objectively, in terms of support, resonance and sustaining . Which all three do but Jennifer has the edge in that department cause of belting range and having a naturally bigger voice of the three. She also has an okay whistle register but I agree with everything you've said here.
Why the perfect/best vocalist doesn't exist, from a physiological standpoint, is determined based on every vocalist's unique anatomical structure. No vocalist has an anatomical structure that can allow them to near flawlessly replicate all various voice types. The closest example to a near perfect vocalist, an "unconventional" vocalist, would be someone like Rachel Ferrell or Tonex/B. Slade. A perfect vocalist would have an expansive strong range and musicality. Is immensely versatile as versatility shows the lack of limitations that pure technical singers like Barbra Streisand have. Therefore, the ability to replicate all singing styles and vocal techniques. Can do an assortment of deeply technical singing with proficiency and mastery: Immense breath control, expansive musical phrasing, extreme dynamic control, stamina, intricate and fluid agility, vocal texture manipulation (even at the extremes of the voice: whistle register), etc etc.. Essentially I believe a "chameleonic" vocalist is what would fit the category of best. However, the most subjective quality that ends this discussion is the subjectiveness of tone.. Many great singers who are not appreciated by certain people merely because of their tone.. Singers with little to no technical mastery who are regarded as the best simply because of tone..
I agree with you in regards to selecting the best No one is perfect because no human can ever be perfect. There can only be the best. The best is not based on the criteria of tone. Tone is based on individual preference. However, you cannot deny the best just because you don't like the person's tone. The best is the best despite having people who don't like his/her tone or does not like him/her. Period!!!
I'd probably say the most WELL ROUNDED (Strong in all areas) are: Aretha Franklin Lisa Fischer Celine Dion Beyoncé JoJo My FAVORITE vocalists however are Beyoncé Mariah Carey Wendy George Michael Seulgi
Did you just forgot or you doesn't know Whitney Houston? And you just ranked Beyonce better than Mariah ? Nobody can tell who of Mariah or Whitney or Celine is better their talent are all unique , and the fusion of these vocalist could be the perfect singer
@@deyoncew3311 when you say areas in singing , that mean Low note , mid belt , high/upper belt , head voice, tone , clarity , resonance pitch , vibrato , agility , and I don't think these vocalist list are strong in all areas , for example, Mariah (my fav) isn't that strong on head voice as Whitney is , nippy's head voice is just heavenly amazing
Edith Piaf, Kate Bush, Stephanie Mills, Ella Fitzgerald, Loreena McKennitt, Regine Velasquez. Katrina Velarde - just a few of the great singers to check out.
I've been saying a lot of these things for ages. But also there are people, especially fans of the vocal trinity who are just ideologues and you just shouldn't bother having a conversation with them. If you can't admit your favorite has flaws or weak points that's just unreasonable and unrealistic. and when it comes to people saying well " Surely _____ is better because of ____ technique " , uhm . . . technique is based on a theory to begin with and if all you're looking for in music is how great someone's pitch is and where that note is on a keyboard then do you even enjoy music? It can be INTERESTING or IMPRESSIVE, but if that is what you seek out to find out if ___ is better than ____ you don't enjoy music and that's a very boring and dull outlook for unintelligent and immature people. Especially given most of them will STILL debate that Mariah - Whitney and Celine are the greatest singers of all time. Because well, it's untrue. It's NOT a coincidence that all three of these women were EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE WOMEN of their time? It's just not. They were selected not just for their talent, but because they were marketable that's just a fact of the industry. In addition to that, music should be art. You can of course bring technique into art, but technique does not ensure you'll make a masterful painting. Look at Whitney Houston's performance of the national anthem, it's impressive because everything is technique-wise immaculate but it's fucking awful. Cher, who is a far less accomplished VOCALIST mops the floor with her tenfold because Cher understood the assignment when she performed the national anthem Where as Whitney mixed vocal stylings dozens of times creating something that sounded more like a shock value, vocal testing showcase or RU-vid challenge than a PIECE. and the thing is with art . . . technique can obviously be useful but it doesn't ensure you'll make a great piece. When we look at Art MASTERS we remember, they aren't usually ones that showcase what people measured art on in the past saying that hands and eyes or perfect circles were the sign of a true master. In fact we remember those with lacking technique or who stray from it and set trends. So I don't believe Whitney Houston for example( not to shit on her again ) will be remembered by this generation's grandchildren for example. Where as I believe we WILL remember less successful people such as Kate Bush. Whitney Houston brought nothing to music other than being an amazing vocalist for her time, but those come and go. Xtina is already fading for example. Where as Kate Bush pioneered use of the Fairlight CMI, the first earpeice mic was created for her due to her innovative style of performance. We can't look in Indie or Indie-pop music specifically amongst women and not find that 90% of artists in that area are inspired by her or someone heavily influenced by her whether they know it or not. Whitney was simply great at following trends and was a vocal chameleon from decade to decade who could sing anything and it sound good. Singing is more than range, more than pitch, more than technique. Because there are artists out there who insist Mariah - Whitney - Celine are the best even when you show them people who beat them in all these areas. Because they have a preference. I mean look at Dimash, he is guilty of the same RU-vid Challenge singing I mentioned prior. There is a reason why he isn't insanely loved, it's because once the shock and being impressed wears off he doesn't have the musicality nor is he easy to listen to and the Vocal Trinity fans recognize that. They just don't realize they're hypocrites clinging to some vocal elitism that they can't even keep to.
You're right. These talents shouldnt be compared but admired while they coexist and provide extraordinary performances to the world of music. But sill there are some basic skills you need to have to be considerated a good singer. Even tho there isnt a "perfect vocalist" there are many horrible ones lol. I agree that anyone can sing but it doesnt mean anyone who can sing is a true singer. We have many singers who have no notion of music, cant get into the key or rythym and have 0 stage presence. The artists in this video are only great cuz they come from a background that required a lot of dedication from them. Today all you need to have is an autotune. People are getting used to singers who cant barely sing their own songs.
So you asked off course! MORISSETTE ASIAS PHOENIX) she’s been in the business for over a decade. Not fortunate enough to be born in North America, not winning any Singing competition , living in a difficult country that literally everyone knows how sing ( Philippines ) and still has a support from her country men as well as international. 26 years old she’s absolutely vocally demand and the most expensive voice in Asia right now 💯🇨🇦not too mention she’s the best live band vocals on stages performance. And you can find this on her RU-vid channel or in RU-vid. And her bag of talent at least multiple and very deep Each time she perform she’s getting better and better Yaahh. Thank you for asking ✌️
Morissette also Writes and Producer her songs called Morissette Signature EP five songs all written in English) Love You Still, Phoenix, Trophy, Mirror, Will You Stay ..From The Sea )EP Luna , Free , Up And Away and True North. Together with her husband co-written all this track available in all Major Music Platforms
For me and in my opinion the best,the number one,and the one and only is absolutely and undoubtedly King Angel Dimash..And not only like singer/artist,but also like vocalist,performer,and showman..And Dimash is also the most versatile singer in existence and in history..No one can compare and compete with him,and no one can beat and surpass him..Or better,only Dimash can beat and surpass himself..Dimash,his voice,and his music are art of high level and quality..King Angel Dimash forever
@@confused7970 Was going to link you the video I remembered he said that in, but I actually misremembered after going back to check. Sorry about that. Although, he seldom mention any Kpop boy groups, so I don’t think it’s far fetch to believe he doesn’t listen to them often
Aretha Franklin is the Greatest of All Time. And her only peer is Ella Fitzgerald. But you have to make the distinction between great voice and greatness in the Art of singing. It's the combination of Voice, Musicianship and Artistry.
