...when they transcend generations, especially more than one decade - Kylie Minogue, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Sting, George Michael, Elton john and the list goes on
The sign of a GREAT singer is...
I think that's true but I would be more inclined to list singers that have transcended their own mortality as well as generations.
ie. Sinatra, Fitzgerald, Torme, Presley and Gaye, these people were tremendously talented and are still widely appreciated for their talent years after their deaths.
ie. Sinatra, Fitzgerald, Torme, Presley and Gaye, these people were tremendously talented and are still widely appreciated for their talent years after their deaths.
....When everything they write themselves sounds like a hit record, even when it never gets released from the album....
Vanessa Amorosi, Dionne Brown, Dead Blonde Girlfriend, Madson Guile, Tally Nuffield, Kate Walsh.
Vanessa Amorosi, Dionne Brown, Dead Blonde Girlfriend, Madson Guile, Tally Nuffield, Kate Walsh.
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....When everything they write themselves sounds like a hit record, even when it never gets released from the album....
Vanessa Amorosi, Dionne Brown, Dead Blonde Girlfriend, Madson Guile, Tally Nuffield, Kate Walsh. ”
“Originally posted by TaniaJaye
....When everything they write themselves sounds like a hit record, even when it never gets released from the album....
Vanessa Amorosi, Dionne Brown, Dead Blonde Girlfriend, Madson Guile, Tally Nuffield, Kate Walsh. ”
Sorry Tania but I've never heard of any of them!
A great singer really moves you - you get emotionally involved with the song. And they sing in tune
A truly great singer should sound even better live than they do recorded. Being in tune deos also help
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...when they transcend generations, especially more than one decade - Kylie Minogue, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Sting, George Michael, Elton john and the list goes on ”
“Originally posted by gunneruk
...when they transcend generations, especially more than one decade - Kylie Minogue, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Sting, George Michael, Elton john and the list goes on ”
doesnt make them great singers - just popular.
(not saying theyre not all great though - elton and george are great)
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doesnt make them great singers - just popular.
(not saying theyre not all great though - elton and george are great) ”
“Originally posted by ker
doesnt make them great singers - just popular.
(not saying theyre not all great though - elton and george are great) ”
To be a popular singer, i think you have to be a great singer
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that they can actually sing, and a really talented singer can write their own songs as well ”
“Originally posted by ninz39
that they can actually sing, and a really talented singer can write their own songs as well ”
...so I guess Elvis, Athetha Franklin and Dusty Springfield aren't really talented singers cos they can't wrote a note. Someone like Gary Barlow can write and sing but does that make his more talented than Elvis???
I think great singers are ones who can interprete a song to make it unique and fresh and can express real emotion through a recording.
Great ARTISTS are those whose can write and sing. Usually great artists are better at writing that singing i.e. Paul McCartney, Etlon John, Bob Dylan...etc
When they can take somebody else's song and make it their own. e.g. I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston. Some people don't even know that it was Dolly Parton's song first
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When they can take somebody else's song and make it their own. e.g. I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston. Some people don't even know that it was Dolly Parton's song first ”
“Originally posted by lordoftheflies
When they can take somebody else's song and make it their own. e.g. I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston. Some people don't even know that it was Dolly Parton's song first ”
Me, for example. A phrase to do with learn, new and day springs to mind
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To be a popular singer, i think you have to be a great singer ”
“Originally posted by gunneruk
To be a popular singer, i think you have to be a great singer ”
not true - look at the spice girls - they were VERY popular, but u could never argue they were great singers.
The sign of a great singer is just this: Great singing.
All the people you listed are great stars but Kylie is not even a particularly good singer let alone great and Madonna isn't great either. Sting, well I'd say he was a better songwriter than singer and the same goes for the loathesome Elton John (even though I can't stand him).
Aretha and Marvin are still the greatest but from the current crop I have to hand it to Christina Aguilera and I'm starting to warm to Justin Timberlake.
Punk rock!
All the people you listed are great stars but Kylie is not even a particularly good singer let alone great and Madonna isn't great either. Sting, well I'd say he was a better songwriter than singer and the same goes for the loathesome Elton John (even though I can't stand him).
Aretha and Marvin are still the greatest but from the current crop I have to hand it to Christina Aguilera and I'm starting to warm to Justin Timberlake.
Punk rock!
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not true - look at the spice girls - they were VERY popular, but u could never argue they were great singers. ”
“Originally posted by ker
not true - look at the spice girls - they were VERY popular, but u could never argue they were great singers. ”
i think it's all about how you define 'great singer' to some people it will be high notes, to some people it will be low notes, some people don't like pop singers because they can be bland, some people don't like r'n'b because it can go over the top.
I think people bought into the Spice Girls because of their energy and their message and to them that made them great singers
