I would have thought that Tori Amos had a very Kate Bush influenced singing style in the early 90s.

Lily Allen though. That would be someone who I'd say isn't anything like Kate Bush.

You should check out Alex Winston.

Yeah, Choice Notes and Velvet Elvis are wonderful.

Elizabeth Fraser?

This thread's just getting silly.

The brilliant Emiliana Torrini does remind me of Kate at times.

Kate Bush looks just like my cousin, and she has that English/Irish Rose look too.
So I always found it a little weird watching her.

I understood the OP to mean enigmatic female artists rather than artists who actually sounded like Kate.

There were a few girls who sounded a bit like Kate at the time Lene Lovich (Lucky Number) and Toyah (It's a Mystery) come to mind but they may simply have been copying her.

Tell me about it. It's meant to be a bit of fun.

I do like Fiona Apple.

Beth Gibbons (portishead)
Elly Jackson (la roux)
Hope Sandoval (mazzy star)
Roisin Murphy (moloko)
Kelli Ali (sneaker pimps)
Elizabeth Fraser (cocteau twins)
Beth Orton
Jem

Smoke City's Nina Miranda was very much in Kate Bush like style even if it Smoke City,were leaning more over to the Bossa Sound and samba.

Christine And The Queens who are very big in France.

Kosheen in there more early days.

Kate Jane Garside.

Mandalay.

Anja Garbarek.

But Canadian singer Austra is very very much like Kate Bush in everyway.

AKA . Katie Stelmanis

One big similarity between Kate Bush and Lily Allen is they both sing with an English accent (and yet different English accents).

Emilie Simon - particular with her English language album The Big Machine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfC1qFpskyg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0UxdOiH8a8

ahh this takes me back...still don't know how to change thread titles...

Britney Spears! You can see the influence of Kate in her music!