Hope this hasn't been done recently, have done a search, honest, but can't see any trace!

Mine, in no particular order:

1) Phil Collins
2) Michael Bolton
3) Elton John

MR ATKINS, MR ATKINS, MR ATKINS!

"Que?"

Physics teacher at my school.

To date, he had the best voice that I've ever heard live... and he could play guitar a bit too.

I want his voice *jealous*

now- Justin Timberlake (whilst he's on a break from that group)
80's - Michael Jackson
George Michael - anytime

80's - jacko, madonna, belinda carlisle

90's - kylie

00's - robbie

Cant narrow it down to 3 so I'm offering 5

In no particular order

Marvin Gaye
Otis Redding
Donny Hathaway
Al Green
Stevie Wonder

Current favourite solo artist has for to be Mr JT though. Who'd have believed it 6 months ago. The boys done good.

Apart from JT. Who is a great pop artist, but not exactly brilliant to the levels of those guys above... I could hug you... What a great line up of brilliant artists.

I know JT is a passing fad but the others have been my favourite singers for many years. There are others I could name but the list would go on forever.

I'm be happy to take the hugs though

Michael jackson
madonna
stevie wonder

Just asked my other half this one and hes come up with

1. Paul Weller
2. Marvin Gaye
3. Otis Redding

Well he's got taste in music...........................


Weller has been booted by indepentente

He's loved Weller since he was at school and must have seen him everytime he tours. He even went to see The Jam when he was 16!!!.

Wish I'd never have asked though cos I've just had a 20 minute monologue about what Weller has meant to him over the years.

Btw, has anyone seen the Ribena advert with 'You're The Best Thing'as the music?

awww........ is he bloody selling out again?............

1 Madonna
2 Gerger Michae
3 M Jakson

Are the Best of Best

Who are you, Patrick Bateman?

On the strength of live performances:

1. Morrissey; It was how I imagined all concerts to be, the crowd went wild and undulated in unison, the stage was stormed and Morrissey looked like a giant lording it over all. Basicaly like all the cool music video concerts you've ever seen.

2. Billy Bragg; He engages the crowd like no other performer I've ever seen.

3. Julian Cope; Like Billy but more abstract.

I have very little solo artist stuff in my record collection, seems I much prefer groups, so I chose these on the basis that when I first saw them in concert I felt a like a part of something rather than just a spectator which happens to often in my opinion.

Sinead Quinn
Ainslie Henderson
Malachi Cush

Cough! I suppose Ainselie is okay!

But based on pure music and attitude it would have to be=

(1) Madonna.......Nuff said
(2) Kylie..............I just love her
(3) Justin something Lake.................Never thought much of him when he was in that boy band, but he is actaully quite a good artist!

But still i have it up to here with all these manufactured pop things taking over our charts

All the above are pop and manufactured, although Madonna's manufactured her own image more than any record company could. That's not to say they are bad, I like a couple of Madonna and Kylie tracks.


Seriously, are you two trying to out ironic each other.

Yes i know Kylie and Justin are manufactured to a degree, but now they are in charge of their career and Kylie has deffo cleaned her manufactured image away.........Madonna is just the best sorry but i love her.

My top 3 at the moment are:

Justin Timberlake - of course (what an album!)
R. Kelly
50 Cent

I knew Justin was gonna be big about 10 months ago when Pharrell from the Neptunes said that the stuff he did with Justin was some of the best stuff he'd ever done. And that has to be good!

No,Im serious These are my fav contempary solo artists.

not of all time, obviously!.

I dont mind manufactured if I like the sound. Most artists these days are manufactured to one degree or another anyway.

I like the direction Girls Aloud have taken for eg. rather than the predictable R&b route, theyve gone for a rockier sound, which I like. anyway Im a sucker for Duane Eddie guitar riffs!.

Madonna
Kylie
George Michael

Macy Gray
Mary J Blige
Usher or Seal (I'm torn between them)

Michael Jackson
Stevie Wonder
Madonna