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EDIT Top Five British Female singers of the last 30 years

Henry IrvingHenry Irving
edited July 2011 in Not Sports Related
So where does Amy Winehouse rank among British female singers of the last 30 years?    Who else?  Kirsty McColl, Sade, Adele, Annie Lennox, Joss Stone, Lily Allen, Florence, Susan Boyle?  OK forget the last one but who else?

Not another opportunity to debate Amy's life and death, just a sharing of views on a particular group of artists.
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    BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    Sandy Denny has to be included in there, maybe not quite in the last 30 years but as near as damn it.
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    NorthumberlandAddickNorthumberlandAddick
    Lily Allen? you must be joking. Alison Moyet should be in there.
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    masicatmasicat
    Elkie Brooks would be number 3 behind Amy and Joss Stone. A little wilder and she could have been another Janis Joplin.

    Think she was Billy J Kramers sister?
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    Curb_ItCurb_It
    No for lily from me too.

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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    Not allowing Sandy Denny or Elkie Brooks, good as they were.  Hardy last 30 years.  Otherwise we could just say Dusty and the discussion would be over.

    I like Lily Allen but OK not everyone's favourite.

    Come on, top fives then.  Not had one of those for ages
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    Amos on the wingAmos on the wing
    Lily Allen. Don't think so
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    NorthumberlandAddickNorthumberlandAddick
    Lisa Stansfield
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    BedsaddickBedsaddick
    edited July 2011
    Add Kate Bush & Dido to that list.   They all rank over Amy Winehouse.   Sadly the best thing to happen to Amy's career is her death. Just look what it did for Kurt cobane and Jimmy Hendrix.



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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    edited July 2011
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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    Forgot Duffy
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    LenGloverLenGlover
    edited July 2011

    30 years

    Alison Moyet

    Eva Cassidy (wife's nomination)

    Amy Winehouse

    Kirsty Mc Coll

    Katy Melua (very much a personal rather than universal choice probably)

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    Six-a-bag-of-nutsSix-a-bag-of-nuts
    Can any of  that lot actually sing apart from Winehouse and Sade?
    I like Kirsty MacColl. 
    But not that much
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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    Thanks for the top five Len but tell her indoors that Cassidy was American
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    NorthumberlandAddickNorthumberlandAddick
    And Katie Melua is Georgian
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    LenGloverLenGlover
    Thanks for the top five Len but tell her indoors that Cassidy was American


    My fault as I said top 5 female singers to her!

    She says stick Adele in for Eva instead!

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    LenGloverLenGlover
    And Katie Melua is Georgian
    I think I'll gracefully bow out of this thread......
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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    And Katie Melua is Georgian
    I think I'll gracefully bow out of this thread......
    According to Wiki she moved to Britian when she was 8 so I think she counts
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    AFKABartramAFKABartram
    No mention of Annie Lennox yet. Superb emotional talent.
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    Friend Or DefoeFriend Or Defoe
    Why was Susan Boyle crossed out?!

    Death has increased some artist's legacy but Hendrix would've been highly regarded how ever long he lived for. Maybe not the best technically but highly influential.
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    BedsaddickBedsaddick
    Beds, please edit that.  I did ask that it didn't go over that ground again.

    Thanks
     You asked "where does Amy Winehouse rank among British female singers of the last 30 years ?"  so i gave you my answer and that her death will do her no harm as regards the way we look at her career as it did with Cobane and Hendrix . If you think that's out of order ( and i cant see why you would) and you want to edit my post ' Knock yourself out. 
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    shirty5shirty5

    Bush, Marling, Winehouse, Adkins and Wener

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    BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds
    Wot no votes for Robert Plant?
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    Henry IrvingHenry Irving

    Bush, Marling, Winehouse, Adkins and Wener

    Who are the last two S.?
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    McBobbinMcBobbin
    Dusty springfield anyone?
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    shirty5shirty5

    Bush, Marling, Winehouse, Adkins and Wener

    Who are the last two S.?
    Adele Adkins. I'm going to replace Louise Wener with Polly Jean Harvey.
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    spiritof1947spiritof1947

    Kate Bush

    Charlotte Church (classical version not pop version)

    Georgia Train (not very well known in the UK but semi-famous in the States)

    The Webb Sisters (even though they're Gillingham fans)

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    stilladdictedstilladdicted
    edited July 2011

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    BlackForestRedsBlackForestReds

    Diana Krall goes into my list.


    i think she''s Canadian, although married to a Brit (Declan McManus).
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    LincsaddickLincsaddick
    in no particular order of preference: Charlotte Church, Sade, Polly Harvey, Annie Lennox and Gabrielle .. voice AND record production
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    bucksheebuckshee
    Jentina 

    Lady Sovereign

    Betty Boo

    The bird from "fuzzbox"

    Lindy Layton from beats international
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