EDIT Top Five British Female singers of the last 30 years

Henry Irving

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.

BlackForestReds

Sandy Denny has to be included in there, maybe not quite in the last 30 years but as near as damn it.

NorthumberlandAddick

Lily Allen? you must be joking. Alison Moyet should be in there.

masicat

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?

Curb_It

No for lily from me too.

Henry 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

Amos on the wing

Lily Allen. Don't think so

NorthumberlandAddick

Lisa Stansfield

Bedsaddick

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.

Henry Irving

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Henry Irving

Forgot Duffy

LenGlover

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)

Six-a-bag-of-nuts

Can any of  that lot actually sing apart from Winehouse and Sade?

I like Kirsty MacColl. 

But not that much

Henry Irving

Thanks for the top five Len but tell her indoors that Cassidy was American

NorthumberlandAddick

And Katie Melua is Georgian

LenGlover

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!

LenGlover

And Katie Melua is Georgian

I think I'll gracefully bow out of this thread......

Henry 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

AFKABartram

No mention of Annie Lennox yet. Superb emotional talent.

Friend 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.

Bedsaddick

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. 

shirty5

Bush, Marling, Winehouse, Adkins and Wener

BlackForestReds

Wot no votes for Robert Plant?

Henry Irving

Bush, Marling, Winehouse, Adkins and Wener

Who are the last two S.?

McBobbin

Dusty springfield anyone?

shirty5

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.

stilladdicted

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BlackForestReds

Diana Krall goes into my list.

i think she''s Canadian, although married to a Brit (Declan McManus).

Lincsaddick

in no particular order of preference: Charlotte Church, Sade, Polly Harvey, Annie Lennox and Gabrielle .. voice AND record production

buckshee

Jentina 

Lady Sovereign

Betty Boo

The bird from "fuzzbox"

Lindy Layton from beats international

Lincsaddick

Jentina 

Lady Sovereign

Betty Boo

The bird from "fuzzbox"

Lindy Layton from beats international

you know what? .. I have never heard of any of them