Best Female Music Artists of the 21st Century

The Top Ten
1 Jackie Evancho Jacqueline Marie "Jackie" Evancho is an American classical crossover singer who gained wide recognition at an early age. Since 2009, she has issued an EP and eight albums, including a platinum and gold album, and three Billboard 200 top 10 debuts. Evancho's latest album 'The Debut', was her eighth consecutive ...read more.

There is only one Jackie... Nobody else is equivalent, or even close to her within the sphere of artistry that she performs - and she is only 3 months away from 14 years old. Jackie Evancho will define classical singing in the 21st century, to the same extant that Maria Callas defined her genre in the 20th century, and to the same extent that Jenny Lind defined the 19th century.

The best voice I have ever heard. Jackies' singing reaches into your soul and touches your heart. She will be one of the best if not the best artist of the 21th century

From the days of AGT until now, here performance and style remains constant, Jackie always satisfies the senses and leave wonderful memories to those in attendance.

Jackie is the most up and coming female voice to come along in 30 years, maybe a life time.

2 K. S. Chithra Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra, often credited as K. S. Chithra or simply Chithra, is an Indian playback singer from Kerala. Chithra also sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music.

Chithra is certain to become the top vocalist and stage performer of the 21st century.

She came from Kerala and had the humble beginnings that make her the great artist she is.

The most beautiful voice in the world. Already.

3 Lana Del Rey Lana Del Rey is a California based singer, songwriter, and model who currently resides in Malibu, California. She was born under the name Elizabeth Woolridge Grant to entrepreneur Robert England Jr. and Patricia Ann Hill in rural Lake Placid, New York on June 21, 1985. She has two siblings, Chuck and Charlie. She attended a catholic elementary school and was sent to a boarding school at age 15 to deal with her alcohol abuse. After high school she lived with her aunt and uncle in New Jersey for a year where her uncle taught her how to play guitar and performed in various nightclubs under the pseudonyms Lizzy Grant, Sparkle Jumprope Queen, and May Jailer. She later attended Fordham University ...read more.

Her songs are really something different. It's a good alternative to all the bad music going around this day and best even is that she doesn't have to dress like a slut, to have the attention she deserves, neither does she need to trash talk about other singers like for instance lorde, giving interviews saying other peoples music are irrelevant.

Keep it that way Lana.

Oops, getting sued for plagiarism by Radiohead.

4 Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, professionally known by her stage name Katy Perry, was born on October 25, 1984 in Santa Barbara, California. She is a singer, songwriter, actress and an ambassador on one of the most popular companies of now, UNICEF.

She is also is one of the best-selling artists of all time. She won 4 Guinness World Records, 5 MTV Awards, 5 American Music Awards, 16'ASCAP Pop Music Awards, 5 Billboard Music Awards, 14 People's Choice, 1 Juno Award, 2 Myx Music Awards, 3 NRJ Awards, 6 Teen Choice and a Brit Award. ...read more.

She is amazing she is my life

5 Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty is a Barbadian-American pop singer. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, she first entered the music industry by recording demo tapes under the direction of record producer Evan Rogers in 2003. She ultimately signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning ...read more.

Is this a joke? Why is Rihanna lower than Jackie Evancho and boring Lana Dely Rey. She has sold more records. Has the most number one hits of ANY artists. And her new ANTI album has over 2.2 billion streams. She is the QUEEN of Pop in this era. Who is Lana Del Ray and Jackie queen of? Exactly. so get Rihanna to number 1!

She ss a great singer of our era..

6 Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.

On the start of her career, she performed at an event called the Lollapalooza Festival during 2007 whereby a record label company Interscope found her due to her performance being “amusing” to watch. Since Interscope found her, she was a mastermind behind her songs with a team of producers namely Rob Fusari and RedOne. Most of her songs were deep unreleased cuts, due to her having more than 30 songs and 17 were picked. ...read more.
7 Aria Tesolin
8 Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is a Colombian-Spanish singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, choreographer, and model.

Shakira is a global icon.

9 Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears, born on December 2, 1981, is an American former singer and actress. She was born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana. As a child, she performed acting roles in stage productions and television shows, such as "The Mickey Mouse Club," before signing with Jive Records in 1997... read more
10 Beyonce Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, is an American singer and actress, who started out in the popular pop/r&b girl group Destiny's Child. They had multiple top 5 hits such as "No, No, No", "Say My Name", "Bills, Bills, Bills", "Survivor", "Independent Women", "Bootylicious", and "Jumpin', Jumpin" from ...read more.
The Contenders
11 Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (born 5 May 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. Graduating from the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in 2006, Adele was given a recording contract by XL Recordings after a friend posted her demo on Myspace the same year. She is best known with her international hit singles like Rolling in the Deep, Someone Like You, Hello, Easy On Me and the success of her second, third and fourth studio album which is 21, 25 and 30.

Brilliant voice with brilliant words with awesome music. She moves me and I think she will be remembered as one of the greatests.

12 Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. Swift is best known for writing personal songs and has won 13 Grammy Awards... read more

She is a true artist. She actually writes her music while Katy Perry hires people to do that for her.

How is Taylor Swift 18th? She's the most successful singer on this list!

She is the best singer I have ever listen to

13 Christina Aguilera Christina María Aguilera is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known for songs such as "Beautiful", "Genie In A Bottle", "Fighter", "Hurt", "Dirrty", "Your Body", "Lady Marmalade", "Reflection", "I Turn To You", "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" "What A Girl Wants", and ...read more.
14 Avril Lavigne Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian–French singer-songwriter and actress. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more than $2 million.

Ok, so WHAT THE HELL is she doing in 12th place.come on,can anybody sing
I'm With You better than her? She has one of the widest vocal range of all time.

15 P!nk Alecia Beth Moore known professionally as P!NK, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress.
16 Amy Lee Amy Lynn Hartzler, known professionally as Amy Lee, is an American singer-songwriter, classically trained pianist and composer. She is also the lead singer to the Arkansas band Evanescence.

Don't need to explain her music will speak for herself and the band

17 Nicki Minaj Onika Tanya Maraj, known professionally as Nicki Minaj (born December 8, 1982) is a Trinidadian/American rapper / pop music artist. Minaj is most known for her songs such as "Anaconda", "Super Bass", "Starships" and her feature on "Bang Bang". Despite her controversial songs, Brent Staples from "The New York Times" claimed her to be 'the most influential female rapper of all time', presumably distinctive for her fast flow and her use of alter egos with Cockney accent. She has endorsed Adidas, MAC Cosmetics and Pepsi. Minaj has received ten Grammy-nominations throughout her career, and has won multiple awards including the Billboard's Women in Music 2011 Rising Star award.

Starting out as a Hip Hop act 2007 with Hip Hop mega group YMCMB, Nicki Minaj climbed her way to stardom in the hip-hop by becoming a popular feature artist for many artist including Lil Wayne, Ludacris, Trey Songz, and Rihanna. In 2010 Nicki Minaj released her debut album Pink Friday. The album produced the hit singles Your Love, Check It Out, Moment For Life, Romans Revenge, Fly, And The Top Ten Single Super Bass. Pink Friday Charted at Number 1 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart. Skyrocketing Minaj into Worldwide Stardome, Soon after her release and mega stardome Minaj recieved a lot of publicity for her outragous outfits and performances making the "Superbass" singer/rapper even more of a Hip Hop master mind and a up and coming pop star. Recieving many endorements given her now mega star status Nicki Minaj quickly became a face of pop culture. Riding high on this status still in 2012 Minaj released her sophomore album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. Her sophomore album produced the hit ...more

18 Cheryl Cole Cheryl Ann Tweedy (formerly Cheryl Cole, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini) known as Cheryl is an English singer, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame in late 2002 as a member of girl group Girls Aloud on ITV's Popstars: The Rivals, and stayed with the group until they split up in 2013.

Amazing singer.

19 Zendaya Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman is an American actress, singer and producer. She began her career as a child model and backup dancer, before gaining prominence for her role as Rocky Blue on the Disney Channel sitcom Shake It Up. Her film roles include supporting parts in the musical drama The Greatest Showman (2017) and the superhero film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and its sequel, Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019).

She is the most unique and original under the age of 20.

20 Fergie Stacy Ann "Fergie" Ferguson is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer, television host, and actress.
21 Emeli Sande
22 Hayley Williams Hayley Nichole Williams is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She is best known as the lead vocalist, occasional keyboardist and primary songwriter of the American rock band Paramore. In 2020 she started a solo career.

Rihanna and Lady Gaga above Hayley Williams? Bah, rubbish. Hayley has proven that she's a wild rockstar but still has a beautiful singing voice. Paramore 4EVA!

23 Kesha Kesha Rose Sebert (formerly known as Ke$ha) was born on March 1st, 1987 in Los Angeles, United States. She is best known for her hits like Timber, Tik Tok, and We R Who We R. Kesha is an animal rights activist and she works for H.S.I. (Humane Society International). Kesha also stands up for L.G.B.T. rights in America
24 Natasha Bedingfield Natasha Anne Bedingfield is an English singer and songwriter. Bedingfield released her debut album, Unwritten, in 2004, which contained primarily up-tempo pop songs and was influenced by R&B music.
25 Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lynn Lopez, also known as J. Lo, is an American singer, actress, dancer, fashion designer, author and producer.
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