Most Talented Female Singers 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.

In some ways Jackie Evancho has blessed the wrong century. With a generation that thinks rap is music and beatboxing is singing, Jackie's out of this world voice and musical talent is light-years above and beyond the comprehension of today's popular musical interests.

I was at a recent concert of Jackie's in 2016. There was a much younger mix of people in her audience than there used to be. Quite a few teenagers. I did notice one group that looked like they had been dragged there by their parents and for the first few songs they appeared disinterested in Jackie's songs. Then Jackie sang Taylor Swift's "Safe and Sound" and Sam Smith's "Writings On the Wall", both award winning songs by them. These teens immediately perked up and began talking among themselves. Their applause was more genuine and louder. They realized she wasn't the just the little opera singer they had believed her to be. She crushed those songs and these kids knew it. Ariana may be a good singer but Jackie Evancho can sing more types of music than her and do it better. Everyone will see when she gets some more original songs out there and more publicity how good she really is.

Despite her age, Jackie Evancho is one of the hardest working entertainers performing in concerts around the world. In just five short years in the entertainment industry, she has completed 5 albums, done T.V. specials, performed for National holiday celebrations, represented this country for foreign dignitaries, and done numerous spots for humanitarian and animal protection public service announcements. She has stage presence beyond her years and vocal abilities that are just beginning to demonstrate how exceptional she is. Other female entertainers should judge her on her vocal talent, not her age. Now that she is a teenager, the challenges for her to fit in, in a largely adult industry, will start to wain. She may hold this spot at number 1 for a long time. She has worked very hard to get here. She is unique and in a class all her own.

Some here have questioned why she is not as big a star as many others on this list, if she's so good. Popular success is not just about talent or ability, and sometimes is completely unrelated. I don't believe in hanging out on these boards just to trash people, but give an objective listen to Jackie and then a huge star like Taylor Swift or Celine Dion, and you realize how thin and incomplete their voices are by comparison to hers. She doesn't do conventional pop, she doesn't twerk or hang out with trashy people, she is too young to have had embarrassing things happen to her for the media to feed on, and her family have actually limited her exposure. Listen to her sing "Your Love" and you will never be the same.

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.

She is destined to become a top model, or an actress perhaps - but more than all else, she is certain to become the top vocalist and stage performer of the 21st century.

It's amazing how Chithra can go from low to a high note with what appears much effort. But I do see the extension on her voice to express emotion, how she pushes the note to get every drop of emotion as she can as..

She is also beautiful and creative. She is very hard working which can be seen as she has sung in so many different languages and also gained respect from people who know the language.. She is the most praised singer for today and there is no doubt she is versatile. She is a living legend.

3 Ariana Grande Ariana Grande-Butera (born June 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her four-octave vocal range has received critical acclaim, and her personal life has been the subject of widespread media attention. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including two Grammy ...read more.

Ariana is undoubtedly the most talented female singer of the 21st Century. She is the only one who can compete with all time greats such as Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera.

I love Ariana! Jackie Envancho SUCKS! Get Jackie off of this list she doesn't belong here!

Not only does she sound like an angel, she is an angel. #Perfect

Come onn...
how can she be better than taylor swift or katy perry or adele?
she is not even better than selena gomez

4 Nicole Scherzinger Nicole Scherzinger, born Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente on June 29, 1978, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She first rose to fame as the lead singer of the pop/r&b group The Pussycat Dolls.
5 Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Kate Hudson is an American singer, actress and spokesperson. She rose to fame in 2004 as a finalist on the third season of American Idol, coming in seventh place.
6 Leona Lewis Leona Louise Lewis is a British singer, songwriter and animal welfare campaigner. She was born and raised in the London Borough of Islington, London, England where she attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology.
7 Jessie J Jessica Ellen Cornish, better known by her stage name Jessie J, is an English singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, she began her career on stage, aged 11, with a role in the West End musical Whistle Down the Wind.
8 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.
9 Annelies
10 Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American singer, songwriter and children's book author. She rose to fame in 2002 after winning the inaugural season of the television series American Idol, which earned her a record deal with RCA Records. Clarkson's debut single, "A Moment Like This", topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and became the country's best-selling single of 2002. It was followed by the release of her debut album, Thankful (2003), which debuted atop the US Billboard 200. Trying to reinvent her image, Clarkson decided to part ways with Idol management and her second album, Breakaway (2004), featured a pop rock sound. It sold over 12 million copies worldwide and earned Clarkson two Grammy ...read more.

She won 3 Grammys, has sold 23 million albums world wide, has had 11 INTERNATIONAL singles and is the first and most successful American Idol!

Vocal perfection + awesome personality.

The Contenders
11 JoJo
12 Amelia Lily
13 Kelly Rowland Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is a Grammy Award winning American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality.
14 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.

Is it necessary to "heat" one person in order to like another? I feel sorry for you. But at least learn to spell. By the way, Katy's pretty good but she needs too much technical enhancement to rank this high on the list.

There were several times when she was singing on the radio and we heard the song.

I heat Jackie Evan Cho I didn't even know who she was katy is the best

Very good singer as long as the auto-tune equipment is working.

15 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 11 Grammy Awards.

She developed an interest in country music when she was around nine years old. After watching a documentary about Faith Hill, Swift felt inspired to go to Nashville to begin a country music career. Subsequently,... read more

Worst overrated singer and 8 percent voted for her heeeloo 8percent voted for katy too and she has ZERO variety of songs and heard her with no autotune and her concerts are lovely as she LIPSYINCS.

Every one would love her different love and breakup songs

Bad role model and awful voice

16 Amanda Mair
17 Tori Kelly Victoria Loren "Tori" Kelly is an American singer, songwriter and record producer who slowly gained recognition after starting to post videos on YouTube at the age of 14. When she was 16, Kelly auditioned for the singing competition television series American Idol.
18 Beyoncé 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.

Should not even be on this list, since she is not really a singer or musician at all, but is just a very pretty dancer, who has a moderate amount of singing ability.

Who can forget about Queen Bey?

19 Florence Welch Florence Leontine Mary Welch is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. She is best known as the lead vocalist of the indie rock band Florence + the Machine.

The best female singer of the century!

20 Sarah Brightman Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, musician, songwriter, conductor, and dancer.
21 Nelly Furtado Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold 20 million albums worldwide and more than 20 million singles, bringing her total sales to over 40 million records around the world.
22 Angelina Jordan
23 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 ...read more.

She deserves more

Adele should be #1!

24 Miley Cyrus Miley Ray Hemsworth (born Destiny Hope Cyrus), known as Miley Cyrus, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was born on November 23, 1992, in Franklin, Tennessee, to Tish Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus. Her voice type is Mezzo-Soprano and has 4 octaves. She became a teen idol starring as the character Miley Stewart in the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana in 2006. After that Miley had numerous worldwide hits, such as ''Party in the USA'', '' We Can’t Stop'', and ''Wrecking Ball''. On December 23, 2018 she got married to Australian actor Liam Hemsworth, but they divorced shortly after.

I'm pleasantly surprised to mostly find comments praising her on this list. I just want to add that Miley has also sung a considerable range of different musical styles and has covered many classics even if I don't think it has always gone well I still think it further shows how she deserves to be on this list and arguably fairly high.

You can hate her, but there's no denying that she's talented. She is a great vocalist, an amazing songwriter, can play multiple instruments, can dance, can act, can rap and produces her songs. Is there anything she can't do?

I live for her voice

Amazing vocals.

25 Demi Lovato Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series Barney & Friends as a child, she received her breakthrough role as Mitchie Torres in the Disney Channel television film Camp Rock and its sequel Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam.

I mean she can actually sing unlike freaky Nicki

Underrated vocal beast.

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