Beyonce is the greatest performer of all time

First of all, in your defintion, you defined performer as "someone who can portray a role or demonstrate a skill before an audience". This defintion really opens up the debate, because we're not just talking about singing now, are we? I would like you to clarify skill, because if it means literally any skill, then we'd be talking about acrobatics, tightrope walking, standing on your head and eating ice cream, anything. nobody has displayed the ability to perform a full out dance number while hitting e5,c5,ebf: Wrong. Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilara, Delta Goodrem and countless opera singers can (and have) all achieve(d) this. So are they also the greatest performers of all time, just because they can hit e5, c5 and ebf while dancing? This argument is clearly invalid. And capital letters would be nice too. beyonce's vocal ability and stamina versatility makes her the "Best Performer": This argument is incredibly opinionated. Many people don't like Beyonce's voice. Also, loads of singers have matched and passed Beyonce's level of vocal ability and stamina. To win this debate, you basically have to prove that Beyonce is better than every performer of all time, which she isn't. using the aid of costumes and props is needed when you alone cannot sustain a performance: I doubt that Michael Jackson would be remembered the way he's remembered today if he could not sustain a performance. Besides, costumes and lights don't change your voice, or make you dance any better. If Michael Jackson could not sing or dance, then people won't come to his performances, no matter what clothes he wears. Anyway, why are you so focused on saying why Michael Jackson is no good, when you should be arguing that Beyonce is the greatest? also the dvd was a number 1 selling performance dvd by the way: Wrong. Again. On all the lists of "best selling concert dvd's, not one even mentioned Beyonce. They all included the greats, like Queen, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift, and funnily enough, Michael Jackson was on there (so he obviously can sustain a performance). beyonce continuously performs throughout her entire segment without stopping while ing at the top of her range with ease beyonce can belt out a beautiful slow song as transition into a dance song with ease and grace: There are many singers who can match and go further than what Beyonce can do. So what makes Beyonce so much better and more unique than the other pop stars who can easily match Beyonce? Nothing. Beyonce is just another pop singer. elvis needed gimmick at costumes to make an enjoyable performance: Have you even seen one of Elvis's performances? ! He is a music legend. He did not need costumes and lights. If he truly needed costumes, then he wouldn't be half as famous as he is today. His costumes added to the entertainment value of his performances! Michael Jackson lip sang most of his performances: Yes this is true, but Beyonce even admitted to lip syncing the National Anthem on US Inauguration Day. Also Michael J didn't lip sync the performances he could not sustain, but the ones which were so enertaining and energetic he could not possibly sing over. Also, in all of your arguments, you simply compared Beyonce to a mere few musicians without giving any factual evidence that Beyonce is the better performer. What makes Beyonce so much better than all the other singers who only need their "raw talent"? Beyonce can't even play an instrument, or write her own songs! Furthermore, Beyonce's songs (which she doesn't even write herself), are no better than any other pop music you hear on the radio. What's so special about a young adult running around the stage going "all the single ladies, all the single ladies"? It's no different to any other repetitive pop song. Beyonce just isn't the greatest pop singer of all time.