Query: female rock singers

Relevant passages:
Abra Moore <=SEP=> Abra Moore (born June 8, 1969 in San Diego, California) is a folk-styled rock singer-songwriter. Her 1997 album Strangest Places included the hit "Four Leaf Clover", which received airplay in Midwest U.S. radio markets and VH1 and MTV2 rotation, and charted on the Billboard Hot 100.

Adrianne León <=SEP=> Adrianna Therese León (born March 15, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter, chef, personal fitness trainer, model and actress. She is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band Caught Crimson. León began writing songs for the soap opera General Hospital.

Aimee Mann <=SEP=> Aimee Mann (born September 8, 1960) is an American rock singer, singer-songwriter, bassist and guitarist.  She was the bassist and a vocalist for the band 'Til Tuesday during the 1980s and since then she has primarily released albums and performed as a solo musician.

Aja Kim <=SEP=> Aja Kim is an American singer and songwriter.

Alanis Morissette <=SEP=> Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American alternative rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards. Morissette began her career in Canada, and as a teenager recorded two dance-pop albums, Alanis (1991) and Now Is the Time (1992), under MCA Records Canada. Her first international album was the rock-influenced Jagged Little Pill, released in 1995.

Alanna Clarke <=SEP=> Alanna Clarke is a Canadian singer/songwriter, guitarist, and piano player based in Cochrane, Alberta. She won the Calgary Breakfast Television Spotlight. Clarke was winner of the Toast 'n Jam Battle of the Bands 2007 held at Canada Olympic Park. She also won the Don Weldon Award for most promising performer at the Calgary Stampede Talent Search in 2008. In the Cochrane Youth Talent Festival she won two years in row.  Her first demo CD, titled Kissing Booth, was released in 2006.

Alannah Myles <=SEP=> Alannah Myles (born December 25, 1958) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and the daughter of Canadian broadcast pioneer William Douglas Byles (1914–1988), who was inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' Hall of Fame in 1997.She changed her surname to Myles at age 19 after deciding to pursue a career in entertainment.

Alexa Wilkinson <=SEP=> Alexa Wilkinson is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and trumpet player with two albums to her name: 2007's Lullaby Appetite, partly co-written by Josh Kelley, and Lions, released in 2008.  She has toured with a number of indie musicians, including Josh Kelley, Todd Carey, Jonathan Clay, Keaton Simons and Kate Voegele,.  Alexa Wilkinson's song, 'Miles Away' was featured on MTV's The Hills.

Alicja Trout <=SEP=> Alicja Trout is a Memphis-based American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and artist.She is best known for her work with the synth-heavy Lost Sounds, which she started with Jay Reatard. Her current band, the River City Tanlines, were named an essential Memphis band by Spin Magazine in December 2007.Trout also owns and operates Contaminated Records, her own independent record label. In 2009 she was featured on the MTV show $5 Cover.

Alis Lesley <=SEP=> Alis Lesley (born Alice Lesley, April 20, 1938)  is an American former rockabilly singer, once billed as "the female Elvis Presley."Lesley was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States.  Her family later moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where she attended Phoenix Junior College.  She majored in television and radio, and began singing rockabilly while a student.  She was discovered by Kathryn Godfrey, a popular Phoenix television personality and the sister of Arthur Godfrey.  With Ms.

Alison Mosshart <=SEP=> Alison Nicole Mosshart (born November 23, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, artist, and occasional model best known as the lead vocalist for the indie rock band The Kills and blues rock band The Dead Weather. She started her musical career in 1995 with the Florida punk rock band Discount which disbanded in 2000.

All-female band <=SEP=> An all-female band is a musical group exclusively composed of female musicians. This is distinct from a girl group, in which the female members are solely vocalists, though this terminology is not universally followed.

Amaia Montero <=SEP=> Amaia Montero Saldías (born August 26, 1976), also known as the original vocalist of the Basque-Spanish pop-band La Oreja de Van Gogh between 1996 and 2007, is a singer/songwriter from Basque Country, Spain, who has sung in a variety of languages, including Basque, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, French and English among others.Amaia was the lead member and singer in the first four and most successful studio albums of "La Oreja de Van Gogh", such albums were, Dile al sol (1998), El viaje de Copperpot (2000), Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida (2003) and Guapa (2006). @en <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaia_Montero?oldid=663285737> .
<http://dbpedia.org/resource/Perry_Owens> <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#comment> Commodore Perry Owens (July 29, 1852 - May 10, 1919) was an American-born lawman and gunfighter of the Old West. One of his many exploits was the Owens-Blevins Shootout in Arizona Territory during the Pleasant Valley War.

Amanda Overmyer <=SEP=> Amanda Lindsay Overmyer (born October 26, 1984) is an American rock singer-songwriter from Camden, Indiana  who was the eleventh place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. Following her run on Idol, Overmyer released her debut album Solidify on December 10, 2008 and is currently working on her second album with her band.

Amber (singer) <=SEP=> Marie-Claire "Amber" Cremers (born September 17, 1969) is a Dutch-born German singer, songwriter, label owner and executive producer.  She is best known for her hits "This Is Your Night", "If You Could Read My Mind", and "Sexual (Li Da Di)".

Amie Miriello <=SEP=> Amie Miriello is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. She was the lead singer of the rock band Dirtie Blonde. Miriello is now a member of the group SO & SO.In 2008, Miriello's first solo album, I Came Around, was released on Jive Records Bellasonic label. Singer-songwriter and American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi co-wrote some of the songs on the album.

Amy Millan <=SEP=> Amy Millan (born December 3, 1973) is a Canadian indie rock singer and guitarist. She records and performs with the bands Stars and Broken Social Scene as well as having a successful solo career. Her second solo album, Masters of the Burial, was released by Arts & Crafts Productions in September 2009.

Ana Matronic <=SEP=> Ana Lynch (born August 14, 1974), known by her stage name Ana Matronic, is an American singer, best known as the female lead singer for Scissor Sisters.

Anastacia <=SEP=> Anastacia Lyn Newkirk (born September 17, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter and producer. Her debut record Not That Kind, released in 2000 was an international success, particularly in Europe as well as Australia, where the lead single "I'm Outta Love" became the biggest selling song of the year. Awarded as the 'World's Best-Selling New Female Pop Artist' in 2001, her commercial success continued with 2001's Freak of Nature. The album reached No.

Andrée Watters <=SEP=> Andrée Watters-Michaud (born January 25, 1983) is a musician and a two-time Félix Award winner from Quebec

Anne Preven <=SEP=> Anne Preven is a Grammy and Academy Award nominated American songwriter, musician, and record producer. As a member of the alternative rock band Ednaswap, she co-wrote "Torn" which was covered by Natalie Imbruglia and became a worldwide number one airplay song, spending 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay Chart in the US.

Annie Hardy <=SEP=> Annie-Summer Hardy (born June 5, 1981) is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter for the American rock act Giant Drag.Previously signed to Interscope Records, she was voted one of NME's "50 Coolest People," and has received major news coverage in NME, Spin, MTV News and Rolling Stone, among others.

Annie Haslam <=SEP=> Annie Haslam (born 8 June 1947 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) is an English vocalist, songwriter, and painter. She is best known as the lead singer of progressive rock band Renaissance since 1971, and for her long and diverse solo singing career. She has a five-octave vocal range. From 2002, Haslam has developed a parallel career as a visual artist, producing paintings on canvas, painted musical instruments, and giclées.

Anouk (singer) <=SEP=> Anouk Teeuwe (Dutch pronunciation: [aːˈnuk ˈteːuʋə]; born 8 April 1975), professionally known by the mononym Anouk, is a Dutch singer-songwriter and record producer.

Aria Crescendo <=SEP=> Aria Crescendo is a French singer, songwriter, and yoga teacher, best known for being a member of pop group The Paradiso Girls.

Aslı Gökyokuş <=SEP=> Aslı Gökyokuş (born October 26, 1977, İstanbul) is a Turkish singer.

Avril Lavigne <=SEP=> Avril Ramona Lavigne (/ˈævrɨl ləˈviːn/; French pronunciation: ​[avʁil laviɲ]; born 27 September 1984) is a Canadian-French singer and songwriter.  She was born in Belleville, Ontario, and spent most of her youth in the town of Greater Napanee. 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.

Aya Kamiki <=SEP=> Aya Kamiki (上木 彩矢, Kamiki Aya, born September 10, 1985, in Sapporo, Hokkaido) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Her style ranges from pop, rock to rhythm and blues. She resides in Osaka, and is signed with Tokyo-based AVEX recording label. She speaks moderate Chinese, and because of this, she has a notable fanbase in China.

Aylin Aslım <=SEP=> Aylin Aslım (born 14 February 1975 in Lich, Hesse) is a Turkish singer and songwriter.Aylin was born in Lich, Hessen, Germany into a Turkish family but moved back to Turkey when she was only one year old. She sang in several rock and electronica bands in several clubs in Istanbul. Her first album Gelgit -released in 2001 was more of an electronic album. However, she switched back to rock for her later releases, one of which is her second album, "Gülyabani", was released in 2005.

Becca (musician) <=SEP=> Rebecca "BECCA" Emily Hollcraft or simply as Bec Hollcraft (born May 9, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Also known as BECCA-chan. As of 2012 she is a singer in the rock band Stars In Stereo.

Becky Stark <=SEP=> Becky Stark is an artist,  singer, songwriter and entertainer from Los Angeles, California. She is the voice of the band Lavender Diamond.  In an article about Stark in the New York Times called "North American Songbird," Zoe Wolf wrote "Picture Lucille Ball and Tinkerbell engaged in a duet and you have an apt metaphor for the neo-folk singer Becky Stark, who suggests an impish fairy from a faraway land. "

Bessie Smith <=SEP=> Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an American blues singer.Nicknamed The Empress of the Blues, Smith was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and, along with Louis Armstrong, a major influence on other jazz vocalists.

Bilinda Butcher <=SEP=> Bilinda Jayne Butcher (born 16 September 1961) is an English musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the vocalist and guitarist of the shoegaze band My Bloody Valentine.

Blaire Reinhard <=SEP=> Blaire Reinhard is a singer, pianist, and songwriter from Morristown, New Jersey. She is the granddaughter of trumpet player and Tonight Show bandleader Doc Severinsen. On September 7, 2012, her single "No Nothing" with Curtis & Reinhard reached #92 on the iTunes US Pop Music Chart.

Bonnie Lou <=SEP=> Bonnie Lou (born Mary Joan Kath, October 27, 1924, in Towanda, Illinois) is an American rock and roll and country music singer. A musical pioneer, Bonnie Lou is recognized as one of first female rock and roll singers. She is also one of the first artists to gain crossover success from country to rock and roll. She was the "top name" on the first country music program regularly broadcast on a national TV network.

Bonnie Raitt <=SEP=> Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer, songwriter and slide guitar player. During the 1970s, Raitt released a series of roots-influenced albums which incorporated elements of blues, rock, folk and country. In 1989 after several years of critical acclaim but little commercial success she had a major return to form with the release of her album Nick of Time.

Bonnie Tyler <=SEP=> Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins; 8 June 1951) is a Welsh singer. She spent seven years performing in pubs and clubs around South Wales before being signed to RCA Records in 1975. Tyler is known for her distinctive husky voice, resulting from an operation to remove vocal nodules in the mid-1970s.Tyler rose to fame in the late 1970s with the release of Country singles "Lost in France" and "It's a Heartache".

Britta Phillips <=SEP=> Britta Phillips (born June 11, 1963) is an American musician, songwriter, actress and voice actor.She is perhaps best known as the singing voice of the title character of the 1980s animated series Jem; and as a member of the bands Luna and as one half of the duo Dean and Britta, both with her husband Dean Wareham. Her acting credits include the 1988 film Satisfaction.

Brody Dalle <=SEP=> Brody Dalle (born Bree Joanna Alice Robinson; 1 January 1979) is an Australian-born singer-songwriter and guitarist. She is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of punk rock band the Distillers and later alternative rock band Spinnerette.

Caralisa Monteiro <=SEP=> Caralisa Dominica Cecile Monteiro is a Recording artist, Singer-songwriter,  Bollywood playback singer, vocal arranger, road runner and social activist. Caralisa has been one of the most successful advertising professionals from Mumbai, India, and has sung extensively for Bollywood movies as well as other independent music projects over the last decade and a half. She has lent her voice to more than 4000 Advertising jingles and voice-over projects.

Carole Facal <=SEP=> Carole Facal, is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec. She writes and performs mainly in French under the stage name Caracol.

Carole Pope <=SEP=> Carole Pope is a British-born Canadian rock singer-songwriter, whose provocative blend of hard-edged new wave rock with explicit homoerotic and BDSM-themed lyrics made her one of the first openly lesbian entertainers to achieve mainstream fame. She is the sister of Emmy Award-winning television producer and screenwriter Elaine Pope.

Cassandra Ford <=SEP=> Cassandra Ford (born 17 February 1981 in Manila, Philippines) is a visual artist and co-founder/original lead singer of The Vincent Black Shadow.

Cassidy (musician) <=SEP=> Cassidy now professionally performing as Cassidy and The Music and previously as Bohème, was the lead singer for the band Antigone Rising from 1999 through 2008.

Charlene Choi <=SEP=> Charlene Choi (born 22 November 1982) is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She is a member of Cantopop group Twins, along with Gillian Chung.

Charmaine Brooks <=SEP=> Charmaine Brooks is a Canadian rock singer and songwriter born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.

Cher <=SEP=> Cher (/ˈʃɛər/; born Cherilyn Sarkisian on May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress, and fashion icon.

Cherie Currie <=SEP=> Cherie Ann Currie (born November 30, 1959) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, actress and artist. Currie was the lead vocalist of the Runaways, a rock band from Los Angeles, in the mid-to-late 1970s. After the Runaways, she became a solo artist. Then she teamed up with her identical twin sister, Marie Currie, and released an album with her. They released a duet "Since You Been Gone" which charted number 95 on US charts. Their band was called Cherie and Marie Currie.

Chi Coltrane <=SEP=> Chi Coltrane (Chi is pronounced "shy"; born November 16, 1948 in Racine, Wisconsin) is best known as an American rock-pop-jazz songwriter, pianist, and singer.

Chrissie Hynde <=SEP=> Christine Ellen "Chrissie" Hynde (born September 7, 1951) is an American musician who is best known as a founding member of the rock band The Pretenders.Inspired by hippie counter-culture, Hynde worked in London with Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood at their punk-themed clothing store, SEX. In 1978, she formed her own band, The Pretenders, with Pete Farndon, James Honeyman-Scott and Martin Chambers.

Christina Billotte <=SEP=> Christina Billotte  is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.  She is known for her involvement in the punk music scene in Washington DC, as a performer and organizer.  She is included in Venus Zine's list The Greatest Female Guitarists of All Time.

Christina Booth <=SEP=> Christina Maria Booth (born 1965) is a Welsh progressive rock vocalist and singer-songwriter.Since its inception in 2001, she has been the lead vocalist for the Welsh progressive rock band Magenta, in which she collaborates with Rob Reed.Before that, she collaborated with Reed as part of Trippa, and also his project Cyan.  She has previously been credited under her maiden name as Christina Murphy, and now often is credited simply as Christina.

Connie Francis <=SEP=> Connie Francis (born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero, December 12, 1938) is an American pop singer and the top-charting female vocalist of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Although her chart success waned in the second half of the 1960s, Francis remained a top concert draw. Despite several severe interruptions in her career, she is still active as a recording and performing artist.

Cree Summer <=SEP=> Cree Summer Francks (born July 7, 1969), best known as Cree Summer, is an American Canadian actress, voice actress and singer.She is best known for her role as college student Winifred "Freddie" Brooks on the NBC sitcom A Different World.

Dalida <=SEP=> Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), best known as Dalida, was an Italian singer and actress who performed and recorded in more than 10 languages, including Arabic, Italian, Greek, German, French, English, Japanese, Hebrew, Dutch and Spanish. In 1961 she acquired French citizenship upon marriage, while maintaining her original Italian one.Dalida ranks among the six most popular singers in the world.

Danielia Cotton <=SEP=> Danielia Cotton (born September 24, 1967) is an American rock singer, songwriter and guitarist from Hopewell, New Jersey.  Danielia comes from a musical family.  She is the daughter of jazz vocalist Wenonah Brooks and the niece of jazz vocalists Jeannie Brooks and Carol Brooks-Meyners. She is married to Sam Roberts, a New York-based attorney with Legal Aid.

Deanna Johnston <=SEP=> Deanna Johnston is a Canadian musician from Kingston. She is perhaps best known as a contestant on the reality television show Rock Star: INXS. Johnston has appeared on television.

Debbie Harry <=SEP=> Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harry (born July 1, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known as the lead singer of the new wave and punk rock band Blondie.  She recorded several number one singles with Blondie and is sometimes considered the first rapper to chart at number one in the United States as well, due to her work on "Rapture".  She has also had success as a solo artist, and in the mid-1990s she recorded and performed with The Jazz Passengers.

Diane Ray <=SEP=> Diane Ray (1 September 1945, Gastonia, North Carolina) is an American pop and rock and roll singer of the early 1960s. She is best known for her 1963 hit single, "Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard". Without any further chart presence, Ray remains a one-hit wonder.

Dilana <=SEP=> Dilana Robichaux is a singer, songwriter, and performer who lives in Los Angeles, California. She is best known as the runner-up contestant on the CBS reality television show Rock Star: Supernova. She was the lead singer for Tracii Guns' version of L.A. Guns for a brief period in 2011.

Dinah Cancer <=SEP=> Dinah Cancer (born August 28, 1960) is the stage name of Mary Ann Sims, a vocalist, best known for her band 45 Grave, which helped found the musical genre known as \deathrock\"."

Dolores O'Riordan <=SEP=> Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan /oʊˈrɪərdən/ (born 6 September 1971) is an Irish musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist. She led the rock band The Cranberries to worldwide success for thirteen years before the band took a break starting in 2003, reuniting in 2009.Her first solo album Are You Listening? was released in May 2007 and was followed up by No Baggage in 2009.

Donita Sparks <=SEP=> Donita Sparks (born April 8, 1963) is a vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter. In addition to performing with her most recent band Donita Sparks and The Stellar Moments, she is the co-founder (along with Suzi Gardner) of the band L7. Sparks released her debut solo record Transmiticate in February 2008. Her work has been featured in films such as Natural Born Killers, Serial Mom, and Brokeback Mountain, and video games such as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Rock Band 2.

Donna Summer <=SEP=> LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), better known by her stage name, Donna Summer, was an American singer, songwriter, and painter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the late-1970s. A five-time Grammy Award winner, she was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach No. 1 on the United States Billboard album chart and charted four number-one singles in the U.S. within a 12-month period.

Dulcie Younger <=SEP=> Dulcie Younger is a female rockabilly singer and songwriter, who first ventured out on the Los Angeles roots music scene in 2002. She has since become one of the most well-known modern female rockabilly "ingers.\Kitty, Kitty...GROWL!", Dulcie Younger's first album, was released in 2004.

Edyta Bartosiewicz <=SEP=> Edyta Bartosiewicz (born January 11, 1965 in Warsaw) is a Polish rock singer, composer, and songwriter. Her career has been awarded by five Fryderyks. In Poland, she's known for her highly reflective and unusual lyrics.

Ekaterina Ryabova <=SEP=> Ekaterina Dmitrievna "Katya" Ryabova (Russian: Екатерина Дмитриевна "Катя" Рябова, born 4 August 1997) is a Russian singer. She is from Shchyolkovo, but now resides in Yubileyny.

Elis Paprika <=SEP=> Elis Paprika (real name Erika Elizabeth Nogues; May 8, 1980) is an independent singer-songwriter from Guadalajara, Mexico. She has been an active and important part of Mexico’s Rock scene since 2004. She has performed 3 times at Auditorio Nacional in México City, along with Julieta Venegas in 2007, Belanova in 2008, and Juan Gabriel in 2009. She has performed in three Vive Latino Festivals in México City, first in 2006, in 2011, and again in 2014.

Emily Jane White <=SEP=> Emily Jane White is a songwriter, pianist and guitarist from California who released her first album in 2007.

Erinn Swan <=SEP=> Erinn Swan, born 19 July 1984, is a singer, songwriter, performer and A&R Representative for Sony Music from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Ewelina Flinta <=SEP=> Ewelina Flinta (born 24 October 1979 in Lubsko) is a Polish singer. She has performed at Przystanek Woodstock and Teatr Buffo. She rose to fame by coming second in the first season of the television show Idol.

Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer <=SEP=> The Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female playback singer who has delivered an outstanding performance in a film song.Although the award ceremony was established in 1953, the category for best playback singer was introduced in 1959. The award was initially common for both male and female singers.

Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu <=SEP=> The Telugu Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films.The award was first given in 2004. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.

Fiona Apple <=SEP=> Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist and record producer. Classically trained on piano as a child, Apple began composing her own songs when she was eight years old.  Her debut album, Tidal, written when Apple was seventeen, was released in 1996 and received a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance (with an additional six nominations) for the single "Criminal".  She followed with When the Pawn...

Flor (singer) <=SEP=> Florencia "Flor" Caserta (born April 13, 1984) is an Argentine female pop and rock singer.

Florence Welch <=SEP=> Florence Leontine Mary Welch (born 28 August 1986) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. She is best known as the lead vocalist of the indie rock band Florence + the Machine. Florence + the Machine's debut album, Lungs, was released in 2009; on 17 January 2010, the album reached the top position in the UK after being on the chart for 28 consecutive weeks. Lungs won the Brit Award for Best British Album in 2010.

Geeta Dutt <=SEP=> Geetā Dutt (born Geetā Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri) (23 November 1930 – 20 July 1972) was a prominent singer in India, born in Faridpur before the Partition of India. She found particular prominence as a playback singer in Hindi cinema. She also sang many modern Bengali songs.

Geri X <=SEP=> Geri X (born 6 May 1989) is a Bulgarian-born singer-songwriter whose music shows influences of several genres including folk, psychedelic rock, Americana, and post-rock.  She has garnered a sizable fan base and critical acclaim in the Tampa Bay music scene.

Gin Wigmore <=SEP=> Virginia Claire "Gin" Wigmore (born 6 June 1986) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. Featuring on the  Smashproof single  "Brother" in 2009, Wigmore went on to release her debut album Holy Smoke, in 2009, and her second, Gravel & Wine, in 2011. Her third album, Blood to Bone, was released on June 26, 2015.

Giorgia Gueglio <=SEP=> Giorgia Gueglio (born 1973) is an Italian singer and founding member of the heavy metal band Mastercastle.

Giusy Ferreri <=SEP=> Giusy Ferreri (Italian: [ˈdʒuːzi ferˈrɛːri]; born Giuseppa Gaetana Ferreri on 18 April 1979 in Palermo, Italy) is an Italian singer-songwriter. In 2008, Ferreri took part at the first Italian edition of the talent show X Factor, in which she came second. Worldwide she has sold 1,690,908 copies to date.

Go Betty Go <=SEP=> Go Betty Go is an all-female pop punk band from Los Angeles that, along with bands such as Union 13, Los Abandoned, The Dollyrots,  and Left Alone, have been prominent in the Southern California Chicano Punk scene that started in the mid-2000s and continues today.

Grace Jones <=SEP=> Grace Jones (born 19 May 1948) is a Jamaican singer, lyricist, supermodel, record producer, and actress. She was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica and raised by her grandparents. At 13 she moved with her siblings to their parents' home in Syracuse, New York. Jones started out as a model, initially in New York state, then in Paris, working for Yves St.

Grace Slick <=SEP=> Grace Slick (née Wing; born October 30, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter, artist, and former model, best known as one of the lead singers of the rock groups The Great Society, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship, as well as for her work as a solo artist from the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s.

Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance <=SEP=> The Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to female recording artists for works (songs or albums) containing quality vocal performances in the rock music genre.

Halca <=SEP=> Halca (ハルカ, Haruka, born June 11, 1988 in Okinawa, Japan) is a Japanese musician who was elected to be the new High and Mighty Color main vocalist after Mākii's departure.It is revealed in the official site that she has a special skill in shopping and that her favorite food is the goumi and she dislikes watermelon. The site also mentions that her favorite musicians are Kurt Cobain and Brody Dalle.

Hayley Williams <=SEP=> Hayley Nichole Williams (born December 27, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter and musician who is best known as the lead vocalist, occasional keyboardist and primary songwriter of the American rock band Paramore.

Holly Hull <=SEP=> Holly Hull (born Holly-Anne Hull, 17 October 1994, Camberley, Surrey, England) is an English teen singer who won the Disney Channel UK talent search My Camp Rock in April 2009, after being voted for by viewers. She is mentored by specialist vocal coach, Martin-Gwyn Williams and was a member of the West End Kids song & dance troupe from 2006 to 2013.

Holly Ross <=SEP=> Holly Ross was the guitarist and lead vocalist from Angelica; an all-female punk rock band from Lancaster, England.Her singing was described as "soft as butter Lancastrian tones."Since the split of Angelica in 2002, Ross concentrated on her personal life and career until returning to music in 2006, with a new band formed with husband David Blackwell called The Lovely Eggs.

Holly Woods <=SEP=> Anne Elizabeth "Holly" Woods is an American rock singer whose notable works include five platinum albums by the rock band Toronto.

Huma Khwaja <=SEP=> Huma Khwaja is a Pakistani singer. She sings with her band, Symphony. Born in Karachi, Pakistan, Huma has spent most of her life in Dubai. Music is her passion and having worked with so many successful artists, Huma is no stranger to the music scene. She adores her family, friends and fans and expects nothing less than her life being filled with love, life and laughter.

Ilona (singer) <=SEP=> Ilona (born January 24, 1985) is a singer-songwriter born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Her beginnings in music were through presentations on the public transport bus service in Bogotá when she was 15 years old, and her surprised audience gave her money. Ilona played with her guitar on public places and eventually established a band with a bassist and a drummer with whom she performed regularly in bars in the city.

It Was Romance <=SEP=> It Was Romance is an American rock band, formed in 2009. It began as the bedroom recording project of lead singer and songwriter Lane Moore. Years later, she added Alejandro Triana on guitar, Angel Lozada on drums, and Jeff Connors on bass.

Ivana Peters <=SEP=> Ivana Peters (Serbian Cyrillic: Ивана Петерс), born Ivana Pavlović (Ивана Павловић, August 22, 1974, in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian Pop rock singer-songwriter, composer and musician, the leader of pop rock band Negative.

Janet Gardner <=SEP=> Janet Gardner (born Janet Patricia Gardner on March 17, 1962 in Juneau, Alaska, USA) is an American rock singer.  She is best-known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the all-woman hard rock band Vixen.

Janis Martin <=SEP=> Janis Darlene Martin (March 27, 1940 – September 3, 2007) was an American rockabilly and country music singer. She was one of the few women working in the male-dominated rock and roll music field during the 1950s and one of country music's early female innovators. Martin was nicknamed the Female Elvis for her dance moves on stage, similar to those of Elvis Presley.

Jemina Pearl <=SEP=> Jemina Pearl Abegg (born June 20, 1987), known by the stage name Jemina Pearl, is an American singer, formerly the frontwoman of Be Your Own Pet, a punk rock band she started when she was 16.She appeared in the television series Gossip Girl with a musical performance together with Thurston Moore covering the Ramones classic "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker.Her debut solo album, Break It Up, was released on October 6, 2009.

Jenny Warren <=SEP=> Jenny Warren is an American female singer, best known as the co-founder of the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens.

Joan Armatrading <=SEP=> Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, MBE (/ˈɑrməˌtreɪdɪŋ/, born 9 December 1950) is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist.As a three-time Grammy Award-nominee, Armatrading was nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. She also received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contemporary Song Collection in 1996. In a recording career spanning 40 years, Armatrading has released 18 studio albums, as well as several live albums and compilations.

Joan Jett <=SEP=> Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin; September 22, 1958) is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and occasional actress, best known for her work with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, preceded by success with The Runaways, including their hit song "Cherry Bomb". The Blackhearts' record "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 from March 20 to May 1, 1982.

Josipa Lisac <=SEP=> Josipa Lisac (pronounced [jɔ̌sipa lǐːsat͡s]; born 14 February 1950) is an eminent Croatian female singer.

Julia Neigel <=SEP=> Julia Neigel (born April 19, 1966 in Barnaul, Siberia, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a German singer/songwriter, author and producer. Her family moved back to Germany in 1971. She lives in Ludwigshafen am Rhein in Rhineland-Palatinate.She began with singing at 14 and her first album was released when she was 22. Before, she had made classical music. Her music-style is Pop-Rock, with Soul and R'N'B Influences.

K. Juno <=SEP=> K. Juno is a rock singer and songwriter from Japan.

Kasia Nosowska <=SEP=> Katarzyna (Kasia) Nosowska (born August 30, 1971, Szczecin) is the lead singer of the Polish rock band Hey. She is also known for her solo career, which in contrast to Hey's guitar-driven rock delves more into electronica. Apart from penning Hey's lyrics, she is also a columnist in several Polish magazines.She received many awards and holds the record for the largest number of Fryderyk awards, including multiple wins in categories Author of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year.

Kate Bush <=SEP=> Catherine "Kate" Bush, CBE (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, dancer and record producer known for her ambitious, eclectic music and idiosyncratic performances.Bush first came to note in 1978 when, at the age of 19, she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single, "Wuthering Heights", becoming the first female artist to achieve a UK number-one with a self-written song.

Kate Ceberano <=SEP=> Catherine "Kate" Ceberano (/səˈbrɑːnoʊ/, born 17 November 1966) is an Australian singer. She achieved success in the soul, jazz and pop genres, as well as in her brief forays into musicals—with Jesus Christ Superstar—and film. She has also achieved success as a songwriter, with the hit "Pash" receiving a gold sales certification in 1998.Ceberano was the artistic director of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Kate Fenner <=SEP=> Kate Fenner is a Canadian musician, currently based in New York City. The New York Times describes her vocal stylings as having a "lusty, alternative, Joni Mitchell-ish sound." She was one of the primary singers and songwriters for the Canadian alternative rock band Bourbon Tabernacle Choir in the 1980s and 1990s. After its dissolution, Fenner continued performing as duo with her former Bourbon bandmate Chris Brown.

Kate Maki <=SEP=> Kate Maki is a Canadian singer-songwriter.

Kathi Wilcox <=SEP=> Kathi Lynn Wilcox (born November 19, 1969) is an American musician. She is the bass player in the Julie Ruin and has been in bands such as Bikini Kill, the Casual Dots and the Frumpies.

Kati Kovács <=SEP=> Kati Kovács (born 25 October 1944), is a Ferenc Liszt and Kossuth Award-winning Hungarian pop-rock singer, performer, lyricist and actress.Probably the most famous singer of Hungary, with dozens of recorded albums, awards and presentations indoor/abroad, international recognition and a very active career until today.Her voice type is Mezzosoprano. Hungarian musical critics have praised her raspy and very strong voice, and they've called her: "The Best Female Voice of Hungary".

Kazuha Oda <=SEP=> Kazuha Oda is a singer-songwriter born in Japan, spent her childhood in Brazil and USA. She started out as a solo singer and has worked with wide variety of performers including Grammy winner Bob James. During her debut in Japan as a solo singer, she worked on numerous projects including: 6 albums, 5 singles, and contributed to over 10 compilation albums ranging from Classic to Heavy Metal music.

Kelly Johnson (guitarist) <=SEP=> Bernadette Jean "Kelly" Johnson (20 June 1958 – 15 July 2007) was an English guitarist, widely known in the UK in the early 1980s as the lead guitarist of the all-female British heavy metal band Girlschool.

Kerli <=SEP=> Kerli Kõiv ([ˈkerli ˈkɤ.iʋ]; born 7 February 1987), usually referred to mononymously as Kerli, is an Estonian recording artist and songwriter. Born in Elva, Estonia, Kerli entered multiple singing competitions before being signed to Island Records in 2006 by LA Reid. In 2007, she released her debut self-titled extended play and in 2008, released her debut studio album, Love Is Dead, the latter of which charted on the Billboard 200.

Kim Gordon <=SEP=> Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953 in Rochester, New York) is an American musician. Gordon, who started out as a visual artist, rose to prominence as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth, which she formed with Thurston Moore in 1981. Gordon also formed the musical project Free Kitten with Julia Cafritz (of Pussy Galore) in the 1990s, and debuted as a producer on Hole's debut album Pretty on the Inside (1991).

Kimberley Dahme <=SEP=> Kimberley Dahme (born 22 April 1966) is a rock/country music singer and songwriter who was best known as a member of the rock band Boston. She played rhythm guitar and provides vocals.

Lachi (artist) <=SEP=> Lachi is a vocalist, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and author based in New York City. Having released numerous albums and singles, Lachi's music is often described as Pop, Pop Rock, or Singer Songwriter.

Lana Lane <=SEP=> Lana Lane is a North American rock singer. She sings lead in her eponymous band, and has sung backing vocals for the band Rocket Scientists and guest sung on Ayreon and Erik Norlander albums.She is married to music producer Erik Norlander, who co-produces her albums with her at their own studio, Think Tank Media in Woodland Hills, California.

Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album <=SEP=> The Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album was an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony conducted by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to "recognize excellence and create a wider awareness of the cultural diversity" and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.

Laura Hubert <=SEP=> Laura Hubert is a Canadian rock and jazz singer. She was the lead vocalist for the alternative rock group Leslie Spit Treeo in the 1980s and 1990s, and has subsequently released three solo jazz CDs.

Laura Jane Grace <=SEP=> Laura Jane Grace (born Thomas James Gabel, November 8, 1980) is an American musician best known as the founder, lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the punk rock band Against Me!. Starting as a solo act in 1997, Against Me! expanded into a quartet and released six studio albums, experiencing breakthrough success with 2007's New Wave and 2010's White Crosses. Grace also released a solo EP, Heart Burns, in 2008.

Linda Hopper <=SEP=> Linda Elizabeth Hopper is the vocalist for the Atlanta, Georgia-based rock group Magnapop. Her pop punk/power pop vocal style helped to define the band's sound and she has co-written their minor hit singles "Slowly, Slowly" and "Open the Door". Prior to the formation of Magnapop, Hopper was a member of the Athens, Georgia music scene in the early 1980s, which included R.E.M., The B-52s, and her own band Oh-OK.

Lisa Marie Presley <=SEP=> Lisa Marie Presley (born February 1, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of musician-actor Elvis Presley and actress and business magnate Priscilla Presley, and is Elvis' only child. As sole heir to her father's estate, Presley is the owner of Graceland, the Memphis mansion where her father lived, now a major tourist attraction. She has conducted a long career in the music business and has issued several albums and videos.

List of Indonesian musicians and musical groups <=SEP=> This is a list of Indonesian musicians and musical groups from various genres.

List of awards and nominations received by Ashanti <=SEP=> The following article documents the awards, nominations and accolades received by American singer, songwriter and actress Ashanti.

List of awards and nominations received by Avril Lavigne <=SEP=> Avril Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter whose professional music career began in 2002 with the release of her first studio album. Lavigne was offered a record deal in 2000 when she was 16 years old after being discovered by her first professional manager, Cliff Fabri, while singing at a Chapters bookstore in Kingston, Ontario. She traveled to New York, where she auditioned for the then-president of Arista Records, Antonio "L.A." Reid, who signed her on the spot.

List of awards and nominations received by Gwen Stefani <=SEP=> Gwen Stefani is an American music artist and fashion designer. She is a member of the rock band No Doubt, whose 1995 album Tragic Kingdom propelled them to stardom and sold 16 million copies worldwide. Before her solo debut, Stefani collaborated with other artists on their albums, including "South Side" with Moby and "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" with Eve. Stefani has released two solo studio albums, both with Interscope Records: Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004) and The Sweet Escape (2006).

List of awards and nominations received by Janet Jackson <=SEP=> American entertainer Janet Jackson is among the ten most successful recording artists in contemporary music. She began her career through a series of acting roles, prior to releasing her self-titled debut album at the age of fifteen.

List of awards and nominations received by Jolin Tsai <=SEP=> This is an incomplete list of awards and nominations received by Taiwanese Mandopop artist Jolin Tsai (Chinese: 蔡依林).

List of awards and nominations received by Tina Turner <=SEP=> This article lists the award nominations and wins by pop/rock singer Tina Turner.

List of country performers by era <=SEP=> Below is a list of notable country performers alphabetically by period, with each listing followed by a description of the artists' work.

List of female heavy metal singers <=SEP=> This is a list of female metal artists with articles on Wikipedia. For female singers of other rock genres, see List of female rock singers.

List of female rock singers <=SEP=> This is a list of female rock singers. For female heavy metal singers, see List of female heavy metal singers.

Liz Phair <=SEP=> Elizabeth Clark "Liz" Phair (born April 17, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.She began her career in the early 1990s by self-releasing audio cassettes under the name Girly Sound, before signing with the independent record label Matador Records. Her 1993 debut studio album Exile in Guyville was released to acclaim; it has been ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Lori Mai <=SEP=> Lori Ann Duque Mai (October 16, 1977 – September 16, 2009) was a German–American folk rock singer and musician.

Lucie Bílá <=SEP=> Lucie Bílá  (born April 7, 1966 as Hana Zaňáková) is a Czech pop singer.  With a powerful, distinctively intense voice and impressive range, she is one of the most famous and celebrated female artists in Czech Republic history. According to her label, EMI Czech Republic, the singer sold over one million albums by now.

Lydia Canaan <=SEP=> Lydia Canaan is a Lebanese singer-songwriter, recording artist, poet, activist, and musical pioneer widely regarded as the first rock star of the Middle East.A mezzo-soprano noted by Billboard magazine as having a "four-octave range and perfect pitch", Canaan's unique style fuses Middle-Eastern quarter notes and microtones with anglophone rock.

Magali Luyten <=SEP=> Maggy Luyten is one of Belgium’s leading female rock singers. She is also a vocal coach and voice teacher. She was raised in Leuven and then moved to the South of Belgium, where she still lives today.She played in several bands before joining forces with the power prog metal band OVER US EDEN in 2003 (Aachen, Germany), produced by Uli Kusch, (ex-drummer of Helloween, Masterplan).

Malina Moye <=SEP=> Malina Moye is an American singer-songwriter, lefty guitarist, and entrepreneur who fuses Rock and Soul. Fender guitars recognizes Malina as one of their first African-American left-handed upside-down female endorsee to join the  fender family. She founded WCE Records in 2004.

Mari Hamada <=SEP=> Mari Hamada (浜田麻里, Hamada Mari, born July 18, 1962 in Tokyo, Japan, height 158cm) is a Japanese female rock singer, songwriter and producer.

Maria del Mar (singer) <=SEP=> Maria del Mar is a Canadian rock singer, who was the lead vocalist for 1980s goth rock band National Velvet.Following National Velvet's break from performing, del Mar continued to be a figure in the Canadian indie rock scene.She is sometimes confused with another Maria del Mar, a Canadian television and film actress.

Marie Currie <=SEP=> Marie Michelle Currie (born November 30, 1959) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and artist. Currie is best known for playing in a band with her identical twin Cherie Currie in their band called Cherie & Marie Currie. Their song "Since You Been Gone" charted at number 95 on the US charts. Marie played Singing Maid Marie in the The Rosebud Beach Hotel Marie has her own Facebook and Etsy page called Marie Currie Creations. She has currently sold over 400 pieces of art.

Marie Fredriksson <=SEP=> Gun-Marie Fredriksson, known as About this sound Marie Fredriksson  (born 30 May 1958) is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter and pianist, best known for forming one half of the pop rock duo Roxette, which she created together with Per Gessle in 1986. She and Gessle achieved international success from the late 1980s to the early 1990s with a total of six top 10 US hit songs such as "It Must Have Been Love", "Listen to Your Heart", "The Look", "Joyride" and "Dangerous".

Mary Lu Zahalan <=SEP=> Mary Lu Zahalan is a Canadian rock singer and actress.Born in Renfrew, Ontario and raised in Oakville, Zahalan was a Miss Canada finalist in 1976 before embarking on a career as an entertainer. She was a performing arts teacher at Oakville's Sheridan College.She received a nomination for a Juno Award in 1983 as Most Promising Female Vocalist. In 1990, she released the album Zahalan on MCA Records, and enjoyed moderate success with the single "I Can't Forget About You" on Canadian Pop Radio.

Mei Finegold <=SEP=> Mei Finegold (Hebrew: מיי פיינגולד‎, born 16 December 1982), also credited as Mei Feingold, is an Israeli singer. Her third-place finish in Kokhav Nolad 7, Israel's version of Pop Idol, launched her career in 2009. Finegold represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.

Melissa Auf der Maur <=SEP=> Melissa Gaboriau Auf der Maur (/ˌɔːf dər ˈmaʊər/; born March 17, 1972) is a Canadian musician, singer-songwriter, photographer and actress.Born and raised in Montréal, Québec, Auf der Maur began performing in 1993 after forming the indie rock band Tinker while she was a student at Concordia University.

Melissa Etheridge <=SEP=> Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist. Her self-titled debut album Melissa Etheridge was released in 1988 and became an underground hit. The album peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard 200, and its lead single, "Bring Me Some Water", garnered Etheridge her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female. In 1993, Etheridge won her first Grammy award for her single "Ain't It Heavy" from her third album, Never Enough. Later that year, she released what would become her mainstream breakthrough album, Yes I Am. The album featured three Top 40 hits, including "I'm the Only One" (No. 8) and "Come to My Window" (No. 25), the latter scoring Etheridge her second Grammy award. Yes I Am peaked at No. 15 on the Billbo

Melissa Ferrick <=SEP=> Melissa Ferrick (born 1970) is an American singer-songwriter.

Mia Clarke <=SEP=> Mia Lauren Clarke (born March 1983) is a guitarist and backing vocalist from the British alternative rock band Electrelane. She was born in Brighton, England and following a short period living in the Czech Republic moved to Chicago, United States in 2008, studying English Literature and Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago.She formed a new band, Follows, in 2008 in Chicago with members of Russian Circles, Bloodiest, and Atombombpocketknife.

Michelle Malone <=SEP=> Michelle Malone is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer.She also founded a record company, SBS Records.

Miss Angie <=SEP=> Miss Angie is a Christian music artist who released two albums on Myrrh Records, the final one in 1999. Her music was based in aggressive hard rock and pop sound with a feel that was described as "retro-eclectic", and vocals likened to those of Cyndi Lauper.

Morganne Matis <=SEP=> Morganne Matis (by her real name, Anne Tilloy) is a French pop singer, and a former contestant in the third series of popular French television show Star Academy (France) of TF1. Matis released one song as of week 10/2003, which made it to the charts. "Duel" spent 12 weeks on the French Singles Chart and reached a peak of number 23.

National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer <=SEP=> The National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards of India since 1968 to a female playback singer for the best renditions of songs from soundtracks within the Indian film industry.

Nikki Laoye <=SEP=> Oyenike Laoye-Oturu, professionally known as Nikki Laoye, is a Nigerian recording artist, singer, songwriter and dancer, renowned for her eclectic musical expressions and captivating stage performances. Her music has earned her The Headies Award for Best Female Vocal Performance as well as the All African Music Awards (AFRIMA) for Best Female Artiste in African Inspirational Music.

Nil Karaibrahimgil <=SEP=> Nil Karaibrahimgil Erener (born 17 October 1976 in Ankara, Turkey), also popularly known simply as Nil (Turkish for the Nile), is a well known Turkish singer and songwriter mostly noted for her distinct lyrics. Nil's passion and admiration for music stems from her father, Suavi Karaibrahimgil, who is also a musician although he is not currently active in the Turkish music industry.

Olivia Merilahti <=SEP=> Olivia Bouyssou Merilahti (born 25 February 1982 in Paris) is a Finnish-French singer and composer living in France. Her work has been compared to that of Björk, whom she cites as a major influence.Having studied classical music in Helsinki, Merilahti gravitated to rock music, then jazz and electronic music. In 2004, during the writing of music from the movie Empire of the Wolves, she met Dan Levy, with whom she formed French indie rock band The Dø.

Pamela Morgan <=SEP=> Pamela Morgan (born November 25, 1957 in Grand falls, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian recording artist, songwriter, and owner of independent label Amber Music, now living in St. John's, NL. From 1976 to 1995 she was lead singer of influential folk rock band Figgy Duff.

Patrice Pike <=SEP=> Patrice Pike (born August 4, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She's been a professional musician and songwriter since she was sixteen. Billboard magazine proclaimed her "one of the finest up and coming contemporary rock singers in America".

Patti Russo <=SEP=> Patricia "Patti" Russo (May 20, 1964, New Jersey) is an American singer/songwriter/actress. She is perhaps best known as Meat Loaf's former female lead vocalist as she toured the world with his band Neverland Express between 1993 and 2013. Since then, she has embarked on a solo career.

Pina Kollars <=SEP=> Pina Kollars is an Austrian-born female folk rock singer. She is usually only known as Pina.

Pink (singer) <=SEP=> Alecia Beth "Pink" Hart (born September 8, 1979) (stylized as P!nk) is an American singer and songwriter. Originally a member of the girl group Choice, she rose to fame as an R&B artist with her debut solo album, Can't Take Me Home (2000). The album was certified double platinum in the United States and spawned two Billboard Hot 100 top-ten hits, "There You Go" and "Most Girls".

Pollyana Papel <=SEP=> Pollyana Papel (born July 20, 1987 in Bebedouro, São Paulo) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and actress best known for being a finalist on the first season of Ídolos Brazil (Brazilian Idol).

Rachel Trachtenburg <=SEP=> Rachel Sage Piña-Trachtenburg, (born December 10, 1993) better known as Rachel Trachtenburg, is an American musician, singer, actress, model, talk radio host and activist. Trachtenburg is most notable for her key role as drummer and backup vocalist of the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, a family band consisting of herself and her parents, Jason and Tina, from 2000 to 2011. Trachtenburg was also lead singer of the band Supercute! from 2009 to 2013.

Rachèl Louise <=SEP=> Rachèl Louise (born July 8, 1989) is a Dutch-American singer-songwriter. After winning the Utrechtse Popprijs (Utrecht Pop Award) in 2011 and being called Serious Talent at the Dutch pop/rock radio station 3FM, she released her debut album Be Your Own Cheerleader on October 5, 2012.

Regina Zernay Roberts <=SEP=> Regina Zernay Roberts is an American instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. She is lead singer and bass player of Detroit Diesel Power. She played bass guitar and Moog synthesizer with Scarlet Fever, the all-female backing band that toured with Cee Lo Green during 2010 and 2011. She toured several years in the New Orleans cowpunk band, Cowboy Mouth; was founding bassist/singer of Los Angeles punk rock band, Méchant; and was bassist for the hard rock band, Halfcocked.

Rita Lee <=SEP=> Rita Lee (born Rita Lee Jones, December 31, 1947) is a Brazilian rock singer and composer. She is a former member of the Brazilian band Os Mutantes and is a popular figure in Brazilian entertainment, where she is also known for being an animal rights activist and a vegetarian. She has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide.

Ryan Starr <=SEP=> Ryan Starr (born Tiffany Ryan Montgomery; November 21, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She finished seventh on the season 1 of the talent search television series American Idol. She has since appeared in numerous movies and both reality and scripted television programs.

Sade (singer) <=SEP=> Helen Folasade Adu, OBE (Yoruba: Fọláṣadé Adú; born 16 January 1959), professionally known as Sade Adu or simply Sade (/ʃɑːˈdeɪ/ shah-DAY), is an English singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, and record producer.  With Paul S. Denman, Andrew Hale, and Stuart Matthewman, she gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the English band Sade. Following a brief stint as a fashion designer of men's clothing and part-time model Adu began backup singing for the band Pride.

Sadie Jemmett <=SEP=> Sadie Jemmett (born 16 December 1970) is an award winning British singer-songwriter based in London, who plays guitar, piano, dulcimer and harmonica.

Saffron (singer) <=SEP=> Samantha Marie Sprackling (born 3 June 1968, Lagos, Nigeria) more commonly known as Saffron, is the lead singer of the electronica band Republica. She was also an actress at one point, performing for two years in Starlight Express in London, and in the video for the Chesney Hawkes hit "The One and Only" and, as a dancer, in the video for N-Joi's single "Mindflux".Following the breakup of Republica, she worked with The Cure, appearing on the track "Just Say Yes".

Saint Lu <=SEP=> Luise Gruber (born 27 June 1982 in Wels, Austria), better known by her stage name Saint Lu is an Austrian singer and songwriter. She currently lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

Sarine Voltage <=SEP=> Sarine Voltage (born December 27, 1959) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. She is best known for her work with San Francisco "no wave" band The Power of 3, as well as industrial Goth rockers, universal black.Her style of writing is laden with counter-melodies from the bass, keyboards, and guitar.

Sass Jordan <=SEP=> Sarah "Sass" Jordan (born December 23, 1962) is a British-born Canadian rock artist.

Shauna Burns <=SEP=> Shauna Burns is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and recording artist.

Shino Lin <=SEP=> Shino Lin (1973) is a Taiwanese female rock singer.

Shirley Manson <=SEP=> Shirley Ann Manson (born 26 August 1966) is a Scottish singer, songwriter, musician and actress.  She is the lead singer of the alternative rock band Garbage. For much of her international career Manson commuted between her home city of Edinburgh and the United States to record with Garbage; she now lives and works in Los Angeles.

Sierra Kay <=SEP=> Sierra Kay Kusterbeck (born December 18, 1990), better known as Sierra Kay, is an American singer-songwriter and model. She is best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band VersaEmerge, which she joined in 2007.

Simi Sernaker <=SEP=> Simi Sernaker, born Simantha Sernaker in 1979, is the frontwoman of the rock band Suffrajett. Sernaker was born in New York but currently resides in Chicago, IL.

Singing <=SEP=> Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments.

Siouxsie Sioux <=SEP=> Siouxsie Sioux (/ˈsuːziː suː/, born Susan Janet Ballion; 27 May 1957) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and producer. She is best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees (1976–1996) and the drum and voice duo The Creatures (1981–2005). Siouxsie and the Banshees released 11 studio albums and several UK Top 20 singles including "Hong Kong Garden", "Happy House", "Peek-a-Boo" plus a Billboard Top 25 hit "Kiss Them for Me".

Sophie Delila <=SEP=> Sophie Delila (born 7 August 1983), is a London-based French recording artist, songwriter, musician and producer currently signed to Universal Music.

Sparkle Moore <=SEP=> Sparkle Moore (born Barbara Morgan in 1939 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a rockabilly singer, who recorded only a few songs during her career, but was highly influential as a pioneer of female rockabilly.  Her name was earned because of her similarity to Sparkle, a supporting character in the Dick Tracy comic strip.

Steffanie Borges <=SEP=> Steffanie Reiko Borges, best known in the years 1970–1980 under her stage name Steffanie (ステファニー) is a Japanese American born in 1961, who has worked both as model and singer.

Stephanie Finch <=SEP=> Stephanie Finch is an American singer, keyboardist and guitarist. She is the wife of Chuck Prophet, with whom she has frequently collaborated and toured. She is a member of Prophet's band, The Mission Express. She recently released her first solo album, Cry Tomorrow.

Stevie Nicks <=SEP=> Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold over 140 million albums. She was deemed "The Reigning Queen of Rock and Roll" and one of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" by Rolling Stone, and, as a member of Fleetwood Mac, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

Susan Tedeschi <=SEP=> Susan Tedeschi (/təˈdɛski/; born November 9, 1970) is an American blues and soul musician known for her singing voice, guitar playing, and stage presence. A multiple Grammy Award nominee, she is a member of the Tedeschi Trucks Band (originally known as "Soul Stew Revival"), which is a conglomeration of her band, her husband Derek Trucks's The Derek Trucks Band, and other musicians.Tedeschi served as a judge for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.

Susanna Hoffs <=SEP=> Susanna Lee Hoffs (born January 17, 1959) is an American vocalist, guitarist and actress. She is best known as a member of The Bangles.

Suzi Quatro <=SEP=> Susan Kay "Suzi" Quatro (born June 3, 1950; Detroit, Michigan) is an American born, British-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actress.She was the first female bass player to become a major rock star breaking a barrier to women's participation in rock music.In the 1970s Quatro scored a string of hit singles that found greater success in European and Australian territories than in her homeland.

Tian Zhen <=SEP=> Tian Zhen (Chinese: 田震; pinyin: Tián Zhèn; born 2 May 1966) is a Chinese rock singer from Beijing. She has described Tina Turner as her favorite singer. Unlike her female Chinese vocalist predecessors she writes and composes her own songs.

Tina Turner <=SEP=> Anna Mae Bullock (born November 26, 1939), better known by her stage name Tina Turner, is a singer, dancer, actress, and author, whose career has spanned more than half a century, earning her widespread recognition and numerous awards. Born and raised in the Southeastern United States, she is now a Swiss citizen.She began her musical career in the mid-1950s as a featured singer with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm, first recording in 1958 under the name "Little Ann".

Tishma <=SEP=> Tishma is the most successful and well-known female rock music star in Bangladesh to date. She is also known as the "Rock Princess of Bengal" among her fans. She is a renowned teenage singer, music composer, songwriter, record producer, music director, arranger, conductor, guitarist, keyboardist, rapper, rock musician, and plays different types of musical instruments such as guitar, keyboard, drums and others, and she is the first female music composer of Bangladesh.

Tobey Black <=SEP=> Tobey Black is a Canadian punk rock and indie rock musician. She has been a guitarist and vocalist for the Vancouver bands Maow and The Gay.

Tobi Vail <=SEP=> Tobi Celeste Vail (born July 20, 1969) is an independent musician, music critic and feminist from Olympia, Washington. She was a central figure in the riot grrl scene—she coined the spelling of "grrl"—and she started the zine Jigsaw. A drummer, guitarist and singer, she was a founding member of the band Bikini Kill. Vail has collaborated in several other bands figuring in the Olympia music scene. Vail writes for eMusic.

Tracy Bonham <=SEP=> Tracy Bonham (born March 16, 1967) is an American alternative rock musician, best known for her 1996 single "Mother Mother".Raised in Eugene, Oregon, Bonham is a classically trained violinist and pianist.  She received two Grammy nominations in 1997 for Best Alternative Album and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. She also appeared with The Blue Man Group on the Complex Rock Tour Live DVD and tour.

Tracy Chapman <=SEP=> Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, known for her hits "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason", along with other singles "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", "Baby Can I Hold You", "Crossroads", "New Beginning" and "Telling Stories". She is a multi-platinum and four-time Grammy Award-winning artist.Chapman was signed to Elektra Records by Bob Krasnow in 1987.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra <=SEP=> Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) is an American progressive rock band founded in 1996 by producer, composer, and lyricist Paul O'Neill, who brought together Jon Oliva and Al Pitrelli (both members of Savatage) and keyboardist and co-producer Robert Kinkel to form the core of the creative team. The band gained in popularity when they began touring in 1999 after completing their second album, The Christmas Attic the year previous.

Vanessa Paradis <=SEP=> Vanessa Chantal Paradis (French pronunciation: ​[vanɛsa ʃɑ̃tal paʁadi]) (born 22 December 1972), known as Vanessa Paradis, is a French singer, model and actress.She became a child star at 14 with the worldwide success of her single "Joe le taxi". Since 1991, Paradis has been a spokesmodel for Chanel. She was in a relationship with American actor Johnny Depp from 1998 to 2011, where they had two children. Vanessa's sister, Alysson Paradis, is also an actress.

Viktorija <=SEP=> Snežana Mišković (pronounced [sněʒana mîʃkoʋitɕ]; born December 19, 1958), better known by her stage name Viktorija ([ʋǐktoːrija]), is a Serbian female rock singer known for her raspy voice.

Wanda Jackson <=SEP=> Wanda Lavonne Jackson (born October 20, 1937) is an American singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist who had success in the mid-1950s and 1960s as one of the first popular female rockabilly singers and a pioneering rock and roll artist. She is known to many as the "Queen of Rockabilly" (or "First Lady of Rockabilly").Jackson mixed country music with fast-moving rockabilly, often recording them on opposite sides of a record.

Wendy O. Williams <=SEP=> Wendy Orlean Williams (May 28, 1949 – April 6, 1998), better known as Wendy O. Williams, was an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Webster, New York, she first came to prominence as the lead singer of the punk rock band Plasmatics. Her infamous stage theatrics included blowing up equipment, near nudity and chain-sawing guitars. After she left home at the age of 16, Williams hitchhiked her way to Colorado, earning money by crocheting string bikinis.

Érica García <=SEP=> Érica García, born April 6  in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is a composer, singer and an actress of Argentinian-American descent. She was nominated in the Latin Grammy Awards of 2000 for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for her popular tune "Vete Destino". She directs her own Academy.

Şebnem Ferah <=SEP=> Şebnem Ferah (born 12 April 1972 in Yalova, Turkey) is a Turkish singer, song-writer, composer, and guitarist. She was the lead vocalist of the all-female hard rock band Volvox until 1994, after which she went on to pursue an illustrious solo career. Her music style varies from pop rock to hard rock though her later albums have progressively incorporated more of the hard rock sound.