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Beverley Knight
soul singer, songwriter and record producer
1
Ruby Turner
British R&B and soul singer, songwriter and actress
2
Candi Staton
American soul and gospel singer
3
Martine McCutcheon
English actress, singer
4
Michelle Gayle
British actor and singer
5
Betty Wright
American singer
6
Cilla Black
English singer, actress and media personality
7
Leela James
American musician
8
Gabriella Cilmi
Australian singer-songwriter
9
Valerie June
American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Memphis, Tennessee, United States
10
Louise Redknapp
British singer
11
Dusty Springfield
English singer and record producer
12
Mary J. Blige
American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress from New York
13
Estelle
British singer-songwriter
14
Kelis
American singer–songwriter
15
Jamelia
British singer-songwriter
16
Kim Burrell
American musician
17
Joss Stone
English singer and actress
18
Melba Moore
American singer, actress
19
Vanessa Bell Armstrong
American singer
20
Loleatta Holloway
American singer (1946–2011)
21
Terri Walker
British R&B and soul singer-songwriter
22
Ann Nesby
American actress and singer
23
Mavis Staples
American singer
24
YolanDa Brown
British musician
25
Deniece Williams
American singer
26
Al Green
American singer
27
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
28
The Clark Sisters
American gospel vocal group
29
MNEK
English singer-songwriter and producer
30
Kiki Dee
English pop singer
31
Lulu
Scottish singer, actress, and television personality
32
Emma Bunton
English singer, songwriter, media personality and actress
33
Carleen Anderson
American soul singer
34
Meshell Ndegeocello
American recording artist; musician
35
Nicola Roberts
British musician
36
Gwen McCrae
American musician
37
Whitney Houston
American singer and actress (1963-2012)
38
Gabrielle Aplin
British singer and songwriter
39
Teedra Moses
American musician
40
Boz Boorer
British musician
41
Tramaine Hawkins
American gospel singer
42
Lalah Hathaway
American singer
43
Beth Rowley
British singer-songwriter
44
Sam Smith
English singer and songwriter
45
Yolanda Adams
American gospel singer and actress
46
Celeste
American-British R&B singer
47
Emeli Sandé
Scottish singer-songwriter
48
Alesha Dixon
English singer, rapper, songwriter, dancer, author, model and television personality
49
Amy Winehouse
English singer and songwriter
50
K. Michelle
American musician
51
Gloria Jones
American singer
52
CeCe Peniston
American singer
53
Kristyna Myles
British singer-songwriter
54
Jocelyn Brown
American musician
55
Michelle Williams
American singer and member of Destiny's Child
56
Rumer
British singer-songwriter
57
Sy Smith
American singer
58
Nina Simone
American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist
59
Paloma Faith
British musician
60
Corinne Bailey Rae
British singer and songwriter
61
Keke Wyatt
American singer
62
Ledisi
American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter and actress.
63
Chrisette Michele
American musician
64
Rebecca Ferguson
British singer-songwriter
65
Bonnie Tyler
Welsh recording artist and singer
66
Dionne Warwick
American singer, actress and TV show host
67
Donny Hathaway
American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)
68
Marcella Detroit
American soprano vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter
69
Evelyn Thomas
American musician
70
Billy Preston
American musician whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel (1946-2006)
71
Jean Carn
American singer
72
Joan Armatrading
British singer-songwriter
73
Kym Mazelle
American singer
74
Willow Smith
American singer, rapper and actress
75
Dannii Minogue
Australian pop singer, songwriter, actress
76
Alicia Keys
American singer, musician, composer and actress
