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Billy Mackenzie

Scottish singer

1

Yello

Swiss electronic band

2

Marianne Faithfull

British singer, songwriter and actress

3

Mew

Danish band

4

Katy B

British singer-songwriter

5

Aphrodite's Child

Greek progressive rock band

6

Iris DeMent

American singer and songwriter

7

Norah Jones

American singer, songwriter and pianist

8

Claire Hamill

British singer-songwriter

9

Neneh Cherry

Swedish singer-songwriter

10

Billie Holiday

American jazz singer

11

Nellie McKay

American musician

12

Annette Peacock

American Jazz composer

13

Björk

Icelandic singer-songwriter

14

Cindy Blackman

American musician

15

Flora Purim

Brazilian jazz singer

16

Joni Mitchell

Canadian musician

17

Urszula Dudziak

Polish singer

18

Vangelis

Greek musician and composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, and orchestral music

19

Nina Simone

American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist

20

Gregory Porter

American jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actor

21

Sarah Vaughan

American jazz singer

22

Etta James

American recording artist; singer

23

Leela James

American musician

24

Alissa White-Gluz

Canadian singer-songwriter

25

Brenda Russell

American singer-songwriter

26

Rickie Lee Jones

American vocalist, musician, songwriter, producer, actress and narrator

27

Cécile McLorin Salvant

American jazz singer of French and Haitian roots

28

Celeste

American-British R&B singer

29

Minnie Riperton

American singer-songwriter

30

Fantasia Barrino

American actress and singer

31

Steve Perry

American singer and songwriter

32

Eva O

American musician

33

Catherine Russell

singer

34

M. Ward

singer-songwriter and guitarist

35

Eivør Pálsdóttir

Faroese singer and songwriter

36

Marie Daulne

Belgian singer

37

Trijntje Oosterhuis

Dutch singer

38

Kellylee Evans

Canadian jazz singer

39

Táta Vega

American musician

40

St. Vincent

American singer-songwriter

41

Phyllis Hyman

American rhythm-and-blues singer (1949–1995)

42

Amel Larrieux

American singer-songwriter and keyboardist

43

Sam Brown

English singer and songwriter

44

Arif Mardin

Turkish-American songwriter & record producer