Posted May 25, 200619 yr So who's the real deal in pop music? When we asked this slate of singers and vocal coaches which pop stars possess real vocal talent, they were, so to speak, broken records: Whitney, Mariah, Christina. Nearly all of them revere Christina Aguilera. "She's the last new artist that was really incredible," says celebrity voice coach Roger Love. "I teach Natasha Bedingfield, who's got one of the top pop records in the country, but there's still nobody out there who can sing like Christina Aguilera. She has a 3-1/2-octave range, and she sounds totally powerful with it. She co-writes or writes her songs, she sounds better live than she does on record, she's reinvented herself on her albums ..." Voice therapist Jackie Presti and Chicago cabaret singer Beckie Menzie agree. Both also cite Mariah Carey. "Especially early on, what a good use of her voice," Presti says. The list goes on, including Nancy Wilson of Heart, Cyndi Lauper (who "can really sing, though you don't hear it much," says Presti), Joss Stone. Great singers, all. And all women. RIGHT ON!! :wub: :wub: :wub:
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