Not in any particular order - my favourite female singers: Barbara Streisand Cilla Black Maria Callas Stevie Nicks Janis Joplin Petula Clark ......... passion !!!
In addition to Stevie and Janis, if you needed to go any further, Ellie Brooks (when she sang with Batley’s Robert Palmer in Vinegar Joe), Maggie Bell (Stone the Crows) and Debbie Harry. Honourable mention to Bananarama, (whether they could sing or not).
Kate Bush. Finest performer of all time. Male or female. Kate Rusty. Goosebumps on the back of the neck. Early Suzanne Vega. First Aid Kit. Ward Thomas. Aretha Franklin.
I'm not talking about how sweet the voice is - I'm talking about how much passion there is in the voice.