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To wonder whose singing voice you’d most like to have?

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SisterMaryImmaculate · 20/10/2025 19:02

If you could wake up tomorrow with a specific singer’s voice, whose would you choose and why?

Inspired by another thread, mine would be Karen Carpenter.

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UncleHerbieIsBack · 20/10/2025 19:57

Ella Fitzgerald

therewasafishinthepercolator · 20/10/2025 19:56

Hard to choose.

Shirley Manson - Garbage
Sinead O'Connor
Courtney Love
Kim Wilde - there's a quality to her voice that I love but I don't know anything about vocals so I don't know what it is

Top has to be Shirley though.

spannasaurus · 20/10/2025 19:55

Cleo Laine

Fiftyandme · 20/10/2025 19:55

Lady Gaga or Christina Aguilara

Cismyfatarse · 20/10/2025 19:54

Amy Winehouse!

FuckRealityBringMeABook · 20/10/2025 19:53

Kathleen Ferrier

StarCourt · 20/10/2025 19:53

Charlene Spiteri or Emeli Sande

HauntedBungalow · 20/10/2025 19:53

Aretha

everywhichway · 20/10/2025 19:52

Michael Bublé or a young Frank Sinatra

(Bloke obvs...)

Devilsmommy · 20/10/2025 19:52

Janis joplin or Billie holiday depending on what I was singing

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 20/10/2025 19:51

In all honesty, I’d like my voice back - I used to be a good mezzo soprano - I read Music and sang solos with the university philharmonic.

Sadly age and long covid have robbed me of my voice - I can’t sing the high notes any more - I’m more of e tenor now - and I’m too exhausted to sing at all. I used to love singing, but the loss of my voice, and a rather bruising encounter with some ‘characters’ in the local chamber choir, have robbed me of any joy in singing.

ACatAsleepInYourHat · 20/10/2025 19:51

KittyRannaldini · 20/10/2025 19:13

Linda Thompson

Yes! Or Sandy Denny.

Frannieisnthappy · 20/10/2025 19:50

PiggieWig · 20/10/2025 19:11

Stevie Nicks for me

I’ll go for Christine McVee (I think that is how you spell it!)

outofdate · 20/10/2025 19:50

Lea Salonga - Amazing in Miss Saigon

Thedogscollar · 20/10/2025 19:50

Raye. She's unbelievable.

billysboy · 20/10/2025 19:49

frank sinatra or Johnny cash
Emilie sandie

PinkyFlamingo · 20/10/2025 19:47

Alison Moyet

menopausalfart · 20/10/2025 19:46

If opera, then it can only be Callas.

menopausalfart · 20/10/2025 19:46

I would love the vocal skills and writing ability of Kate Bush.

SpottyAardvark · 20/10/2025 19:45

Luciano Pavarotti. How a mere human being could make such a magical noise is incomprehensible to me, so I would love to find out. Vineceeeero!!

sweetpeaorchestra · 20/10/2025 19:43

Etta James or Sarah Vaughan. I’d rather sound like myself than Karen Carpenter! Never liked her voice

GenerousGardener · 20/10/2025 19:43

Kate Bush

Cocolapew · 20/10/2025 19:42

Debbie Harry or Mavis Staples
Male, Marvin Gaye or Smokey Robinson

ReignOfError · 20/10/2025 19:42

I came to say Cass Elliot, but as she’s taken, I’ll choose Linda Ronstadt’s.

Whentosayitsover · 20/10/2025 19:41

Think I’d have fun with Christina Aguilera’s voice.

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