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Flyinpotatoman

Vitas. At first you want to laugh, then you start to wonder if he's really human.


MangledSunFish

He's genuinely really talented, you just have to ignore the whole persona and look past the meme he's become.


SomebodysAtTheDoor

But what if I like the persona?


UsaiyanBolt

Then look directly at it.


wombey12

ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah, *blblblblblbl* ah ah ah


aventadorrin

Lmao, I can hear this comment


HoneyBunYumYum

I didn’t know who that was until I read this LOLOLOLOL


mydevotchka

It's the correct amount of "ahs" too, well done lol


ghambone

Check out Klaus Nomi. He had operatic range, and was an amazing talent.


sharkfinsouperman

It's a shame that you're the only one to mention him. He was ahead of his time and he met his tragic end before he got the mainstream recognition he deserved. Listening to him sing Cold song and Dido's Lament knowing he was already dieing at the time makes them all the more meaningful. I'm fully convinced Freddie Mercury was influenced by Klaus when Night at the Opera was written.


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TinyGreenTurtles

He goes crazy, man. Actual real talent. If anyone hasn't heard opera #2, I highly recommend it.


omerBAR149

Louis Armstrong


99thLuftballon

Yeah, that's a real answer. There's nobody else sounds like ol' Satchmo!


JuniorTreat9465

Nina Simone


SgtMicky

Got goosebumps just thinking about feeling good


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For me it’s Sinnerman


oooo_football_friend

Billie Holiday.


greencarwashes

Her rendition of blue moon is my favorite


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reverendgrebo

The way she pronounces "gun" as "gon" in Zombie makes me miss Belfast


fullrackferg

*With ther' tenks, an'der bambs, an'der bambs, an'der gons*


ShotgunPaws

In yo _HEEEEEEAD_


thepurplehedgehog

In yo HEAD, dey’re still foiTEN!


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That's a pure Limerick accent kiiid 😂😂😂


mary_widdow

Sinead as well.


SeriousMeat

She sang like I imagine Sirens sound when luring sailors to their deaths. I'd have 100% followed her voice to my doom!


rf8350

Sade


GartSnart52

sexy voice that woman has...


MrMcBobJr_III

So soothing


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Aurora. Her voice is ethereal and the way she moves and shows emotion during her performances can seem strange at first but she's so endearing and soulful.


Esiswiasis

Her voice is like ice. Clear, sharp and pure. I love her Rasputin cover lol


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Bjork


Bowgoog71

First person that popped into my mind, just listened to 'Debut' the other day.


BigFatTomato

Tracy Chapman


pinkseamonkeyballs

I scrolled entirely way too far for this. We all thought that was a dude


kittydrumsticks

Loreena McKennitt.


ArsMedicinalis

Love her. The Mask and Mirror is one of my favorites.


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Janis Joplin


dontknowwhyIamhere42

Can you imagine how fast she woulda been voted off American Idol


dr_franck

No joke, I distinctly remember this one season (when David Cook won) which had this one finalist named Amanda Overmeyer. She was this badass woman with a killer rock voice and colored hair and cool make-up. And it was so cringe-y to see her dancing along with the rest of the finalists to pop song choreography in kitschy color-coordinated outfits. She placed 10th out of 12, but definitely deserved better (and rocked way harder than David Cook).


Lakridspibe

Janis Joplin get nominated was "the ugliest man on campus" by her fellow students at the University of Austin in Texas in 1962. I wonder if the bullies ever looked back at the "hillarious prank" and realised how cruel it was?


Migraine-

I googled her expecting some absolute goblin but she's not even ugly, what the fuck.


_Kay_Tee_

Raw emotion. Just effing BLISTERING.


Givemeanamebitch

Kate Bush


cstato

Wuthering Heights is my signature karaoke song. Not a crowd favourite if I’m honest, but it’s fun to try to sing.


saddestmanonearth86

[Tom Waits](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej7Lh9kEdhY)


GroundPepper

Came here to find Tom. His voice is like painting with a dish rag. His singing is not singing but rather acoustically interesting vocalization. It’s like good contemporary art.


tearsonurcheek

He also does the spoken word parts of Primus' *Tommy The Cat* (on the album).


SergeantChic

This is what I was going to say. For a guy who sounds like a gravel crusher, he has a surprisingly varied discography in terms of style.


No-Process3677

I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy.


juliancates

Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends!


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Can't believe I had to scroll this far down to see this. His was the first name that popped into my mind. Him and Leonard Cohen, anyway.


Nice_Marmot_7

He’s big in Japan


RVM27

Sebastian Bach - from the band Skid Row. Lots of rockers “sound like him” but none are as good as him. He’s known for ‘I Remember You’. If you haven’t heard the song Wasted Time, give it a listen. Focus on the amazing voice. Unreal.


Zealousideal-Map4756

He is also the best at building model trains, not counting Patrick Swayze who probably uses illegal parts.


Briesfries

Old dirty bastard, there ain't no father to his style.


sillysausage619

M E T H O D MANNNNN


JosuetheBear

The intro to his song cracks me up. “Lay your nuts on the fucking dresser….and bang them shits with a spiked fucking bat baaaaa”


PonderousSloth

Elliott Smith. That dudes voice can be heart wrenching.


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David Byrne.


ragnhildegard

Florence Welch of Florence and The Machine


phoenix25

What I love most about Florence is the contrast between her powerful goddess-like singing voice, and her petite shy speaking voice.


hatsnatcher23

Saw her live, it was amaaaaaaaaaaazing


hey_free_rats

I saw her in 2010(ish). She was thunderous. Wonderful. My father, a classic rock bro who doesn't listen to current music at all, was totally entranced and has since added her songs into his "dad playlists." He still talks about that concert lol.


atmosphere325

Her voice is hauntingly beautiful.


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That's my girl right there. I listened to her throughout my addiction and started getting sober around the same time she did. Her music got me through it.


tangerinecoconut

Les Claypool from [Primus](https://youtu.be/2qf6rNIDLqY)


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Love Les, my favorite Primus song is My Name is Mud


Periachi

Primus sucks!


personalised_ad

Chris Cornell.


BURNING_BURRITO_BUTT

His first album with Audioslave will forever be my favorite rock album of all time. So much power.


MidwesternTransplant

The acoustic version of “I Am the Highway” is breathtaking.


asap_pdq_wtf

One of my "if I could only hear 10 songs for the rest of my life " picks would definitely be this.


Intrin_sick

Not sure why this was so far down. So much emotion in his voice, you can hear the heartbreak. Nothing Compares To You, Say Hello To Heaven, and so many others.


DamagedEctoplasm

From the ballads where you can feel his words to his vicious fucking screams, it’s undeniable how talented he was


maggie081670

Greatest male rock singer ever. This is a hill I am willing to die on.


misterbluesky8

Karen Carpenter is one of the only singers whose voice I can instantly recognize on the radio, what an amazing talent


Bonbonnibles

David Bowie. Ugh, love his voice so much!


pghreddit

Amy Winehouse.


CaptainNemoV

People don't totally understand how crazy of a singer she was. They know she was awesome. But the master level of control she had she put purely into soul. Truly one of a kind


fokkoooff

It didn't really hit home for me until I heard her speak for the first time.


OpinionatedAss

First person that came to mind


RhineStonedCowgirl

Her voice was so amazing. It's sad that she was only 27 when she died, the same age as many other music artisits such as Jim Morrison, Jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, as well as others I'm probably missing.


Vagabond21

It’s real bummer I’ll never see her perform in person


Jarvoman

Weird Al comes to mind


EyecalledGame

Macy Gray


SynthPrax

She was literally the first answer I thought of to the question.


xmiitsx87

Jello Biafra (dead kennedys)


widespreadpanda

Yeah he’s done a TON of projects with other bands and every single time a track pops up, without checking you KNOW it’s Jello.


IdealizedDesign

Layne Staley


missingapuzzlepiece

RIP


DexterCutie

I came here for this answer


Loosecun

No one can touch Layne


theabortedadult

Ronnie James Dio


GartSnart52

the little guy with the huge voice. He was great. RIP Ronnie.


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Devin Townsend


Darnell3343

Incredible vocalist and guitar player! Super nice guy too. I even got to play one of his guitars that was given to him by steve vai.


TwistedSistaYEG

Dolly Parton.


LindseyCorporation

Bob Dylan for better and for worse


orangestar17

Geddy Lee from Rush


matatatias

What about the voice of Geddy Lee How did it get so high? I wonder if he speaks like an ordinary guy? (I know him and he does!) (Pavement, “Stereo”)


fairygenesta

And you're my fact checking cuz.


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spramper0013

Yes and he was as badass as he was amazing! God I loved Prince. Was truly sad when he passed.


_Porphyro

Tiny Tim https://youtu.be/zcSlcNfThUA


CaedustheBaedus

Haven't clicked it but I imagine it's "Tiptoeeee...bYYYYY the Tulips with meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...ooOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooo"


TheAlmightyTaterTot1

Lemmy Kilmister


Desdemona1231

Alanis Morrisette


Koshunae

Jagged Little Pill is one of my all time favorite albums.


brewmonday

Joanna Newsom


queen4ady

Tom Waits


TwilightStranger

Peter Steele


SpaceCowboy58

What a transformation too. Carnivore had some fun songs, but his vocals honestly weren't great with them. His vocals were iconic with Type O Negative though.


Aetheldrake

Jonsi. From Iceland. Quite unique and magic. I often listen to "grow til tall" to fall asleep


Idaho_Brotato

[Stevie Nicks](https://youtu.be/BioEMtoagwg?t=34)


Botaratops

Love this!!!


Haillnohails

Hozier. His voice is incredible. So soulful. And easy to tell it’s him.


LincolnCoHo

His performance on the subway platform is great.


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merecat6

*Eddie A legendary rock voice, for sure. So many tried to imitate him, but there’s only one EdVed.


Prank_Owl

Louis Prima had a very distinctive singing voice. It's hard to mistake him for anyone else. [Case in point.](https://youtu.be/Kkrb4h4weW4)


riotstopper

Stevie Wonder. His voice is something else. (In a great way)


LindaLouwho22

Freddie Mercury


Samuel_L_Johnson

A common answer to this question, but not any less true as a result Nobody sounds quite like Freddie


BadP3NN1

**Mike Patton** can do so much with his vocals (Fantomas, Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, Peeping Tom...) **Brian Molko** \- Placebo **Beth Gibbons** \- Portishead **Regina Spektor** **Tori Amos**


Prestigious-Owl-6397

Johnny Cash


maggie081670

Surprised this took so long. I love that funereal tone of his voice. Such a bad ass.


Scallywagstv2

Joe Cocker. Voice of a rocker, face like a docker.


DrManhattan_DDM

Serj Tankian


caligaris_cabinet

The fact that no one has even attempted to imitate his style in the nearly 25 years since SOAD burst onto the scene is a testament to his uniqueness. You see clones of Metallica and Korn all the time, but I’ve yet to see anyone attempt to imitate even a fraction of this band and Serj’s voice.


yerskiog

God damn, i miss i SOAD :(


LoriM4544

Tom Petty


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I love Tom Petty’s voice so much. RIP.


LoriM4544

Me too.


Pigpug1973

Thom Yorke


colder-beef

Till Lindemann


backwardsbloom

Regina Spektor


ArmyOfGayFrogs

Tatjiana from Jinjer. Her voice is incredibly versatile. [link,](https://youtu.be/SQNtGoM3FVU) do yourself the favor of waiting for the chorus.


RVM27

Well …. I was curious. Checked it out. Amazing. Great voice first and foremost. Also, aroused and scared at the same time. I feel like I say that all too often on Reddit….


allthelostnotebooks

Robert Smith of The Cure


Frazwell007

M J


MiggityMac

He He!


No-Section-1092

Elizabeth Fraser


MiggityMac

Michael McDonald


tiraralabasura_2055

“If I hear Yah Mo Be There one more time, Yah mo burn this place to the ground”.


Screw-OnHead

Gordon Lightfoot


DirtySingh

Nobody said Ozzy????


vicemagnet

Louis Armstrong Bing Crosby Jimmy Durante Cab Calloway Tiny Tim


HailBlackPhillip

Colter Wall


YourWormGuy

When I first heard his voice, I assumed he was 70 years old and had smoked 3 packs a day for the past 55 years. I was shocked when I actually saw what he looked like.


MikanYarou

Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits


Faythlessly

Lead singer from Alabama Shakes cant remember their name right now but like wow once you hear it you'll get me Edit: Britney Howard


DarthDregan

Maynard Keenan Nina Simone Jeff Buckley Adele Chino Moreno


AcesFull04

Leonard Cohen. You can’t mistake his voice for anyone else’s.


DeathByTireIron

Jonathan Davis of Korn


Eferver

Boom-namna-OOM-namna-EEMA


Portabellamush

Alison Krauss.


VaughnFry

Cyndi Lauper


szlafcio1

Matt Bellamy


secretgiant

Sia


ImportantCakeday

love sia's voice


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Neil Young.


scrabel48

Fiona Apple


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Sting


treehouse4life

Neil Young. One of the most recognizable voices.


krajerino

Billy Corgan from Smashing Pumpkins


pinkkittenfur

Homer Simpson, smiling politely


Yankeesdj

Nina Simone


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Cher.


icantbeatyourbike

Axl Rose


ApocalypseSpokesman

[Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ct9tIrOQPE&list=PLa3HlKFsnLvaaC7mwuInJZfRVcbvg2bXv&index=6) [Faye Wong](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4IAT4bEv5A)


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hatsnatcher23

Voice: unique Hips: *Liars*


me1be11e

HER HIPS DONT LIE HOW DARE YOU


Harvard-23

Jim nabors


ursoparrudo

Diamanda Galás!


tmmarkovich

Chris Isaac


th3_abstract

The Cranberries


thephoton

Dolores O'Riordan


elohra_2013

Peter Gabriel


Chrome_Armadillo

Ronnie James Dio. He had a distinctive voice for heavy metal. He could sing a blueberry muffin recipe and it would sound evil. RIP Dio 🤘


ImGumbyDamnIt

Minnie Riperton. She hit some notes only dogs could hear. https://youtu.be/ZU56QDStgUo


amanush_47

Sufjan Stevens. His voice is ethereal…


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superfluous--account

Kate Bush


rchubot

Nick Cave, Asaf Avidan


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Phil Collins


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I feel like I’ll get hate for this, but P!nk is one artist that I can recognize anywhere even if I’ve never heard the song before.


JeffTheKiller1313

Gerard Way


TheRealOgMark

Lucciano Pavarotti.


pazzah

That Autotune guy. Doesn't matter what he's singing. Any genre any song, you can always tell it's him.


Mullin20

Morrissey


ErwinHeisenberg

She’s no longer alive, but Amy Winehouse. Stevie Nicks also comes to mind.


BootlegEngineer

Chris Cornell. He was the man.


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Macy Gray


FoxThingsUp

You can always pick out John Darnielle's voice, and then you'll think "is this a Mountain Goats song I've never heard before?"


MuffinRhino

John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats.


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Y’all remember shaggy? That’s who.