I'm a huge fan of Lorde's "Royals." And I noticed Janice Joplin has a low voice. Stevie Knicks is good too. What other artists or songs feature alto's and low female voices I can sing with?

(Funny story... was singing Royals loudly in the car and I think two girls in the crosswalk could hear it. They gave me a funny look...I just smiled - I currently present male).

You may know this one if you're a fan of BBC Sherlock. I was very dubious when my friend told me the singer was female. What an amazing voice.

Masha from Arkona has a pretty deep voice. It might not be your taste, but you should check it out. She's very cool.

Wow! These women have deeper singing voices than I do (I'm a Tenor II - I should really work on my female speaking voice more... inflection is my problem)
I do like World music (I like almost all genres)... but I don't know Russian!

Here's Royals:

Quote from: Jillian on August 29, 2013, 09:44:54 PM
Masha from Arkona has a pretty deep voice. It might not be your taste, but you should check it out. She's very cool.

Never heard of folk metal.  I like it.

I've always liked Sade , She has a deepish voice        

Tracy Chapman. Everyone I know who'd heard her thought she was a guy, but once you find out she's a woman, you can tell when listening to her music.

Xandria's former frontwoman Lisa Midelhauv has a deep growl on the live version of Snow White

This girl has quite a pitch range.  The low isn't REALLY low, but I did think it was a man until the higher pitch part came on.

Valerie June's voice is on the low side.



There's also Annie Lennox, she usually sings lower.

Let us not forget about Cher.



Or Carly Simon

Quote from: Lajs on August 26, 2013, 07:04:41 PM


You may know this one if you're a fan of BBC Sherlock. I was very dubious when my friend told me the singer was female. What an amazing voice.

Oh damn, she does have a low voice.

Victoria Legrand from Beach House

Now she has a DARK voice! Her voice reminds me very much of my art teacher. I thought directly about this song during the first class with her.

Quote from: suitsme on September 01, 2013, 05:09:45 PM
I've always liked Sade , She has a deepish voice     

I love you; this was the vid I immediately thought of. Sahdeyyy!

Amanda lear.
She has a pretty low voice...

Quote from: Lajs on August 26, 2013, 07:04:41 PM


You may know this one if you're a fan of BBC Sherlock. I was very dubious when my friend told me the singer was female. What an amazing voice.

I didn't know nina simone had covered Sinner Man. Awesome find! I have a 45 somewhere of Lex Baxters version. Good song.

Well, alot of like, late 90's surfer riot grrrl kinda stuff normally has a mid to low range vocalist, stuff like Tiger Trap and such

Yazoo.

Mai Yamane - lead singer of Yoko Kanno and the Seatbelts

Linda Perry - more known with the 4 non blondes

Johnette Napolitano - of Concrete Blonde

Andrea Echeverri - of Aterciopelados

Miley Cyrus - ever chided for her whiskey voice

Mary Chapin Carpenter - She really has a more neutral singing voice to me, lower than many of her contemporaries.

Liz Phair -- similar to mcc

Amy Ray - of the Indigo Girls

k.d. lang

Gail Ann Dorsey

Sass Jordan -- noticeable on the Rats album particularly...

Lisa Gerrard -- most known through Dead Can Dance, but there's quite a bit of range there



an endless amount of blues, jazz, old country (early texmex had a disproportionate number too) performers ... a handful of musical/operatic singers that are more known for it plus for more specifically the celebration more than the novelty of crossing the gender barrier in other areas -- though some might look at metal (a few known figures, but there are those that sing at higher pitch but also vox, growl, showing off their metal bravado/authenticity) and punk as well.