I would have to flip Simone and Floor. They definitely deserve to be the top two. I think what would give Floor the edge in my opinion is her range. You pick any genre, she could sing like she belongs there. If you didn’t know she was a rock singer and you heard her singing another type of music, she could fool anyone into believing she belongs in that genre. The best example is her performances on the tv show Beste Zangers. If your first introduction to her was on that show, you would laugh if someone told you she was a lead singer in a metal band.
My TOP 3 in order : 1- Floor Jansen 2- Simone Simons 3- Brittney Slayes // And I also think Sharon den Adel should be lower than 4... she sings most of the time always in the same range of her voice. (I have 4 Within Temptation albums... but among all the female fronted band I listen to... Within Temptation is among the one I like the less (Still like it a lot :P). Still... very nice selection.
@@renefrijhoff2484 All her performance from Beste Zangers spread like Fire. I watched Beste Zangers while it was playing last summer (Thx again Denise Hofs!) and each week it was crazy sensation. And no... no one would laugh because IF they watched the show it was mentioned DAY 1 she was a Metal Singer of international renown but nearly unknown in Netherland. And her Vilja lied was quite "metal-like" :)
@@zebramasklover Your are right I got that wrong. Anneke van Giersbergen is from Aeyron if I am correct. And she is not in the list. But Should be. Kan ook gewoon in NL hoor. Ik ben het met je eens. Dutch rules.
The most versatile singer in any style of rock today is Floor! Her stage presence is second to none and her technique is near perfect. Her range is world class... not sure what else can we judge her on? I honestly believe she is one of the best all around singers on the planet!
Quite accurate for female fronted symphonic metal genre. I would go 1. Floor Jansen, 2. Tarja Turunen, 3. Simone Simmons, 4. Sharon del Adel. Three of these four amazing ladies are coming from Nederland. I think the title need a small adjustment.
@@MikeHuntEsq by the way why didn't they say what bands they come from and by the way if I wanted to listen to I would listen to Opera not metal I think metal female singers have a much broader Style
Floor No1 because she can sing anything any genre tempo whatever. Simone and the rest are way way behind, dont take my word for it investigate for yourself. Where is cristina scabbia ?
Being a soprano myself i think people are obsesed with high notes, mezosopranos and contraltos are amazing and so powerfull !! come on people! Cristina Scabbia is wonderfull
Well, this is your choice. But you lost, or never known, of really Metal Queens. At least: Lita Ford and Doro. Anyway, thanks for sharing. I found something interesting.
My Favorites: Floor Jansen Tarja Turunen Simone Simons Shadon Den Adel But Where are the Arch Enemy Singers? Where is Amy Lee? Anette Ozlon is in your list and Amy is Not! Can't Believe this.
Thank you very much for posting this! "Symphonic Metal" is a genre that seems to encompass too much. I prefer the female-fronted bands that can hold a balance of symphony and metal; ever so easily done. I hunt for the sound I want and have to dig through bands that should be in a separate category, but maybe this mixed variety is what makes the genre what it is. But to my point. Your post featured some musicians I didn't know before and you've given me a little taste of the bands they're in--that being your countdown from 20 to 10 or so. Rating your picks for the top 10 is tough because those women are powerhouses. I agree that Floor should be #1 because she can hit stellar heights with her voice, but not with Nightwish. Simone is great but I don't think she has the power Floor has; Simone is often overpowered by the music and the grunting/rough vocals/whatever-you-call it. I'm very pleased you put Serenia in here because those women were great and that band (more than any other) knows how to balance the female lead with the male grunt/gruff/whatever, I should say they knew how to do it because that's another band that's gone astray. Because of your post, I have some bands to hunt down; thanks!
I like this list and totally agree about the top 3, though I couldn't decide about the order… guess in such spheres it's only a matter of taste. I missed Anneke van Giersbergen and Sabine Edelsbacher (still underrated if you ask me), but there will always be some missing in a Top 20 list.
How come the male singers all sound like they drank took much whiskey and smoked too many cigarettes, and the women all sound like Angels? I can never figure it out. :)
I do believe the women take care of their vocals more but they are a few male singers I like ,tony kakko,tommy of kamelot is okay,but micheal kieke is the best.ive heard him say he much rather sing songs like guardian angel than metal but it dosent sale.
@@gaylenorris435 Sadly (VERY sadly) Tony Kakko seems to have lost some of his voice... everything I hear that is recent sound less on point than when he was younger. Sad... I REALLY love Sonata Arctica. Currently one of my favorite male voice is Hansi from Blind Guardian.
Bc they’re singing opera to metal music. They’re not metal singers. You don’t see guys who sing opera try to sing to metal. Lzzy Hale is a great metal singer and sounds amazing. These girls 🙄
My top would be: 1. Doro 2. Floor Jansen 3. Lori Lewis 4. Helena Iren Michaelssen 5. Catherine Paulsen 6. Liv Sin 7. Vibeke Stene 8. Nuki 9. Natalie Rassouli 10. Nera 11. Anastasia Simanskaya 12. Laurie Ann Haus 13. Johanna Sadonis 14. Julia Przyborowska 15. Kari Rueslåtten 16. Carmen Simões 17. Masha Scream 18. Morgan Lacroix 19. Sandra Schleret 20. Marcela Bovio
She might be your favorite, but technique-wise she isn't on par with Simone and Floor. I still like Within Temptation a alot, don't get me wrong there . :)
The metals girls are very and realy beautifulls yes i know ! Girls power metal ! I admire you and my respect for you is forever ! 😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏. Julie.
If you’re only going to include symphonic or operatic singers, title it that way. If you’re saying “metal”, where’s Tatiana (Jinjer), Amy Lee and Lzzy Hale?
Or Anneke Van Giersbergen, or Sandra Schleret, or Martina Hornbacher, or Sarah Jezebel Diva or...etc. You should just say "my favorite", since this is just an opinion compilation.
Amy Lee is faded.. now shadowing on European Tour * and rightfully so * Within Temptation ( who have been consistent in making albums and playing stadiums worldwide sold out ) where Evanescence was good, yes.. but world wide just tipped the charts four times, and had just two worldwide known songs....
Gotta agree with alot of the comments here...it's more/mainly a symphonic based (personalized) list...& NOT an accurate reflection of overall METAL bands mostly fronted by female leads...misleading title as TOO many greats are missing imho...still decent for those now discovering the genre though...
Floor is by far the best female vocalist by range, power, style, clarity of her voice, any metric. Plus she can sing anything.
Tarja and Floor the BESTS!! :D
Love this video! :D My favourite one is Tarja, but all of them are great!!
I would have to flip Simone and Floor. They definitely deserve to be the top two. I think what would give Floor the edge in my opinion is her range. You pick any genre, she could sing like she belongs there. If you didn’t know she was a rock singer and you heard her singing another type of music, she could fool anyone into believing she belongs in that genre. The best example is her performances on the tv show Beste Zangers. If your first introduction to her was on that show, you would laugh if someone told you she was a lead singer in a metal band.
Definitely. And the one that spread like wildfire was the performance of The Phantom of the opera with Henk Poort.
My TOP 3 in order : 1- Floor Jansen 2- Simone Simons 3- Brittney Slayes // And I also think Sharon den Adel should be lower than 4... she sings most of the time always in the same range of her voice. (I have 4 Within Temptation albums... but among all the female fronted band I listen to... Within Temptation is among the one I like the less (Still like it a lot :P). Still... very nice selection.
@@renefrijhoff2484 All her performance from Beste Zangers spread like Fire. I watched Beste Zangers while it was playing last summer (Thx again Denise Hofs!) and each week it was crazy sensation. And no... no one would laugh because IF they watched the show it was mentioned DAY 1 she was a Metal Singer of international renown but nearly unknown in Netherland. And her Vilja lied was quite "metal-like" :)
Floor Jansen is by far the best. Her vocal range is unbelievable.
Glad to see Simone on the top! Amazing choice with the track as well!
Floor Jansen
Simone Simons
Tarja Turunen
Tatiana Shmailyuk
Alyssa White-Gluz
Vicky Psarakis
Anneke Van Giersbergen
Charlotte Wessels
Amanda Somerville
Elize Ryd
Clementine Delauney
Ylva Eriksson
Add Doro Pesch and were good
well, the netherlands rules that list huh? And you even forgot Anneke van Giersbergen!
Giersbergen is on the list if i did see correctly.
@@masterrubyan2976 i think that was the other Dutch singer with that last name
@@zebramasklover Your are right I got that wrong. Anneke van Giersbergen is from Aeyron if I am correct. And she is not in the list. But Should be. Kan ook gewoon in NL hoor. Ik ben het met je eens. Dutch rules.
Anneke definitely needed to be there
Anneke is my #1, then Sharon, then Floor, then Simone, then Tarja. I sometimes flipflop my first 2.
Floor Jansen, by far the Best! The widest range of them All.
I'd certainly swap one and two. Floor's voice is much more flexible as to styles and has a wider range.
Damm right
Absolutely!!
Yup BUT I clearly put Simone rank 2... she is amazing.
@@jeffreyneas9510 but but ... Simone's range is more flexible and wider in the bed
Tarja mi reina... gracias a ella me eduque en canto la adoro, todas son excelentes
The most versatile singer in any style of rock today is Floor! Her stage presence is second to none and her technique is near perfect. Her range is world class... not sure what else can we judge her on? I honestly believe she is one of the best all around singers on the planet!
There is presence en there is stage presence. The last one you can learn, the first one you have it or not! Floor has bold....
TARJA, FLOOR, SIMONE & AMANDA SOMERVILLE
Thank You for taking the time to make this Video!!!
👍👍👍👌👌👌🥇🏆💜💜💜💛💛💛
Tarja especially when she was with Tuomos and Nightwish is my #1 pick
Tarja is the number one
Simone Simons is the best 😘😘😘😍 my love. So beautiful and talented girl. Epica one love😘😘
Tarja The BEAST! IS #1!!!!!!!!!!!!
So many many marvellous female Metal singers. These were all great.
Para mi Tarja es la numero 1!
1.Sharon
2.Tarja
3.Simone
3.Floor
4.Dianne
5.Cristina
6.Charlotte
Simone❤❤
funny, i was led to this video while watching a lot of Anneke van Giersbergen and then she`s not even on the list ???
Criminal omission.
She s not sing metal too gentle
@@pedjavukmirovic6770 yes she does:
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My favourite is Tarja,Floor and Anette!3 different style,3 different angels!
Floor should’ve been number 1!
come on? Floor and Nightwish? a match made in heaven? Yes even the gods like this!
Sharon den Adel and Floor Jansen
Quite accurate for female fronted symphonic metal genre. I would go 1. Floor Jansen, 2. Tarja Turunen, 3. Simone Simmons, 4. Sharon del Adel. Three of these four amazing ladies are coming from Nederland. I think the title need a small adjustment.
Simone Simons is the dream of my life.
Não só da sua...rs
She's my 2nd favorite after Floor :3 I love EPICA so much... I only saw them live once T_T
Floor and Simone both share #1 - but I also add Tatiana. All three deserve the spot in my opinion.
who's Tatiana ?
@@angelahkaa Tatiana Shmayluk is the lead singer of the Ukrainian metal band Jinjer. Edit: Check her out, she can speak English too.
I love they: Sharon, Tarja, Anette, Liv Kristine,
Cool.
Simone?
Where are the vocalists of Arch enemy?
The title said "singers", not vocalists. They were excluded by virtue of the fact that they do not sing.
YOu can't say that for Tatiana or Anneke...
@@MikeHuntEsq Bullshit. Alissa White-Gluz has an AMAZING singing voice (See 'We Rock' from Metal Allegiance and 'Liar, Liar' from Kamelot)
@@MikeHuntEsq this list should have been called opera singers with metal backing I've actually never heard of most of them
@@MikeHuntEsq by the way why didn't they say what bands they come from and by the way if I wanted to listen to I would listen to Opera not metal I think metal female singers have a much broader Style
Where is the inspiration of almost all of them? Where is Anneke van Giersbergen, The Gathering?
Where is Cristina Scabbia...
Yes... where??????
YEAH, where IS she????
Because this canal is only symphonic metal
Hey! I understood correctly: a "metal singers", not a "symphonic metal singers"?
Scabbia? Yes...and where is Kari Rueslatten?? And there is a Van Giersbergen but she's not ANNEKE?!?!
Floor No1 because she can sing anything any genre tempo whatever. Simone and the rest are way way behind, dont take my word for it investigate for yourself. Where is cristina scabbia ?
Could say the same about Sharon van Adel, one of the reasons that she sings with a shitload of other artists.
I miss scabia too
Being a soprano myself i think people are obsesed with high notes, mezosopranos and contraltos are amazing and so powerfull !! come on people! Cristina Scabbia is wonderfull
Thanx! Great Video, also to know more great lady singers! As someone said: They are all great in their style and individual characters!!!
The best are FLOOR, DIANNE, MANUELA. Divine voices. Goddesses of symphonic metal.
I agree all top 20,not 1,2,3...my fav Floor Jansen.
Sharon will always be my favorite!
I my perfect
Not metal
What? Not metal???
Sharon and Anneke
Awesome Aaron wise words
Well, this is your choice.
But you lost, or never known, of really Metal Queens.
At least: Lita Ford and Doro.
Anyway, thanks for sharing. I found something interesting.
Floor number one!! Hands down!!
My Favorites:
Floor Jansen
Tarja Turunen
Simone Simons
Shadon Den Adel
But Where are the Arch Enemy Singers? Where is Amy Lee? Anette Ozlon is in your list and Amy is Not! Can't Believe this.
Its a very old list ;-)
Floor Jansen's powerful voice combined with songs made by songwriting overmind Tuomas Holopainen is a weapon of mass joy.
Annette Olzon>>>>> Amy Lee 😙
You can do your own fav list
@@heyyou3133 OK Boomer. Despite That, Do You Agree with my Opinion?
TARJA, is no doubt THE QUEEN of all female SYMPHONIC METAL singers!!!! And im admitting this as a first time Floor fan!!!😀👍👍👍👍
Floor no:1 allday.
#1 is Floor all day
Floor all the way... more versatile and wider range, stage presence, voice power...no question about it...
Hi ! Your top 5 is the same as mine. Cheer !
Fabienne Erni. From Eluveitie?!
We Need Her Voice In WWE Opening That Voice Is Most Hypnotic tec2@juno.com
The video was made long before she joined the band
Floor is number 1
For my opinion , Floor is the best!🤟🏼
Thank you very much for posting this! "Symphonic Metal" is a genre that seems to encompass too much. I prefer the female-fronted bands that can hold a balance of symphony and metal; ever so easily done. I hunt for the sound I want and have to dig through bands that should be in a separate category, but maybe this mixed variety is what makes the genre what it is. But to my point. Your post featured some musicians I didn't know before and you've given me a little taste of the bands they're in--that being your countdown from 20 to 10 or so. Rating your picks for the top 10 is tough because those women are powerhouses. I agree that Floor should be #1 because she can hit stellar heights with her voice, but not with Nightwish. Simone is great but I don't think she has the power Floor has; Simone is often overpowered by the music and the grunting/rough vocals/whatever-you-call it. I'm very pleased you put Serenia in here because those women were great and that band (more than any other) knows how to balance the female lead with the male grunt/gruff/whatever, I should say they knew how to do it because that's another band that's gone astray. Because of your post, I have some bands to hunt down; thanks!
I like this list and totally agree about the top 3, though I couldn't decide about the order… guess in such spheres it's only a matter of taste. I missed Anneke van Giersbergen and Sabine Edelsbacher (still underrated if you ask me), but there will always be some missing in a Top 20 list.
hey Floor, you're second on the list
Floor: what? hold my beer ...
My top 5:
1-Vibeke Stene (ex-Tristania)
2-Tarja Turunen (ex-Nightwish)
3-Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil)
4-Simone Simons (Epica)
5-Anita Auglend (ex-The Sins of Thy Beloved)
How come the male singers all sound like they drank took much whiskey and smoked too many cigarettes, and the women all sound like Angels? I can never figure it out. :)
I do believe the women take care of their vocals more but they are a few male singers I like ,tony kakko,tommy of kamelot is okay,but micheal kieke is the best.ive heard him say he much rather sing songs like guardian angel than metal but it dosent sale.
There are a lot of beautiful male clean voices in metal. Try Myrath or Vanir, they have amazing vocalists.
What's to figure out...just lie back, close your eyes and enjoy!
@@gaylenorris435 Sadly (VERY sadly) Tony Kakko seems to have lost some of his voice... everything I hear that is recent sound less on point than when he was younger. Sad... I REALLY love Sonata Arctica. Currently one of my favorite male voice is Hansi from Blind Guardian.
Bc they’re singing opera to metal music. They’re not metal singers. You don’t see guys who sing opera try to sing to metal. Lzzy Hale is a great metal singer and sounds amazing. These girls 🙄
Sorry, but Tarja #3?😳
... and what about Alissa and Cristina?
I love Sharon 💕
Simone and floor should be both on the first place. They both are out of this world
Charlotte Wessels has by far the most unique and recognizable voice in this group. Not saying she is the best as it is all subjective.
Agreed
Agreed.... LOVE DELAIN!!
Not against Floor.
I think Cristina Scabbia should be in here to.
1 tarja
2 floor
3 simone
Maybe in a parallel universe
Today I found a bunch of new bands I wish I'd known about when I was 16. Sometimes I love the internet.
Nice playlist, but no anneke, or Cristina? also, id put Aleah Stanbridge and Lisa Middelhauve on it too.
1 Anneke van Giersbergen 2 Tarja Turunen 3 Ailyn Gimenez
Perhaps if you did a new list Cristina Scabbia would be on it.
My top would be:
1. Doro
2. Floor Jansen
3. Lori Lewis
4. Helena Iren Michaelssen
5. Catherine Paulsen
6. Liv Sin
7. Vibeke Stene
8. Nuki
9. Natalie Rassouli
10. Nera
11. Anastasia Simanskaya
12. Laurie Ann Haus
13. Johanna Sadonis
14. Julia Przyborowska
15. Kari Rueslåtten
16. Carmen Simões
17. Masha Scream
18. Morgan Lacroix
19. Sandra Schleret
20. Marcela Bovio
They all are outstanding!!!
one good metal singer is Jennifer Hebn from Beyond the Black
Yes, love her voice.
I don't really like the style BUT she is frickin' good. (But Jinjer is slowly growing on me :P)
Jansen #1
SIMONE SIMONS FOREVER.
Love the women on this video! Anyone that is really into this music should definitely check out Pamela Moore!
Queensryche ?
Sharon,amy lee,tarja,lily haze,floor jensen,they all my love😁😁😁
I would add Doro Pesch, Vibeke Stene and Anneke van Giersbergen
I agree with most of the list, in no particular order. I miss Sara Squadrani or Daisa Munhoz.
Tarja the best!!!! For ever🙏🏼
Just a bunch of warbling operatic wish I was a swashbuckler straight from the film Frozen crap. What of Lacuna coil? Jinger? Arch enemy?
I give you my heart.
Julie.
Sharon is #1
She might be your favorite, but technique-wise she isn't on par with Simone and Floor. I still like Within Temptation a alot, don't get me wrong there . :)
Floor nr one forever
Yes Simone! ... but as others mentioned I don't see Anneke ...
Deixaria uma menção honrosa para as brazucas Daysa Munhoz e Marina La Torraca.
post some stuff from ... for l am too lazy to Google it
No Lzzy Hale, no Doro Pecsh, no Amy Lee?
Lets not forget Kittie - Morgan Lander
Perfetto!!! Condivido in pieno!
Tarja and Zuberoa Aznarez are my favourites
No es muy difícil adivinar quienes estarán en los 4 primeros lugares. Solo el orden puede cambiar. Cualquiera d las 4 puede ser número 1 🤘
All very good, but I would put floor jansen and noora louhimo in joint first place.
Really great list. I would mostly do it like you did though I didn't know everyone. But I really liked it nonetheless.
But now I discovered Taida Nazraic (The loudest silence)
Not every one knows Who they FRONT !
I loved this list. What was the name of the song by Manda Orphuis of Nemesea?? Love these ladies
Nemesea - Angel In The Dark (Mana - 2004)
Wonderful Divas! check out too Arya Medeiros from Eve Desire, one more metal queen ! ^.~
Okay.
#1 Floor Jansen
Nice to see Amanda in the mix . She also fronted Epica for a US tour . Ummmmmmm, Lorie Lewis anyone ?
Fiquei esperando aparecer Anne do Lacrimosa, Vibeke do Tristania...
17 8 7 "4 моя любимая группа" "3 моя любимая солистка" Остальных не узнал )).
Great list
The metals girls are very and realy beautifulls yes i know !
Girls power metal !
I admire you and my respect for you is forever ! 😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏.
Julie.
Very good.
Floor jansen, tarja turunen, simone simmons
I love Amberian Dawn! Fuck yeah!
If you’re only going to include symphonic or operatic singers, title it that way. If you’re saying “metal”, where’s Tatiana (Jinjer), Amy Lee and Lzzy Hale?
Agree
Or Anneke Van Giersbergen, or Sandra Schleret, or Martina Hornbacher, or Sarah Jezebel Diva or...etc. You should just say "my favorite", since this is just an opinion compilation.
Maria Brink from In This Moment too
Amy lee dont belong there
Amy Lee is faded.. now shadowing on European Tour * and rightfully so * Within Temptation ( who have been consistent in making albums and playing stadiums worldwide sold out ) where Evanescence was good, yes.. but world wide just tipped the charts four times, and had just two worldwide known songs....
Gotta agree with alot of the comments here...it's more/mainly a symphonic based (personalized) list...& NOT an accurate reflection of overall METAL bands mostly fronted by female leads...misleading title as TOO many greats are missing imho...still decent for those now discovering the genre though...