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" :)
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!
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
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!
@@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.
@@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
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.
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
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.
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 . :)
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 🙄
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....
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.
this is one of those list that everyone has a option and mine differs from this in some ways also. But end of the day anyone that really thinks the list isn't good enough or doesn't like the order, try doing your own list instead of coming here and filling the comments with negativity.
Floor is by far the best female vocalist by range, power, style, clarity of her voice, any metric. Plus she can sing anything.
Love this video! :D My favourite one is Tarja, but all of them are great!!
Tarja and Floor the BESTS!! :D
1.Sharon
2.Tarja
3.Simone
3.Floor
4.Dianne
5.Cristina
6.Charlotte
Tarja mi reina... gracias a ella me eduque en canto la adoro, todas son excelentes
Thanx! Great Video, also to know more great lady singers! As someone said: They are all great in their style and individual characters!!!
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!
So many many marvellous female Metal singers. These were all great.
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, FLOOR, SIMONE & AMANDA SOMERVILLE
Thank You for taking the time to make this Video!!!
👍👍👍👌👌👌🥇🏆💜💜💜💛💛💛
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" :)
Para mi Tarja es la numero 1!
Tarja is the number one
Tarja The BEAST! IS #1!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love they: Sharon, Tarja, Anette, Liv Kristine,
Cool.
Simone?
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....
Floor should’ve been number 1!
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
They all are outstanding!!!
Hi ! Your top 5 is the same as mine. Cheer !
Simone Simons is the best 😘😘😘😍 my love. So beautiful and talented girl. Epica one love😘😘
Simone❤❤
#1 is Floor all day
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
Floor number one!! Hands down!!
Sharon den Adel and Floor Jansen
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.
You can do your own fav list
@@heyyou3133 OK Boomer. Despite That, Do You Agree with my Opinion?
@@captainfantastic3490 There's no Annette and Amy in my list. Sorry
Floor no:1 allday.
My favourite is Tarja,Floor and Anette!3 different style,3 different angels!
Floor is number 1
The best are FLOOR, DIANNE, MANUELA. Divine voices. Goddesses of symphonic metal.
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!
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.
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 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?!?!
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
TARJA, is no doubt THE QUEEN of all female SYMPHONIC METAL singers!!!! And im admitting this as a first time Floor fan!!!😀👍👍👍👍
For my opinion , Floor is the best!🤟🏼
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.
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
Tarja the best!!!! For ever🙏🏼
Floor all the way... more versatile and wider range, stage presence, voice power...no question about it...
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:
ruclips.net/video/1HUMwinV2AQ/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/hZUJcOLd86Y/видео.html
Sharon will always be my favorite!
I my perfect
Not metal
What? Not metal???
Sharon and Anneke
Awesome Aaron wise words
Tarja especially when she was with Tuomos and Nightwish is my #1 pick
Nice playlist, but no anneke, or Cristina? also, id put Aleah Stanbridge and Lisa Middelhauve on it too.
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 give you my heart.
Julie.
Where is the inspiration of almost all of them? Where is Anneke van Giersbergen, The Gathering?
1 Anneke van Giersbergen 2 Tarja Turunen 3 Ailyn Gimenez
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.
I love Sharon 💕
Really great list. I would mostly do it like you did though I didn't know everyone. But I really liked it nonetheless.
come on? Floor and Nightwish? a match made in heaven? Yes even the gods like this!
Floor nr one forever
1 tarja
2 floor
3 simone
Maybe in a parallel universe
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
Sorry, but Tarja #3?😳
... and what about Alissa and Cristina?
Simone and floor should be both on the first place. They both are out of this world
Great list
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 . :)
Perfetto!!! Condivido in pieno!
Perhaps if you did a new list Cristina Scabbia would be on it.
No Lzzy Hale, no Doro Pecsh, no Amy Lee?
Lets not forget Kittie - Morgan Lander
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 🙄
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....
Very good.
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.
0:30 what's the title?
Sharon den Adel is the one and only number one...!
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)
I agree all top 20,not 1,2,3...my fav Floor Jansen.
#1 Floor Jansen
Cómo se llama la canción del top en donde sale tarja?
My opinion:
1 Floor
2 Tarja
3 Sharon
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 ask where's Cristina Scabbia?
to stop saying "and where amy lee, Angela gosow ..." this channel is only symphonic metal.
all the vocalists belong to a symphonic metal band
So, title is a "clicbait" then - great
Should have put that in the title.
this is one of those list that everyone has a option and mine differs from this in some ways also. But end of the day anyone that really thinks the list isn't good enough or doesn't like the order, try doing your own list instead of coming here and filling the comments with negativity.
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 🤘
Why is Christina not on the list at all ?
I guess you mean Cristina (without h) from Lacuna Coil?
Where is Anneke, godmother of female metal vocalists with such an unique voice ...
Love the women on this video! Anyone that is really into this music should definitely check out Pamela Moore!
Queensryche ?
I think Cristina Scabbia should be in here to.
Floor jansen, tarja turunen, simone simmons
Jansen #1
Today I found a bunch of new bands I wish I'd known about when I was 16. Sometimes I love the internet.
elize ryd song please?
Amaranthine
Tarja and Zuberoa Aznarez are my favourites
Does not say what each female vocals bands are.
In the end of the video are the name of the songs and the bands.
Doro Pesch?
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
All very good, but I would put floor jansen and noora louhimo in joint first place.
Not every one knows Who they FRONT !
I agree with top 5
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)
Flip 1 and 2.. floor is by far the best vocalist
And Christianna From Elysion?
Doro?
Elize Ryd name of music???
@Lois Jean Thank you ❤❤
I agree with most of the list, in no particular order. I miss Sara Squadrani or Daisa Munhoz.