• Fiona Apple
  • My god can that woman sing.
• Cat Power
  • I've spent many an hour crying to her bluesy voice. No, of course that's not pathetic.
• Janis Joplin
  • Some people say she can't sing. To them I would say "stick it where the sun don't shine".
• Laura Marling
  • I cannot rave enough about this girl.
• Nataly Dawn
  • I found her on YouTube, and am officially obsessed. Sorry if that's a bit creepy.
• Regina Spektor
  • For being so unbelievably cool.
• Kate Nash
  • It's a whole bunch of things - her accent, her lyrics, the music in general.
• Lykke Li
  • Words could never describe the love I have for this awesome vocalist
• Etta James
  • Has that lady got a set of pipes on her, or what?
• Beth Rowley
  • She sings the blues like she's lived for a 100 years.

And last (but never least):

• Billie Holiday
  • Because she is IT.