Favorite Female Progressive Singer

I don;t think I have see this topic started yet, so I will do it. My apologies if it has already run...but my top three currently are

Christina Booth - Magenta
Joanne Hogg - Iona
Sabine Edelsbacher - Edenbridge

How are yours?

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Permalink Reply by Theories of Prog-ability on January 24, 2010 at 10:11pm

Should have read "Who are yours?"

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Permalink Reply by Nick Gielkens on January 25, 2010 at 9:52am

Mmm i was busy to add more of those bands to my site, so this is a welcome topic:

Mostly Autumn with ex-Heather Findlay & Olivia Sparnnen are absolute great! The girl on the flute, Ann-Marie Helder (Panic Room, ex-Karnataka) isn't bad either, nice voice. Their very first leadsinger; Heidi Withrop wasn't bad either.
Olivia also sings in Breathing Space a band from the Mostly-keyboardist Iain Jennings (but she'll leave, and maybe Iain got a great opera voice already, fingers crossed).

Magenta with Christina Booth is excellent too, awesome even!

Iona (think Joanna Hogg has one of the most beautiful voices) you already mentioned, check out the guitarist Dave Bainbridge he has made a sole album (Veil of a Gosammer) with some collected female voices...
And their ex-magical Pipe player Troy Donockley has some girls, Barbara Dickson, Joanna & Heather on his too.
Solliste with Emma Brown.
Ezra with Lizzie Buckwell is a fine band too, also from Wales.
Touchstone with Kim Sevoir, check them out.
The Reasoning a promising band from Wales, with Rachel Jones (ex-Karnataka, Ann-Marie sung in that band too).
Landmarq with Tray Hitchings, good stuff!
Glasshammer with Suzie Bogdanowicz.

Dutchies:
Kingfisher Sky - Judith Rijnveld
The Gathering - ex Anneke van Griesbergen, nowadays; Silje Wergeland
Skytah - Adriënn Pásztor - vocals,
Kayak - Cindy Oudshoorn
Illumion - Esther Ladiges
Together with Mermaid Kiss, Patoos, White Willow, Krista Johnson (Kara) & Annie Haslam think you've the most well know proggy female fronted bands.

More heavier:
Arjen Lucassen aka Ayreon, with a line of best of vocalist.
Stream of Passion a side project of Arjen, Marcella Bovia (pffff)
Within Tempation (pfoe what a lady; Sharon den Adel)
Epica (- Simone Simons 8,
Delain - Charlotte Wessels (Floor sings some line too)
After Forever - Floor Janssen
Nightwish - with Troy Donockley and a new lead singer called Annete Olson)
Autumn - Marjan Wehlham
All Dutch!

Evananences - Amy
To-mera- Julie
Leaves Eye - Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull
Lacuna Coil - Sabina Scabbia

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Permalink Reply by Tony Arnold on January 25, 2010 at 12:29pm

In no particular order: Jane Relf, Annie Haslam, Mary Fahl.

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Permalink Reply by Przemyslaw Michal on January 25, 2010 at 12:58pm

Sharon den Adel, Anneke van Griesbergen, Christina Booth and my never-ending voice number one on this planet MARIA Q (Archive)!!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Bryan Dade on January 26, 2010 at 5:31pm

I think Nick (from the lovely South) has just about covered all my favourites, with Christina Booth, Ann-Marie Helder, Rachel Cohen, and Judith Rijnveld.
I'd like to add Marta Kniewska, vocalist with Polish band Strawberry Fields, and Holly Ann Thody, vocalist with Bristol band Crimson Sky.

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Permalink Reply by Nick Gielkens on January 27, 2010 at 6:05pm

Bryan,
Welcome! Great to see you here too.
Yeah Marta from Strawberryfileds....
Must i check out Crimson Sky?

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Permalink Reply by Nick Gielkens on January 27, 2010 at 6:08pm

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Permalink Reply by Bryan Dade on January 28, 2010 at 9:04am

I would, Nick. Here's a link to where you can hear their album http://web.me.com/crimsonsky/Crimson_Sky/Listen_To_Our_Album.html I think you'll enjoy it. Holly has a unique voice and vocal style, I like it anyway. Happy listening!!!
Cheers
Bryan