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“She Literally Can’t Sing”: People Are Sharing The Worst Singers That Made It Big
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It takes a lot to be a performer. You need stamina, a thick skin, a unique look and a charismatic personality. And while it would be great if you’re super talented too, that’s not a requirement, apparently.
Redditors have recently been discussing famous singers that they don’t think have the pipes to be performing on a professional level, so we’ve gathered some of their hot takes down below. Whether you love these stars or not, there’s no denying that some of them could benefit from a few voice lessons. Enjoy scrolling through this list, and be sure to upvote the replies that you can’t help but agree with!
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#1
Yoko Ono.
-z-z-x-x-:
I love that video where John Lennon was on stage singing Johnny b good with chuck berry and they just cut her mic off
person (i think) 11 months ago
She knows she can’t sing well. But she is a performance artist and that is part of her art. It’s not really a hot take
StrangeOne 11 months ago
I totally get it. She has had her moments when her orgasm vocals fit the bill, like in Day of the Sunflowers by Basement Jaxx. She actually sings.. more like speaks words in that song. Takes a bit of a mature ear to listen to without laughing. I wouldn't listen to it with others around. But that beat slaps.
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sagerose 11 months ago
Another reason to abso-f*****g-lutely despise Yoko is because she made Julian, John's son from his first marriage, buy his father's belongings from the auctions she put. HE HAD A MORAL RIGHT. John wasn't any better.
Der Kommissar 11 months ago
After his mother abandoned him, you would think John would have made more of an effort to be a good dad to Julian. He didn't.
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st4x2gt974 11 months ago
No she married a known abuser, had kids with him and complicity turned the other way
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sagerose 11 months ago
C'mon, the instrumental was miles better. Obvs ;))
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Mason Kronol 11 months ago
Her song Beautiful Boys was on the B side of one of my mom’s John Lennon 45s. That creepy song still haunts me.
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#2
Kid Rock. He can barely "rap", and he definitely can't sing. I do admit my opinion might be colored by my intense hatred for this poser a*****e.
StrangeOne 11 months ago
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DowntownStevieB 11 months ago
Agree. He also didn't come from a trailer park background. His family had money and a big house in his youth. He's just as fake as all the MAGA fatcats.
detective miller's hat 11 months ago
and also he is not "straight out the trailer," he grew up on a massive estate in Michigan in a very wealthy family.
Tammilee Truitt 11 months ago
I almost skipped this one. Open it and there's kid ridiculous at tip top of the listings. Let the validation wash over me!
#3
Drake. The dude just talks with auto tune on.
StrangeOne 11 months ago
Everything he puts out sounds the same. This happens to be the music that gets played on blast on the bus, so I have a special hate for Drake.
Longfellow 11 months ago
No one holds a candle to Kanye West for being a lousy singer ....don't believe me ...listen to his rendition of Freddie Mercury's songs !!!!!
L. Murphy 11 months ago
Funny how everyone is hating on this man because it's trending, yet he sold a f-ton of music. I think Kendrick has influenced too many opinions. I don't care much for either, but it seems all Kendrick raps about is hating on folks.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 11 months ago
I never liked his music. Kendrick is a better rapper in my opinion, but that doesn't mean I like *his* songs. "They're not like us" is pretty funny, though.
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Tabitha 11 months ago
TBH, very few can sing without autotune. It’s too bad, because a GOOD, natural, un-autotuned voice can be so wonderful and unique. Perfection becomes boring very quickly. I prefer to hear a good voice WITH its unique imperfections intact.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 11 months ago
There are plenty who can sing without autotune. They don#t get famous, often, because the studios believe people prefer artificial perfection, but there are many good singers out there, singing in choirs, in bars or just for themselves. And many famous singers also have good voices - they still get 'tuned, though.
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Red Wyvern Emperor 11 months ago
Isn't that what rapping is? XD I'm joking, for everyone out there who immediately get offended. We all like our own music and I respect that. But I seriously do not like rap.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 11 months ago
Depends very much on the rapper, for me. I used to not-like it as well but I got to understand the history and the art of it, and it IS an art. Good rap isn't *just* saying words that rhyme - it's about finding patterns, finding rhymes where you don't expect them, about bringing a message with it (not always, though) and finding a pocket in the beat. The pockets aren't always the same, and not go with the melody sometimes but, for example, hit in tune with a drumbeat, or a clap or something hidden in the beat. that said - Drake doesn't do much for my tastebuds.
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To find out how this conversation started in the first place, we reached out to Reddit user ZarieRose, who invited readers to share examples of singers that they don't think have great voices.
"I saw a similar post about comedians, so I thought it would be interesting to see what people’s takes about singers were," the author told Bored Panda.
#4
Jennifer Lopez
She literally can't sing.
puremotives:
Agreed. That's why she gets Ashanti to do it for her
Giulia Fortunati 11 months ago
I think JLo is a genius (maybe an evil one!)! She's not a great singer nor a great actress, but she had big succes in everything that she tried to do!
xolitaire 11 months ago
There are several songs where she had other artists sing the hooks for her
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Becca not Becky 11 months ago (edited)
She's a good stage performer though (meaning she can put on a good show and captivate an audience), so I think that's a big reason she's been so successful.
Hassel Davidhoff 11 months ago
I fist saw her in Kindergarten Cop when I was like 10 and I thought she was hot. Other than that I've barely noticed her. Even if she could sing, the genres she chooses are terrible anyway.
#5
Cardi B. Can't stand her as a singer. Can't stand her as a human being.
I'm reminded of her lives at the beginning of the pandemic *bawling* into her Froot Loops because she couldn't go buy sushi.
Robert T 11 months ago
Can't wait for her to become a grandma, then we can call her Cardigran. ;-)
LizzieBoredom 11 months ago
At her AA meetings, she's known as Bacardi B.
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Hassel Davidhoff 11 months ago
I love me some rap and hip hop, Wu Tang and 2Pac are more my speed. Honestly, I do not think Cardi B is particularly good at it at all.
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#6
DEEEJAYYYYY KHALED!
PurpleTeaSoul:
ALL I DO IS WIN WIN WIN NO MATTER WHAT
Binky Melnik 11 months ago
Maybe he could sing if he were to exercise his tongue eating at the Y. 🤬
Liz Siemens 11 months ago
lol DEEEJAYYYYYY KHALLLEDDDDD cracked me up. I can’t help but laugh when I hear this and then think about his epic “Hot Ones” fail hahahaha
We were also curious to know if there are any famous singers that ZarieRose isn't particularly impressed by. "I’d say Ray," the OP shared. "Not that she’s a bad singer, she just suddenly seemed to appear out of nowhere, and there’s so much hype around her. I think her songs are nice but not as outstanding as some other artists."
#7
Jojo Siwa, don't think i need to explain lol.
alfie_the_elf
Ah, yes. The first and only gay pop star, bringing gay dance music to the world.
What ever would we do without her contributions to music?
StrangeOne 11 months ago
I almost forgot about her. I actually did forget about her. But someone always keeps bringing her up.
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She's like Shirley Temple's evil doppelganger, total opposite personification. I think that's why some are fascinated at the hot mess that is Siwa. She ripped off other music artists and I hope she's stopped soon. Someone needs to tell her there's more important things in the world. I miss Shirley Temple.
sagerose 11 months ago
I could see this one from a mile away. Jojo has GOT to be joking with this "rebrand" of hers..
StrangeOne 11 months ago
It seems contrived, like she was told to do this, and likely by her mother, who's been the driving force of her branding.
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BeesEelsAndPups 11 months ago
She got famous from Dance Moms. She's a good dancer, but not much of a singer. Her image has been fabricated and managed since she was a little kid, and now she doesn't know how to exist. I always kind of felt bad for her
Crystalwitch60 11 months ago
WHO 🤷♀️ok so I’m 60 but got young kids 23-20 n I’ve never heard of her lol
BeesEelsAndPups 11 months ago
Not young enough. She is more popular among 9-13 year olds.
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MGK, bro is doing all the genres and being s**t at all of em.
Jacob B 11 months ago
MGK is by no means a bad artist. You can't be a rap fan and say with good conscience that "Hotel Diablo" was a bad album. The Pop/Rock stuff he did with Yungblood and Travis Barker was pretty good as well.
zak 11 months ago
Yeah, I really like the songs Last November (I like sad songs😪) and I Think I'm OK (with Youngblood)
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NetworkMan 11 months ago
Credit where it is due, I'm a big Eminem fan, like, top 1% of listeners every year on Spotify, and I have to say that Rap Devil was a pretty god diss track. It got him a fair bit of respect in the game but like Eminem said in his Killshot reply, 'had to give you a career to destroy it'.
#9
Jaden Smith.
Simon Chen 11 months ago
Wow, of a list of 50 people, there were 8 i heard of. I am surely old
Stephanie Trump 11 months ago
He’s just riding on the coat tails of being the kid of Jada and Will
The author also believes that stars shouldn't try to make up for their lack of vocal skills by being charismatic. "I definitely think talent is more important over personality," ZarieRose says. "There’s probably so many fantastic singers out there, but they don’t get enough attention because they may be shy and don’t have the stage presence."
#10
Every single mumble rapper.
L. Murphy 11 months ago (edited)
Exactly what it sounds like. Where they mumble the rap so bad you cannot understand the lyrics.
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Me. Just Me. 11 months ago
That’s what rap is. “Music” (using that term very loosely) for people who can’t sing.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 11 months ago
Don't be too hard on the genre itself. I agree - it's mostly for people who are s****y singers. But the rapping itself (not mumble-rap!) is pretty cool if a skilled person gets at it.
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Low-hanging fruit here, but Ice Spice.
gruccimanee:
the way she got rich and famous by recycling the same beat for multiple 3 minute songs full of poop and fart references is so crazy to me
StrangeOne 11 months ago
The first time I heard about her I thought the Spice Girls were getting back together and she was some sort of new spice girl.
sagerose 11 months ago
Her songs are basically chock full of toilet humor references. Dunno if its a fetish, but you're a lucky one to not know about her songs.
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FabulousMari 11 months ago
She is an actual clown person. Ronald McDonald is more talented than her and with better hair!
Thomas Hargreaves 11 months ago
At least Ronald McDonald has something to offer.
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Doja Cat. Just straight up cannot sing. Has to rely on technology.
m6nbtfpx7q 11 months ago
I’ve never heard her sing but always wondered why she was so desperate for attention through makeup and clothing, guess now I know.
L. Murphy 11 months ago
UH, she's an entertainer. That's what they all want. Duh.
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Søren Schilthauer 11 months ago
Seems everybody wants that autotune-sound - even people who CAN sing. Gives me the heebiejeebies to listen to
Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 11 months ago
S/ Like the classic "Mooo!" by Doja Cat; https://youtu.be/mXnJqYwebF8?si=iFvFjr5hpEhAmOza
L. Murphy 11 months ago
She's talented and hilarious. Writes music, rap, dance, sort of sings, and I f-ing dig her.
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I would honestly be too distracted by the looks to notice her singing. XD
Finally, we asked the author what she thought of the replies to her post. "The top choice of Jennifer Lopez was a surprise, but I have a feeling it’s more to do with her association with P Diddy," she noted. "It was a lot of fun reading through the responses and seeing the different opinions. Some people said Enrique Iglesias, didn’t expect that. He has a beautiful voice in my opinion."
#13
Florence Foster Jenkins was so terrible she sold out Carnegie Hall.
bakewelltart20:
The film about her is incredibly sad, but I almost choked to death laughing at the singing.
I have no idea how the actors managed to keep straight faces, especially Meryl herself.
DC 11 months ago (edited)
Oh my ... Florence was great, once you set yourself up to accept that not every standard perception of what is beauty, nice, good, to be cast in stone. EVERY non-equal-step tone system or a close relative thereof sounds wrong to us used to this very system. Same with hitting the notes in perfect pitch, or ... not. There's something to her that vastly exceeds just being some sort of novelty, haha-worst-singer-haha showoffery of one's übercoolness, and ... you can hear that. You can hear a beauty in her singing that doesn't consist of making fun of her, but ... usually, that's how and why she's seen, heard, known, even. Florence was a great singer by a very special standard, and I'd agree that not every time and place is right for this, but she is by no means just some lady with too big a purse and too empty a schedule. Her performances ooze of coolness, confidence, and while being off any and every chart regarding perfect pitching of the own voice, it's a consistent aesthetic in her work that deserves being appreciated.
ManuelQue 11 months ago
I think what won people over was her unfailing full-out confidence in herself.
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Laura Gillette 11 months ago
Her tone deafness was likely caused by brain damage due to syphilis, which she contracted from her first husband, whom she married when she was FOURTEEN and he was 30 (the age of consent in Pennsylvania at that time was TEN YEARS OLD). From Wikipedia: "On July 11, 1883, ten days after the funeral of her sister and eight days before her 15th birthday, Foster married Dr. Francis Thornton Jenkins (1852–1917), a physician 16 years her senior, in Philadelphia. (In the 1880s, the age of consent for marriage in Pennsylvania was ten.[11]) The following year, after learning that she had contracted syphilis from her husband, she ended their relationship and reportedly never spoke of him again."
#14
Robin Thicke should thank Pharrell and Emily Ratajkowski because it sure wasn't his talent that made that song popular.
Brittania Kelli 11 months ago
I'm more bitter that Pharrell got away clean in the justified backlash of that song.
Jaya 11 months ago
I only know Blurred Lines, but I think he sounds very good in that song, nice singing, nice voice.
xolitaire 11 months ago
Yeah, if only that song didn't have disgusting lyrics from start to finish
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JuniorCJ82 11 months ago
When 100% of what you do is in falsetto, it's time to reconsider your life choices.
#15
Island Boys.
BOREN:
Did they really “make it big”, though?
TheAvaPark:
Bigger than they ever should have 😭
Azzzzzure 11 months ago (edited)
Not sure ... I think its the result of an average tattooist having two half-wits to practice on ... and wigs and supa-glue ?
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Clown fish 11 months ago
Lol they have gold teeth covers. And the hair is now a style there's loads of lads walking around looking like a poodle that needs a good brush
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m6nbtfpx7q 11 months ago
The funniest thing is their parents are wealthy, they call themselves island boys even though they’ve never been, their parents are from there so that makes them island boys. And once they finally figured out people were only watching their music to laugh, I think they started an onlyfans or some channel where they passionately kiss each other.
StrangeOne 11 months ago
Looks and terrible singing aside, I did watch that one podcast they were on with Logan Paul (I don't watch his podcasts, I was just curious about these 2.). There's undoubtedly a lot of pain and sadness I see in them. They don't react well with a bit of bantering and criticism. Just something about them I find more depressing than anything.
#16
Roseanne Barr.
Technicolor_Reindeer:
for the laaaand of the FREEEEEEEEEEE
Rocket Surgeon 11 months ago
While Roseanne Barr can't really be called famous for her singing (infamous maybe) I do have to agree that she both cannot sing and should not be famous.
StrangeOne 11 months ago
People would forget that once they hear Tom McDonald's latest dumpster fire with Roseanne.
L. Murphy 11 months ago
She never claimed to be a singer and when they asked her to do this, she thought they wanted a comedic take on the anthem. Like why else would they ask a comedian who cannot sing to do it? The backlash was silly. Now the other s**t she pulled this last decade is a whole other story.
DowntownStevieB 11 months ago
It is part of her thing to have an annoying voice and I'm saddened to see how far she has crashed.
#17
Iggy Azalea.
athornedrose 11 months ago
all the way to the top with this one. she's atrocious. her sound is awful
robin aldrich 11 months ago (edited)
I don't know what to call that style of "vocalization" (it's not singing ) but it's kind of like a record scratch...e-aw-e-aw-e- but quite a few female, let's call them artists, use that same style
#18
I will die on the hill that Chris brown cannot sing but can dance. Disgusting scum piece of s**t but yea he can dance. Never could sing tho.
Rodney's Place 11 months ago
Another idiot post. Just becaise you don't like him doesn't mean he can't sing. More idiots
Earthquake903 11 months ago
John Lennon. Can sing. Can't dance. Also a disgusting scum piece of shìť.
#19
Sexxy Redd. Turn that s**t off.
StrangeOne 11 months ago
She looks like a teacher some guy just caught working at her night job.
#20
Jessica Simpson.
majandess 11 months ago
She's actually a good singer. Her marketing team wanted her to be on par with Britney Spears, though, and she didn't want to be like that. She wanted to be a Christian music singer, but she didn't look like one (she had big boobs), so they tried to make her into a pop star. Because she was pushed into pop, she was often compared to Britney and Christina and always came out the loser.
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Kat Alison 11 months ago
She should really stick to selling handbags and shoes. A lot of the handbags and shoes are cute.
Bi.Felicia 11 months ago
She sang "I think that I'm in love with you" and "These boots were made for walking" in her own remake/version.
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Bob Dylan. Great writer. Terrible singer.
BlackCatWithWhiteSocks 11 months ago
So according to the title of this thread, bob Dylan should never make it big??? My God, bob Dylan is a poet of our era and wrote some of the most important songs for generations. Yeah he is not here for his voice but how could we include him in this thread along with the rest
robin aldrich 11 months ago
Yes a poet and a writer.... not necessarily a good singer..but hey that's Uncle Bobby ..I grew up with him. and then of course Tom Petty I think went to the same vocal style School and he made it big ...also a good writer... I feel like when we judge singing It's... I don't know...a pitch... a style...a flow doesn't make it necessarily bad
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DrBronxx 11 months ago
Terrible singer *now*. Earlier on, his voice was perfect for his music. I have yet to hear a better version of Blowin' In the Wind than his original.
LizzieBoredom 11 months ago
It seems to me, original folk music was 85% lyrics, and 15% stylized singing until groups like Peter, Paul & Mary came along.
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StrangeOne 11 months ago
Okay, not every music artist is a singer. Some are more music writers who would rather do the vocals for their songs, because what they wrote is so personal only they would be able to convey the emotions and understand how to sing it.
Crystalwitch60 11 months ago
Omg I grew up listing to his music he is amazing ! Leave him outta it pfft
Rick Seiden 11 months ago
Part of what makes Bob Dylan so iconic, I think, is the way he sings his songs. His unique voice, his unique way of singing, and his amazing lyrics and music just make everything about it awesome.
#22
I love that people are just naming people they don't like who aren't amazing singers when there's people like Playboi Carti out there
#23
The guy that sings on the Burger King commercials. What a terrible singer!
SlainSigney:
BK Me eeeelt
Chris Angleberger 11 months ago
Absolutely no charm there…I have permanently boycotted Bk due to those annoying out of tune commercials
Anne Reid 11 months ago
Same. I know quite a few people who also hear that noise when they see a BK and will drive past to the next fast food place.
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Deborah 11 months ago
Since it's not supposed to be a singer's showcase but a commercial, I kinda like it.
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I mute the TV whenever I hear a Burger King ad starting. That “singer” is like nails on a chalkboard! First it was that creepy@$$ gianthead King, now this. Will the assault never end?
K Barnes 11 months ago
What an awful thing to say. I know it's a joke but geez, that kind of rhetoric is so unnecessary. I am ok getting downvoted for this.
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Ethel Merman was known as the worst singer.
She was fabulous.
No one sings *There's No Business Like Show Business* like she does.
Brava, Ms. Merman!
The Starsong Princess 11 months ago
She sang everything through her nose and had a very unique tone but it was all in tune.
st4x2gt974 11 months ago
Absolutely nothing nasal whatsoever about her voice. Do an impression of her and hold the roof of your nose. If it sounds anything at all like hers it will not vibrate. Now do an impression of Bob Dylan. THAT is what a nasal tone sounds like. If you have a cold, you don’t sound nasal, you sound oral because you cannot sing through your nose. Sorry but as a trained stage singer these common misconceptions really bother the heck out of me!
Load More Replies... st4x2gt974 11 months ago
This is completely ignorant. Her medium was that she was a stage singer. That is a lost art today with microphones and the fact that musical theatre is a waning art. She created the “belt” which is basically powerful, supported shout-singing and something every single stage actor practices. Any trained musical actor will tell you that her singing rattled the back of the house (theatre) and was truly awe-inspiring to witness.
Panda McPandaface 11 months ago
I'm sorry, you may not like her voice but the woman could sing.
Tabitha 11 months ago
She was loud and intense, which was unusual in her day. It made her unique, and caught the ear of Cole Porter, who cast her in the lead role in Anything Goes on Broadway in 1934. A little trivia: She went to secretarial school, and was working as a secretary, before embarking on her singing career. I remember it being brought up back in the day of talk shows (I was still a kid, and I’m 64 now, so maybe late sixties to early seventies). She demonstrated to the audience that she still knew how to take shorthand. I find it Interesting to find out what celebrities went to school for, trained for! and did for a living before they were famous.
Deborah 11 months ago
Ethel Merman was incredible, she could belt out a song like nobody's business. No electronic frippery for her! I saw her on Broadway in Annie Get Your Gun when I was a kid, must have been towards the end of her career. There was an honesty in her that no one on this list has.
st4x2gt974 11 months ago
Stage actors and singers always have this piece of the puzzle go completely overlooked bc with true stage performers you simply have to experience them in person to get it. So many times I’ve heard from ppl who have gone to a concert for someone they never cared for previously and they come out going, “Man I had no idea! Now I’m a fan!” For me it was Rod Stewart 😆
Load More Replies... Rocket Surgeon 11 months ago
I downvoted this because I agree that she's a good singer, just annoying :D
John Roberts 11 months ago
She had a totally unique style and had an enormous voice which didn't need mics. She could really sell a song and make it memorable. Who can sing Some People better than her??? There was a reason why she was hired for so many musicals and it wasn't for her looks. She could really bring songs to life. She also had a big range which she used in Annie Get Your Gun.
Delicate Fcuking Flower 11 months ago
I simply read her name and I can hear the heck out of her voice
#25
William Hung (showing my age here😂).
smooze420:
American Idol knew what they were doing.
#26
Fergie. That NBA All-Star game National Anthem was legendary.
Miss Tinker 11 months ago
Fergie actually has a great voice, she just made a dog’s breakfast of that National Anthem.
CP 11 months ago
People also need to realize the National Anthem isn't easy to sing. Too many people eff themselves over by not starting low enough at the beginning
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Slash has said he thinks she's "the best rock singer". Although, her rendition of Sweet Child Of Mine is grating. I think she has potential if she would learn to control her damn vocals.
Fish Face 11 months ago
She used to be able to sing. When she was a kid it was fine, then someone told her to try something and it all went to s**t.
Nice Beast Ludo 11 months ago
She had a bad meth problem. That will mess your voice up
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You can’t dis fergie 🤬she is bloody amazing much like stevie nicks leave fergie outta it
#27
Maybe I'm too old, but I feel like I can never understand any of Ariana Grande's lyrics. They just seem smooshed all together into one indistinct sound.
BrunoVI 11 months ago
I agree with OP: There are nice things about her voice, but her technique is so bad that her songs are unlistenable., and not just indecipherable.
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I feel like she is one of the most misunderstood vocalists, and not just in a literal sense. I think some of the songs she sings (she does have a group of songwriters.) make her sound really snobby, stuck up, vapid. But I also get a sense of it all being satire, like she doesn't really take it all seriously but rolls with it for the art of it all.
Brittania Kelli 11 months ago
This comment should not be down voted! This is someone's inoffensive opinion, of which they are entitled to. If you disagree, say so, you are also entitled to an opinion. Down votes are for ignorance, racism, sexism, misogyny, and hate. Not sharing an opinion on a pop star.
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Sheila Carty 11 months ago
her eyes freak me out. They're like Japanese cartoon eyes
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Caroline Lovejoy 11 months ago
Her vocals and range is fantastic but she lacks diction, that is what is annoying and preventing her talent from shining through
Leslie Victor 11 months ago
Does she have another mode? She always has that same heavily medicated look on her face
Shoopyfloop Roundbird 11 months ago
Something about the way she sings just grates on me like nails on a chalkboard.
Upstaged75 11 months ago
She's actually a classically trained singer and has quite a beautiful voice. She's just using it to make bad music at the moment.
#28
All the children in the cars for kids commercial.
Vivian McBride 11 months ago
This commercial has been on for years. I wonder how old these are "kids" now?
#29
Katy Hudson before she became "Katy Perry"
#30
Tones and I. Holy s**t is that voice irritating.
StrangeOne 11 months ago
Okay, so the backstory of dance monkey is that she was busking one night and got some heckling. Someone made a video of her and she found it and saw all the comments. Dance Monkey is her reiterating all those comments.
Allen Packard 11 months ago
I completely disagree with you. I love her unique voice. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
Phantom Phoenix 11 months ago
Agreed. I've literally left retail stores to avoid Dance Monkey.
StrangeOne 11 months ago
"Dance monkey dance monkey dance monkey woo woo oooowa"
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I will never be able to fathom that her song was deemed acceptable! I thought it was a bit catchy, but it''s title is 100 times more racist than blackface! Source: having known racists from the 1970s responding to Motown, etc.
#31
I can’t believe I’m not seeing Marilyn Manson here. He sounds like a drunk lounge singer trying to be spooky.
beartheminus:
Hes almost a performance artist and not a singer really. Its all about the theatrics etc. I still don't like it though.
Rocket Surgeon 11 months ago
This sounds more like "I don't like this music" than "this singer sucks"
The Doom Song 11 months ago
Manson is one of my fave artists. His new album is so freaking good
iseefractals 11 months ago
He's a musician who happens to sing, and his singing voice aligns with the genre he works in. How many genres of Metal are there in which the singing style is "SCREAM AS LOUD AS YOU CAN" Hell of a lot different than someone who is strictly a "vocalist" largely singing songs that other people wrote while other people play instruments because they don't actually have any musical talent.
Robert Beveridge 11 months ago
Saw them live opening for Nine Inch Nails in 1994. Absolutely savage in person. He's not the greatest singer (especially when his competition for the evening is peak-era Trent Reznor), but he's one helluva showman.
Natalia 11 months ago
Wow, that must have been one awesome night, you're so lucky.
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#32
MIlli Vinilli.
#33
The actual answer might be Biz Markie but that was the whole charm, wasn't it?
"Yooooououou! You got what I neeeEEeed".
Mason Kronol 11 months ago
What? Biz Markie was amazing! He was an OG beat boxer! Loved his cameo in MIB2.
BeesEelsAndPups 11 months ago
Agreed. He's the best. He was never supposed to be a great singer.
Load More Replies... Shoopyfloop Roundbird 11 months ago
That was supposed to be bad! That was the joke. Dude was unsurpased as a beat boxer and lyrical genius
Allen Packard 11 months ago
He had hired singers to come in but they didn't show up, the rest is history.
#34
J G Wentworth.
Ava Shores 11 months ago
I sing it in my house now. I am not ashamed, but not exactly proud of that either.
#35
Megan Trainor.
girl_im_deepressed:
she's a talented singer but tends to sing in the most irritating way possible
Monika Brandt 11 months ago
To me all of her songs sound like commercial jingles her singing is ok but I can’t take her seriously.
Becca not Becky 11 months ago
Is it her timbre or pitch? I can't tell, but her voice is just irritating
Lara Verne 11 months ago (edited)
She made the most annoying song I've ever heard. Her voice is irritating.
sagerose 11 months ago
Right? Like, I dunno what's so IRRITATING about her!!! Lyrics are full of clichés too.
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Tom Waits and I love every minute of it.
StrangeOne 11 months ago
He's interesting. His voice isn't classically great but it's gritty and a vibe.
DrBronxx 11 months ago
He definitely could sing before putting on that affectation. His first album is just wonderful. I mean, he made a lot of good music after that, but Ol' '55 and I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You are fantastic songs.
AsylumWalker 11 months ago
He didnt put on the affectation, he ruined his voice with alcohol
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#37
Dave Mustaine in his prime sounded like a goose getting strangled to death and nowadays he's just grumbling into the mic.
Grape Walls of Ire 11 months ago
He started off in Metallica, then when he got kicked out of the band, he formed Megadeth.
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Dan Schwartz 11 months ago
My first rock concert was Suicidal Tendencies with Megadeth around 1991 or so. I loved it and continued to listen to Megadeth for years afterwards.
William Teach 11 months ago
He's not a great singer, but, distinctive, and it works well with metal. He's not a singer like Bruce Dickenson, but, does some great songs.
Fishin’ Mortician 11 months ago
I absolutely LOVE the great Dave M.!!! Metallica treated Dave like c**p. MEGADETH is better than Metallica lol.
#38
Auto tuned Adam Levine.
robin aldrich 11 months ago
I don't know... the older I get the more I can't tolerate men ...or women ...with a high pitched voice. There's only that one song I can stand by Maroon 5 and I definitely couldn't tolerate a concert.
Load More Replies... Me. Just Me. 11 months ago
That man has some falsettos! His vocal range is higher than the average male and so may not be appealing to some people but he actually can sing.
Mil 11 months ago
Just because his range is higher than standard masculine voices doesn't mean he is not talented.
Upstaged75 11 months ago
Why did you get downvoted for saying this? He's actually quite a talented musician. He writes most of the songs/music for the band.
Load More Replies... Mike F 11 months ago
He sounds like every guy who ever kicked something during a late night pee run.
Nice Beast Ludo 11 months ago
My favorite song in high school was "She Will Be Loved." I wasn't allowed to watch MTV or VH1 so I never saw the music video until a few years ago. I hate him. It's about a young girl and her boyfriend but the boyfriend sees the mom is getting abused and is sleeping with her behind the girls back. It ruined that song for me
#39
Hilary Duff.
#40
Ashley Tisdale.
Stephanie Trump 10 months ago
Like Hillary Duff, she’s not a bad singer. She’s an average singer
#41
Not sure about worst, but Paula Abdul definitely comes to mind. Very weak, thin voice. Seems like she was a dancer who got forced into being a singer too.
DowntownStevieB 11 months ago
TBF, anyone old enough knows her as a dancer first and a singer second.
StrangeOne 11 months ago
Well, she was part of the Jackson family. I agree, she had that one hit that was good. But the rest I don't like. She's not super terrible, just not a strong voice.
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 11 months ago
Two decent hits! "Straight Up" and "Opposites Attract".
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Jackie Lulu 11 months ago
My husband loves squeaky-voiced girl singers. There were a lot of them in the 80's. Not my cup of tea
#42
That Dance Monkey girl.
OneHappyPuppy 11 months ago
That - sings that? I genuinely thought it was a 5yo singing...
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Pussycat Dolls.
StrangeOne 11 months ago
If referring to Nicole Scherzinger, she can sing. She did Phantom Of The Opera well enough to know she has some technique. The only other one of that group who really sang forefront was Melody Thornton. The others were backup vocalists or backup dancers. They were all severely underpaid and pimped out.
Panda McPandaface 11 months ago
Scherzinger has been a revelation in recent years, she certainly *can* sing - the rest of them, I have no idea LOL.
Load More Replies... Stephanie Trump 10 months ago
I saw a YouTube video of Nicole Scherzinger busting out “Don’t Cry For Me, Argentina.” I was amazed at her voice
robin aldrich 11 months ago
Victims of the music business machine overshadowed Any talent that they may have had
#44
Cory Feldman.
#45
Selena Gomez 👀.
Barong 11 months ago
I couldn’t tell you a single song she performed. I’m enjoying “Only Murders in the Building” she’s staring in, and her dry personality in the show makes the character and offsets the antics of her comedic cast mates Martin Short and Steve Martin.
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Ellinor 11 months ago
She has lupus, a chronic illness that impacts her vocal cords.
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Rita Ora.
#47
Take That.
Kazistuta 11 months ago
Gary Barlow and to a lesser degree Mark Owen could definitely sing. And Robbie is just a great entertainer. Donnow about the last two though.
Mona 11 months ago
Idk, Mark never wowed me with his singing. Definitely wouldn't have become famous on his own without the group. Gary and Robbie were the ones with the most talent singing wise. Too bad things turned out the way they did with them in the 90s. I vividly still remember hearing the news of the group breaking up and crying about it.
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Tove Lo.
Upstaged75 11 months ago
She's quite talented. Despite the fact that everyone mispronounces her name. ;)
Huddo's sister 11 months ago
I don't think she's that bad. My favourite thing about her though is that in Australia everyone pronounced her name the way it is written, then had to learn to pronounce it correctly (too-veloo)
#49
Justin Timberlake.
Uren Bugwandeen 11 months ago
yes but only after crying me a river hehehehehe
Load More Replies... Nice Beast Ludo 11 months ago
Maybe they meant Nick Carter. I was a huge BSB fan and had a big crush on him but he is an abysmal piece of s**t and cannot sing at all.
Beth Wheeler 11 months ago
Yeah everybody was crazy over him but JC Chasez is a MUCH BETTER singer. I'm guessing the record company pushed Justin over the others.
#50
Lin Manuel Miranda.
NO QUESTION that man can write a song. But he sucks at singing!
DrBronxx 11 months ago
I find this one confusing. He can definitely sing. He has absolutely no problem carrying a tune. Certainly, without his writing he wouldn't be famous for his singing, but to say he sucks is just incorrect. Just look at how Hamilton did while he played THE LEAD.
st4x2gt974 11 months ago
Agreed. He knows his limitations as a singer and is a brilliant writer so can work with it. Obviously anyone listening to “Dear Theodosia” can differentiate who is the talented singer and who can carry a tune, but the genius wrote it that way and doesn’t try to be anything he isn’t.
Load More Replies... Jaya 11 months ago
He really doesn't have a very good voice and he's only an okay singer. He doesn't suck, he can certainly sing, but just really not Broadway level. His singing felt very weak in Hamilton, I felt like he would never have been cast if he hadn't written it. Because such roles usually go to the best of the best, not to an okay singer. Compared to all the other singers in it, he is clearly a couple of levels lower. I love him for his writing and personality though.
DrBronxx 11 months ago
Regardless of whether he wrote it or not, for two years he played the lead in one of the most successful Broadway musicals of all time. There are certainly better singers than him, but he has definitely proven that his singing ability is Broadway level.
Load More Replies... Longfellow 11 months ago
No one holds a candle to Kanye West for being a lousy singer ....don't believe me ...listen to his rendition of Freddie Mercury's songs !!!!!
What do you think ?
Seán Baron 11 months ago
I’ll probably be downvoted to buggery, but I don’t think that Beyoncé is a good singer. She’s autotuned to the sky.
StrangeOne 11 months ago
Nah, I agree. She's been putting out some really boring songs. I miss Destiny's Child.
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DrBronxx 11 months ago
So many posts here about people who really can sing, but the OP just doesn't like their singing. Not liking a singer and thinking they're actually *bad* are two different things.
Pork Chop 11 months ago
Some of these are politically motivated, but i know what you mean. I feel the same way about Celine Dion, I know that she's a talented singer, but her voice just does not resonate with me. I especially hated her more when she decided to remake John Lennon's, Happy Christmas; she ruined a beautiful song with her over the top rendition. Lennon wanted to people to focus on the lyrics and message of the song, not how well it can be sung. Almost every artist that has remade that song make the same mistake, but Celine is by far the worst!
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BTDubs 11 months ago
I'm gonna get downvoted to hell, but Taylor Swift shouldn't have made it big. And to all the people saying "she's an excellent song writer", I disagree. All her songs are generic fluff and that would be fine if people would stop trying to prop her up as the "next Shakespeare".
Jeffery Gorgonzola 11 months ago
I'm inclined to politely disagree, she has some really awesome, catchy song, and her voice is incredible. Although, I will admit her new album isn't too awesome.
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Rose the Cook 11 months ago
Never heard of a lot of these people. Just showing my age I guess.
Sergey Marinov 11 months ago
I have a hard time mistaking Billie Eilish's whispering for singing.
StrangeOne 11 months ago
Every song of hers that plays on the radio at work in the store, it sounds like there's an odd beat between silence and then all you hear is a faint "damn".
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Rex-a-Roni 11 months ago
Rhianna's voice hurts my nervous system, and her lyrics are repetitive and mindless. I hate every sound that she has ever made.
StrangeOne 11 months ago
"Work work work work work" ugh can't stand it. I'm sure if she had a 9-5 she had to drudge through she would have never written that monotone c**p.
Load More Replies... Little Bit 11 months ago
Maybe I'm getting old but most of today's pop stars all sound the same. Their lyrics so mumbled that I can barely hear what they're singing.
Glass Ghost 11 months ago
I'm going to guess this list was mainly made by people who just dislike the artist cause a lot of them can sing 😅 I see some actual good answers but definitely some that don't make any sense.
Seán Baron 11 months ago
I’ll probably be downvoted to buggery, but I don’t think that Beyoncé is a good singer. She’s autotuned to the sky.
StrangeOne 11 months ago
Nah, I agree. She's been putting out some really boring songs. I miss Destiny's Child.
Load More Replies... DrBronxx 11 months ago
So many posts here about people who really can sing, but the OP just doesn't like their singing. Not liking a singer and thinking they're actually *bad* are two different things.
Pork Chop 11 months ago
Some of these are politically motivated, but i know what you mean. I feel the same way about Celine Dion, I know that she's a talented singer, but her voice just does not resonate with me. I especially hated her more when she decided to remake John Lennon's, Happy Christmas; she ruined a beautiful song with her over the top rendition. Lennon wanted to people to focus on the lyrics and message of the song, not how well it can be sung. Almost every artist that has remade that song make the same mistake, but Celine is by far the worst!
Load More Replies... BTDubs 11 months ago
I'm gonna get downvoted to hell, but Taylor Swift shouldn't have made it big. And to all the people saying "she's an excellent song writer", I disagree. All her songs are generic fluff and that would be fine if people would stop trying to prop her up as the "next Shakespeare".
Jeffery Gorgonzola 11 months ago
I'm inclined to politely disagree, she has some really awesome, catchy song, and her voice is incredible. Although, I will admit her new album isn't too awesome.
Load More Replies... Rose the Cook 11 months ago
Never heard of a lot of these people. Just showing my age I guess.
Sergey Marinov 11 months ago
I have a hard time mistaking Billie Eilish's whispering for singing.
StrangeOne 11 months ago
Every song of hers that plays on the radio at work in the store, it sounds like there's an odd beat between silence and then all you hear is a faint "damn".
Load More Replies... Rex-a-Roni 11 months ago
Rhianna's voice hurts my nervous system, and her lyrics are repetitive and mindless. I hate every sound that she has ever made.
StrangeOne 11 months ago
"Work work work work work" ugh can't stand it. I'm sure if she had a 9-5 she had to drudge through she would have never written that monotone c**p.
Load More Replies... Little Bit 11 months ago
Maybe I'm getting old but most of today's pop stars all sound the same. Their lyrics so mumbled that I can barely hear what they're singing.
Glass Ghost 11 months ago
I'm going to guess this list was mainly made by people who just dislike the artist cause a lot of them can sing 😅 I see some actual good answers but definitely some that don't make any sense.
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