What are your top 3 favorite female singers?

and let me add: nina simone, annie haslam, sarah vaugham, joni mitchell, eliane elias, carmen mcrae, elis regina, gal costa.

This week my top three are:

Sophie Zelmaani

Natalia Lafourcade
Jade Bird

Last week they were:friend like Eva or Linda or Bonnie 
Filippa Giordana

Maria Mena

Nellie McKay

Next week will probably be three new ones, including someone I’ve never heard or heard of prior. Or maybe I’ll be back to an old an old friend like Eva or Bonnie or Linda. Too soon to tell. 
All time favorites is a different question. Also, sneaky way to circumvent the limit of three. All time? No such thing for me

How about my 3 favorite Scandinavian singers? 

Sidsel Endresen Norwegian

Viktoria Tolstoy Swedish

Sinne Eeg Danish

Ane Brun Norwegian

AHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I tried anyway

Cecilia Bartoli

Stacey Kent

And I may catch some flack here(!):

Charlotte Wessels

I’m thinking my next week’s favorites will come from your favorites