She had barely reached adulthood when she won a Grammy award. – Dan Condon. When she played, she exuded an untouchable coolness, like the older sister you'd never have the guts to talk to. Check them out below. By the beginning of the 90s Kristin Hershand her band Throwing Muses were already in the spotlight for their angular, kinetic pop and Hersh's raw and often stream of consciousness lyrics. The 90s was not all that long ago, but the disparity of female involvement in the biggest acts of that decade, compared to men, is shocking. See more ideas about 90s girl groups, 90s girl, girl group. While the term “girl group” was not coined until the 1950’s to describe women that sang together, the Black all-women music group has a long history within the U.S., and has had a large impact on American pop culture. Murphy was like Catwoman; passionate and straight to the point, yet somehow aloof. Vocalist/musician Laetitia Sadier and partner Tim Gane orchestrated a beautiful collage of Jean-Luc Godard movies, Gainsbourg-esque Jazz, art-school Indie and leftfield electronica. It's etched on my memory. Formed in the mid-80s in the New York borough of Queens, the trio (don't forget DJ Spinderella!) In the early 90s, Olympia, Washington's thriving indie music community was often overshadowed by the attention given to grunge heavyweights in nearby Seattle. – Tatjana Clancy. The platinum hair, miniskirts, and playful sexuality of many of today's female stars is a strong contrast to early performers, whose prim buttoned collars and floor-length skirts made them acceptable to audiences in decades past. The band was initially named Touch, but after departing with their management over creative differences, they renamed themselves the Spice Girls. One of the best things about Thursday is that Throwbacks abound and we’re all allowed the opportunity to reminisce about the good ol’ days. And none of her bands would have been quite the same without her killer visual art skills. Look at the data and you'll learn that music is still a male-dominated affair. But things are getting better. – Tatjana Clancy. The swagger and DGAF attitude were there from the start, and while the world-conquering Garbage might have had the whiff of a manufactured band about them, Shirley Manson was absolutely the real deal. Every generation needs their Disney drama: It’s the law. Juliana Hatfield found her musical feet in Blake Babies, the late-80s Boston peers of another hopeful act at the time called The Lemonheads. Their first breakthrough track was the fiercely catchy ‘Seether' – later revealed to be about their fearless leader – which earned them a support slot with Hole. Her success with the Fugees as well as her own sensational Miseducation… album, which blended soul and reggae with hip hop, had songs that spoke of womanhood, love, fame and spirituality with a tenderness and strength. ‘Early Warning', ‘Rush' and ‘One Word' from debut album Baby Animals (1991) led to three ARIA Awards including Album of the Year. But I kept listening, and still do today, because that voice is one of the best instruments I've ever heard. Unstoppable. Afropop was such a huge part of the 90s and Angélique Kidjo was among the most important figures when it came to bringing the sound of Africa to the western world. ‘Down City Streets' is one of the many highlights on Archie Roach's brilliant debut album Charcoal Lane. Her debut album Hey Babe was a solid start, but 1993's Become What You Are put her poster on the wall for every indie loving music kid of the 90s. In 2009, they made an effort to cross over to audiences in the U.S., and their single "Nobody" hit the Billboard Hot 100 in October of that year, making Wonder Girls the first Korean group to do so. They released an album, Azz Izz, in 1995, and their biggest hit was "He's Mine", which peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1998 and was the second Filipino American act to release an album on a major label, after Jocelyn Enriquez. Hart's gorgeous cover of ‘Bizarre Love Triangle' was a B-side standout. Her success came from the ground up. 14 Forgotten '90s R&B Girl Groups Bookended by En Vogue and Destiny's Child, and dominated by TLC, the '90s were the last great decade for girl groups. Girl band members from 90s and 00s then and now. – Myf Warhurst. 2 Jun 2015 4:33 PM . Before I launch into all the stuff about how Elizabeth Fraser's songs got me through high school and a multitude of personal melodramas – I advise you to drown me out by turning up ‘Bluebeard' really loud. These women were powerhouses of the new soul/R&B/hip hop hybrid music that is so prevalent today. But Bjelland and Babes In Toyland were most powerful in taking so many of the trappings of girl hood – dolls, fairies, virginal white dresses – and recasting them against a primal dissonant for of punk. There was no one quite like Gwen Stefani in the 90s. – Dan Condon. – Dorothy Markek. But it was, and she took on the role with aplomb. And on Sonic Youth's first Australian tour, she stage-dived into the mosh pit playing her bass as the band covered ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog'. More from Music. Here are the 50 most important female artists of the 90s. Birthing the often-maligned trip hop genre is a charge that lays unfairly at the feet of Portishead (it was actually coined to describe earlier releases from Mo Wax and DJ Shadow). The five-member girl group Spice Girls was put together in the mid-1990s as an answer to such successful boy bands as Take That. She cut her teeth co-founding Suede with Brett Anderson in the late 80s, before coming together with three friends to form Elastica in 1992. The album's hit single ‘My Sister' was a biographical tale about her close relationship with her older brother's girlfriend Meg, who lived with them at the time and inspired her both as a person and musically. The 1980s: A decade where the Berlin Wall fell, Darth Vader gave us daddy issues and Canadian bands … Albums like Bitch Epic and My Third Husband showed that she shone when writing intriguingly dark songs, while the short-lived Ultrasound project took her to a cinematic, more experimental place midway through the decade. Missy Elliot absolutely changed the course of hip hop in the 90s. and you'll realise exactly why this brilliant bassist, songwriter and singer is on this list. By the time the wider world heard Elizabeth Fraser's transcendent tones on Massive Attack's ‘Teardrop' in 1998, she had already established the hallmarks of her unique musical voice over a decade earlier. Sisters With Voices, consisting of Coko, Taj and Lelee, reigned as one of the most prominent and influential girl groups of the 1990s thanks to hits like “Anything” and “I’m So Into You.” In determining the criteria for what qualifies as a girl group, several things were considered: Mature groups, such as The McGuire Sisters, are omitted in favor of younger "girl" acts. These 20 underrated ’90s bands should’ve gotten some Times Square love as well. Siouxsie and the Banshees immediately achieved U.K. success with its avant-garde, early Goth rock sound, and even without any major American success helped guide the development of the modern rock foundation that paid off so handsomely during the '90s. To help you remember as many of the great bands from this era as possible, there’s only one song per artist or band. New York's Ani DiFranco was, and still is, the ultimate DIY muso of the 90s. Nellee Hooper, Tricky and Graham Massey of 808 State were all there for Debut and 1995's Post. They created a mainstream stir with lyrics that both criticized drug use and promoted safe sex … Songs between ca. My favourite bands with one or more female lead singers. Top 100 Bands with Female Lead Singer(s). To her fans she was a poster-woman (never girl) for questioning, amorous misfits. But their novel take on slow motion hip hop, with reverb-soaked, spaghetti-western guitar, saw them land on coffee tables of millions of music fans worldwide. If you don't, you need to fix that: 1993's Star is one of the great guitar pop records of the 90s and holds up remarkably, while 1995's King isn't far behind. 1000 of all time get two stars. By the beginning of the 90s Kristin Hersh and her band Throwing Muses were already in the spotlight for their angular, kinetic pop and Hersh's raw and often stream of consciousness lyrics. The singer just dropped a deluxe edition, Taylor Swift’s latest duo of albums — this summer’s folklore, and new sister record evermore — sound unlike anything she’s written before. Video: YouTube Here are 90s female singers that make you feel good. Many of their musical ideas came out of leftfield, but they've been so influential on so much of the best indie rock of the past 20 years. Thanks in no small part to Beth's astonishing contribution, it's a record that has transcended its roots and entered the hallowed pantheon of timeless classic albums. Top 200 Female Solo Singers. Her clear, bright vocals and jagged bass were always a perfect foil to Francis' darker and desperate wail. 16 Gwen Stefani Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. It started with a trailblazing remix in 2019. 90s Female Singers - Best Nineties Music. It's not just her pure musicality and knack for writing adventurous pop music that makes her an inspiration. Their complex, lyrically and visually evocative songs evoked an intensity that didn't rely on having to shout and scream, pull off big riffs or ramp up the volume. Best thing is, she's still there for us. "id": "lightbox-59" There was only so much she could do, but she certainly led by example. This list may not reflect recent changes (). 1000 and ca. – Sam Wicks. There's no one that defines 90s electronic pop music quite like Björk, and it's remarkable to think that she is now just as radical and relevant as she ever was, with an energy that shows no sign of waning. That’s because girl groups have always been a high-drama proposition, whether in their original heyday in the early ‘60s or in this second golden age, which roughly… It wasn't until I hit my teens that I became a music obsessive, thinking about music in a broader sense than I had as a child, when I had gravitated towards specific artists. Then, through the rest of the 90s, she continued to dazzle us with albums that touched on jazz, dance, pop and African music – performed in an array of different langauges – and an unrelenting live show that positioned her as one of the most engaging performers in the world. – Dorothy Markek. But, before then, we watched Ella perform with spunk and bags of energy on our music TV staples. – Lance Ferguson. Here are 90s female singers that make you feel good. Few artists are as bewildering, infuriating, intriguing and brilliantly talented as Sinead O'Connor. Their Temperamental album continued the band's steady rise in Australia, and now it was time for the world to discover this crowd slaying act. Her abilities remain strong as ever today. Artists who made damn great music; many of them continue to do so to this day. The inheritor of Sade's 'Quiet Storm' crown, R&B singer Aaliyah's reign was heralded by her 1994 single, ‘Back & Forth'. Angie Hart first came to our attention when her band Frente! 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1998 and was the second Filipino American act to release an album on a major label, after Jocelyn Enriquez. Music. The boy band Kai, whose slow jam "Say You'll Stay" could be heard at every Filipino wedding and cotillion in the 90’s, reached No. The quintessential R&B girl group, En Vogue did more than any other act to inspire the entire genre represented here - without them none of the bands on this list (with one possible exception) would sound the same, and without their success many would probably never have gotten record deals. Inspired by single-minded legends like Bob Dylan and Captain Beefheart, Harvey drew on lessons learnt from those two when it came time to release albums herself at the age of 23. Dressing up was as fun as the dressing down. While Chrissy Amphlett paved the way almost a decade earlier, her closest peer at the time would have been Michael Hutchence. They all mean a lot to us in different ways. The pressure of the mainstream media spotlight undoubtedly contributed to the band's untimely demise after only two albums. Frischmann was seldom out of the tabloids due to her relationship with Damon Albarn. ALL. After three decent albums, Blake Babies split in 1991 and Hatfield began a far more successful solo career. She wanted you right now... but wasn't fussed if it was you or the other guy. – Stu Buchanan. artist. Towards the end of the 90s Archie and Ruby would tour schools in Indigenous communities across the country, hosting songwriting workshops and undoubtedly inspiring many. To have fun with but always with a mutual understanding and respect. As lead singer of Babes In Toyland, Bjelland often spat both fury and ominous sweetness in the course of a single song. Let's forget the politics and just stick with the music. All hail Missy. Young women frequently banded together to create songs about female empowerment and the importance of all-female friendships. FireFox NVDA users - To access the following content, press 'M' to enter the iFrame. Nothing made sense anymore. Her impact elevated the genre to a new level within the mainstream. These bands brought girl power to the top of the charts for more than 20 years. The band's next record Last Splash went platinum and featured the hits ‘Cannonball' and ‘Divine Hammer'. 1000 and ca. 6000 get one star. A particularly scandalous highlight was her coffee table book Sex, featuring provocative and explicit images at the same time as her fifth studio album Erotica was released. – Gemma Pike. If you know Belly, you probably adore them. A survivor at heart, she continues to release albums today. Fair warning: You're about to enter a place of extreme '90s nostalgia. She dialled up her otherworldly alien looks with a snarl and attitude that played perfectly into the hands of MTV and adoring fans. Songs between ca. Jodi and Trisha showed us it can be a fascinating and revealing world worthy of exploring. Christine Anu took Neil Murray's ‘My Island Home' to the mainstream, she released one of the most enduring Australian pop singles of the decade with ‘Party' and, for a while, she was everywhere on TV, radio and even the theatre stage. In 1992, Debut mixed leftfield electronic pop with jazz, trip hop, house and classical with an idiosyncratic voice that is now instantly recognisable the world over. But as. The band currently consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, guitarist Taylor York, and drummer Zac Farro. Here we have a list of 50 women who blazed a trail through the 90s. That success led to working with Prince's producer Michael Koppelman for their debut full length, Marvin The Album. The primal blues' sounds of Dry and Rid Of Me were followed by the more textured To Bring You My Love and Is This Desire? A fellow employee, a younger Irish woman, had brought an album into the office. She embraced all elements of being a woman and an artist, in her work and in her life and never shied away from it. I stand defiantly by that statement, so come at me if you disagree. But we're not going to talk about Kurt Cobain or, Dominican-American singer DaniLeigh faces backlash on social media after previewing her upcoming song “Yellow Bone,” an AAVE (African-American, As if Fridays weren’t your favorite day already, Refinery29 will also be gathering the best new music out each week, and breaking down why each track des. Favorite Girl Groups From The 80’s, 90’s And Early ’00’s. After making one record with them, she formed Belly. These women span a plethora of genres. My favorite female solo singers in pop, rock, soul and world music. By the 1990s, it should not have been significant that an Indigenous woman was a multi-ARIA winner, platinum recording artist and, most significantly, a role model for younger people. But the 90s was when she made her mark on many of us unsuspecting music fans. – Dan Condon. They never made it to our shores, but, for three amazing albums produced in the 90s, we happily drowned in the dreamy, reverb drenched voice of Hope Sandoval, backed by the lazy, hazy guitar tones and drones of the Velvetesque Mazzy Star. – Dan Condon. There were the women who took grunge and injected their own sense of vitriol and disaffectedness to make something as primal and spirited as their male counterparts. This coincided with the rise of the R&B girl group in the early nineties, and as such, this became one of the first (sub)genres I obsessed over. Sandoval crafts dreamy, moody tales, cryptic at times, allowing you to form your own interpretation or simply inviting you to lie back and float in the warm ecstasy of it all. – Karen Leng. The story goes that Shirley Manson was selected to front Garbage after Nirvana producer Butch Vig saw her on MTV fronting Glaswegian band Goodbye Mr Mackenzie. Written and produced by R. Kelly, their studio partnership courted controversy when it was revealed an underage Aaliyah had wed her Age Ain't Nothing but a Number collaborator. Her sound was ground-breaking, futuristic and the work she did with co-producer Timbaland set the bar high for the next decade – with many only able to imitate. After that jaw-dropping debut, The Lion And The Cobra, in 1987, we heard the follow up in 1990. Ten studio albums in total across the 90s, not to mention all her social activism, puts DiFranco rightly in the top half of this list. They could spit as loud and as dirty as their male counterparts, but never as mean. She garnered critical acclaim for her portrayal of Eva Peron in Evita, a role that saw her reinvent herself again as she took home a Golden Globe and Artist Achievement award. Before the Spice Girls, TLC were the original poster children for Girl Power. Joan Jett rose to fame in the 1970s all-girl rock band The Runaways. One of the best songs about unrequited love, it had an extended life into 1997 via the Living In Clip recording. The 1990s and early 2000s were an absolute treasure trove for a particular kind of musical group: boy and girl bands. I don't know why. ‘And are you thinking of me when you fuck her'?! by Brian Galindo It transitioned from something that your grandparents listened to, into a genre that began to branch out and infiltrate mainstream and Top 40 radio. And they were incredible. The ‘90s were a great decade for country music. Instead, ‘I Touch Myself' was a masterstroke that worked off Amphlett's empowering presence. It remains one of the most enduring singles of the decade, but their whole catalogue deserves revisiting. Pandora's Box (band) The Paris Sisters; Phajja; The Pin Up Girls; The Pixies Three; Point of Grace; The Ponce Sisters; The Poni-Tails; The Poppies (American band) Prussian Blue (duo) Pump Girls; Pure Soul; The Pussycat Dolls; The Pussywillows – Karen Leng. – Richard Kingsmill. While Aaliyah went on to work with a who's-who of 90s production talent – including Jermaine Dupri, Rodney Jerkins and Darryl Simmons – it was her catalogue of hits with super-producer Timbaland that cemented her status as the Queen of slow-burn R&B. Liz Phair's 1993 debut album Exile In Guyville is a brilliant, uncompromising, forthright piece of music that made her an instant indie rock star. To prove it to you, I am bringing you a list of 35 hitmakers and music icons from the 90s, many of whom you probably forgot were as great as they were. Members of many female bands that disbanded in the '70s embarked on successful solo careers in the '80s and '90s. Donelly then went solo and totally ruled at that too. Her lyrics were sex positive, all about empowerment and fun. There was the riot grrrl movement that sought to shake up gender roles, not just for musicians, but for an audience as well. Few expected the 'singing budgie' to evolve from a mere puppet of the Svengali writing team of Stock Aitken Waterman. It's basically a beat and that voice. At 18, she started Righteous Babe Records and was answerable to no one but herself. Although a four piece, Sydney band Clouds revolves around the distinct vocal harmonies and guitars of Jodi Phillis and Patricia Young. And some who never really made it!!!. What can't be disputed is that she was an iconoclast who paved the way for a new generation of females. Sporting dreads and midriff tops, Ella was a relatable teen role model, fronting a band that would never be the cool kids. A quick note: we don't feel completely comfortable 'ranking' such amazing artists. – Dan Condon. Following the harrowing attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, many celebrities took to social media to express their horror and condemn the even, The overnight popularity of Olivia Rodrigo’s “drivers license” tells us two main things about ourselves right now: one, we love to to pla, During the eventful promotion of Nicki Minaj’s fourth studio album Queen in 2018, hip hop DJ Funkmaster Flex gave fans a sneak peek at an unreleased song, If you were to tell me that Taylor Swift recorded 500 songs during quarantine, I would wholeheartedly believe you. Despite – or perhaps because of - battles with her mental health through the years, Kristin Hersh has always been an immensely powerful songwriter. Fair warning: You're about to enter a place of extreme '90s nostalgia. The fact that she would go on to play a bad-ass Terminator in the short-lived TV series spin-off says it all. – Dorothy Markek. The ’90s alternative scene was more about groups than solo singers, and women lead some of the most kick-ass of the bands that were the soundtrack to the decade. Second album Shaved and Dangerous (1993) was to be their last as DeMarchi moved to America with husband Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme). – Karen Leng. 21 Paramore Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. Check them out below. In the 90s it was only right that she evolved into one of the most interesting artists of the decade, exploring a musical personality delving back into her jazz, punk and hip hop beginnings. Who could forget the image of Neneh Cherry in her music video for ‘Manchild', from her 1989 record Raw Like Sushi? The Biggest Canadian Groups Of The ’80s. Their song ‘Kettle' won a triple j Unearthed competition that year. Funny, smart, loud and powerful, these four ladies made songs that made you feel like you could take on anyone or anything! Her lyrics didn't mince words, as she shared how to be strong and independent (‘Just A Girl'), that you didn't need no relationship bullshit (‘Spiderwebs'), dealing with young love and heartbreak (‘Don't Speak') – all with one of the best voices around. Luckily for me, when I asked my mum's co-worker for a copy of the tape, she made me two. Her messy mop of hair, overdone make up and torn frilly dresses presented an image of a conflicted girl-woman-doll, an aesthetic that blurred the lines between gender, sexuality and commodification. Some of the arrangements on those early-90s albums sound kinda dated now, but Thorn's voice is timeless; a perfect amalgam of jazz, pop, soul and something that's utterly unique. Hart had a quirky, infectious quality to her voice out front of a band with a strong acoustic aesthetic; a sound at odds with the guitar-heavy grunge sound of that era. From songs like ‘No Scrubs' which is all about not putting up with bad boyfriends, to safe sex with ‘Ain't Too Proud To Beg', T-Boz, Left Eye and Chilli were way before the curve when it came to empowerment through music. She couldn't yet play the bass when she answered an ad in the Boston Phoenix to join iconic surf indie-rock band Pixies, but subsequently became one of the best. It's astonishing that Ella Hooper was 13-years-old when she and older brother Jesse formed Killing Heidi in Violet Town in 1996. So we thought it was the right time to revisit some of the most iconic girl groups from the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. Spoiler: we'll have more on Throwing Muses later in this list. At the same time, she struggled to execute her vision in a male-dominated music industry. When the famously controlling Black Francis let her have a go, Kim Deal wrote some of the Pixies' best tracks. 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