List of female rock singers

This is a list of female rock singers, including all genres of rock. For female heavy metal singers, see List of female heavy metal singers.
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A

*Sade Adu
*Agent M (Tsunami Bomb)
*Jenna Sanz-Agero (Vixen)
*Zayra Alvarez (COBRALUSH)
*Amber
*Tori Amos
*Christina Amphlett (Divinyls)
*Brett Anderson (The Donnas)
*Emma Anderson (Lush)
*Signe Toly Anderson (Jefferson Airplane)
*Maria Andersson (Sahara Hotnights)
*Anouk
*Fiona Apple
*Ashlee Simpson
*Funda Arar
*Joan Armatrading
*Stephanie Ashworth (Something for Kate)
*Aylin Aslim
*Melissa Auf der Maur (Auf der Maur)
*Emilie Autumn
*Jennifer Ayache (Superbus)
*Caroline Azar (Fifth Column)
*Avril Lavigne

B

*Alice Bag (The Bags, Castration Squad)
*Niki Barr
*Edyta Bartosiewicz
*Nirmala Basnayake (controller.controller)
*Pat Benatar
*Miki Berenyi (Lush)
*Cia Berg (Whale)
*Elizabeth Berg (The Like)
*Bif Naked
*Christina Billotte (Autoclave, Slant 6)
*Kat Bjelland (Babes in Toyland, Crunt, Katastrophy Wife)
*Björk (The Sugarcubes)
*Jody Bleyle (Team Dresch)
*Cinder Block (Fabulous Disaster)
*Beki Bondage (Vice Squad)
*Christina Booth (Magenta)
*Carla Bozulich (Ethyl Meatplow, Geraldine Fibbers)
*Dale Bozzio (Missing Persons)
*Bonnie Bramlett
*Michelle Branch
*Lynn Breedlove (Tribe 8)
*Eva Briegel (Juli)
*Bette Bright (Deaf School)
*Charmaine Brooks
*Terri Brosius (Tribe)
*Carrie Brownstein (Excuse 17, Sleater-Kinney)
*Anna Burley (The Killjoys)
*Megan Burns (Betty Curse)
*Shauna Burns
*Kate Bush
*Bilinda Butcher (My Bloody Valentine)
*Bianca Butthole (Betty Blowtorch)

C

*Kathryn Calder (Immaculate Machine, The New Pornographers)
*Dinah Cancer (45 Grave, Dinah Cancer and the Grave Robbers)
*Brandi Carlile
*Belinda Carlisle (The Go-Go's)
*Karen Carpenter (The Carpenters)
*Rachel Carns (The Need, King Cobra)
*Lisa Crystal Carver (Suckdog)
*Neko Case (The New Pornographers, Maow)
*Cassidy (Antigone Rising)
*Cat Power
*Jennifer Cella
*Exene Cervenka (X, Original Sinners)
*Carah Faye Charnow (Shiny Toy Guns)
*Régine Chassagne (Arcade Fire)
*Cher
*Chibi (The Birthday Massacre)
*Melanie Chisholm
*Chantal Claret (Morningwood)
*Kelly Clarkson
*Jennifer Clavin (Mika Miko)
*Chi Coltrane
*Melora Creager (Rasputina)
*Sheryl Crow
*Allison Crowe
*Cherie Currie (The Runaways, Radio Active)

D

*Ana da Silva (The Raincoats)
*Dalbello
*Brody Dalle (The Distillers)
*Jane Danger (Hetrocide, Three Dollar Bill)
*Martha Davis (The Motels)
*Maura Davis (Denali)
*Danielle Dax (The Lemon Kittens)
*Patricia Day (HorrorPops)
*Kelley Deal (The Breeders)
*Kim Deal (Pixies, The Amps, The Breeders)
*Carol Decker (T'Pau)
*Revik Delfin (Jack Killed Jill)
*Majandra Delfino
*Suze DeMarchi (Baby Animals)
*Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention)
*Jackie DeShannon
*Destroyx (Angelspit)
*Beth Ditto (The Gossip)
*Fefe Dobson
*Julie Doiron (Eric's Trip, Wooden Stars, Shotgun & Jaybird)
*Free Dominguez (Kidneythieves)
*Patty Donahue (The Waitresses)
*Tanya Donelly (Belly)
*Gail Ann Dorsey
*Ellyot Dragon (Sister George, Nightnurse)
*Annette Ducharme (Bowers-Ducharme)
*Amy Dumas (The Luchagors)
*Yanka Dyagileva

E

*Tammy Ealom (Dressy Bessy, The Minders)
*Aimee Echo (TheStart, Human Waste Project)
*Danielle Egnew
*Elizabeth Elmore (The Reputation, Sarge)
*Liz Enthusiasm (Freezepop)
*Roxy Epoxy (Epoxies)
*Melissa Etheridge
*Tasha-Ray Evin (Lillix)

F

*Marianne Faithfull
*Etty Lau Farrell (Satellite Party)
*Feist (Broken Social Scene)
*Şebnem Ferah (Volvox)
*Jennifer Finch (The Pandoras, L7, The Shocker)
*Flor
*Rachel Flotard (Visqueen)
*Ellen Foley
*Sharin Foo (The Raveonettes)
*Cassandra Ford (The Vincent Black Shadow)
*Dia Frampton (Meg & Dia)
*Meg Frampton (Meg & Dia)
*Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)
*Eleanor Friedberger (The Fiery Furnaces)
*Justine Frischmann (Elastica)
*Fruity Frankie (Lesbians On Ecstasy)
*Dana Fuchs
*Yoshiko Fujiyama (The 5, 6, 7, 8's)

G

*Lady Galore (Lords of Acid)
*Suzi Gardner (L7)
*Katie Jane Garside (Daisy Chainsaw, Queen Adreena)
*Beth Gibbons (Portishead)
*Anneke van Giersbergen
*Donna Godchaux
*Goldy Locks
*Brisa Gonzalez (Swan Island)
*Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth, Free Kitten)
*Nina Gordon (Veruca Salt)
*Rachel Goswell (Slowdive, Mojave 3)
*Wynne Greenwood (Tracy + the Plastics)

H

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*Nina Hagen (The Nina Hagen Band)
*Emily Haines (Broken Social Scene, Metric)
*Lzzy Hale (Halestorm)
*Ayumi Hamasaki
*Kay Hanley (Letters to Cleo)
*Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre)
*Annie Hardy (Giant Drag)
*Sarah Harmer (The Saddletramps, Weeping Tile)
*Deborah Harry (Blondie)
*Beth Hart
*PJ Harvey
*Annie Haslam
*Juliana Hatfield (Blake Babies, The Lemonheads)
*Charlotte Hatherley (Ash)
*Miho Hatori (Cibo Matto)
*Imogen Heap (Frou Frou)
*Heinie (Bitch Alert)
*Nona Hendryx
*Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses, 50 Foot Wave)
*Jennifer Love Hewitt
*Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles)
*Debby Holiday
*Annie Holoien (The Soviettes, Awesome Snakes)
*Ella Hooper (Killing Heidi)
*Penelope Houston (The Avengers)
*Jenny Hoyston (Erase Errata)
*Laura Hubert (Leslie Spit Treeo)
*Anne-Marie Hurst (Skeletal Family, Ghost Dance, The Elements)
*Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)
*Haley Williams {Paramore}

I

*Maja Ivarsson (The Sounds)
*Debora Iyall (Romeo Void)

J

*Cindy Jackson (The Dollz)
*Kate Jackson (Long Blondes)
*Janet Jackson
*Jada Pinkett Smith
*Wendy James (Transvision Vamp)
*Jane Jensen
*Jessicka (Jack Off Jill, Scarling.)
*Joan Jett (The Runaways, The Blackhearts, Evil Stig)
*Axella Johannesson
*Molly Johnson (Alta Moda, Infidels)
*Taborah Johnson
*Grace Jones
*Janis Joplin (Big Brother and the Holding Company, Kozmic Blues Band)
*Milla Jovovich
*K. JUNO

K

*Kalliopi
*Nil Karaibrahimgil
*Lisa Kekaula (The Bellrays)
*Rose Kemp
*Joyce Kennedy (Mother's Finest)
*Kerri Kenney-Silver (Cake Like)
*Cheyenne Kimball
*Carole King
*Chrissi Klug (Luttenberger*Klug)
*Theo Kogan (Theo & the Skyscrapers, Lunachicks)
*Ash Koley
*Melanie Krahmer (Sirsy)
*Chantal Kreviazuk

L

*Lachi
*Nomy Lamm
*Anita Lane
*Storm Large
*Liz Larin
*Cyndi Lauper
*Dyanna Lauren (Thousand Year Itch)
*Avril Lavigne
*Rita Lee (Os Mutantes)
*Sook-Yin Lee (Bob's Your Uncle)
*Annie Lennox (Eurythmics)
*Katrina Leskanich (Katrina and the Waves)
*Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley, Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins)
*Juliette Lewis (Juliette and the Licks)
*Nikkie Van Lierop (Lords of Acid)
*Lea Liitmaa (Blacky)
*Sonja Kristina Linwood (Curved Air)
*Little Annie
*Lisa Lobsinger (Broken Social Scene, Reverie Sound Revue)
*Mary Lou Lord
*Inger Lorre (The Nymphs)
*Bonnie Lou
*Sara Lov (Devics)
*Courtney Love (Hole)
*Lovefoxxx (CSS)
*Lene Lovich (The Diversions)
*Pearl Lowe (Powder)
*Lydia Lunch (Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Beirut Slump, 8-Eyed Spy, Harry Crews)
*Michelle Luttenberger (Luttenberger*Klug)
*Annabella Lwin (Bow Wow Wow)

M

*Madonna
*Maggie MacDonald (Republic of Safety, Kids on TV, Barcelona Pavilion)
*Lois Maffeo
*Leslie Mah (Anti-Scrunti Faction)
*Kazu Makino (Blonde Redhead)
*Michelle Malone
*Aimee Mann (Til Tuesday)
*Shirley Manson (Garbage, Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie, Angelfish)
*Maria del Mar (National Velvet)
*Janis Martin
*Cristina Martinez (Boss Hog, Pussy Galore)
*Ana Matronic (Scissor Sisters)
*Denise McCann
*Megan McCauley
*Elizabeth McGrath (Miss Derringer)
*Frances McKee
*Nikki McKibbin
*Sarah McLeod (The Superjesus)
*Holly McNarland
*Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac)
*Natalie Merchant (10,000 Maniacs)
*Tift Merritt
*Riki Michele
*Amy Millan (Stars, Broken Social Scene)
*Darby Mills (Headpins)
*Rachel Minton (Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer)
*Joni Mitchell
*Alanis Morissette
*Patricia Morrison (The Bags, Legal Weapon, The Gun Club, The Sisterhood, The Damned)
*Lisa Moorish (Kill City)
*Alison Mosshart (Discount, The Kills)
*Alison Moyet
*Alannah Myles

N

*Terra Naomi
*Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde)
*Leigh Bingham Nash (Sixpence None the Richer)
*Sandra Nasic (Guano Apes)
*Nena
*Jennifer Nettles (The Jennifer Nettles band)
*Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac)
*Nico
*Ninja (The Go! Team)
*Kasia Nosowska (Hey)
*Heather Nova
*Julie Novak
*Terri Nunn (Berlin)
*Laura Nyro

O

*Eva O (Christian Death)
*Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
*Grazielle Oganna
*Yoko Ono (The Plastic Ono Band)
*Dolores O'Riordan (The Cranberries, solo)
*Monique Ortiz (Bourbon Princess)
*Joan Osbourne

P

*Amanda Palmer (The Dresden Dolls)
*Linda Perry (4 Non Blondes)
*Nina Persson (The Cardigans, Sparklehorse)
*Vicki Peterson (The Bangles)
*Kembra Pfahler (The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black)
*Liz Phair
*Phranc (Nervous Gender, Catholic Discipline)
*Kate Pierson (The B-52's)
*P!nk
*Pitty
*Poe
*Tamala Poljak (Longstocking)
*Carole Pope (Rough Trade)
*Louise Post (Veruca Salt)
*Britta Phillips (Luna)
*Anne Preven
*Lindsay Price
*Katy Perry

Q

*Suzi Quatro
*Sara Quin
*Tegan Quin

R

*Bonnie Raitt
*Genya Ravan (The Escorts, Goldie & the Gingerbreads, Ten Wheel Drive)
*Marion Raven
*Amy Ray (Indigo Girls)
*Julianne Regan (All About Eve)
*Jane Relf (Renaissance)
*Candia Ridley (Inkubus Sukkubus)
*Janet Robin
*Roc
*Amanda Rogers
*Tina Root (Switchblade Symphony, Tre Lux)
*Holly Ross (Angelica)
*Serena Ryder

*Lætitia Sadier (Stereolab)
*Saffron (Republica)
*Emily Saliers (Indigo Girls)
*Greta Salpeter (The Hush Sound)
*Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star, Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions)
*Simi Sernaker (Suffrajett)
*Sarah Shannon (Velocity Girl)
*Kim Shattuck (The Muffs, The Pandoras)
*Alison Shaw (The Cranes)
*Shery
*Madigan Shive (Tattle Tale, Bonfire Madigan)
*Siouxsie Sioux (Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Creatures)
*Katie Sketch (The Organ)
*Skin (Skunk Anansie)
*Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship)
*Tara Slone (Joydrop)
*Patti Smith
*Shawnee Smith
*Patty Smyth (Scandal)
*Marla Sokoloff (Smitten)
*Donita Sparks (L7)
*Regina Spektor
*Pamela Spence
*Becky Stark (Lavender Diamond)
*Gwen Stefani (No Doubt)
*Linda Strawberry
*Laura Stoica
*Joss Stone
*Helen Storer (Thee Heavenly Music Association)
*Poly Styrene (X-Ray Spex)
*Donna Summer
*Verity Susman (Electrelane)

T

*Janis Tanaka (Hammers of Misfortune)
*Maria Taylor (Azure Ray, Now It's Overhead)
*Susan Tedeschi
*Texas Terri
*Mary Timony (Autoclave, Helium)
*Su Tissue (Suburban Lawns)
*Kristy Thirsk (Delerium, Rose Chronicles)
*Linda Thompson
*Rachel Trachtenburg (Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players)
*Jen Trynin
*Corin Tucker (Sleater-Kinney)
*KT Tunstall
*Tina Turner
*Bonnie Tyler

U

*Ari Up (The Slits)
*Sarah Utter (Bangs)

V

*Tobi Vail (Bikini Kill)
*Tomiko Van (Do As Infinity)
*Stevie Vann
*Tara Vanflower (Lycia)
*Cherry Vanilla
*Suzanne Vega
*Holly Beth Vincent (Holly and the Italians)

W

*Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club)
*Mindy White (Lydia)
*Jane Wiedlin (The Go-Go's)
*Judita Wignall (Halo Friendlies)
*Kim Wilde
*Hayley Williams (Paramore)
*Lucinda Williams
*Ann Wilson (Heart)
*Cindy Wilson (The B-52's)
*Kaia Wilson (Adickdid, Team Dresch, The Butchies)
*Nancy Wilson (Heart)
*Briana Winter
*Katerina Winterova (Ecstasy of Saint Theresa)
*Allison Wolfe (Bratmobile, Partyline)
*Jen Wood (The Postal Service)
*Holly Woods (Toronto)

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Z

*Mary Lu Zahalan
*Mia Zapata (The Gits)
*Annette Zilinskas (The Bangles)
*Andrea Zollo (Pretty Girls Make Graves)
*Heather Wikstrom

ee also

*List of female metal singers
*Lead vocalist