Famous foreign singers list. The best Russian singers
Every year, reputable magazines publish ratings, the participants of which are people who have achieved greatest success in any kind of activity. In 2016, Forbes counted royalties worldwide famous singers to determine which of these talented individuals was able to earn the most.
Now the vocal data and the quality of the performed compositions have everything less influence for singers' fees. Much big role plays popularity, themes and participation in various promotions. Therefore, it is not at all strange that the rating 10 highest paid female singers in 2016 of the year, there were more media personalities, "leaving" on past merits, rather than providing unique and author's musical content. It has not done without performers of legendary hits, such as the soundtrack to the movie "Titanic", but there are much more pop culture representatives, target audience which are teenagers.
10. Celine Dion (Canada) $ 27 million
Some have to travel the entire Earth and pay special attention to Europe and the United States to get the eight-figure sum, but this is not about Celine Dion. The owner of a unique voice, who sang the legendary "My Heart Will Go On", was able to get 27 million simply by performing in one of the most popular venues in Las Vegas "Coliseum". About 15 thousand people agreed to enjoy a live performance of one of the most sensual singers in the world and to lay out a round sum for it.
9. $ 27.5 million
If only country performers were counted in the ranking of the highest paid singers in the world in 2016, then Shania would take first place. In the third album, she still continues to master new techniques. Worldwide, the album has sold 40 million copies worldwide, making it the most popular in its musical genre, as well as one of the most successful in our time and in the 21st century in particular. Despite the fact that Twain is a native of Canada, it is rather difficult to get to her concert at home. For this purpose, we recommend visiting Las Vegas, where the singer has lived for the past 15 years.
8. $ 30.5 million
Britney's story is reminiscent of the rise of the phoenix from the ashes. At the peak of her popularity, due to drug problems, she was at the bottom, but was able to rise and regain the lion's share. former greatness... Her latest album, critically acclaimed this year, was released this year, and Britney was fortunate enough to have a deal with Planet Hollywood, a Las Vegas club that will fund her bank account with $ 35 million over the next two years. In addition, Spears lit up in the world of perfumery, launching her own line of perfumes, and also became part of the digital world, to participate in the launch of a game for smartphones.
7. $ 39.5 million
Ageless J.Lo was able to break into the seventh line of the ranking of the highest paid singers in 2016 in the world. She is an excellent example of constant work on herself, because Jennifer is one of the few who was able to survive the crisis of the pop scene at the beginning of the second decade of this century and find the right direction for her own creativity. In her compositions you can hear both the usual pop motives and elements of youth and club music... Voice is not the only source of income for Lopez, she appears in films and TV series, advertises own line jewelry with precious stones and cosmetics from renowned company L'Oreal.
6. $ 41 million
The current year has not been particularly productive, but the success of the Prismatic World Tour, which brought the singer 200 million, will allow her not to think about financial problems for a long time. If you follow the news from the United States, you may have repeatedly noticed Katie participating in the election campaign of Hillary Clinton, but the singer claims that it was her own choice and she did not receive any material dividends from the campaign. The brands Claire and H&M decided to take advantage of the popularity of one of the most incendiary pop singers of our time and offered excellent advertising contracts, which were simply impossible to refuse.
5. Beyoncé Knowles (USA) $ 54 million
Another album that exploded the charts and firmly established itself at their top, allowed Beyoncé to reach fifth place in the top ten highest paid singers in the world in 2016. Album "Lemonade" became even more anticipated after a successful world tour, during which some of the new songs were played. It is worth noting that the singer donates part of her own income to charitable foundations, and also, being a US resident, pays huge taxes. We are confident that next year, she will be able to significantly improve the result through sales of songs and performances on the largest stages in North America.
4. $ 75M
Her songs never leave the air of leading radio stations, clips are gaining millions of views, and a ticket to even the most modest performance costs fans a tidy sum. However, this does not prevent the young singer from continuing to be commercially successful outside the stage. The shocking image acts like a magnet for advertising campaigns. Judge for yourself, in the first six months alone, Rihanna was able to conclude four major transactions: Dior perfumes and clothing, Samsung electronics, Puma sportswear and custom fashion from Stance.
3. $ 76.5 million
Not the most productive year for a pop diva, it still allows her to get into the top three with the highest paid singers in the world in 2016. "Rebel Heart" - Madonna's last tour, turned out to be extremely profitable, the total gross is estimated at 170 million dollars. In addition, no one doubts that there will be dividends from supporting Hillary Clinton during the presidential race. A special resonance was caused by the singer's shocking statement that she is ready to orally satisfy anyone who will vote for Hilary. Obviously, this was just a publicity stunt aimed at drawing public attention to his own person.
2. $ 85.5 million
Silver is awarded to a singer who, in most parameters, differs from other representatives of the rating. Firstly, she is the author of all her compositions, which indicates the presence of remarkable talent. Secondly, the lion's share of her income comes from the commercial success of the albums, the last of which "25" became the best-selling album in the world. And, thirdly, she is not at all averse to assembling an entire stadium or a large venue, because such events are rewarded with seven-digit numbers.
1. Taylor Swift (USA) 170 million
Highest paid female singer in 2016 year - Taylor Swift. The singer's sole victory is brought by her stunningly successful "1989" tour, which brought in 200 million only within the United States, and another quarter of this sum was received from foreign venues. Album sales also made a difference - over three million copies were sold in a year, and this is without taking into account individual compositions in digital services. Swift is not alien and advertising business, she became the face of several Apple projects, the shoe brand Keds, and the perfect figure was the perfect illustration for a Diet Coke campaign.
Michael jacksonAugust 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009 pcs. Indiana, USA
Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana. Legendary American pop singer, King of Pop, dancer, songwriter, philanthropist, entrepreneur. One of the most beloved and influential artists of recent times, winner of thirteen Grammy awards and hundreds of other awards. Thirteen times included in the Guinness Book of Records, about a billion copies of Michael's albums have been sold in the world. In 2009 he was officially recognized as the Legend of America and Icon of Music.
Adriano celentano
January 6, 1938 Milan, Italy
Adriano Celentano, is italian singer, composer, comedian, actor, director and TV presenter. He is the best-selling Italian singer and the best-selling male artist in Italy. Over the course of his career, he has released 41 studio albums with a total circulation of 150 million, and has also starred in more than 40 films.
Whitney houston
August 9, 1963 - February 11, 2012 Newark, USA
Whitney Elizabeth Houston was american singer, actress, producer and model. Houston has been one of the best-selling female singers in music history, selling over 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide. She has released six studio albums, one holiday album and three film soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold certifications. Houston is the only female singer to have 7 consecutive # 1 singles at # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 hits.
Mireille mathieu
Mireille Mathieu is French singer and a pop singer. Hailed in the French press as the successor to Edith Piaf, she has recorded over 1,200 songs in nine different languages, with over 120 million records sold worldwide.
Charles aznavour 
Charles Aznavour, is a French and Armenian singer, composer, actor, public figure and diplomat. In addition to being one of the most popular and enduring singers in France, he was also one of the most famous singers in the world. He has starred in over sixty films, consisting of nearly a thousand songs (including at least 150 in English, 100 on italian, 70 in Spanish and 50 in German), and has sold over 100 million records.
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney is an English musician, singer, songwriter and composer. With John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame as a member of the Beatles, and his collaboration with Lennon is one of the most celebrated partnership songs of the 20th century. The Guinness Book of World Records is described as "the most successful composer and musician of all time", with 60 gold discs and sales of over 100 million albums and 100 million singles, and as the "most successful songwriter" in the United Kingdom in graphic history.
Tina turner
Tina Turner, is an American singer whose career has spanned over half a century, earning her widespread acclaim and numerous awards. Her combined album and single will have sales of approximately 180 million worldwide. Rolling Stone rated her 63 to 100 greatest artists of all time and considers her the "Queen of Rock and Roll".
Alla Pugacheva
Pugacheva Alla Borisovna is a Soviet and Russian pop singer, producer, film actress. Throughout the former Soviet Union she was as the most successful performer in Soviet conditions with record sales and popularity. She became an Honored Artist of Russia of the RSFSR in 1980, National artist Russian RSFSR in 1985 and People's Artist USSR in 1991.
Madonna
American singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, actress, director and screenwriter. Madonna is considered one of the “25 most influential women of the last century” time for being an influential figure. Today in excess of 300 million disc copies worldwide and is recognized as the best selling woman in the world.
Elton Hercules John
Sir Elton John is an English rock singer and songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor. In his forty-year career, John has sold over 250 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. Rolling Stone ranked him Number 49 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Joe cocker
Joe Cocker, english rock and blues vocalist who came to popularity in the 1960s. He is the recipient of several awards, including the 1983 Grammy for his No. 1 hit "Where We Believe," a duo with Jennifer Warnes. He was ranked No. 97 on Rolling Stone's 100 largest singers list.
Stevie wonder
Stevie Wonder is american singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist, child prodigy who developed into one of the most creative musical figures of the late 20th century. In 2008, Billboard magazine published a list of "Top 100 Artists of All Time," in which Wonder was ranked fifth. Blind shortly after birth, Wonder signed with the Motown label Tamla at the age of eleven, and continues to perform and record for Motown to this day.
Aretha franklin
Aretha Franklin is an American musician, singer, composer, and pianist. In a recording career that has spanned over half a century, Franklin's repertoire has included gospel, jazz, blues, R&B, pop, rock and funk. On January 3, 1987, she became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her on its 100 Greatest Singers of All Time list, as well as the ninth greatest artist of all time.
Ray charles robinson
Ray Charles is an American musician known as Ray Charles, author of over 70 studio albums, one of the world's most famous music performers in the styles of soul, jazz and rhythm and blues. Rolling Stone ranked Charles number ten on their list of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in 2004, and # 2 on their 2008 list of "100 greatest singers of all time ".
Diana ross
Diana Ross is an American singer, producer, and actress. She was the lead singer of the Motown Supremes in the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began solo career... Diana Ross has sold over 100 million records worldwide. She is one of the few to have two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Steven tyler
Stephen Tyler is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the frontman and vocalist of the Boston rock band Aerosmith. Steven Tyler continued to record music and perform with Aerosmith group, more than 41 years old. He is listed among Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Singers. He was also ranked 3rd on the Hit Parade of the Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time. In 2001, he was inducted into rock and roll with Aerosmith.
Elvis presley
Elvis Presley was an American singer and actor. A cultural icon, he is widely known by one Elvis name. Presley was one of the most popular musicians of the 20th century. His versatile voice has been a huge hit and spans many genres, pop ballads, gospel and blues. Nominated for 14 competitive Grammys, he won three, and received a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement at 36. He has been inducted into several Music Halls of Fame.
Freddie mercury
Freddie Mercury was an Indo-British singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the Queen of the rock band. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals spanning four octaves. In 2008, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 18 on their list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.
David bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, producer and arranger. He is known for his distinctive voice, as well as the intellectual depth and considerable eclecticism of his work. In a 2002 BBC poll of the 100 Greatest Britons, Bowie was placed at number 29. Over the course of his career, he has sold nearly 140 million albums. In the UK it has been awarded five platinum album certifications, 11 gold and eight silver, and in the US, five and seven platinum Gold certifications. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him 39th on their "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" list, and 23rd on their list of the best singers of all time.
Mick jagger
Michael Jagger is an English musician, singer, composer and actor, best known as the lead singer and founder of the band Rolling Stones... Jagger's career spanned over fifty years. In 1989, he was inducted into rock and roll with the Rolling Stones.
Scorpions
Founded in 1965, Hannover, Germany.
The Scorpions are a German hard rock and heavy metal band founded in 1965 in Hannover, Germany. Throughout their career over 40 years, have released dozens of singles, live albums, compilations and some live DVDs and has received several international awards, making them the most successful rock band from Germany. The group's sales range between 100 and 150 million albums worldwide, of which 10.5 million have been sold in the United States.
James brown
James Brown, known simply as James Brown, was an American singer, dancer, songwriter and music producer, recognized as one of the most influential figures in 20th century music. In life, he has sold just over 100 million albums and is recognized as one of the greatest artists of all time. Brown has been a key force in the music industry. He left his mark on many artists around the world, including the king of pop, Michael Jackson, influencing even African popular music rhythms such as Afrobeat, the mbalax amulet, and provided a model for the entire funk genre, Go-Go.
Lionel richie
Lionel Richie is an American versatile singer, songwriter, producer and actor. In the 1970s, he was part of the Commodores group, owned by the famed Motown music label in Detroit, Michigan. He won four Grammy awards in the 1980s and Oscars in 1986, it sold nearly 100 million albums and placed 22 hits in the US Top Ten.
Barry white
Barry White was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer. Over the course of his career, he has won two Grammy Awards and sold over 100 million records, known for his distinctive romantic image and the bass voice. All over the world, Barry had many platinum and gold albums, singles.
Ozzy osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne is an English heavy metal vocalist and composer whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Due to the dark style of Sabbath Day, Osborne became known as the "Prince of Darkness". He is also known as the "Godfather of Heavy Metal". Osborne achieved multi-platinum status as solo artist and with Black Sabbath and has sold over 100 million albums worldwide.
Whether you are a ridiculous fat man with small, puffy eyes, or a skinny brunette with a cigarette in your mouth, it doesn't matter if you have a unique voice. Singing partly resembles a passionate kiss, because the same organs are involved here - lips and tongue and appearance is no longer important - the voice can deceive the appearance given by nature. A voice is a sound card that depicts a portrait of your soul, no matter how ugly or beautiful it may seem to you. Anyway, before you is a list of fifteen female names, which included the owners of unique voices of all times music business according to the magazine Rolling Stone.
Ronnie Spector (eng. Veronica yvette spector)
Popular tracks: Be My Baby, Baby I Love You, Walking in the Rain
Influenced creativity: Joey Ramone, Patti Smith, Billy Joel
Ronnie - member of the girls band The ronettes, her voice became defining for the early sixties, and her music is the most innovative in the field of rock and roll. Ronnie's magical and romantic songs inspired Patti Smith, Joan Jett and many other singers, but they had the strongest impact on the guitarist. The e street band Stephen Van Zandt.
Björk (il. Björk Guðmundsdóttir)
Popular tracks: Army of Me, It "s Oh So Quiet, Human Behavior
Influenced creativity: Thom Yorke and Jonsi
Her voice is like a non-existent shade in a color scheme, which sooner or later had to be invented. True, many have already forgotten how unexpected the effect of her appearance in the world of show business was. She is so unique that she can sing ridiculous songs from TV shows, and the whole world will still talk about her. To fully realize Bjork's greatness is possible by listening to her 1997 album Homogenic is the Bible for the vocalist of our time. In a minute, Bjork can accelerate to the speed of a railway express and in a second reset his drive to zero. She is genius and one of a kind.
Christina Aguilera (eng. Christina aguilera)
Popular tracks: Genie in a Bottle, Beautiful, Ain "t No Other Man
Influenced creativity: Danity Kane and Kelly Clarkson
I knew she could sing says Herbie Hancock, referring to his four-year-old duet with Aguilera. - H oh to sing so hard! Honestly, Christina simply knocked me out... Aguilera powerful voice and enough good school in order to claim the laurels of the modern blues queen, starting at the age of 11 (it was then that she first appeared on the TV show Star Search). Already in her first hit single Genie in a bottle it was noticeable that the technique of this young girl refers to the standard samples of the genre.
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Mavis Staples (eng. Mavis Staples)
Influenced creativity: Prince, the Pointer Sisters and Amy Uvinehouse
In times when songs The staple singers occupied the rhythm and blues charts, the high contralto of the lead vocalist Mavis Staples was something of a symbol of freedom for women who fought for their rights. We will not drag people into church who like to burn their lives in clubs,- said Father Mavis Roebuck Pops Staples. - So we have to get into the clubs and start preaching there. When I heard Mavis singing, I realized: evolution is not over yet, says Bob Dylan.
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Popular tracks: I Heard It Through The Grapevine, Neither One Of Us, Midnight Train To Georgia
Influenced creativity: Mariah Carey and Jill Scott
Gladys Knight is an American soul singer who achieved widespread popularity in the 60s and 70s as the vocalist of the group. Gladys Knight & the Pips. She loves to give advice to her colleagues, for example: Just sing the song and pronounce the words clearly... Gladys always took her songs very seriously and left no room for improvisation. Gladys reminds me of a textbook- said Mariah Carey at the ceremony of acceptance of Knight into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. - Take it and learn.
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Popular tracks: Nick Of Time, I Can "t Make You Love Me, Love Me Like A Man
Influenced creativity: Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow and The Dixie Chicks.
Patsy Cline (eng. Virginia patterson hensley)
Featured Tracks: I Fall To Pieces, Walkin "After Midnight, Crazy
Influenced creativity: Loretta Lynn, Linda Ronstadt and Kay Dee Lange
With a deep, erotic voice, Patsy was perhaps the first country singer to break into a pop radio station and paved the way for Dolly Parton, Faith Hill, and other artists whose ambitions went beyond the musicians of the time. Even when Patsy plays country, she remains a pop singer- says Lucinda Williams. - Sometimes it even seems that she has staged classical vocals.
Joni Mitchell (eng. Roberta joan anderso)
Popular tracks: Both Sides Now, Help Me, Raised On Robbery
Influenced creativity: Robert Plant and Fiona Apple.
The role of the archetypal girl-bard was inherited by Mitchell from Joan Baez, but Joni went much further - her songs had enough references to both jazz and blues. Joni heard Billie Holiday singing Solitude at the age of nine, and from that moment on she was no longer the same, says Herbie Hancock. She has a strange sense of rhythm, - said in an interview with RS Bob Dylan. - It is a rhythm in itself.
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Popular tracks : I Only Want To Be With You and Son Of A Preacher Man
Influenced creativity: Duffy and Amy Winehouse
An English folk singer whose career spanned four decades, reaching her greatest popularity in the 1960s and late 1980s. You become a great vocalist when you internally nude on stage. Dusty was never afraid to look fragile and unprotected. You will recognize this voice by the first notes- Darlene Love.
Whitney Houston Whitney houston)
Popular tracks : The Greatest Love Of All, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, I Will Always Love You
Influenced creativity: Beyoncé, Mariah Carey and Mary J. Blige
The daughter of gospel singer Sissy Houston, Whitney grew up under the supervision of her mother's friends Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight. When I started singing - recalls Houston , - for me it was as natural as starting to speak. By the time Whitney was twenty-two years old, she was already considered the lead vocalist of her generation: her debut album there were three powerful hits at once: Saving All My Love For You, How Will I Know and The Greatest Love Of All.
Nina Simone (eng.Eunice Kathleen Waymon)
Popular tracks: Feeling Good, Mississippi Goddam, Four Women, I Wish Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
Influenced Creativity: Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, Erica Badu
American jazz singer, pianist, arranger and composer. Nina Simone had a pathologically enlarged pharyngeal tonsil, due to which she had a deep, mesmerizing voice. She has used it in a wide variety of musical styles, be it jazz, soul, pop, gospel or blues. Her voice is called the voice of the black revolution - in the 60s, she found the love of an inexperienced public and the respect of professionals. Thanks to her popularity, she got the opportunity to speak and be heard. With the help of creativity, Nina conveyed her ideas and political thoughts to people. The theme of discrimination against African Americans in the United States became the leitmotif, because the singer knew firsthand how hard it can sometimes be if your skin color is darker than necessary.
But it is impossible to say for sure who Nina Simone was to a greater extent: a singer, a composer or a pianist. Also, her music cannot be designated with a certain style or manner, because the peculiarity of her work is musical cosmopolitanism: in her performances, using blues melodies, she found a place for both Bach's counterpoint and African rhythms.
Janis Lyn Joplin
Featured Tracks: Piece of My Heart, Cry Baby & Me and Bobby McGee
Influenced creativity: Bonnie Wright, Sherrill Crow, Lucinda Williams
She is considered the best white blues performer and one of the greatest female vocalists in the history of rock music.
In 1995, Janice Joplin was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Joplin literally pounded on stage, and she screamed so furiously that I remembered it for the rest of my life., - singer Melissa Etheridge recalls Janice's performance. - Sometimes it seemed to me that the voice did not belong at all to Joplin, but to some elderly black woman... Joplin's powerful vocals, equally appropriate in the psychedelic blues numbers and country soul of her later albums, still sound as if its half-insane owner had counted all the parts in advance to the note.
Etta James (eng.Jamesetta Hawkins)
Popular tracks: At Last, A Sunday Kind Of Lov, Tell Mama and What "s Love Got To Do With I
Influenced creativity: Beyoncé and Mick Jagger
I will never forget the moment I first saw Tina on stage says Beyoncé. - For me, Turner is a symbol of strength... Tina started touring almost half a century ago; her breakthrough was associated with a cover version Proud mary at the Creedence Clearwater Revival, which became a declaration of women's independence in 1971. Turner reminded me of a tank in her energy- recalls John Fogerty. Over time, Tina's emotions as a vocalist only intensified. Her voice defies classification- says Melissa Etheridge. - Tina Turner is pure passion.
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Popular tracks: You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman, Respect, I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You), Think and Chain of Fools
Influenced creativity: Whitney Houston, Alisha Keys, Aaron Neville and Annie Lennox
When it comes to expressing your personality through song, Aretha Franklin is here, better than anyone, to prove herself. She is not just the greatest performer of rhythm and blues, soul and gospel - she has a gift from above. She owns technique, insight, charisma, and incredible energy. With her exceptionally flexible and powerful vocals, she is often referred to as the Queen of Soul and the greatest vocalist of the rock and roll era.
In this article, you will learn about the most famous, popular and demanded pop artists in our country. They are very different - young or youthful, beautiful and peculiar, talented or not. But the public loves them, no matter for what, be it new hit or long legs.
Pop centenarians
These are the “oldest” singers in Russia. Photos of divas regularly throughout years appear in the yellow press, and crowds of fans are still hunting for their autographs. This list includes: Alla Pugacheva, Sofia Rotaru, Larisa Dolina, Kadysheva, Lyubov Uspenskaya, Irina Allegrova and Valeria. Of course, this is far from complete list, only those entertainers who are currently able to gather full houses at their concerts are included here. Note: although Alla Pugacheva left the stage, she can return at any time and gather a whole crowd of fans.
Most beautiful singers Of Russia
This list includes those pop divas who don't even need to sing. Just go on stage and millions male hearts freeze from such unearthly (and barely covered) beauty. Well, if they are also talented, they have good voice, then nothing can resist this crushing force. So, the most beautiful singers in Russia are Vera Brezhneva, Pletneva, Zhanna Friske, Nyusha, Tatyana Kotova, Tanya Tereshina (the Yin-Yang group), Sati Kazanova, Svetlana Svetikova, Valeria, Yulia Kovalchuk, Anna Semenovich. It is these divas who not only sing well, but also invariably attract men's looks. Many of these singers have appeared in men's magazines: Playboy, Penthouse and other similar publications. And this once again serves as a proof of their beauty.
The most popular singers in Russia
You can be both beautiful and talented, but only the desire of the audience to get to a particular singer at a concert or to get her to a corporate or private party is a real objective indicator of the demand for a star. And demand always creates supply, and the most in-demand artists receive the highest fees. However, I would like to note the fact that Russian singers, like their foreign colleagues, often overestimate the amounts they receive for their performances. There are several reasons: firstly, the thought - “what if they will give exactly so much”, secondly, self-promotion - “look how popular I am”. And, of course, the expectation of a purely psychological effect - for many people who "order" stars for themselves, the status of the performers is important, and not at all the quality of the songs. This is what many Russian singers use, asking hundreds of thousands of dollars for a half-hour performance with a phonogram. Alla Pugacheva is considered the most expensive: she asks for € 250,000 for 5 songs, and only on the condition that there is no need to drive further than 500 km from Moscow. Next comes Elena Vaenga - she asks for "only" € 200,000 for a forty-minute performance. Among the younger generation, the singer Yolka can be noted - she takes € 100 thousand Zemfira can be ordered for € 150 thousand. But the whole group "Brilliant", wholesale, will cost only € 20 thousand.
As a result, we can conclude: Russian singers are not yet equal in terms of fees to world celebrities. And none of our stars can yet match Rihanna, who made $ 8 million in one night, Beyoncé ($ 2 million to perform at a private yacht party) or Christina Aguilera ($ 1 million in one hour).
Each performer who has appeared on the world's opera stages has already reached the heights of fame ...
But even among the best there is a “table of ranks”. We present the ten best opera singers - our contemporaries.
1. Anna Netrebko
Russian soprano Anna Netrebko reigns supreme in the opera world, unattainable for other singers.
To say that she is a modern opera star is to say nothing, she is not just a star - she is an opera singer from God.
Everything that should be in an opera singer - extraordinary beauty, elegance, artistry, sensuality, intelligence and, of course, an amazingly clear and accurate voice that is easily recognizable - all this harmoniously merged in this "standard" opera stage.
2. Angela Gheorghiu
Romanian soprano and opera mega star Angela Gheorghiu is by far the most famous and most controversial opera singer in the world.
Some critics argue that the advertising machine made her fame, they say that some singers have a stronger voice than Angela, others have better technique, others have a larger range, fourths are more beautiful, fifths are more artistic, sixths are more sophisticated, but Angela is more magnificent than all of them.
3. Maria Guleghina
Maria Guleghina - Russian dramatic soprano, “a vocal miracle with Verdi flowing in her blood” - that's just one of the characteristics that fans and critics gave her.
Today she has no equal in the performance of the roles of "power" dramatic soprano, especially from the repertoire of Verdi and Puccini.
Having recently celebrated the quarter-century anniversary of its creative activity, she continues to delight true opera lovers all over the world with her fiery temperament and impeccably polished skill.
4. Tarja Turunen
With an excellent academic background, she found her vocation in modern species operatic art- “classical crossover” and symphonic rock.
A light, beautiful woman wins the hearts of her fans not only with her magical vocal abilities, but also with her optimistic and freedom-loving energy.
5. Renee Fleming
René is the gold standard for a full lyric soprano in the American version of opera singing. The absolute diva of the New York Metropolitan Opera for the foreseeable future.
Her repertoire presents the entire color of world opera - Italian, German, French, Russian - everywhere she shows her luxurious talent, brilliantly conveying the flavor of great works, filling each note with incredible meaning and emotions, special charm and unique charm, forcing viewers who heard her once to become her most loyal fans.
6. Danielle de Niese
This lyric soprano is one of the youngest female singers, an American with Sri Lankan and Dutch roots.
She has been performing all her life, starting from school, as a result of her lightness and openness on the theater stage, and one might say “panache” gives odds to many more experienced singers, and her takeoff operatic heights is the dream of any singer.
7. Cecilia Bartoli
If the world had only Baroque opera and only bel canto style of performance, then Cecilia Bartoli - the Italian prima donna with her unique coloratura mezzo-soprano, would undoubtedly be at the very top of opera Olympus.
She is one of those rare musicians who manage to harmoniously combine her extraordinary intelligence and vocal skills.
Each his own creative project it turns into a masterpiece, brilliant, clear, filled with human feelings and emotions and, of course, technically flawless.
8. Anna Caterina Antonacci
Italian charm, with a difficult to classify voice, he successfully performs any part in these ranges.
Its timbre can rather be attributed to the type of voice that was called “short soprano” in the first half of the nineteenth century, but sometimes a couple of high notes can seem a little inaccurate.
9. Magdalena Kozena
The Czech mezzo-soprano, with a specific beauty of the voice - strong, rich, but flexible, fresh and marked by matt silver lyrical tones, feels great in a wide variety of repertoires: from the works of Handel, Rossini and Vivaldi to the songs of contemporary composers.
And, of course, she vividly performs and promotes the romance and song repertoire of Czech classics and Czech folklore.
10. Joyce DiDonato
One hundred percent American with a rather rare voice - her coloratura mezzo-soprano is able to bring out unthinkable passages and rise from deep lows to vocal heights. She is best at dramatic roles, but the freedom with which she feels on stage allows her to easily and skillfully transform, which directors enjoy with pleasure, offering her a wide range of complex characters.
A strong and cheerful woman - once performed at the Royal Opera with a broken leg in a wheelchair. Having a busy schedule, drawn up for three years in advance and being a guest soloist of London's Covent Garden, New York Metropolitan Opera and Milan's La Scala.