Best female vocals on CD

If you find a few female voices you do love, wasn't it worth it?

We need beauty in life, no?

Beauty makes puts me in a good mood
I am nicer when I am in good mood
Good people make good citizens
and we all benefit...

Here are 3 who haven't been mentioned, which I find hard to believe as this (great) thread is now running for five years!

Kiri Tekanawa doing any Gershwin, Cole Porter, or the role of Maria in West Side Story...to me the most exquisite female voice ever.

Elaine Paige is a Brit who has spent most of her career doing musicals. Her CD "Encore: Elaine Paige" is a wonderful introduction to her talent and includes such as "Memory" from "Cats," Piaf's "Hymne A L'Amour," and "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina" done the best I've ever heard it done.

Gladys Knight has a great voice but her style is what sets her apart for me. This gal knows how to sell a song! I would suggest starting with "The Best of Gladys Knight and the Pips."

This has been a wonderful thread for me as, through it, I have found my way to Cassandra Wilson, Patricia Barber, Holly Cole, and more of Jennifer Warnes beyond "Famous Blue Raincoat." (others, too)

i discovered Beth Orton through this thread - loving it.

Artg,
If you want to stretch a little, get Virginia Rodrigues, "Sol Negro". Her vocal ability is shocking.

I live alone in the mountains.
The only music I listen to is female vocal. My female companions are largely exquisite, and off-shore.
I search for many hours every week on the internet finding beautiful voice.
The ones I have found and love are:
Mari Boine, Iren Lovasz, Kasey Chambers, Angelique Ianatos, Arianna Savall, Biruta Ozolina, Sarah Aroeste, Tracie de Jong, Cristina Branco, Inna Zhelannaya, Katja Marie Werker, Rebekka Bakken, Montserrat Figueras, Dulce Pontes, Filipa Pais, Zulya, Maria Salgado, Saoud Massi, Marta Sebestyen, Begona Olavide, Mireille Mathieu, Savina Yannatou, Emma Kirkby, Madeleine Peyroux, Susan Aglukark, Cara Dillon, MacKenzie (3 sisters), Lena Willemark, Hayley Westenra, Irina Mikhailova, Sevara Nazarkhan, Rosie Thomas, Maria Ana Bobone, Noirin Ni Riain, Azam Ali, Wendy Matthews, Kari Bremnes, Jane Olivor.

This is a work in progress.

Voices that make me a better person.