Who are the most impressive female ballad singers?
 

Last month, singer-songwriter JUJU impressed her fans and other music lovers with her touching ballad “Mata Ashita…“, giving the mobile portal ‘goo‘ (NTT DoCoMo) the idea of creating a poll about female ballad singers.

Which female artist comes to your mind, when you think about touching ballads that make you want to cry, no matter how often you hear the song? That’s exactly what goo wanted to find out and so they listed 19 female singers and groups with female vocalists who are known for their impressive ballad performances.

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Who is the most impressive female ballad singer?

01 – 8,934 votes – JUJU
02 – 4,179 votes – DREAMS COME TRUE
03 – 2,919 votes – HY
04 – 2,201 votes – Others, not listed
05 – 1,950 votes – MISIA
06 – 1,865 votes – Ayaka
07 – 1,552 votes – Nishino Kana
08 – 1,551 votes – Takeuchi Mariya
09 – 1,407 votes – Kato Miliyah
10 – 1,385 votes – Hamasaki Ayumi
11 – 1,211 votes – Hitoto Yo
12 – 1,170 votes – Kiroro
13 – 1,009 votes – aiko
14 – 1,005 votes – Utada Hikaru
15 – 865 votes – ZARD
16 – 780 votes – Koda Kumi
17 – 755 votes – Every Little Thing
18 – 715 votes – Oku Hanako
19 – 560 votes – Matsutoya Yumi
20 – 245 votes – Otsuka Ai

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Hmm... Miliyah and Kana higher than Ayu? I know it's due of popularity but it looks so wrong for me. The same with Ai being last here.

Another useless poll, another discussion time~

10th, not bad. As for Miliyah and Kana higher than Ayu, I think it's because Ayu also focuses and experiments on a majority of other genres other than ballads, from rock to who knows what. Don't get me wrong though, she can pull off a ballad any time :L

To be honest, I think it's amazing she's up as high as she is. Don't get me wrong, I like some of her ballads, but I don't think she has a ballad-y voice. That is, she can't really stretch those notes, which is what most people like to hear in ballads ^^

i believe there is this kind of poll back at 2001-2006, and i believe ayu holding to number one spot...and for me she is still in the number one spot for ballad singer..her emotion is really shine through sings ballad songs

lol, yeah, its obviously based on popularity atm.

not bad..

She's still great even after 13 years :yes

kuu and ai should be higher! pretty cool though, thanks

lol at "Others, not listed" being in the top 5.

I think this goes to show that my tastes are very different than those of Ayu's target audience.

I don't listen to any of these ladies, regularly or at all, besides Kuu. So between Ayu and Kuu I prefer Ayu's ballads. HEAVEN is the only ballad by a female that makes me cry.

Agree so much on this!

congrats ayu!
ranks no. 10 is not bad at all.
i'm happy ayu is there even though she's not no. 1 anymore!

Ayu is my number one :p

JUJU? I cant really get the feeling when she sing

Glad tat Ayu is in the list! But to me, her ranking should be higher!

Ayu is a ballad singer for me, she just has too much, even though definitely not the most impressive one.
# 10 is a nice place for her.
MISIA should be higher, she has the best female voice in the whole japanese industry.
Also where's Mika Nakashima in that list? I would give her a place in the top 10 wihout a doubt and higher than Ayu as well.

:yes

For me ayu is the #1 in the ballads department as well :yes

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agreed

ayumi is not the ballad queen of japan? my japanese friends complain about the amount of sad / ballad songs she has, ha!