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Originally Posted by Picaflor 7/4
She's my favorite artist and even I wouldn't say she's the most talented singer in the world.
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That's a bit ironic then, isn't it? Hikaru isn't my favourite artist and I think's the most talented music artist in the world.
Judging for the comments I received, I'll again repeat what I wrote above.
I consider many singers in the world to have better singing skill than Hikaru. Mariah Carey for example has an incredible vocal range, powerful voice and can sing in many styles. How about Andrea Bocelli or Sarah Brightman etc?
But I had clearly defined the context that I was saying "talent". Which was to look at the overall picture of lyrics, composition, arrangement, singing and also looking at debut age.
Mariah Carey debuted at age 20. In her first six albums (sorry I didn't check further), she did not write a single song by herself! There were also songs that she didn't write at all (and not just in her Christmas album). She only started doing some arranging in her third album.
One singer who is quite accomplished is Otsuka Ai. In her 5 albums, she writes and composes all her songs. She also co-arranges with Ikoman, and can play several instruments. But she debuted at age 21.
Not sure why Ayaka's name is in the mix. I actually like her singing and her songs... But her debut album was at 18 and has only released two albums.
Kwon Boa debuted at age 13. But she is essentially a dancer / vocal artist - and not a writer, composer or arranger.
Zhou Jie Lun writes, sings, arranges, dances, directs, acts, plays like 10 instruments and even owns 2 restaurants and a music company. But as I clarified earlier... I think Zhou Jie Lun is the most talented celebrity, but in terms of writing/composing/arranging/singing though I wouldn't put him before Hikaru. He debuted at age 20, and writes less than half his songs.
As for Hikaru, she debuted with U3 at age 10, and released her first solo album at age 14.
Michael Jackson debuted with the Jackson Fives at around age 6, and released his solo album aged 13. Although he didn't initially write or compose (basically until Off the Wall), he is actually an exceptional writer, composer and arranger as well. And I think he had the best singing skill of the generation (and even more than Marieh Carey). Because Michael Jackson could sing an incredible variety of songs, with a wonderful voice... But he could also rap extremely well.
I only considered Hikaru to be the most talented music artist / singer (in terms of music and singing) on June 25, 2009