A few days ago, the famous American magazine Rolling Stone published a list of them 200 greatest singers of all timewhich here in Argentina has had a particular impact because it including Mercedes Sosa.

However, angry fans have already appeared that their idols are not listed in the chart, and there are protests about the seemingly arbitrary order in which one artist is far above another.

Celine Dion does not appear

Something that caught the attention of many readers was the absence of the Canadian Céline Dionone of the best voices, as affirmed on many occasions by specialized critics.

Throughout his career, the artist has won 5 Grammy Awards, 6 American Music Awards, 7 Billboard Awards, 12 World Music Awards and 20 JUNO Awards, among many others.

Throughout her career, Céline has released 27 studio albums, six live albums, 11 DVDs and 17 compilations. In addition to French and English, she has recorded in several languages ​​such as Spanish, Italian, German, Latin, Japanese and Mandarin Chinese. his shot My heart Will Go Ontheme song from the 1997 film Titanic, is one of their greatest hits of all time. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

“Respectfully the exclusion of Celine Dion, arguably the greatest vocal technique of all time, on this list borders on treachery,” producer/promoter/artist Jamie Lambert tweeted.

more absences

There have also been complaints about the failure to include other artists of massive popularity and trajectory, such as Sting, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole and Justin Bieber.

Nor do important female figures appear, such as Madonna, Rosa, Jennifer Hudson, Janet Jackson, Dionne Warwick and Diana Ross.

in the top 200 only 11 musicians from Latin America, Brazil and Spain appear and only one of the urban genre. The best placed is the Cuban Celia Cruz, in 18th place. In the top 100 there are also Héctor Lavoe (73) and Vicente Fernández (95), Caetano Veloso (108), La India (113), Rocío Durcal (139), Mercedes Sosa (160), Marc Anthony (167), Juan Gabriel (172) and the Spanish Rosalía, in position 200.

They didn’t consider Latin reggaeton singers or well-known pop artists like Luis Miguel or Miguel Bosé, and included Rosalía, who hasn’t been on the music scene for even five years.

Released on New Year’s Day, the list includes everything from Aretha Franklin to Rosalía and other artists known for their exceptional singing, including Rosalía, Robert Smith, Carrie Underwood, Morrissey, Billie Eilish, Marc Anthony, Jungkook, Lana del Rey, Iggy Pop, Elvis Presley, Prince, Bob Dylan, Freddie Mercury and Beyoncé.

Another highlight was the order chosen. John Lennon is higher than Paul McCartney and Freddie Mercury, for example. Bono only appears at number 140, but Lady Gaga is at number 58.

The explanation of the magazine

The post seemed to anticipate the grievances. As he explained in his introduction to the note, the selection criteria were “originality, influence, depth of the artist’s repertoire and the extent of his musical heritage”.

“This is a list of the best singers, not the best voices. Talent impresses, genius transcends,” says Rolling Stone magazine about the album attended by collaborators and journalists of the medium.

He added: “This new list was compiled by our staff and collaborators. It covers 100 years of pop music as an ongoing global conversation. The criteria were based on originality, influence and depth of the artist’s catalog and the breadth of his musical legacy”.

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