Just because a basic bitch and her basic voice has been put in countless pop songs so it won't distract ffrom the production does not make them versatile. It's even worse when the production has "cultural" influences and fans wet their panties.
Electric Guitars =/= Rock, high notes =/= Opera/classical, mumbling in Spanish =/= Latin, light synths =/= house music, big synths =/= techno , a few bongos =/= African/Caribbean/Reggae
Personally a versatile artist can sing under any type of environment and with most settings. They are prepared to do an acoustic show with a few instruments as well as a big production tour with back up tracks, if they have sung other genres and appropriately more power to them.
Sis that's reaching just for the sake of adding in more genres, there are so many ways that an artist can be versatile, genre is not the only tape measure
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Beyonce can actually change her vocal style.
Considering Beyonce co produces all her music, whether by arranging the vocals/harmonies or helping with the production/writing, I think it's worth noting all the genres she's dabbled in.
She's also a very effective dancer. She's done some Southern African dances, J-Setting, Street dancing and even a little modern jazz.
Xtina and Beyoncé
I can't say Rihanna is versatile because she didn't go way out of her way to make music.
All of her music is based on R'n'B/Pop songs, even if they have elements of other genres.
Xtina did it all, mainstream pop, r'n'b, pop/rock, rap, electro pop, blues, and she ventured in some of her songs on other genres. So yeah, Legend X
Has been successful in pop and country, also can sing Classical, R&B/Soul, Rock. You can look up all of the different covers she has done over the years to prove this. And no, it's not just the different instruments that make her versatile, her voice has/can change for the different genres.
Considering Beyonce co produces all her music, whether by arranging the vocals/harmonies or helping with the production/writing, I think it's worth noting all the genres she's dabbled in.
She's also a very effective dancer. She's done some Southern African dances, J-Setting, Street dancing and even a little modern jazz.
Errrmmm... Where the **** is Kelly Clarkson??? i'm assuming you left her out because it's a given that she's already more versatile than any of these girls If not....then this poll is irrevelant
In the grand scheme of music with all of it's hundreds of genres/sub-genres, are any of the pop girls really THAT versatile? Every artist dabbles or tries different undertones sometimes but all of these chicks generally keep most of their music under 1 or 2 umbrellas.