Who is the greatest front man of all time?

Rolling Stone Readers Pick the Best Lead Singers of All Time
  • Bono.
  • Mick Jagger. ...
  • Jim Morrison. ...
  • Roger Daltrey. ...
  • Eddie Vedder. ...
  • John Lennon. ...
  • Chris Cornell. ...
  • Kurt Cobain. The Nirvana frontman's career lasted only a handful of years, but he's inarguably one of the greatest songwriters of the past few decades. ...
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Who is the greatest front man ever?

The 10 Best Frontmen in Rock History
  • Robert Plant, Led Zeppelin. ...
  • Freddie Mercury, Queen. ...
  • Kurt Cobain, Nirvana. ...
  • Roger Daltrey, The Who. ...
  • Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac. ...
  • Joe Strummer, The Clash. ...
  • Bruce Springsteen, The E Street Band. ...
  • Bono, U2.
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Who is the greatest rockstar of all time?

Top 8 Most Iconic Rock Stars of All Time
  • Jon Bon Jovi. The Bon Jovi band's front man has scored himself spots in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Grammys, and roles in various movies and TV shows. ...
  • Elton John. ...
  • Elvis Presley. ...
  • Prince. ...
  • Bob Dylan. ...
  • Janis Joplin. ...
  • Jimi Hendrix. ...
  • Paul McCartney.
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Who has the greatest rock voice?

Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant has been voted the greatest voice in rock by listeners of DAB radio station Planet Rock. The singer beat Queen's Freddie Mercury, Free's Paul Rodgers and Deep Purple's Ian Gillan to the top spot in the UK poll. Plant scored just under 10 per cent of the total vote.
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Was Freddie Mercury the greatest frontman?

Legend has it that the Queen frontman had an immense four-octave vocal range, could rival the singing power of most opera stars, and was pretty much the greatest frontman of all time.
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Is Freddie Mercury the best musician ever?

The perfect ode to Freddie is that he has been deemed by science to be the greatest singer of all time. A team of Austrian, Czech, and Swedish researchers found that the average vibrato varies from 5.4 Hz to 6.9 Hz; Mercury's was 7.04 Hz.
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Is Freddie Mercury the greatest rock singer?

Freddie Mercury, the late frontman for the legendary band Queen, died almost 25 years ago. But he's still regarded as one of the best rock singers ever.
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Who has the best male voice of all time?

Top 10 male vocalists
  1. Bobby McFerrin. McFerrin dominated the charts in the 1980s with his Grammy-award winning hit Don't Worry, Be Happy. ...
  2. David Bowie. ...
  3. Stevie Wonder. ...
  4. John Lennon. ...
  5. Freddie Mercury. ...
  6. Prince. ...
  7. Axl Rose. ...
  8. Frank Sinatra.
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Who is the goat of rock and roll?

The Greatest Of All Time is… LED ZEPPELIN!
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Who has the best male voice in the world?

The 20 best male singers of all time, ranked in order of pure...
  • Al Green. ...
  • Sam Cooke. ...
  • Otis Redding. ...
  • Frank Sinatra. ...
  • Nat King Cole. ...
  • Michael Jackson. ...
  • George Michael. urkel 15. ...
  • Freddie Mercury. The greatest frontman of all time, also just so happened to possess the greatest male voice of all time.
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Who is a rock god?

Late legend and Queen frontman Freddie Mercury has been voted the Ultimate Rock God. 4000 fans took part in the survey, voting fellow late legend Elvis Presley to number two. Jon Bon Jovi completes the top three and is the highest charting living rock god.
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Who is the biggest rock legend?

Rolling Stone Readers Name Top 10 Greatest Dead Rock Stars
  • Kurt Cobain. ...
  • Jim Morrison. ...
  • Elvis Presley. ...
  • Freddie Mercury. ...
  • Janis Joplin. ...
  • George Harrison. ...
  • John Bonham. ...
  • Keith Moon.
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Who is the craziest rock star?

1. Ozzy Osbourne. Ozzy Osbourne is one of the craziest musicians ever – from biting off a bat head on stage (although he didn't know the bat was real) to snorting ants from the floor, the “Madman” led a life that would have killed the strongest man on earth.
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Where does Freddie Mercury rank as a singer?

Rolling Stone ranked Mercury 18th on its list of the Greatest Singers of All Time, but many fans, as well as rock critics, would angrily take to the streets to protest that lowly ranking. To hear Mercury sing Bohemian Rhapsody or Killer Queen is to understand.
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Is Freddie Mercury in the Hall of Fame?

Queen's last album, Made in Heaven was released on November 25, 1995, four years to the day after Freddie Mercury died of AIDS. As a member of Queen, Mercury was inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 and into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003.
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Was Kurt Cobain a good musician?

Cobain was not a bad guitarist — he made music that was perfect for Nirvana. With his unique anti-hero persona, Cobain became one of the most influential guitarists and songwriters of all time.
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Who is the oldest Rockstar?

The Oldest Living Musicians in 2021
  1. Dolly Parton, 75. Jason Kempin/Getty Images. ...
  2. Mick Jagger, 78. Matteo Chinellato/NurPhoto via Getty Images. ...
  3. Paul McCartney, 79. Kevin Kane/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ...
  4. Bob Dylan, 80. ...
  5. Chubby Checker, 80. ...
  6. Ringo Starr, 81. ...
  7. Jerry Lee Lewis, 86. ...
  8. Bobby Rush, 87.
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Who started rock?

While many artists are rock pioneers, Chuck Berry is universally considered the first who put it all together: the country guitar licks, the rhythm and blues beat, and lyrics that spoke to a young generation. In just a few songs, he drew a musical blueprint for what the world would soon know as rock & roll.
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Who is the best 70's band of all time?

Best 70s Bands: 25 of the Best Bands From The Era
  • Fleetwood Mac. ...
  • Deep Purple. ...
  • The Beatles. ...
  • Black Sabbath. ...
  • The Rolling Stones. ...
  • Bruce Springsteen. ...
  • Pink Floyd. Pink Floyd was one of the most popular 70s bands. ...
  • Led Zeppelin. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, this group truly defined the rock genre.
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Who is the No 1 male singer in the world?

1. Justin Bieber. Without a doubt, Justin Bieber owns 2022, if you ask us who are the best male pop singers of today? Definitely, Justin tops the Billboard charts in many countries.
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What male singer has the most number one hits?

The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, topped the charts 13 times. This is just as a solo artist — Jackson had even more as part of his childhood band, The Jackson 5. But as a solo artist, he had 13 No. 1 songs, including five all from one album, a record.
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Who is a better singer than Freddie Mercury?

Queen's guitarist Brian May says that the American singer Adam Lambert has a better vocal range than Freddie Mercury. Lambert has been touring as the replacement singer for Queen for the past few years, in 2012 Queen and Lambert were named as the best live act of 2012.
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Who has the highest voice in Queen?

They also found that Freddie's vocal cords moved faster than most people's. While a typical vibrato will fluctuate between 5.4 Hz and 6.9 Hz, Mercury's was a massive 7.04 Hz. All in all, Freddie Mercury had one of the most powerful voices ever known.
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How many octaves could Freddie Mercury hit?

Then, there are those of musicians from the pop world. While David Bowie and Freddie Mercury both had ranges spanning four octaves, Prince could hit a gobsmacking B6.
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