Most British-sounding singers

I was thinking Dave Vanian from The Damned, but Captain Sensible sounds even more British.

 

If you read the op it says "Irish" not "Northern Irish"

 

Jake Burns and Fergal Sharkey then!

 

Yeah fair enough although I don't think Fergal sound Northern Irish!

 

Here's a few in the Syd Barrett southern English mode, Canterbury scene sort of thing:

Robert Wyatt
Kevin Ayers
Robyn Hitchcock

 

Wreckless Eric

 

Or, for a bit of Northern grit:

Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys

 

Go back a few decades!

Sir Noel Coward

 

Really? I mentioned him in a "British singers you thought were American" thread. I don't think there's any hint of anything but American bravado in his singing voice.

 

Anne Briggs

Sandy Denny

Kate Bush

 

Gerry Marsden (Gerry and The Pacemakers)



I suspect some British invasion bands tried to sound as British as possible in order to out-Beatle The Beatles.

 

Nick Drake

 

The Proclaimers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM0sTNtWDiI

 

Richard Thompson

 

Pete Doherty
Joe Strummer

 

Syd Barrett and Robyn Hitchcock

 

Colin Mcfaull of Cock Sparrer

 

Terry Thomas

 

Robert smith.

 

Ian Hunter and Ian Dury, John Lydon

 

Davy Jones.

 

Michael "Olga" Algar of the Toy Dolls.

 

Morrissey
Steve Marriott
Slade - Noddy Holder
Paul Weller

 

Sorry to have to inflict this on you, but you did ask...


Lily Allen