Explore iconic 80s female singers who defined a decade with powerful vocals, unforgettable hits, and timeless performances.

Killer pedophile Sidney Cooke was battered to the ground in a prison attack by a fellow inmate wielding a drinks flask, ...

The artist who ranked No. 1 on the Best Country Artists of the 1990s list is a singer and songwriter who was born in Oklahoma ...

Then an inmate in a grey tracksuit – and with dreadlocks – raced along the corridor and tackled the attacker off Cooke. A female prison ... Ian Watkins – ex-singer with band Lostprophets ...

In a short spell, she tenfold beat the path for contemporary female gospel singers of today by shaping ... couples who dominated the 80’s and 90’s, Lydia, like Mary Atieno – also a teacher ...

In 2015, at her 1989 Tour, Taylor Swift sang with an artist who influenced her to be honest and unapologetically express her ...

During the heyday of 90s alt.rock, Polly Jean Harvey’s otherworldly voice and avant-garde theatrics helped her stand out from the pack of female singer-songwriters of the era. Her unflinching ...

“Strange Fruit” was the first time a female singer had been so politically outspoken ... Moving into the 90s, one ingénue who was certainly paying attention to the bath of her forebears ...