List of female heavy metal singers

This is a list of female metal artists with articles on Wikipedia. For female singers of other rock genres, see List of female rock singers.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

A

Maria "Masha Scream" Arkhipova

• Lee Aaron
• Anza (Head Phones President)
• Maria Arkhipova "Masha Scream" (Arkona)
• Anita Auglend (The Sins of Thy Beloved)

B

Marcela Bovio

• Tairrie B (My Ruin, Tura Satana, Manhole)
• Sevi Bliznakova (SEVI)
• Ann Boleyn (Hellion)
• Steffanie Borges (Steffanie, Show-Ya)
• Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion, MaYaN, Ayreon, Elfonia)
• Fallon Bowman (Kittie)
• Maria Brink (In This Moment)
• Amalie Bruun (Myrkur)

C

Ji-In Cho

• Cadaveria (Opera IX, Cadaveria)
• Cassiopée (Anemonia)
• Francesca Chiara (The LoveCrave)
• Ji-In Cho (Krypteria)
• Lucia Cifarelli (KMFDM, Drill)
• Sabina Classen (Holy Moses)
• Dorthia Cottrell (Windhand)
• Dawn Crosby (Detente, Fear of God)
• Cherie Currie (The Runaways)
• Julie Christmas (Made Out of Babies, Battle of Mice, Spylacopa)

D

Sharon den Adel

• Clémentine Delauney (Visions of Atlantis, Serenity, Whyzdom, Exit Eden)
• Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation, Ayreon)
• Sarah Jezebel Deva (Angtoria, Cradle of Filth, Therion, The Kovenant)
• Doro

E

• Aimee Echo (Human Waste Project, TheStart)
• Ann-Mari Edvardsen (The 3rd and the Mortal, Tactile Gemma)
• Eilera (Chrysalis)
• Liv Kristine Espenæs (Theatre of Tragedy, Leaves' Eyes, The Sirens)

F

• Şebnem Ferah (Volvox)
• Melissa Ferlaak (Aesma Daeva, Visions of Atlantis, Echoterra)
• Jennifer Finch (L7)
• Lita Ford (The Runaways, Lita Ford band)
• Veronica Freeman (Benedictum)

G

Angela Gossow

Pilar "Ailyn" Giménez

Giorgia Gueglio

• Runhild Gammelsæter (Thorr's Hammer, Khlyst)
• Janet Gardner (Vixen)
• Suzi Gardner (L7)
• Pilar Giménez "Ailyn" (Sirenia)
• Kimberly Goss (Sinergy, Ancient, Therion)
• Angela Gossow (Arch Enemy)
• Jacqueline Govaert (Ayreon)
• Giorgia Gueglio (Mastercastle)

H

• Lzzy Hale (Halestorm)
• Mari Hamada
• Lauren Harris (Six Hour Sundown, Lauren Harris)
• Carla Harvey (Butcher Babies)
• Laurie Ann Haus (Rain Fell Within, Autumn Tears)
• Hannah Holgersson (Therion)
• Slymenstra Hymen (Gwar)

I

• Ihriel (Peccatum)

J

Floor Jansen

• Floor Jansen (ReVamp, After Forever, Ayreon, Nightwish)
• Irene Jansen (Ayreon, Star One)
• Jill Janus (Huntress, The Starbreakers, Chelsea Girls)
• Jessicka (Jack Off Jill, Scarling.)
• Joan Jett (The Runaways)
• Kelly Johnson (Girlschool)

K

Manuela Kraller

• Vena Kava (Killing Moon)
• Joyce Kennedy (Mother's Finest)
• Moa Kikuchi (Babymetal)
• Aja Kim (The Iron Maidens)
• Gaby Koss (Hagard, Nota Profana)
• Manuela Kraller (Haggard, Xandria, Nagor Mar)
• Anna Kränzlein (Schandmaul)
• Eileen Küpper (Therion, The Kovenant)

L

• Lana Lane (Lana Lane, Ayreon)
• Courtney LaPlante (Spiritbox)
• Leah (solo, Dragonlord)
• Jen Ledger (Skillet)
• Amy Lee (Evanescence)
• Leather Leone (Chastain)
• Lori Lewis (Therion, Aesma Daeva)
• Sara Löfgren (TWDSO)
• Kristell Lowagie (Valkyre)
• Magali Luyten (Virus IV, Beautiful Sin, Ayreon)
• Stephanie Luzie (Darkwell, Atargatis)

M

Helena Iren Michaelsen

• Laura Macrì (MaYaN)
• Mākii (High and Mighty Color)
• Elisa Martin (Dark Moor, Fairyland, Dreamaker)
• Michie Mee (Raggadeath)
• Helena Iren Michaelsen (Trail of Tears, Imperia, Angel)
• Lisa Middelhauve (Xandria, Whyzdom)
• Mie (Animetal Lady)
• Yui Mizuno (Babymetal)
• Taylor Momsen (The Pretty Reckless)
• Anna Murphy (Eluveitie, Cellar Darling)

N

• Suzuka Nakamoto (Babymetal)
• Sandra Nasić (Guano Apes)
• Maxi Nil (Visions of Atlantis, Elysion, On Thorns I Lay, Jaded Star)
• Anne Nurmi (Lacrimosa)

O

Deb Obarski

Anette Olzon

• Deb Obarski (The Iron Maidens)
• Kazuha Oda (Kazha)
• Momoko Okazaki (Babymetal)
• Anette Olzon (Nightwish, Alyson Avenue, The Dark Element)
• Manda Ophuis (Nemesea)
• Orianthi
• Nina Osegueda (A Sound of Thunder)

P

Doro Pesch

• Kobra Paige (Kobra and the Lotus)
• Heidi Parviainen (Amberian Dawn, Dark Sarah)
• Monika Pedersen (Sirenia, Sinphonia)
• Doro Pesch (Warlock, Doro)
• Poppy
• Vicky Psarakis (The Agonist)

R

Elize Ryd

• Kirsten Rosenberg (The Iron Maidens)
• Kari Rueslåtten (The 3rd and the Mortal, Storm, The Sirens)
• Patti Russo (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
• Elize Ryd (Amaranthe, Kamelot)
• Angelica Rylin (The Murder of My Sweet)

S

Cristina Scabbia

Simone Simons

• Lori S. (Acid King)
• Sabrina Sabrok (Primeras Impressiones)
• Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil)
• Elizabeth Schall (Dreaming Dead)
• Sandra Schleret (Dreams of Sanity, Siegfried, Elis)
• Otep Shamaya (Otep)
• Nell Sigland (The Crest, Theatre of Tragedy)
• Elina Siirala (Leaves Eyes, Angel Nation)
• Simone Simons (Epica, Aina, Kamelot, Ayreon)
• Skin (Skunk Anansie)
• Jada Pinkett Smith (Wicked Wisdom)
• Shawnee Smith (Fydolla Ho)
• Carly Smithson (We Are the Fallen)
• Amanda Somerville (Aina, HDK, Trillium, Avantasia, Docker's Guild, Kiske/Somerville, Epica, Exit Eden)
• Sara Squadrani (Ancient Bards)
• Vibeke Stene (Tristania, God Of Atheists)
• Lacey Sturm (Flyleaf)
• Sever (Sumo Cyco)
• Juliet Simms (Lilith Czar)

T

Tarja Turunen

• Keiko Terada (Show-Ya)
• Katherine "The Great Kat" Thomas (The Great Kat)
• Tarja Turunen (Nightwish, Tarja)

V

Anneke van Giersbergen

• Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering, Agua De Annique, VUUR, Ayreon, The Sirens, The Devin Townsend Project, The Gentle Storm)
• Dianne van Giersbergen (Xandria, Ex Libris)
• Päivi "Capri" Virkkunen (Amberian Dawn)

W

Charlotte Wessels

Alissa White-Gluz

• Jenny Warren (The Iron Maidens)
• Quinn Weng (Seraphim)
• Silje Wergeland (Octavia Sperati, The Gathering)
• Charlotte Wessels (Delain)
• Alissa White-Gluz (The Agonist, Arch Enemy)
• Wendy O. Williams (The Plasmatics)

Z

Emmanuelle Zoldan

• Emmanuelle Zoldan (Sirenia)

See also

• List of female rock singers

External links

• List of Female Black Metal Musicians