Florence Foster Jenkins 1868 - 1944 the American soprano.
Angela gheorghiu Kiri Te Kanawa.
Emma Calvé - followed by Lily Pons Régine Crespin
A Chanteuse is a female mightclub singer.
Anna Netrebko is a wonderful Russian soprano. She often sings at the MEt.
Well, often they happen to be, but a prima Donna is actually more of an annoyingly full of herself female singer (almost always a soprano) who insists on running everything her way or she will throw a fit and refuse to sing. Kind of like a musical drama queen. You have to put up with them because the opera can't go on without them. *sigh* Originally the phrase did mean the main female singer in an opera, or the female member of the opera troupe who almost always got the leading role.
I believe an up and comer famous female singer is Charice Pempemgo
A person who is famous, female (girl) and a singer........
Shakira
Madonna
she was famous for being the first black female singer
Demi Lovato plays Sonny and is a singer
Lady GaGa!
Sophie Milman
Mylene Farmer !
Carrie Underwood (singer)
Tina Turner
Justin Bieber.