List of contemporary and crossover contraltos

  • Oleta Adams
  • Sade Adu
  • LaVerne Andrews of The Andrews Sisters
  • Fiona Apple
  • India.Arie
  • Anita Baker
  • Sara Bareilles
  • Annette Beard of Martha and the Vandellas
  • Jenny Berggren of Ace of Base
  • Linn Berggren of Ace of Base
  • Toni Braxton
  • Pat Benatar
  • Kim Carnes
  • Colbie Caillat
  • Karen Carpenter of The Carpenters
  • Tracy Chapman
  • Cher
  • Terri Clark
  • Taylor Dayne
  • Dido (singer)
  • Cass Elliott
  • Melissa Etheridge
  • Jane Froman
  • Judy Garland
  • Lisa Gerrard
  • Faith Hill
  • Jennifer Holliday
  • Chrissie Hynde
  • Etta James
  • Grace Jones
  • Wynonna Judd
  • Alicia Keys
  • Natasha Khan of Bat for Lashes
  • Gladys Knight
  • Diana Krall
  • k.d. lang
  • Lucy Lawless
  • Annie Lennox
  • Peggy Lee
  • Christine McVie
  • Liza Minnelli
  • Anne Murray
  • Stevie Nicks
  • Anne Nurmi
  • Nina Simone
  • Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls
  • Amanda Palmer
  • Linda Perry
  • Lisa Marie Presley
  • Martha Reeves of Martha and the Vandellas
  • Candia Ridley of Inkubus Sukkubus
  • Cristina Scabbia
  • Carly Simon
  • Grace Slick
  • Toni Tennille
  • Tina Turner
  • KT Tunstall
  • Bonnie Tyler
  • Amy Winehouse
  • Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins of TLC (band)
  • Queen Latifah
  • Rachel Yamagata