Can anyone recommend any good female singing artists who sing musical numbers (rock opera type) not classical or, who have strong powerful vocals and sing Broadway type songs? I particularly like some of the songs by Linda Eder but am not a big fan of cabaret, jazz, blues or folk. I am looking for country type songs and rock musical songs or good strong powerful ballads. I prefer the rarer singers rather than the usual Mariah Carey, Shirley Bassey, Linda Rondstat's etc., because I have heard all of them and am looking for some newer and probably less well-known vocalists.
I would love to hear your suggestions and hope that I can find some new singers to add to my collection