The 100 sexiest female singers in the world

100 Lacey Sturm

 • 29, from Texas
• Co-founder and lead vocalist of the alternative metal band Flyleaf
• Received Grammy nominations for Best Gospel Song and Best Gospel Performance
• Has also worked with the group Apocalyptica


99 Heidi Range

 

• 28, from England
• Former member of the now-defunct girl group Atomic Kitten
• Longest-tenured member of the British group Sugababes
• Her first album with Sugababes reached #2 on the UK Albums Chart



98 Cristina Scabbia
 • 39, from Italy
• One of the two vocalists in the gothic metal band Lacuna Coil
• Writes an advice column in the rock magazine Revolver
• She is featured in a Megadeth song, “À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)”



97 Lily Allen
• 26, from England
• Reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart in 2006 with the song “Smile”
• Has received nominations from the Grammys, the BRITs, and the MTV VMAs
• Launched her own record label in 2011


96 Lady Gaga
• 25, from New York City
• Real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
• Billboard named her the Artist of the Year in 2010
• Her song “Born This Way” was the fastest-selling single in the history of iTunes


95 Faye Wong
• 42, from China
• Guinness World Records named her the Best Selling Canto-Pop Female in 2000
• Recorded the theme song for the video game Final Fantasy VIII
• Returned from hiatus in 2010 to tour and sold $29 million in tickets in 10 days


94 Fergie
• 36, from California
• Real name is Stacy Ann Ferguson
• Part of the girl group Wild Orchid before joining the The Black Eyed Peas
• Had three #1 singles from her own debut solo album in 2006


93 Taylor Momsen
• 18, from St. Louis
• Lead singer of the rock band The Pretty Reckless
• The band’s 2010 debut album was released in the U.K. and debuted at #6
• Previously played the role of Jenny Humphrey on the TV series Gossip Girl


92 Melanie Chisholm
• 37, from England
• Former member of the Spice Girls where she went by the name Sporty Spice
• As a solo artist has sold more than 10 million records
• Has the third most number-ones by a female artist in the U.K.



91 Pixie Lott
• 20, from England
• Her debut single “Mama Do” reached #1 on the U.K. Singles Chart
• Her second single “Boys and Girls”, also topped the U.K. charts
• Her second album is due to be released on November 7, 2011


90 Nelly Furtado
• 32, from Canada
• Has sold 20 million albums worldwide
• Won a Grammy Award in 2002 for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
• Her next album, Lifestyle, is scheduled to be released in 2012


89 Kat DeLuna
• 23, from The Bronx
• Won Best New Artist at the Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica Awards in 2007
• Won Best New Artist and Best Urban Artist at the TMF Awards in 2008
• Won Latin Dance Club Play Track Of The Year award at the 2008 Latin Billboard Music Awards



88 Nicki Minaj
• 28, from Queens
• Topped the U.S. Billboard 200 with her debut album, Pink Friday
• First artist ever to have seven singles on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time
• First female artist to top the Hot Rap Songs chart unaccompanied since 2002



87 Pink
• 31, from Philadelphia
• Real name is Alecia Beth Moore
• Has won three Grammy Awards, five MTV VMAs, and two Brit Awards
• Rated the #1 Pop Song Artist of the Decade for 2000 to 2009



86 Gwen Stefani
• 41, from Anaheim
• Lead singer for the band No Doubt as well as a successful solo artist
• Her song “Hollaback Girl” was the first U.S. digital download to sell one million copies
• No Doubt’s latest album is expected to be released in the fall of 2011



85 Ashley Tisdale
• 26, from New Jersey
• Best known for performing in the High School Musical movie trilogy
• Her debut album, Headstrong, debuted at #5 in the U.S. in 2007
• Provides the voice for Candace Flynn in the Disney cartoon Phineas & Ferb



84 Natasha Bedingfield
• 29, from England
• Her 2004 debut album, Unwritten, sold over 2.3 million copies worldwide
• Has received a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
• Married to a businessman from Tennessee



83 Shania Twain
• 45, from Canada
• Owns the record for the best-selling album of all time by a female musician
• Has sold over 80 million albums worldwide
• Will headline Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas for two years beginning in 2012



82 Kimberly Wyatt
• 29, from Missouri
• Former member of the Pussycat Dolls
• Left the group in 2010 to perform with her new band Her Majesty & The Wolves
• Their album titled 111 was released in U.K. in July of 2011



81 Jessica Simpson
• 31, from Waco
• Has recorded seven Billboard Top 40 hits
• Has three Gold and two multi-Platinum studio albums
• Appeared as a mentor in the NBC reality show, “Fashion Star”



80 Hayley Williams
• 22, from Mississippi
• Lead vocalist for the band Paramore
• Reached #2 on the US charts and #1 in the U.K. with the song “Airplanes”
• Suffers from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder



79 LeAnn Rimes
• 28, from Mississippi
• At age 13 became the youngest country music star since Tanya Tucker
• Her debut album, Blue, topped the Top Country Albums chart in 1986
• Has won two Grammys, three ACMs, one CMA, twelve BMAs, and one AMA



78 Ashlee Simpson
• 26, from Waco
• Hdebut album and her second album both reached #1 on the charts
• Starred on the reality series, The Ashlee Simpson Show
• Was once married to musician Pete Wentz



77 Lena
• 20, from Germany
• Full name is Lena Meyer-Landrut
• Represented Germany and won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2010
• Her first single and album both debuted at #1 in Germany



76 Demi Lovato
• 19, from Dallas
• Best known for her role on the TV show Sonny with a Chance
• Her first album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 in 2008
• Her second album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 in 2009



75 Christina Aguilera
• 30, from Staten Island
• Started her career with three #1 singles
• Has won four Grammy Awards as well as a Latin Grammy Award
• Received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song



74 Mayra Veronica
• 35, from Cuba
• Her single, “If You Wanna Fly,” reached the top 10 on three Billboard dance charts
• Has been featured on the covers of FHM, Maxim, Edge, and GQ
• Is a spokeswoman for USO



73 Mollie King
• 24, from London
• Member of girl group The Saturdays
• Formerly a member of the group Fallen Angelz who appeared on The X Factor
• Was a professional skier and earned a scholarship with the British Ski Academy
• Pics of Mollie in a sexy, tight-fitting dress while out on the town

72 Katharine McPhee
• 27, from Los Angeles
• Runner-up on the 2006 season of American Idol
• Self-titled debut album, released in 2007, entered the charts at #2
• Forbes lists her at number 10 on their list of Top-Earning American Idols



71 Aubrey O’Day
• 27, from San Francisco
• Former member of the singing group Danity Kane
• Danity Kane’s first album debuted at #1 in 2006 on the Billboard 200
• Her debut single, “Automatic,” was released in April of 2011



70 Mya
• 31, from Washington D.C.
• Won a Grammy Award for the #1 hit “Lady Marmalade”
• Her single “Case of the Ex” reached #1 on the Australian Singles Chart
• Won a Screen Actors Guild Award for her role in the movie Chicago



69 Nadine Coyle
• 26, from Ireland
• First became famous as a member of the band Six
• Became a member of the group Girls Aloud in 2002
• Released her debut album, Insatiable, following Girls Aloud going on hiatus



68 Mandy Moore
• 27, from Florida
• Became famous in the 1990s with the release of three teen-oriented pop albums
• Her debut album, So Real, was certified platinum
• Dated Andy Roddick and Wilmer Valderrama, and is married to singer Ryan Adams



67 Lil’ Kim
• 36, from New York City
• Full name is Kimberly Jones
• Has released three platinum albums and hit #1 with the song “Lady Marmalade”
• Served a year in prison for lying to a jury



66 Norah Jones
• 32, from Brooklyn
• Has won nine Grammy Awards
• Has sold over 37 million albums
• Billboard magazine named her the top Jazz artist of the decade (2000–2009)



65 Alicia Keys
• 30, from New York City
• 2002 debut album, Songs in A Minor, won her five Grammy Awards
• Won four Grammy Awards with her second album and three with her third album
• Billboard named her the top R&B artist of the decade (2000–2009)



64 Una Healy
• 29, from Ireland
• Member of the girl group The Saturdays
• Won Ireland’s Glinsk Song Contest in both 2004 and 2006
• Won “Hottest Female 2009″ in the Virgin Media Music Awards



63 Kylie Minogue
• 43, from Australia
• First single, “Locomotion,” was Australia’s highest selling single of that decade
• Has sold more than 68 million records
• Has received multiple ARIA and Brit Awards, as well as a Grammy Award


62 Joey Yung
• 31, from Hong Kong
• Has won the JSG “Most Popular Female Singer” award
• Has won the JSG “Ultimate Best Female Singer – Gold” award
• Was the highest earning female Cantopop star in 2011 according to Forbes



61 Jennifer Lopez
• 42, from The Bronx
• Began her career as a dancer on the TV show In Living Color
• Her first two albums debuted at number one on the Billboard 200
• Was named the most “Beautiful Person” by People magazine in 2011



60 Dalal Bruchmann
• 23, from Austria
• Released her debut single “Taste The Night” digitally in March of 2011
• The YouTube video for “Taste The Night” has been seen over 1.2 million times
• Has a leading role in the upcoming feature film Into the Darkness



59 Paulina Rubio
• 40, from Mexico
• The 7th most successful Latin Pop Song Artist of the last decade
• Has had four number one singles
• Received a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Pop Album in 2006



58 Miley Cyrus
• 18, from Nashville
• Became famous for her role on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana
• Her first album, Meet Miley Cyrus, reached #1 on the Billboard 200
• Named #1 on the Top 10 Richest Teens in Hollywood list with $120 million



57 Joss Stone
• 24, from England
• Received three nominations at the 2005 Grammy Awards
• Has won two BRIT Awards and one Grammy Award
• The youngest British female singer to have her first album top the UK Albums Chart



56 Kelly Rowland
• 30, from Houston
• One of the founding members of Destiny’s Child
• Has had three #1 solo hits on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart
• Joined British reality TV show The X Factor as a judge in 2011



55 Avril Lavigne
• 26, from Canada
• Signed a two-album recording contract by the age of 16 worth more than $2 million
• The youngest female soloist to reach No. 1 in the U.K.
• Has achieved a total of five number one singles worldwide



54 Alizée (Jacotey)
• 27, from France
• Was discovered when she won the talent show, Graines de Star
• Her first album received Platinum certification within three months of its release
• Married to French singer Jérémy Chatelain



53 Britney Spears
• 29, from Louisiana
• Has sold over 100 million records
• The fifth best-selling female artist of all-time
• The third most mentioned musician on the Internet



52 Eliza Doolittle
• 23, from England
• Real name is Eliza Sophie Caird
• Her debut self-titled debut album debuted at #3 in the UK
• Has modeled for Nike



51 Sarah Harding
• 29, from England
• Member of the pop group Girls Aloud
• Girls Aloud won Best Single in 2009 at the BRIT Awards for “The Promise”
• Was signed as a model for Ultimo lingerie



50 Natalie Imbruglia
• 36, from Australia
• Her first internationally released single reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart
• That single, “Torn,” was #1 on the Billboard Airplay chart for 14 weeks
• Was a judge on Austrlia’s version of The X Factor in 2010



49 Michelle Branch
• 28, from Arizona
• Nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2003
• In 2005, she joined Jessica Harp to form a new singing duo named The Wreckers
• Performed “God Bless America” at the 2011 MLB All-Star Game



48 Alexandra Stan
• 22, from Romania
• Her first official single reached #1 on in five countries
• Her first single also reached the top 10 in over 20 countries
• Appears on the cover of the October 2011 issue of FHM magazine



47 Alessandra Rosaldo
• 39, from Mexico
• Has played main and supporting roles in many Mexican TV soap operas
• Has sold over 4 million records as the lead singer of the band Sentidos Opuestos
• Won first prize on the reality TV show Bailando por un Sueño (Dancing for a Dream)



46 Faith Hill
• 43, from Mississippi
• Has sold more than 40 million records
• Has had eight #1 singles and three #1 albums on the U.S. Country charts
• In 2006, her Soul2Soul II Tour was the highest-grossing country tour of all-time



45 Andrea Corr
• 37, from Ireland
• Lead singer of the Celtic folk rock group The Corrs with her three siblings
• The Corrs are currently on hiatus as three siblings are raising their children
• Released her first solo album in 2007 with Bono as an executive producer



44 Jade Ewen
• 23, from England
• Member of the British singing group Sugababes
• Represented the U.K. at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009, finishing in fifth
• First song she released with Sugababes, “About a Girl,” debuted at #8 in the U.K.



43 Taylor Swift
• 21, from Pennsylvania
• In 2008, she won four Grammy Awards, including the Album of the Year
• Was named Artist of the Year by Billboard Magazine in 2009
• Her third album, Speak Now, sold 1,047,000 copies in its first week



42 Keri Hilson
• 28, from Georgia
• Was part of a successful production/songwriting team known as The Clutch
• Her debut studio album reached #1 on the U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart
• Earned two Grammy Award nominations for her debut album



41 Bianca (Byanka)
• Age unknown, from Belarus
• Winner of the Grand Prix International Competition of Young Performers
• Not even 100% sure about that last one…
• Pretty, isn’t she?



40 Tulisa Contostavlos
• 26, from England
• Member of the hip hop group N-Dubz
• N-Dubz’s 2009 album went platinum within two months of it’s release
• Tulisa will serve as a judge for British reality show The X Factor’s eighth season



39 JoJo (Levesque)
• 20, from Vermont
• Was discovered on the TV show, America’s Most Talented Kids
• Her self-titled debut album, released in June 2004, sold over 3 million copies
• Has also appeared in main roles in the films Aquamarine and RV



38 Leona Lewis
• 26, from England
• Won the third season of the British TV series The X Factor
• A three-time Grammy Award nominee
• Her single, “Bleeding Love”, reached #1 in over thirty countries



37 Ashley Roberts
• 29, from Phoenix
• Former member of the group the Pussycat Dolls
• Left the Pussycat Dolls in 2010 to pursue a career in acting
• Released her first solo song on iTunes in 2010



36 Jessica Sutta
• 29, from Miami
• Former member of the Pussycat Dolls
• Left the group in 2010 to start a solo career
• Expected to release her debut solo album sometime in 2011



35 Kimberley Walsh
• 29, from England
• Member of pop girl band Girls Aloud
• Girls Aloud achieved 20 straight top 10 singles (with four #1′s) in the U.K.
• Currently a presenter for Suck My Pop, a music program on Viva



34 Dannii Minogue
• 39, from Australia
• Produced 12 consecutive number one dance singles in the U.K.
• Currently a judge on Australia’s Got Talent
• Has recorded a new album that is due for release in the next few months



33 Duffy
• 27, from Wales
• Full name is Aimee Ann Duffy
• Entered the UK Album Chart at #1 with her 2008 debut album
• Won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album in 2009 with Rockferry



32 Anastasija Karner
• Age unknown, from Latvia
• No idea
• Lil’ help?
• She’s quite striking isn’t she?



31 Miranda Lambert
• 27, from Texas
• Rose to fame as a finalist on Nashville Star, where she finished third
• Now a part of a new three girl group named Pistol Annies
• Married to fellow country singer Blake Shelton



30 Whitney Duncan
• 27, from Tennessee
• Finished in fifth place on the fifth season of Nashville Star
• Her first single peaked at #48 on the U.S. Country charts
• Will compete on the reality show Survivor: South Pacific in the fall of 2011



29 Lola Ponce
• 29, from Argentina
• Her song “Colpo di Fulmine” reached #1 on the Italian Singles Chart
• Competed in Grande Fratello, the Italian version of Big Brother
• Has been the guest at several of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s parties



28 Vanessa Hudgens
• 22, from California
• Best known for her role in the High School Musical movie trilogy
• Also known for the release of many private, self-taken nude photographs
• Her debut album entered the Billboard 200 at #24 in 2006



27 Eva Rivas
• 24, from Armenia
• Represented Armenia in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest
• She stands 6’5″ tall
• Hopes to represent Armenia again in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest



26 Christina Milian
• 29, from New Jersey
• Two songs from her debut album reached the top three on the UK Singles Chart
• Has appeared as an actress in seven feature films
• Her fourth studio album is scheduled for release in 2011



25 Anastacia
• 42, from Chicago
• Her debut album reached the top ten in eight countries in Europe and Asia
• Will be releasing another full album in 2012
• Had her breasts reduced in 2003 because of back strain



24 Kellie Pickler
• 25, from North Carolina
• Was a contestant on the fifth season of American Idol, finishing sixth
• Her debut album put three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts
• Won Country Weekly’s poll of most beautiful woman in country music twice



23 Antonia (Iacobescu)
• 22, from Romania
• Lived and was raised in Utah and Las Vegas until age 13
• Has done modeling for Lenz and Ford Models
• Her new single “Marionette” was released in the summer of 2011



22 Ashanti
• 30, from New York
• Sold over 503,000 copies in the first week of the release of her debut single
• Set a record for the most opening week sales for a new female artist
• First female to simultaneously hold the top two places on the Billboard Hot 100



21 Thalia
• 40, from Mexico
• Has sold over 40 million albums worldwide
• Married to music executive Tommy Mottola
• On People en Español’s 50 Most Beautiful People list a record eight times



20 Jessie James
• 23, from Georgia
• At age 15, made weekly trips to Nashville to work on her songwriting
• Her self-titled debut album peaked at #23 in 2009
• Co-wrote the majority of the songs on her debut album



19 Carrie Underwood
• 28, from Oklahoma
• Winner of the fourth season of American Idol in 2005
• Her debut album, Some Hearts, was certified seven times platinum
• First-ever female to win back-to-back ACM Entertainer of the Year Awards



18 Renee Olstead
• 22, from Texas
• Co-stars on the TV show The Secret Life of the American Teenager
• Has recorded five studio albums consisting mostly of jazz music
• Private nude pictures alleged to be her were released on the Internet in 2011



17 Julianne Hough
• 23, from Utah
• Was one of the “Million Dollar Dancers” on the TV game show Show Me the Money
• Two-time winner of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars
• Self-titled debut album entered the Billboard Country Album chart at #1



16 Cassie
• 25, from Connecticut
• Her single, “Me & U,” from her first album reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100
• Has recorded around fifty songs for her second album Electro Love
• Three singles from Electro Love were successfully released in 2008 and 2009



15 Frankie Sandford
• 22, from England
• Formerly a member of the band S Club 8
• Currently a member of girl singing group The Saturdays
• In 2010, was voted to have the “best bum” by the readers of Zoo magazine



14 Ciara
• 25, from Georgia
• Her debut album, Goodies, produced two #1 hits
• Her second album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200
• Has received five Grammy nominations



13 Selena Gomez
• 19, from Texas
• Best known for her role on the TV series Wizards of Waverly Place
• Lead singer for the band Selena Gomez & the Scene
• The band’s third album reached #3 on the Billboard 200



12 Shakira
• 34, from Colombia
• Her first English single was the best selling single of 2002
• Has won two Grammys, seven Latin Grammys,and 12 Billboard Latin Music Awards
• Is the second most successful female Latin singer after Gloria Estefan



11 Beyonce
• 30, from Houston
• Was the lead singer of the R&B girl group Destiny’s Child
• Won five Grammy Awards for her debut solo album in 2003
• Won a record six Grammys in 2010 for her album I Am… Sasha Fierce



10 Fernanda Brandao
• 28, from Brazil
• Currently based out of Munich, Germany
• Became famous under her stage name Laava while with the group, Hot Banditoz
• Named the Sexiest Woman in the World for 2011 by FHM Germany



9 Maite Perroni
• 28, from Mexico
• Named Queen of the Telenovelas in 2009 by Univision
• Received a Latin Grammy nomination as a member of the group RBD
• Runs a successful Web site at MaiteMVP.com



8 Amelle Berrabah
• 27, from England
• Member of the British singing group Sugababes
• Has had two U.K. #1 singles and a #1 album since joining Sugababes
• Achieved a solo #1 in 2009 with Tinchy Stryder



7 Inna
• 24, from Romania
• Full name is Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu
• Her song “Hot” reached #1 on the Spanish Singles Chart
• Posed topless for an issue of FHM Romania



6 Nicole Scherzinger
• 33, from Hawaii
• Formerly the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls
• Her second solo single peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart
• Will judge the American version of The X Factor in the fall of 2011



5 Katy Perry
• 26, from California
• Was with four record labels in seven years before adopting the stage name Katy Perry
• Joined Michael Jackson as the first to ever produce five Hot 100 #1′s
• The first artist to spend 52 consecutive weeks in the top 10 of the Hot 100



4 Natalia Jimenez
• 29, from Spain
• Lead singer of the Spanish pop band La 5a Estacion
• Performed on the Ricky Martin song “The Best Thing About Me Is You”
• Her self-titled debut solo album was released in June of 2011 in the U.S.



3 Eiza Gonzalez
• 21, from Mexico
• Daughter of a former model
• Her debut album reached #13 on the Mexican charts and #25 in the U.S.
• Currently on a hiatus from acting while she completes her sophomore album



2 Rihanna
• 23, from Barbados
• Her third album produced four #1 singles and was nominated for nine Grammys
• The youngest artist to achieve ten #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100
• Private nude pictures of her have been leaked on the Internet



1 Cheryl Cole
• 28, from England
• One-fifth of the girl group Girls Aloud
• Was a judge on the British singing competition The X Factor
• Has produced two #1 solo singles and two #1 solo albums