In reply to Stephy..

I agree that Whitney, Mariah and Celine were the last true big ones. Their voices are/were everything and conquered the world. It´s not was technique as I´ve said many times. The magic, the soul... nothing comparable to them since they reigned (meaning they still and will always reign).
Yes Adele is teh only one doing it that way, and as big, but teh girl has neened years of vocal and menatal rest just because of teh success of ONE era. Plus despite owning such a beautiful voice (extremely beautiful), it is not on these 3 level at all, obviously.