Nickname: Britain's Greatest Pop Diva
Genre: Soul
Most Memorable Recording: "Son of a Preacher Man"
Followers: Judy Mowatt, Maria McKee, The Merseybeats, Tracie, Sarah Cracknell, Jill Olson, Anita Harris, Dee Walker, Adventures in Stereo, April March, A Girl Called Eddy, Marc Teamaker, Lucie Silvas, Rubies, Lucky Soul, Candie Payne, Adele, Testa Rosa, Duffy, and many more.
Springfield is widely regarded by many as one of the finest soul singers of all time, an accomplishment made even more notable by the fact that she was a "blue-eyed soul" singer — a white singer who sang material in a way normally associated with African-American singers. It is also notable that she was held in high esteem by many black singers (such as Aretha Franklin and Martha Reeves) whom she, in turn, also emulated and idolised. Aside from her contemporaries, many other artists have cited her as an influence or have cited their love of her music, including Neil Tennant, Elvis Costello, Beth Orton, Annie Lennox and Elton John.
