Music Feed: Blue Eyed Soul Artists

We are all usually caught off guard when we hear a new artist and our assumption is that they are black. After all its usually a R&B-tinged song so its safe to make such judgment. When we realize that the said artist is white and performing R&B so convincingly, we're usually won over pretty fast.

The artists below are all white artists who casually perform R&B music or its a full time gig for them. Check them out.

Christina Aguilera
I was blown away by Christina Aguilera's voice when I heard her debut single, "Genie In A Bottle". Little did I know she was this tiny white girl who would become the arch nemesis of Britney Spears.

Pink
Pink's debut single, "There You Go" was a R&B hit and written by Kandi, formerly of Xscape. She displayed a lot of sass and soul on her debut album, "Can't Take Me Home".

Jon B.
Many people found it hard to tell the difference between Babyface and Jon B., a budding soul singer.

Robin Thicke
I remember when my sister first heard Robin Thicke's "Wanna Love U Girl" single featuring Pharrell, she thought he was black. Boy was she surprised when I revealed to her otherwise.

Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake drew his inspiration from a lot of soul singers such as Stevie Wonder and surrounds himself with mostly R&B productions.

Teena Marie
Teena Marie's story is no different. Many feel that Teena Marie sings R&B music more convincingly than some black artists.

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