History TheSmurfettePrinciple / Music

* {{Music/Blondie}} are a prime example of this trope resulting in an unintentional IAmTheBand on the part of Debbie Harry, the female singer of a band only otherwise featuring men. It didn't help that many thought that Debbie's stage name was Blondie. The albums released in the band's original run (between 1976 and 1982), always featured the entire band on the cover per her insistence. Debbie did not however, have control over the single sleeves, which almost always feature her alone.

* {Music/Blondie} are a prime example of this trope resulting in an unintentional IAmTheBand on the part of Debbie Harry, the female singer of a band only otherwise featuring men. It didn't help that many thought that Debbie's stage name was Blondie. The albums released in the band's original run (between 1976 and 1982), always featured the entire band on the cover per her insistence. Debbie did not however, have control over the single sleeves, which almost always feature her alone.

* Music/Blondie are a prime example of this trope resulting in an unintentional IAmTheBand on the part of Debbie Harry, the female singer of a band only otherwise featuring men. It didn't help that many thought that Debbie's stage name was Blondie. The albums released in the band's original run (between 1976 and 1982), always featured the entire band on the cover per her insistence. Debbie did not however, have control over the single sleeves, which almost always feature her alone.

* Music/{{Blondie}}
* Music/{{Chvrches}} has lead singer Lauren Mayberry, who is the only female member of the trio.
* Music/{{Evanescence}}: Amy Lee was the only female member, that is until 2015 when guitarist Jen Majura joined the band.
* The Gift has Sonia Tavares as the sole female member of the SynthPop / AlternativeRock band.
* Music/InThisMoment: Frontwoman Maria Brink is the only female member throughout the entire history of the band.
* Music/MakeThemSuffer features Louisa Burton, the keyboardist and clean vocalist who is the only female member of the current lineup. Before her was Heather Menaglio, who left the band was replaced by Louisa.
* Music/{{Metric}}
* Music/{{Misterwives}} with lead singer Mandy Lee.
* Music/{{No Doubt}}
* Music/{{Paramore}} has Hayley Williams backed by only male bandmates.
* Music/ThePrettyReckless is Taylor Momsen, and some of guys

* Music/{{San Cisco}} has a female drummer.

* [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] with Music/TheWiggles current line up: Simon, Lachy, Anthony and the only girl, Emma. Sure, she wears a bow in her hair, loves dancing and that stuff, ([[ThatRemindsMeOfASong they even wrote songs about these aspects]]) but being a preschool band/show, it's not that extreme. Plus, Dorothy is the only girl of the Wiggly friends, so it's even on both sides.

* [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] with Music/TheWiggles current line up: Simon, Lachy, Anthony and the only girl, Emma. Sure, she wears a bow in her hair, loves dancing and that stuff, but being a preschool band/show, it's not that extreme. Plus, Dorothy is the only girl of the Wiggly friends, so it's even on both sides.

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* In the banter for the Arrogant Worms song ''Mounted Animal Nature Trail'' they talk about Northern Ontario: "There are thirteen people who live there, all of whom are named Frank. Even the girl."
* In Music/TheProtomen's ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' RockOpera (also known as ''The Protomen''), Dr. Light's girlfriend Emily is the only female character to have lines.
* Bands where male musicians are fronted by a female lead singer: Babe Ruth, for instance, fronted by lion-lunged Jenna Haan.
* Unlike other genres, it is still rare for a hip-hop label to have more than one female rapper at the same time, especially for solo acts. These women generally wind up falling into two roles: hyper-sexualized [[MsFanservice Ms. Fanservices]] (TropeCodifier Music/LilKim, Music/NickiMinaj, Trina, Shawnna, and Olivia for Bad Boy Entertainment, YMCMB, Slip-n-Slide, Disturbing tha Peace, and G-Unit, respectively) or projecting a less sexual OneOfTheBoys image (TropeCodifier MC Lyte, Lady of Rage, Yo-Yo and Da Brat for First Priority, Death Row, Lench Mob and So So Def, respectively). Post-Lil Kim, the former category has become more prominent, though, since the late 90s, more female emcees have found a happy medium between emphasizing their vocal prowess ''and'' sexual expression (former Flipmode artist Rah Digga and Eve, from Ruff Ryders). The one-girl-to-a-team rule has notably been averted by Murder Inc. (who featured Charli Baltimore, Lil' Mo and Vita), and Def Jam which, for a short period during the 2000s hosted Foxy Brown, Lady Sovereign, Unladylike, Shareefa, and Shawnna, simultaneously.
* The Music/JeffersonAirplane, an all-male band fronted by singer GraceSlick.
* The Music/PattiSmith Group: Patti sang and played guitar.
* Rock bands are mostly all men, or have just one female member, who is usually the lead singer. Or the bass player. Subverted with the Christian Rock quartet Music/{{Skillet}} which features two women (the rhythm guitarist and the drummer, respectively).
** Also Music/{{Heart}}, fronted by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson.
* Charlotte Hatherley, ex-guitarist/backing vocalist of Music/{{Ash}} and Kim Gordon, guitarist/bassist/vocalist of Music/SonicYouth, are notable examples of female guitarists in otherwise male bands. In an inverse example, Jim Corr is the only male member of The Corrs, the other members being his sisters.

* The JeffersonAirplane, an all-male band fronted by singer GraceSlick.
* The PattiSmith Group: Patti sang and played guitar.

** Also {{Heart}}, fronted by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson.
* Charlotte Hatherley, ex-guitarist/backing vocalist of Music/{{Ash}} and Kim Gordon, guitarist/bassist/vocalist of Sonic Youth, are notable examples of female guitarists in otherwise male bands. In an inverse example, Jim Corr is the only male member of The Corrs, the other members being his sisters.

** Also {{Heart}}, fronted by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson.

* In Music/TheProtomen's ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' RockOpera (also known as ''The Protomen''), Dr. Light's girlfriend Emily is the only female character to have lines.

* In the banter for the Arrogant Worms song ''Mounted Animal Nature Trail'' they talk about Northern Ontario: "There are thirteen people who live there, all of whom are named Frank. Even the girl."

* Rock bands are mostly all men, or have just one female member, who is usually the lead singer. Or the bass player. Subverted with the Christian Rock quartet {{Skillet}} which features two women (the rhythm guitarist and the drummer, respectively).

* Rock bands are mostly all men, or have just one female member, who is usually the lead singer. Or the bass player. Subverted with the Christian Rock quartet {{Music:Skillet}} which features two women (the rhythm guitarist and the drummer, respectively).

* Rock bands are mostly all men, or have just one female member, who is usually the lead singer. Or the bass player.

* Rock bands are mostly all men, or have just one female member, who is usually the lead singer. Or the bass player.