Editing Rob Halford (section)

==Singing style and influences==
[[File:Judas Priest, päälava, Sauna Open Air 2011, Tampere, 11.6.2011 (29).JPG|thumb|Halford performing at [[Sauna Open Air]] in 2011 during Judas Priest's [[Epitaph World Tour]]]]
Halford possesses a powerful voice with a wide vocal range which is marked by his high-pitched screams and strong [[vibrato]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}} Along with [[Ronnie James Dio]] and [[Bruce Dickinson]], Halford is one of the pioneers of the operatic vocal style later to be adopted by [[power metal]] vocalists and regularly appears near the top in lists of the greatest metal vocalists/front-men of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/the-50-greatest-metal-front-men-of-all-time|title=The 50 Greatest Metal Front-men of All Time!|publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com|access-date=1 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305003959/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/the-50-greatest-metal-front-men-of-all-time|archive-date=5 March 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hearya.com/2006/12/04/hit-paraders-top-100-metal-vocalists-of-all-time|title=Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time|publisher=Hearya.com|access-date=1 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624013248/http://www.hearya.com/2006/12/04/hit-paraders-top-100-metal-vocalists-of-all-time/|archive-date=24 June 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked Halford at number 129 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=1 January 2023|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/rob-halford-3-1234642978/|access-date=26 April 2023|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>

Halford describes himself as "a huge [[Queen (band)|Queen]] fan" since they began and saw their very early shows.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/rob-halford-tells-nikki-sixx-that-adam-lambert-is-doing-an-extraordinary-job-fronting-queen|title=Rob Halford Tells Nikki Sixx That Adam Lambert Is Doing An 'Extraordinary' Job Fronting Queen|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|date=10 July 2014|access-date=10 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016064219/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/rob-halford-tells-nikki-sixx-that-adam-lambert-is-doing-an-extraordinary-job-fronting-queen/|archive-date=16 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> He has called [[Freddie Mercury]], the late lead singer of the band, his "ultimate hero" and expressed regret that he never got to know him.<ref name="invented">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/may/20/judas-priest-rob-halford-british-steel|title=How Judas Priest invented heavy metal|work=The Guardian|location=London, UK|first=Roy|last=Wilkinson|date=20 May 2010|access-date=24 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006094854/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/may/20/judas-priest-rob-halford-british-steel|archive-date=6 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

As a vocalist, Halford was influenced by [[Little Richard]], [[Elvis Presley]], [[Janis Joplin]] and [[Robert Plant]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/2014/08/05/judas-priest-interview-redeemer-of-souls-rob-halford-tipton-faulkner-spinal-tap/#sthash.l0w4o4nf.YhqbnrCM.dpbs|title=Four Decades of Hellfire with Judas Priest (Interview)|work=Rock Cellar Magazine|first=Frank|last=Mastropolo|access-date=7 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208073622/http://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/2014/08/05/judas-priest-interview-redeemer-of-souls-rob-halford-tipton-faulkner-spinal-tap/#sthash.l0w4o4nf.YhqbnrCM.dpbs|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> He was also influenced by [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[the Beatles]], [[Cream (band)|Cream]], [[David Bowie]], [[King Crimson]], [[the Rolling Stones]], [[John Mayall]], and [[Alice Cooper]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/rob-halford-the-10-records-that-changed-my-life-605970|title=Rob Halford: the 10 records that changed my life|work=MusicRadar|access-date=23 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304173253/https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/rob-halford-the-10-records-that-changed-my-life-605970|archive-date=4 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>