This style, with its soft and almost spoken-word quality, resonates with contemporary listeners seeking authenticity and vulnerability in an age where a lot of pop suffers from soulless overproduction.
Today's popular whispering singing style — coined as “whisperpop” by Peter Robinson in the Guardian — championed by artists such as Billie Eilish, offers an intimate contrast to the powerful vocal deliveries of the past. This style, with its soft and almost spoken-word quality, resonates with contemporary listeners seeking authenticity and vulnerability in an age where a lot of pop suffers from soulless overproduction.