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Electronic music

Hip-hop and rap

"Weird Al" Yankovic

American comedy musician (born 1959)

American hip-hop group

South Korean girl group

American rapper and actor (born 1975)

Kazakhstan boys band

A Tribe Called Quest

American hip hop group

American singer, actress, and model (1979–2001)

Hong Kong singer and actor

Swedish pop group

Abdel Halim Hafez

Egyptian musician and actor

Abdel Karim Karouma

Sudanese singer and songwriter

Pakistani politician, philanthropist, and singer-songwriter

Australian rock band

English-American singer (1873-1922)

English singer-songwriter (born 1988)

American lyricist and playwright (1914-2002)

American rock band

Afrika Bambaataa

American DJ, record producer and activist

Norwegian synth-pop band

Afghan musician

Pakistani playback singer

Japanese idol group

Japanese singer and actress (born 1965)

Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist from New Jersey

Mozambican-born South African-British vocalist and jazz guitarist

American singer

Lithuanian-American entertainer (1886–1950)

American country music band

American composer

Hong Kong singer

Alanis Morissette

Canadian-American musician (born 1974)

Spanish singer-songwriter and musician

Alexander Vertinsky

Ali Farka Touré

Malian musician

American musician and actor

Alice in Chains

American rock band

American singer-songwriter

American bluegrass-country singer, fiddler and music producer (born 1971)

French singer (born 1984)

Indian playback singer

Russian singer (born 1949)

Alvin and the Chipmunks

Amália Rodrigues

Portuguese fado singer; known as the Queen of Fado

Taiwanese singer and record producer (born 1972)

Egyptian singer

English singer and songwriter

American musician

Dutch singer and actor (1951–2004)

Andrew Lloyd Webber

English theatre composer (born 1948)

Hong Kong actor and singer

American singer (1927–2012)

Angélique Kidjo

Beninese-French musician and actress

Indonesian-French singer and actress (born 1974)

Ukrainian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and former UN Goodwill Ambassador

Hong Kong singer and actress (1963–2003)

Anitta (singer)

Brazilian singer, songwriter, television host and actress

Cypriot recording artist and actress

Antonio Aguilar

Mexican singer, actor, equestrian, film producer, and screenwriter

Antônio Carlos Jobim

Brazilian musician

British electronic musician (born 1971)

Apo Hiking Society

Filipino musical group

Aquarium (band)

Russian musical group

Japanese idol group (1999–2020)

Aretha Franklin

African American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018)

American singer and actress (born 1993)

Israeli musical artist

Armin van Buuren

Norwegian singer, lyricist, composer and producer

Arthur Wimperis

English dramatist and screenwriter (1874-1953)

Indian playback singer (born 1933)

Astor Piazzolla

Argentine composer, bandoneon player and arranger (1921–1992)

Aventura (band)

American musical group; bachata band

Swedish DJ and music producer (1989–2018)

Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1984)

Malaysian actor and singer

Ayinde Barrister

Nigerian musician (1948-2010)

Japanese singer, songwriter, and actress

American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter

Japanese kawaii metal band

Backstreet Boys

American boy band

Russian hip hop group

South Korean singer

Chinese actor and singer (1921-1999)

Chinese actress and singer

English pop group

Barbra Streisand

American singer, actress, and filmmaker

American singer and songwriter (born 1943)

American singer-songwriter

Bay City Rollers

Scottish pop rock band

American hip hop group (1979–2012)

Music group formed in 1958

American blues singer

American librettist, songwriter, actress (1917-2006)

American singer, songwriter and actress (born 1981)

Big Bill Broonzy

American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist

BigBang (South Korean band)

South Korean boyband

American punk rock band

Rock and roll music pioneer

American bluegrass musician, songwriter

American singer-songwriter (born 2001)

American singer, songwriter, and pianist (born 1949)

American R&B musician

American singer and actor (1903–1977)

Icelandic musician

Black Eyed Peas

American hip hop group from California

Black Flag (band)

American hardcore punk band

English rock band

South Korean girl group

Blind Lemon Jefferson

American blues singer and guitarist

American rock band

American rock band

Blue Öyster Cult

American hard rock band

English rock band

American R&B musician

American singer-songwriter (born 1941)

Jamaican singer, songwriter and guitarist (1945–1981)

Bob Marley and the Wailers

Jamaican reggae band

American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader

Bobbejaan Schoepen

Belgian musician

American singer, songwriter and actor

American rock band

Euro-Caribbean vocal group

American musician

Irish musician and activist (born 1960)

Boogie Down Productions

American hip-hop group

Booker T. & the M.G.'s

American rock band

Boudewijn de Groot

Dutch singer-songwriter (born 1944)

American vocal group

South African pop singer (1964–2004)

American singer (born 1944)

British musician (born 1948)

American musician (1942–2025)

Bring Me the Horizon

British rock band

American singer (born 1981)

Bruce Springsteen

American rock musician (born 1949)

American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Hawaii

Canadian guitarist

South Korean boy band

Buckwheat Zydeco

American accordionist

American rock and roll singer (1936–1959)

Buffy Sainte-Marie

American musician (born 1941)

Jamaican musician

Bulat Okudzhava

Soviet writer and singer (1924-1997)

Jamaican roots reggae musician

Japanese musical group; rock duo

Cuban double bassist and composer

Brazilian composer, singer

Chinese singer, dancer, rapper, and songwriter

Calle 13 (band)

Puerto Rican band

Scottish DJ, singer, songwriter, and record producer

Camarón de la Isla

Spanish flamenco singer

Captain Beefheart

American musician (1941–2010)

American rapper (born 1992)

American rockabilly musician

Carlos do Carmo

Portuguese singer

Argentinian singer, songwriter, actor and tango artist

Carly Rae Jepsen

Canadian singer and songwriter (born 1985)

American singer-songwriter, musician and author

Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer, dancer, Broadway actress, and film star

American singer-songwriter

Carrie Underwood

American country music singer

Traditional American folk music group

Brazilian composer

British singer-songwriter

Canadian singer (born 1968)

Turkish rock singer and songwriter (1945–2004)

Cesária Évora

Cape Verdean musician

American singer and songwriter

Charles Aznavour

French-Armenian singer and songwriter

French singer-songwriter

American Delta blues musician

American musician

Argentinian musician

Algerian musician

American rock band from Chicago

Chiquinha Gonzaga

Brazilian musician and composer (1847-1935)

American singer, songwriter, and dancer from Virginia

Christina Aguilar

Christina Aguilera

American singer and songwriter (born 1980)

Indonesian singer and songwriter

American singer and dancer (born 1941)

American singer, songwriter and guitarist

Irish folk band

Clarence Wijewardena

Sri Lankan singer and musician (1943–1996)

Claude François

French singer, songwriter and dancer (1939–1978)

British pop singer, musician, and actor

Clifton Chenier

American Zydeco accordion player and singer

Clyde McPhatter

American singer (1932–1972)

Australian rock band

British rock band

American composer and songwriter (1891–1964)

Comedian Harmonists

German close harmony ensemble

1960s British rock supergroup

Creedence Clearwater Revival

American rock band (1959-1972)

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

American and British folk rock supergroup

South Korean musical group; punk band

Chinese singer-songwriter (born 1961)

Curtis Mayfield

American singer, songwriter, and record producer

American singer, songwriter, actress and activist

Thai musical group

Puerto Rican singer

French electronic music duo

Italian-French singer and actress (1933–1987)

Palestinian hip-hop group

American recording artist

American musician (born 1974)

Daniel O'Donnell

Daniel Owino Misiani

Tanzanian musician

Daniela Mercury

Brazilian singer-songwriter

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

American actor and musician (1950–2017)

French DJ and record producer

American hardcore punk band

Canadian music producer and DJ (born 1981)

American singer, actor (1917–1995)

Death (metal band)

American death metal band

English rock band

British rock band

American country musician (1899–1982)

Australian singer-songwriter

American singer (born 1992)

English electronic band

Destiny's Child

American musical group

Indonesian rock band

Diamond Platnumz

Tanzanian singer, dancer, philanthropist and businessman

American singer and actress (born 1944)

Indonesian singer/songwriter

Russian actor and singer-songwriter

Dimash Qudaibergen

American singer and actress (1916–1994)

Dinah Washington

American singer, songwriter, pianist

American singer, actress and TV show host

British rock band (1977–1995)

Ivorian musician, singer and record producer

American country musician (born 1946)

Domenico Modugno

Italian singer, actor and politician (1928–1994)

American singer (1948–2012)

Scottish musician (born 1946)

American beatboxer, rapper and producer

American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur from California

Drake (musician)

Canadian rapper (born 1986)

South Korean hip hop group

English pop rock band

Dusty Springfield

English singer and record producer

Ghanaian musicians

American rock band (formed 1971)

American musician

Earth, Wind & Fire

American rapper (1964–1995)

English singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor

American rock and roll pioneer (1938–1960)

Hong Kong singer, actor, and fashion designer (born 1980)

Electric Light Orchestra

English rock band

American singer-songwriter

British musician and songwriter (born 1947)

American singer and actor (1935–1977)

Brazilian musician

American rapper (born 1972)

American singer, songwriter and musician

Enrique Iglesias

Spanish singer (born 1975)

Irish singer (born 1961)

Philippine rock band

Eric B. & Rakim

American hip hop duo

English musician (born 1945)

Eros Ramazzotti

Italian musician and singer-songwriter

American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress from Texas

American singer

Eusèbe Jaojoby

Composer and singer from Madagascar

American rock band

Swedish author, artist, composer and singer

Polish singer, actress

British folk singer-songwriter and activist (1915–1989)

Exile (Japanese band)

Japanese boy band

South Korean–Chinese boy group

South Korean girl group

Fabrizio De André

Italian singer-songwriter

Fairport Convention

British folk rock group

Lebanese singer

Falco (musician)

Austrian musician (1958–1998)

American pop punk rock band

American R&B musician

Thai girl group

Nigerian musician and activist

Felipe Pinglo Alva

Japanese rock band (1987-)

British-American rock band

American rock band

Foreigner (band)

American/British rock band

Francis Magalona

Filipino rapper

Congolese lingala musician (1938-1989)

Françoise Hardy

French singer-songwriter

American singer (born 1987)

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

American musician

Frankie Knuckles

American DJ, record producer and remixerDJ, record producer & remixer

British record producer

Freddie Aguilar

Filipino musician (1953–2025)

Freddie Mercury

British rock musician (1946–1991)

American punk band

Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and actor

American country singer (born 1962)

Danish rock band (1969-1978)

Indian actress and singer

American actor and singer

American musician

English rock band

George Harrison

English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)

American country musician (1931–2013)

English singer-songwriter (1963–2016)

American country music singer (born 1952)

George W. Johnson (singer)

American singer

Brazilian recording artist (born 1942)

Gilda (Argentine singer)

Argentine singer and songwriter (1961–1996)

Giorgio Moroder

Italian record producer (born 1940)

Girls' Generation

South Korean girl group

Gladys Knight & the Pips

American R&B/soul band

American guitarist

Cuban singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman

British DJ and producer (born 1965)

Chinese actress and singer

Iranian singer and actress

Goran Bregović

Bosnian musician and composer

Gordon Lightfoot

Canadian singer-songwriter (1938–2023)

British virtual band

Gorky Park (band)

Jamaican singer, actress and model

American singer-songwriter

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

American hip-hop group

American rock band

American rock band

Jamaican reggae musician

Serbian hip hop artist

American hard rock band

South Korean boy band

Slovak singer and actress

American recording artist; songwriter, country music singer

Happy End (band)

Japanese folk rock band (1969-1972)

Harry Belafonte

American singer, songwriter, activist, and actor

American-Canadian rock band

Puerto Rican salsa singer

American singer

Herbert Grönemeyer

German singer, musician and actor

Dutch musician, painter, actor, poet and media personality

Japanese singer and actress

Japanese-American singer-songwriter and producer

Australian hip-hop group

Alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California

American blues artist

Tanzanian traditional African musician (1940-2003)

French hip hop band

Frozen water in a cubic shape

American musician and actor

Ichirō Fujiyama

Japanese singer and composer

Ike & Tina Turner

American musical duo

American musician (1931–2007)

English musician and producer (born 1977)

Indochine (band)

French rock and new wave band

Australian rock band (1977–2012)

American lyricist (1896–1983)

Irakli Charkviani

Georgian musician

English heavy metal band

American songwriter (1888–1989)

Israel Kamakawiwoʻole

Hawaiian musician and singer (1959–1997)

IU (entertainer)

South Korean singer and actress (born 1993)

Welsh composer and actor (1893–1951)

Puerto Rican singer

Colombian reggaeton singer

African-American soul singer-songwriter and performer

Hong Kong singer and actor (born 1961)

Belgian singer-songwriter

American musician

English DJ and record producer (born 1989)

American bassist

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress

American singer-songwriter

Mexican singer (1931–1966)

Taiwanese singer, songwriter and musician (born 1979)

American rapper, songwriter, record executive, and businessman from New York

English rock guitarist

American musician (1966–1997)

Jefferson Airplane

American rock band

American singer, songwriter and actress

American singer and actress (born 1969)

American composer

American composer and lyricist

Jerry Lee Lewis

American singer and pianist

American singer-songwriter, poet, actor and director

American guitarist (1942–1970)

American country singer

Jamaican musician, singer and actor

English guitarist (born 1944)

Jintara Poonlarp

Thai female singer

Singaporean singer

American musician

American singer and guitarist (born 1958)

Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist, pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova

English musician

Irish entertainer and singer

American guitarist

English rock musician

American singer (1943–1997)

Australian singer (born 1949)

John Lee Hooker

American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist

English musician and member of the Beatles (1940–1980)

American DJ and music producer (born 1994)

John Williamson (singer)

Australian singer-songwriter (born 1945)

American country singer (1932–2003)

Johnny Hallyday

Retired American Jazz and Pop singer (born 1935)

Australian singer (1935-1978)

Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress

Jonathan Larson

American composer, lyricist and playwright (1960–1996)

Canadian and American singer-songwriter (born 1943)

Mexican actor and singer

Portuguese poet, composer and singer

José Alfredo Jiménez

Mexican singer and songwriter (1926–1973)

Mexican singer and actor

Soviet and Russian singer

American rock band

English rock band

Kenyan gengetone artist

Mexican recording artist; singer and songwriter

Gay heavy metal band

Spanish singer-songwriter (born 1943)

Canadian singer (born 1994)

Justin Timberlake

American singer, songwriter, and actor (born 1981)

American songwriting team

American rapper and producer (born 1977)

English singer-songwriter

American singer

American singer (born 1984)

Kaya (Mauritian musician)

Mauritian musician (1960-1999)

British songwriter, guitarist of the Rolling Stones

American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer from California

American country singer and songwriter (1938–2020)

Khaled (musician)

Algerian singer-songwriter and raï musician

South Korean singer-songwriter (born 1968)

South Korean musician

English progressive rock band

King Sunny Adé

Musician and first African Pop Musician to gain International success, and has been called one of the Most Influential Musicians of all time. He is from Ondo State

Soviet rock band

Indian singer and actor (1929–1987)

American rock band (1973–2023)

American country music singer

Indonesian musical group

American nu metal band

German electronic music band

Kris Kristofferson

American country music singer, songwriter, musician, Rhodes scholar, and film actor

Malaysian musical group

American alternative rock musician

American rapper

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

Japanese singer and actor (1941–1985)

La Niña de los Peines

Spanish flamenco singer (cantaora)

American all female singing group

American singer and songwriter (born 1986)

Tanzanian musician and songwriter

Jamaican singer-songwriter (born 1969)

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

South African male a capella ensemble

Fijian singer known as the Queen of Vude (born 1960)

American singer-songwriter (born 1985)

Belgian-Canadian singer

Japanese rock band

Lata Mangeshkar

Italian singer (born 1974)

Laurent Garnier

French DJ and record producer

American singer

Le Grand Kallé

Was a Congolese singer and bandleader, considered the father of modern Congolese music.

American folk and blues musician (1888–1949)

English rock band (1968–1980)

Lee "Scratch" Perry

Jamaican reggae producer

South Korean singer (born 1941)

Lela Tsurtsumia

Georgian pop singer and actress (born 1969)

American rock musician (born 1964)

Hong Kong singer and actor

Canadian singer-songwriter and poet (1934–2016)

Soviet singer (1895–1982)

Lerner and Loewe

20th-century American songwriting team

American recording artist, singer, songwriter (1946-2015)

Hong Kong singer and actor (1956–2003)

Lidia Ruslanova

Russian and Soviet singer (1900-1973)

American rapper, actress and model from New York

American rapper from Louisiana

Mexican American singer-songwriter

Bulgarian singer

American singer (born 1946)

American rock band

Lin-Manuel Miranda

American songwriter, actor, and librettist (born 1980)

American singer, songwriter, musician and television personality.

American singer, pianist, and songwriter (1932–2020)

American rapper and actor (born 1968)

Spanish actress, dancer and singer (1923–1995)

British skiffle singer (1931–2002)

Lord Kitchener (calypsonian)

Trinbagonian calypsonian (1922–2000)

New Zealand singer-songwriter (born 1996)

American singer-songwriter

American musician

Lourdes Van-Dúnem

Angolan musician

Luis Alberto Spinetta

Argentine musician, singer, composer artist and poet

Puerto Rican singer (born 1978)

Brazilian recording artist, songwriter, singer

Luther Vandross

American singer, songwriter, and record producer

American guitarist and singer

American rock band

Swiss singer (1924-2018)

M.I.A. (rapper)

English rapper, singer, record producer and activist

African-American singer

American singer and actress (born 1958)

Mahalia Jackson

American gospel singer

South African mbaqanga singer

Moroccan Gnawa musician

Mahotella Queens

South African female band

Master djembefola

Italian singer-songwriter (1954–2014)

Manitas de Plata

Spanish flamenco guitarist (1921–2014)

American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer from New York

Romanian singer and actress

María Teresa Vera

American singer (born 1969)

Marilyn Manson (band)

American rock band

American Singer and Actress

American pop rock band

American R&B and soul singer (1939–1984)

American singer-songwriter from New York, Queen of Hip-Hop Soul

English trip hop group

Norwegian black metal band

American hip hop artist

Hip hop artist, actor, author, activist

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American thrash metal band

Pakistani artist

Puerto Rican boy band

Argentine singer (1935-2009)

American singer-songwriter (1937–2016)

Japanese noise project

American heavy metal band

Italian singer (1947–1995)

American singer-songwriter

Michael Jackson

American singer (1958–2009)

Michiya Mihashi

Japanese singer (1930-1996)

English musician (born 1943)

Australian alternative rock band

American singer and actress (born 1992)

Mina (Italian singer)

Mireille Mathieu

South African singer and civil rights activist

American horror punk band

American rapper (born 1971)

American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and animal rights activist

German pop music duo

Mohammed Abdel Wahab

Egyptian singer, actor and composer (1902–1991)

Indian playback singer (1924–1980)

Momoe Yamaguchi

Japanese singer and actress (1959-)

Momoiro Clover Z

All-female music group in North Korea

Japanese girl group

Morogoro Jazz Band

British singer (born 1959)

American heavy metal band

English rock band (1975–2015)

Japanese rock band (1989 - )

Muboraksho Mirzoshoyev

Tajikistani musician

American blues singer and guitarist (1913-1983)

Mukesh (singer)

Indian playback singer

Muslim Magomayev (musician)

Soviet-Azerbaijani singer

Müzeyyen Senar

Turkish musician

My Bloody Valentine (band)

Irish alternative rock band

My Chemical Romance

American rock band

Canadian-born French recording artist;

Belarusian rock band

American hip hop group

Japanese singer (born 1977)

Lebanese singer (born 1983)

Nepalese singer

American rapper, record executive, and entrepreneur from New York

Nazia and Zoheb

Pakistani pop duo

American singer-songwriter (born 1941)

American musician

Canadian and American musician (born 1945)

American rapper from Missouri

German singer (born 1960)

Neutral Milk Hotel

American indie rock band

New Kids on the Block

American boy band

American rock band

Nexhmije Pagarusha

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Australian rock band

British singer-songwriter (1948–1974)

Canadian rock band

Trinidadian rapper (born 1982)

Finnish symphonic metal band

Indonesian singer, actress and model (1975-1995)

American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist

Nine Inch Nails

American industrial rock band

Spanish flamenco guitarist (1904 - 1972)

American rock band

Indonesian band

French rock band

Pakistani singer and actress

American boy band

English rock band

American singer (1930–2008)

Israeli singer (1957–2000)

Oliver Mtukudzi

Zimbabwean musician

Olivia Newton-John

British and Australian singer and actress (1948–2022)

English-Irish boy band

Japanese girl band

American singer and songwriter (1941–1967)

American hip hop duo

Moldovan pop music trio

English musician and TV personality (born 1948)

Spanish flamenco, classical, jazz guitarist & musician

American heavy metal band

American rock band

Parliament-Funkadelic

American funk music collective

American country music singer

American country-pop singer (1927–2013)

American musician and artist (born 1946)

Canadian-American singer, songwriter and actor

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

British record producer and trance music DJ

Paulina Álvarez

Mexican singer, actress (1971–)

American rock band

Perfume (Japanese band)

Japanese music group

Pērkons (band)

Latvian rock band

American singer, actor, television personality

English synth-pop duo

American singer and social activist

English musician

English musician

Peter, Paul and Mary

American folk music group popular in the 1960s

British actress and singer

English musician (born 1951)

American singer and songwriter (1940–1976)

Philipp Kirkorov

Russian pop singer

Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein

Burmese pop singer (born 1981)

American singer and songwriter (born 1979)

English rock band

Pink Lady (duo)

Japanese pop duo (1976–)

American alternative rock band

Brazilian composer

American glam metal band

Prince (musician)

American musician (1958–2016)

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South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer

American hip hop group

Pumpuang Duangjan

Thai female singer

Russian punk-rock collective based in Moscow

British rock band

American musician and actress

American singer, songwriter, and record producer

American rock band

Brazilian hip hop group

English rock band

Rain (entertainer)

South Korean singer and actor

German metal band

American punk rock band (1974–1996)

Raphael (singer)

Spanish recording artist; singer and actor

American singer, songwriter and pianist (1930–2004)

Red Hot Chili Peppers

American rock band

Red Velvet (group)

South Korean girl group

Regine Velasquez

Filipino singer and actor

Indonesian Singer

Guatemalan singer (born 1964)

Richard Rodgers

American composer of songs and Broadway musicals

British singer and songwriter

American musician (1948–2004)

Puerto Rican singer

American musician, singer-songwriter, and actor

Barbadian singer (born 1988)

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

20th-century American singer, songwriter, and guitarist

Robbie Williams

British singer and entertainer

American blues musician (1911–1938)

American songwriter of musicals

Roberto Carlos (singer)

Brazilian singer-songwriter

Spanish singer and actress

British singer-songwriter (born 1945)

Rodgers and Hammerstein

20th-century American songwriting team

Rodrigo (musician)

Argentine singer (1973–2000)

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

Ronnie James Dio

American singer-songwriter and composer (1942-2010)

Ros Serey Sothea

Cambodian singer

English art rock band formed in 1970

American country music singer and fiddler

American multi-instrumentalist musician

American singer-songwriter (1936–1988)

Panamanian singer, actor, politician and activist

American singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer

American hip-hop group

Canadian rock band

Highlife and palm wine guitarist and singer

South Korean girl group

Taiwanese girl group

American hip hop trio

American soul and R&B duo

American singer-songwriter, civil-rights activist and entrepreneur

Hong Kong musician and actor

Sandro de América

Argentine singer and actor

American band led by Carlos Santana

Spanish actress and singer (1928–2013)

Filipino singer and actress (born 1988)

Mongolian singer

Egyptian musician

Scorpions (band)

German rock band

Jamaican dancehall musician (born 1973)

American singer, songwriter, actress, and fashion designer (1971–1995)

American actress and singer (born 1992)

Seo Taiji and Boys

South Korean boy band

Brazilian heavy metal band

Serge Gainsbourg

French musician and actor

Severina (singer)

Croatian singer

English punk rock band

Turkish music phenomenon, pop singer, songwriter, and producer

Uzbekistani actor-singer

Colombian singer-songwriter (born 1977)

Canadian musician

Shin Joong-hyun

South Korean rock guitarist and singer-songwriter

South Korean boy band

Welsh singer from Cardiff

Indian singer (born 1983)

Silvana Armenulić

Bosnia and Herzegovina singer

Simon & Garfunkel

American folk music duo

Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira

Brazilian singer

Cambodian musician (1932–c. 1976)

Siouxsie and the Banshees

British rock band

Armenian singer

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

American gospel musician

Siti binti Saad

Tanzanian singer (1880-1950)

Malaysian singer-songwriter (born 1979)

British rapper and record producer (born 1982)

American record producer, DJ, musician, singer and songwriter

American thrash metal band

English-American rapper and record producer (born 1965)

Australian country music singer

Sly and the Family Stone

American funk and soul band

Japanese idol group (1988-2016)

Greek musical trio

American rapper (born 1971)

Argentine rock band

Soviet and Ukrainian musician, singer, songwriter, actress, author of Moldovan origin

Sơn Tùng M-TP

Vietnamese singer

Alternative rock band formed in New York, New York, United States

Indian playback singer (born 1973)

Bangladeshi rock band

Southern All Stars

Japanese rock band

English girl group formed in 1994

American rock band

Singaporean singer-songwriter (born 1978)

Stephen Schwartz

American musical theatre lyricist and composer (b1948)

Stephen Sondheim

American composer and lyricist (1930–2021)

Steppenwolf (band)

Canadian-American rock group

American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

American singer and songwriter

Stevie Ray Vaughan

American blues guitarist (1954–1990)

American musician and record producer

Sting (musician)

English musician (born 1951)

Belgian singer-songwriter, rapper and producer

Sudirman (singer)

Malaysian singer and songwriter

South Korean boy band

Indian actress and playback singer (1929–2004)

Suraphol Sombatcharoen

English rock band

Russian music duo

Tabu Ley Rochereau

Congolese singer and songwriter

British pop group

American rock band

American country music singer

Tangerine Dream

German electronic music group

Tapio Rautavaara

Finnish athletics competitor, recording artist; singer and film actor

Tarkan (singer)

Turkish singer-songwriter

Tatsuro Yamashita

American singer-songwriter (born 1989)

French pop rock band

Taiwanese Hakka musician

Taiwanese singer (1953–1995)

Mexican singer and actress (born 1971)

Vietnamese singer

The Allman Brothers Band

American rock band

The Andrews Sisters

American close harmony singing group

Canadian-American rock band

American rock band

English rock band (1960–1970)

American rock band

American vocal duo (1965–1983)

Irish folk band

American female singing quartet

English punk rock band

English rock band

American rock band

Irish folk band

Australian rock band

The Everly Brothers

American rock and roll band

The Four Seasons (band)

American rock band formed in 1978

American pop music family group

American rock band

American rock band

English rock band

The Mamas & the Papas

Canadian-American folk rock vocal group

American rhythm and blues or soul vocal group

American rock and pop band

The Notorious B.I.G.

American rapper from New York

Irish punk band founded in London in 1982

English rock band

British rock band

English electronic dance music group

The Righteous Brothers

American singing duo

The Rolling Stones

English rock band

American singing group

The Smashing Pumpkins

American alternative rock band

English rock band (1982–1987)

Japanese punk rock band (1980-1993)

American punk rock band

The Sugarhill Gang

American hip hop group

American Motown female singing group

American doo wop group

The Temptations

American rhythm and blues group

The Tragically Hip

Canadian rock band

The Velvet Underground

American rock band

Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1990)

The White Stripes

American rock duo (1997–2011)

English rock band

Australian children's music group

English blues and psychedelic rock band

Irish hard rock band

Zimbabwean musician

Thongchai McIntyre

Thai singer (born 1958)

American hip-hop group

Throbbing Gristle

Tilahun Gessesse

Ethiopian singer

English lyricist and author (born 1944)

American-born Swiss singer (1939–2023)

Tiny Tim (musician)

American singer and ukulele player

American Latin jazz and mambo musician (1923–2000)

American girl group

Tom Jones (singer)

American musician

American singer-songwriter and actor

Tony Allen (musician)

Nigerian drummer

American singer

American metal band

Toots and the Maytals

Jamaican ska/rocksteady band

Macedonian singer-songwriter

Townes Van Zandt

American singer-songwriter

Trịnh Công Sơn

Nigerian musician

American rapper (1971–1996)

South Korean pop group

South Korean girl group

Irish rock band

Egyptian singer-songwriter, actress (1899–1975)

Uncle Dave Macon

American musician

Usher (musician)

American singer, songwriter, dancer, businessman, and actor from Georgia

Valery Leontiev

Soviet and Russian singer

Hungarian actress, singer

American hard rock/heavy metal band

Northern Irish musician (born 1945)

Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, pop rock, and orchestral music

American rapper

Vargas de Tecalitlán

Mexican mariachi ensemble

English singer and actress

Vicente Fernández

Mexican actor and singer of Ranchera music

Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist

Iranian singer (1929-2003)

Vikingarna (band)

Swedish musical group; dansband

American disco group

Chilean musician and folklorist (1917-1967)

Vital Signs (band)

Vitas (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Vladimir Vysotsky

Soviet singer, songwriter, poet and actor

Jamaican dancehall deejay (born 1976)

Vytautas Kernagis

Lithuanian musician

American blues composer and musician

W. D. Amaradeva

Sri Lankan vocalist

American singer, songwriter, and musician

Waylon Jennings

20th-century American country music singer, songwriter, and musician

Mozambican singer

Whitney Houston

American singer and actress (1963–2012)

Wiley (musician)

American country singer (born 1933)

Nigerian singer (born 1990)

South Korean girl group

American singer-songwriter (1912–1967)

Chinese singer (1922–2009)

American rap group

Japanese rock band

Tanzanian hip hop musical group

American rapper and singer-songwriter (1998–2018)

Yanka Dyagileva

Chinese singer (1922-2019)

English progressive rock band

American lyricist (1896–1981)

Peruvian-American soprano

Yo Yo Honey Singh

Indian musician (born 1983)

Senegalese politician and singer-songwriter

Zero Degree Atoll

Maldivian musical group

Chinese actress and singer (1920-1957)

Zucchero Fornaciari

Italian singer and songwriter