This list is comprised of some of the most recognizable names from the world of music. Included are composers, musicians and singers.
Name | Lifespan | Genre | Other Names | |
Joe Cocker | 1944-2014 | rock, blues, soul, pop | (John, Robert) | |
Cass Elliot | 1941-1974 | rock, folk | (Ellen, Naomi) | |
Graham Nash | 1942- | rock, folk | | |
James Taylor | 1948- | rock, folk | | |
Stephen Stills | 1945- | rock, folk | | |
Linda Ronstadt | 1946- | rock, folk, country | (Maria) | |
Adriano Celentano | 1938- | rock, pop | | |
Antonio Flores | 1961-1995 | rock, pop | | |
Avril Lavigne | 1984- | rock, pop | (Ramona) | |
Cliff Richard | 1940- | rock, pop | (Harry, Rodger) | |
Dan Hartman | 1950-1994 | rock, pop | (Daniel, Earl) | |
Jerney Kaagman | 1947- | rock, pop | (Christina, Henriette) | |
Suzuka Nakamoto | 1997- | rock, pop | | |
Sylvie Vartan | 1944- | rock, pop | | |
Umberto Tozzi | 1952- | rock, pop | (Antonio) | |
Zlatan Stipišić | 1968- | rock, pop | (Gibonni) | |
Bonnie Tyler | 1951- | rock, pop, country | (Gaynor) | |
Bruce Channel | 1940- | rock, pop, country | | |
Mariska Veres | 1947-2006 | rock, pop, jazz | (Maria, Elizabeth) | |
Beth Ditto | 1981- | rock, punk | (Mary) | |
Garland Jeffreys | 1943- | rock, reggae, blues, soul | | |
Frankie Valli | 1934- | rock, soul | (Francesco, Stephen) | |
Tina Turner | 1939-2023 | rock, soul, pop | (Anna, Mae) | |
Esma Redžepova | 1943-2016 | Romani | | |
Marc Anthony | 1968- | salsa | (Marco, Antonio) | |
Carmen Miranda | 1909-1955 | samba | (Maria do Carmo) | |
Dorival Caymmi | 1914-2008 | samba, bossa nova | | |
Clara Nunes | 1942-1983 | samba, pop | | |
Jorge Ben | 1939- | samba, rock | (Duílio, Lima) | |
G. G. Anderson | 1949- | schlager | (Gerd, Günther) | |
Andy Borg | 1960- | schlager | (Adolf, Andreas) | |
Dennie Christian | 1956- | schlager | (Bernhard) | |
Drafi Deutscher | 1946-2006 | schlager | (Richard, Franz) | |
Kristina Bach | 1962- | schlager | (Kerstin) | |
Lena Valaitis | 1943- | schlager | (Anelė, Luise) | |
Lys Assia | 1924-2018 | schlager | (Rosa, Mina) | |
Marianne Rosenberg | 1955- | schlager | | |
Patrick Lindner | 1960- | schlager | (Friedrich, Günther) | |
Pierre Kartner | 1935-2022 | schlager | (Abraham, Petrus, Antonius, Laurentius) | |
Rex Gildo | 1936-1999 | schlager | (Alexander, Ludwig, Franz) | |
Roy Black | 1943-1991 | schlager | (Gerhard) | |
Semino Rossi | 1962- | schlager | (Omar, Ernesto) | |
Nicole | 1964- | schlager, pop | | |
Jimmy Cliff | 1944- | ska, reggae | (James) | |
Millie Small | 1947-2020 | ska, reggae | (Millicent, Dolly, May) | |
Adele | 1988- | soul | (Laurie, Blue) | |
Al Green | 1946- | soul | (Albert) | |
Alessandra Amoroso | 1986- | soul | | |
Amy Winehouse | 1983-2011 | soul | | |
Aretha Franklin | 1942-2018 | soul | (Louise) | |
Ben E. King | 1938-2015 | soul | (Benjamin, Earl) | |
Betty Everett | 1939-2001 | soul | (Jean) | |
Duffy | 1984- | soul | (Aimée, Anne) | |
Freda Payne | 1942- | soul | (Charcilia) | |
Isaac Hayes | 1942-2008 | soul | | |
Jackie Wilson | 1934-1984 | soul | (Jack) | |
James Brown | 1933-2006 | soul | (Joseph) | |
Joe Tex | 1935-1982 | soul | (Joseph, Yusuf) | |
Marvin Gaye | 1939-1984 | soul | | |
Minnie Riperton | 1947-1979 | soul | (Julia) | |
Otis Redding | 1941-1967 | soul | (Ray) | |
Percy Sledge | 1940-2015 | soul | | |
Ray Charles | 1930-2004 | soul | | |
Sade | 1959- | soul | (Helen, Folasade) | |
Sam Cooke | 1931-1964 | soul | (Samuel) | |
Dusty Springfield | 1939-1999 | soul, pop | (Mary, Isobel, Catherine, Bernadette) | |
Giorgia | 1971- | soul, R&B | | |
Lionel Richie | 1949- | soul, R&B | | |
Natalie Cole | 1950-2015 | soul, R&B | (Maria) | |
Wilson Pickett | 1941-2006 | soul, R&B | | |
Xavier Naidoo | 1971- | soul, R&B | (Kurt) | |
Curtis Mayfield | 1942-1999 | soul, R&B, funk | | |
Glenn Miller | 1904-1944 | swing, big band | (Alton, Glen) | |
Benny Goodman | 1909-1986 | swing, jazz | (Benjamin) | |
Ástor Piazzolla | 1921-1992 | tango | | |
Carlos Gardel | 1890-1935 | tango | | |
Freddy Fender | 1937-2006 | Tejano | (Baldemar) | |
Selena | 1971-1995 | Tejano, rock | | |
Jeroen "WAVE" Tel | 1972- | video game music | (Godfried) | |
Kōji Kondō | 1961- | video game music | | |
Idina Menzel | 1971- | vocal | | |
France Gall | 1947-2018 | yé-yé | (Isabelle, Geneviève, Marie, Anne) | |