Broadway

Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ...

A-E

• Julie Andrews
• Kaye Ballard
• Sarah Brightman
• Betty Buckley
• Fanny Brice
• Nell Carter
• Carol Channing
• Kristen Chenoweth
• Barbara Cook
• Joan Diener
• Christine Ebersole
• Linda Eder

Julie Andrews as Maria, with the Von Trapp children in The Sound Of Music. ... Kaye Ballard, born Catherine Gloria Balotta on November 20, 1926, in Cleveland, Ohio to an Italian immigrant father, is an actress who has appeared on Broadway and on television. ... Sarah Brightman in La Luna: Live in Concert (2001) Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire) is an English soprano and actress. ... Betty Lynn Buckley (born July 3, 1947) in Fort Worth, Texas, is an American theater, film, and television actress. ... Fanny Brice, early Ziegfeld Follies portrait photograph // Biography Fanny Brice (October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951) was a United States comedienne, singer, and entertainer. ... Nell Carter, as Nell Harper on Gimme a Break! Nell Carter (September 13, 1948 – January 23, 2003) was an American singer and actress. ... Carol Channing photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1956 Carol Channing (born on January 31, 1921 in Seattle, Washington) is an American actress whose career was built largely on two roles, Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello Dolly!. She is easily recognized by her distinctive... Kristen Chenoweth. ... Barbara Cook (b. ... Joan Diener (February 24, 1930 - May 13, 2006) was an American actress, dancer, and singer, best known for being the first to play the role of Aldonza in the Broadway musical, Man of la Mancha, in 1965; also known for being the first to play the role of Lalume in... Christine Ebersole (b. ... Linda Eder Linda Eder (born February 3, 1961) is a singer and Broadway star who has released several successful albums and has starred in the Broadway show Jekyll & Hyde. ...

F-M

• Nanette Fabray
• Maria Friedman
• Alice Ghostley
• Ellen Greene
• Heather Headley
• Jennifer Holliday
• Judy Kaye
• Eartha Kitt
• Angela Lansbury
• Gertrude Lawrence
• Ute Lemper
• Lotte Lenya
• Dorothy Loudon
• Patti LuPone
• Mary Martin
• Andrea McArdle
• Audra McDonald
• Idina Menzel
• Ethel Merman
• Stephanie Mills
• Liza Minnelli
• Debra Monk
• Melba Moore

Nanette Fabray (born October 27, 1920 in San Diego, California) is an American actress. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Alice Ghostley (born August 14, 1926 in rural Missouri), is an American actress best known for playing the character of Bernice Clifton on Designing Women, Esmeralda on Bewitched and Aunt Alice on Mayberry R.F.D. after Frances Bavier left the show, and her character Aunt Bee was written out. ... Ellen Greene (b. ... Heather Headley on the cover of her 2002 debut album This Is Who I Am Heather Headley (born October 5, 1974) is a Grammy nominated R&B singer from Trinidad and Tobago. ... Jennifer Holliday (born October 19, 1960 in Riverside Texas) is a R&B and dance music singer and actress who gained fame when she won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Effie White in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls. ... Appeared with the Santa Fe Opera (1985, 1990), the NYC opera (1989), NY Philharmonic (1990), Boston Pops Orchestra (1990) and the London Symphony Orchestra (1990). ... Eartha Kitt, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1952 Eartha Mae Kitt (born January 17, 1927), is an actress, singer, and cabaret star whose mother was African American and Cherokee, and whose father was a White-American. ... Lansbury on the cover of a book based on her character in the TV series, Murder, She Wrote Angela Brigid Lansbury, CBE (born October 16, 1925) is an Oscar-nominated English-American actress. ... Gertrude Lawrence (June 4, 1898 - September 6, 1952) was an actress and musical performer popular in the 1930s-40s, appearing on stage in London and on Broadway, and in several films. ... Ute Lemper (born July 4, 1963) is a German chanteuse and actress. ... Lotte Lenya (October 18, 1898 – November 27, 1981), singer and actor, born Karoline Wilhelmine Blamauer, in Vienna, Austria. ... Dorothy Loudon (September 17, 1933 - November 15, 2003) was a Broadway actress noted for her comedy and belting singing voice, which she used to deliver a wide range of musical comedy and Roaring Twenties songs. ... Patti LuPone in her Tony Award winning role as Eva Peron in the Broadway musical Evita. ... Mary Martin photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1949 Mary Martin (December 1, 1913 – November 3, 1990) born in Weatherford, Texas was an American star of (mainly stage) musicals. ... Andrea McArdle is an American singer and actress. ... Audra McDonald Audra McDonald is an American singer and actress. ... Idina Menzel. ... Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was a star of stage and film musicals, well known for her powerful voice and vocal range. ... Stephanie Mills (born March 22, 1957 in Harlem, New York) is an African American R&B and soul singer and former Broadway star. ... Liza Minnelli. ... Debra Monk (born February 27, 1949) is an actress and author. ... Melba Moore Melba Moore (born Melba Hill October 29, 1945 in New York City) is an African-American R&B singer and actress. ...

P-W

• Elaine Paige
• Bernadette Peters
• Chita Rivera
• Daphne Rubin-Vega
• Lea Salonga
• Barbra Streisand
• Elaine Stritch
• Twiggy
• Gwen Verdon
• Ethel Waters

On the cover of Elaine Paige Tour Programme 2004 Elaine Paige OBE (born Elaine Bickerstaff on March 5, 1948 in Barnet, Hertfordshire) is a world-renowned British singer and actor, primarily in musicals. ... Bernadette Peters Bernadette Peters is the stage name of Bernadette Lazzara (born February 28, 1948 in Ozone Park, Queens, New York City), an actress and singer. ... Chita Rivera (born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero on January 23, 1933 in Washington, D.C.) is a Broadway musical actress and dancer of Puerto Rican heritage, and the first Hispanic woman to receive a Kennedy Center Honors award. ... Daphne Rubin-Vega (also known simply as Daphne) is a dance music singer and actress born November 18, 1969 in Panama City, Panama. ... Lea Salonga-Chien (born on February 22, 1971 in Manila) is Tony Award-winning actress and Filipino Music Award winning singer from the Philippines who achieved international recognition for her portrayal of Kim, the lead role in the musical Miss Saigon and as Eponine in Les Misérables. ... Barbra Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an iconic two-time Academy Award-winning American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, film producer and director. ... Elaine Stritch, (born on February 2, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan) is a tall, lanky Irish-American actress and singer with a brassy, rough voice known for her brash, vocal characters. ... Twiggy back in the late 1960s Twiggy in recent years Twiggy (born Leslie Hornby on September 19, 1949) is a British supermodel, actress, and singer, now usually known by her married name of Twiggy Lawson. ... Gwen Evelyn Verdon (January 13, 1925 in Culver City, California – October 18, 2000 in Woodstock, Vermont) was an acclaimed Tony Award winning American dancer and actress. ... Ethel Waters, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1938 Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an African American blues vocalist who frequently performed jazz, big band, gospel, and popular music, on Broadway and off. ...

Classical and Opera

• Marietta Alboni
• Marian Anderson
• Victoria de los Angeles
• Jo Appleby
• Janet Baker
• Katherine Battle
• Cecilia Bartoli
• Jane Bathori
• Sarah Brightman
• Grace Bumbry
• Montserrat Caballe
• Maria Callas
• Lina Cavalieri
• Charlotte Church
• Mimi Coertse
• Fiorenza Cossotto
• Annette Daniels
• Emmy Destinn
• Melanie Diener
• Deanna Durbin
• Kathleen Ferrier
• Kirsten Flagstad
• Renee Fleming
• Mirella Freni
• Amelita Galli-Curci
• Pauline Garcia-Viardot
• Mary Garden
• Lesley Garrett
• Kathryn Grayson
• Ingeborg Hallstein
• Marilyn Horne
• Lynelle Johnson
• Raina Kabaivanska
• Kiri Te Kanawa
• Lilli Lehmann
• Lotte Lehmann
• Jenny Lind
• Jeanette MacDonald
• Karita Mattila
• Carla Maffioletti
• Nellie Melba
• Anna Moffo
• Carmen Monarcha
• Birgit Nilsson
• Jessye Norman
• Magda Olivero
• Adelina Patti
• Lucia Popp
• Leontyne Price
• Yvonne Printemps
• Leonie Rysanek
• Bidu Sayão
• Elisabeth Schumann
• Ernestine Schumann-Heink
• Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
• Renata Scotto
• Meta Seinemeyer
• Beverly Sills
• Joan Sutherland
• Renata Tebaldi
• Salli Terri
• Eva Turner
• Tsakane Valentine
• Shirley Verrett

see also: Contralto, Soprano, Mezzo soprano

Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... Sydney Opera House: one of the worlds most recognizable opera houses and landmarks Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content or primary entertainment is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through the... Marietta Alboni (March 6, 1823 - June 23, 1894) was a contralto opera singer and pupil of Gioacchino Rossini. ... Marian Anderson, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1940 Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) was an African-American contralto (same range as alto), best remembered for her performance on Easter Sunday, 1939 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. The concert, which commenced with... The Catalan singer Victoria de los Ángeles (November 1, 1923 – January 15, 2005) was a well-known soprano whose career spanned the early 1940s to the mid 1970s. ... Jo & Nick during the 2004 Opera Band Tour The Blackpool, England-born Jo Appleby has a background of artistic studies including ballet. ... Janet Baker as Mary Stuart The British mezzo-soprano Janet Baker (born August 21, 1933) is a well-known opera, concert, and lieder singer. ... Cecilia Bartoli The Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli (born 4 June 1966) is a popular opera singer and recitalist. ... Jane Bathori (June 14, 1877 - January 25, 1970) was a French opera singer. ... Sarah Brightman in La Luna: Live in Concert (2001) Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire) is an English soprano and actress. ... Grace Bumbry The American opera singer Grace Bumbry (born 4 January 1937) was one of the leading mezzo-sopranos of her generation -- although often a controversial singer. ... Catalan soprano Montserrat Caballé The Catalan soprano Montserrat Caballé (born 12 April 1933) is a famous opera singer, renowned for her bel canto technique and her interpretations of the great bel canto roles of Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti. ... Maria Callas on book cover Maria Callas (Greek name: Μαρία Καλογεροπούλου) (December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano and perhaps the best-known opera singer of the post-World War II period. ... Lina Cavalieri (December 25, 1874 - February 7, 1944) was an Italian operatic soprano known for her great beauty. ... Charlotte Church (born Charlotte Maria Reed on February 21, 1986) is a Welsh pop singer who rose to international fame in childhood as a popular classical singer. ... Mimi Coertse (born 12 June 1932), is a South African soprano. ... Fiorenza Cossotto is an Italian mezzo soprano. ... The mezzo-soprano Annette Daniels (born 10 September 1961 - 1 April 2004) was an American opera singer. ... Emmy Destinn, born February 26, 1878, in Prague, Austro-Hungarian empire - died January 28, 1930, in Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia, a renowned opera singer. ... Deanna Durbin (born Edna Mae Durbin on December 4, 1921, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to English immigrant parents) was a popular young singer and actress in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s. ... -1... Kirsten Flagstad The Norwegian opera singer Kirsten MÃ¥lfrid Flagstad (July 12, 1895 – December 7, 1962) was considered one of the greatest Wagnerian (dramatic) sopranos of the 20th century. ... The American soprano Renée Fleming (born 14 February 1959) is a leading opera singer. ... Mirella Freni The Italian soprano Mirella Freni (born 27 February 1935) is a famous opera singer much admired for the youthful quality of her voice and her acting skills. ... Amelita Galli-Curci Amelita Galli-Curci as the title role in Lakmé Amelita Galli-Curci (18 November 1882 – 26 November 1963) was an operatic coloratura soprano, one of the best regarded of the early 20th century. ... Pauline Garcia-Viardot (July 18, 1821 – May 18, 1910) was a 19th century French mezzo-soprano and composer. ... Mary Garden (February 20, 1874 - January 3, 1967) was a popular operatic soprano in the first third of the 20th century. ... Lesley Garrett, CBE (April 10, 1955 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire) is an internationally renowned English soprano singer. ... Kathryn Grayson (born February 9, 1922) is an American actress and singer who was born Zelma Kathryn Elisabeth Hedrick in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Marilyn Horne The American opera singer Marilyn Horne (born January 16, 1934) is a mezzo soprano who is particularly associated with the music of Rossini and Handel. ... Lynelle Johnson singing classic military songs for U.S. service members on April 4, 2005 Lynelle Johnson is an American singer, dancer, and stage actress. ... Raina Kabaivanska Raina Kabaivanska is a Bulgarian opera singer, one of the most renowned sopranos in the second half of the 20th century. ... Kiri Te Kanawa Dame Kiri Te Kanawa ONZ AC DBE (born March 6, 1944), is an internationally famous New Zealand opera singer. ... Lilli Lehmann (1848-1929) was a German operatic soprano. ... Lotte Lehmann The German soprano Lotte Lehmann (February 27, 1888 – August 26, 1976) was an opera singer who was especially associated with German repertory. ... Jenny Lind in La Sonnambula. ... Jeanette MacDonald Jeanette MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was a singer and actress best known for her film duets with Nelson Eddy, in films such as Naughty Marietta (1935) and Rose-Marie (1936). ... Karita Mattila Karita Mattila (born September 5, 1960 in Somero, Finland), is a leading opera soprano. ... Carla Maffioletti (born c. ... Dame Nellie Melba in role of Rosina from the Barber of Seville Dame Nellie Melba GBE, DBE (19 May 1861 - 23 February 1931), born Helen Porter Mitchell, was an Australian opera soprano, the first Australian to achieve international recognition in the form. ... Anna Moffo The American soprano Anna Moffo (born on or around June 27, 1932; died March 9, 2006) was an opera soprano primarily active in the 1960s. ... Carmen Monarcha (born January 5, 1981 in Belém, Pará, Brazil) is an opera singer. ... Birgit Nilsson, Soprano Birgit Nilsson (May 17, 1918 – December 25, 2005) was a Swedish soprano who specialized in operatic and symphonic works. ... Jessye Norman The American soprano Jessye Norman (born 15 September 1945) is one of the most admired contemporary opera singers and recitalists. ... Magda Olivero (b. ... Patti as Marguerite in Faust, 1875. ... Lucia Popp (Lucia Poppova, Lucie Poppovej) (November 12, 1939 - November 16, 1993) was a popular operatic soprano. ... Mary Violet Leontyne Price (b. ... Yvonne Printemps, born July 25, 1895 in Ermont, Île-de-France, France - died January 19, 1977 in Paris, France, was a singer and actress. ... Leonie Rysanek (November 14, 1926 – March 7, 1998) was an Austrian soprano. ... Bidu Sayão (May 11, 1902 - March 13, 1999) was Brazils most famous opera singer and one of the greatest stars of the Metropolitan Opera for fifteen years (1937-1952). ... Elisabeth Schumann (1888 - 1952) was a celebrated German soprano who sang in opera, operetta, oratorio and lieder and left a rich legacy of recordings. ... Ernestine Schumann-Heink (15 June 1861 - 17 November 1936) was a well-known operatic contralto, noted for the great control, tone, beauty, and wide range of her singing. ... Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf DBE (b. ... The Italian opera singer Renata Scotto (born February 24, 1934) is a soprano widely admired for both her musical and dramatic gifts. ... Meta Seinemeyer (1895 - 1929) was a German soprano who sang in opera. ... Beverly Sills The coloratura soprano Beverly Sills (born May 25, 1929) was perhaps the best-known American opera singer in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Joan Sutherland as Norma Dame Joan Sutherland OM, AC, DBE (born November 7, 1926) is an Australian opera singer noted for her contribution to the bel canto revival of the 1950s and 1960s. ... Renata Tebaldi The Italian opera singer Renata Tebaldi (February 1, 1922 – December 19, 2004) was one of the most famous sopranos of the post-war period. ... Salli C. Terri (September 3, 1922, London, Ontario, Canada - May 5, 1996, Long Beach, California) was a singer and songwriter. ... Dame Eva Turner was born in Oldham in 1892; she died in 1990 at the age of 98. ... David, Jo, Nick, Tsakane & Geoff (L to R )during the 2004 Opera Band Tour Tsakane Valentine has been described as one of South Africas most cherished exports, with her beautiful personality, happy exterior and all around amazing talent, she never fails to impress. ... Shirley Verrett as Eboli in Don Carlo The American opera singer Shirley Verrett (born May 31 circa 1931) is a mezzo-soprano who has enjoyed great fame since the late 1960s, much admired for her radiant voice and great versatility. ... In music, an alto is a singer with a vocal range somewhere between a tenor and a soprano. ... Look up Soprano in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A mezzo-soprano (meaning half soprano in Italian) is a female singer with a range usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above (i. ...

Country

• Lynn Anderson
• Jessica Andrews
• Suzy Boggus
• Laura Cantrell
• Carlene Carter
• Deana Carter
• June Carter Cash
• Rosanne Cash
• Mary Chapin Carpenter
• Patsy Cline
• Jessi Colter
• Skeeter Davis
• Sara Evans
• Crystal Gayle
• Bobbie Gentry
• Nanci Griffith
• Emmylou Harris
• Faith Hill
• Wanda Jackson
• Norma Jean
• Naomi Judd
• Wynonna Judd
• Alison Krauss
• k.d. lang
• Brenda Lee
• Patty Loveless
• Loretta Lynn
• Rose Maddox
• Natalie Maines (The Dixie Chicks)
• Barbara Mandrell
• Kathy Mattea
• Martina McBride
• Reba McEntire
• Maria McKee (Lone Justice)
• Tift Merritt
• Jo Dee Messina
• Patsy Montana
• Lorrie Morgan
• Anne Murray
• Olivia Newton-John
• Jamie O'Neal
• Marie Osmond
• Patti Page
• Dolly Parton
• Minnie Pearl
• Bonnie Raitt
• Jeannie C. Riley
• LeAnn Rimes
• Connie Smith
• Sammi Smith
• Billie Jo Spears
• Lucille Starr
• Pam Tillis
• Tanya Tucker
• Shania Twain
• Carrie Underwood
• Kitty Wells
• Dottie West
• Lucinda Williams
• Gretchen Wilson
• Lee Ann Womack
• Tammy Wynette
• Trisha Yearwood

country music, see Country music (disambiguation) In popular music, country music, also called country and western music or country-western, is an amalgam of popular musical forms developed in the Southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, Celtic music, blues, gospel music, and old-time music that began... Lynn Anderson on the cover of her album The Bluegrass Sessions Lynn Anderson (born September 26, 1947 in Grand Forks, North Dakota) is an American country musician. ... Cover of Andrews Now CD Jessica Danielle Andrews (born December 29, 1983) is an American country music star. ... Suzy Bogguss (born December 30, 1956) is a country music singer. ... Laura Cantrell Laura Cantrell is a country singer and DJ from Nashville, Tennessee. ... Inside front cover photo from the insert to I Fell in Love. ... Deana Kay Carter (born January 4, 1966 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA) is an American singer-songwriter who records country music. ... June Carter Cash (June 23, 1929 – May 15, 2003) was a singer, songwriter, actress, a member of the first family of country music, the Carter Family, and the wife of legendary singer Johnny Cash. ... Rosanne Cash (born May 24, 1955) is an American singer and songwriter. ... Mary Chapin Carpenter poses with Lt. ... Patsy Cline Patsy Cline (September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American country music singer. ... Jessi Colter was born Mirriam Johnson on May 25, 1943. ... Skeeter Davis Skeeter Davis Skeeter Davis Mary Frances Skeeter Davis (December 30, 1931 – September 19, 2004) was an American country music singer and a member of the Grand Ole Opry radio show for more than 40 years. ... Sara Lynn Evans, born February 5, 1971, in Boonville, Missouri, is a country music singer. ... Crystal Gayle on the cover of her concert DVD Crystal Gayle in Concert, showing her trademark long hair Crystal Gayle (born January 9, 1951) is an American country music singer. ... Bobbie Gentry (born July 27, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter. ... Depiction of Nanci Griffith on the cover of her album Flyer Nanci Caroline Griffith, born July 6, 1953, is a singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas. ... Emmylou Harris on the cover of her collection Profile Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is a country music singer-songwriter and musician from Birmingham, Alabama, USA. // Early years Harris graduated from high school as class valedictorian and won a drama scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. ... Audrey Faith Perry, later known as Faith Hill (born September 21, 1967 in Jackson, Mississippi), is a successful American country singer, known for her commercial success as well as her much-publicized marriage to country singer Tim McGraw. ... Wanda Jackson (born Wanda Jean Jackson, on October 20, 1937, in Maud, Oklahoma) was the first female rock and roll singer in the United States, releasing her debut record in 1956. ... Norma Jean Beasler (Pretty Miss Norma Jean), born January 30, 1938 in Wellston, Oklahoma, recorded and sang professionally simply as Norma Jean. She had her own radio show in Oklahoma as a teenager and first attracted national attention on Red Foleys Ozark Jubilee television series in 1958. ... Naomi Judd (born Diana Ellen Judd on January 11, 1946 in Ashland, Kentucky) is an American country music singer. ... Wynonna Judd shakes hands with Marine Cpl. ... Alison Krauss on the cover of her album Forget About It Alison Krauss (born on July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass singer and fiddle-player. ... k. ... Brenda Lee on the cover of her collection, part of The Millennium Collection Brenda Lee, real name Brenda Mae Tarpley (born December 11, 1942 in Lithonia, Georgia) was an American teen idol and is currently a touring country singer. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn (born April 14, 1935) is an American country singer who was the leading country female vocalist during much of the 1960s and 1970s. ... Rose Maddox (August 15, 1926 in Boaz, Alabama - April 16, 1998 in Ashland, Oregon) was an American country singer. ... Natalie Louise Maines (born October 14, 1974) is an American country music singer and songwriter, born in Lubbock, Texas and currently living in Dallas. ... The Dixie Chicks: Martie, Natalie and Emily The Dixie Chicks is a country music group, formed in 1989 in Dallas, Texas. ... Barbara Ann Mandrell (born December 25, 1948 in Houston, Texas) is an American country music singer. ... Kathy Mattea (b. ... Martina McBride at the 2003 American Music Awards. ... Reba Nell McEntire (born on March 28, 1955) is a Grammy Award-winning singer and one of the best-selling country music performers of all time, known for her pop-tinged ballads that include 22 #1 hits. ... Cover of self-titled debut album. ... Guitarist Ryan Hedgecock and singer Maria McKee, half-sister of Loves Bryan MacLean, formed Lone Justice in 1982. ... Tift Merritt (born January 8,1975)is an American singer/songwriter/guitar player whose style could be described as part alt-country and part blue-eyed soul. ... Jo-Dee Marie Messina (born August 25, 1970 in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA) is a country music singer. ... Rubye Blevins aka Patsy Montana (30 October 1908–3 May 1996) was an American country music singer-songwriter and the first female country music performer to sell one million records. ... Lorrie Morgan (born Loretta Lynn Morgan on June 27, 1959 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a country music singer. ... Anne Murray on the cover of her Christmas album What a Wonderful Christmas Anne Murray, CC , ONS , LL.D (born Morna Anne Murray June 20, 1945), is a Canadian singer born in Springhill, Nova Scotia, known for her rich alto voice and her taste in choosing songs that appeal to... Olivia Newton-John, 1988 Olivia Newton-John, OBE (born September 26, 1948, Cambridge) is a British-born Australian singer and actress. ... Jamie ONeal is an contemporary country singer and songwriter. ... Olive Marie Osmond (born October 13, 1959 in Ogden, Utah) is an American entertainer and a member of the show business family, The Osmonds. ... Patti Page on the cover of a collection, part of The Millennium Collection Patti Page (born Clara Ann Fowler on November 8, 1927) is one of the best-known female singers in traditional pop music. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. ... Minnie Pearl was the stage name of Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon (October 25, 1912 - March 4, 1996). ... Bonnie Raitt on the cover of her album Silver Lining Arbonna Bonnie Raitt, (born November 8, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was born in Burbank, California, the daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt. ... Jeannie C. Riley (born Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson on October 19, 1945 in Anson, Texas) to Oscar and Nora Stephenson is an American country and gospel music singer. ... LeAnn Rimes performing Margaret LeAnn Rimes (born August 28, 1982 in Jackson, Mississippi) is a popular American country music singer. ... Connie Smith (August 14, 1941—), born Constance Meador in Elkhart, Indiana, USA, is a country singer. ... Jewel Sammi Smith (1944 — February 21, 2005) was a country music singer, best known for her ballad, Help Me Make It Through The Night, which reached #1 on the US charts in 1971. ... Born Billie Jean Spears January 14, 1937 in Beaumont, Texas, Billie Jo Spears moved to Nashville in 1964 and earned a Capitol Records contract in 1968. ... Lucille Starr, born May 13, 1938, is a Franco-Manitoban singer, songwriter, and yodeler best known for her 1964 hit single, The French Song. ... Pam Tillis (born July 24, 1957 in Plant City, Florida) is an American country music singer and actress. ... Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer. ... Shania Twain, OC (born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter who has been very successful in the country and pop music genres, setting several sales records for female artists and for country artists. ... Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American country music singer who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol and has since become a successful recording artist. ... Kitty Wells Kitty Wells (born Muriel Deason on August 30, 1919) is an American country musician from Nashville, Tennessee, known from about 1955 as the Queen of Country Music. ... Dottie West, born Dorothy Marie Marsh (October 11, 1932 in McMinnville, Tennessee–September 4, 1991 in Nashville, Tennessee) was a United States country music singer. ... Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams (born January 26, 1953) is an American rock, folk, and country music singer and songwriter. ... Gretchen Wilson on the cover of Here for the Party Gretchen Renée Wilson (born June 26, 1973 in Pocahontas, Illinois, ca. ... Lee Ann Womack performs for troops and their families at the Coalition to Salute Americas Heroes Gala, Gratitude Tribute to Veterans Lee Ann Womack (born August 19, 1966 in Jacksonville, Texas) is a country music artist who may best be known for her 2000 crossover hit, I Hope You... Tammy Wynette on the cover of her tribute album Tammy Wynette Remembered Tammy Wynette (May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country singer and songwriter. ... Trisha Yearwood Trisha Yearwood (born September 19, 1964) is a country music singer. ...

Disco and House

• Amber
• Anastacia
• Becky Baeling
• Claudja Barry
• Taka Boom
• Victoria Beckham (The Spice Girls)
• Sophie Boscallini
• Alicia Bridges
• Pattie Brooks
• Melanie Brown (The Spice Girls)
• Jocelyn Brown
• Miquel Brown
• Emma Bunton (The Spice Girls)
• Irene Cara
• Cascada
• Judy Cheeks
• Melanie Chisholm (The Spice Girls)
• Cher
• Linda Clifford
• Deborah Cox
• E.G. Daily
• Dalida
• Taylor Dayne
• Cathy Dennis
• Teri DeSario
• Carol Douglas
• Kim English
• Sophie Ellis-Bextor
• Agnetha Fältskog (ABBA)
• Gloria Gaynor
• Gwen Guthrie
• Geri Halliwell (The Spice Girls)
• Nona Hendryx
• Jennifer Holliday
• Loleatta Holloway
• Thelma Houston
• Geraldine Hunt
• LaToya Jackson
• Grace Jones
• Roberta Kelly
• Evelyn 'Champagne' King
• Amanda Lear
• Lisa Lisa (Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam)
• Anni-Frid Lyngstad (ABBA)
• Cheryl Lynn
• Madonna
• Kelly Marie
• Dannii Minogue
• Kylie Minogue
• Scherrie Payne
• Pebbles
• CeCe Peniston
• Judith Pronk (Alice DeeJay)
• Robin S.
• Pointer Sisters
• Sharon Redd
• Reina
• Vicki Sue Robinson
• Rockell
• Shannon
• Kathy Sledge (Sister Sledge)
• Tracie Spencer
• Lisa Stansfield
• Brenda K. Starr
• Amii Stewart
• Donna Summer
• Evelyn Thomas
• Andrea True
• Crystal Waters
• Anita Ward
• Martha Wash (The Weather Girls)
• Jody Watley
• Karyn White
• Kim Wilde
• Carol Williams
• Karen Young

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Deborah Cox, as pictured on her self titled debut album from 1995 Deborah Cox (born July 13, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian R&B/pop singer, whose 1998 song Nobodys Supposed to be Here was the longest-running number one single in the history of Billboard magazine... Elizabeth Guttman (born September 11, 1962), better known by her stage names of Elizabeth Daily and E.G. Daily, is an American voice actress, actress, and singer. ... Dalida as shown on a French stamp issued in 2001 Dalida (January 17, 1933 - May 3, 1987) was an Egyptian-born singer, of Italian origin, making her career in France. ... Taylor Dayne (real name Leslie Wunderman), (born on March 7, 1962 in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York to a Jewish family), is a hugely successful pop vocalist and dance artist, who came to prominence in the late 1980s and remained at the top of the charts through the 1990... Cover of Dennis 1991 album Move to This Cathy Dennis (born March 25, 1969 in Norwich, England) is a singer, songwriter and record producer. ... Teri DeSario is a singer/songwriter from Miami, Florida. ... Carol Douglas (b. ... Kim English is an African American electronica and house music singer born in Chicago, Illinois. ... Sophie Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979 in Middlesex, England) is a Multi-Platinum-selling English pop singer. ... Agnetha Fältskog Agnetha Åse Fältskog (born April 5, 1950 in Jönköping, Sweden) is best known as one of the four members of the pop group ABBA, along with Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ... ABBA (1972–1982) was a Swedish pop music group. ... Gloria Gaynor Gloria Gaynor (real name Gloria Fowles, born September 7, 1949 in Newark, New Jersey) is a singer best-known for the disco hits I Will Survive (Hot 100 #1, 1979) and Never Can Say Goodbye (Hot 100 #9, 1974). ... Gwen Guthrie (July 14 (some sources say July 9) 1950 - February 3, 1999) was an American singer and songwriter, who also sang backing vocals for Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, and Madonna among others, and wrote songs for Ben E. King and Roberta Flack. ... Geraldine Estelle Halliwell (born August 6, 1972) is a British pop music singer and songwriter. ... The Spice Girls were a British vocal girl band. ... Nona Hendryx (born October 9, 1944) is a vocalist known for her work as a solo artist as well as one-third of the trio LaBelle. ... Jennifer Holliday (born October 19, 1960 in Riverside Texas) is a R&B and dance music singer and actress who gained fame when she won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Effie White in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls. ... Loleatta Holloway (born November 5, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American singer known for classic disco songs such as Dreamin and Love Sensation (the latter which has been sampled greatly). ... Thelma Houston Thelma Houston (born May 7, 1946) is a African-American R&B singer. ... Geraldine Hunt was born on February 10, 1945 in St. ... La Toya Jackson La Toya Yvonne Jackson (born May 29, 1956 in Gary, Indiana) is an American singer and the middle child of the Jackson family. ... Grace Jones (born Grace Mendoza on May 19, 1948, in Spanish Town, Kingston, Jamaica) is a model, singer and actress. ... Roberta Kelly is an african american singer who scored three hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1976-1978. ... Evelyn King (also known as Evelyn Champagne King) was born on June 29, 1960, in the Bronx, New York, and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Amanda Lear on Roxy Music: For Your Pleasure cover Amanda Lear (born November 18, 1946 in Hong Kong, of a French father and Chinese mother) is a singer and was a disco queen in the 1970s. ... Lisa Lisa (born Lisa Velez on January 15, 1967) and her band Cult Jam were one of the original Freestyle groups of the 1980s. ... Lisa Lisa (born Lisa Velez on January 15, 1967) and her band Cult Jam were one of the original Freestyle groups of the 1980s. ... Frida in 1996 Anni-Frid Synni Frida, Princess Reuss better known as Anni-Frid Frida Lyngstad (born November 15, 1945) is best known as one of the four members of the Swedish pop group ABBA. She is of German and Norwegian origin. ... ABBA (1972–1982) was a Swedish pop music group. ... Cheryl Lynn (born March 11, 1957) was an African-American disco, R&B and soul singer who scored fame in the late-1970s and throughout the 1980s. ... Madonna Ciccone Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958 in Bay City, Michigan), simply known by the stage name Madonna, also occasionally referred to as Madonna Ciccone Ritchie, is an American singer frequently referred to as the Queen of Pop music. ... Disco-singer. ... Danielle Jane Minogue (born October 20, 1971), known as Dannii Minogue or simply Dannii, is an Australian singer/songwriter, actress and an occasional model and fashion designer. ... Kylie Ann Minogue (born May 28, 1968) is an Australian singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... Scherrie Payne (born November 4, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan} is an African-American singer. ... Perri Reid (formerly known as Pebbles, born Perri Alette McKissack on November 6, 1966 ) is a multiethnic R&B singer. ... CeCe Peniston (born September 6, 1969 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American singer. ... Judith Pronk(Born December 8, 1973 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands) is a female singer/DJ who is currently a much in-demand makeup artist. ... Alice DeeJay is a Dutch trance music act, fronted by Judith Pronk (born December 8, 1973), a dance music DJ from The Netherlands. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Pointer Sisters were an American vocal group and recording act from Oakland, California that achieved great success during the 1970s and 1980s. ... Sharon Redd (October 19, 1945 - May 1, 1992) was a disco singer from New York. ... Reina was born in Hong Kong. ... Vicki Sue Robinson (May 31, 1954 - April 27, 2000) was a US singer, most closely associated with the disco era of late 1970s pop music. ... Rockell (born Rachel Alexandra Mercaldo on March 4th, 1977) is a freestyle music artist who was born on Long Island. ... Shannon (born May 12, 1958 as Brenda Shannon Greene in Washington D.C.), is well known for her 1983 smash dance/freestyle record, Let The Music Play. The record redefined the electro funk sound that Arthur Baker and John Rocca (who produced I.O.U by Freeez and One More... Kathy Sledge (b. ... Sister Sledge is an American musical group formed in 1972 and consisting of four singers, all of whom are sisters: Kim, Debbie, Joni, and Kathy Sledge. ... Tracie Spencer on the cover of her 1988 debut album. ... Lisa Stansfield on the cover of her 2003 album Biography Lisa Jane Stansfield (born on April 11, 1966) is a British soul singer from Rochdale, Lancashire, England, the former frontwoman for Blue Zone. ... Brenda K. Starr (born Brenda Kaplan on October 15, 1966 in New York City) is a singer originally in dance/pop music, but now mostly in salsa-based music. ... Amy Nicole Stewart (born January 29, 1956 in Washington D.C.) is an American singer. ... Donna Summer on the cover of her 1993 collection The Donna Summer Anthology Donna Summer (born LaDonna Andre Gaines on December 31, 1948) is an American pop music singer best known for a string of disco music hits in the 1970s that earned her the title Queen of Disco. // Career... Evelyn Thomas (b. ... Andrea True Andrea True, (born July 26, 1943 in Nashville, Tennessee), is a former porn film star who was also a disco era singer. ... Crystal Waters (born 1964) is a dance singer who enjoyed two major hits in the early nineties: Gypsy Woman (1991) and 100 % Pure Love (1994). ... Anita Ward Anita Ward (born December 20, 1957 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American singer. ... Martha Wash is a dance music singer. ... The Weather Girls were a United States girl group (singers Martha Wash and Izora Armstead) who scored a massive disco hit with 1983 classic Its Raining Men. ... Jody Watley (born Chicago, Illinois on January 30, 1959) is an American pop singer, songwriter, producer. ... Karyn White (born October 14, 1965) is a Grammy Award-nominated R&B singer who was popular during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Kim Wilde Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith on November 18, 1960) is a British pop singer, gardener, and pop cultural figure. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Karen Young (March 23, 1951-January 26, 1991) was a disco singer best known for her hit Hot Shot. Young was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

Folk

• Joan Baez
• Mari Boine
• Tracy Chapman
• Judy Collins
• Cass Elliot (The Mamas and the Papas)
• Ani DiFranco
• Jewel
• Christine Lavin
• Joni Mitchell
• Joëlle
• Anna McGarrigle
• Kate McGarrigle
• Odetta
• Violeta Parra
• Mary Travers
• Phranc
• Maddy Prior
• Beth Orton
• The Roches
• Emily Saliers
• Bree Sharp
• Michelle Shocked
• Gillian Welch
• Alison Krauss
• Sandy Denny
• Connie Kaldor

Folk Music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the common people. ... Joan Baezs 1975 bestseller Diamonds & Rust. ... Mari Boine. ... Tracy Chapman on the cover of her self-titled album Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for legendary singles Fast Car, Talkin Bout a Revolution, and Baby can I hold you She is a multi platinum and multi grammy award winning artist Born... Judy Collins Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939 in Seattle, Washington) is an American folk and standards singer. ... Mama Cass Elliot (September 19, 1941 – July 29, 1974), born Ellen Naomi Cohen, was a noted American singer who performed with The Mamas & the Papas. ... The Mamas & the Papas were a leading vocal group of the 1960s, and one of the few American groups to maintain widespread success during the British Invasion, along with The Beach Boys. ... Ani DiFranco (IPA: ɑ-ni) (born Angela Marie Difranco on September 23, 1970) is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter. ... Jewel Kilcher (born May 23, 1974 in Payson, Utah) is a singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and author, better known by her first name, Jewel. ... Christine Lavin is a New York City based singer, songwriter, and promoter of contemporary folk music. ... Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943, in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada), is a musician and painter. ... Joëlle Mogensen (February 3, 1953 – May 15, 1982) was a popular singer of French songs. ... Anna McGarrigle (born 1944 in Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts, Quebec) is a Canadian folk music singer/songwriter who writes and performs as a duo with her sister Kate McGarrigle. ... Kate McGarrigle (born on February 6, 1946 in Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, who writes and performs as a duo with her sister Anna McGarrigle. ... Odetta (b. ... Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval (October 14, 1917 - February 5, 1967) was a notable Chilean folklorist and visual artist. ... The trio Peter, Paul and Mary (often PP&M) is an American musical group that was one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the 1960s. ... Phranc Phranc (born Susan Gottlieb in 1958) is an influential singer-songwriter from California whose career has spanned several decades. ... Maddy Prior is a British folk singer. ... Beth Orton performs live in Seattle, Washington, 2002. ... The Roches are a female vocal group made up of three songwriting sisters, Maggie, Terre, and Suzzy Roche, from New York. ... Emily Saliers, born on July 22, 1963 in New Haven, Connecticut, is a singer-songwriter and member of the Indigo Girls. ... A recent photo of Bree Sharp Bree Sharp is a Philadelphia-born singer and songwriter influenced by folk, rock, and pop. ... Michelle Shocked is a singer-songwriter whose music and performances seem influenced by her Texas roots, her political activism, and a self-assured style that her first major-label producer likened to troubadors such as Joni Mitchell, Spider John Koerner, and Dave Van Ronk. ... Gillian Welch Gillian Welch is a singer/songwriter whose musical style combines elements of bluegrass, neotraditional country, Americana, old time string band music and folk into a rustic style that she dubs American Primitive. Her music is often described as haunting or soothing. ... Alison Krauss on the cover of her album Forget About It Alison Krauss (born on July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass singer and fiddle-player. ... Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny (January 6, 1947 – April 21, 1978) was a British singer and songwriter, born in Wimbledon, London, England. ... Connie Kaldor (born in Regina, Saskatchewan in May, 1953) is a Canadian contemporary folk singer/songwriter. ...

Gospel and Contemporary Christian

• Oleta Adams
• Yolanda Adams
• Carolyn Arends
• Lisa Bevill
• Debby Boone
• Anita Bryant
• Kim Burrell
• Shirley Caesar
• The Clark Sisters
• Aretha Franklin
• Amy Grant
• Larnelle Harris
• Tramaine Hawkins
• Kim Hill
• Jennifer Holliday
• Cissy Houston
• Mahalia Jackson
• Etta James
• Sandra Jean
• Cheri Keaggy
• Jennifer Knapp
• Rachael Lampa
• Sarah Masen
• Melba Moore
• Nicole C. Mullen
• Nichole Nordeman
• Dorothy Norwood
• Odetta
• Stacie Orrico
• LaShun Pace
• Mary Mary
• Rebecca St. James
• Mavis Staples (Staples Singers)
• Candi Staton
• Marsha Stevens
• Jaci Velasquez
• Albertina Walker
• Clara Ward
• Dinah Washington
• Deniece Williams
• Michelle Williams
• CeCe Winans

Gospel music may refer either to the religious music that first came out of African-American churches in the 1930s or, more loosely, to both black gospel music and to the religious music composed and sung by white southern Christian artists. ... Love Song Contemporary Christian music (CCM), or Christian pop music, is a sub-genre of Christian music. ... Oleta Adams (born May 4, 1954 in Seattle, Washington) is an American soul singer. ... Yolanda Yvette Adams (born August 27, 1962 in Houston, Texas) is an African-American singer, one of the most popular gospel music artists of the contemporary period. ... Carolyn Arends Carolyn Arends is a Christian rock musician, songwriter, and author from Canada. ... Biography Lisa Bevill is a Contemporary Christian artist best known for Christian radio hits such as No Condemnation. ... Debby Boone on the cover of her 2001 collection You Light Up My Life: Greatest Inspirational Songs Debby Boone (b. ... Anita Bryant (born March 25, 1940, in Barnsdall, Oklahoma) is an American singer who made a series of television commercials for Florida orange juice. ... Shirley Caesar (b. ... The Clark Sisters are a group of legendary gospel vocalists based out of Detroit, consisting of Jacky, Denise, Twinkie, Dorinda, and Karen. ... Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an iconic American gospel, soul and R&B singer born in Memphis, Tennessee, but raised in Detroit, Michigan. ... Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American singer-songwriter whose music has strong Christian themes. ... Larnelle Harris is a Gospel singer, songwiter and recording artist. ... Kim Hill is a Christian singer, songwriter and chastity advocate. ... Jennifer Holliday (born October 19, 1960 in Riverside Texas) is a R&B and dance music singer and actress who gained fame when she won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Effie White in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls. ... Cissy Houston (born Emily Drinkard on January 1, 1933) is a gospel and soul singer. ... Mahalia Jackson Mahalia Jackson (October 26, 1911–January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer, widely regarded as the best in the history of the genre. ... Etta James on the cover of one of her albums Etta James (b. ... Cheri Keaggy is a gospel singer and songwriter, with a musical style of Contemporary Christian music. ... Cover of Jennifer Knapps 3rd album, The Way I Am Jennifer Knapp (born 1974) is a Christian Folk-Rock musician. ... Rachael Maureen Lampa is a female American singer, born January 8, 1985 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ... Singer/songwriter Sarah Masen is originally from the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan but has for several years lived in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband, author David Dark. ... Melba Moore Melba Moore (born Melba Hill October 29, 1945 in New York City) is an African-American R&B singer and actress. ... Nicole C. Mullen Nicole C. Mullen is an award-winning singer/songwriter/choreographer born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Nichole Nordeman is a Christian pop artist. ... Odetta (b. ... Stacie Joy Orrico (born March 3, 1986 in Seattle, Washington) is a female American singer of Italian descent. ... Mary Mary is a gospel duo of sisters Erica and Tina Atkins. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Mavis Staples (born Jan 1, 1940) is an American rhythm and blues singer. ... The Staple Singers were a United States gospel, soul, and R&B singing group. ... Candi Staton (born Canzetta Maria Staton on March 13, 1940, in Hanceville, Alabama) is an American gospel singer. ... Marsha Stevens is a Christian musician and songwriter and out lesbian. ... Jaci Velasquez (born Jacquelyn Davette Velasquez on October 15, 1979) is an American Contemporary Christian and pop singer. ... Clara Ward (August 24, 1924 - January 16, 1973) was a gospel artist who achieved great success, both artistic and commercial, in the 1940s and 1950s as leader of The Famous Ward Singers. ... Dinah Washington Dinah Washington (August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) an American blues, jazz, and gospel singer. ... Deniece Williams Deniece Williams (born June Deniece Chandler on June 3, 1950 in Gary, Indiana) is an American singer and songwriter who achieved success in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Tenitra Michelle Williams (born July 23, 1980 in Rockford, Illinois) is one-third of the R&B supergroup Destinys Child. ... CeCe Winans, (born Priscilla Winans on October 8, 1964), is an American gospel singer. ...

Jazz

• Vivian Green
• Jill Scott
• Patti Austin
• Mildred Bailey
• Anita Baker
• Dee Dee Bridgewater
• Ruth Brown
• Blu Cantrell
• Betty Carter
• Eva Cassidy
• Rosemary Clooney
• Blossom Dearie
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Billie Holiday
• Stevie Holland
• Shirley Horn
• Lena Horne
• Ilse Huizinga
• Phyllis Hyman
• Norah Jones
• Sonya Kitchell
• Diana Krall
• Eartha Kitt
• Peggy Lee
• Abbey Lincoln
• Susannah McCorkle
• Carmen McRae
• Lizzy Miles
• Anita O'Day
• Renee Olstead
• Madeline Peyroux
• Annie Ross
• Sade
• Nina Simone
• Keely Smith
• Sarah Vaughan
• Ethel Waters
• Lee Wiley
• Dinah Washington
• Cassandra Wilson
• Karen Young

Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... Vivian Green on the cover of her 2005 sexond album Vivian Vivian Green (born 1979) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and pianist. ... Jill Scott Jill Scott (born April 4, 1972) is a jazz and rhythm and blues and neo-soul singer. ... Patti Austin is an R&B and jazz music singer born August 10, 1948 in Harlem New York. ... Mildred Bailey (February 27, 1907 – December 12, 1951) was a popular American singer during the 1930s. ... Anita Baker (born January 26, 1958, in Toledo, Ohio) is an African American soul and adult contemporary Rhythm and blues singer. ... Dee Dee Bridgewater (b. ... Ruth Brown (b. ... Blu Cantrell (born Tiffany Cobb on October 1, 1976 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American R&B singer. ... Betty Carter Betty Carter (May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was a prominent American jazz singer, who was renowned for her improvisational techniques. ... Eva Cassidy Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2, 1963 in Oxon Hill, Maryland – November 2, 1996 in Bowie, Maryland) was an American vocalist described by the British newspaper The Guardian as one of the greatest voices of her generation. Although possessing a soulful voice, an extraordinary range, and a diverse repertoire... Rosemary Clooney on the cover of her 2000 collection 16 Biggest Hits Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American popular singer and actress. ... Blossom Dearie (born on April 28, 1926 in East Durham, New York) is an American jazz singer. ... Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella (the First Lady of Song), was an American singer, considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century, alongside Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan. ... Billie Holiday photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1949 For the Canadian broadcaster, see Billie Holiday (broadcaster). ... Shirley Horn (May 1, 1934 – October 20, 2005) was an American jazz singer and pianist. ... Lena Horne photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1941 Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American popular singer. ... Ilse Huizinga (October 15, 1966) is a Dutch singer, considered one of the most distinguished of a new generation of jazz singers. ... Phyllis Hyman (6 July 1949 - 30 July 1995) was a soul artist. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Sonya Kitchell (born in 1989 in Massachusetts, USA) is an American singer-songwriter. ... Krall, as pictured on the cover of her album The Look of Love Dr Diana Jean Krall, OC, DFA (born November 16, 1964) is a popular Jazz pianist and singer. ... Eartha Kitt, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1952 Eartha Mae Kitt (born January 17, 1927), is an actress, singer, and cabaret star whose mother was African American and Cherokee, and whose father was a White-American. ... Peggy Lee (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002) was an Americanj popular music and jazz singer. ... Abbey Lincoln (born Anna Marie Wooldridge on August 6, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois) is a jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress, who is widely respected for her writing skills. ... Susannah McCorkle Susannah McCorkle (1 January 1946 – 19 May 2001) was an American jazz singer much admired for her direct, unadorned singing style and quiet intensity. ... Carmen McRae (April 8, 1920-November 10, 1994) was an American jazz vocalist. ... Lizzie Miles was the stage name taken by Elizabeth Mary Landreaux (1895 - 1963), an African American singer. ... Anita ODay Anita ODay (born October 18, 1919) is an American jazz singer. ... Rebecca Renee Olstead (born June 18, 1989) is an American actress and singer. ... Madeleine Peyroux is a jazz singer who was born in 1974 in Athens, Georgia, and raised in New York City and Paris. ... Annie Ross (born 25 July 1930) is a jazz singer. ... Sade on the cover of her 1994 collection Best of Sade Sade Adu (pronounced Shah-day) is an English and Nigerian singer and songwriter born on January 16 1959 in Ibadan, Nigeria as Helen Folasade- Adu is a jazz, pop, urban and adult contemporary vocalist, noted for her soulful, smoky... Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known as Dr. Nina Simone (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. ... Keely Smith (born March 9, 1928) is an American jazz and popular music singer who enjoyed great popularity in the 1950s and 1960s through her collaborations with Louis Prima and Frank Sinatra, for which she was much admired for her exquisite singing style and her great beauty. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ethel Waters, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1938 Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an African American blues vocalist who frequently performed jazz, big band, gospel, and popular music, on Broadway and off. ... Lee Wiley Lee Wiley (9 October 1915 - 11 December 1975) was an American jazz singer popular in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. ... Dinah Washington Dinah Washington (August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) an American blues, jazz, and gospel singer. ... Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American jazz singer and songwriter from Jackson, Mississippi. ... Karen Young (born 19 June 1951) is a Canadian singer and jazz musician. ...

Bluegrass

• Alison Krauss
• Rhonda Vincent

Bluegrass music is considered a form of American roots music with its own roots in the English, Irish and Scottish traditional music of immigrants from the British Isles (particularly the Scots-Irish immigrants of Appalachia), as well as the music of rural African-Americans, jazz, and blues. ... Alison Krauss on the cover of her album Forget About It Alison Krauss (born on July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass singer and fiddle-player. ... Rhonda Vincent on the cover of her album Ragin Live Rhonda Vincent is a bluegrass singer and an accomplished mandolin, guitar and fiddle player. ...

Blues

• Lucille Bogan
• Ruth Brown
• Lucille Hegamin
• Billie Holiday
• Janis Joplin
• Odetta
• Ma Rainey
• Bessie Smith
• Clara Smith
• Mamie Smith
• Victoria Spivey
• Susan Tedeschi
• Sippie Wallace
• Ethel Waters
• Geeshie Wiley

see also: Contralto, Soprano, Mezzo soprano

The blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on a pentatonic scale and a characteristic twelve-bar chord progression. ... Lucille Bogan (April 1, 1897 - August 10, 1948) was an early Blues singer (among the first to be recorded) who used the pseudonym Bessie Jackson. ... Ruth Brown (b. ... Lucille Nelson Hegemin (November 29, 1894 - 1 March 1970) was a United States singer and entertainer, and a pioneering African American blues recording artist. ... Billie Holiday photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1949 For the Canadian broadcaster, see Billie Holiday (broadcaster). ... Janis Joplin on the cover of her posthumously released live album In Concert Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American blues-influenced rock singer and occasional songwriter with a distinctive voice. ... Odetta (b. ... Gertrude Pridgett Rainey, better known as Ma Rainey (April 26, 1886 - December 22, 1939) was a blues singer, the earliest known professional blues singer3, and one of the first generation of blues singers to record. ... Bessie Smith photographed by Carl Van Vechten Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) is largely regarded as the most popular and successful blues singer of 1920s and 1930s, and she has had an enormous influence on singers throughout the history of American popular music, including Mahalia Jackson, Janis... Drawing of Clara Smith from the cover of her album the essential Clara Smith (c. ... Mamie Smith on the sleeve of volume 1 of the Complete Recorded Works reissue collection Mamie Smith (May 26, 1883 - September 16, 1946) was a vaudeville singer, dancer, pianist and actress, and appeared in several motion pictures late in her career. ... Victoria Spivey (died 1976) was an American female blues singer. ... Susan Tedeschi American blues artist. ... Sippie Wallace, born as Beulah Thomas (1 November 1898 - 1 November 1986) was a United States blues singer, songwriter, and pianist. ... Ethel Waters, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1938 Ethel Waters (October 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977) was an African American blues vocalist who frequently performed jazz, big band, gospel, and popular music, on Broadway and off. ... Geeshie Wiley (sometimes rendered as Geechie Wiley) was an obscure female United States blues singer and guitar player. ... In music, an alto is a singer with a vocal range somewhere between a tenor and a soprano. ... Look up Soprano in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A mezzo-soprano (meaning half soprano in Italian) is a female singer with a range usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above (i. ...

Melodic and Cabaret

• Petra Haden
• Julie Andrews
• Shirley Bassey
• Teresa Brewer
• Cathy Carr
• Rosemary Clooney
• Doris Day
• Marlene Dietrich
• Jean DuShon
• Gracie Fields
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Judy Garland
• Eydie Gormé
• Gogi Grant
• Hildegarde
• Lena Horne
• Kitty Kallen
• Greta Keller
• Cleo Laine
• Peggy Lee
• Ute Lemper
• Lotte Lenya
• Julie London
• Lorna Luft
• Vera Lynn
• Anna Marly
• Maude Maggart
• Ethel Merman
• Bette Midler
• Liza Minnelli
• The Nordstrom Sisters
• Patti Page
• Édith Piaf
• Carmel Quinn
• Dinah Shore
• Kate Smith
• Keely Smith
• Jo Stafford
• Kay Starr
• Gale Storm
• Barbra Streisand
• Sylvia Syms
• Sarah Vaughan
• Dinah Washington
• Margaret Whiting

Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue — a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting around the tables (often dining or drinking) watching the performance. ... Petra Haden Petra Haden (born New York City, October 11, 1971) is an American violinist and singer. ... Julie Andrews as Maria, with the Von Trapp children in The Sound Of Music. ... Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, DBE (born January 8, 1937), is a Welsh singer, perhaps best-known for performing the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979). ... A drawing of Teresa Brewer on the cover of her 1991 collection 16 Most Requested Songs Teresa Brewer (born as Theresa Breuer, May 7, 1931) is a United States singer. ... Cathy Carr (June 28, 1936-1988) was a pop singer. ... Rosemary Clooney on the cover of her 2000 collection 16 Biggest Hits Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American popular singer and actress. ... Doris Day Doris Day (born April 3, 1924), is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate. ... Marlene Dietrich in the 1920s Marie Magdalene Marlene Dietrich (December 27, 1901 – May 6, 1992) also known as Maria Magdalena Dietrich was a German actress, entertainer and singer. ... Dame Gracie Fields, born Grace Stansfield (9 January 1898 - 27 September 1979) was a British singer and comedian who became one of the greatest stars of both cinema and music hall. ... Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella (the First Lady of Song), was an American singer, considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century, alongside Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan. ... Judy Garland (June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969), born Frances Ethel Gumm, was an American film actress considered by many to be one of the greatest singing stars of Hollywoods Golden Era of musical film. ... Eydie Gormé (b. ... Gogi Grant on the cover of her 2002 collection Her Very Best Gogi Grant (born Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg, September 20, 1924) was an American popular singer. ... Hildegarde (February 1, 1906 - July 29, 2005) was an American cabaret singer, best known for the song Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup. ... Lena Horne photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1941 Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American popular singer. ... Kitty Kallen (born on May 25, 1922) was an American popular singer, who sang with a number of big bands in the 1940s, coming back in the 1950s to score her biggest hit, 1954s Little Things Mean A Lot. Born in Philadelphia to a Jewish family, she won an... Greta Keller-Bacon (February 8, 1903 – November 11, 1977) Vienna-born cabaret singer and actress. ... Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth DBE, (born Clementina Dinah Campbell on October 28, 1927 in Middlesex, England) is a scat and jazz singer and an actor. ... Peggy Lee (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002) was an Americanj popular music and jazz singer. ... Ute Lemper (born July 4, 1963) is a German chanteuse and actress. ... Lotte Lenya (October 18, 1898 – November 27, 1981), singer and actor, born Karoline Wilhelmine Blamauer, in Vienna, Austria. ... Julie London Julie London (September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress who was known for her smoky, sensual voice and role as Nurse Dixie McCall RN on the television show Emergency! (1972–1977). ... Lorna Luft (born November 21, 1952 in Santa Monica, California) is an American entertainer, who has appeared on stage in Broadway, television, and film since childhood. ... Vera Lynn has written two autobiographies. ... Anna Marly, (October 30, 1917 – February 15, 2006), was aRussian born French singer-songwriter. ... Maude Maggart is a Cabaret singer performing primarily in Los Angeles and New York City. ... Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was a star of stage and film musicals, well known for her powerful voice and vocal range. ... Bette Midler, on the cover of her 1973 album of the same name This is about the performer also called The Divine Miss M; for her eponymous albums, see her list of albums. ... Liza Minnelli. ... The Nordstrom Sisters were an American sister act from 1931 – 1976 Billed as society performers, these international cabaret singers were often styled as The Misses Nordstrom or introduced as those Park Avenue darlings, the Nordstrom Sisters. ... Patti Page on the cover of a collection, part of The Millennium Collection Patti Page (born Clara Ann Fowler on November 8, 1927) is one of the best-known female singers in traditional pop music. ... Édith Piaf Édith Piaf (December 19, 1915–October 11, 1963) was one of Frances most loved singers and a national icon. ... Carmel Quinn (born in Dublin, Ireland) is a American entertainer, who has appeared on stage in Broadway, television, and film since coming to America in the 1950s. ... Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore, February 29, 1916 – February 24, 1994) was an American singer, actress and talk show host. ... Kate Smith on the cover of a posthumous 1991 collection 16 Most Requested Songs Kathryn Elizabeth Smith (May 1, 1907 – June 17, 1986) was a Washington, D.C.-born singer best known for her rendition of Irving Berlins God Bless America. She greeted audiences with Hello, everybody! and signed... Keely Smith (born March 9, 1928) is an American jazz and popular music singer who enjoyed great popularity in the 1950s and 1960s through her collaborations with Louis Prima and Frank Sinatra, for which she was much admired for her exquisite singing style and her great beauty. ... Jo Stafford Jo Elizabeth Stafford (born November 12, 1917) is a singer whose career spanned the late 1920s through the early 1960s. ... Kay Starr on the cover of 2002 collection The Definitive Kay Starr on Capitol Kay Starr (born July 21, 1922) is an American jazz and popular singer. ... Josephine Owaissa Cottle (born April 5, 1922), better known as Gale Storm, is an American actress/singer. ... Barbra Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an iconic two-time Academy Award-winning American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, film producer and director. ... Sylvia Syms (born January 6, 1934 in London) is a British actress, educated at RADA, on whose council she has served. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Dinah Washington Dinah Washington (August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) an American blues, jazz, and gospel singer. ... Margaret Whiting on the cover of her 2000 collection The Complete Capitol Hits of Margaret Whiting Margaret Whiting (born July 22, 1924) was a traditional pop music singer in the 1940s and 1950s. ...

Playback singers

• K.J.Yesudas
• K.S.Chithra

A playback singer is a singer whose song is pre-recorded for use in films. ...

Pop

For Popular music (music that is popular, rather than of a specific genre or style), see Popular music. ...

A-F

• Paula Abdul
• Christina Aguilera
• Vanessa Amorosi
• Tori Amos
• Ann-Margret
• Fiona Apple
• Tina Arena
• Aude
• Fantasia Barrino
• Victoria Beckham
• Natasha Bedingfield
• Paris Bennett
• Beyonce
• Sonja Bishop
• Björk
• Cilla Black
• Marcie Blane
• Debby Boone
• Laura Branigan
• Michelle Branch
• Maxine Brown
• Melanie Brown
• Simone Burley
• Emma Bunton
• Melanie Chisholm
• Irene Cara
• Vanessa Carlton
• Karen Carpenter (The Carpenters)
• Cathy Carr
• Kelly Cavuoto
• Ciara
• Tracy Chapman
• Cher
• Petula Clark
• Kelly Clarkson
• Carol Connors
• Jill Corey
• Gal Costa
• Nadine Coyle
• Dalida
• Alana Davis
• Jackie DeShannon
• Cosima De Vito
• Céline Dion
• Dido
• Tanya Donelly
• Casey Donovan
• Julie Dubela
• Hilary Duff
• Sheena Easton
• Yvonne Elliman
• Sophie Ellis-Bextor
• Enya
• Christine Evans
• Shelley Fabares
• Marianne Faithfull
• Agnetha Fältskog (ABBA)
• Doris Fisher
• Connie Francis
• Nicki French
• Annette Funicello
• Nelly Furtado

Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American dancer, choreographer, singer, and television personality. ... Christina Maria Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is a Grammy Award winning, American, singer-songwriter, pop, R&B, megastar. ... Vanessa Amorosi Vanessa Joy Amorosi (born August 8, 1981) is an Australian singer and recording artist. ... Tori Amos Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. ... Ann-Margret Ann-Margret (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish-born actress and singer. ... Fiona Apple (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. ... Tina Arena (born Filippina Lydia Arena on November 1, 1967, in Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Australia) is a pop singer. ... Aude is a département in south-central France named after the Aude River. ... Fantasia Monique Barrino, or simply Fantasia (born June 30, 1984 in High Point, North Carolina), is an American, Grammy Award-nominated, R&B/pop singer, who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the television series American Idol. ... Victoria Caroline Beckham (born Victoria Caroline Adams on 17 April 1974) is an English celebrity and designer, formerly a popular music singer, who first came to prominence as a member of girl band the Spice Girls, as Posh Spice, a nickname given to her by the BBCs Top of... Natasha Bedingfield (born November 26, 1981) is a British pop singer, and the sister of another pop singer Daniel Bedingfield. ... Paris Bennett Paris Giselle Bennett (born August 21, 1988) is an American singer, best known for being a finalist on the fifth season of American Idol, where she finished in fifth place. ... Beyonc in 2004 with her five Grammys. ... Sonjas interest for music began when Sonja Lindh was three years old and living with her parents and three brothers on a dairy farm that has been in the family since 1752. ... Björk Guðmundsdóttir (IPA: ), (born November 21, 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic singer/songwriter and composer (formerly the lead singer of post-punk band The Sugarcubes), with a great expressive range and an interest in many kinds of music including pop, trip hop, alternative rock... Cilla Black, in a still from an interview done in 2000. ... Marcie Blane, born May 21st 1944 in Brooklyn, New York is a female singer, who recorded pure pop music for the Seville label who issued a demo cut by the high school student more as a favor for a friend. ... Debby Boone on the cover of her 2001 collection You Light Up My Life: Greatest Inspirational Songs Debby Boone (b. ... Laura Branigan (1993) Laura Branigan (July 3, 1957 – August 26, 2004) was a popular American singer/actress from Brewster, New York, best known in the U.S. for the song Gloria (1982). ... Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch (born July 2, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. ... Maxine Brown (born April 27, 1932 in Campti, Louisiana) is an American country music singer who was a member of the successful singing group, The Browns. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Emma Lee Bunton (born January 21, 1976) is an English pop singer, originally in the girl band the Spice Girls, where she was known as Baby Spice (their youngest member). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Irene Cara (born Irene Caratinni-Escalera on March 18, 1959 in New York City) is an American-born singer actress of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent. ... Vanessa Lee Carlton (born August 16, 1980) is an American pop singer, songwriter, and pianist best known for the single A Thousand Miles from her platinum-selling debut album Be Not Nobody (2002). ... Image:The Carpenters. ... Karen and Richard Carpenter This article is about a musical group. ... Cathy Carr (June 28, 1936-1988) was a pop singer. ... Kelly Cavuoto (born 1981) is an Australian singer and television presenter, finishing seventh in the first series of Australian Idol. ... Ciara Princess Harris (born October 25, 1985 in Austin, Texas), is an American R&B and hip-hop singer-songwriter and actress. ... Tracy Chapman on the cover of her self-titled album Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for legendary singles Fast Car, Talkin Bout a Revolution, and Baby can I hold you She is a multi platinum and multi grammy award winning artist Born... Cher on the cover of her album Living Proof Image:CherCher Photo Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian on May 20, 1946) is an American actress and singer of half Armenian, Scots Irish, and 1/16th Cherokee descent. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American pop and rock singer-songwriter, and occasional actress. ... Carol Connors is an American singer-songwriter born Annette Kleinbard on November 13, 1940 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. ... Jill Corey (born Norma Jean Speranza September 30, 1935) was a traditional pop music singer. ... Gal Costa (born Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos September 26, 1945) in Salvador, Brazil, is a popular singer in Brazil. ... Coyle on stage Nadine Elizabeth Louise Coyle (born June 15, 1985 in Derry City, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK) is a singer in the all-girl group Girls Aloud. ... Dalida as shown on a French stamp issued in 2001 Dalida (January 17, 1933 - May 3, 1987) was an Egyptian-born singer, of Italian origin, making her career in France. ... Alana Davis is an American singer and songwriter. ... Jackie DeShannon, real name Sharon Lee Myers, (born August 21, 1944) is an American singer/songwriter with a string of hit song credits from the 1960s onwards. ... Cosima De Vito (born November 1, 1976), also known simply as Cosima, is an Australian singer-songwriter known for her powerful diva voice. ... Céline Marie Claudette Dion, OC, OQ (born March 30, 1968) is a Canadian Grammy and Juno award-winning pop singer, and occasional songwriter[1] and actress. ... Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong (born December 25, 1971 in London) is a Brit award-winning English singer who performs under the name Dido. ... Tanya Donelly, 2004 Photo: Reuben Cox Tanya Donelly (born July 14, 1966, in Newport, Rhode Island) is an American singer/songwriter and guitarist based in New England who cofounded Throwing Muses with stepsister Kristin Hersh, then went on to work in The Breeders and Belly in the 1990s. ... Casey Donovan (born May 13, 1988) was the winner of the second season of the reality/talent-search television series Australian Idol. ... Julie Dubela is an American singer from Stratham, New Hampshire. ... Hilary Erhard Duff[1] (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress and singer. ... Sheena Easton on the cover of her 2000 CD, Fabulous. ... Yvonne Elliman album cover photo c. ... Sophie Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979 in Middlesex, England) is a Multi-Platinum-selling English pop singer. ... Enya, birth name Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (sometimes presented in the media as the Anglicized Enya Brennan; b. ... Christine Evans Christine Evans, from Victoria, British Columbia is a Canadian singer. ... Shelley Fabares (born January 19, 1944) is an American actress and singer. ... Marianne Faithfull on the cover of her album A Secret Life Marianne Faithfull (born December 29, 1946 in Hampstead, London, England) is a British singer and actress whose career spans over four decades. ... Agnetha Fältskog Agnetha Åse Fältskog (born April 5, 1950 in Jönköping, Sweden) is best known as one of the four members of the pop group ABBA, along with Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. ... ABBA (1972–1982) was a Swedish pop music group. ... Doris Fisher (May 2, 1915 - January 15, 2003) was a United States singer and songwriter. ... Connie Francis MGM LP record, 1961 Connie Francis (December 12, 1938 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American singer. ... Nicki French is a female singer and dancer who was born in Carlisle, Cumbria, England, but raised from the age of four in Tenterden, Kent, England. ... Funicello on the Mickey Mouse Club. ... Nelly Kim Furtado, born December 2, 1978, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. ...

G-R

• Beth Gibbons
• Deborah Gibson
• Delta Goodrem
• Lesley Gore
• Geri Halliwell
• Mandisa Hundley
• Natalie Imbruglia
• Angela Lanza
• Brie Larson
• Cyndi Lauper
• Avril Lavigne
• Lindsay Lohan
• Jennifer Lopez
• Denise Lor
• Lulu
• Anni-Frid Lyngstad (ABBA)
• Betty Madigan
• Madonna
• Melissa Manchester
• Lene Marlin
• Martika
• Mireille Mathieu
• Rose McDowall
• Melissa McGhee
• Loreena McKennitt
• Sarah McLachlan
• Katharine McPhee
• Bette Midler
• Dannii Minogue
• Kylie Minogue
• Mandy Moore
• Olivia Newton-John
• Siti Nurhaliza
• Stina Nordenstam
• Sinéad O'Connor
• Paige
• Hope Partlow
• Kellie Pickler
• Billie Piper
• Pink
• Mary Prankster
• Raven-Symone
• Linda Ronstadt
• Katy Rose
• Kelly Rowland (Destiny's Child)
• Rozalla

Beth Gibbons Beth Gibbons (born 4 January 1965) is the vocalist for the trip-hop band Portishead. ... Deborah Ann Gibson, credited as Debbie Gibson (born August 31, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York[1][2]), is an American singer who was initially a teen idol appearing repeatedly on the cover of such teen magazines as Tiger Beat. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... Lesley Gore, French EP Lesley Gore (born May 2, 1946 in New York City as Lesley Sue Goldstein) is an American singer and songwriter, one of the best known performers of the girl group era. ... Geraldine Estelle Halliwell (born August 6, 1972) is a British pop music singer and songwriter. ... Mandisa Mandisa Diane Hundley (born January 22, 1977) is an American singer and was the ninth-place finalist in the fifth season of American Idol. ... Imbruglia as Lorna Campbell in Johnny English Natalie Jane Imbruglia (born February 4, 1975) is an Australian singer, songwrite, model and actress. ... Angela Lanza performing for US soldier at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan (2004) . Angela Lanza is an American singer who has performed in different American cities and internationally as well. ... Larson at the premiere of Sleepover, 2004 Brie Larson (born Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers on October 1, 1989) is an American actress and pop singer. ... Cyndi Lauper Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (born June 22, 1953), better known as Cyndi Lauper, is an American pop singer and actress whose melodic voice and wild costumes have come to epitomize the 1980s, the decade in which she first came to fame. ... Avril Ramona Lavigne (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian pop rock singer-songwriter and occasional actress who is known for her skater punk persona. ... Lindsay Dee Lohan[1] (born July 2, 1986), known professionally as Lindsay Morgan Lohan, is an American actress, pop music singer, and former fashion model. ... Jennifer Lynn López (born July 24, 1969) is a well-known American actress, pop/latin/R&B singer, fashion designer, and dancer. ... Denise Lor was an American popular singer. ... Lulu on the cover of her 2002 album Together Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie OBE (born 3 November 1948), best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer and songwriter most known for the 1960s international hit record To Sir, With Love. A native of Glasgow, Lulu shot to... Frida in 1996 Anni-Frid Synni Frida, Princess Reuss better known as Anni-Frid Frida Lyngstad (born November 15, 1945) is best known as one of the four members of the Swedish pop group ABBA. She is of German and Norwegian origin. ... ABBA (1972–1982) was a Swedish pop music group. ... Betty Madigan was an American traditional popular singer. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone[1] (born August 16, 1958) is an American pop singer, dancer, songwriter, producer, actress, and author. ... Melissa Manchester (born on February 15, 1951 at New York, New York) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. ... Lene Marlin on the cover of her album Lost In A Moment Lene Marlin Pedersen (born August 17, 1980 in Tromsø, Norway) is a Norwegian acoustic singer-songwriter. ... Marta Marrero (born May 18, 1969 in Whittier, California, USA), better known as Martika, is a Cuban-American singer and actress. ... Mireille Mathieu (album) Mireille Mathieu (born July 22, 1946) is a French singer, who besides being very successful in her own country, became a star of international stature, recording in several languages. ... Rose McDowall is a Scottish born musician notable as a vocalist. ... Melissa McGhee (center) just after advancing past the inital American Idol auditions in Denver Melissa Rochelle McGhee (born March 31, 1984 in Tampa, Florida) is an American singer and was the 12th place finalist on the fifth season of American Idol. ... Loreena McKennitt Loreena McKennitt live on stage Loreena McKennitt, C.M., (b. ... Sarah McLachlan performing at John Labatt Centre, London, Ontario, Canada. ... Katharine McPhee Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984 in Sherman Oaks, California) is an American singer who rose to fame as the winner of fifth season of American Idol. ... Bette Midler, on the cover of her 1973 album of the same name This is about the performer also called The Divine Miss M; for her eponymous albums, see her list of albums. ... Danielle Jane Minogue (born October 20, 1971), known as Dannii Minogue or simply Dannii, is an Australian singer/songwriter, actress and an occasional model and fashion designer. ... Kylie Ann Minogue (born May 28, 1968) is an Australian singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... Amanda Leigh Moore (born April 10, 1984), better known as Mandy Moore, is an American singer and actress. ... Olivia Newton-John, 1988 Olivia Newton-John, OBE (born September 26, 1948, Cambridge) is a British-born Australian singer and actress. ... Siti Nurhaliza binti Tarudin (born 11 January 1979) is a Malaysian pop singer. ... Stina Nordenstam born Kristina Marianne Nordenstam March 4, 1969, Stockholm, Sweden is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician. ... Sinéad Marie Bernadette OConnor (born December 8, 1966) is a critically acclaimed Irish singer and songwriter. ... Paige, a given name for a girl from a French surname, means young helper, similar to the English word page or pageboy. ... Hope Partlow (born May 31, 1988) is an American pop singer from Drummonds, Tennessee. ... Kellie Pickler on American Idol Kellie Dawn Pickler (born June 28, 1986) is an American singer best known for her sixth-place finish on the fifth season of American Idol. ... Billie Piper in The Canterbury Tales. ... Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8, 1979 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania), better known by her stage name P!NK (also written as Pink), is an American singer-songwriter who gained prominence in early January of 2000. ... Mary Prankster Logo Mary Prankster is a musician from Baltimore (now residing in New York) who plays an intriguing blend of alternative/indie music and extremely frank lyrics. ... Raven-Symone as Raven Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman (born December 10, 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA), known professionally as Raven-Symoné, is an African American actress, singer, and former model. ... Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer most closely associated with the country rock genre prevalent in the 1970s. ... Katy Rose Katy Rose (born 27 January 1987, real name Kathryn Rosemary Bullard) is an American rock singer. ... Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an African American R&B, actress, occasional songwriter and one of the founding members of the successful musical group Destinys Child. ... Destinys Child was an American R&B group. ... Rozalla (born Rozalla Miller on March 18, 1964 in Ndola, Zambia) is a female dance music performer from Zimbabwe. ...

S-Y

• Samantha Sang
• Sandie Shaw
• Ashlee Simpson
• Jessica Simpson
• Nancy Sinatra
• Britney Spears
• Dusty Springfield
• Gwen Stefani
• Bailey Stevens (Pass the Steroids)
• Skye Sweetnam
• Tiffany
• Bonnie Tyler
• Regine Velasquez
• Suzanne Vega
• Jennifer Warnes
• Dionne Warwick
• Jody Watley
• Harriet Wheeler
• Toyah
• Tracy Williams
• Whitney Wolanin
• Cori Yarckin
• Yazz
• Margaret Young
• Timi Yuro

Samantha Sang (born August 5, 1953 in Melbourne, Australia) is a singer. ... Sandie Shaw (real name Sandra Ann Goodrich) (born February 26, 1947) was the most successful British girl singer of the 1960s. ... Ashlee Nicole Simpson (born October 3, 1984) is an American pop rock singer–songwriter and an occasional actress. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Nancy Sandra Sinatra Jr (born June 8, 1940, in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American singer and actress. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy-winning American pop singer, dancer, occasional actress, and author. ... Dusty Springfield Dusty Springfield OBE (April 16, 1939 – March 2, 1999) was a British popular singer whose career achieved the most success in the 1960s. ... Gwen Renée Stefani[1] (born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, fashion designer, and occasional actress; and is the frontwoman of the ska/rock band No Doubt. ... Bailey Stevens [[1]] Bailey Abigail Stevens was born and raised in Albany, New York along with her five older brothers (Clyde, Marty, Ryan, Daniel, and Gunner). ... Skye Alexandra Sweetnam (born May 5, 1988 in Bolton, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian pop rock singer of the early 2000s. ... Tiffany, performing at Gulfstream Park in 2003 Tiffany Renee Darwish (born October 2, 1971 in Norwalk, California; sometimes mistakenly reported as being born in Oklahoma, where she has some relatives), better known in the music world as Tiffany, is an American singer who had a number of teen pop hits... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez (born April 22, 1970), also known as Asias Songbird, is a ballad, jazz, pop, pop rock, and r&b singer, philanthropist, actress, model, entrepreneur, and record producer from the Philippines. ... Suzanne Vega Suzanne Nadine Vega (born July 11, 1959) is an American songwriter and singer known for her poetic lyrics and eclectic folk inspired music. ... Drawing of Jennifer Warnes on the cover of her 1982 collection The Best of Jennifer Warnes Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3, 1947 in Seattle, Washington) is an American singer and songwriter. ... Dionne Warwick on the cover of her Christmas album My Favorite Time of the Year Dionne Warwick (born December 12, 1940 in East Orange, New Jersey, as Marie Dionne Warrick) is an American singer best known for her work with Hal David and Burt Bacharach as songwriters. ... Jody Watley (born Chicago, Illinois on January 30, 1959) is an American pop singer, songwriter, producer. ... Hariet Wheeler was the lead singer of the British band The Sundays. ... Toyah Ann Willcox (born May 18, 1958 in Kings Heath, Birmingham) is an English actress and singer. ... Tracy Williams Tracy Williams is an American singer who belongs to UC3, an all female trio from Tampa Bay, Florida. ... Cori Yarckin Cori Ann Yarckin (born August 15, 1982) is an American actress and singer. ... Yazz. ... Margaret Young, 1921 Margaret Young (1900 - 3 May 1969) was a popular singer in the United States in the 1920s. ... Timi Yuro (Rosemarie Timotea Aurro, August 4, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois - March 30, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada) was an American soul and R&B singer. ...

Rock

Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ...

A

• Donna A. (The Donnas)
• Lee Aaron (The Lee Aaron Project, 2preciious)
• Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation)
• Nehl Aëlin (Akphaezya)
• Agent M (Tsunami Bomb)
• Agrat (Alexandria)
• Alyona (Alkonost)
• Maria Anderson (Sahara Hotnights)
• Ingeborg Anna aka Borgana (Adorned Brood)
• Sabrina Applicator (The Applicators)
• Emilie Autumn
• Caroline Azar (Fifth Column)

The Donnas is the name of an all-female rock band. ... Lee Aaron Lee Aaron (born as Karen Lynn Greening on July 21, 1962 in Belleville, Ontario) is a Canadian rock and Jazz singer known as The Queen of Metal in Canada. She had several hits with titles such as Metal Queen, Watcha Do to my Body, and Sex with Love... The Lee Aaron Project is an album by Lee Aaron, released in 1982. ... 2preciious was a Canadian alternative rock band of the 1990s. ... Sharon den Adel on a still from the music video clip Running Up That Hill by Within Temptation. ... Within Temptation is a band from the Netherlands. ... An Agent M produced event in NYC 2004 Agent M Booking & Productions is based in Brooklyn, NY. Founded by Maya Contreras in June 2004. ... Tsunami Bomb was a punk rock band from Petaluma, California that formed in 1998 and broke up in October 2005. ... Sahara Hotnights is a Swedish rock band. ... Adorned Brood is a German Pagan Metal/Folk Metal-Band. ... The Applicators is an all-girl punk rock band from Texas. ... Emilie Autumn is a singer and violinist born in Malibu, California, currently living in Chicago, and known for her bright red hair and theatrical, punk performance style. ... Caroline Azar is an actor, playwright and the lead singer, keyboardist and co-lyricist of the band Fifth Column. ... A fifth column is a group of people which clandestinely undermines a larger group to which it is expected to be loyal, such as a nation. ...

B

• Tairrie B (My Ruin, Tura Satana, Manhole)
• Revik Delfin (Jack Killed Jill)
• Alice Bag (The Bags, Castration Squad)
• Niki Barr
• Edyta Bartosiewicz (Holloee Polloy)
• Pat Benatar
• Adele Bertei (The Bloods, Contortion, Bush Tetras)
• Betty X
• Christina Billotte (Autoclave, Slant 6)
• Laura Bitch (Aerobitch)
• Kat Bjelland (Babes In Toyland, Crunt, Katastrophy Wife)
• Jody Bleyle (Team Dresch)
• Cinder Block (Tilt, Fabulous Disaster, Retching Red)
• Beki Bondage (Vice Squad)
• Lynn Breedlove (Tribe 8)
• Adena Brumer (Aesma Daeva)
• Noelle Bucci (Vixen)
• Shiri Burah (Altharya)
• Anna Burley (The Killjoys)
• Bianca Butthole (Betty Blowtorch)

Tairrie B (born Theresa Beth on January 18, 1975 in Anaheim, California) was a white female rapper (see List of female rappers) who in the start of her career, was on Ruthless Records under the tutelage of Eazy-E from N.W.A and later a performer with the metal... 2003 My Ruin are a Los Angeles based rock metal band. ... Tura Satana was a rock band named after cult actress Tura Satana. ... Revik Delfin (real name Revik Elaine Dagen) is the lead vocalist for the punk band Jack Killed Jill. ... The Bags were one of the first generation of punk rock bands to emerge out of Los Angeles. ... Niki Barr in Bosnia on December 31, 2003 Niki Barr is an American musician, based in Denton, Maryland who is most known for her tours overseas performing for U.S. troops. ... Edyta Bartosiewicz Edyta Bartosiewicz (born January 1, 1966 in Warsaw) is a Polish rock singer. ... Pat Benatar on the cover of her 1997 album Innamorata Pat Benatar (born January 10, 1953) is an American rock/hard rock singer who had numerous hits during the 1980s such as Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Hell Is For Children, Heartbreaker, and Love Is A Battlefield. Benatars... The Bush Tetras were a rock band from New York City. ... Betty X is the stage name of Zoe Kaylor, an industrial-metal performer based in Seattle, Washington. ... Autoclave was a short-lived all-female indie rock band based in Washington, D.C.. Formed in the summer of 1990, the group consisted of Christina Billotte (vocals and electric bass guitar), Mary Timony (electric guitar and vocals), Nikki Chapman (electric guitar and vocals), and Melissa Berkoff (drum set). ... Page on Chryslers Slant-6 Engine. ... Kat Bjelland (born December 8, 1963) is from Woodburn, Oregon. ... Babes in Toyland Babes in Toyland were a riot grrrl band, formed in Minneapolis in 1988. ... Crunt was an alternative rock band together from 1993 to 1995 comprising Kat Bjelland — bass and vocals Stuart Gray (Stu Spasm) — guitar and vocals Russell Simins — drums and vocals The band was formed when all three members were living in Seattle, Bjelland and Gray were married at the time. ... Team Dresch are a Queercore band who performed and recorded in the 1990s and made a significant impression on that movement, as well as on the independent music scene. ... Cinder Bischoff AKA Cinder Block, (born 196?) is an American punk singer, and artist. ... Tilt is a punk rock band. ... Retching Red is an Oakland, CA based hardcore punk band that formed in late July 2004. ... Beki Bondage (born Rebecca Louise Bond, on 3 June 1963, in Bristol, England) is a female musician in the punk band Vice Squad. ... A vice squad is a type of police squad which enforces laws against gambling and prostitution. ... Lynn Breedlove (also known as Lynnee Breedlove) (born in Oakland, California) is an American musician and performer. ... Tribe 8 (RPG) for Dream Pod 9 Tribe 8 is an all-women outspoken dyke punk band from San Francisco, USA. Considered one of the first queercore groups, they take their name from the practice of tribadism. ... Aesma Daeva is a goth band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Discography Here Lies One Whose Name Was Written In Water (2000, Root Of All Evil) The Eros Of Frigid Beauty (2002, Root Of All Evil) The New Athens Ethos (2003, Root Of All Evil) External links Aesma Daeva official homepage... Vixens classic line-up (l to r): Roxy Petrucci, Jan Kuehnemund, Janet Gardner, and Share Pedersen Vixen is an all female American rock and roll band which achieved some success during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... The Killjoys was a band formed in Melbourne, Australia, in the late 1980s. ...

C

• Seyda Çakir (Agora)
• Dinah Cancer (Castration Squad, 45 Grave, Dinah Cancer and the Grave Robbers)
• Belinda Carlisle (The Go-Go's, solo artist)
• Rachel Carns (The Need, King Cobra)
• Maria Carström (Aardia)
• Cassidy (Antigone Rising)
• Cee (Iron Rain)
• Oya Çeken (Agora)
• Exene Cervenka (X, Original Sinners)
• Anna Chaffee (The Penny Dreadfuls)
• Régine Chassagne (The Arcade Fire)
• Alice Chiarelli (Alice in Darkland, Lacuna Coil)
• Becki Clark (Season's End)
• Kelly Clarkson
• Sabina Classen (Holy Moses)
• Chiara Libera Codetta (Agonizer)
• Corinne Sainte Colombe (Akin)
• Rebecca Cords (Aesma Daeva)
• Susan Creasey (Akallabeth)
• Karyn Crisis (Crisis)
• Allison Crowe
• Cherie Currie (The Runaways, Radio Active)

Dinah Cancer is the stage name of Mary Simms. ... During 1979-1990 in Los Angeles, 45 Grave was born in the chaos of the punk movement and churned out their own brand of death rock. ... Dinah Cancer and the Grave Robbers are a renewed version of classic deathrock band, 45 Grave. ... On the cover of Playboy, August 2001 Belinda Carlisle (born Belinda Jo Carlisle (a. ... For the 1960s band, see The Go-Gos (1960s). ... The Need is a queercore band that originating in Olympia, Washington in the late 1990s. ... Antigone Rising is an all-women rock band from Long Island, NY. Their music is influenced by classic rock from the 1970s such as Led Zeppelin, mixed with pop overtones. ... X on the cover of their 1997 collection Beyond and Back: The X Anthology, with Exene in the center foreground Exene Cervenka (born Christine Cervenka on February 1, 1956 in Chicago), is best known as vocalist and original member of punk rock band X. She has also performed and recorded... X on the cover of their 1997 collection Beyond and Back: The X Anthology. ... Régine Chassagne is a Canadian musician and singer. ... The Arcade Fire is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band formed in Milan, Italy, in 1996. ... Becki Clark is the lead singer and string musician for the UK progressive goth metal band Seasons End. ... Seasons End logo Seasons End promotional photo Seasons End are a British female-fronted Progressive Gothic Metal band of six members, based in Hampshire. ... Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American pop and rock singer-songwriter, and occasional actress. ... Akin is a surname, and may refer to Akin Eldes, Turkish musician Azra Akin, Turkish model and Miss World Fatih Akin, German film director Gülten Akin, Turkish woman poet Jimmy Akin, Catholic writer Philip Akin, Canadian actor Serhat Akin, Turkish footballer Todd Akin, American politician See also Aiken (surname... Aesma Daeva is a goth band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Discography Here Lies One Whose Name Was Written In Water (2000, Root Of All Evil) The Eros Of Frigid Beauty (2002, Root Of All Evil) The New Athens Ethos (2003, Root Of All Evil) External links Aesma Daeva official homepage... Allison Crowe pre-concert, Munich, 2005 Allison Crowe (born November 16, 1981) is a singer-songwriter and pianist from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. ... Cherie Currie (born November 30, 1959) is a rock and roll singer and actress. ... The Runaways were a seminal all-women band who performed proto-punk heavy metal music in the 1970s. ...

D

• Dacia (Atomic Blonde)
• Ulrika Dahl (Anashi)
• Brody Dalle (The Distillers)
• Jane Danger (Hetrocide, Three Dollar Bill)
• Andrea Datwyler (Lunatica)
• Patricia Day (HorrorPops)
• Joseane Fonseca Demeneghi (A Sorrowful Dream, Guynevere)
• Demona (Alocer)
• Johanna Depierre (Amaran)
• Jesicka Desjardins (Bloodshoteye)
• DM (The Missing)
• Fefe Dobson
• Julie Doiron (Wooden Stars)
• Marija Dokmanoviæ (Abonos)
• Free Dominguez (Kidneythieves)
• Tanya Donelly (Belly)
• Ellyot Dragon (Sister George, Nightnurse)
• Charlie Drown
• Annette Ducharme (Bowers-Ducharme, Don't Argue With Her)

Anashi was a Swedish heavy metal all-women band. ... Brody Dalle of The Distillers Brody Dalle (born January 1, 1979; Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia), is the lead vocalist and guitarist for punk rock band The Distillers. ... The Distillers are a punk rock band formed in 1998. ... Three Dollar Bill is a band founded by Jane Danger and Chris Piss in Chicago, Illinois in 1998. ... Andrea Datwyler is the leading vocalist in the swiss metal band Lunatica, in addition to being a part songwriter on many of the bands songs. ... Lunatica is a symphonic heavy metal group from Switzerland, founded in November 1998. ... The Horrorpops are a Danish psychobilly band that were formed in 1998. ... Amaran was a Swedish heavy metal band formed in Stockholm on the year 2000. ... Fefe Dobson (born as Felicia Lynn Dobson on February 28, 1985) is a Canadian singer and entertainer. ... Doiron on the cover of her Heart And Crime album. ... Wooden Stars were a Canadian indie rock band in the 1990s. ... Abonos started in late 1999 as a metal band in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia and Montenegro). ... Free Dominguez is a musician, singer and songwriter. ... Kidneythieves is an Industrial rock band led by Free Dominguez (vocals) and Bruce Somers (guitar/engineering). ... Tanya Donelly, 2004 Photo: Reuben Cox Tanya Donelly (born July 14, 1966, in Newport, Rhode Island) is an American singer/songwriter and guitarist based in New England who cofounded Throwing Muses with stepsister Kristin Hersh, then went on to work in The Breeders and Belly in the 1990s. ... Belly were an alternative rock band formed in 1991 by former Throwing Muses members Tanya Donelly and Fred Abong. ... Sister George, named after the 1960s movie The Killing of Sister George, were an influential and important band from London. ... Annette Ducharme is a Canadian musician and songwriter. ... Annette Ducharme is a Canadian musician and songwriter. ...

E

• Aimee Echo (theSTART, Human Waste Project)
• Ann-Mari Edvardsen (The 3rd and the Mortal, Tactile Gemma)
• Monika Edvardsen (Atrox, Tactile Gemma)
• Alayna Everett (Flagrant)

Aimee Echo is the ex-frontwoman of Human Waste Project and currently the vocalist of theSTART. Category: ... theSTART: Jamie Miller (guitar), Aimee Echo (vocals), Erick Sanger (bass), former member Billy Brimblecom Jr. ... Buddies Jeff Schartoff and Scott Ellis thought up Human Waste Project while on a road trip to catch one of the Lollapalooza shows. ... The 3rd and the Mortal (alternative spelling The Third and the Mortal) is a norwegian experimental heavy metal-band. ... Alayna Everett performs You (2005) Alayna in Germany (Tour 2005) Alayna Everett (* December 3, 1980 in London, England) is a British rock singer/songwriter and lead singer of the NuRock group Flagrant. ...

F

• Olivia Favela (Birtha)
• Melissa Ferlaak (Aesma Daeva, Vision of Atlantis)
• Amy Leigh Ferratti (Bella and the Bottom Feeders)
• Florencia Ferro (Adagium)
• Lita Ford (The Runaways)
• Bettina France (Meanstreak)
• Yoshiko Fujiyama (The 5, 6, 7, 8's)

In Persian mythology, Aesma Daeva is a daeva (demon) of lust and anger. ... Lita Ford on the cover of her 1988 album Lita Lita Ford (born Carmelita Rossanna Ford, September 19, 1958) is a hard rock singer and guitarist whose peak popularity was during the early1980s. ... The Runaways were a seminal all-women band who performed proto-punk heavy metal music in the 1970s. ... Meanstreak is a heavy metal band from Westchester, New York. ... The 5. ...

G

• Lady Galore (Lords of Acid)
• Carlotta Gamba (Brazen)
• Marie-Eve Garcia (13th Melody)
• Janet Gardener (Vixen)
• Katie Jane Garside (Daisy Chainsaw, Queen Adreena)
• Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering)
• Kimberly Goss (Sinergy, Ancient)
• Angela Gossow (Arch Enemy)
• The Great Kat
• Manja Gueckel (Adversus)
• Adeline Gurtner (Akin)

Lords of Acid is a Belgian acid house band from the 1990s that started as a spinoff of Praga Khan with the controversial New Beat single I Sit On Acid in 1988. ... Vixens classic line-up (l to r): Roxy Petrucci, Jan Kuehnemund, Janet Gardner, and Share Pedersen Vixen is an all female American rock and roll band which achieved some success during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... A vocalist and lyricist with an ardent cult following, Katie Jane Garside fronted the first incarnation of the band Daisy Chainsaw and sang guest vocals for the band Test Department. ... Daisy Chainsaw formed in England in 1989 after Katie Jane Garside answered an advertisement placed by guitarist Crispin Gray in the music press. ... Queen Adreena, is an independent rock band from London, England which is currently signed to One Little Indian Records. ... Anneke van Giersbergen Anneke van Giersbergen (born March 8, 1973) is the singer in the Dutch goth metal band The Gathering. ... The Gathering is a Dutch band which came to fame in the second half of 1990s with its unique blend of atmospheric, almost ambient sound, and the compelling vocals of the passionate Anneke van Giersbergen. ... Kimberly Goss Kimberly Goss (born February 15, 1978) is the vocalist and founding member for the band Sinergy, and before starting her own band she sung in Ancient and was the touring keyboard player of Dimmu Borgir and Therion. ... The band Sinergy, in the Suicide By My Side line-up Sinergy is a Black Metal band from Finland. ... Ancient is a Norwegian band that, while not really troll metal, had troll metal themes on their 1994 EP Trolltaar. The band started as a solo project of guitarist Aphazel in 1992, subsequently adding drummer Grimm. ... Angela Nathalie Gossow (born November 5, 1975) is a German melodic death metal vocalist. ... Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, formed in 1995. ... The Great Kat is the stage name of Katherine Thomas, an English-born (but Long Island, NY raised) musician best known for her death metal interpretations of well-known pieces of classical music. ...

H

• Henna Haapamäki (Kayah)
• Nina Hagen (The Nina Hagen Band)
• Emily Haines (Broken Social Scene, Metric)
• Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre)
• Annie Hardy (Giant Drag)
• Sarah Harmer (The Saddletrammps, Weeping Tile)
• Debbie Harry aka Deborah Harry (Blondie)
• Beth Hart
• PJ Harvey
• Heinie (Bitch Alert)
• Marie Helsingfors (4order)
• Vlasta Henych (666, Torr)
• Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses, 50 Foot Wave)
• Britta Herzog (Amartia)
• Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles)
• Annie Holoien (The Soviettes, Awesome Snakes)
• Martina Astner Hornbacher (Alas, Dreams of Sanity, Korovakill)
• Chris Horne (The Brood)
• Penelope Houston (The Avengers)
• Brie Howard (American Girls)
• Hrist (Aequinoctium)
• Laura Hubert (Leslie Spit Treeo)
• Slymenstra Hymen (Gwar)
• Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)

Catharina Hagen (born on March 11, 1955) is a singer from East Berlin, Germany. ... Emily Haines with Metric Emily Haines is the lead singer of the Canadian band Metric. ... Broken Social Scene on the cover of the March 2006 issue of Chart Attack Magazine. ... Metric is a Canadian indie rock band. ... Kathleen Hanna (Born 12 November 1969) is an American musician. ... Bikini Kill is a riot grrrl punk rock band, formed in Olympia, Washington in October of 1990 (see 1990 in music). ... This article deals with the band. ... Annie Hardy Annie Hardy () is the lead singer and guitarist in the indie-rock duo Giant Drag. ... Giant Drag is a Californian Indie rock duo, composed of singer/guitarist Annie Hardy and drummer Micah Calabrese. ... Sarah Harmer Sarah Harmer (born on 12 November 1970 in Burlington, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. ... Weeping Tile was a Canadian rock band in the 1990s. ... Debbie Harry Deborah Ann Harry (born July 1, 1945 in Miami, Florida) is an American rock and roll musician who grew up in Union City, New Jersey. ... Blondie are an American rock band that first gained fame in the 1970s and early 1980s. ... Beth Hart Beth Hart is a singer, turned famous with the hit L. A. song. Beth Hart dropped out of high school to focus on her songwriting. ... PJ Harvey Polly Jean Harvey, born October 9, 1969 in Yeovil and raised in nearby Corscombe (Dorset), is a British singer and songwriter. ... Bitch Alert are an all-female rock band from Finland. ... Kristin Hersh performing with 50 Foot Wave in Seattle, Washington, February 2004 Photo: Mike Baehr Kristin Hersh (born August 7, 1966) is a noted, prolific American singer/songwriter who performs solo acoustic concerts; she also has performed as lead singer and guitarist for alternative rock group Throwing Muses and currently... Throwing Muses is a post-punk alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Newport, Rhode Island, that toured and recorded extensively until 1997, when its members began concentrating more on other projects. ... 50 Foot Wave: Ahlers, Georges, Hersh Photo: Steve Gullick 50 Foot Wave is an American alternative rock band, formed in 2003. ... Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles (2003 promo photo) Susanna Hoffs (born 17 January 1959) is a vocalist and rhythm guitarist for The Bangles. ... The Bangles in a 1980s publicity photo; Debbi Peterson, Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson, Michael Steele. ... The Soviettes are a four-person punk band from the northern Midwest United States, founded in 2000. ... Dreams of Sanity was a symphonic metal band from Austria. ... Cover art for Metamorphic Reproduction Miracle. ... Penelope Houston is a American singer-songwriter and former singer for the San Francisco-based punk rock band The Avengers. ... The Avengers were a California based punk band in the first wave of punk. ... Laura Hubert is a Canadian rock and jazz singer. ... Leslie Spit Treeo were a Canadian alternative rock band in the 1990s. ... Slymenstra Slymie Hymen of GWAR, taken from the Crack in the Egg video from Phallus in Wonderland Slymenstra Hymen (real name: Danielle Stampe) is GWARs female vocalist & dancer. ... GWAR is a thrash metal/punk band formed in 1985 by a collective of artists and musicians at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. ... Cover of a Pretenders collection Greatest Hits showing Chrissie Hynde Chrissie Hynde (born September 7, 1951 in Akron, Ohio) is an American rock musician, best known as the leader of the band The Pretenders. ... Pretenders album cover, 1980. ...

I

• Natalie Illeana
• Isabella (Abÿfs)
• Isabella (Amalthea)

J

• Monica Janssen (A New Dawn)
• Jessicka (Jack off Jill, Scarling.)
• Brigitte Jentjens (Absent Mind)
• Joan Jett (The Runaways, The Blackhearts)
• Molly Johnson (Alta Moda, Infidels)
• Ashley Johnson
• Janis Joplin (Big Brother and The Holding Company, Kozmic Blues Band)
• Julie (Rockbitch, Red Abyss, Draw Down the Moon)
• Juliette (Agonia)
• Melinda Justice (Afterlife)

Jessicka Jessicka (born Jessica Fodera) is an American singer who is best known for her bands Jack Off Jill and Scarling. ... Jack Off Jill was an alternative rock band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, formed in 1992 by Jessicka Fodera, Robin Moulder, Tenni Ah-Cha-Cha, and Michelle Inhell. ... Scarling. ... Joan Jett (2003) Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin on September 22, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American rock and roll guitarist, singer, and actress best known for her hit I Love Rock N Roll, which was #1 on the Billboard charts from March 20 to May 8, 1982. ... The Runaways were a seminal all-women band who performed proto-punk heavy metal music in the 1970s. ... Molly Johnson is a Canadian rock and jazz singer. ... Alta Moda were a Canadian funk-rock band in the 1980s. ... Infidels were a Canadian funk-rock band in the 1990s. ... Ashley Suzanne Johnson (born August 9, American actress. ... Janis Joplin on the cover of her posthumously released live album In Concert Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American blues-influenced rock singer and occasional songwriter with a distinctive voice. ... Big Brother and the Holding Company was a rock band formed in San Francisco in 1965 as part of the psychedelic music scene that also produced the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane. ... Rockbitch are an expat British mostly-female Celtic heavy metal band, best known for performing nude and incorporating sexual acts and Pagan rituals into their performances. ...

K

• Lisa Kekaula (The Bellrays)
• Rose Kemp
• Tanya Kemp (Akercocke)
• Tanya Kemppainen (Lullacry)
• Joyce Kennedy (Mother's Finest)
• Céline de Kerliviou (Ad Vitam Aeternam)
• Sanne Kluiters (A New Dawn)
• Ruth Knepel (Agathodaimon, Asaru, Opalessence)
• Theo Kogan (Theo & the Skyscrapers, Lunachicks)
• Liv Kristine (Theatre of Tragedy, Leaves' Eyes)
• Candace Kucsulain (Walls of Jericho)
• Kynthia (Astarte)

Lisa Kekaula is the lead singer of American rock n soul band The Bellrays. ... The Bellrays (capitalization of the R optional) are an American musical group consisting of Lisa Kekaula (vocals), Bob Vennum (bass), Tony Fate (guitar) and Craig Waters (drums). ... Rose Kemp is a British singer and guitarist who performs in a variety of genres. ... Akercocke is a British heavy metal band that, according to Allmusic, infuses black metal with some light electronic touches. They are famous for dressing in suits during concerts, their Satanic beliefs and having an extremely fast drummer. ... The band Lullacry: Sami, Sauli, Tanja, Jukka and Heavy Lullacry is a melodic metal band with goth influences that hails from Helsinki, Finland. ... Mothers Finest is a funk rock band founded in Atlanta, Georgia, United States by the singers couple Joyce Kennedy and Glenn Murdock in the early seventies. ... Agathodaimon Agathodaimon is dark metal band from Germany. ... Lunachicks is a punk band in the Riot Grrrl style of all-women bands. ... Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull (born February 14, 1976 in Stavanger, Norway), better known as Liv Kristine, is the former vocalist for the band Theatre of Tragedy and current vocalist for the band Leaves Eyes. ... The band Theatre of Tragedy Theatre of Tragedy is a Norwegian band from Stavanger, originally assembled in 1993 and best known for their earlier albums, which provided a great deal of influence to the gothic metal genre. ... Leaves Eyes is a folk metal band with gothic metal elements from Norway assembled in 2003, short time before the then Theatre of Tragedy singer Liv Kristine was fired from the band. ... Walls of Jericho is a female-fronted hardcore band in Michigan, named after power metal band Helloweens album of the same name. ...

L

• Lady Lilith (Akerbeltz, Beheaded Lamb, Harridan)
• Tanja Lainio (Lullacry)
• Nomy Lamm
• Morgan Lander (Kittie)
• Danielle Lang (Aesma Daeva)
• Amy Lee (Evanescence)
• Katrina Leskanich (Katrina and the Waves)
• Annabella Lewin (Bow Wow Wow)
• Juliette Lewis (Juliette and the Licks)
• Lorraine Lewis (Femme Fatale)
• Nikkie Van Lierop (Lords of Acid)
• Lea Liitmaa (Blacky)
• Lindsey (Abigail's Mercy)
• Laura Litter (Fabulous Disaster)
• Kate de Lombaerd (Acid)
• Mia Lorentzon (Akilles, The Roots of Echo)
• Courtney Love (Hole)
• Lene Lovich (The Diversions)
• Pearl Lowe (Powder)
• Luna (Ad Lunam)
• Lydia Lunch (Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Beirut Slump, 8-Eyed Spy, Harry Crews)
• Lovisa Lundmark (6th Awakening)

The band Lullacry: Sami, Sauli, Tanja, Jukka and Heavy Lullacry is a melodic metal band with goth influences that hails from Helsinki, Finland. ... Nomy Lamm is an accordion-wielding singer/songwriter/activist, and a self-described “Fat-ass bad-ass jew dyke amputee. ... Kittie is an Canadian heavy metal all-women band from London, Ontario. ... Kittie is a Canadian alternative metal, all-women band from London, Ontario. ... Aesma Daeva is a goth band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Discography Here Lies One Whose Name Was Written In Water (2000, Root Of All Evil) The Eros Of Frigid Beauty (2002, Root Of All Evil) The New Athens Ethos (2003, Root Of All Evil) External links Aesma Daeva official homepage... Amy Lynn Lee (born December 13, 1981 in Riverside, California) is an American singer and songwriter. ... Look up evanescence in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Katrina Leskanich (born April 10, 1960, Topeka, Kansas, United States) is an American musician and actress. ... Katrina and the Waves formed in 1981 in Cambridge, England, and were fronted by American singer Katrina Leskanich until she left the group in 1999. ... Juliette Lewis (born June 21, 1973) is an American actress and musician. ... Juliette and the Licks are a punk rock band led by US actress Juliette Lewis. ... Femme Fatale is a Toronto-based band featuring Jesse Keeler of Death From Above 1979 fame and Jonathan Bedley. ... Lords of Acid is a Belgian acid house band from the 1990s that started as a spinoff of Praga Khan with the controversial New Beat single I Sit On Acid in 1988. ... Blacky is an all-women band from Estonia. ... Courtney Michelle Love[1] (born July 9, 1964) is an American rock musician and actress, best-known as lead singer for the now-defunct alternative rock band Hole. ... Hole was an indie rock band formed in 1989 and (officially) disbanded in 2002, fronted by Courtney Love and co-founded by Eric Erlandson, and featuring Patty Schemel on drums (until 1998. ... CD reissue of Lene Lovichs first album, Stateless. ... Pearl Lowe is the ex-vocalist of mid-1990s indie band Powder. ... Powder were a Britpop band who existed between 1994 and 1997 and released three singles on Parkway Records. ... Lydia Lunch Lydia Lunch (born Lydia Koch on June 2, 1959 in Rochester, New York, also the birthplace of female rock musicians Kim Gordon and Wendy O. Williams) is an American singer, poet, writer, and actress. ... Teenage Jesus & the Jerks was an influential New York city No Wave band fronted by Lydia Lunch and James Chance, who later left the band after some conflict about their direction. ... 8-Eyed Spy was an early 1980s No Wave band featuring Lydia Lunch, Jim Sclavunos, and George Scott III. They covered the Swamp rock classic Run Through The Jungle by Creedence Clearwater Revival and Jefferson Airplanes White Rabbit. ...

M

• Gretta Hinojosa M. (Aglarond)
• Maggie MacDonald (Republic Of Safety (Kids On TV)
• Lenka Machova (Ador Dorath)
• Maerin (Adultery)
• Lois Maffeo
• Magda (Adh Seidh)
• Leslie Mah (Anti-Scrunti Faction)
• Lynda Mandolyn (Fabulous Disaster)
• Shirley Manson (Garbage, Autumn 1904, Wild Indians, Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie, Angelfish)
• Maria del Mar (National Velvet)
• Marja (A Sorrowful Dream)
• Alexandra Martin (Adastreia)
• Kim McAuliffe (Girlschool, Painted Lady)
• Megan McCauley
• Jennie McKeown (The Bodysnatchers, The Belle Stars)
• Holly McNarland
• Medeah (Artrosis)
• Elizabeth Mehr (Baby Alive)
• Natalie Merchant (10, 000 Maniacs)
• Metzly (Aevlord)
• Amy Millan (Stars, Broken Social Scene)
• Robyn Miller (The Peels)
• Betty Moon
• Alicia Morgan (13)
• Alanis Morissette
• Alison "VV" Mosshart (Discount, The Kills)

Maggie MacDonald is a writer, playwright and musician who lives in Toronto, Ontario. ... Kids on TV are a punk-house queercore band based in Toronto. ... Lois is an Olympia, Washington based musician and writer. ... Leslie Mah is an American musician and performer. ... Anti-Scrunti Faction were an all-women punk trio from Boulder, Colorado, USA. The band made their first appearance in 1984 on the Restless Records compilation LP entitled FlipSide Vinyl Fanzine Volume 1, assembled by the fanzine Flipside from California, with the song Big Women. In 1985, Anti-Scrunti Faction... Shirley Manson Shirley Anne Manson (born August 26, 1966) is a Scottish musician, the lead vocalist of the band Garbage. ... Garbage is an American-British rock group formed in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1994. ... Goodbye Mr. ... Angelfish was an alternative rock band from Scotland. ... Maria del Mar is the name of two Canadian entertainment personalities, who are sometimes confused with each other. ... National Velvet is a novel by Enid Bagnold, first published in 1935. ... Adastreia is an six-piece band hailing from Essex in the UK, in the emergent genre of progressive goth metal or as they prefer to term it atmospheric metal. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Megan McCauley (born August 31, 1988) is an American pop rock singer-songwriter from Ohio. ... The Bodysnatchers were an all-women band involved in the British ska revival of the early 1980s. ... The Belle Stars were an all-women band from England associated with percussive and soulful punk pop music. ... Holly McNarland (born 1975 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. ... Artrosis is a Polish gothic rock/gothic metal band founded in 1995 in Zielona Góra. ... Natalie Merchant Natalie Anne Merchant (born October 26, 1963 in Jamestown, New York, USA) is a versatile professional musician. ... Amy Millan is a Canadian indie rock singer and guitarist. ... Campbell and Millan, Stockholm 2005 Stars are a Canadian indie rock band. ... Broken Social Scene on the cover of the March 2006 issue of Chart Attack Magazine. ... Robyn Charles Miller (born August 6th, 1966, in Dallas, Texas) co-founded Cyan Worlds (originally Cyan) with brother Rand Miller. ... Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1, 1974) is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian-American singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... The Kills are a garage rock band formed by American vocalist Alison VV Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie Hotel Hince. ...

N

• Bif Naked
• Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde)
• Sandra Nasic (Guano Apes)
• Donna Nasr (Cycle Sluts from Hell, She Wolves)
• Natasha (All Dies)
• Daniela “Dannemora” Nedas (Amalthea)
• Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac)
• Candice Night (Blackmore's Night, Aina)
• Janneke Nijhuijs (Bad Candy)
• Kasia Nosowska (Hey)
• Anne Nurmi (Lacrimosa)

Bif Naked on the cover of her latest album Bif Naked (born Beth Torbert on June 17, 1971) is a popular Canadian punk rock singer. ... Lead singer and songwriter of Concrete Blonde. ... Concrete Blonde is an alternative rock band dating from the early 1980s to the early 1990s (and re-formed again in the 2000s). ... Sandra Nasic was the lead singer of the alternative rock band Guano Apes. ... Guano Apes was an Rapcore / Funk metal quartet from Germany. ... Stephanie Lynn Stevie Nicks (born May 26, 1948 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and a long solo career. ... Fleetwood Mac (formed in 1967) is an influential and commercially successful British-American band whose music has ranged from blues to pop. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Blackmores Night is a band led by Ritchie Blackmore (electric and acoustic guitars) and Candice Night (lyricist and lead vocals). ... Aina is a progressive metal supergroup, containing members from all over the world and from all strands of metal and hard rock. ... Kasia Nosowska Kasia is a singer in Polish band Hey but she is also doing a solo carrier. ... Hey is an alternative rock pop rock musical band that sprung to eternity due to spontaneous generation. ... Tilo Wolff and Anne Nurmi Lacrimosa is a German band led by Tilo Wolff, the main composer, and Anne Nurmi. ...

O

• Karen O (The Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
• Tracy O'Connor (12:06 A.M.)
• A. Olander (Aegir)
• Grazielle Oganna (The Grazers)
• Deb Ostrega (Lords of Acid)

Karen O Karen Orzalek, better known as Karen O, is the lead vocalist for the New York rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. ... The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a New York-based rock & roll band headed by lead singer Karen O. Other members are Brian Chase (drums) and Nick Zinner (guitars). ... Grazielle Oganna was born on March 22, 1980 in Auburn, New South Wales, Australia and raised in Santa Catarina, Brazil. ... Lords of Acid is a Belgian acid house band from the 1990s that started as a spinoff of Praga Khan with the controversial New Beat single I Sit On Acid in 1988. ...

P

• Amanda Palmer (The Dresden Dolls)
• Zsuszi Paréj (Alhana)
• Heidi Parviainen (Agonia)
• Peaches
• Victoria Perminova (Act of God)
• Daniele Perrone (49 Hydrogen Device)
• Linda Perry (4 Non Blondes)
• Perséfone (Alastor Sanguinary Embryo)
• Doro Pesch (Snakebite, Warlock)
• Petra (Agony)
• Phranc (Nervous Gender, Catholic Discipline)
• Guja Piazzesi (Abstract)
• Patricia Pietrafiesa (She Devils)
• Carole Pope (Rough Trade)
• Porfiria (Agorazheim)
• Louise Post (Veruca Salt)
• Ambre Pretceille (Akin)

Amanda Palmer can be seen on the right of this photo Amanda Palmer Performing at the Avalon in 2005 Amanda Palmer is the lead singer and pianist of the two-piece Brechtian Cabaret Punk band called The Dresden Dolls. ... The Dresden Dolls are a two-piece band from Boston that formed mid-2000, made up of singer/pianist Amanda Palmer and drummer/occasional guitarist and vocalist Brian Viglione. ... Alhana is a hungarian metal/hard rock band, founded in 2002. ... Fatherfucker, a Peaches release Merrill Nisker (born 1968 in Toronto), better known as Peaches, is a female electroclash artist. ... Linda Perry Linda Perry (born April 15, 1965) is an American rock musician, songwriter, and record producer best known as the lead singer and primary songwriter of 4 Non Blondes and as the writer/producer of hit songs by a number of female singers. ... 4 Non Blondes were an early-1990s American alternative rock band. ... For other variations of Doro, see Doro. ... Warlock was a German heavy metal music band from Duesseldorf, originally assembled in late 1982. ... Phranc Phranc (born Susan Gottlieb in 1958) is an influential singer-songwriter from California whose career has spanned several decades. ... Nervous Gender was a punk band founded in Los Angeles, California in 1978 by Gerardo Velazquez, Edward Stapleton, Phranc and Michael Ochoa. ... She-Devils She-Devils is an Argentine punk band that started to play in the year 1995. ... Carole Pope (born August 6, 1950 in Manchester, England) is a Canadian rock singer, whose provocative blend of hard-edged new wave rock with explicit homoerotic and BDSM-themed lyrics made her one of the first openly lesbian pop stars in the world. ... Look up rough trade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Louise Lightner Post Courtesy of www. ... Veruca Salt is an alternative rock group of the 1990s, named after Veruca Salt, a character from the 1971 musical film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, who refused to accept no for an answer. ... Akin is a surname, and may refer to Akin Eldes, Turkish musician Azra Akin, Turkish model and Miss World Fatih Akin, German film director Gülten Akin, Turkish woman poet Jimmy Akin, Catholic writer Philip Akin, Canadian actor Serhat Akin, Turkish footballer Todd Akin, American politician See also Aiken (surname...

Q

• Suzi Quatro

Suzi Quatro Suzi Quatro (born Susan Kay Quatro on June 3, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan. ...

R

• Fanja Raffellini (AF)
• Bonnie Raitt
• Sarah Reitkopp (Halfcocked)
• Candia Ridley (Inkubus Sukkubus)
• Danishta Rivero (Aghora)
• Cinzia Rizzo (Aina)
• Susan Robb (Incredible Force of Junior)
• Tina Root (Switchblade Symphony)
• Amanda E. Rootes (Fluffy, Harlow)
• Holly Ross (Angelica)
• Taba Roxán (Angelus)
• Kari Rueslåtten (The 3rd and the Mortal, Storm)

Bonnie Raitt on the cover of her album Silver Lining Arbonna Bonnie Raitt, (born November 8, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was born in Burbank, California, the daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt. ... Halfcocked (also known as Halfc*cked) is an American heavy metal music band. ... Inkubus Sukkubus are a British Goth rock/Pagan rock band formed in 1989 by Candia Ridley and Tony McKormack. ... This article is about the Hindu God. ... Aina is a progressive metal supergroup, containing members from all over the world and from all strands of metal and hard rock. ... Tina Root was the lead singer of Switchblade Symphony from 1994 to 2003. ... Switchblade Symphony was a San Francisco, United States based darkwave band, it was formed 1989 by composer Susan Wallace and vocalist Tina Root. ... Fluffy were an all female punk band from London. ... Holly Ross is part of the band Angelica Holly Ross is a singer and guitarist from Angelica, the all-girl punk rock band from Lancaster, England . ... Missing image Angelica Angelica are an all-girl punk rock band from Lancaster, England. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with The Angelus. ... Biography Kari Rueslåtten born October 3, 1973 in Norway. ... The 3rd and the Mortal (alternative spelling The Third and the Mortal) is a norwegian experimental heavy metal-band. ...

S

• Lori S. (Acid King)
• Hilke Saathoff (7 Seals)
• Lætitia Sadier (Stereolab)
• Laurie Safdie (Bitchcat, Devil Kit)
• Saffron (Republica, Swarm)
• Adriana Sánchez (Aghast)
• Alexandra Sánchez (Aghast)
• Sandra (Agorazheim)
• Jenna Sanz-Agero (Vixen)
• Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil)
• Cristina Scarpulla (Afterglow)
• Sandra Schleret (Dreams of Sanity)
• Deborah Schwartz (The Aquanettas)
• Sedusa (Abyssos)
• Elena Sergeeva (Absidia)
• Veronika Sevostyanova (The Aerium)
• Otep Shamaya (Otep)
• Kim Shattuck (The Muffs)
• Nell Sigland (Theatre of Tragedy, The Crest)
• Simone Simons (Epica, Aina)
• Sina (Bottom)
• Siouxsie Sioux (Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Creatures)
• Maria Sjöholm (Drain S.T.H)
• Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane)
• Tara Slone (Joydrop)
• Cat Smith (Apple Viper)
• Jada Pinkett Smith (Wicked Wisdom)
• Patti Smith
• Patty Smyth (Scandal)
• Amanda Somerville-Scharf (Aina)
• Ainhoa Soraluze (Adhur)
• Olívia Souza (Aleph)
• Donita Sparks (L7)
• Gwen Stefani (No Doubt)
• Tanja "Nachthexe" Stene (Aghast)
• Susanne Stitz (Adversus)
• Poly Styrene (X-Ray Spex)

Acid King is a stoner rock band that was formed 1993 in San Francisco, California. ... Laetitia Sadier (born May 6, 1968, sometimes known as Seaya Sadier) is the name of a French musician and writer most commonly known as the singer of experimental rock band Stereolab. ... Stereolab are a UK-based band whose style, mixing 1950s-1960s pop and lounge music with the motorik beat of krautrock, was one of the first to which the term post-rock was applied. ... Samantha Sprackling (born 3 June 1968, Ibadan, Nigeria), more commonly known as Saffron, is the lead singer of the dance band Republica. ... Republica was a British band that was formed in 1994 and was popular from 1996 to 1998. ... Jenna Sanz-Agero, lead singer of the re-organized female rock group, Vixen, and recently appointed president of Media 8, who lives and works in Los Angeles, California. ... Vixen can refer to: A hot looking foxy woman A shrewish, ill-tempered woman; a virago A female fox An all-female rock and roll band from the 1980s; see Vixen (band) Another rock and roll band formed in 1982 featuring Marty Friedman. ... Cristina Adriana Chiara Scabbia Photo of Cristina from Kerrang! magazine. ... Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band formed in Milan, Italy, in 1996. ... Afterglows album cover. ... Dreams of Sanity was a symphonic metal band from Austria. ... The Aquanettas was an all-girl rock band from New York. ... Otep is an LA-based, female-fronted four-piece band. ... Kim Shattuck is the lead singer and guitarist of the band the Muffs, formerly a member of The Pandoras. ... The Muffs are a rock and roll band based in Southern California, formed in 1991. ... The band Theatre of Tragedy Theatre of Tragedy is a Norwegian band from Stavanger, originally assembled in 1993 and best known for their earlier albums, which provided a great deal of influence to the gothic metal genre. ... Simone Simons Simone Simons (born January, 17th 1985) is a Dutch mezzo-soprano singer who is the lead vocalist of gothic metal band Epica. ... Epica is a Dutch symphonic metal band which puts emphasis on the use of operatic elements, and death grunts, also performing some song passages in the Latin language. ... Aina is a progressive metal supergroup, containing members from all over the world and from all strands of metal and hard rock. ... Cover of Siouxsie & the Banshees single Shadowtime. Susan Janet Ballion (born May 27, 1957) is better known by her stage name, Siouxsie Sioux. ... Siouxsie and the Banshees were a British punk/Post-punk band. ... The Creatures began as a side-project band comprising Siouxsie Sioux (vocals) and her husband Budgie (real name Peter Clarke) (drums and percussion), formerly of Siouxsie & the Banshees. ... Grace Slick on solo album cover, released in 1999. ... Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the LSD-influenced psychedelic rock movement. ... Tara Slone (born September 7, 1973) is a Canadian rock vocalist. ... Joydrop is a Canadian rock band (though their music can be categorized in several other genres). ... Jada Pinkett Smith (born Jada Koren Pinkett on September 18, 1971) is an American actress and singer. ... Wicked Wisdom is a band fronted by Jada Pinkett Smith ... Stark in its simplicity, the cover of Patti Smiths first album, Horses, was a photo by Robert Mapplethorpe. ... Note: Patty Smyth is often confused with Patti Smith, the early punk musician Patty Smyth (born June 26, 1957, New York City, New York, USA) first enjoyed mainstream success in 1982 as vocalist and leader of the band Scandal. ... Scandal is a band from the 1980s which was led by Patty Smyth. ... Aina is a progressive metal supergroup, containing members from all over the world and from all strands of metal and hard rock. ... Donita Sparks (born 8 April 1963, Chicago, Illinois) is a vocalist, guitarist and song-writer in Los Angeles. ... L7 (sometimes spelled L-7) has several meanings: L7 is 1950s slang for square, based on the shape made when putting together an L made with the left thumb and index finger and a 7 made with the right thumb and index finger. ... Gwen Renée Stefani[1] (born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, fashion designer, and occasional actress; and is the frontwoman of the ska/rock band No Doubt. ... No Doubt is an American alternative rock band whose music was initially influenced heavily by ska, punk and New Wave. ... Polystyrene is a polymer made from the monomer styrene, a liquid hydrocarbon that is commercially manufactured from petroleum. ... This article is about a punk band. ...

T

• Janis Tanaka (Hammers of Misfortune)
• Silvia Tavascia (Altherea, Demonia)
• Texas Terri
• Teodora (Alinian)
• Tibet (Made in Brazil, Ajna)
• Laurel Thackeray (Bolero Lava)
• Kristy Thirsk (Delerium, Rose Chronicles)
• Rachel Trachtenburg (Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players)
• Tristessa (Astarte)
• Kate Turley (The Fight)
• Jody Turner (Rock Goddess)
• Tina Turner
• Tarja Turunen (Nightwish)

Bolero Lava was a mid-1980s pop punk all-women band from Vancouver, Canada. ... Kristy Thirsk is a Canadian singer-songwriter. ... Delerium Delerium is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act, Front Line Assembly. ... Rose Chronicles were a Canadian alternative rock band in the 1990s. ... Rachel Trachtenburg on the cover of TimeOut New York Kids. ... The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players are a self-described indie-vaudeville conceptual art-rock pop band originally from Seattle, WA, and currently based out of New York, NY. The line up consists of the Trachtenburg family itself: father Jason Trachtenburg plays guitar, piano, and sings; mother Tina Piña runs... Repossession Records circa 2005 Being whisked around the world, working with famous producers, and having music industry types beating down your door isnt exactly how most people spend their youthful teenage years. ... Rock Goddess was an all-female New Wave Of British Heavy Metal band that briefly enjoyed cult status in the early 1980s in Britain. ... Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, 1939) is a Grammy Award-winning American pop/rock singer, Buddhist and occasional actress. ... Tarja Turunen. ... Nightwish is a Finnish musical band formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee. ...

U

• Ari Upp (The Slits)
• Elena Uría (7th Delirium)
• Sarah Utter (Bangs)

Maggie Vail Bangs (often erroneously refered to as THE Bangs) was a punk rock musical band from Olympia, Washington. ...

V

• Vary (A Sorrowful Dream)
• Winnie Versmissen (7th Circle)
• Selene Vigil (Seven Year Bitch)
• Viktoria (Adherent)
• Marta Vlahoviæ (Abonos)
• Vulnavia (The Barbarellas)

7 Year Bitch was an all-female, punk-influenced rock band in Seattle, Washington during the period 1990–1996. ... Abonos started in late 1999 as a metal band in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia and Montenegro). ...

W

• Anna Wallin (Absentia)
• Nicola Warwick (Akercocke)
• Silje Wergeland (Octavia Sperati)
• E. Westrén-Doll (Alvarn)
• Kim van Wijk (Absent Mind)
• Enid Williams (Girlschool)
• Lauren Williams (Akhkharu)
• Wendy O. Williams (The Plasmatics)
• Sarah Williamson (Aesma Daeva)
• Audra Willis (Acrimonium)
• Ann Wilson (Heart)
• Kaia Wilson (Adickdid, Team Dresch, The Butchies)
• Briana Winter
• Sandra Wolf (Aeternitas)
• Allison Wolfe (Bratmobile, Deep Lust)
• Leslie Woods (Au Pairs, The Darlings)

Akercocke is a British heavy metal band that, according to Allmusic, infuses black metal with some light electronic touches. They are famous for dressing in suits during concerts, their Satanic beliefs and having an extremely fast drummer. ... Octavia Sperati is a heavy metal-band from Bergen, Norway, formed in 2000. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Wendy O. Williams Wendy Orlean Williams (May 28, 1949 – April 6, 1998), better known as Wendy O. Williams, was the lead singer for the punk band the Plasmatics, whose stage theatrics included blowing-up equipment, near nudity and chain-sawing guitars. ... The Plasmatics were an American punk band, formed by Yale graduate and radical anti-artist Rod Swenson, around the late Wendy O. Williams. ... Aesma Daeva is a goth band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Discography Here Lies One Whose Name Was Written In Water (2000, Root Of All Evil) The Eros Of Frigid Beauty (2002, Root Of All Evil) The New Athens Ethos (2003, Root Of All Evil) External links Aesma Daeva official homepage... Ann (left) and Nancy Wilson, 1993 Ann Dustin Wilson (born June 19, 1950 in San Diego, California) is the lead singer of Heart. ... Heart Logo. ... Kaia Wilson is a Portland, Oregon singer and guitarist. ... Team Dresch are a Queercore band who performed and recorded in the 1990s and made a significant impression on that movement, as well as on the independent music scene. ... The Butchies are a ground-breaking Lesbian-Feminist band from Durham, North Carolina. ... Briana Winter is best known for her debut song Riddle which was featured on the A&E TV show Intervention. ... Aeternitas is a German gothic metal band formed in 1999. ... Allison Wolfe is a DC-based singer and performer. ... Drummer Molly Neuman background left, guitarist Erin Smith, foreground left, singer/songwriter Allison Wolfe, right. ... The Au Pairs were a post-punk band who formed in Birmingham in 1979. ... The Darlings were a fictional family of musically-inclined hillbillies in the American TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. ...

Z

• Mary Lu Zahalan
• Mia Zapata (The Gits)
• Rachel Zilla (Broadzilla)
• Andrea Zollo (Pretty Girls Make Graves)

Mary Lu Zahalan is a Canadian rock singer and actress. ... Mia Zapata (August 25, 1965 - July 7, 1993) was the lead singer for the underground rock band The Gits. ... The Gits were a Seattle punk rock band. ... Pretty Girls Make Graves is a musical group named after a 1984 song by the Manchester rock band, The Smiths, or a line from Jack Kerouacs novel, The Dharma Bums. ... Pretty Girls Make Graves is a musical group named after a 1984 song by the Manchester rock band, The Smiths, or a line from Jack Kerouacs novel, The Dharma Bums. ...

Rap and Hip hop

• Foxy Brown
• Da Brat
• Neneh Cherry
• Rah Digga (Flipmode Squad)
• MC Lyte
• MC Trouble
• Missy Elliott
• Ms. Dynamite
• Eve
• Fergie (The Black Eyed Peas)
• Lauryn Hill (The Fugees)
• Ashley Elizabeth Johnson (Pass the Steroids)
• Lil' Kim
• Queen Latifah
• Lisa Lopes (TLC)
• Monie Love
• Jacki-O
• Queen Pen
• Salt-N-Pepa
• Princess Superstar
• Roxanne Shante
• Kinnie Starr
• Trina

Hip hop music (also referred to as rap or rap music) is a style of popular music. ... Foxy Brown (born Inga Marchand on September 6, 1978 or 1979[1] in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rapper of Trinidadian and Asian descent [1] known for her solo work as well as numerous collaborations and a brief stint as part of hip-hop supergroup The Firm. ... Da Brat (born Shawntae Harris on April 14, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is an African-American rapper who emerged in the early 1990s and was the first solo female rap artist to go platinum. ... Neneh Cherry performing live in Vienna (ca. ... Rah Digga (born Rashiya Fisher in Newark, New Jersey) is an American rapper. ... The Flipmode Squad was the production crew, musical family, founded, and fronted by rapper Busta Rhymes, and counted Rah Digga, Rampage, Lord Have Mercy, Spliff Star and Baby Sham among its members. ... MC Lyte (born Lana Michele Moorer on October 11, 1971 in Queens, New York) is a female rap artist. ... LaTasha Sheron Rogers (1972 - 1991) was an African-American recording artist who went by the stage name MC Trouble. ... Missy Elliott (born Melissa Arnette Elliott on July 1, 1971) is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. ... Ms. ... Eve (born Eve Jihan Jeffers on November 10, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an African-American rapper, singer, and actress associated with the Aftermath crew. ... Stacy Ann Fergie Ferguson (born March 27, 1975 in Whittier, California, USA), is the female vocalist for the Black Eyed Peas. ... The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip-hop (musical styles: crossover rap/hip hop and alternative rap/hip hop) group from Los Angeles, California, who have enjoyed international pop success. ... Lauryn Hill (born May 25, 1975 in South Orange, New Jersey), is a seven-time Grammy award winning musician, and record producer, initially establishing her reputation as the most visible and vocal member of The Fugees, then continuing on to a solo career, releasing The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and... The Fugees are an American music group, popular during the mid-1990s, whose repertoire includes primarily hip hop, with elements of soul, and Caribbean music (particularly reggae). ... For the New York Yankees reporter of the same name, go to the entry for Kimberly Jones (reporter) Kimberly Denise Jones (born July 11, 1975), more popularly known as Lil Kim and by the nickname Queen Bee, is an American rap artist, known for her bold lyrics, boundary-pushing attire... Latifah on the cover of her 1999 autobiography Dana Elaine Queen Latifah Owens (born March 18, 1970) is an American Grammy Award-winning rap artist and singer, and an Academy Award-nominated actress. ... Lisa Left Eye Lopes Lisa Nicole Lopes (stage name Left Eye) is half Puerto Rican(May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002) was a member of the popular R&B group TLC. In addition to hit songs like Waterfalls with TLC, Lopes also did some solo performing. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Monie Love (born Simone Wilson on July 2, 1970 in London) is an English rapper and the sister of techno musician Dave Angel. ... Jacki-O on the cover of her debut album, Poe Little Rich Girl. ... Queen Pen on the cover of her album My Melody Lynise Walters, better known as Queen Pen is the first female rapper to publicly identify herself as bisexual. ... Salt, DJ Spinderella, and Pepa on the cover to their 1999 CD single, The Brick Track Verses Gitty Up Salt-N-Pepa is an American R&B and hip hop group, consisting of Cheryl James and Sandy Denton (Salt and Pepa, respectively), and Deidre Dee Dee Roper (DJ Spinderella). ... Princess Superstar (born Concetta Kirschner) is a Jewish and Italian-American rapper from the suburbs of Philadelphia. ... Roxanne Shanté is an American hip hop vocalist, best known for her hit Roxannes Revenge. Her career began unusually, as she ran into three men talking about U.T.F.O., who had recently cancelled their performance at a show they were performing. ... Kinnie Starr is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Calgary, Alberta. ... Katrina Laverne Taylor (born December 3, 1978 in Miami, Florida), better known by her stage name Trina, is an African-American female rap artist. ...

Spanish

• Christina Aguilera
• Vikki Carr
• Celia Cruz
• Charo
• Gloria Estefan
• Jennifer Lopez
• Carmen Miranda
• Princessa
• Natalie Naveira
• Rosa
• Paulina Rubio
• Selena
• Shakira
• Tamara
• Thalía

Christina Maria Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is a Grammy Award winning, American, singer-songwriter, pop, R&B, megastar. ... Vikki Carr (born July 19, 1941 in El Paso, Texas as Florencia Bisenta de Casillas Martinez Cardona) is an American singer who has sung in a variety of music genres, including jazz, pop and country, but has enjoyed her greatest success singing in Spanish. ... Celia Cruz autobiography. ... María del Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza Rastén (born March 13, 1941; claimed birth year 1951), better known by the Latin American and Hollywood show business as Charo, is a singer, dancer, comedian, actress and classical guitar player. ... Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan (birth name Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo, born September 1, 1957 in Havana, Cuba), is a five-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter-author, who began her career as lead vocalist for the then exclusively Spanish-language band, Miami Sound Machine, in 1975, and crossed over... Jennifer Lynn López (born July 24, 1969) is a well-known American actress, pop/latin/R&B singer, fashion designer, and dancer. ... Carmen Miranda, circa 1940 Carmen Miranda - pseudonym of Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha (February 9, 1909 - August 5, 1955) was a Portuguese-Brazilian samba singer and motion picture star. ... Princessa, born Monica Cruz, is a Spanish pop/dance singer. ... Natalie Naveira is Multi-instrumentalist and singer of Lendi Vexer (Downbeat/Trip Hop Group) She was born in the year 1976, in Buenos Aires-Argentina. ... Rosa singing at the SIMO TCI. Rosa López (b. ... Paulina Susana Rubio (born June 17, 1971 in Mexico City) is a Mexican singer. ... Selena Quintanilla Pérez (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), or simply Selena growing up in Houston, TX than later Corpus Christi, TX, was a Mexican-American singer whose bright career ended just as she was poised to cross into the lucrative English-language popular music market. ... Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2, 1977), better known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian Latin pop singer-songwriter. ... Tamara is a given name of Russian origin. ... For other uses, see Thalia (disambiguation). ...

Soul/R&B

• Aaliyah
• Ashanti
• India.Arie
• Erykah Badu
• Anita Baker
• Fantasia Barrino
• Fontella Bass
• Mary J. Blige
• Brandy
• Toni Braxton
• Mariah Carey
• Ciara
• Natalie Cole
• Taylor Dayne
• Sheila E.
• Adriana Evans
• Roberta Flack
• Aretha Franklin
• Gloria Gaynor
• Macy Gray
• Vivian Green
• Heather Headley
• Lauryn Hill
• Jennifer Holliday
• Whitney Houston
• Adina Howard
• Phyllis Hyman
• Janet Jackson
• Etta James
• Leela James
• Alicia Keys
• Chaka Khan
• Gladys Knight
• Beyoncé Knowles (Destiny's Child)
• Patti LaBelle (LaBelle)
• Me'shell N'Degeocello
• Stephanie Mills
• Monica
• Melba Moore
• Mya
• Pointer Sisters
• Martha Reeves (The Vandellas)
• Rihanna
• Minnie Riperton
• Diana Ross (The Supremes, solo artist)
• Patrice Rushen
• Sade
• Jill Scott
• Shanice
• Nina Simone
• Dusty Springfield
• Mavis Staples (The Staples Singers)
• Angie Stone
• Joss Stone
• Donna Summer
• Teena Marie
• Tina Turner
• Regine Velasquez
• Dionne Warwick
• Mary Wells
• Deniece Williams
• Vanessa Williams
• Vesta Williams

Rhythm and blues (or R&B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Jerry Wexler at Billboard magazine, used to designate upbeat popular music performed by African American artists that combined jazz and blues. ... Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), better known simply as her stage name Aaliyah, was an American R&B singer, dancer, fashion model and actress. ... Ashanti Ashanti Shaquoya Douglas (born October 13, 1980 in Glen Cove, New York), known professionally as Ashanti, is an R&B singer of African American, Dominican, and Chinese descent, who rose to fame during the early 2000s. ... India. ... Erykah Badu Erykah Badu (born Erica Abi Wright on February 26, 1971 in Dallas, Texas) is one of the best US-American neo-soul, R&B/hip hop artist whose work crosses over into jazz. ... Anita Baker (born January 26, 1958, in Toledo, Ohio) is an African American soul and adult contemporary Rhythm and blues singer. ... Fantasia Monique Barrino, or simply Fantasia (born June 30, 1984 in High Point, North Carolina), is an American, Grammy Award-nominated, R&B/pop singer, who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the television series American Idol. ... Fontella Bass (born July 3, 1940 in St. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Brandy on the cover of her album Full Moon Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979 in McComb, Mississippi), known professionally as Brandy, is an African American pop/R&B singer and actress. ... Toni Michelle Braxton (born October 7, 1967 in Severn, Maryland)[1] is a six-time Grammy Award winning African American R&B singer. ... Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. ... Ciara Princess Harris (born October 25, 1985 in Austin, Texas), is an American R&B and hip-hop singer-songwriter and actress. ... Stephanie Natalie Maria Cole, known professionally as Natalie Cole (born February 6, 1950) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and songwriter. ... Taylor Dayne (real name Leslie Wunderman), (born on March 7, 1962 in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York to a Jewish family), is a hugely successful pop vocalist and dance artist, who came to prominence in the late 1980s and remained at the top of the charts through the 1990... Sheila Escovedo (born December 12, 1957), better known as Sheila E., is the daughter of percussionist Pete Escovedo, with whom she frequently performs. ... Adriana Evans is an American R&B vocalist. ... Roberta Flack Roberta Flack (born February 10, 1939 in Asheville, North Carolina) is an American singer. ... Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an iconic American gospel, soul and R&B singer born in Memphis, Tennessee, but raised in Detroit, Michigan. ... Gloria Gaynor Gloria Gaynor (real name Gloria Fowles, born September 7, 1949 in Newark, New Jersey) is a singer best-known for the disco hits I Will Survive (Hot 100 #1, 1979) and Never Can Say Goodbye (Hot 100 #9, 1974). ... Macy Gray Macy Gray (born Natalie McIntyre on September 6, 1970 in Canton, Ohio) is an American neo-soul/R&B singer and actress. ... Vivian Green on the cover of her 2005 sexond album Vivian Vivian Green (born 1979) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and pianist. ... Heather Headley on the cover of her 2002 debut album This Is Who I Am Heather Headley (born October 5, 1974) is a Grammy nominated R&B singer from Trinidad and Tobago. ... Lauryn Hill (born May 25, 1975 in South Orange, New Jersey), is a seven-time Grammy award winning musician, and record producer, initially establishing her reputation as the most visible and vocal member of The Fugees, then continuing on to a solo career, releasing The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and... Jennifer Holliday (born October 19, 1960 in Riverside Texas) is a R&B and dance music singer and actress who gained fame when she won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Effie White in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls. ... Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963) is an American R&B, pop singer, songwriter, actress, film producer, and former model. ... Adina Howard (born 1975 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a singer and rapper. ... Phyllis Hyman (6 July 1949 - 30 July 1995) was a soul artist. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, actress, and the youngest child of the famed Jackson music family. ... Etta James on the cover of one of her albums Etta James (b. ... Leela James is an African American Los Angeles native and soul singer who cites James Brown, Roberta Flack, Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, Gladys Knight, Mavis Staples and Stevie Wonder as influences. ... Alicia Keys (born January 25, 1980) is an American R&B/soul singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, pianist and actress. ... Album cover of What Cha Gonna Do For Me? Chaka Khan (born March 23, 1953) is the stage name of the African-American singer Yvette Marie Stevens. ... The cover to Gladys Knights 2001 album At Last. ... Beyoncé Giselle Knowles, or simply Beyoncé, (born September 4, 1981) is a popular American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and fashion designer. ... Destinys Child was an American R&B group. ... Patti LaBelle Patti LaBelle (born Patricia Louise Holt on May 24, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a hugely revered African-American R&B/soul singer who fronted two moderately successful groups before rising to stardom as a solo artist in the late 1970s, influencing a new generation of female singers. ... Labelle (with the b written in small caps, while the spelling LaBelle exclusivelly refers to the stage surname of the groups lead vocalist, Patti LaBelle) was an American R&B/soul group, who successfully melded dance music with funk and glam rock, resulting in such memorable songs as Lady... Meshell Ndegeocello on the cover of her album Comfort Woman Meshell Ndegeocello is an African-American singer, bassist, and multi-instrumentalist. ... Stephanie Mills (born March 22, 1957 in Harlem, New York) is an African American R&B and soul singer and former Broadway star. ... Monica (born Monica Denise Arnold on October 24, 1980), is an American R&B singer who first attained commercial success in the 1990s and, after a relatively unsuccessful period during the early 2000s, saw her career experience a second wind in the year 2003. ... Melba Moore Melba Moore (born Melba Hill October 29, 1945 in New York City) is an African-American R&B singer and actress. ... Mya on her album Moodring (2003) Mya Marie Harrison (born October 10, 1979 in Washington, D.C.) is a United States italian , jamaican American R&B singer, dancer, and actress who debuted in early 1998 as a teenager. ... The Pointer Sisters were an American vocal group and recording act from Oakland, California that achieved great success during the 1970s and 1980s. ... Martha Rose Reeves (born July 18, 1941), was the lead singer of the American Motown Records group Martha & the Vandellas. ... ... Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), principally known by the stage name Rihanna, is a Barbadian (Bajan) Pop singer with musical influences from dancehall and R&B. // Biography Rihanna was born on the Caribbean island of Barbados in the parish of St. ... Minnie Riperton (1947-1979) Cover of her best selling album, Perfect Angel, which contains Lovin You Minnie Julia Riperton (November 8, 1947 - July 12, 1979) was a soul singer from Chicago, Illinois, most noted for her abilities in the whistle register and her 1975 hit single Lovin You. Having possessed... This article is about the American musician. ... The Supremes were a very successful Motown all-female singing group active from 1959 until 1977, performing at various times doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway showtunes, psychedelia, and disco. ... Album cover of Straight from the Heart Patrice Rushen (born September 30, 1954 in Los Angeles, California) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, composer, and pianist. ... Sade on the cover of her 1994 collection Best of Sade Sade Adu (pronounced Shah-day) is an English and Nigerian singer and songwriter born on January 16 1959 in Ibadan, Nigeria as Helen Folasade- Adu is a jazz, pop, urban and adult contemporary vocalist, noted for her soulful, smoky... Jill Scott Jill Scott (born April 4, 1972) is a jazz and rhythm and blues and neo-soul singer. ... Shanice Shanice Wilson (born May 14, 1973 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a Grammy nominated American R&B singer. ... Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known as Dr. Nina Simone (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. ... Dusty Springfield Dusty Springfield OBE (April 16, 1939 – March 2, 1999) was a British popular singer whose career achieved the most success in the 1960s. ... Mavis Staples (born Jan 1, 1940) is an American rhythm and blues singer. ... The Staple Singers were a United States gospel music group. ... 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Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez (born April 22, 1970), also known as Asias Songbird, is a ballad, jazz, pop, pop rock, and r&b singer, philanthropist, actress, model, entrepreneur, and record producer from the Philippines. ... Dionne Warwick on the cover of her Christmas album My Favorite Time of the Year Dionne Warwick (born December 12, 1940 in East Orange, New Jersey, as Marie Dionne Warrick) is an American singer best known for her work with Hal David and Burt Bacharach as songwriters. ... Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943–July 26, 1992) was an American soul and R&B singer. ... Deniece Williams Deniece Williams (born June Deniece Chandler on June 3, 1950 in Gary, Indiana) is an American singer and songwriter who achieved success in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Vanessa Lynn Williams This article is about Vanessa Williams the actress and singer, for the actress on Melrose Place see Vanessa Williams (actress). ... Vesta Williams is an African-American R&B singer. ...

Swing

• Andrews Sisters
• Boswell Sisters
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Helen Forrest
• Betty Hutton
• Marion Hutton
• Abbe Lane
• Helen O'Connell
• Jo Stafford
• Martha Tilton
• Christina Millan

Musically, swing can be either: (written with small s), refers to swung notes, the rhythmic feeling evoked by swinging music, esp. ... The Andrews Sisters on the cover of the reissue collection The Best of the Andrew Sisters: The Millennium Collection. ... The Boswell Sisters on the cover of the reissue album collection Thats How Rhythm Was Born The Boswell Sisters were a singing group that attained national prominence in the USA in the 1930s. ... Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella (the First Lady of Song), was an American singer, considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century, alongside Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan. ... Helen Forrests hit single I Had the Craziest Dream. ... Betty Hutton Betty Hutton, (born Elizabeth June Thornburg on February 26, 1921 in Battle Creek, Michigan) is a former American actress and singer. ... Marion Thornburg, better known as Marion Hutton, (March 10, 1919 - January 10, 1987) was a United States singer and actress. ... The cover of Lanes 1958 album Be Mine Tonight. ... Helen OConnell (May 23, 1920 – September 9, 1993) was a singer, actress, and dancer. ... Jo Stafford Jo Elizabeth Stafford (born November 12, 1917) is a singer whose career spanned the late 1920s through the early 1960s. ... Martha Tilton (born November 14, 1915 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American popular singer best-known for her 1939 recording of And the Angels Sing with Benny Goodman. ...

Tango

• Eladia Blazquez
• Gal Costa
• Susana Rinaldi

Tango music is traditionally played by an orquesta típica, which often includes violin, piano, guitar, flute, and especially bandoneon. ... Eladia Blázquez (February 24, 1931, Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province - August 31, 2005) was an Argentine tango singer and composer. ... Gal Costa (born Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos September 26, 1945) in Salvador, Brazil, is a popular singer in Brazil. ... Susana Rinaldi on the cover of her album Desde El Alma Susana Rinaldi (born 25 December 1935) is an Argentine tango singer. ...

Vaudeville & Music Hall

• Jane Avril
• Josephine Baker
• Nora Bayes
• Fanny Brice
• Carol Channing
• Damia
• Marie Dubas
• Ruth Etting
• Fréhel
• May Irwin
• Helen Kane
• Kiki
• La Goulue
• Yvette Guilbert
• Marcelle Lender
• Marie Lloyd
• Mistinguett
• Lillian Roth
• Lillian Russell
• Aileen Stanley
• Eva Tanguay
• Sophie Tucker
• Mae West

Vaudeville is a style of multi-act theatre which flourished in North America from the 1880s through the 1920s. ... Music Hall is a form of British theatrical entertainment which reached its peak of popularity between 1850 and 1960. ... Jane Avril Jane Avril was born 1868 in belleville as Jeanne Beaudon. ... Josephine Baker, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1949 Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 - April 12, 1975), born Freda Josephine McDonald, was an American dancer, actress and singer, sometimes known as The Black Venus. She was of mixed Apalachee Native American and African-American descent. ... Nora Bayes Nora Bayes (1880 - 19 June 1928) was a popular United States entertainer of the early 20th century. ... Fanny Brice, early Ziegfeld Follies portrait photograph // Biography Fanny Brice (October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951) was a United States comedienne, singer, and entertainer. ... Carol Channing photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1956 Carol Channing (born on January 31, 1921 in Seattle, Washington) is an American actress whose career was built largely on two roles, Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello Dolly!. She is easily recognized by her distinctive... Marie-Louise Damien (December 5, 1889 – January, 1978) was a French singer and actress best known under the stage name Damia. ... Marie Dubas, born September 3, 1894 – died February 21, 1972, was a music-hall singer and comedienne. ... Ruth Etting (November 23, 1896 – September 24, 1978) was an American singing star of the 1930s, who had over sixty hit recordings. ... Fréhel, born Marguerite Boulch on July 14, 1891 – died February 3, 1951, was a French singer and actress. ... May Irwin born June 27, 1862 in Whitby, Ontario, Canada – died October 22, 1938 in New York City, United States, was an actress, singer and major star of vaudeville. ... Helen Kane (August 4, 1903 - September 26, 1966) was an American popular singer, best known for her boop-boop-a-doop trademark and her signature song, I Wanna Be Loved By You. Fleischer Studios animator Grim Natwick used Kane as the model for his studios most famous creation, Betty... Kiki de Montparnasse or just Kiki was the stage name for Alice Ernestine Prin (1901 – 1953), a nightclub singer, actress, model, and painter. ... La Goulue, born 1866 – died January 30, 1929, is the stage name of Louise Weber, a French Cancan dancer. ... Yvette Guilbert, born January 20, 1867 in Paris, France – died February 4, 1944 in Aix-en-Provence, was a music-hall singer and actress. ... Marcelle Lender (1862-1926) was a French singer-dancer and entertainer made famous in paintings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. ... Matilda Alice Victoria Wood (February 12, 1870 - October 7, 1922), was a British music-hall singer . ... Mistinguett (April 5, 1875 - January 5, 1956 from Enghien-les-Bains, Val-dOise, ÃŽle-de-France, France) was a French actress and singer, with birth name of Jeanne Bourgeois. ... Lillian Roth (December 13, 1910-May 12, 1980) is an American singer and actress and noted performer on Broadway. ... Lillian Russell (Helen Louise Leonard) (December 4, 1860 - June 6, 1922) was an American actress and singer. ... Aileen Stanley (1897 - 24 March 1982) was a United States popular singer. ... Eva Tanguay (born August 1, 1879 in Marbleton, Québec, Canada – died January 11, 1947 in Hollywood, California, United States) was a singer and entertainer known as the girl who made vaudeville famous. ... Sophie Tucker, 1917 Sophie Tucker (January 13, 1884 - February 9, 1966) was a singer and comedian, one of the most popular United States entertainers of the first third of the 20th century. ... MAE-West is a major Internet peering point located in San Jose, California. ...

Other

• Aeone
• Amapola
• Laurie Anderson
• Natacha Atlas
• Gal Costa
• Josie Cotton
• Allison Crowe
• Mylène Farmer
• Gabriella Ferri
• Gwendolyn
• Brigitte Fontaine
• Diamanda Galás
• Miranda July
• Lisa Gerrard
• Jarboe
• Mina
• Miss Kittin
• Natalie Naveira
• Nico
• Stephanie Pakrul aka StephTheGeek
• PJ Powers
• Shina Ringo
• Robert
• Anne Shelton
• Vibeke Stene
• Miriam Stockley
• Yma Sumac
• Jenny Wilhelms