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Singer Biographies
Every archived life recorded as singer, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Contemporary era
Jesse Powell
February 24, 1971 – September 13, 2022
American singer (1970–2022)
Contemporary era
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
October 13, 1948 – August 16, 1997
Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of qawwali (1948-1997)
Modern era
Prince Albert
August 26, 1819 – December 14, 1861
Consort of Queen Victoria from 1840 to 1861 (1819–1861)
Early Modern era
Caroline Herschel
March 16, 1750 – January 9, 1848
German-British astronomer (1750-1848)
Modern era
Raphael
b. May 5, 1943
Spanish recording artist; singer and actor
Modern era
Luciano Pavarotti
October 12, 1935 – September 6, 2007
Italian operatic tenor (1935–2007)
Modern era
Marilyn Monroe
June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962
American actress and model (1926–1962)
Modern era
Judy Garland
June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969
American actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian (1922–1969)
Modern era
Fred Astaire
May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987
American dancer, choreographer, actor, and singer (1899–1987)
Modern era
Sophia Loren
b. September 20, 1934
Italian actress (born 1934)
Modern era
Amitabh Bachchan
b. October 11, 1942
Indian film actor (born 1942)
Modern era
Frank Sinatra
December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998
American singer and actor (1915–1998)
Modern era
Edith Piaf
December 19, 1915 – October 10, 1963
French singer (1915–1963)
Contemporary era
Umm Kulthum
December 31, 1898 – February 3, 1975
Egyptian singer called the Voice of the Arabs
Modern era
B.B. King
September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015
American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1925–2015)
Modern era
Ray Charles
September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004
American singer, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004)
Modern era
Sam Cooke
January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964
American singer and songwriter (1931–1964)
Modern era
Nina Simone
February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003
American singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights activist (1933–2003)
Modern era
Aretha Franklin
March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018
American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018)
Modern era
James Brown
May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006
American musician (1933–2006)
Modern era
Chuck Berry
October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017
American musician (1926–2017)
Modern era
Little Richard
December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020
American musician (1932–2020)
Modern era
Buddy Holly
September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959
American rock and roll singer (1936–1959)
Modern era
Johnny Cash
February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003
American country singer (1932–2003)
Modern era
Elvis Presley
January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
Modern era
George Harrison
February 25, 1943 – November 29, 2001
English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
Modern era
Jimi Hendrix
November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970
American guitarist (1942–1970)
Modern era
Janis Joplin
January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970
American singer (1943–1970)
Contemporary era
Syd Barrett
January 6, 1946 – July 7, 2006
British musician (1946–2006)
Modern era
Richard Wright
July 28, 1943 – September 15, 2008
English keyboardist, co-founder of Pink Floyd (1943–2008)
Contemporary era
Elton John
b. March 25, 1947
British singer, songwriter and musician (born 1947)
Contemporary era
Bruce Springsteen
b. September 23, 1949
American rock singer (born 1949)
Contemporary era
Stevie Wonder
b. May 13, 1950
American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (born 1950)
Modern era
Marvin Gaye
April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984
American R&B and soul singer (1939–1984)
Modern era
Diana Ross
b. March 26, 1944
American singer and actress (1944-2026)
Modern era
Tina Turner
November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
Contemporary era
Bob Marley
February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981
Reggae prophet who carried one love from Kingston to the world
Modern era
Miriam Makeba
March 4, 1932 – November 9, 2008
South African singer and civil rights activist (1932–2008)
Modern era
Lata Mangeshkar
September 28, 1929 – February 6, 2022
Indian singer (1929–2022)
Contemporary era
A. R. Rahman
b. January 6, 1966
Indian composer and musician
Contemporary era
Prince
June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016
American musician (1958–2016)
Contemporary era
Madonna
b. August 16, 1958
American singer (born 1958)
Contemporary era
Whitney Houston
August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012
American singer, actress, and film producer (1963–2012)
Contemporary era
Mariah Carey
b. March 27, 1969
American singer (born 1969)
Contemporary era
Celine Dion
b. March 30, 1968
French Canadian singer (born 1968)
Contemporary era
George Michael
June 25, 1963 – December 25, 2016
English singer (1963–2016)
Contemporary era
Kurt Cobain
February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994
American rock musician (1967–1994)
Contemporary era
Snoop Dogg
b. October 20, 1971
American rapper (born 1971)
Contemporary era
Kanye West
b. June 8, 1977
American rapper and record producer
Contemporary era
Beyonce
b. September 4, 1981
American singer-songwriter (born 1981)
Contemporary era
Lady Gaga
b. March 20, 1986
American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1986)
Contemporary era
Taylor Swift
b. December 13, 1989
American singer-songwriter (born 1989)
Contemporary era
Avril Lavigne
b. September 27, 1984
Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1984)
Contemporary era
Katy Perry
b. October 25, 1984
American singer
Contemporary era
Kelly Clarkson
b. April 24, 1982
American singer-songwriter (born 1982)
Contemporary era
Hayley Williams
b. December 27, 1988
American singer
Contemporary era
Shawn Mendes
b. August 8, 1998
Canadian singer
Contemporary era
Conan Gray
b. December 5, 1998
American singer-songwriter
Contemporary era
Tate McRae
b. July 1, 2003
Canadian singer, songwriter, and dancer
Contemporary era
Gracie Abrams
b. September 7, 1999
American singer-songwriter (born 1999)