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Singer Biographies
Every archived life recorded as singer, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Modern era
Carmen Miranda
February 9, 1909 – August 5, 1955
Brazilian singer (1909–1955)
Medieval era
Walther von der Vogelweide
1170 – 1230
German minstrel singer (c. 1170 – c. 1230)
Medieval era
Gilles Binchois
1400 – September 20, 1460
Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer (c. 1400–1460)
Contemporary era
Dido
b. December 25, 1971
English singer and songwriter (born 1971)
Modern era
Salome
b. June 21, 1939
Spanish singer
Modern era
Altaf Mahmud
December 23, 1933 – 1971
Bangladeshi musician and freedom fighter (1933 – 1971)
Modern era
Kanan Devi
April 22, 1916 – July 17, 1992
Indian actress (1916–1992)
Modern era
Bal Gandharva
June 26, 1888 – July 15, 1967
Indian Marathi singer and stage actor (1888–1967)
Modern era
Begum Akhtar
October 7, 1914 – October 30, 1974
Indian musician
Modern era
Gauhar Jaan
June 26, 1873 – January 17, 1930
Indian singer and dancer (1873-1930)
Modern era
Faiyaz Khan
1886 – 1950
Indian singer
Modern era
Abdul Karim Khan
November 11, 1872 – October 27, 1937
Indian singer (1872–1937)
Modern era
Kesarbai Kerkar
July 13, 1892 – September 16, 1977
Indian singer (1892–1977)
Modern era
Iqbal Bahu
September 4, 1944 – March 24, 2012
Pakistani singer (1944–2012)
Modern era
Surinder Kaur
November 25, 1929 – June 14, 2006
Indian singer (1929-2006)
Modern era
Asa Singh Mastana
August 22, 1927 – 1999
Punjabi singer
Modern era
Allan Fakir
1932 – July 4, 2000
Pakistani singer
Modern era
Mai Bhagi
January 1, 1906 – July 7, 1986
Pakistani singer
Contemporary era
Zarsanga
b. 1946
Pashtun singer
Modern era
Abbasuddin Ahmed
October 27, 1901 – December 30, 1959
Bengali singer
Modern era
Abdul Alim
July 27, 1931 – September 5, 1974
Bangladeshi Folk singer (1931–1974)
Modern era
Shah Abdul Karim
February 15, 1916 – September 12, 2009
Bangladeshi musician
Contemporary era
Ahmad Zahir
June 14, 1946 – June 14, 1979
Afghan singer (1946-1979)
Contemporary era
Elijah
b. c. 2000
Swiss singer (2000-)
Modern era
Yoko Ono
b. February 18, 1933
Japanese artist and activist based in the United States (born 1933)
Modern era
Bob Hope
May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003
American entertainer (1903–2003)
Modern era
Doris Day
April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019
American actress and singer (1922–2019)
Modern era
Brigitte Bardot
September 28, 1934 – December 28, 2025
French actress, singer, animal rights activist (1934–2025)
Modern era
Betty White
January 17, 1922 – December 31, 2021
American actress and comedian (1922–2021)
Modern era
Bing Crosby
May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977
American singer and actor (1903–1977)
Contemporary era
Billie Eilish
b. December 18, 2001
American singer-songwriter (born 2001)
Modern era
Sarah Vaughan
March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990
American jazz and classical singer (1924–1990)
Modern era
Mahalia Jackson
October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972
American gospel singer (1911–1972)
Modern era
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973
American gospel musician (1915–1973)
Modern era
Muddy Waters
April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983
American blues musician (1913–1983)
Contemporary era
Ariana Grande
b. June 26, 1993
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1993)
Modern era
Etta James
January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012
American singer (1938–2012)
Modern era
Fats Domino
February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017
American pianist and singer (1928-2017)
Modern era
Ritchie Valens
May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959
American musician (1941–1959)
Modern era
Roy Orbison
April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988
American musician (1936 –1988)
Modern era
Otis Redding
September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967
American singer and songwriter (1941–1967)
Contemporary era
Al Green
b. April 13, 1946
American singer
Modern era
Smokey Robinson
b. February 19, 1940
American R&B singer, songwriter and producer (born 1940)
Modern era
Curtis Mayfield
June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999
American singer-songwriter (1942–1999)
Contemporary era
Donna Summer
December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012
American singer (1948–2012)
Modern era
Celia Cruz
October 21, 1925 – July 16, 2003
Cuban singer (1925–2003)
Contemporary era
Justin Bieber
b. March 1, 1994
Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1994)
Modern era
Antonio Carlos Jobim
January 25, 1927 – December 8, 1994
Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist (1927–1994)
Modern era
Fairuz
b. November 21, 1935
Lebanese singer and actress
Modern era
Mohammed Rafi
December 24, 1924 – July 31, 1980
Indian playback singer (1924–1980)
Modern era
Kishore Kumar
August 4, 1929 – October 13, 1987
Indian singer and actor (1929–1987)
Modern era
Asha Bhosle
September 8, 1933 – April 12, 2026
Indian playback singer (1933–2026)
Contemporary era
Teresa Teng
January 29, 1953 – May 8, 1995
Taiwanese ROC singer (1953-1995)
Contemporary era
Leslie Cheung
September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003
Hong Kong singer and actor (1956–2003)
Modern era
Hibari Misora
May 29, 1937 – June 24, 1989
Japanese singer and actress (1937-1989)
Modern era
Hank Williams
September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953
American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)
Modern era
Patsy Cline
September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963
American country singer (1932–1963)
Modern era
Willie Nelson
b. April 29, 1933
American country musician (born 1933)
Modern era
Kenny Rogers
August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020
American country singer (1938–2020)
Modern era
John Denver
December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997
American singer (1943–1997)