Adele
English singer-songwriter known for her powerful contralto voice and emotionally candid ballads.
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Showing 1–24 of 34Aretha Franklin
American singer known as the “Queen of Soul”, one of the greatest vocalists in popular music history.
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American singer, songwriter and performer who rose to fame in Destiny's Child and became one of the most awarded artists in music history.
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American singer-songwriter and Nobel laureate who transformed popular music with his poetic lyrics.
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Jamaican singer-songwriter who became the international face of reggae and Rastafari-inspired music.
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American guitarist and singer-songwriter, a founding member of the Grateful Dead.
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Welsh singer known for her raspy, powerful voice and the hits “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero”.
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American rock singer-songwriter nicknamed “The Boss”, whose songs chronicle working-class American life.
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American singer-songwriter known for retro-inflected pop, funk and R&B and for high-energy live performances.
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English singer-songwriter and actor celebrated for constantly reinventing his music and persona across a five-decade career.
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Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean (née Parton; January 19, 1946 – August 25, 2026) was an American singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman. Dubbed the…
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English singer-songwriter known for acoustic-driven pop, one-man loop-pedal performances and hits including “Shape of You” and “Thinking Out Loud”.
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English singer, pianist and composer whose flamboyant showmanship and songwriting partnership with Bernie Taupin produced dozens of hits.
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American singer and actor known as the “King of Rock and Roll”, one of the most influential cultural figures of the 20th century.
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American rapper, among the best-selling music artists of all time, known for technical lyrical skill and confessional, provocative songwriting.
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American singer and actor known as “Ol' Blue Eyes”, one of the best-selling music artists of the 20th century.
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British singer and songwriter, lead vocalist of the rock band Queen, renowned for his flamboyant stage presence and vocal range.
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American rapper and businessman who rose from Brooklyn's Marcy Houses to become one of hip-hop's most successful artists and entrepreneurs.
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English musician and co-founder of the Beatles, one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century.
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American country singer-songwriter known as the “Man in Black” whose deep voice and outlaw image made him a cross-genre icon.
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American rapper known for socially conscious, densely layered lyrics, and the first artist outside classical and jazz to win the Pulitzer Prize for…
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American singer-songwriter and actress known for theatrical pop, genre-crossing collaborations and an Academy Award-winning song.
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Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and television personality.
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American singer-songwriter known as the “Queen of Pop” and for reinventing her image across a career spanning four decades.
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