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K-Ci & JoJo

K-Ci & JoJo: American R&B duo of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" and Joel "JoJo" Hailey from North Carolina, formerly of Jodeci; debut album Love Always (1997) and the chart-topping ballad "All My Life" (1998).

K's Choice

K's Choice is a Belgian alternative rock band formed in Antwerp in 1991 by siblings Sam (Sarah) and Gert Bettens, known for the 1995 hit "Not an Addict" and albums Paradise in Me, Cocoon Crash, and Echo Mountain.

Kaavish (کاوش)

Kaavish (کاوش), Pakistani semi-classical pop-fusion band formed in 1998 by Jaffer Zaidi (son of Nayyara Noor) and Maaz Maudood; debut album Gunkali (2008), Coke Studio appearances, songs Bachpan, Faasle, Nindiya Re; returned to live shows in 2024.

Kaiser Chiefs

Kaiser Chiefs: English indie rock band from Leeds, formed 2000 as Parva, renamed after a South African football club in 2003. Debut Employment (2005) hit UK No. 2; two number-one albums; three Brit Awards.

KAJ (group)

KAJ is a Finland-Swedish comedy-music trio from Vörå, Ostrobothnia (Kevin Holmström, Axel Åhman, Jakob Norrgård), formed 2009; it won Melodifestivalen 2025 with "Bara bada bastu" and placed fourth for Sweden at Eurovision 2025.

Kajagoogoo

Kajagoogoo (later Kaja) was an English synth-pop band formed in 1981 in Leighton Buzzard, best known for "Too Shy" (1983), a UK No. 1 and US No. 5 hit; Limahl was fired in 1983 and the band split in 1986.

Kaleo (band)

Kaleo (KALEO) is an Icelandic blues-rock band formed in 2012 in Mosfellsbær, fronted by JJ Julius Son; not the Hawaiian slack-key guitarist Kaleo. Albums: Kaleo (2013), A/B (2016), Surface Sounds (2021), Mixed Emotions (2025), with hits "Way Down We Go" and "No Good."

Kansas (band)

Kansas: American classic and progressive rock band formed in Topeka, Kansas, in 1970 (briefly White Clover). Debut 1974 on Kirshner Records; hits Carry On Wayward Son and Dust in the Wind; over 30 million albums sold.

Kapa haka

Kapa haka: Māori performing art of group dances in rows with chanted songs, including haka, waiata ā-ringa and poi; biennial national competition Te Matatini; strong language-revitalisation role.

Karmin

Karmin: American pop-hip-hop duo of Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan (Berklee, 2010), famed for viral covers like "Look at Me Now," Epic Records releases Hello (2012) and Pulses (2014), and Leo Rising (2016).

Karnivool

Karnivool is an Australian progressive metal band formed in 1997 in Perth, fronted by Ian Kenny (also of Birds of Tokyo). Albums: Themata, Sound Awake, Asymmetry, and In Verses (2026), which debuted at number one on the ARIA chart.

Kasabian

Kasabian (カサビアン), English rock band formed in Leicester in 1997, named after Manson family member Linda Kasabian. Seven consecutive UK number-one albums; Brit Award 2010; Pizzorno frontman since Meighan's 2020 exit.

Katarsis (band)

Katarsis is a Lithuanian alternative rock and post-punk band formed in Vilnius in 2020 by Lukas Radzevičius. It won EUROVIZIJA.LT 2025 with "Tavo akys" and placed 16th at Eurovision 2025 in Basel.

Kate & Anna McGarrigle

Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Canadian folk sister duo from Quebec (Kate 1946–2010, Anna born 1944). Known for sibling harmonies, bilingual songwriting, "Heart Like a Wheel" (Linda Ronstadt hit), debut album 1976, Order of Canada 1994.

Katia and Marielle Labèque

Katia and Marielle Labèque, French sisters born in Bayonne in 1950 and 1952, are a celebrated two-piano duo whose career began with Messiaen's Visions de l'Amen (1970) and a gold-record Rhapsody in Blue (1980), spanning classical, contemporary, and minimalist repertoire.

Katrina and the Waves

Katrina and the Waves: British-American rock band formed in Cambridge in 1981 (Leskanich, Rew, de la Cruz, Cooper), known for 'Walking on Sunshine' (UK #8, US #9, 1985) and winning Eurovision 1997 for the UK with 'Love Shine a Light' (227 points).

Katseye

Katseye (캣츠아이) is a six-member global girl group formed by Hybe and Geffen Records through the 2023 show The Debut: Dream Academy, debuting in 2024 with EPs SIS, Beautiful Chaos, and Wild.

Kayak (band)

Kayak is a Dutch progressive rock band formed in 1972 in Hilversum around Ton Scherpenzeel and Pim Koopman, known for Royal Bed Bouncer (1975), Phantom of the Night (1979), and Merlin (1981), with a comeback from 1999 onward.

KC and the Sunshine Band

KC and the Sunshine Band is an American disco-funk band formed in 1973 in Florida; with five No. 1 singles, it was a top act of the disco era.

Keane (band)

Keane: English piano-driven alternative rock band from Battle, East Sussex, formed 1995 (named Keane 1997). Members Tom Chaplin, Tim Rice-Oxley, Richard Hughes, Jesse Quin; debut Hopes and Fears (2004), five UK number-one albums, two BRIT Awards.

Keith & Kristyn Getty

Keith & Kristyn Getty are Northern Irish hymnwriters and founders of Getty Music, pioneers of the modern hymn movement; their 2001 hymn In Christ Alone is among the world's most sung hymns.

Kendall Schmidt

Kendall Francis Schmidt (born 1990, Wichita, Kansas) is an American singer-actor, star of Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush and member of the band; later Heffron Drive, TOLBooth Records, and solo work.

Kero Kero Bonito

Kero Kero Bonito (KKB), British London indie pop trio of Sarah Midori Perry, Gus Lobban, and Jamie Bulled; bilingual J-pop-influenced electropop act behind Bonito Generation, Time 'n' Place, and the Civilisation EPs.

Khruangbin (เครื่องบิน)

Khruangbin (เครื่องบิน), Thai for airplane, is a Houston, Texas instrumental funk trio formed in 2010: Laura Lee Ochoa, Mark Speer, DJ Johnson. Known for Thai-funk-inspired global groove albums and a 2025 Grammy Best New Artist nomination.

Kid 'n Play

Kid 'n Play: American hip-hop duo of Christopher "Kid" Reid and Christopher "Play" Martin, New York party rappers behind 2 Hype (1988), the House Party films, the Kick Step dance, and an NBC cartoon.

Kid Creole and the Coconuts

Kid Creole and the Coconuts, also known as the Tropical Gangsters, is a New York band formed in 1980 by August Darnell after Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, fusing calypso, funk, disco, and big band, with hits like I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby.

Kid Francescoli

Kid Francescoli is the electronic pop project of Mathieu Hocine from Marseille, France, best known for the 2017 track "Moon (And It Went Like)", a TikTok viral hit.

Kids See Ghosts

Kids See Ghosts: the only studio album by the Kanye West and Kid Cudi hip-hop duo, released June 8, 2018 on G.O.O.D. Music; seven tracks, 23 minutes, Metascore 84, mental-health themes.

Kids See Ghosts (album)

Kids See Ghosts is the 2018 debut album by the Kanye West and Kid Cudi duo, released June 8, 2018 on G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam. Seven tracks, about 23 minutes, Murakami cover, Metascore 84, samples Cobain, Louis Prima, and Marcus Garvey.

Kids United

Kids United, a French children's pop group also known as Kids United Nouvelle Génération, formed in 2015 with UNICEF; six kids aged 8-15, three chart-topping albums, 2.5 million records sold, ~2.9 million euros raised for UNICEF.