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Samantha Jade
Samantha Jade (Samantha Jade Gibbs), Australian pop singer from Perth; won The X Factor Australia 2012 (Over 25s, Guy Sebastian), first woman to win; debut single What You've Done to Me hit #1, 3x Platinum; ARIA Best Video for Firestarter; albums Samantha Jade, Nine, Best of My Love.
Sanjaya Malakar
Sanjaya Malakar (born 1989) is an American singer, seventh-place finalist on American Idol season 6 in 2007, famous for his ponyhawk hairstyle, Simon Cowell's criticism, and Vote for the Worst support.
Sara Forsberg
Sara Forsberg (SAARA, Smoukahontas), Finnish singer-songwriter born 1994 in Pietarsaari, went viral in 2014 with a language-imitation YouTube video, signed to Capitol Records, created Star Wars alien languages, and now writes K-pop hits and hosts HitMix radio.
Sara Lumholdt
Sara Lumholdt (Sara Helena Noble Lumholdt, born 1984) is a Swedish singer from Stockholm, vocalist in A*Teens (1998–2006), later solo as Sara Love, Melodifestivalen 2011 and 2026, now living in Portchester, England.
Scott Hoying
Scott Richard Hoying, born 1991 in Arlington, Texas, is an American singer, songwriter, and founding baritone of Pentatonix, winners of The Sing-Off in 2011 with three Grammy Awards.
Shane Filan
Shane Filan, Irish singer from Sligo, lead vocalist of Westlife (14 UK and Irish number-one singles, 44 million records), later solo artist with You & Me (2013); bankrupt in 2012 after Shafin Developments failed; on Westlife's 2026 25th anniversary tour.
Shawn Mendes
Shawn Mendes (Shawn Peter Raul Mendes, born 1998) is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter from Pickering, Ontario, discovered via Vine covers; four consecutive Billboard 200 No. 1 albums, three Grammy nominations, and the Shawn Mendes Foundation.
Shayne Ward
Shayne Ward (Shayne Thomas Ward, born 1984, Manchester) is an English pop singer and actor: X Factor 2005 winner, Christmas number one with "That's My Goal", Coronation Street's Aidan Connor, and star of The Good Ship Murder.
Siobhán Donaghy
Siobhán Donaghy (born 1984, London) is a British pop singer, founding member of Sugababes ('Overload'), solo artist of Revolution in Me (2003) and Ghosts (2007), later reunited with the original line-up.
Sophie Simmons
Sophie Simmons (Sophie Tweed-Simmons), born 1992, American pop singer-songwriter, daughter of KISS's Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed; independent artist behind "Black Mirror" and songwriter for NewJeans, Leah Kate, and others.
Stacie Orrico
Stacie Orrico (born 1986, Seattle) is an American CCM-turned-pop/R&B singer known for Genuine (2000), the 2003 self-titled album, and hits "Stuck" and "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life", plus Beautiful Awakening (2006).
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift (born 1989, Reading, Pennsylvania) is an American singer-songwriter, also known for the Eras Tour and Taylor's Versions. Four-time Album of the Year Grammy winner with 14 Grammys; her 12th album The Life of a Showgirl (2025) had history's biggest first week.
Teddy Geiger
Teddy Geiger, born John Theodore Geiger II in 1988, is an American singer, songwriter, and producer from Rochester, New York, co-writing hits for Shawn Mendes.
Tiffany Day (musician)
Tiffany Day, born Tiffany Ruan, is a Chinese-American hyperpop singer-songwriter-producer from Wichita, Kansas, based in Los Angeles; she went viral singing "Hallelujah" in Italy and released HALO in 2026 on Broke Records.
Tiger Hutchence-Geldof
Tiger Hutchence-Geldof (Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof, born 1996), daughter of Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates, adopted by Bob Geldof; English-Australian singer-songwriter and art psychotherapist performing as Heavenly.
TJ Monterde
TJ Monterde (Titus John Dabuan Monterde, born 1989, Cagayan de Oro) is a Filipino singer-songwriter of OPM love songs; "Palagi" was Billboard Philippines' No. 1 song of 2024, and he sold out multi-night Araneta Coliseum runs with wife KZ Tandingan.
Tulisa
Tulisa (Tula Paulinea Contostavlos, born 1988), English singer of the Camden trio N-Dubz, X Factor UK judge 2011-2012 who mentored Little Mix, and solo artist behind the 2012 UK number-one single Young and album The Female Boss.
Tyler Hilton
Tyler Hilton, born 1983, is an American singer-songwriter and actor from Palm Springs. Known for Chris Keller on One Tree Hill, Elvis Presley in Walk the Line (2005), and albums from Tyler Hilton (2000) to The Calling Hours (2026).
Una Healy
Una Healy (Una Theresa Imogene Healy), Irish singer-songwriter born 1981 in Thurles, Tipperary; member of The Saturdays (13 UK top ten singles), solo country-tinged artist since The Waiting Game (2017), TV presenter, and shoe designer.
Will Young
Will Young, English singer and actor, won the first Pop Idol in 2002; debut Evergreen/Anything Is Possible was the noughties' best-selling single; four UK No 1 singles and albums, Olivier-nominated actor.
Willa Ford
Willa Ford (Amanda Lee Williford), American pop singer, actress, and interior designer; 2001 hit "I Wanna Be Bad" and album Willa Was Here; later WFord Interiors and Flip It Like Disick; comeback album amanda, 2026.
Zach Sobiech
Zach Sobiech, Minnesota teen singer-songwriter who wrote the farewell song "Clouds" while dying of osteosarcoma; viral 2012-2013 hit, No. 1 on iTunes, inspired the 2020 Disney+ film Clouds and a cancer research fund.