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Pop singers, 2000s to present

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Tobias Rahim

Tobias Rahim (Tobias Rahim Secilmis Hasling, born 1989), also Toby Tabu or Grande, is a Danish-Kurdish pop singer and poet from Aarhus. His single "Stor mand" holds the longest Danish #1 run, 17 weeks, and his 2022 album was Denmark's most streamed.

Toni Cornell

Toni Cornell, daughter of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell and Vicky Karayiannis, is an American singer-songwriter known for the 2018 posthumous duet "Nothing Compares 2 U," her 2019 debut "Far Away Places," IRC ambassadorship, and 2025 Rock Hall tribute performance.

Tove Lo

Tove Lo (Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson, born 1987, Stockholm) is a Swedish electropop singer-songwriter; breakthrough hit "Habits (Stay High)" peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100; albums include Queen of the Clouds and Dirt Femme.

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.

Turabi Çamkıran

Turabi Çamkıran (Turabi, TURBO Turabi), Turkish dancer, muay thai fighter, and reality TV contestant born 1987 in Mersin; won Survivor 2014 and Survivor All Star 2015 back to back, finished fifth on Survivor 2018, won The Challenge: War of the Worlds, acted in Kertenkele, and released the banned 2025 single "Wine Me, Dine Me".

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.

Vitas

Vitas (Витас), born Vitaliy Vladasovich Grachyov in Daugavpils, is a Russian pop singer known for his striking falsetto, his 2000 debut hit Opera #2, and fame in China.

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.

Yoriyos Adamos

Yoriyos Adamos, born 1985, is the professional name of Muhammad Yusuf Islam, British musician and manager, son of Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam); holds 12 UK directorships and design credits on Yusuf's albums.

Yuval Raphael (יובל רפאל)

Yuval Raphael (יובל רפאל), Israeli singer born 2000, Nova festival survivor, won HaKokhav HaBa season 11 and placed second for Israel at Eurovision 2025 in Basel with 'New Day Will Rise', 357 points, winning the televote; later co-wrote Israel's 2026 entry 'Michelle'.

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.

Zara Larsson

Zara Larsson, Swedish pop singer born 1997 in Stockholm, won Talang at age 10; known for "Lush Life", "Symphony", albums So Good, Poster Girl, Venus, Midnight Sun, and owning her masters.

Zayn Malik

Zayn Malik (Zain Javadd Malik, born 1993, Bradford) is an English singer, ex-One Direction member who left in 2015, then built a solo R&B-pop career with Mind of Mine, Icarus Falls, Nobody Is Listening, Room Under the Stairs, and KONNAKOL.

Zephanie

Zephanie (Zephanie Odhene Liwag Dimaranan, born 2003) is a Filipino singer, actress, and host from Biñan, Laguna, first grand winner of Idol Philippines (2019), later a GMA Network soundtrack singer and actress.

Zeyne (singer)

Zeyne, born Zein Sajdi in 1997, is a Palestinian-Jordanian singer from Amman with roots in Nablus, known for the 2024 hit "Asli Ana" and her debut album AWDA, released in 2025.