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Judy Kuhn

Judy Kuhn (born 1958, New York City) is an American actress and singer, a four-time Tony nominee for Les Misérables, Chess, She Loves Me, and Fun Home, and the singing voice of Disney's Pocahontas; 2026 Drama Desk winner for The Baker's Wife.

Jugs Jugueta

Jugs Jugueta, born Eric Rommel Jugueta, is a Filipino musician who co-founded The Itchyworms in 1996 and hosts ABS-CBN's noontime show It's Showtime since 2009.

Juice Newton

Juice Newton (Judy Kay Newton, b. early 1950s, Lakehurst, NJ) is an American country-pop singer; her 1981 platinum album Juice yielded "Angel of the Morning," "Queen of Hearts," and "The Sweetest Thing," and she won the 1982 Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.

Jule Styne

Jule Styne (Julius Kerwin Stein, 1905-1994), English-born American composer of Broadway musicals and pop standards. Wrote over 2,000 songs including scores for Gypsy, Funny Girl, and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

Julee Cruise

Julee Cruise (1956-2022), American singer from Creston, Iowa, of Floating into the Night and The Voice of Love, whose ethereal voice with David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti defined Twin Peaks.

Jules Hoffman

Jules Hoffman (born 1992), also known as Jules!, is an American non-binary children's musician and Berklee-trained songwriter, a performer on Ms. Rachel's Songs for Littles and creator of the albums Jamming with Jules! and Thanks A Lot: Raffi Reimagined.

Julia Lennon

Julia Lennon (née Stanley, 1914–1958), Liverpool mother of John Lennon; married Alfred Lennon in 1938, taught John banjo chords, died 15 July 1958 struck by an off-duty policeman's car, inspiring "Julia" and "Mother".

Julia Michaels

Julia Michaels (Julia Cavazos), American singer-songwriter born 1993 in Davenport, Iowa; hit songwriter for Justin Bieber's "Sorry" and Selena Gomez's "Lose You to Love Me," and multi-platinum solo artist behind "Issues" and "If the World Was Ending."

Julia Volkova (Юлия Олеговна Волкова)

Julia Volkova (Юлия Олеговна Волкова, also Yulia Volkova), Russian singer and actress born 1985 in Moscow, one half of t.A.T.u. with Lena Katina; 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane sold over 12 million copies, Eurovision 2003 third place, solo career from 2011, 2025 reunion.

Julian Bunetta

Julian Bunetta (born 1982) is an American songwriter, producer, and publishing executive in Nashville known for One Direction hits and, with John Ryan, Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso."

Julian Casablancas

Julian Casablancas, frontman and chief songwriter of The Strokes and leader of The Voidz, defined the 2001 garage-rock revival with Is This It and its distorted Peavey-amp vocals; also founder of Cult Records.

Julian Cope

Julian Cope (Julian David Cope, born 1957), Welsh-born English musician and author; frontman of post-punk band the Teardrop Explodes (Kilimanjaro, 1980), prolific genre-defying solo artist (Saint Julian, Peggy Suicide, Jehovahkill), and author of The Modern Antiquarian and Krautrocksampler.

Julian Corrie

Julian Corrie is a Glasgow-based Scottish musician and producer. He is known for his electronic pop project Miaoux Miaoux and his contributions to Franz Ferdinand since 2017.

Julian Lennon

Julian Lennon (John Charles Julian Lennon, born 1963, Liverpool) is an English singer-songwriter, son of John Lennon, inspiration for "Hey Jude", Best New Artist Grammy nominee whose albums run from Valotte (1984) to Jude (2022).

Julian Lloyd Webber

Julian Lloyd Webber (born 1951, London) is a British cellist, brother of Andrew Lloyd Webber, known for his BRIT Award-winning Elgar Concerto with Menuhin, 60-plus albums, In Harmony music education, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire principalship, and 2026 comeback.

Juliana Grigoryan (Ջուլիանա Գրիգորյան)

Juliana Grigoryan (Ջուլիանա Գրիգորյան) is an Armenian soprano, Operalia 2022 first-prize and audience-award winner and Moniuszko grand prize winner, a Met Lindemann alumna known for Mimì and Liù; not to be confused with Asmik Grigorian.

Juliana Hatfield

Juliana Hatfield (born 1967, Wiscasset, Maine), American singer-songwriter of Blake Babies, the Juliana Hatfield Three, and solo albums from Hey Babe (1992) through Lightning Might Strike (2025).

Julianna Zobrist

Julianna Zobrist (Julianna Joy Gilmore, later Julianna Glasse), American Christian pop singer-songwriter, wife of MLB player Ben Zobrist; released EPs The Tree and Say It Now and the 2016 album Shatterproof, and co-wrote Double Play.

Julie Anne San Jose

Julie Anne San Jose (born 1994), also called Asia's Pop Sweetheart, is a Filipina singer-songwriter, actress, and GMA Network host whose Diamond-certified 2012 debut album, Universal Records R&B era, and Limitless trilogy define her career.

Julie Covington

Julie Covington (born 1946, London) is an English actress and singer, the first Eva Perón on the 1976 Evita concept album and the voice of the UK number-one hit Don't Cry for Me Argentina; she declined the West End stage role.

Julie d'Aubigny

Julie d'Aubigny, called Mademoiselle Maupin or La Maupin (c. 1670/1673–1707), was a French opera singer and fencer at the Paris Opéra, 1690–1705; her Tancrède role was the first non-soprano female lead in French opera, while most anecdotes about her are later legend.

Julie Doiron

Julie Doiron, born 1972 in Moncton, New Brunswick, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, Eric's Trip bassist, and Juno-winning solo artist behind Broken Girl, Woke Myself Up, and I Thought of You.

Julie London

Julie London (Gayle Peck), 1926–2000, American torch singer and actress; 1955 hit "Cry Me a River" on Liberty Records, over 30 albums, and nurse Dixie McCall on Emergency! (1974–1978).

Julien Baker

Julien Baker, American indie rock singer-songwriter from Tennessee; solo albums Sprained Ankle (2015), Turn Out the Lights (2017), Little Oblivions (2021); member of boygenius with Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus; also records with Torres.

Juliet Simms

Juliet Simms, also known as Lilith Czar, is an American rock singer, former Automatic Loveletter frontwoman and runner-up on The Voice season 2 (2012) under coach CeeLo Green; her "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" hit No. 70 on the Hot 100.

Juliette Gréco

Juliette Gréco (1927–2020), French chanson singer and actress, muse of Saint-Germain-des-Prés existentialists; sang Sartre, Brel, Gainsbourg; lover of Miles Davis; died aged 93.

Julius Fučík (composer)

Julius Fučík (1872–1916), Czech composer and Austro-Hungarian military bandmaster, the "Bohemian Sousa"; wrote Entry of the Gladiators, Op. 68, now circus music, and Florentiner March, Op. 214.

June Carter Cash

June Carter Cash (Valerie June Carter, 1929–2003), American country singer, songwriter, and comedian of the Carter Family; co-wrote "Ring of Fire," married Johnny Cash in 1968, won five Grammys, and entered the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2025.

June Pointer

June Pointer (June Antoinette Pointer, 1953-2006), American singer, youngest of the four Pointer Sisters; lead vocalist on "He's So Shy" and "Jump (For My Love)", solo albums Baby Sister and June Pointer, died of cancer in Santa Monica.

June Tabor

June Tabor (born 1947, Warwick, England) is an English folk singer of the British revival, solo artist since Airs and Graces (1976), Silly Sisters partner of Maddy Prior, and Oysterband collaborator on Freedom and Rain and Ragged Kingdom.