edgepedia

Individual musical biographies

5,929 articles

Kali Uchis

Kali Uchis (Karly-Marina Loaiza), Colombian-American R&B and Latin singer from Alexandria, Virginia and Pereira, Colombia; albums Isolation, Sin Miedo, Red Moon in Venus, Orquídeas, Sincerely; Grammy for "10%"; hit "Telepatía."

Kandi Burruss

Kandi Burruss (born 1976, College Park, Georgia), Xscape singer, Grammy-winning co-writer of TLC's "No Scrubs", 14-season Real Housewives of Atlanta star, Masked Singer season 3 winner, and Broadway producer of The Piano Lesson, The Wiz, and Othello.

Kane Brown

Kane Brown (Kane Allen Brown), American country singer born 1993 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, who broke out via Facebook cover videos, signed with RCA/Sony Music Nashville in 2016, and became the first artist to top all five Billboard country charts simultaneously.

Kara DioGuardi

Kara DioGuardi (born 1970) is an American songwriter, publisher, and TV personality, judge on American Idol seasons 8-9, Arthouse Entertainment co-founder, writer of hits for Minogue, Clarkson, and Aguilera.

Kara Karayev

Kara Karayev, also written Qara Qarayev (1918–1982), was a Soviet Azerbaijani composer and Shostakovich student, known for the ballets Seven Beauties and The Path of Thunder.

Karel Gott

Karel Gott (1939–2019), Czech lyrical-tenor schlager and pop singer, the "Golden Voice of Prague" and "Sinatra of the East"; dominant Czechoslovak poll winner, 1968 Austrian Eurovision entrant, and star in both German states.

Karen Carpenter

Karen Carpenter (1950–1983), American singer and drummer, lead vocalist of the Carpenters duo with brother Richard; hits "Close to You" and "We've Only Just Begun"; died of anorexia-related heart failure.

Karen Clark Sheard

Karen Clark Sheard (born Karen Valencia Clark, 1960) is a Detroit gospel singer, youngest member of The Clark Sisters, and four-time Grammy winner whose solo albums include Finally Karen (1997), 2nd Chance (2002), Destined to Win (2015), and Still Karen (2024).

Karen O

Karen O (Karen Lee Orzolek, born 1978, Seoul) is the American lead vocalist of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and a solo artist whose Crush Songs and Spike Jonze film songs, including The Moon Song, earned Grammy and Oscar nominations.

Kari Jobe

Kari Jobe, born 1981, in Waco, Texas, is an American contemporary Christian worship singer and former Gateway Church worship pastor, known for "Revelation Song" and "The Blessing" with Cody Carnes and Elevation Worship, with three Grammy nominations and multiple Dove Awards.

Karl Jenkins

Sir Karl Jenkins (born 1944, Penclawdd, Wales) is a Welsh composer, formerly of Nucleus and Soft Machine, creator of Adiemus and The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, knighted in 2015.

Karl Koch (Weezer assistant)

Karl Koch (born 1969, Buffalo, New York), also Karlophone, is Weezer's assistant, roadie, archivist, webmaster, and unofficial fifth member since 1992, creator of Karl's Corner.

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007), German avant-garde and electronic music pioneer, WDR Cologne studio director 1963-77, composer of Gesang der Juenglinge, Gruppen, and the seven-opera Licht cycle.

Karly Hartzman

Karly Hartzman, also known as Wednesday's frontwoman, is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Greensboro, North Carolina, leading the Asheville indie rock band Wednesday, known for Rat Saw God (2023) and Bleeds (2025).

Karthik (கார்த்திக்) (singer)

Karthik (கார்த்திக்), born 1980 in Chennai, is an Indian playback singer and composer, ex-backing vocalist for A. R. Rahman, with 8,000+ songs in 15+ languages; hits include Ale Ale, Oru Maalai, Behene De.

Karthik Raja (கார்த்திக் ராஜா)

Karthik Raja (கார்த்திக் ராஜா), born 1973 in Chennai, is a Tamil film composer, singer and keyboardist, eldest son of Ilaiyaraaja; brother of Yuvan Shankar Raja; composer of Pandiyanin Rajiyathil, Ullaasam and Dumm Dumm Dumm. Not the engineer karthikraja.in or entrepreneur Karthik Raja Karnan.

Karyn White

Karyn White (born 1965) is an American R&B singer behind "Superwoman" and the Hot 100 No. 1 "Romantic." Her 1988 Warner Bros. debut sold over two million copies; after an 18-year hiatus she returned with Carpe Diem and the 2026 hit "You're Gonna Want Me Back."

Kasarla Shyam

Kasarla Shyam (కాసర్ల శ్యామ్), Telugu film lyricist and folk singer from Warangal; debut Chantigadu (2003), breakthrough 'Neelapuri Gajulu' (Mahatma, 2009); National Film Award for Best Lyrics 2025 for 'Ooru Palletooru' from Balagam.

Kasey Chambers

Kasey Chambers (born 1976, Mount Gambier) is an Australian country singer-songwriter, ex-Dead Ringer Band, with 14 ARIAs, 24 Golden Guitars, the No.1 single Not Pretty Enough, and 2018 ARIA Hall of Fame induction.

Kat DeLuna

Kat DeLuna (Kathleen Emperatriz DeLuna, born 1987, Bronx) is a Dominican-American pop singer; her 2007 single "Whine Up" with Elephant Man topped Billboard's dance charts and went gold, followed by the albums 9 Lives, Inside Out, and Loading.

Kate Bush

Kate Bush (Catherine Bush, born 1958) is an English art-pop singer-songwriter and producer; her 1978 debut single Wuthering Heights made her the first woman with a self-written UK No. 1, and Hounds of Love (1985) and the 2022 Stranger Things resurgence of Running Up That Hill define her legacy.

Kate Ceberano

Kate Ceberano (born 1966) is an Australian singer-songwriter, I'm Talking frontwoman, solo artist behind Brave and My Life Is A Symphony, ARIA Hall of Fame inductee, and first woman in the Australian Songwriters Association Hall of Fame.

Kate McGarrigle

Kate McGarrigle (1946–2010), Canadian folk singer-songwriter of the duo Kate & Anna McGarrigle with sister Anna; wrote "Talk to Me of Mendocino"; mother of Rufus and Martha Wainwright; died of sarcoma in Montreal.

Kate Miller-Heidke

Kate Miller-Heidke (born 1981) is an Australian singer-songwriter and trained soprano known for pop albums Curiouser and O Vertigo!, the opera The Rabbits, Muriel's Wedding the Musical, and Australia's Eurovision 2019 entry Zero Gravity.

Kate Nash

Kate Nash, English singer-songwriter and actor from Harrow, London, broke through on MySpace in 2007 with the album Made of Bricks and the UK number two single Foundations; later known for Girl Talk, GLOW, industry advocacy, and her Irish-heritage project.

Kate Pierson

Kate Pierson (born 1948, Weehawken, NJ) is an American singer, keyboardist, and founding co-vocalist of the B-52s, formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976; also known for guest vocals on "Candy" and "Shiny Happy People" and solo albums Guitars and Microphones (2015) and Radios & Rainbows (2024).

Kate Schellenbach

Kate Schellenbach, New York drummer, original Beastie Boys drummer 1981-1984 (Polly Wog Stew, Cooky Puss) and founding drummer of Luscious Jackson; also Indigo Girls, Blondie, Lunachicks.

Kate Smith

Kate Smith (1907-1986), American contralto singer called "The First Lady of Radio," famous for "God Bless America," first sung on radio November 11, 1938; wartime war-bond drives; not the LPGA golfer or other namesakes.

Kate Voegele

Kate Voegele (born 1986, Bay Village, Ohio) is an American pop/rock singer-songwriter and actress, Mia Catalano on One Tree Hill, with albums Don't Look Away (2007), A Fine Mess (2009), Gravity Happens (2011), Canyonlands (2016), and Age of Alchemy (2026).

Katharine McPhee

Katharine McPhee (Katharine Hope McPhee), American singer and actress born 1984; American Idol season 5 runner-up (2006); albums Katharine McPhee, Unbroken, Hysteria; starred in Smash, Scorpion, and Waitress on Broadway.