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Kyle Gass

Kyle Gass, aka KG or Kage, is the American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and actor who co-founded comedy-rock duo Tenacious D with Jack Black in 1992. Also fronts Trainwreck and Kyle Gass Band; the 2024 Sydney Trump joke forced a hiatus.

Kylie McNeill

Kylie McNeill, American singer-songwriter and actor based in New York and Los Angeles; English voice of Belle/Suzu in Mamoru Hosoda's Belle (2021, GKIDS dub, Sony soundtrack); also Law and Order: SVU and The Colors Within.

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue (Kylie Ann Minogue, born 1968, Melbourne) is an Australian pop singer and actress, ex-Neighbours star, and highest-selling Australian female artist with 80 million records; hits include The Loco-Motion, Can't Get You Out of My Head, and Padam Padam.

Kyra Gaunt

Kyra D. Gaunt is an American ethnomusicologist and jazz vocalist at the University at Albany who studies Black girls' musical play from the schoolyard to YouTube and TikTok.

KZ Tandingan

KZ Tandingan (Kristine Zhenie Lobrigas Tandingan), the Filipino singer called Asia's Soul Supreme, won The X Factor Philippines 2012, competed on Singer 2018, recorded Disney's Gabay, and went independent in 2026.

L. Subramaniam

L. Subramaniam (Lakshminarayana Subramaniam), born 1947 in Madras, is an Indian Carnatic violinist, composer, and conductor, Padma Vibhushan awardee, pioneer of global fusion, and creator of over 200 recordings.

La Niña (singer)

La Niña is the stage name of Carola Moccia (born 1991), a Neapolitan singer-songwriter and producer fusing Neapolitan folklore with electronics; albums Vanitas (2023) and Furèsta (2025), Targa Tenco winner.

La Toya Jackson

La Toya Jackson (La Toya Yvonne Jackson), American singer, author, and TV personality born 1956 in Gary, Indiana; fifth Jackson sibling, 1980s solo R&B career, "Heart Don't Lie," memoirs, and reality television.

Labi Siffre

Labi Siffre (Claudius Afolabi Siffre), British singer-songwriter and poet born 1945 in Hammersmith, wrote "It Must Be Love", "(Something Inside) So Strong", and "I Got The...", sampled by Eminem, Jay-Z, and Kanye West; announced Unfinished Business in 2026.

Labrinth

Labrinth (Timothy Lee McKenzie, born 1989, Hackney, London) is a British singer, songwriter, rapper and producer, Syco's first non-talent-show signing in six years, known for Electronic Earth, LSD, and the Emmy-winning Euphoria score.

Lacey Sculls

Lacey Sculls (Lacey Conner), Dallas-born industrial rock singer: Nocturne co-founder, Pigface guest vocalist, 2010 Lords of Acid touring frontwoman, Rock of Love season 1 villain, Storm TV founder and Talk of Love podcast host.

Lacey Sturm

Lacey Sturm, born Lacey Nicole Mosely (1981, Arlington, Texas), is the co-founder and former lead vocalist of platinum-selling rock band Flyleaf, a Billboard Hard Rock chart-topping solo artist (Life Screams, Kenotic Metanoia), author of The Reason, The Mystery, and The Return, and a Christian speaker who rejoined Flyleaf for its 2026 20th Anniversary Tour.

Lach

Lach (pronounced latch) is an American mononymous singer-songwriter, founder of New York's Antifolk movement, creator of the Fort club and the Antihoot at Sidewalk Cafe, whose albums include Contender, Blang!, Kids Fly Free, and Today.

Lachlan Gillespie

Lachlan (Lachy) Gillespie, born 1985 in Brisbane, is the Australian Purple Wiggle of The Wiggles since 2012, succeeding Jeff Fatt; WAAPA-trained, keytar player, ex-husband of Emma Watkins, father of twins, epilepsy and prematurity charity ambassador.

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga (Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, born 1986, New York) is an American pop singer and actress; stage name from Queen's "Radio Ga Ga," fame via The Fame (2008), Oscar for "Shallow," 16 Grammys.

Lady Miss Kier

Lady Miss Kier, born Kierin Magenta Kirby (1963, Youngstown, Ohio), American singer, DJ, and designer; Deee-Lite frontwoman behind "Groove Is in the Heart" (UK No. 2, US Dance No. 1), later a DJ and litigant in Kirby v. Sega.

Ladyhawke (musician)

Ladyhawke is Phillipa "Pip" Brown (born 1981, Wellington), a New Zealand synth-pop singer-songwriter whose 2008 debut hit No. 1 in NZ; albums include Anxiety, Wild Things, and Time Flies.

Laila!

Laila! (Laila Smith, alias Laila Smith) is a Brooklyn-born American bedroom R&B singer-songwriter-producer, daughter of Yasiin Bey (Mos Def); debut album Gap Year! (2024), sophomore We'll Never Be This Young Again (2026), 300M+ streams.

Laine Hardy

Laine Hardy is an American country singer from Livingston, Louisiana, born in 2000, who won the seventeenth season of American Idol in 2019 and released the album Here's to Anyone in 2021.

Lainey Wilson

Lainey Wilson (born 1992, Baskin, Louisiana) is an American country singer-songwriter and actress; albums Bell Bottom Country and Whirlwind, CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year, Opry member, Abby on Yellowstone.

Lalah Hathaway

Lalah Hathaway (Eulaulah Donyll Hathaway), Chicago-born R&B/soul singer, pianist, and daughter of Donny Hathaway; five-time Grammy winner known for multiphonic singing, the 1990 debut "Heaven Knows," Lalah Hathaway Live, and the 2026 album Made In Chicago.

Lali Espósito

Lali Espósito (born Mariana Espósito, 1991) is an Argentine pop singer, songwriter, and actress who began in children's television and has released six studio albums.

Lalo Schifrin

Lalo Schifrin (Boris Claudio Schifrin, 1932–2025), Argentine-American composer and jazz pianist; wrote the 5/4 Mission: Impossible theme, scored Bullitt, Dirty Harry, Enter the Dragon, and Rush Hour; honorary Oscar 2018.

Lamont Dozier

Lamont Dozier (1941-2022), Detroit-born Motown songwriter, producer, and singer; middle name of Holland-Dozier-Holland, co-writer of "Baby Love," "You Can't Hurry Love," and "Two Hearts"; Rock and Roll and Songwriters Halls of Fame inductee.

Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey, stage name of Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born 1985, New York City; raised in Lake Placid), is the American singer-songwriter of Born to Die (2012), Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019) and Ocean Blvd (2023), known for cinematic Americana pop.

Lance Bass

Lance Bass (James Lance Bass, born 1979, Laurel, Mississippi) is the bass singer of NSYNC, formed 1995 in Orlando; later an actor, producer, SiriusXM and podcast host, 2006 coming out, 2002 cosmonaut trainee, and Cocktail Wars co-host.

Lang Lang (郎朗)

Lang Lang (郎朗), born 1982 in Shenyang, is a Chinese classical pianist who broke through at 17 with the Chicago Symphony, plays 12 concertos worldwide, and founded the Lang Lang International Music Foundation.

Lani Hall

Lani Hall (Lani Hall Alpert), American vocalist born in Chicago, original lead singer of Sergio Mendes' Brasil '66 on "Mas Que Nada"; two-time Grammy winner for Es Fácil Amar and Herb Alpert's Steppin' Out.

Lara Fabian

Lara Fabian (Lara Sophie Katy Crokaert), Belgian-Canadian pop singer born 1970 in Etterbeek, Brussels; francophone star of "Je t'aime" and "I Will Love Again," 20 million albums, touring 2026.

Lara Raj

Lara Raj, born Lara Rajagopalan in 2005, is an American singer of Tamil descent who finished second on The Debut: Dream Academy and joined the girl group KATSEYE.