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Les Claypool
Les Claypool (born 1963, Richmond, California) is the American bassist, vocalist, and founder of Primus, creator of the South Park theme, and leader of side projects including Oysterhead, Frog Brigade, and the Claypool Lennon Delirium with Sean Ono Lennon.
Les McKeown
Les McKeown (Leslie Richard McKeown, 1955-2021) was the Scottish lead singer of the Bay City Rollers from 1973 to 1978, fronting hits like Bye Bye Baby and Shang-a-Lang during Rollermania, then touring with Les McKeown's Legendary Bay City Rollers.
Les Paul
Les Paul (Lester William Polsfuss, 1915-2009), American jazz guitarist and inventor; namesake of the Gibson Les Paul solid-body electric guitar and pioneer of multitrack recording, overdubbing, and delay effects.
Lesley Garrett
Lesley Garrett (born 1955, Thorne, Yorkshire) is an English soprano, ENO Principal Soprano from 1984, CBE 2002, Gramophone Award winner, and crossover star of recordings, TV, and West End musicals.
Lesley Gore
Lesley Gore (Lesley Sue Goldstein, 1946–2015), American pop singer of 1960s hits 'It's My Party' (No. 1) and 'You Don't Own Me' (No. 2); later Oscar-nominated songwriter for Fame, LGBT advocate, 2024 New Jersey Hall of Fame inductee.
Leslie Bricusse
Leslie Bricusse (1931–2021), English composer-lyricist, wrote Goldfinger, Pure Imagination, Talk to the Animals, and The Candy Man; partnered with Anthony Newley, won two Oscars, a Grammy, and eight Ivor Novello Awards.
Leslie Carter
Leslie Carter (Leslie Barbara Carter, 1986-2012), American pop singer, sister of Nick and Aaron Carter; signed to DreamWorks, released single "Like Wow!" on the Shrek soundtrack; album canceled; died of prescription drug overdose.
Leslie West
Leslie West, born Leslie Weinstein, was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who co-founded Mountain in 1969, played Woodstock, and died in Florida in 2020 at age 75.
Lester Young
Lester Young (1909-1959), nicknamed Prez by Billie Holiday, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist with Count Basie and Holiday whose light, lyrical style contrasted with Coleman Hawkins and shaped cool jazz.
LeToya Luckett
LeToya Luckett (born 1981, Houston) is an R&B singer and actress, founding Destiny's Child member, Grammy-winning co-writer of "Say My Name", with three solo albums and roles in Greenleaf and Divorced Sistas.
Levi Celerio
Levi Celerio (1910-2002), Filipino composer and lyricist, National Artist for Music and Literature 1997, wrote lyrics for over 4,000 songs including Ang Pasko ay Sumapit and Sa Ugoy ng Duyan, and was the Guinness-listed leaf player.
Levon Helm
Levon Helm (Mark Lavon Helm, 1940–2012), Arkansas-born drummer and singer of the Band, lead vocalist on "The Weight"; survived throat cancer, hosted Woodstock Midnight Rambles, won three consecutive Grammys late in life.
Lewis Capaldi
Lewis Capaldi (born 1996) is a Scottish singer-songwriter from Bathgate whose ballad "Someone You Loved" topped UK and US charts; his debut album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent was the UK's biggest seller of 2019 and 2020; diagnosed with Tourette syndrome in 2022.
Lex Walton
Lex Walton is a Brooklyn-based transgender indie rock songwriter, bassist in Prairie Princess, whose Sub Pop debut Ultimate Love Forever (2026), co-produced with Dan Boeckner, earned an 8.3 from Pitchfork.
Lexi Jayde
Lexi Jayde (Alexis Jayde Burnett, born 2002) is a Los Angeles pop singer-songwriter and actress, known for the viral 2022 single "drunk text me," the EPs a teenage diary and closer to closure, and her 2026 Columbia debut album LOVER GIRL.
Lexi Jones
Lexi Jones, also known as Alexandria Zahra Jones, is an American singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of David Bowie and Iman, and released her debut album Xandri in 2025.
Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher (William John Paul Gallagher), English singer born 1972 in Manchester, lead vocalist of Oasis 1991-2009, then Beady Eye, then a solo career with six UK Number 1 albums and the 2025 Oasis reunion tour.
Liam Payne
Liam Payne, English pop singer and songwriter (born 1993), One Direction member and solo artist behind "Strip That Down" and LP1; died 16 October 2024 falling from a Buenos Aires hotel balcony.
Liana Flores
Liana Flores is a British-Brazilian singer-songwriter born 1999, raised in South Norfolk, who blends bossa nova and British folk. Known for the TikTok hit "rises the moon", her Verve debut album Flower of the soul (2024) and 2026 EP And so it goes….
Lianne La Havas
Lianne La Havas, born Lianne Charlotte Barnes in 1989, is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist from London known for blending soul, folk, jazz, and R&B.
Lias Saoudi
Lias Saoudi (Lias Kaci Saoudi) is the English singer-songwriter and writer who fronted Fat White Family, formed in a 2011 Peckham squat; albums Champagne Holocaust to Forgiveness Is Yours (2024), Decius and Moonlandingz collaborator, and author of Ten Thousand Apologies and Tears of the Patriarch.
Libby Titus
Libby Titus (Elizabeth Jurist, 1947-2024), American singer-songwriter from Woodstock, NY; two self-titled albums (1968, 1977), co-wrote "Love Has No Pride" with Eric Kaz, founded the New York Rock and Soul Revue, and married Donald Fagen of Steely Dan.
Liberace
Liberace (Władziu Valentino Liberace, 1919–1987) was an American pianist and entertainer of Italian-Polish parentage who fused classical piano with popular showmanship on The Liberace Show and in Las Vegas, famous for candelabra, sequined costumes, and record-breaking Radio City runs.
Liberty DeVitto
Liberty DeVitto (Liberatori DeVitto, born 1950, Brooklyn) is an American rock drummer, Billy Joel's drummer for about 30 years from Turnstiles (1976) to 2005/2006, later of The Lords of 52nd Street and The Slim Kings.
Lido (musician)
Lido (musician) is Norwegian producer, singer, and songwriter Peder Losnegård (earlier LidoLido), born 1992 in Tysvær. Known for executive producing Halsey's Badlands, producing Chance the Rapper's Coloring Book tracks, and solo albums Everything, Peder, and Ultraviolet, distinct from Lido DAO or Lido software.
Lights (musician)
Lights (Valerie Anne Poxleitner, born 1987) is a Canadian electropop singer-songwriter from Toronto, a four-time JUNO winner whose albums run from The Listening (2009) to the comic-accompanied Skin&Earth and 2025's A6.
Lil' Chris
Lil' Chris (Christopher James Hardman), English singer and TV personality from Lowestoft, star of Channel 4's Rock School in 2006, known for the UK top five single 'Checkin' It Out' and hosting Everybody Loves Lil' Chris.
Lil' Mo
Lil' Mo (Cynthia Karen Loving, born 1977) is an American R&B singer and songwriter from Long Island, known for "Superwoman Pt. II," her Ja Rule and Missy Elliott features, and albums Based on a True Story and Meet the Girl Next Door.
Lila Cheney
Lila Cheney is a fictional British mutant intergalactic rock star and thief in Marvel Comics (Earth-616), debuting in New Mutants Annual (1984) #1 by Claremont and McLeod; known for interstellar teleportation, the Dyson Sphere steal-Earth plot, and her romance with Cannonball.
Lily Allen
Lily Allen (Lily Rose Beatrice Allen) is an English singer-songwriter and actress from Hammersmith, London, who broke through via MySpace in 2005; her debut "Smile" topped the UK chart, and her fifth album West End Girl (2025) chronicles her marriage's breakdown.