edgepedia

Individual musical biographies

5,929 articles

Lily Fitts

Lily Fitts is an American indie-folk/Americana singer-songwriter from Topsfield, Massachusetts, based in Boston, signed to Mom + Pop. Known for a viral Noah Kahan "Stick Season" cover, duets with Zach Bryan and Sam Barber, debut album Getting By (2025), and Calling It Quits EP (2026).

Lily Pons

Lily Pons, born Alice Joséphine Pons, was a French-American coloratura soprano celebrated for her high, silvery voice and her signature role, Lucia, at the Metropolitan Opera.

Limahl

Limahl (Christopher Hamill, born 1958, Wigan) is an English pop singer, ex-lead vocalist of Kajagoogoo ('Too Shy', UK No. 1, 1983) and solo hitmaker of the 1984 Giorgio Moroder-produced 'The NeverEnding Story' theme.

Limmie Pulliam

Limmie Pulliam (Limmie Demetrus Pulliam), American dramatic tenor from Kennett, Missouri; Oberlin-trained, returned after a 12-year hiatus to become the Met's first Black Radamès in Aida (2022), known for Otello, Calaf, and Canio; died May 19, 2026.

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda (born 1980) is an American songwriter, actor, and director, creator and original star of In the Heights and Hamilton; Pulitzer, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony winner, one Oscar short of EGOT.

Lina Prokofiev

Lina Prokofiev (Carolina Codina Nemísskaia, Lina Llubera), Spanish-born soprano (1897-1989), wife of composer Sergei Prokofiev, Gulag prisoner 1948-1956, later London-based founder of the Prokofiev Foundation.

Linda Davis

Linda Davis (Linda Kaye Davis, born 1962) is an American country singer, Grammy winner for the 1993 No. 1 duet "Does He Love You" with Reba McEntire; also known for the Scott Family Christian albums with daughter Hillary Scott of Lady A.

Linda Nolan

Linda Nolan (1959–2025), Irish singer of the Nolans (Nolan Sisters), known for "I'm in the Mood for Dancing" (UK No 3, Japan No 1), West End Blood Brothers star, died of pneumonia aged 65.

Linda Perry

Linda Perry, American singer-songwriter and producer, frontwoman of 4 Non Blondes ("What's Up?", 1993), later wrote hits for Pink, Christina Aguilera, and Gwen Stefani; Songwriters Hall of Fame 2015, 2026 album Let It Die Here.

Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt (born 1946, Tucson, Arizona) is an American singer who rose from the Stone Poneys and "Different Drum" to 1970s country-rock stardom with Heart Like a Wheel, later recording standards, Spanish-language mariachi albums, and the Trio collaborations with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris.

Linda Ulvaeus

Linda Ulvaeus (Linda Elin Ulvaeus), Swedish actress born 1973, daughter of ABBA's Agnetha Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus; film debut Under solen (1998), later Quick (2019), voice work including The Lego Movie, and a 2025 Tidstjuven guest role.

Linda Womack

Linda Womack (Zeriiya Zekkariyas), born 1953, is an American R&B singer-songwriter, daughter of Sam Cooke; with husband Cecil Womack she formed Womack & Womack, whose 1988 hit was "Teardrops".

Linda-Philomène Tsoungui

Linda-Philomène Tsoungui, known as Philo Tsoungui, is a German-Cameroonian drummer, composer, and producer based in Berlin, classically trained in Munich and Mannheim, The Mars Volta's touring drummer since 2022, and winner of the 2024 Female Producer Prize.

Lindsay Ell

Lindsay Ell, born 1989 in Calgary, Alberta, is a Canadian country-to-pop singer-guitarist discovered by Randy Bachman, known for The Project, Heart Theory, three #1 hits, and Shania Twain's Come on Over tour.

Lindsay Lou

Lindsay Lou (Lindsay Rachel Petroff), Michigan-born, Nashville-based bluegrass and Americana singer-songwriter; Flatbellys and Sweet Water Warblers founder; albums A Different Tune (2010), Southland (2018), Queen of Time (2023, Kill Rock Stars).

Lindsey Buckingham

Lindsey Adams Buckingham (born 1949, Palo Alto) is an American guitarist, singer, and producer, the creative force behind Fleetwood Mac's Rumours and Tango in the Night, and a solo artist across seven albums including Law and Order and Out of the Cradle.

Lindsey Stirling

Lindsey Stirling (リンジー・スターリング), American violinist born 1986 in Santa Ana, California, blends classical violin with EDM and dance; AGT quarter-finalist whose Crystallize video topped 100 million views and whose albums earned gold and platinum certifications.

Link Wray

Link Wray (Frederick Lincoln Wray Jr., 1929–2005) was a Shawnee-heritage American rock guitarist from Dunn, North Carolina, whose 1958 instrumental "Rumble" pioneered power chords and deliberate amp distortion, was banned by US radio, and led to his 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.

Linn Berggren

Malin "Linn" Berggren, born 1970 in Gothenburg, is a Swedish former singer, founding lead vocalist and keyboardist of Ace of Base (1990–2007), heard on "All That She Wants" and "The Sign"; she withdrew from public life and left the band in 2007.

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton (1908-2002), American jazz vibraphonist, drummer, and bandleader known as King of the Vibes; pioneered jazz vibraphone with Louis Armstrong, joined the integrated Benny Goodman Quartet in 1936, and led the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, famous for Flying Home.

Lionel Richie

Lionel Richie (Lionel Brockman Richie Jr., born 1949, Tuskegee, Alabama), Commodores singer-songwriter and 1980s pop-R&B solo star; 125M+ albums, four Grammys, Oscar for "Say You, Say Me," co-wrote "We Are the World," Gershwin Prize 2022.

Lisa Coleman (musician)

Lisa Coleman, American keyboardist (born in the 1960s), member of Prince's the Revolution 1980-1986 on Dirty Mind through Sign O' the Times; half of Wendy & Lisa with Wendy Melvoin; Emmy-winning TV composer for Heroes.

Lisa Fischer

Lisa Fischer, full name Lisa Melonie Fischer, is an American R&B vocalist from Brooklyn whose single "How Can I Ease the Pain" won a 1992 Grammy.

Lisa Gerrard

Lisa Gerrard, Australian contralto singer and film composer, co-founder of Dead Can Dance with Brendan Perry; Golden Globe winner for the Gladiator score with Hans Zimmer, vocalist on Dune, and no longer in Dead Can Dance as of 2026.

Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan (born 1981, Kilcloon, County Meath) is an Irish singer-songwriter, ex-vocal partner of Damien Rice, Mercury Prize-nominated for Sea Sew (2008), with albums Passenger and At Swim, and voice roles in Song of the Sea and Steven Universe.

Lisa Lisa

Lisa Lisa, born Lisa Velez (1967), is the American freestyle singer fronting Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, produced by Full Force; hits include "I Wonder if I Take You Home," "Head to Toe," and "Lost in Emotion," with solo album LL 77. Distinct from Japanese singer LiSA and Blackpink's Lisa.

Lisa Loeb

Lisa Loeb is an American singer-songwriter whose 1994 single "Stay (I Missed You)" made her the first unsigned artist to top the Billboard Hot 100.

Lisa Maffia

Lisa Maffia (born 1979, Brixton, London) is a British singer and rapper, the only woman in UK garage collective So Solid Crew, known for "21 Seconds" and her 2003 Gold solo album First Lady.

Lisa Marie Presley

Lisa Marie Presley was an American singer-songwriter and sole heir of Elvis Presley, releasing three albums including the gold-certified To Whom It May Concern in 2003.

Lisa Moorish

Lisa Moorish (born 1972), also known as Lisa M, English singer-songwriter of Rock To The Beat and I'm Your Man with George Michael, Britpop backing vocalist, and Kill City frontwoman.