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Ludovico Einaudi
Ludovico Einaudi (born Turin, 1955) is an Italian pianist and composer of minimalist neoclassical piano music; albums include Le Onde, I Giorni, Una Mattina, and The Summer Portraits, with film music in Nomadland and The Father.
Ludwig Göransson
Ludwig Emil Tomas Göransson (born 1984, Linköping) is a Swedish film composer and producer; Oscar winner for Black Panther, Oppenheimer, and Sinners, and known for The Mandalorian, Tenet, The Odyssey, and Childish Gambino work.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), German composer and pianist of Bonn and Vienna, links Classical and Romantic eras; nine symphonies, 32 piano sonatas, Fidelio, and late deaf works set him apart.
Ludwig van Beethoven the Elder
Ludwig van Beethoven the Elder (1712–1773), Flemish bass singer from Mechelen who joined the Bonn electoral court chapel in 1733 and became its Kapellmeister in 1761; grandfather, namesake, and baptismal godfather of the composer.
Luis Alberto Spinetta
Luis Alberto Spinetta, "El Flaco" (1950–2012), Argentine singer, guitarist, poet and composer, founder of Almendra, Pescado Rabioso, Invisible, Spinetta Jade and Socios del Desierto; creator of Artaud and Muchacha (ojos de papel).
Luis Felber
Luis Felber, known as Attawalpa, is a British-Peruvian musician and composer. Based in London, he is recognized for his albums and scoring films like Catherine Called Birdy.
Luka Bloom
Luka Bloom, born Kevin Barry Moore (b. 1955, Newbridge, Ireland), brother of Christy Moore, Irish folk singer-songwriter; Riverside (1990), percussive plectrum guitar style, 24th album A Second Wind (2025).
Luka Šulić
Luka Šulić (Maribor, 1987) is a Slovenian-Croatian cellist and composer, co-founder of 2Cellos with Stjepan Hauser; solo albums Vivaldi Four Seasons (2019), Life (2024), and Road to Joy (2026).
Lukas Forchhammer
Lukas Forchhammer (born 1988, Christiania, Copenhagen) is a Danish singer-songwriter, frontman of the band Lukas Graham, known for "7 Years," three 2017 Grammy nominations, and albums including the Blue Album, 3, 4, and Good Times.
Lukas Nelson
Lukas Autry Nelson (born 1988, Austin, Texas), American singer-songwriter and guitarist, son of Willie Nelson; founder of Promise of the Real, Neil Young's bandleader, A Star Is Born soundtrack co-writer, and 2025 solo album American Romance.
Luke Bryan
Luke Bryan, Georgia-born country singer, songwriter, and American Idol judge since 2018; five-time Entertainer of the Year whose hits include "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)"; ninth album Signs released September 18, 2026.
Luke Combs
Luke Combs, born 1990 in North Carolina, is an American country singer-songwriter known for 22 consecutive No. 1 country radio singles, the double-platinum 'Hurricane,' his Tracy Chapman 'Fast Car' cover, and the 2026 album The Way I Am.
Luke Hemmings
Luke Hemmings (born 1996, Freemans Reach, NSW) is an Australian singer, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of 5 Seconds of Summer, and solo artist behind When Facing the Things We Turn Away From (2021) and the Boy EP (2024).
Luke Holland
Luke Holland (Luke Daniel Holland, born 1993, Peoria, Arizona) is an American drummer known for his LukeHollandDrums YouTube channel, drumming for The Word Alive (2012–2016) and Falling in Reverse (2021–present), and session work with Jason Richardson and I See Stars.
Luke James (singer)
Luke James (Luke James Boyd, born 1984, New Orleans) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and actor with three Grammy nominations, known for "I Want You," the 2014 album Luke James, and roles in The New Edition Story, Star, Unsolved, and The Chi.
Luke Kelly
Luke Kelly (1940–1984), Dublin folk singer and five-string banjo player, founding member of The Dubliners; known for Raglan Road, Joe Hill, Seven Drunken Nights, leftist politics, and death from a brain tumour in 1984.
Luke Steele (musician)
Luke Steele (born 1979, Auckland) is an Australian musician, frontman of the Sleepy Jackson and half of Empire of the Sun with Nick Littlemore; solo album Listen to the Water (2022).
Lulu (singer)
Lulu (Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie, born 1948) is a Scottish singer and actress, not the Berg opera or the macOS firewall. Known for "Shout," "To Sir with Love," Eurovision 1969, and "Relight My Fire."
Lumi Athena
Lumi Athena, born Marco Antonio Speck Gurrola (2006), is a Mexican-American singer and producer from Guadalajara who created the KRUSHCLUB microgenre; known for "Smoke It Off!", "Let Me See Ya Move!", and "ICEWHORE!" on 25/7 Records.
Lumidee
Lumidee, born Lumidee Cedeño (1984), is an American R&B singer-rapper from Spanish Harlem. Her 2003 hit "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh)" peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 in the UK; albums Almost Famous, Unexpected, 1013.
Lustmord
Lustmord is the solo project of Welsh artist Brian Williams (born 1964), started in 1980; his 1990 album Heresy founded the dark ambient genre, and he is known for SPK membership, film and game sound design, and collaborations with Tool, Melvins, and Robert Rich.
Lusya Chebotina (Людмила Андреевна Чеботина)
Lusya Chebotina (Lyudmila Andreevna Chebotina, Люся Чеботина), Russian pop singer born 1997 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky; breakthrough 2021 hit "Solntse Monako"; albums Bezlimitnaya lyubov and The End.
Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross (1951–2005), American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer; debut Never Too Much (1981), 11 consecutive platinum albums, eight Grammys, Dance With My Father; 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
Lux Interior
Lux Interior (Erick Lee Purkhiser, 1946-2009) was the American singer who co-founded the horror-punk band the Cramps with his wife Poison Ivy in New York in 1976, pioneering psychobilly.
Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch (born Lydia Koch, 1959) is an American no wave musician, spoken-word artist, writer, and filmmaker; founder of Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, solo debut Queen of Siam, label Widowspeak Productions.
Lydia Night
Lydia Night (Lydia Victoria Night), born 2000 in New Orleans, is an American singer-songwriter, former frontwoman of the Regrettes (Feel Your Feelings Fool!, How Do You Love?, Further Joy), and solo pop artist whose 2025 debut album is Parody of Pleasure.
Lydian Nadhaswaram
Lydian Nadhaswaram, Chennai-born pianist, drummer, and composer who won CBS's The World's Best in 2019 with a $1 million prize, later created Chromatic Grammatic, The Thirukkural 1330, and Symphony No. 1 with the London Symphony Orchestra.
Lyfe Jennings
Lyfe Jennings (Chester Jermaine Jennings), Toledo, Ohio-born R&B and soul singer-songwriter and producer; served about ten years for arson, won Amateur Night at the Apollo five times, and released Lyfe 268-192 (2004), the gold-certified The Phoenix (2006), and 777 (2019).
Lykke Li
Lykke Li (Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson, born 1986, Ystad, Sweden) is a Swedish singer-songwriter of melancholic indie and electro-pop. Albums: Youth Novels (2008) through The Afterparty (2026); known for I Follow Rivers and open-wound songwriting.
Lyle Lovett
Lyle Lovett (Lyle Pearce Lovett), American singer-songwriter from Klein, Texas, blending country, Western swing, jazz, and folk; four Grammy wins from 18 nominations, leader of the Large Band, actor in Altman films, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee.