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Maria McKee
Maria McKee (Maria Luisa McKee, born 1964, Los Angeles) is an American singer-songwriter, former Lone Justice frontwoman, UK No. 1 with "Show Me Heaven", and solo artist behind La Vita Nuova (2020).
Maria Mena
Maria Mena (Maria Viktoria Mena, born 1986, Oslo) is a Norwegian pop singer-songwriter who broke through at 16 with "My Lullaby" and has released nine studio albums, charted on the Billboard Hot 100, and won a 2009 Spellemannprisen.
María Mendiola
María Mendiola (1952–2021), Madrid-born Spanish singer and dancer, co-founder of disco duo Baccara with Mayte Mateos; sang 1977 hit "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie", represented Luxembourg at Eurovision 1978, later led New Baccara.
Maria Muldaur
Maria Muldaur (Maria Grazia Rosa Domenica D'Amato, born 1942) is an American roots-music singer from Greenwich Village, ex-Jim Kweskin Jug Band, whose 1974 million-selling hit "Midnight at the Oasis" earned a Record of the Year Grammy nomination; six nominations, 40-plus albums.
Maria Schneider (musician)
Maria Schneider (born 1960, Windom, Minnesota) is an American jazz composer, arranger, and bandleader of the 18-member Maria Schneider Orchestra; seven-time Grammy winner, 2019 NEA Jazz Master, ArtistShare pioneer, and streaming critic.
Maria von Trapp
Maria von Trapp (Maria Augusta Kutschera, 1905–1987), Austrian-born singer and memoirist whose 1949 book The Story of the Trapp Family Singers inspired The Sound of Music; tutor turned wife of Georg von Trapp, immigrant to Vermont.
María Zardoya
María Zardoya, Puerto Rican-born, Georgia-raised singer; frontwoman and namesake of the Los Angeles bilingual indie pop band The Marías (formed 2016 with Josh Conway), known for CINEMA, Submarine, Bad Bunny's "Otro Atardecer," and her solo project Not for Radio (Melt, 2025).
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (born 1969, Huntington, New York) is an American singer-songwriter with a five-octave range, 19 Billboard Hot 100 number-ones, five Grammys, the Christmas hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You," and the 2025 album Here for It All.
Mariah the Scientist
Mariah the Scientist, real name Mariah Amani Buckles (born 1997), is an Atlanta R&B singer-songwriter whose albums Master, Ry Ry World, To Be Eaten Alive, and Hearts Sold Separately produced the hits Spread Thin and Burning Blue.
Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson (1897–1993), American contralto born in Philadelphia; famed for the 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert after DAR's Constitution Hall ban and as the first African American singer at the Metropolitan Opera (1955).
Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Faithfull (Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull, 1946–2025) was an English singer, songwriter, and actress, discovered in 1964 and known for As Tears Go By and the 1979 comeback album Broken English.
Marianne Ihlen
Marianne Christine Ihlen (1935-2016), Norwegian artist from Larkollen, lover and muse of Leonard Cohen on Hydra from 1960 to about 1972; muse of So Long, Marianne, first wife of Axel Jensen, later wife of Jan Stang; subject of a 2019 documentary and 2024 drama series.
Marie Antoinette Gottesman
Marie Antoinette Gottesman (1882–1948), Hungarian opera singer, second wife of Umrao Singh Sher-Gil and mother of painter Amrita Sher-Gil; married 1911 in Punjab, daughters born in Hungary, family returned to Shimla in 1921.
Marie Carandini
Marie Carandini, aka Madame Carandini, born Maria Burgess (1826–1894), English-born colonial Australian soprano and prima donna; married an exiled Italian marquis, toured Australasia, India, and America, and sang in New Zealand's first professional opera.
Marie Fredriksson
Marie Fredriksson (Gun-Marie Fredriksson, 1958–2019), Swedish singer of Roxette and solo artist; four US number-one hits, 75–80 million records sold, Litteris et Artibus medal, brain tumour in 2002.
Marie Osmond
Marie Osmond (Olive Marie Osmond, born 1959, Ogden, Utah) is an American country-pop singer and TV personality, the only Osmond sister; known for "Paper Roses" (1973), the ABC variety show Donny & Marie (1976-79), CMA Duo of the Year 1986, and co-founding Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.
Marie Serneholt
Marie Serneholt (Marie Eleonor Serneholt, born 1983) is a Swedish singer, presenter, and model, a member of A*Teens, solo artist with Enjoy the Ride (2006), Melodifestivalen 2011 host, and 2026 A*Teens finalist.
Mariel Gomerez
Mariel Gomerez, or Mariel Gomerez-Rodriguez, is a Dominican-American A&R executive and producer behind Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter, RAYE's My 21st Century Blues, and Kehlani's CRASH, and founder of Bodega Records.
Marilyn (singer)
Marilyn is the stage name of Peter Robinson (born 1962, Kingston, Jamaica), a British New Romantic pop singer. His 1983 single Calling Your Name hit UK No. 4; his only album was Despite Straight Lines (1985). A Boy George friend, he disappeared for 20 years into heroin addiction before a 2016 comeback with Love or Money.
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson is the stage name of Brian Hugh Warner (born 1969, Canton, Ohio), American shock-rock singer blending Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson's names; frontman of the band Marilyn Manson, known for Antichrist Superstar and Mechanical Animals.
Marilyn Martin
Marilyn Martin, born 1954 in Tennessee, is an American pop/rock singer known for "Separate Lives," her 1985 number-one duet with Phil Collins from White Nights, and for Atlantic albums Marilyn Martin (1986) and This Is Serious (1988).
Marilyn McCoo
Marilyn McCoo (born 1943, Jersey City, NJ) is an American singer and TV host, founding member and lead female vocalist of the 5th Dimension, later a Grammy-winning duo with husband Billy Davis Jr., and host of Solid Gold.
Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford
Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford, born Marilyn Sandra Rovell, is an American singer of the Honeys and American Spring, first wife of Brian Wilson, and mother of Carnie and Wendy Wilson of Wilson Phillips.
Marin Alsop
Marin Alsop, born 1956, is an American conductor who led the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra from 2007 to 2021, the first woman to head a major American orchestra.
Marin Marais
Marin Marais (1656-1728), French viola da gamba virtuoso and composer, Ordinaire de la Chambre du Roy 1679-1725, five books of Pièces de viole, four operas including Alcyone, pupil of Sainte-Colombe and Lully.
Marina Diamandis
Marina Diamandis (Marina Lambrini Diamandis), stage name Marina and the Diamonds, is a Welsh singer-songwriter of Greek and Welsh parentage; debut album The Family Jewels (2010), persona album Electra Heart (2012).
Marina Viotti
Marina Viotti, Franco-Swiss mezzo-soprano, daughter of conductor Marcello Viotti and sister of Lorenzo Viotti; sang with Gojira at Paris 2024 Olympics, won a 2025 Grammy for Best Metal Performance, and sings Rosina, Carmen, and Charlotte worldwide.
Marinella (Μαρινέλλα)
Marinella (Μαρινέλλα), born Kyriaki Papadopoulou in Thessaloniki in 1938, was a Greek laiko and entechno singer, the Great Lady of Greek song; active 1956 to 2024, Eurovision 1974, died 28 March 2026.
Mario (singer)
Mario (Mario Dewar Barrett, born 1986, Baltimore) is an American R&B singer whose "Let Me Love You" topped the Hot 100 for nine weeks in 2004; six albums from Mario (2002) to Glad You Came (2024).
Mario Lanza
Mario Lanza (Alfredo Arnold Cocozza, 1921-1959), American lirico spinto tenor and MGM film star from South Philadelphia. Star of The Great Caruso; million-selling RCA recordings; influenced the Three Tenors; died in Rome aged 38.