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Alma Deutscher
Alma Deutscher is a British composer and violinist known for her classical-romantic style. She won the European Culture Prize in 2019 and wrote the opera Cinderella.
Alma Mahler
Alma Mahler (1879-1964), born Alma Schindler, Viennese composer of songs and wife of Gustav Mahler, Walter Gropius, and Franz Werfel; known for her 17 published lieder, her memoirs shaping the Alma Problem, and later reassessment as a composer.
Aloe Blacc
Aloe Blacc, born Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III (1979), is an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter from Orange County, California, of Panamanian descent, known for "I Need a Dollar," "The Man," and co-writing Avicii's "Wake Me Up."
Alphaville (band)
Alphaville is a German synth-pop band from Münster, formed in 1981 by Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd, known for "Big in Japan", "Sounds Like a Melody", and "Forever Young".
Alsou
Alsou (Алсу), Alsou Ralifovna Abramova (née Safina), Russian pop singer born 1983 in Bugulma, Tatarstan. Eurovision 2000 runner-up with "Solo" (155 points), hosted Eurovision 2009, records in Russian, Tatar, Bashkir, and English.
Alt-J
Alt-J (∆) is an English indie rock band formed in 2007 at the University of Leeds by Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton, Thom Sonny Green, and later-departed Gwil Sainsbury; their debut An Awesome Wave won the 2012 Mercury Prize, and This Is All Yours reached UK No. 1.
Altan (band)
Altan: Irish traditional band from County Donegal, formed 1987 by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Frankie Kennedy; known for Irish-language song and twin fiddling; 14 albums including Donegal (2024).
Alter Bridge
Alter Bridge: American hard rock band formed January 2004 in Orlando, Florida, by ex-Creed members Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall, and Scott Phillips with vocalist Myles Kennedy. Eight studio albums from One Day Remains (2004) to the self-titled 2026 release on Napalm Records.
Altered Images
Altered Images, Scottish new wave band formed in Glasgow in 1979, fronted by Clare Grogan; hits "Happy Birthday" (UK No 2) and "I Could Be Happy"; albums Happy Birthday, Pinky Blue, Bite, and 2022's Mascara Streakz.
Alternative country
Alternative country (alt-country; also insurgent country, y'alternative) is a loosely defined country subgenre blending country with punk and rock aesthetics, crystallized by Uncle Tupelo's 1990 album No Depression and the No Depression magazine, later absorbed into Americana.
Alternative metal
Alternative metal (alt-metal): heavy metal fused with alternative rock and outside influences like funk, rap, and industrial. Emerged mid-1980s US with Faith No More, Jane's Addiction, Soundgarden; dominated 1990s metal; spawned nu metal via Korn and Limp Bizkit.
Alvin Lee
Alvin Lee (Graham Anthony Barnes, 1944–2013), English blues-rock guitarist and singer who fronted Ten Years After; famed for the fast "I'm Going Home" at Woodstock 1969 and the hit "I'd Love to Change the World."
Alvin Stardust
Alvin Stardust, stage name of Bernard William Jewry (also Shane Fenton), English glam rock singer; "My Coo Ca Choo" (UK No 2, 1973), "Jealous Mind" (UK No 1, 1974), 1980s comeback with "Pretend"; died 2014.
Alvvays
Alvvays (pronounced "always") is a Canadian indie pop band formed 2011 in Charlottetown, PEI, now based in Toronto, led by Molly Rankin of the Rankin Family; albums Alvvays (2014), Antisocialites (2017), Blue Rev (2022).
Aly & AJ
Aly & AJ are sisters Alyson and Amanda Joy Michalka, a pop-rock duo formed in 2004 in Torrance, California, known for the platinum 2007 single "Potential Breakup Song" and later independent albums A Touch of the Beat, With Love From, and Silver Deliverer.
Alyssa Delpopolo
Alyssa Delpopolo, Sydney pop/R&B/soul singer-songwriter, won The Voice Australia season 14 in 2025 after being invited to audition from the audience by coach Kate Miller-Heidke; singles include Cruel, You Made Me Crazy, and My Forever Person.
Alyssa Grace
Alyssa Grace (Alyssa Grace Proffitt), American indie-folk-pop singer-songwriter from Torrance, California; 2026 breakout with "bloodstream" (Hot 100 #93) and debut EP spilling my guts on Artist House.
Amália Rodrigues
Amália Rodrigues (Amália da Piedade Rodrigues, 1920-1999), Portuguese fado singer called the Rainha do Fado; debuted professionally in 1939, recorded first in Brazil in 1945, and pioneered singing Camões in fado.
Amanda Lear
Amanda Lear (Amanda Tapp), French singer, painter, TV presenter, actress, and former model; Salvador Dalí's muse and Roxy Music cover model who became a European disco star with Follow Me, Blood and Honey, and Queen of Chinatown; birth date and gender rumors long disputed.
Amanda Marshall
Amanda Marshall is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Toronto whose 1995 self-titled debut achieved Diamond status in Canada and sold over 6 million copies worldwide. Hits include Birmingham, Dark Horse, and Let It Rain; her 2023 comeback album Heavy Lifting won a 2024 Juno Award.
Amanda Palmer
Amanda Palmer, American singer-songwriter and pianist of punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls (with Brian Viglione); raised $1.2 million on Kickstarter for Theatre Is Evil, gave the TED talk The Art of Asking, and funds her work via Patreon.
Amanda Shires
Amanda Shires (born 1982, Lubbock, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter and fiddle player, a member of the 400 Unit and co-founder of the Highwomen, winner of the 2017 Americana Emerging Artist award and a 2018 Grammy for The Nashville Sound, with solo albums from Being Brave (2005) to Nobody's Girl (2025).
Amanda Sudano
Amanda Sudano (Amanda Sudano Ramirez), born 1982, is an American singer-songwriter, daughter of Donna Summer and Bruce Sudano, and half of the folk-soul duo Johnnyswim with husband Abner Ramirez.
Amaryllis Fleming
Amaryllis Fleming (Amaryllis Marie-Louise Fleming, 1925–1999), British cellist and Royal College of Music professor, daughter of Augustus John and half-sister of Ian Fleming; pioneer of the baroque five-string cello in Bach's sixth suite, owner of a Brothers Amati and a 1717 Stradivari cello.
Amber (Dutch singer)
Amber is Dutch singer Marie-Claire Cremers (born 1969), a Euro-dance and house vocalist; her hits "This Is Your Night" (1996) and "Sexual (Li Da Di)" (1999) distinguish her from other artists named Amber.
Amble (band)
Amble is an Irish folk trio formed in 2022 by two former teachers and a data scientist, whose debut album Reverie topped the Irish Albums Chart for four weeks.
Ambrose Kenny-Smith
Ambrose Thomas Kenny-Smith (born 1992), Australian musician of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard (harmonica, vocals, keyboards, since 2011) and frontman of The Murlocs; also records as GUM collaborator on Ill Times.
Ambrosia (band)
Ambrosia, American rock band formed 1970 in Los Angeles by David Pack, Joe Puerta, Christopher North, and Burleigh Drummond; prog-to-soft-rock group behind "How Much I Feel" and "Biggest Part of Me," linked to Alan Parsons, still touring with two original members.
Amel Larrieux
Amel Larrieux, American R&B and neo-soul singer-songwriter, one half of Groove Theory with Bryce Wilson (1995 hit "Tell Me"), later an independent solo artist on Blisslife Records with albums Infinite Possibilities, Bravebird, Morning, Lovely Standards.
Amelia Lily
Amelia Lily (Amelia Lily Oliver), English pop singer born 1994 in Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough; third place on The X Factor UK series 8 (2011). Known for UK No. 2 debut single "You Bring Me Joy" (2012), the scrapped Xenomania album Be a Fighter, and later Celebrity Big Brother and Celebrity Karaoke Club runner-up finishes.