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Amelle Berrabah

Amelle Berrabah is an English singer and songwriter who was a member of the Sugababes from December 2005 to 2011, replacing founding member Mutya Buena.

America (band)

America is the London-formed soft rock band of Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek, sons of US Air Force personnel, known for "A Horse with No Name," "Sister Golden Hair," the 1972 Best New Artist Grammy, and continued touring as a duo.

American Authors

American Authors: Brooklyn-based American pop-rock band formed by Berklee classmates Zac Barnett, James Adam Shelley, Dave Rublin, and Matt Sanchez; known for "Best Day of My Life" and the 2014 gold album Oh, What a Life.

American Boychoir School

American Boychoir School, also Columbus Boychoir School, was a non-sectarian residential boys' choir school founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1937, based in Princeton, New Jersey, from 1950, and closed by bankruptcy in August 2017.

American folk music

American folk music: the orally transmitted vernacular song and instrumental traditions of the United States, from Anglo-American ballads and fiddle tunes to African American song, documented since 1928 in the Library of Congress Archive and revived commercially in the mid-twentieth century.

American Football (band)

American Football (band), from Urbana, Illinois, formed 1997; Midwest emo/indie rock act of Mike Kinsella, Steve Holmes, Steve Lamos, later Nate Kinsella. LP1 (1999) is a genre-defining cult record; reunited 2014, LP4 in 2026.

American Jazz Orchestra

American Jazz Orchestra: New York jazz repertory big band (1986-1992) founded by Gary Giddins, Roberta Swann, and John Lewis; debuted at Cooper Union, recorded Ellington and Lunceford tributes, disbanded when funding ran out.

Amii Stewart

Amii Stewart (Amy Paulette Stewart, born 1956, Washington D.C.) is an American disco and soul singer whose 1979 cover of "Knock on Wood" topped the Billboard Hot 100, later building a career in Italy with Ennio Morricone and UNICEF.

Amir Eid (أمير عيد)

Amir Eid (أمير عيد), born 1983, Egyptian singer-songwriter and rhythm guitarist, lead vocalist of Cairokee (كايروكي), the band behind "Sout El Horeya"; solo album Roxi and the RIVO series.

Amir Tataloo (امیر تتلو)

Amir Tataloo (امیر تتلو), real name Amirhossein Maghsoudloo, born 1987 in Tehran, is an Iranian rapper-singer of Persian rap, pop, and R&B who rose from the underground scene, endorsed the nuclear program and Raisi, and now faces a death sentence for insulting the Prophet.

Amira Elfeky

Amira Elfeky, also known as Amira Lynne Elfeky, is an American nu-metal and nu-gaze singer-songwriter from Connecticut based in Los Angeles, signed to Atlantic's Anemoia Records, known for the viral "Tonight (demo)" and the EPs Skin to Skin and Surrender.

Amira Willighagen

Amira Willighagen is a Dutch South African soprano and classical crossover singer, winner of Holland's Got Talent 2013 at age nine with Nessun dorma; her albums include Amira, Merry Christmas, and With All My Heart.

Amjad Ali Khan (अमजद अली ख़ान)

Amjad Ali Khan (अमजद अली ख़ान), born 1945 in Gwalior, is an Indian classical sarod player of the Senia Bangash gharana, sixth generation, trained by father Hafiz Ali Khan; Padma Vibhushan 2001 and Fukuoka Prize 2004 recipient.

Amma (musician)

Amma (musician) names two current artists: British singer-songwriter Lauren Keen (born 2001), sister of RAYE and Absolutely, debut EP and album Middle Child 2025-2026; and a Lagos-born Nigerian R&B singer formerly a TikTok creator.

Amos Lee

Amos Lee, also known as Ryan Anthony Massaro, is an American singer-songwriter from Philadelphia who blends soul, folk, blues, and R&B, reaching number one on the Billboard 200 with 2011's Mission Bell.

Amr Diab (عمرو عبد الباسط عبد العزيز دياب)

Amr Diab (عمرو دياب), born 1961 in Port Said, is an Egyptian pop singer called the Father of Mediterranean Music. First album 1983; Nour El Ain (1996); seven World Music Awards; 36th album Habeitek (2026).

Amy Allen (songwriter)

Amy Allen is an American songwriter and record producer. She won the 2025 Grammy for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical, and co-wrote hits for Sabrina Carpenter.

Amy Grant

Amy Grant (born 1960, Augusta, Georgia), also called the Queen of Christian Pop, is an American singer-songwriter and six-time Grammy winner who pioneered contemporary Christian music's crossover into mainstream pop, topping the Billboard Hot 100 with "Baby Baby" in 1991.

Amy Holland

Amy Holland (born Amy Boersma) is an American soft rock singer from Palisades, New York; her 1980 hit "How Do I Survive" earned a Best New Artist Grammy nomination, and she is married to Michael McDonald.

Amy Lee

Amy Lee, American singer, songwriter, and classically trained pianist, co-founder and lead vocalist of Evanescence (Fallen, 2003). Two Grammy wins, solo film scores, Dream Too Much, and the 2026 album Sanctuary.

Amy Macdonald

Amy Macdonald (born 1987, Bishopbriggs, Scotland) is a Scottish folk-pop singer-songwriter whose 2007 debut This Is the Life hit UK No. 1; six studio albums, over nine million records, later signed to BMG.

Amy Ray

Amy Ray (born 1964, Decatur, Georgia) is an American singer-songwriter, one half of the Grammy-winning folk-rock duo Indigo Girls with Emily Saliers, and a solo artist on her label Daemon Records, known for punk-to-Americana solo albums and LGBTQ and environmental activism.

Amy Search

Amy Search (Datuk Suhaimi Abdul Rahman, born 1958) is a Malaysian rock singer, lead vocalist of Search (formed 1981), frontman of Fenomena (1989), solo artist from 1996, and called the godfather of Malaysian rock.

Amy Shark

Amy Shark, the stage name of Australian indie pop singer-songwriter Amy Louise Billings, broke through with her 2016 single "Adore" and topped the ARIA Albums Chart three times.

Amy Taylor (musician)

Amy Taylor is an Australian singer, frontwoman of Melbourne punk band Amyl and the Sniffers (formed 2016), known for explosive stage presence and three albums: 2019 debut (ARIA Best Rock Album), Comfort to Me (2021), and Cartoon Darkness (2024).

Amy Wadge

Amy Wadge, full name Amy Victoria Wadge, is an English-born, Wales-based singer-songwriter best known for co-writing Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud", which won the 2016 Grammy for Song of the Year.

Amy Winehouse

Amy Jade Winehouse (1983–2011), London-born British soul-jazz singer-songwriter; debut Frank (2003), five 2008 Grammys for Back to Black (2006); died of accidental alcohol poisoning at 27; subject of Amy (2015) and Back to Black (2024) films.

Amyl and the Sniffers

Amyl and the Sniffers, Australian Melbourne punk band formed 2016 by Amy Taylor, Declan Mehrtens, Gus Romer, Bryce Wilson; albums Amyl and the Sniffers (2019), Comfort to Me (2021), Cartoon Darkness (2024).

Ana Matronic

Ana Matronic, stage name of Ana Lynch (born 1974), American singer, DJ, broadcaster and author; co-lead vocalist of Scissor Sisters 2001–2012, BBC Radio 2 Dance Devotion host, author of Robot Takeover, not on the 2025 reunion tour.

Anahí

Anahí (Anahí Giovanna Puente Portilla), Mexican actress and singer, child TV performer, 1991 Silver Ariel winner, member of RBD from Rebelde (2004-2008), later solo albums Mi Delirio and Inesperado; not the Argentine director Anahí Berneri or other namesakes.