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Karthik (கார்த்திக்) (singer)

Karthik (கார்த்திக்), born 1980 in Chennai, is an Indian playback singer and composer, ex-backing vocalist for A. R. Rahman, with 8,000+ songs in 15+ languages; hits include Ale Ale, Oru Maalai, Behene De.

Karthik Raja (கார்த்திக் ராஜா)

Karthik Raja (கார்த்திக் ராஜா), born 1973 in Chennai, is a Tamil film composer, singer and keyboardist, eldest son of Ilaiyaraaja; brother of Yuvan Shankar Raja; composer of Pandiyanin Rajiyathil, Ullaasam and Dumm Dumm Dumm. Not the engineer karthikraja.in or entrepreneur Karthik Raja Karnan.

Karyn White

Karyn White (born 1965) is an American R&B singer behind "Superwoman" and the Hot 100 No. 1 "Romantic." Her 1988 Warner Bros. debut sold over two million copies; after an 18-year hiatus she returned with Carpe Diem and the 2026 hit "You're Gonna Want Me Back."

Kasabian

Kasabian (カサビアン), English rock band formed in Leicester in 1997, named after Manson family member Linda Kasabian. Seven consecutive UK number-one albums; Brit Award 2010; Pizzorno frontman since Meighan's 2020 exit.

Kasarla Shyam

Kasarla Shyam (కాసర్ల శ్యామ్), Telugu film lyricist and folk singer from Warangal; debut Chantigadu (2003), breakthrough 'Neelapuri Gajulu' (Mahatma, 2009); National Film Award for Best Lyrics 2025 for 'Ooru Palletooru' from Balagam.

Kasey Chambers

Kasey Chambers (born 1976, Mount Gambier) is an Australian country singer-songwriter, ex-Dead Ringer Band, with 14 ARIAs, 24 Golden Guitars, the No.1 single Not Pretty Enough, and 2018 ARIA Hall of Fame induction.

Kat DeLuna

Kat DeLuna (Kathleen Emperatriz DeLuna, born 1987, Bronx) is a Dominican-American pop singer; her 2007 single "Whine Up" with Elephant Man topped Billboard's dance charts and went gold, followed by the albums 9 Lives, Inside Out, and Loading.

Katarsis (band)

Katarsis is a Lithuanian alternative rock and post-punk band formed in Vilnius in 2020 by Lukas Radzevičius. It won EUROVIZIJA.LT 2025 with "Tavo akys" and placed 16th at Eurovision 2025 in Basel.

Kate & Anna McGarrigle

Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Canadian folk sister duo from Quebec (Kate 1946–2010, Anna born 1944). Known for sibling harmonies, bilingual songwriting, "Heart Like a Wheel" (Linda Ronstadt hit), debut album 1976, Order of Canada 1994.

Kate Bush

Kate Bush (Catherine Bush, born 1958) is an English art-pop singer-songwriter and producer; her 1978 debut single Wuthering Heights made her the first woman with a self-written UK No. 1, and Hounds of Love (1985) and the 2022 Stranger Things resurgence of Running Up That Hill define her legacy.

Kate Ceberano

Kate Ceberano (born 1966) is an Australian singer-songwriter, I'm Talking frontwoman, solo artist behind Brave and My Life Is A Symphony, ARIA Hall of Fame inductee, and first woman in the Australian Songwriters Association Hall of Fame.

Kate McGarrigle

Kate McGarrigle (1946–2010), Canadian folk singer-songwriter of the duo Kate & Anna McGarrigle with sister Anna; wrote "Talk to Me of Mendocino"; mother of Rufus and Martha Wainwright; died of sarcoma in Montreal.

Kate Miller-Heidke

Kate Miller-Heidke (born 1981) is an Australian singer-songwriter and trained soprano known for pop albums Curiouser and O Vertigo!, the opera The Rabbits, Muriel's Wedding the Musical, and Australia's Eurovision 2019 entry Zero Gravity.

Kate Nash

Kate Nash, English singer-songwriter and actor from Harrow, London, broke through on MySpace in 2007 with the album Made of Bricks and the UK number two single Foundations; later known for Girl Talk, GLOW, industry advocacy, and her Irish-heritage project.

Kate Pierson

Kate Pierson (born 1948, Weehawken, NJ) is an American singer, keyboardist, and founding co-vocalist of the B-52s, formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976; also known for guest vocals on "Candy" and "Shiny Happy People" and solo albums Guitars and Microphones (2015) and Radios & Rainbows (2024).

Kate Schellenbach

Kate Schellenbach, New York drummer, original Beastie Boys drummer 1981-1984 (Polly Wog Stew, Cooky Puss) and founding drummer of Luscious Jackson; also Indigo Girls, Blondie, Lunachicks.

Kate Smith

Kate Smith (1907-1986), American contralto singer called "The First Lady of Radio," famous for "God Bless America," first sung on radio November 11, 1938; wartime war-bond drives; not the LPGA golfer or other namesakes.

Kate Voegele

Kate Voegele (born 1986, Bay Village, Ohio) is an American pop/rock singer-songwriter and actress, Mia Catalano on One Tree Hill, with albums Don't Look Away (2007), A Fine Mess (2009), Gravity Happens (2011), Canyonlands (2016), and Age of Alchemy (2026).

Katharine McPhee

Katharine McPhee (Katharine Hope McPhee), American singer and actress born 1984; American Idol season 5 runner-up (2006); albums Katharine McPhee, Unbroken, Hysteria; starred in Smash, Scorpion, and Waitress on Broadway.

Katherine Jackson

Katherine Jackson (born Kattie B. Screws, May 4, 1930, Barbour County, Alabama) is the Jackson family matriarch, mother of Michael, Janet, and the Jackson 5, costume designer for the group, and guardian of Michael's three children after his 2009 death.

Katherine Jenkins

Katherine Jenkins (born 1980, Neath, Wales) is a Welsh mezzo-soprano and classical crossover singer, Britain's best-selling classical artist, with thirteen UK classical number-one albums, a £5.8m Warner deal, and a 2014 OBE.

Kathleen Battle

Kathleen Battle (born 1948, Portsmouth, Ohio) is an American lyric coloratura soprano, a Met star from 1977, fired in 1994 for unprofessional actions, five Grammys, returned 2016 and 2024 with spirituals.

Kathleen Brennan

Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits's wife since 1980, is his co-writer and co-producer, shaping albums from Swordfishtrombones (1983, uncredited) through Mule Variations (1999); former Zoetrope scriptwriter, subject of "Jersey Girl".

Kathleen Hanna

Kathleen Hanna (born 1968), frontwoman of Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, and The Julie Ruin, is an American punk singer and riot grrrl co-founder; her 2024 memoir Rebel Girl became a New York Times bestseller.

Kathryn Frazier

Kathryn Frazier is an American music publicist, founder and CEO of the Chicago firm Biz 3, whose clients have included The Weeknd, Daft Punk, and Skrillex.

Kathy Kirby

Kathy Kirby (Kathleen O'Rourke, 1938-2011), English singer, 'Golden Girl of Pop'; hits 'Secret Love' and 'Dance On', UK Eurovision 1965 runner-up with 'I Belong', BBC TV star.

Kathy Mattea

Kathy Mattea (Kathleen Alice Mattea, born 1959) is an American country and folk singer from West Virginia known for "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" and "Where've You Been," two Grammys, CMA Female Vocalist wins in 1989 and 1990, the coal-mining album Coal, hosting Mountain Stage, and 2025 Grand Ole Opry induction.

Kathy Sledge

Kathy Sledge (born 1959), American singer and youngest member of Sister Sledge; lead voice of "We Are Family" (1979) and "He's the Greatest Dancer"; solo album Heart (1992); tours as Sister Sledge featuring Kathy Sledge.

Kathy Valentine

Kathy Valentine, American bassist and songwriter of the Go-Go's, the first all-female band with a No. 1 album; wrote "Vacation" and "Head Over Heels", memoir All I Ever Wanted, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2021.

Katia and Marielle Labèque

Katia and Marielle Labèque, French sisters born in Bayonne in 1950 and 1952, are a celebrated two-piano duo whose career began with Messiaen's Visions de l'Amen (1970) and a gold-record Rhapsody in Blue (1980), spanning classical, contemporary, and minimalist repertoire.