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Kyle Alessandro

Kyle Alessandro (Kyle Alessandro Helgesen Villalobos, born 2006, Levanger) is a Norwegian pop singer from Steinkjer who won Melodi Grand Prix 2025 with "Lighter" and represented Norway at Eurovision 2025 in Basel.

Kyle Eastwood

Kyle Eastwood (born 1968, Los Angeles) is an American jazz bassist and composer, son of Clint Eastwood; leader since the 1998 debut From There to Here and composer with Michael Stevens for Mystic River, Gran Torino, and Letters from Iwo Jima.

Kyle Gass

Kyle Gass, aka KG or Kage, is the American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and actor who co-founded comedy-rock duo Tenacious D with Jack Black in 1992. Also fronts Trainwreck and Kyle Gass Band; the 2024 Sydney Trump joke forced a hiatus.

Kylie McNeill

Kylie McNeill, American singer-songwriter and actor based in New York and Los Angeles; English voice of Belle/Suzu in Mamoru Hosoda's Belle (2021, GKIDS dub, Sony soundtrack); also Law and Order: SVU and The Colors Within.

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue (Kylie Ann Minogue, born 1968, Melbourne) is an Australian pop singer and actress, ex-Neighbours star, and highest-selling Australian female artist with 80 million records; hits include The Loco-Motion, Can't Get You Out of My Head, and Padam Padam.

Kyra Gaunt

Kyra D. Gaunt is an American ethnomusicologist and jazz vocalist at the University at Albany who studies Black girls' musical play from the schoolyard to YouTube and TikTok.

KZ Tandingan

KZ Tandingan (Kristine Zhenie Lobrigas Tandingan), the Filipino singer called Asia's Soul Supreme, won The X Factor Philippines 2012, competed on Singer 2018, recorded Disney's Gabay, and went independent in 2026.

L. Subramaniam

L. Subramaniam (Lakshminarayana Subramaniam), born 1947 in Madras, is an Indian Carnatic violinist, composer, and conductor, Padma Vibhushan awardee, pioneer of global fusion, and creator of over 200 recordings.

L.A. Guns

L.A. Guns (LA Guns) is a Los Angeles glam metal/hard rock band formed in 1983 by Tracii Guns, briefly including Axl Rose before the 1985 merger that formed Guns N' Roses; known for the gold albums L.A. Guns (1988) and Cocked and Loaded (1989), a 2006-2012 two-band schism, and the 2016 Guns-Lewis reunion.

L'Arc-en-Ciel

L'Arc-en-Ciel (L'Arc~en~Ciel, 'the rainbow' in French) is a Japanese rock band formed in Osaka in 1991: hyde, ken, tetsuya, yukihiro; Dune (1993), ark and ray (1999), first Japanese act to headline Madison Square Garden (2012).

L'Impératrice

L'Impératrice: French pop and nu-disco sextet formed in Paris in 2012 by keyboardist Charles de Boisseguin; albums Matahari (2018), Tako Tsubo (2021), Pulsar (2024); original singer Flore Benguigui left in 2024 and was succeeded by Louve.

L7 (band)

L7 is an American all-female rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1985 by Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner. Known for "Pretend We're Dead" and Bricks Are Heavy (1992), Rock for Choice, a 2001-2014 hiatus, and the 2026 Last Hurrah farewell tour.

La Coka Nostra

La Coka Nostra is a Boston-formed hip-hop supergroup (also styled LCN) uniting House of Pain's Everlast, Danny Boy, and DJ Lethal with Ill Bill, Slaine, and Big Left; albums A Brand You Can Trust (2009), Masters of the Dark Arts (2012), and To Thine Own Self Be True (2016).

La Dispute (band)

La Dispute is an American post-hardcore band formed in 2004 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, fronted by vocalist Jordan Dreyer. Known for narrative concept albums including Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair (2008), Wildlife (2011), Rooms of the House (2014), Panorama (2019), and No One Was Driving the Car (2025) on Epitaph Records.

LA LOM

LA LOM (The Los Angeles League of Musicians) is an instrumental Los Angeles trio of Zac Sokolow, Jake Faulkner, and Nicholas Baker, formed in 2019 at the Roosevelt Hotel, blending cumbia, boleros, chicha, and soul; debut album on Verve, 2024.

La Luz (band)

La Luz, Spanish for "the light," is an American surf rock and psychedelic pop band formed in Seattle in 2012 by singer and guitarist Shana Cleveland.

La Niña (singer)

La Niña is the stage name of Carola Moccia (born 1991), a Neapolitan singer-songwriter and producer fusing Neapolitan folklore with electronics; albums Vanitas (2023) and Furèsta (2025), Targa Tenco winner.

La Roux

La Roux is an English synth-pop act formed in 2006 by Elly Jackson and Ben Langmaid; known for 2009's "Bulletproof" (UK No. 1), the Grammy-winning debut album, Trouble in Paradise (2014), Supervision (2020), and the 2026 album Old Flames.

La Toya Jackson

La Toya Jackson (La Toya Yvonne Jackson), American singer, author, and TV personality born 1956 in Gary, Indiana; fifth Jackson sibling, 1980s solo R&B career, "Heart Don't Lie," memoirs, and reality television.

Labelle

Labelle: American all-female vocal group from Philadelphia, formed 1962 as Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles with Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx, Sarah Dash, and Cindy Birdsong; glam-funk reinvention produced the 1974 number-one hit "Lady Marmalade" and the gold album Nightbirds.

Labi Siffre

Labi Siffre (Claudius Afolabi Siffre), British singer-songwriter and poet born 1945 in Hammersmith, wrote "It Must Be Love", "(Something Inside) So Strong", and "I Got The...", sampled by Eminem, Jay-Z, and Kanye West; announced Unfinished Business in 2026.

Labrinth

Labrinth (Timothy Lee McKenzie, born 1989, Hackney, London) is a British singer, songwriter, rapper and producer, Syco's first non-talent-show signing in six years, known for Electronic Earth, LSD, and the Emmy-winning Euphoria score.

Lacey Sculls

Lacey Sculls (Lacey Conner), Dallas-born industrial rock singer: Nocturne co-founder, Pigface guest vocalist, 2010 Lords of Acid touring frontwoman, Rock of Love season 1 villain, Storm TV founder and Talk of Love podcast host.

Lacey Sturm

Lacey Sturm, born Lacey Nicole Mosely (1981, Arlington, Texas), is the co-founder and former lead vocalist of platinum-selling rock band Flyleaf, a Billboard Hard Rock chart-topping solo artist (Life Screams, Kenotic Metanoia), author of The Reason, The Mystery, and The Return, and a Christian speaker who rejoined Flyleaf for its 2026 20th Anniversary Tour.

Lach

Lach (pronounced latch) is an American mononymous singer-songwriter, founder of New York's Antifolk movement, creator of the Fort club and the Antihoot at Sidewalk Cafe, whose albums include Contender, Blang!, Kids Fly Free, and Today.

Lachlan Gillespie

Lachlan (Lachy) Gillespie, born 1985 in Brisbane, is the Australian Purple Wiggle of The Wiggles since 2012, succeeding Jeff Fatt; WAAPA-trained, keytar player, ex-husband of Emma Watkins, father of twins, epilepsy and prematurity charity ambassador.

Ladaniva (Լադանիվա)

Ladaniva (Լադանիվա) is a French-Armenian world music duo from Lille, formed 2019 by singer Jaklin Baghdasaryan and multi-instrumentalist Louis Thomas; named after the Lada Niva car, they represented Armenia at Eurovision 2024 with "Jako".

Lady A

Lady A, formerly Lady Antebellum, is a Nashville country pop trio (Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood) formed in 2006, known for "Need You Now" and its 2020 name change and trademark dispute with blues singer Anita White.

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga (Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, born 1986, New York) is an American pop singer and actress; stage name from Queen's "Radio Ga Ga," fame via The Fame (2008), Oscar for "Shallow," 16 Grammys.

Lady Miss Kier

Lady Miss Kier, born Kierin Magenta Kirby (1963, Youngstown, Ohio), American singer, DJ, and designer; Deee-Lite frontwoman behind "Groove Is in the Heart" (UK No. 2, US Dance No. 1), later a DJ and litigant in Kirby v. Sega.