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Leoš Janáček
Leoš Janáček (1854–1928), Czech composer born in Hukvaldy and based in Brno; creator of nine operas including Jenůfa, Káťa Kabanová, and the Sinfonietta, known for speech-melody notation and the Brno organ school.
Lepa Brena (Фахрета Јахић)
Lepa Brena (Fahreta Jahić, Фахрета Јахић), born 1960 in Tuzla, Yugoslav and Serbian pop-folk singer, Slatki greh frontwoman, Grand Production co-owner, star of socialist Yugoslavia.
LeRoi Moore
LeRoi Moore (LeRoi Holloway Moore, 1961–2008), American saxophonist and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band; also known as Roi or Gary Lee Moore; classically trained multi-reed player, DMB arranger and co-writer who died in 2008 from ATV accident complications.
Les Claypool
Les Claypool (born 1963, Richmond, California) is the American bassist, vocalist, and founder of Primus, creator of the South Park theme, and leader of side projects including Oysterhead, Frog Brigade, and the Claypool Lennon Delirium with Sean Ono Lennon.
Les McKeown
Les McKeown (Leslie Richard McKeown, 1955-2021) was the Scottish lead singer of the Bay City Rollers from 1973 to 1978, fronting hits like Bye Bye Baby and Shang-a-Lang during Rollermania, then touring with Les McKeown's Legendary Bay City Rollers.
Les Paul
Les Paul (Lester William Polsfuss, 1915-2009), American jazz guitarist and inventor; namesake of the Gibson Les Paul solid-body electric guitar and pioneer of multitrack recording, overdubbing, and delay effects.
Les Paul and Mary Ford
Les Paul and Mary Ford: American husband-and-wife duo (also Les Paul & Mary Ford) of the early 1950s, known for overdubbed hits like "How High the Moon" and "Vaya Con Dios" and for pioneering multitrack recording.
Lesley Garrett
Lesley Garrett (born 1955, Thorne, Yorkshire) is an English soprano, ENO Principal Soprano from 1984, CBE 2002, Gramophone Award winner, and crossover star of recordings, TV, and West End musicals.
Lesley Gore
Lesley Gore (Lesley Sue Goldstein, 1946–2015), American pop singer of 1960s hits 'It's My Party' (No. 1) and 'You Don't Own Me' (No. 2); later Oscar-nominated songwriter for Fame, LGBT advocate, 2024 New Jersey Hall of Fame inductee.
Leslie Bricusse
Leslie Bricusse (1931–2021), English composer-lyricist, wrote Goldfinger, Pure Imagination, Talk to the Animals, and The Candy Man; partnered with Anthony Newley, won two Oscars, a Grammy, and eight Ivor Novello Awards.
Leslie Carter
Leslie Carter (Leslie Barbara Carter, 1986-2012), American pop singer, sister of Nick and Aaron Carter; signed to DreamWorks, released single "Like Wow!" on the Shrek soundtrack; album canceled; died of prescription drug overdose.
Leslie West
Leslie West, born Leslie Weinstein, was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who co-founded Mountain in 1969, played Woodstock, and died in Florida in 2020 at age 75.
Less Than Jake
Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band formed in 1992 in Gainesville, Florida, blending fast punk rock with trombone and saxophone; 2003's Anthem marked its commercial peak.
Lester Young
Lester Young (1909-1959), nicknamed Prez by Billie Holiday, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist with Count Basie and Holiday whose light, lyrical style contrasted with Coleman Hawkins and shaped cool jazz.
LeToya Luckett
LeToya Luckett (born 1981, Houston) is an R&B singer and actress, founding Destiny's Child member, Grammy-winning co-writer of "Say My Name", with three solo albums and roles in Greenleaf and Divorced Sistas.
Letters to Cleo
Letters to Cleo: Boston alternative rock/power pop band formed 1990 by Greg McKenna and Kay Hanley, named for her childhood pen pal; known for "Here & Now" (1993), Melrose Place and 10 Things I Hate About You soundtracks, three Giant Records albums, 2000 breakup, and reunions since 2007.
Level 42
Level 42 is an English jazz-funk band formed in 1979 on the Isle of Wight by Mark King, Mike Lindup, and the Gould brothers, known for slap-bass pop hits "Lessons in Love" and "Something About You".
Levellers (band)
Levellers: English folk rock band formed in Brighton in 1988; fiddle-led, punk-informed folk-rock. Albums Levelling the Land, Levellers (UK no. 2), Zeitgeist (UK no. 1); 14 Top 40 singles; headlined Glastonbury 1994; founded Beautiful Days festival.
Levi Celerio
Levi Celerio (1910-2002), Filipino composer and lyricist, National Artist for Music and Literature 1997, wrote lyrics for over 4,000 songs including Ang Pasko ay Sumapit and Sa Ugoy ng Duyan, and was the Guinness-listed leaf player.
Levon Helm
Levon Helm (Mark Lavon Helm, 1940–2012), Arkansas-born drummer and singer of the Band, lead vocalist on "The Weight"; survived throat cancer, hosted Woodstock Midnight Rambles, won three consecutive Grammys late in life.
Lewis Capaldi
Lewis Capaldi (born 1996) is a Scottish singer-songwriter from Bathgate whose ballad "Someone You Loved" topped UK and US charts; his debut album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent was the UK's biggest seller of 2019 and 2020; diagnosed with Tourette syndrome in 2022.
Lex Walton
Lex Walton is a Brooklyn-based transgender indie rock songwriter, bassist in Prairie Princess, whose Sub Pop debut Ultimate Love Forever (2026), co-produced with Dan Boeckner, earned an 8.3 from Pitchfork.
Lexi Jayde
Lexi Jayde (Alexis Jayde Burnett, born 2002) is a Los Angeles pop singer-songwriter and actress, known for the viral 2022 single "drunk text me," the EPs a teenage diary and closer to closure, and her 2026 Columbia debut album LOVER GIRL.
Lexi Jones
Lexi Jones, also known as Alexandria Zahra Jones, is an American singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of David Bowie and Iman, and released her debut album Xandri in 2025.
LFO (American band)
LFO (Lyte Funkie Ones), American pop trio formed 1995 in Orlando, Florida; members Rich Cronin, Brad Fischetti, Devin Lima, Brian Gillis; 1999 hits "Summer Girls" and "Girl on TV"; distinct from the British techno duo LFO.
Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher (William John Paul Gallagher), English singer born 1972 in Manchester, lead vocalist of Oasis 1991-2009, then Beady Eye, then a solo career with six UK Number 1 albums and the 2025 Oasis reunion tour.
Liam Payne
Liam Payne, English pop singer and songwriter (born 1993), One Direction member and solo artist behind "Strip That Down" and LP1; died 16 October 2024 falling from a Buenos Aires hotel balcony.
Liana Flores
Liana Flores is a British-Brazilian singer-songwriter born 1999, raised in South Norfolk, who blends bossa nova and British folk. Known for the TikTok hit "rises the moon", her Verve debut album Flower of the soul (2024) and 2026 EP And so it goes….
Lianne La Havas
Lianne La Havas, born Lianne Charlotte Barnes in 1989, is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist from London known for blending soul, folk, jazz, and R&B.
Lias Saoudi
Lias Saoudi (Lias Kaci Saoudi) is the English singer-songwriter and writer who fronted Fat White Family, formed in a 2011 Peckham squat; albums Champagne Holocaust to Forgiveness Is Yours (2024), Decius and Moonlandingz collaborator, and author of Ten Thousand Apologies and Tears of the Patriarch.