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Anneke van Giersbergen
Anneke van Giersbergen (born 1973) is a Dutch singer-songwriter, ex-frontwoman of The Gathering (Mandylion, 1995–2007), now a solo artist with the trilogy La Vie, La Mort, L'Amour and a 2025–2027 Gathering reunion; not related to singer Dianne van Giersbergen.
AnnenMayKantereit
AnnenMayKantereit (AMK) is a German indie pop/folk-rock band from Cologne, formed 2011 by Christopher Annen, Henning May, and Severin Kantereit; known for May's deep voice, chart-topping albums, and the Giant Rooks "Tom's Diner" cover.
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Anni-Frid Lyngstad, known as Frida, is a Norwegian-born Swedish singer, ABBA member 1972–1982 and lead vocalist on Fernando and Money, Money, Money; solo albums include Something's Going On (1982) and Djupa andetag (1996).
Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox, born Ann Lennox in 1954, is a Scottish singer and songwriter who found fame as lead singer of the 1980s duo Eurythmics before a solo career.
Annie Ross
Annie Ross (Annabelle Macauley Allan Short, 1930–2020), British-American jazz singer and actress of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross; vocalese pioneer, 1952 recording "Twisted", NEA Jazz Master 2010.
Anohni
Anohni, born 1971 in West Sussex, England, formerly Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons, is a New York-based singer and artist; Mercury Prize winner 2005 for I Am a Bird Now, later Hopelessness and My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross.
Anouk (singer)
Anouk (Anouk Teeuwe), Dutch alt-rock singer-songwriter born 1975 in The Hague; broke through with "Nobody's Wife" (1997), earned platinum albums, represented the Netherlands at Eurovision 2013 with "Birds" (ninth place).
Anthony Evans (singer)
Anthony Evans (Anthony Tyrone Evans, Jr., born 1978, Dallas) is an American gospel and CCM singer, worship leader, producer, and author, son of pastor Tony Evans, former Kirk Franklin background vocalist, Voice season two contestant, with three Billboard Gospel #1 albums.
Anthony Field
Anthony Field (born 1963) is the Australian musician known as the Blue Wiggle, founding member of The Wiggles in 1991, formerly of the Cockroaches, last original member still performing.
Anthony Green (musician)
Anthony Green: American post-hardcore vocalist from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, singer of Saosin (Translating the Name), founder of Circa Survive, member of The Sound of Animals Fighting and L.S. Dunes, and solo artist from Avalon (2008) onward.
Anthony Hamilton (musician)
Anthony Cornelius Hamilton (born 1971, Charlotte, NC), American soul/R&B singer-songwriter-producer; breakout 2003 platinum album Comin' From Where I'm From; one Grammy win (with Al Green) from 17 nominations; Django Unchained "Freedom"; label My Music Box.
Anthony Kiedis
Anthony Kiedis (born 1962, Grand Rapids, Michigan) is the American singer and lyricist who co-founded and has fronted the Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1983, author of the memoir Scar Tissue.
Anti-Flag
Anti-Flag: Pittsburgh political punk rock band (1988-2023) founded by Justin Sane and Pat Thetic; albums Die for the Government and Lies They Tell Our Children; disbanded July 2023 after sexual assault allegations against Sane.
Antigoni Buxton
Antigoni Buxton (Αντιγόνη Μπάξτον), performing as Antigoni, is a British Cypriot singer-songwriter born 1996 in London, daughter of Tonia Buxton, a Love Island 2022 contestant who represented Cyprus at Eurovision 2026 with "JALLA", finishing 19th.
Antique (band)
Antique, a Swedish-Greek Eurodance duo of Helena Paparizou and Nikos Panagiotidis formed in Gothenburg in 1999, fused Greek pop with Nordic dance beats, took third place at Eurovision 2001 with "(I Would) Die for You", and disbanded in 2003 before later reunions.
Anton Bruckner
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896), Austrian composer and organist from Ansfelden, wrote nine numbered symphonies plus masses and a Te Deum; famous for lifelong revisions creating multiple competing versions and the Haas/Nowak edition problem.
Anton Fier
Anton Fier (1956-2022), American drummer, producer, and bandleader from Cleveland; founder and sole constant member of the Golden Palominos; drummer on the Feelies' Crazy Rhythms, Lounge Lizards, and Pere Ubu; died by assisted suicide in Basel, Switzerland.
Anton Newcombe
Anton Newcombe (Anton Alfred Newcombe, b. 1967, Newport Beach) is an American musician, founder and sole constant member of psychedelic rock band the Brian Jonestown Massacre, subject of Dig! (2004), Berlin-based owner of A Recordings.
Anton Webern
Anton Webern (1883–1945), Austrian composer and conductor of the Second Viennese School with Schoenberg and Berg; 31 opus works under five hours, rigorous twelve-tone technique, shot by an American soldier in 1945, postwar model for serialism.
Antonín Dvořák
Antonín Dvořák was a Czech composer of the 19th century who directed the National Conservatory in New York and wrote over 400 works, including the "New World" Symphony.
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Antônio Carlos Jobim (Tom Jobim, 1927–1994), Brazilian composer, pianist, and arranger, co-created bossa nova in Rio de Janeiro with João Gilberto and Vinicius de Moraes; wrote "Garota de Ipanema" and "Desafinado," won Grammys with Getz/Gilberto.
Antônio Maria
Antônio Maria, full name Antônio Maria Araújo de Moraes (1921–1964), was a Brazilian chronicler, broadcaster, and composer from Recife who co-wrote the classic "Manhã de Carnaval".
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (1678-1741), the Red Priest, Venetian Baroque composer and violinist of the Ospedale della Pietà; his concertos fixed ritornello form, and The Four Seasons (Op. 8, 1725) became his signature work.
Antony Costa
Antony Costa (born 1981, Edgware, England), English singer-songwriter and actor, member of boy band Blue since 2000 with Duncan James, Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe; Blue scored three UK #1 singles and albums and two BRIT Awards. Distinguished from Antony Hegarty and other Costas.
Anup Jalota
Anup Jalota (अनूप जलोटा), born 1953 in Nainital, is the Indian bhajan and ghazal singer titled Bhajan Samrat, a Padma Shri (2012) and Sangeet Natak Akademi (2020) awardee of the Sham Chaurasia gharana, famous for Aisi Lagi Lagan.
Anuradha Sriram (அனுராதா ஸ்ரீராம்)
Anuradha Sriram (அனுராதா ஸ்ரீராம்), born 1970 in Chennai, is an Indian playback and Carnatic singer with 3,000+ film songs across most Indian languages; her 1997 Tamil pop album Chennai Girl and classical jugalbandis with husband Sriram Parasuram distinguish her career.
Anushka Manchanda (अनुष्का मानचंदा)
Anushka Manchanda, also known as Kiss Nuka, is an Indian singer, producer, and actor who won Channel V's Coke V Popstars in 2002 to form the girl band Viva, then sang Bollywood playback and now makes electronic music.
Aodhán King
Aodhán King (born 1992, Sydney) is an Australian worship leader and songwriter, founding member of Grammy-nominated Hillsong Young & Free, and solo artist whose 2024 debut album Beyond Us followed the group's 1.2 billion North American streams.
Aphrodite's Child
Aphrodite's Child: Greek rock band formed May 1968 in Paris by Vangelis Papathanassiou, Demis Roussos, and Lucas Sideras, with guitarist Silver Koulouris. Hits "Rain and Tears" and "It's Five O'Clock"; final 1972 double concept album 666, based on Revelation, became a progressive rock landmark.
Apollonia 6
Apollonia 6, Prince's all-female trio formed in 1983 from Vanity 6 after Denise Matthews left, with Patricia Kotero (Apollonia), Brenda Bennett, and Susan Moonsie; one 1984 Warner Bros. album, "Sex Shooter" hit, Purple Rain appearance, disbanded 1985.