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Marcus Mumford
Marcus Mumford, full name Marcus Oliver Johnstone Mumford, is a British-American singer-songwriter and producer best known as the frontman of Mumford & Sons, which he co-founded in London in 2007.
Marcy Playground
Marcy Playground: American alternative rock trio (John Wozniak, Dylan Keefe, drummer Shlomi Lavie) formed in New York mid-1990s, named for Marcy Open School in Minneapolis; known for 1997's 15-week Modern Rock No. 1 "Sex and Candy."
Maren Morris
Maren Morris (Maren Larae Morris), American country-pop singer-songwriter from Arlington, Texas; 2017 Grammy winner for "My Church", crossover hit "The Middle" with Zedd, albums Hero, Girl, Humble Quest, Dreamsicle, and ex-member of the Highwomen.
Margaret Truman
Margaret Truman (Mary Margaret Truman, 1924-2008), only child of President Harry S. Truman, was a concert soprano, radio and TV personality, and author of the 23-book Capitol Crime mystery series and White House biographies.
Margie Hendrix
Margie Hendrix (Marjorie Hendricks/Hendricks, 1935–1973), American R&B singer from Georgia; founding leader of Ray Charles's Raelets, voice on "(Night Time Is) The Right Time" and "Hit The Road Jack"; fired 1964; solo on Lamp, Tangerine, Mercury, Sound Stage 7.
Margo Price
Margo Price (Margo Rae Price, born 1983), Illinois-born Nashville Americana and alt-country singer-songwriter; Third Man Records debut Midwest Farmer's Daughter (2016), Farm Aid's first female board member, memoir Maybe We'll Make It.
Maria Anna Mozart
Maria Anna "Nannerl" Mozart (1751–1829), Salzburg pianist, piano teacher, and sister of Wolfgang Amadé Mozart; child-prodigy touring pianist, teacher of Salzburg nobility's daughters, wife of Berchtold zu Sonnenburg, and first Mozart biographer.
Maria Brink
Maria Brink is an American singer from Schenectady, New York, co-founder and frontwoman of metal band In This Moment (formed 2005 with Chris Howorth), known for theatrical stage shows, the gold album Blood, Black Widow reaching Billboard number eight, and a 2021 Grammy nomination.
Maria Callas
Maria Callas (Μαρία Κάλλας), born Maria Kalogeropoulos and once known as Maria Meneghini Callas, was an American-born Greek soprano celebrated as the twentieth century's greatest opera singer.
Maria Cole
Maria Cole (Maria Antoinette Hawkins, 1922-2012), American jazz singer also known as Marie Ellington, vocalist for Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Benny Carter, wife of Nat King Cole and mother of Natalie Cole.
María Elena Holly
María Elena Holly, born María Elena Santiago, is the Puerto Rican-born widow of Buddy Holly, married August 15, 1958; she secured the 1987 Texas Buddy Holly Law, co-founded his educational foundation, and sold his catalog to BMG.
Maria Franziska von Trapp
Maria Franziska von Trapp (1914–2014), also Baroness Maria Franziska Gobertina von Trapp, last surviving original von Trapp child; Louisa in The Sound of Music; sang second soprano 1934–1956, missionary in Papua New Guinea, died in Stowe, Vermont.
Maria McKee
Maria McKee (Maria Luisa McKee, born 1964, Los Angeles) is an American singer-songwriter, former Lone Justice frontwoman, UK No. 1 with "Show Me Heaven", and solo artist behind La Vita Nuova (2020).
Maria Mena
Maria Mena (Maria Viktoria Mena, born 1986, Oslo) is a Norwegian pop singer-songwriter who broke through at 16 with "My Lullaby" and has released nine studio albums, charted on the Billboard Hot 100, and won a 2009 Spellemannprisen.
María Mendiola
María Mendiola (1952–2021), Madrid-born Spanish singer and dancer, co-founder of disco duo Baccara with Mayte Mateos; sang 1977 hit "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie", represented Luxembourg at Eurovision 1978, later led New Baccara.
Maria Muldaur
Maria Muldaur (Maria Grazia Rosa Domenica D'Amato, born 1942) is an American roots-music singer from Greenwich Village, ex-Jim Kweskin Jug Band, whose 1974 million-selling hit "Midnight at the Oasis" earned a Record of the Year Grammy nomination; six nominations, 40-plus albums.
Maria Schneider (musician)
Maria Schneider (born 1960, Windom, Minnesota) is an American jazz composer, arranger, and bandleader of the 18-member Maria Schneider Orchestra; seven-time Grammy winner, 2019 NEA Jazz Master, ArtistShare pioneer, and streaming critic.
Maria von Trapp
Maria von Trapp (Maria Augusta Kutschera, 1905–1987), Austrian-born singer and memoirist whose 1949 book The Story of the Trapp Family Singers inspired The Sound of Music; tutor turned wife of Georg von Trapp, immigrant to Vermont.
María Zardoya
María Zardoya, Puerto Rican-born, Georgia-raised singer; frontwoman and namesake of the Los Angeles bilingual indie pop band The Marías (formed 2016 with Josh Conway), known for CINEMA, Submarine, Bad Bunny's "Otro Atardecer," and her solo project Not for Radio (Melt, 2025).
Mariachi
Mariachi is a traditional Mexican ensemble music from western Mexico (Jalisco region) combining violins, trumpets, vihuela, guitar and guitarrón, inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2011, distinct from norteño and other regional Mexican genres.
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (born 1969, Huntington, New York) is an American singer-songwriter with a five-octave range, 19 Billboard Hot 100 number-ones, five Grammys, the Christmas hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You," and the 2025 album Here for It All.
Mariah the Scientist
Mariah the Scientist, real name Mariah Amani Buckles (born 1997), is an Atlanta R&B singer-songwriter whose albums Master, Ry Ry World, To Be Eaten Alive, and Hearts Sold Separately produced the hits Spread Thin and Burning Blue.
Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson (1897–1993), American contralto born in Philadelphia; famed for the 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert after DAR's Constitution Hall ban and as the first African American singer at the Metropolitan Opera (1955).
Marianas Trench (band)
Marianas Trench, Vancouver pop-rock band formed in 2001, led by Josh Ramsay; known for platinum concept albums Masterpiece Theatre, Ever After, and 2024's Haven; Juno Group of the Year 2013.
Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Faithfull (Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull, 1946–2025) was an English singer, songwriter, and actress, discovered in 1964 and known for As Tears Go By and the 1979 comeback album Broken English.
Marianne Ihlen
Marianne Christine Ihlen (1935-2016), Norwegian artist from Larkollen, lover and muse of Leonard Cohen on Hydra from 1960 to about 1972; muse of So Long, Marianne, first wife of Axel Jensen, later wife of Jan Stang; subject of a 2019 documentary and 2024 drama series.
Marie Antoinette Gottesman
Marie Antoinette Gottesman (1882–1948), Hungarian opera singer, second wife of Umrao Singh Sher-Gil and mother of painter Amrita Sher-Gil; married 1911 in Punjab, daughters born in Hungary, family returned to Shimla in 1921.
Marie Carandini
Marie Carandini, aka Madame Carandini, born Maria Burgess (1826–1894), English-born colonial Australian soprano and prima donna; married an exiled Italian marquis, toured Australasia, India, and America, and sang in New Zealand's first professional opera.
Marie Currie
Marie Currie, American singer, identical twin of Runaways frontwoman Cherie Currie; declined the Runaways offer, sang on Beauty's Only Skin Deep, and recorded Messin' With the Boys (1979) as Cherie & Marie Currie.
Marie Fredriksson
Marie Fredriksson (Gun-Marie Fredriksson, 1958–2019), Swedish singer of Roxette and solo artist; four US number-one hits, 75–80 million records sold, Litteris et Artibus medal, brain tumour in 2002.