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Nick Heyward

Nick Heyward (born 1961, Beckenham) is an English singer-songwriter, frontman of Haircut One Hundred (Pelican West, four UK top 10 singles), later a solo artist with North of a Miracle, From Monday to Sunday, and Woodland Echoes, who returned to the band for Boxing the Compass.

Nick Jonas

Nick Jonas (Nicholas Jerry Jonas, born 1992, Dallas, Texas), American singer-songwriter and actor, one third of Jonas Brothers (20+ million albums, 26 Hot 100 hits) and solo artist behind "Jealous," Spaceman, and The Voice coaching.

Nick Kamen

Nick Kamen (Ivor Neville Kamen, 1962-2021) was an English model and singer famous for the 1985 Levi's 501 "Laundrette" ad, which boosted 501 sales by 600-800%, and for the Madonna-written hit "Each Time You Break My Heart".

Nick Lachey

Nick Lachey (Nicholas Scott Lachey, born 1973, Harlan, Kentucky) is an American singer and TV host, lead singer of 98 Degrees, solo artist behind What's Left of Me, star of Newlyweds, and co-host of Netflix's Love Is Blind.

Nick Lloyd Webber

Nick Lloyd Webber (1979-2023), English composer and record producer, eldest son of Andrew Lloyd Webber; scored Love, Lies and Records, The Little Prince, Fat Friends, The Last Bus, and earned a 2022 Grammy nomination for Cinderella.

Nick Lowe

Nick Lowe (Nicholas Drain Lowe, born 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, bassist, and producer, Brinsley Schwarz's main songwriter, Stiff Records' first artist and house producer, producer of Elvis Costello's early albums, and writer of "Cruel to Be Kind" and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding."

Nick Mason

Nick Mason (Nicholas Berkeley Mason, born 1944) is the English drummer of Pink Floyd and its only continuous member; also author of Inside Out, Le Mans racer, and leader of Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets.

Nick Massi

Nick Massi (Nicholas Macioci, 1927-2000) was the bass vocalist, bassist, and vocal arranger of the Four Seasons, an original member from the Four Lovers era through hits like Sherry and Rag Doll before leaving in 1965.

Nick Menza

Nick Menza (1964–2016) was a German-born American drummer and songwriter best known as Megadeth's drummer from 1989 to 1998, playing on Rust in Peace and Countdown to Extinction.

Nick Oliveri

Nick Oliveri (born 1971, Los Angeles) is an American bassist and singer from Palm Desert, a founding member of Kyuss, QOTSA bassist 1998-2004, Dwarves' Rex Everything, and Mondo Generator frontman.

Nick Rhodes

Nick Rhodes, born Nicholas James Bates in 1962, is an English keyboardist and songwriter, a founding member of the new wave band Duran Duran, formed in Birmingham in 1978.

Nick Valensi

Nick Valensi (born 1981) is the American guitarist of The Strokes and frontman of CRX (New Skin, 2016, produced by Josh Homme); known for the synth-like guitar on "12:51," his Epiphone Riviera signature, and a 2026 temporary tour break.

Nickel Creek

Nickel Creek is an American progressive acoustic trio formed in San Diego in 1989, with Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, and Sean Watkins; Grammy-winning albums This Side and Celebrants, hiatus 2007-2014.

Nickelback

Nickelback, Canadian rock band formed 1995 in Hanna, Alberta (Village Idiot), based in Vancouver; Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Daniel Adair. Hits "How You Remind Me," "Photograph," "Rockstar"; 50 million albums; Billboard's 2000s rock band of the decade.

Nicko McBrain

Nicko McBrain (born 1954, Hackney, London) is the English drummer who played in Iron Maiden from 1982 to December 2024, known for single-pedal bass drum technique on Piece of Mind through Senjutsu, and retired from touring after a 2023 mini-stroke.

Nicky Byrne

Nicky Byrne (Nicholas Bernard James Adam Byrne Jr., born 1978, Dublin) is an Irish singer and broadcaster, Westlife member (14 UK number-one singles), solo Eurovision 2016 entrant with 'Sunlight', and RTÉ 2FM and Dancing with the Stars presenter.

Nicky Hopkins

Nicky Hopkins (1944-1994) was an English classically trained session pianist, also known as 'The Session Man,' who played on over 250 albums for the Rolling Stones, Beatles, Who, Kinks, Jeff Beck Group, and Quicksilver Messenger Service; he died of Crohn's disease and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2025.

Nico

Nico (Christa Päffgen, 1938-1988), German singer-songwriter, model, and actress of La Dolce Vita fame, sang on the Velvet Underground's 1967 debut and recorded The Marble Index, Desertshore, and other austere solo albums.

Nico & Vinz

Nico & Vinz, formerly Envy, are an Oslo hip-hop and pop duo of Nico Sereba and Vincent Dery whose 2013 single "Am I Wrong" hit No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, topped the UK chart, and preceded Black Star Elephant (2014).

Nico Sallach

Nico Sallach is a German singer, clean co-vocalist of Electric Callboy (joined 2020, replacing Sebastian Biesler) and former co-founder and lead singer of To the Rats and Wolves.

Nicola Benedetti

Nicola Benedetti (b. 1987) is a Scottish violinist, 2004 BBC Young Musician winner, 2020 Grammy recipient, Decca artist, Director of the Edinburgh International Festival since 2022, and founder of the Benedetti Foundation.

Nicola Roberts

Nicola Roberts, English singer-songwriter (born 1985, Runcorn), member of Girls Aloud 2002-2009 via Popstars: The Rivals; solo debut Cinderella's Eyes (2011), sunbed-ban campaigner, Masked Singer UK winner, West End Hadestown Persephone.

Nicolas Gautherot

Nicolas Gautherot (1753–1803) was a French composer and amateur chemist whose 1801 observation of secondary currents gave rechargeable batteries their name, and who first observed electrophoresis.

Nicole Appleton

Nicole Appleton, Canadian-born singer (born 1974, Hamilton, Ontario), member of All Saints from 1996 and, with sister Natalie, the duo Appleton whose Everything's Eventual hit the UK Top 10 in 2003; returned as a duo in 2026.

Nicole Dollanganger

Nicole Dollanganger, stage name of Canadian singer Nicole Bell (born 1991, Scarborough, Ontario), makes gothic dream pop. Self-released bedroom albums from 2012, then Natural Born Losers (2015) on Grimes' Eerie Organization label, Heart Shaped Bed (2018), and Married in Mount Airy (2023).

Nicole Ehrlich

Nicole Ehrlich is a New York native entertainment producer and executive known for her long collaboration with Lady Gaga, winning a 2011 Grammy for "Bad Romance".

Nicole Fiorentino

Nicole Fiorentino, born Nicole Margaret Fiorentino in 1979, is an American bassist and keyboardist known for Veruca Salt, the Smashing Pumpkins, and joining Garbage's touring band in 2025.

Nicole Row

Nicole Sue Row is an American bassist and vocalist from Fresno, California, who played five years with Panic! at the Disco before joining Incubus full-time in 2024.

Nicole Scherzinger

Nicole Scherzinger (born 1978, Honolulu) is an American singer, actress, and TV personality, lead vocalist of The Pussycat Dolls, judge on The X Factor UK and The Masked Singer, and Tony and Olivier Award winner for Sunset Boulevard.

Nicolette Larson

Nicolette Larson (1952-1997), American singer from Helena, Montana; 1970s backup vocalist for Neil Young, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris; Top 10 1979 hit "Lotta Love"; later country artist.