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Oli Herbert

Oli Herbert was the co-founding lead guitarist of Massachusetts metalcore band All That Remains, played on all nine albums including The Fall of Ideals, and died in October 2018 aged 44.

Oli Sykes

Oliver Scott (Oli) Sykes is the English lead vocalist of Bring Me the Horizon, formed in Sheffield in 2004, and founder of Drop Dead Clothing; frontman of Sempiternal and the Post Human era.

Olive Osmond

Olive May Davis Osmond (1925–2004), 'Mother Osmond', matriarch of Utah's Osmond singing family; mother of Donny and Marie; founder of the Osmond Foundation, precursor to Children's Miracle Network.

Oliver Anthony

Oliver Anthony Music, born Christopher Anthony Lunsford, is a Virginia country-folk singer whose 2023 self-released single "Rich Men North of Richmond" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the first artist with no prior chart history to do so.

Oliver Lynn

Oliver Lynn (1926-1996), called Doolittle, Doo, or Mooney, was Loretta Lynn's husband of 48 years; an army veteran who married her in 1948, bought her first guitar, and drove her early career.

Oliver Tree

Oliver Tree (Oliver Tree Nickell, 1993-2026), American singer-songwriter and producer from Santa Cruz; albums Ugly Is Beautiful, Cowboy Tears, Alone in a Crowd; died in Rio de Janeiro helicopter collision.

Oliver Wakeman

Oliver Wakeman, born 1972, is an English progressive rock keyboardist and composer, eldest son of Rick Wakeman; he played keyboards in Yes 2008-2011, made Jabberwocky with Clive Nolan, and released Mother's Ruin and Anam Cara.

Olivia (singer)

Olivia (Olivia Theresa Longott), American R&B singer from Brooklyn, first artist signed to J Records, First Lady of G-Unit, hook on 50 Cent's No. 1 hit Candy Shop; distinct from Olivia Dean and Olivia Rodrigo.

Olivia Dean

Olivia Dean (Olivia Lauryn Dean) is a British neo-soul and pop singer from London, BRIT School alumna and former Rudimental backing vocalist. Her albums Messy (2023, Mercury Prize nominee) and The Art of Loving (2025, UK No. 1) yielded Man I Need and four Brit Awards plus the 2026 Grammy for Best New Artist.

Olivia Jean

Olivia Jean (born 1990, Detroit) is an American garage-surf multi-instrumentalist, former Black Belles frontwoman, and Third Man Records solo artist behind Bathtub Love Killings, Night Owl, and Raving Ghost; she married Jack White.

Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John (1948–2022), also known as Dame Olivia, was a British-born Australian singer and actress; Grammy-winning country-pop star, Sandy in Grease (1978), the Physical hitmaker, and a cancer-research advocate.

Olivia O'Brien

Olivia O'Brien, full name Olivia Gail O'Brien, is an American singer-songwriter known for "i hate u, i love u," her 2016 hit with gnash that reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Rodrigo, American singer-songwriter and actor from Disney's Bizaardvark and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series; broke through with "drivers license" (2021), youngest artist to debut atop the Hot 100, albums Sour, GUTS, and you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.

Olivier Messiaen

Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992), French composer, organist of La Trinité, and Conservatoire teacher; known for modes of limited transposition, birdsong works like Catalogue d'oiseaux, the wartime Quartet for the End of Time, and the opera Saint-François d'Assise.

Olly Alexander

Olly Alexander (Oliver Alexander Thornton, born 1990), British singer and actor, lead vocalist of Years & Years, star of It's a Sin, UK Eurovision 2024 entry with 'Dizzy', and solo artist whose debut album Polari was released February 2025.

Olly Murs

Olly Murs (Oliver Stanley Murs, born 1984, Witham, Essex) is a British pop singer and TV presenter, X Factor 2009 runner-up, with 4 UK No. 1 singles, 5 No. 1 albums including Marry Me, and The Voice UK coaching role.

Olu Dara

Olu Dara, born Charles Jones III in 1941 in Louisville, Mississippi, is a jazz and blues trumpeter, cornetist, guitarist, and vocalist, father of rapper Nas, known for 1970s New York loft jazz and the albums In the World and Neighborhoods.

Omah Lay

Omah Lay, born Stanley Omah Didia in 1997, is a Nigerian Afrobeats/Afrofusion singer, songwriter, and producer from Port Harcourt, known for "Bad Influence", the EP Get Layd, the album Boy Alone with "Soso" and "Understand", the Justin Bieber duet "Attention", and the 2026 album Clarity of Mind.

Omar Apollo

Omar Apollo (Omar Apolonio Velasco, born 1997, Hobart, Indiana) is a Mexican-American R&B, soul, and Latin pop singer-songwriter signed to Warner Records, known for "Ugotme," Ivory, "Evergreen," and God Said No.

Omar Hakim

Omar Hakim (born 1959, New York City) is an American drummer, composer, and producer, ex-chair of Berklee's Percussion Department. Weather Report drummer 1982-1985; sessions for Bowie's Let's Dance, Sting, Miles Davis' Tutu, Dire Straits, and Daft Punk's Get Lucky.

Omar Rodríguez-López

Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López (b. 1975, Bayamón, Puerto Rico), guitarist/composer/producer of The Mars Volta and At the Drive-In, with 40–50+ solo albums, Bosnian Rainbows, film work, and the 2024 Amor De Frances 60-LP box set.

Omar Rudberg

Omar Rudberg, Venezuelan-Swedish singer and actor born 1998, ex-member of FO&O, solo album OMR (2022), Simon in Netflix's Young Royals, and four Rockbjörnen awards in 2025.

Omarion

Omarion (Omari Grandberry, born 1984, Inglewood, California) is an American R&B singer, lead vocalist of B2K, and solo artist with Billboard 200 number-one albums O and 21.

OMC (band)

OMC (Otara Millionaires Club) was a New Zealand act built around singer Pauly Fuemana and producer Alan Jansson, whose 1995 single "How Bizarre" topped charts worldwide, sold over 1.5 million albums, and became the biggest-selling New Zealand record.

Omer Fedi (עומר פדי)

Omer Fedi (עומר פדי), born 2000, is a Tel Aviv-born, Los Angeles-based songwriter, producer, and guitarist behind STAY, APT., MONTERO, Unholy, and Mood; distinct from the artists Feddi, Fedi, and Fedo.

One Direction

One Direction (ワン・ダイレクション), Anglo-Irish boy band formed on The X Factor in 2010 by Simon Cowell's Syco; members Horan, Malik, Payne, Styles, Tomlinson; five albums, four straight Billboard 200 No. 1 debuts, hiatus since 2016.

One Direction discography

One Direction discography: the British-Irish boy band's five studio albums (2011-2015), four UK No. 1 singles and four consecutive No. 1 albums, and their US Billboard 200 record of four straight No. 1 debuts.

One Ok Rock (ワンオクロック)

One Ok Rock (ワンオクロック) is a Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo in 2005, now Taka, Toru, Ryota, and Tomoya; known for the 10969 name origin, No. 1 Oricon album 35xxxv, bilingual releases, and Fueled by Ramen international deals.

One Voice Children's Choir

One Voice Children's Choir (OVCC) is a Utah-based 501(c)(3) children's choir founded around the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics by composer Masa Fukuda; known for its viral 'Let It Go' cover, America's Got Talent Season 9 quarterfinal run, over 4.6 million YouTube subscribers, and annual New Year tours to China.

One-hit wonder

One-hit wonder: a music artist remembered for a single hit song. Defined by Billboard Hot 100 top 40 rules (Jancik, Molanphy), studied by Berg (2022), reshaped by streaming and TikTok virality.