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Sajid–Wajid
Sajid–Wajid (साजिद-वाजिद), brothers Sajid Ali and Wajid Ali, were a Bollywood music composer duo known for Salman Khan films like Dabangg, Partner, and Wanted, and the Sonu Nigam album Deewana; the duo ended with Wajid's death on 1 June 2020.
Sakari Oramo
Sakari Oramo is a Finnish conductor, chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra since 2013 and previously music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
Salaam Remi
Salaam Remi (Salaam Remi Gibbs), born 1972 in Queens, New York, is a Grammy-nominated producer and label executive behind Ini Kamoze's "Here Comes the Hotstepper," the Fugees' The Score, Nas, and Amy Winehouse.
Saleka
Saleka (Saleka Night Shyamalan, born 1996) is an American R&B singer-songwriter, daughter of M. Night Shyamalan; debut album Seance (2023) and Lady Raven in Trap (2024).
Salif Keita
Salif Keita (born 1949, Djoliba, Mali) is a Malian singer-songwriter, the Golden Voice of Africa, ex-Rail Band and Les Ambassadeurs, Soro (1987), with albinism advocacy; not to be confused with other Keitas.
Salil Chowdhury (সলিল চৌধুরী)
Salil Chowdhury (সলিল চৌধুরী, Salilda, 1925–1995) was an Indian music director, lyricist and IPTA mass-song writer who scored films in 13 languages, including Do Bigha Zameen, Madhumati and Chemmeen.
Salim–Sulaiman
Salim–Sulaiman: Indian composing duo of brothers Salim and Sulaiman Merchant, over 100 Hindi film scores (Chak De! India, Kurbaan, Band Baaja Baaraat), Daytime Emmy-nominated, FIFA World Cup 2010 performers, owners of Merchant Records and the Bhoomi project.
Saliva (band)
Saliva (サライヴァ), American rock band formed 1996 in Memphis, Tennessee; nü-metal/post-grunge hits "Click Click Boom," "Your Disease," "Always"; 2002 Grammy nomination; continued under Bobby Amaru after Josey Scott's 2011 exit and Wayne Swinny's 2023 death.
Sally Oldfield
Sally Oldfield, Irish-born singer-songwriter (born 1947, Dublin), sister of Mike and Terry Oldfield; folk duo The Sallyangie, debut Water Bearer (1978), UK hit Mirrors No. 19, German hit Silver Dagger.
Sally Timms
Sally Timms, born 1959 in Leeds, England, is an English singer and songwriter, longtime female vocalist of the Mekons (joined mid-1980s, debuted on Fear and Whiskey) and a Chicago-based alternative country solo artist whose albums include Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments for Lost Buckaroos and In the World of Him.
Salt-N-Pepa
Salt-N-Pepa, the American hip hop duo of Cheryl "Salt" James and Sandra "Pepa" Denton with DJ Spinderella, formed in New York City in 1985; first female rap act to go gold and platinum, known for "Push It", "Shoop", and the 1995 Grammy-winning "None of Your Business".
Salvador Sobral
Salvador Sobral (Salvador Vilar Braamcamp Sobral), Portuguese jazz and soul singer born 1989 in Lisbon; won Eurovision 2017 for Portugal with "Amar pelos Dois" by sister Luísa Sobral, a record 758 points, months before a heart transplant.
Salvation Army brass band
Salvation Army brass band: British-style brass bands of The Salvation Army, begun 1878 in Salisbury by Charles Fry and sons; 400 UK bands by 1883, own instrument factory 1889–1972, over 2,500 bands worldwide today.
Salvia Palth
Salvia Palth is the lo-fi project of New Zealander Daniel Johann Lines, whose 2013 Bandcamp debut melanchole became a bedroom-pop cult classic; second album last chance to see arrived in 2024.
Sam & Dave
Sam & Dave: soul duo of Sam Moore (1935–2025) and Dave Prater (1937–1988), Stax hitmakers of "Soul Man" and "Hold On, I'm Comin'" with Hayes and Porter; Rock Hall 1992.
Sam Bailey
Sam Bailey (born 1977), English singer, X Factor series 10 winner 2013, Christmas No 1 with Skyscraper, album The Power of Love; distinct from Dr Samantha Bailey and DJ Bailey.
Sam Barber (singer)
Sam Barber, Missouri-born country/folk-rock singer-songwriter. Breakout "Straight and Narrow" (written at 16) led to Gold debut album Restless Mind (2024), Platinum "Indigo" with Avery Anna, and 2B+ streams.
Sam Bettens
Sam Bettens (born Sarah Bettens, 1972, Kapellen, Belgium) is a transgender Belgian/American singer-songwriter, frontman of K's Choice ("Not an Addict"), and solo artist whose 2025 Nashville-recorded Americana album is Coming Home.
Sam Brown (singer)
Sam Brown (born 1964, Stratford, London) is an English singer-songwriter, daughter of Joe and Vicki Brown, whose 1989 hit "Stop" reached UK No. 4; she toured with Pink Floyd, lost her voice around 2007, and returned with Number 8 (2023).
Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke (1931-1964), American soul singer born Samuel Cook in Clarksdale, Mississippi; Soul Stirrers lead turned pop star with "You Send Me"; founded SAR Records; wrote "A Change Is Gonna Come"; shot dead in 1964.
Sam Fender
Sam Fender (born 1994, North Shields) is an English singer-songwriter and actor with three UK Number 1 albums, the 2025 Mercury Prize for People Watching, and the Proper Massive Stadium Tour '27.
Sam Hunt
Sam Hunt (Sam Lowry Hunt, born 1984, Cedartown, Georgia) is an American country singer-songwriter blending country with R&B and hip-hop. Debut album Montevallo (2014) went triple platinum; "Body Like a Back Road" set a 34-week Hot Country Songs record.
Sam Matlock
Sam Matlock is an English musician and vocalist, known as the guitarist for the UK rock band DEAD! and co-founder of the London nu-metal duo Wargasm.
Sam Moore
Sam Moore (Samuel David Hicks, 1935–2025) was the high-tenor half of soul duo Sam & Dave, whose Stax hits "Soul Man" and "Hold On, I'm Comin'" were written and produced by Isaac Hayes and David Porter.
Sam Moran
Sam Moran (Samuel Alexander Moran, born 1978, Sydney) is an Australian singer and entertainer, the second Yellow Wiggle (2006-2012) after Greg Page, later host of Nick Jr.'s Play Along with Sam and a 2015 ARIA winner.
Sam Phillips (musician)
Sam Phillips, born Leslie Phillips (1962, Glendale, California), is an American singer-songwriter who moved from 1980s Christian pop to secular pop and scored Gilmore Girls.
Sam Rivers (bassist)
Sam Rivers (Samuel Robert Rivers, 1977-2025), Jacksonville-born founding bassist and backing vocalist of nu metal band Limp Bizkit; played five-string Warwick basses on Significant Other and Chocolate Starfish, left in 2015 for a liver transplant, returned 2018, died October 18, 2025. Not the jazz saxophonist of the same name.
Sam Smith
Sam Smith, born Samuel Frederick Smith in 1992, is an English pop singer and songwriter who has won five Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award.
Sam the Sham
Sam the Sham (Domingo Samudio, born Dallas 1937) led Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, whose Tex-Mex hits "Wooly Bully" (1965) and "Li'l Red Riding Hood" (1966) both reached Billboard No. 2; Wooly Bully was Billboard's 1965 Record of the Year.
Sam Tsui
Sam Tsui (Samuel Tsui), American singer-songwriter and YouTube creator known with producer Kurt Schneider for viral medleys like the Michael Jackson Medley; albums Make It Up, Trust, Yearbook; 3.13 million YouTube subscribers.