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Vincenzo Galilei
Vincenzo Galilei (c. 1520–1591), Italian lutenist, composer, and music theorist, father of Galileo; theorist of the Florentine Camerata, author of the Dialogo della musica antica et della moderna (1581), and pioneer of musical experimentation against Zarlino.
Vinnie Colaiuta
Vinnie Colaiuta (Vincent Peter Colaiuta, b. 1956, Pennsylvania) is an American session and touring drummer; Frank Zappa's drummer from 1978, Sting's from 1990, and winner of the 2010 Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.
Vinnie Paul
Vinnie Paul (Vincent Paul Abbott, 1964-2018) was an American drummer who co-founded groove metal band Pantera with brother Dimebag Darrell, later played in Damageplan and Hellyeah, and died of cardiomyopathy in Las Vegas.
Vinnie Stigma
Vinnie Stigma (born Vincent Capuccio, 1955) is the founding guitarist of New York hardcore band Agnostic Front, also of Madball, memoirist of The Most Interesting Man In The World (2024), and Americana solo artist behind The Outlaw (2025).
Vinnie Vincent
Vinnie Vincent, born Vincent John Cusano in 1952, is an American guitarist best known for his 1982–1984 Kiss stint on Creatures of the Night and Lick It Up, his Ankh Warrior persona, the Vinnie Vincent Invasion, Revenge songwriting, and the $2 million Guitarmageddon offer.
Vinny Appice
Vinny Appice (Vincent Sampson Appice, born 1957, Brooklyn) is an American hard rock drummer of Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven & Hell, Last in Line, and the Appice brothers' Drum Wars; younger brother of Carmine Appice.
Viola Beach
Viola Beach were an English indie pop band from Warrington, formed 2013 (Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe, Jack Dakin). All four and manager Craig Tarry died in a 2016 Swedish canal-bridge crash; their posthumous debut album topped the UK chart.
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes are an American folk-punk band formed in Milwaukee in 1981 by Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie, and Victor DeLorenzo, known for "Blister in the Sun."
Violent Vira
Violent Vira is the Mexican-American hard rock and metalcore project of singer Amy Gonzalez with Anthony Brown and Matt Bolling; viral 2021 single "I Don't Care" led to the 2023 EP Till' Death Was Never Enough and the 2025 Mom+Pop debut album Lover of a Ghost.
Violet Grohl
Violet Grohl, eldest daughter of Dave Grohl, is an American alt-rock singer-songwriter. Her 11-track debut album Be Sweet to Me (May 2026, Auroura/Republic/Island), produced by Justin Raisen, followed years as a Foo Fighters backing vocalist.
Violet Hensley
Violet Hensley (1916-2026), the "Whittlin' Fiddler" and "Stradivarius of the Ozarks," was an Arkansas fiddle maker and old-time fiddler who hand-carved 73 fiddles, performed over 50 years at Silver Dollar City, and debuted at the Grand Ole Opry at 99.
Virtual band
Virtual band: a music group whose members are fictional animated or digital characters, with real musicians recording behind the scenes. Key names: Gorillaz (Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett), Hatsune Miku, PLAVE. Distinguished from hologram revivals of real artists by invented characters.
Visage (band)
Visage were a British New Romantic synth-pop band formed in 1978 by Steve Strange and Rusty Egan of London's Blitz Club; their 1980 single "Fade to Grey" topped charts in 17 countries, and the band recorded albums including The Anvil (1982) and posthumous Demons to Diamonds.
Visual kei (ヴィジュアル系)
Visual kei (ヴィジュアル系), a Japanese rock movement from the 1980s built around theatrical makeup, androgynous fashion, and elaborate visuals rather than a fixed sound; named from X JAPAN's "PSYCHEDELIC VIOLENCE CRIME OF VISUAL SHOCK" slogan; peaked in the 1990s, now a resilient live-house and international niche scene.
Vitamin C (singer)
Vitamin C (Colleen Fitzpatrick, b. Old Bridge, NJ), former Eve's Plum frontwoman turned dance-pop singer. Debut album Vitamin C (1999, Elektra) went platinum; hits "Smile" and "Graduation (Friends Forever)". Later VP of Music at Nickelodeon, then Netflix executive.
Vitamin String Quartet
Vitamin String Quartet (VSQ) is a Los Angeles classical-crossover project formed in 1999 on Vitamin Records, with 300+ albums of string-quartet covers; famous for Bridgerton, which raised its streams 350%.
Vitas
Vitas (Витас), born Vitaliy Vladasovich Grachyov in Daugavpils, is a Russian pop singer known for his striking falsetto, his 2000 debut hit Opera #2, and fame in China.
Vítězslav Novák
Vítězslav Novák (1870–1949) was a Czech composer and Dvořák pupil whose late-romantic music drew on Moravian and Slovak folklore; he taught more than 40 composers at the Prague Conservatory.
Viv Albertine
Viv Albertine (Viviane Katrina Louise Albertine, born 1954, Sydney) is a British musician, writer, and director, guitarist of punk band The Slits (1977–1982) on Cut (1979), later a solo artist and memoirist.
Vivian Campbell
Vivian Campbell, Belfast-born rock guitarist of Dio (Holy Diver, The Last in Line), Whitesnake, Def Leppard since 1992, and Last in Line; also solo blues album Two Sides of If.
Vixen (band)
Vixen is an American all-female hard rock/glam metal band founded by guitarist Jan Kuehnemund of St. Paul, Minnesota. Known for 1988's Vixen album, "Edge of a Broken Heart" (#26) and "Cryin'" (#22), gold certification, and continued touring under later lineups.
Vladimir Horowitz (Владимир Самойлович Горовиц)
Vladimir Horowitz (Владимир Самойлович Горовиц, 1903–1989), Ukrainian-born American virtuoso pianist; left the USSR in 1925, debuted at Carnegie Hall in 1928, married Wanda Toscanini, withdrew four times from the stage, and returned to Moscow in 1986.
Vladimir Vysotsky (Влади́мир Семёнович Высо́цкий)
Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky (Влади́мир Семёнович Высо́цкий), 1938–1980, Soviet actor and singer-poet, Taganka Theatre lead; 500+ songs spread by magnitizdat tape copying; died 25 July 1980 during the Moscow Olympics.
Vocal group
A vocal group is a small group of singers, three or more, performing coordinated harmony parts as the main musical event, spanning pop, doo wop, gospel, and soul.
Vocal Group Hall of Fame
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame, founded by Tony Butala of The Lettermen, is a Sharon, Pennsylvania nonprofit that has inducted over 200 vocal groups and duos since 1998.
Voces8
Voces8 (VOCES8) is a British eight-voice a cappella vocal ensemble founded in 2005 by brothers Barnaby and Paul Smith, known for Renaissance-to-pop repertoire, Decca and VOCES8 Records releases, a 2023 Grammy nomination, and the VOCES8 Foundation's education programs.
VoicePlay
VoicePlay: American a cappella quintet from Orlando, Florida (also known earlier as 4:2:Five and 42Five); members Geoff Castellucci, Layne Stein, Eli Jacobson, Cesar De La Rosa, J.None; The Sing-Off Season 4 finalists known for a cappella cover music videos.
Volodymyr Ivasyuk
Volodymyr Ivasyuk (1949–1979) was a Ukrainian composer and songwriter who wrote Ukrainian-language hits blending Bukovynian folk melody with big beat, best known for "Chervona Ruta"; he died in unexplained circumstances in 1979.
Vulfpeck
Vulfpeck is an American funk band formed in 2011 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, by Jack Stratton, Theo Katzman, Woody Goss, and Joe Dart; known for Sleepify, independent Vulf Records releases, and sold-out Madison Square Garden shows.
W.i.S.H.
W.i.S.H. ("World Inka Stage Hai") is an Indian I-pop girl group formed in 2024 by producer Mikey McCleary with Sony Music India: Ri, Sim, Zo, and Suchi, debuting with "Lazeez" as India's first girl group in 22 years since Viva.