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Cavalera Conspiracy

Cavalera Conspiracy, also known as Cavalera, is a death/thrash metal band formed in 2007 in Phoenix, AZ by ex-Sepultura brothers Max and Igor Cavalera; albums Inflikted (2008) through Psychosis (2017), then Sepultura re-recordings.

Cavetown

Cavetown is the indie-pop and bedroom-pop project of English singer-songwriter Robin Daniel Skinner (born 1998), known for Lemon Boy, Sleepyhead, worm food, and the 2026 album Running With Scissors.

Ceca (singer)

Svetlana "Ceca" Ražnatović, Serbian turbo-folk singer born 1973 in Žitorađa, debut album Cvetak zanovetak (1988); widow of Arkan, former owner of Obilić FC, convicted over weapons and club embezzlement.

Cece Natalie

Cece Natalie is the stage name of Mia Ferrentino (born 2005), an American self-produced pop singer and producer from Connecticut, also known via side project Priscilla 1234. Debut album Miss Behaves (July 2024) blends 2000s-2010s pop, EDM, and R&B.

CeCe Peniston

CeCe Peniston (Cecilia Veronica Peniston, born 1969, Dayton, Ohio) is an American dance and R&B singer; her 1991 debut single "Finally" hit No. 5 on the Hot 100, and she scored five No. 1 Billboard Club Play singles.

CeCe Winans

CeCe Winans (Priscilla Marie Winans Love, born 1964, Detroit) is an American gospel singer, formerly of the duo BeBe & CeCe Winans, with 18 Grammy Awards; described as the best-selling and most-awarded female gospel artist.

Cecil McBee

Cecil McBee, born 1935 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is an American jazz double bassist and composer who recorded with Charles Lloyd, Pharoah Sanders, and Miles Davis.

Cecil Womack

Cecil Womack (Zekkariyas), 1947-2013, American R&B singer-songwriter, youngest of the Valentinos brothers, and half of the duo Womack & Womack with Linda Cooke, writers of Love T.K.O. and Teardrops.

Cecile Believe

Cecile Believe, real name Caila Thompson-Hannant (born 1985, Vancouver), is a Canadian electro-pop singer and producer, formerly Mozart's Sister, known for co-writing SOPHIE's Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides and her EPs Made in Heaven and Tender the Spark.

Cecilia Bartoli

Cecilia Bartoli, born in Rome in 1966, is an Italian coloratura mezzo-soprano famed for reviving neglected baroque and bel canto repertoire, the Vivaldi Album, directing the Salzburg Whitsun Festival and Opéra de Monte-Carlo, and five Grammy Awards.

Cedric Bixler-Zavala

Cedric Bixler-Zavala, American singer and lyricist, frontman of At the Drive-In and The Mars Volta with Omar Rodriguez-Lopez; also De Facto, Antemasque, Zavalaz; known for Relationship of Command, De-Loused in the Comatorium, and the 2025 album Lucro sucio; Los ojos del vacio.

CeeLo Green

CeeLo Green (Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, born 1974, Atlanta) is a five-time Grammy-winning singer and rapper of Goodie Mob, Gnarls Barkley ("Crazy"), and The Lady Killer's "Forget You", and a former Voice coach.

Celeste (singer)

Celeste (Celeste Epiphany Waite, born 1994) is a British-American soul and jazz singer-songwriter from Dagenham and Brighton; BBC Sound of 2020, Brits Rising Star, Oscar-nominated for "Hear My Voice", albums Not Your Muse and Woman of Faces. Not the Italian prog band Celeste or the video game.

Celine Dion

Celine Dion (Céline Dion), born 1968 in Charlemagne, Québec, is the Canadian singer of "My Heart Will Go On" who returned to the Paris stage in September 2026.

Celldweller

Celldweller, project of Detroit producer Klayton (Scott Albert, b. 1969), blends electronic and metal music; albums on his FiXT label, over 1,000 film/TV/game placements, and side projects Circle of Dust, Scandroid, FreqGen.

Celtic Thunder

Celtic Thunder: Irish male vocal ensemble and stage show founded in Dublin in 2007 by Sharon Browne with Phil Coulter, known for PBS specials, platinum albums like The Show and Heritage, and theatrical Celtic-pop concerts.

Celtic Woman

Celtic Woman is an all-female Irish music ensemble founded in Dublin in 2004 by David Downes, known for PBS specials, an 81-week Billboard World Music No. 1 debut album, rotating lineups, and over 12.5 million album sales.

Cem Karaca

Cem Karaca (Muhtar Cem Karaca, 1945–2004), Turkish Anatolian rock pioneer with Apaşlar, Kardaşlar, Moğollar, Dervişan; left-wing songs, 1983 citizenship loss, German exile, 1987 return.

Cerys Matthews

Cerys Matthews, Welsh singer-songwriter and broadcaster, born 1969 in Cardiff; co-founder and lead vocalist of Catatonia (Cool Cymru/Britpop), UK No. 1 album International Velvet (1998); solo folk-country debut Cockahoop (2003); MBE 2014, OBE 2026, BBC 6 Music presenter.

César Franck

César Franck (César-Auguste; 1822–1890), Belgian-born French composer, organist at Sainte-Clotilde and Paris Conservatoire organ professor from 1872; famed for cyclic form, Les Béatitudes, Violin Sonata, and the Symphony in D minor.

Cesária Évora

Cesária Évora (1941–2011), the Barefoot Diva, Cape Verdean morna and coladeira singer from Mindelo; breakthrough via José da Silva's Lusafrica, Miss Perfumado, Grammy for Voz d'amor, state funeral.

Chad & Jeremy

Chad & Jeremy, English folk-pop duo of Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde, British Invasion act whose soft-harmony hits "Yesterday's Gone" and "A Summer Song" (No. 7, 1964) scored seven US Top 40 singles; split 1968, reunited periodically until Stuart's 2020 death.

Chad Channing

Chad Channing, born 1967 in Santa Rosa, California, is the drummer who played on Nirvana's Bleach (1989), the Love Buzz single, and Polly on Nevermind, before being replaced by Dave Grohl; later bands include Fire Ants and Before Cars.

Chad Gilbert

Chad Gilbert (Chad Everett Gilbert, 1981-2026), founding guitarist and chief songwriter of New Found Glory and former Shai Hulud vocalist; pioneer of second-wave pop punk; died of cancer at 45 in Nashville.

Chad Gray

Chad Gray (born 1971, Decatur, Illinois) is the American lead vocalist of nu metal band Mudvayne (as Chüd/Kud) and the supergroup Hellyeah, founded with Vinnie Paul; known for L.D. 50, "Dig," and the 2026 30 Years of Madness solo tour.

Chad Hugo

Chad Hugo, born 1974 in Portsmouth, Virginia, is the Grammy-winning producer and multi-instrumentalist behind the Neptunes with Pharrell Williams and the band N.E.R.D., later in a royalty lawsuit with Williams.

Chad Kroeger

Chad Kroeger, birth name Chad Robert Turton (born 1974, Hanna, Alberta), is the Canadian lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Nickelback, whose 2001 hit How You Remind Me topped US and Canadian rock charts; known for gruff vocals and guest collaborations.

Chad Smith

Chad Smith (Chad Gaylord Smith, born 1961, Saint Paul, Minnesota) is the American drummer of Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1988, Chickenfoot founder, Ozzy Osbourne session drummer, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and Will Ferrell lookalike.

Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan (Yvette Marie Stevens, born 1953, Chicago), the Queen of Funk, fronted Rufus from 1972 before a solo career with "I'm Every Woman" and "I Feel for You"; 10-time Grammy winner, 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee.

Chamiyan Bai (شمشاد بیگم)

Chamiyan Bai (شمشاد بیگم, 1898–1998), Old Delhi singer, actress, and tawaif; namesake and frequent mix-up with playback singer Shamshad Begum (1919–2013) of Hindi cinema.