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Charlie Watts
Charlie Watts (1941–2021), English drummer of the Rolling Stones from January 1963 until his death, jazz devotee with heroes Charlie Parker and Miles Davis, known for a delayed-backbeat swing feel, side jazz recordings, and posthumous drumming on Hackney Diamonds.
Charlie Wilson (singer)
Charlie Wilson (born 1953, Tulsa), aka Uncle Charlie, lead vocalist of the Gap Band (1967) with 15 Top Ten R&B singles, then a solo urban contemporary star and frequent Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, and Tyler collaborator.
Charlotte Caffey
Charlotte Caffey, American guitarist, keyboardist, and songwriter; founding lead guitarist of the Go-Go's; wrote "We Got the Beat," "Vacation," "Head Over Heels"; later the Graces and theater work.
Charlotte Church
Charlotte Church (born 1986, Llandaff, Cardiff) is a Welsh singer, songwriter, TV presenter, and activist. Child classical soprano whose 1998 debut Voice of an Angel sold over two million copies; later pop/indie artist, Leveson Inquiry witness, and Traitors star.
Charlotte Jaconelli (singer)
Charlotte Jaconelli (born 1995, Chigwell, Essex) is an English singer and actress, half of Britain's Got Talent 2012 runners-up Jonathan & Charlotte, later solo with the 2014 album Solitaire and West End theatre roles.
Charlotte Kemp Muhl
Charlotte Kemp Muhl is an American model and musician, partner of Sean Lennon in The GOASTT (Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, album Midnight Sun, 2014), member of UNI and The Urchins and Kemp & Eden, and director of the robotics collective Finis Musicae.
Chas & Dave
Chas & Dave (Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock), London rockney duo blending cockney lyrics with rock'n'roll and music hall; hits "Rabbit" (No. 8), "Ain't No Pleasing You" (No. 2), "Snooker Loopy"; Hodges died 2018.
Chas Chandler
Chas Chandler (Bryan James Chandler, 1938–1996), English bassist of The Animals, manager-producer who discovered Jimi Hendrix in New York in 1966, produced the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and managed and produced Slade.
Chas Hodges
Chas Hodges (Charles Nicholas Hodges, 1943-2018), English singer-pianist of the cockney rock duo Chas & Dave with Dave Peacock; pioneers of 'rockney' with hits Rabbit, Gertcha, and Ain't No Pleasing You; died of organ failure after oesophageal cancer.
Chas Smash
Chas Smash is Cathal Joseph Smyth (born 1959), English singer-songwriter, Madness's trumpeter, dancer, and secondary vocalist until 2014; co-writer of "Our House", two Ivor Novello awards, solo debut A Comfortable Man (2015).
Chase Atlantic
Chase Atlantic: Australian alt-pop trio of Mitchel Cave, Clinton Cave, and Christian Anthony from Cairns, Queensland. Albums Chase Atlantic (2017), PHASES, BEAUTY IN DEATH, LOST IN HEAVEN; viral singles "Friends" and "Swim"; signed to MDDN by the Maddens in 2016.
Chase Matthew
Chase Matthew, Nashville-born country singer-songwriter on Warner Records Nashville, broke out with the 2021 viral single "County Line" and the Platinum "Love You Again," with albums Born for This, Come Get Your Memory, and CHASE.
Chase Rice
Chase Rice (born 1985, Ormond Beach, Florida) is an American country singer-songwriter, former UNC linebacker, Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR jackman, and Survivor: Nicaragua runner-up (2010). Known for co-writing Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise" and country No. 1s "Eyes On You" and "Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen.".
Che Fu
Che Fu (Che Ness) is a New Zealand hip hop, soul and reggae artist of Niuean and Māori descent, ex-Supergroove co-lead singer, known for 'Chains', 2b S.Pacific, and the triple-platinum Navigator; inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame in 2026.
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick, American rock band formed 1973 in Rockford, Illinois (Zander, Nielsen, Petersson, Carlos), fusing power pop and hard rock; broke through with At Budokan (1978), hit No. 6 with Dream Police, scored No. 1 with The Flame, and entered the Rock Hall in 2016.
Cheat Codes (DJs)
Cheat Codes is an American electronic music trio from Los Angeles formed in 2014, known for the 2016 single "Sex" and "No Promises" with Demi Lovato.
Cheb Mami (محمد خليفاتي)
Cheb Mami (الشاب مامي), born Mohamed Khelifati 1966 in Saïda, Algeria, is the 'Prince of Raï' singer whose 1999 duet with Sting, Desert Rose, sold 700,000 copies and carried raï worldwide.
Chelcee Grimes
Chelcee Grimes (born 1992, Liverpool), also Chelcee Maria Grimes, English singer-songwriter, footballer and broadcaster; wrote for Dua Lipa, Kylie Minogue, Little Mix; played for Everton, Spurs, Fulham.
Chelsea Wolfe
Chelsea Joy Wolfe (born 1983) is an American singer-songwriter blending gothic rock, doom metal, and folk, known for The Grime and the Glow, Abyss, Hiss Spun, Bloodmoon: I with Converge, and the 2024 album She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She.
Chely Wright
Chely Wright (born 1970, Wellsville, Kansas), American country singer-songwriter; No. 1 hit "Single White Female" (1999); first country music star to publicly come out as gay (2010, memoir Like Me); later albums Lifted Off the Ground and I Am The Rain; now a corporate DEI executive at ISS.
Cher
Cher, born Cherilyn Sarkisian in 1946, is an American singer, actress, and TV personality, also of Sonny & Cher, known for "Believe" and the "Cher effect," a Best Actress Oscar for Moonstruck, 100 million records sold, and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2024.
Cher Lloyd
Cher Lloyd, English pop singer and rapper, fourth-place finalist on The X Factor UK 2010; debut single Swagger Jagger hit UK No. 1 in 2011; albums Sticks + Stones and Sorry I'm Late.
Cherie Currie
Cherie Currie (born 1959, Los Angeles) is an American rock singer and actress, lead singer of the all-female teen band the Runaways (1975-1977), voice of 'Cherry Bomb', author of Neon Angel, later a chainsaw artist and solo artist.
Cherisse Osei
Cherisse Osei (Cherisse Ofosu-Osei), English drummer born 1986 in London, drummer with Simple Minds since 2016; formerly The Faders, Mika (2006–2012), Bryan Ferry, Paloma Faith; 2018 Music Radar Live Session Drummer winner.
Cheryl (singer)
Cheryl, born Cheryl Ann Tweedy, is an English singer and model who achieved success with the girl group Girls Aloud, earning five platinum albums and 19 consecutive top 10 singles.
Cheryl Baker
Cheryl Baker, born Rita Maria Crudgington, is an English singer and presenter. She won the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with Bucks Fizz and hosted Record Breakers.
Cheryl Lynn
Cheryl Lynn (Lynda Cheryl Smith, born 1957, Los Angeles) is an American disco/R&B singer behind "Got to Be Real" (1978, No. 1 R&B) and the albums Cheryl Lynn, Instant Love with Luther Vandross, and Preppie.
Chesney Hawkes
Chesney Lee Hawkes (born 1971, Windsor, Berkshire) is an English pop singer and actor, son of Tremeloes singer Len 'Chip' Hawkes, whose 1991 Nik Kershaw-written single 'The One and Only' from Buddy's Song topped the UK chart for five weeks; later albums include Living Arrows (2025).
Chester Bennington
Chester Bennington (1976–2017), American singer from Phoenix, Arizona, lead vocalist of Linkin Park (1999–2017) and earlier Grey Daze; also Dead by Sunrise and Stone Temple Pilots; died by suicide in Palos Verdes Estates, California.
Chester Thompson
Chester Thompson is an American drummer and percussionist. He is best known for his live work with Genesis from 1977 to 2007 and his touring with Phil Collins.