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Eumir Deodato

Eumir Deodato (Eumir Deodato de Almeida), Brazilian pianist, arranger, and producer born 1942 in Rio de Janeiro; famous for the 1973 funk-jazz hit "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" from Prelude, Grammy winner, and producer of Kool & the Gang's Ladies' Night and Celebrate!.

Euronymous

Euronymous, stage name of Øystein Aarseth (1968–1993), Norwegian guitarist who co-founded Mayhem, ran Oslo's Helvete shop and Deathlike Silence Productions, and was murdered by Varg Vikernes in 1993.

Europe (band)

Europe (band): Swedish rock band formed 1979 in Upplands Väsby as Force, famous for the 1986 hit The Final Countdown. Lineup Joey Tempest, John Norum, Mic Michaeli, John Levén, Ian Haugland; 12th album Come This Madness released 2026.

European Orchestra Federation

The European Orchestra Federation (EOFed) is a European umbrella organization uniting amateur and youth orchestras through national federations, founded in 2009 and known for its triennial European Orchestra Festival.

Eurovision Choir

Eurovision Choir, formerly Eurovision Choir of the Year, is a defunct EBU televised competition for amateur choirs, held in Riga in 2017 and Gothenburg in 2019.

Eurythmics

Eurythmics: British pop duo formed in 1980 by Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart after the Tourists; 1983 hit "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" topped the Billboard Hot 100; Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees 2022.

Eva Cassidy

Eva Cassidy (1963–1996), American singer and guitarist of Washington, D.C., known for folk, jazz, and blues interpretations; died of melanoma at 33, then posthumously famous via BBC airplay and the UK number-one album Songbird.

Evan Dando

Evan Dando (born 1967), also Evan Griffith Dando, American singer-songwriter and frontman of the Lemonheads, known for It's a Shame About Ray, the Mrs. Robinson cover, solo album Baby I'm Bored, and 2025's Love Chant and memoir Rumours of My Demise.

Evan Felker

Evan Felker, Oklahoma singer-songwriter, frontman and primary songwriter of Red Dirt band Turnpike Troubadours (co-founded with R.C. Edwards). Breakthrough with 2012's Goodbye Normal Street; 2019 hiatus for alcoholism, then sobriety and 2023's A Cat in the Rain and 2025's The Price of Admission.

Evan Honer

Evan Honer, Americana and indie-folk singer-songwriter from Surprise, Arizona; broke out with a viral Tyler Childers "Jersey Giant" cover (200 million streams, RIAA gold); runs Cloverdale Records; albums West on I-10, Fighting For, Everything I Wanted.

Evan Seinfeld

Evan Seinfeld, born 1967 in Brooklyn, is the founding bassist-vocalist of hardcore/metal band Biohazard, an actor known as Jaz Hoyt on Oz, and founder of Mantorship and Full Metal Fitness.

Evanescence

Evanescence is an American rock band formed in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1995 by Amy Lee and Ben Moody, known for gothic-flavored rock. Breakthrough album Fallen (2003) sold over 17 million copies and won two Grammys; later albums include The Open Door, Evanescence, Synthesis, The Bitter Truth, and Sanctuary (2026).

Evanescence discography

Evanescence discography: six studio albums from Fallen (2003, 17 million sold) to Sanctuary (2026), plus live albums, Lost Whispers compilation, Origin demo, EPs, and singles on Wind-up and BMG.

Evangelia (Ευαγγελία Ψαράκη) (singer)

Evangelia (Ευαγγελία Ψαράκη), born 1992 in New Jersey, is a Greek-American pop singer fusing Cretan folk with modern pop; hits Fotiá, Páli, Vradia; debut album Peproméno (2025); two Greek Eurovision national finals; Minos EMI Golden Records artist.

Evanora Unlimited

Evanora:Unlimited is the music and multimedia project of Oakland-born artist Orion Ohana (also Marjorie W.C Sinclair, housepett), a cinematic world concept spanning experimental punk, hyperpop, and rap, with albums Lustful Expanse (2020) and Perfect Answer (2024).

Eve 6

Eve 6 is an American pop-punk/alternative rock band from Los Angeles (Max Collins, Jon Siebels, Tony Fagenson), named after an X-Files episode; known for "Inside Out," "Promise," and "Here's to the Night," with over three million albums sold and a 2011 reunion.

Evelyn "Champagne" King

Evelyn "Champagne" King, born 1960 in the Bronx, is an American disco and post-disco R&B singer known for "Shame" (1977), "I'm in Love" (1981), and "Love Come Down" (1982), discovered while cleaning at Philadelphia International Records.

Evelyn Glennie

Evelyn Glennie is a Scottish percussionist and composer, born in Aberdeen in 1965, who became the first person to sustain a full-time career as a solo percussionist despite being profoundly deaf since age 12.

Everclear (band)

Everclear is an American alternative rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, in 1992 by Art Alexakis; known for Sparkle and Fade (1995), So Much for the Afterglow, and hits like Santa Monica, distinct from the everclear app.

Evermore (band)

Evermore (band): New Zealand rock band of brothers Jon, Peter, and Dann Hume from Feilding; 2000 Rockquest winners; albums Dreams (2004) and Real Life (2008); hits "It's Too Late" and "Light Surrounding You". Distinct from the Swedish power metal and American bands of the same name.

Evert Taube

Evert Taube (1890–1976) was a Swedish poet, composer, painter, and troubadour, born on Vinga and shaped by Argentina years; songs include Calle Schewens vals, Möte i monsunen, and the book Vallfart till Trubadurien och Toscana (1957).

Everything but the Girl

Everything but the Girl (EBTG), English pop duo formed in 1982 by Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt at Hull University; sophisti-pop in the 1980s, then the 1995-96 Todd Terry-remixed hit "Missing" and the drum'n'bass-tinged Walking Wounded; reunited for 2023's Fuse after a 24-year hiatus.

Everything Everything

Everything Everything are an English art-pop/indie rock band formed in Manchester in 2007, named after lyrics in Radiohead's OK Computer; members Jonathan Higgs, Jeremy Pritchard, Michael Spearman, and Alex Robertshaw; albums Man Alive, Arc, Get to Heaven, Raw Data Feel.

Evgeny Kissin

Evgeny Kissin (Евгений Кисин) is a Russian-born classical pianist, born in Moscow in 1971, famous as a child prodigy for playing both Chopin concertos at twelve.

Evil Island (band)

Evil Island is an American post-hardcore supergroup formed in October 2025 by Blood Brothers members Johnny Whitney, Cody Votolato, and Mark Gajadhar with Autry Fulbright II and Todd Weinstock; debut album Terraform the Afterlife (2026, Blowed Out Records).

Evilgiane

Evilgiane (Giane Chenheu) is a Brooklyn-based American producer and founder of the Surf Gang collective and label, a pioneer of New York sample drill known for Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem's "The Hillbillies" and the #HEAVENSGATE mixtapes.

Ewan MacColl

Ewan MacColl (James Henry Miller, 1915–1989), Salford-born folk singer, songwriter, playwright, and radio producer who led the Second English Folk Revival, wrote "Dirty Old Town" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", created the Radio Ballads with Peggy Seeger, and was tracked by MI5 as a communist radical.

Ex Battalion

Ex Battalion (ExB), formerly Jekkpot Battalion, is a Filipino hip hop collective from Muntinlupa formed in 2012 by Bosx1ne, Jekkpot, and Cent; known for "No Games" (2016) and "Hayaan Mo Sila" (#2 Billboard Philippine Top 20, 2017).

Ex Cathedra

Ex Cathedra, Latin "from the chair": a theological term for papal teaching authority, and a Birmingham early-music choir and Baroque orchestra founded by Jeffrey Skidmore in 1969.

Exene Cervenka

Exene Cervenka (born Christine Cervenka, 1956, Chicago) is the American singer, songwriter, and poet who co-founded Los Angeles punk band X with John Doe in 1977, known for albums Los Angeles and Wild Gift, plus the Knitters, solo records, and published books.