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Fantasia (singer)
Fantasia, born Fantasia Monique Barrino in 1984, is an American R&B singer who won American Idol in 2004, then became the first Idol winner to take a Broadway role.
Fantastic Cat
Fantastic Cat is a New York indie folk-rock supergroup formed in 2021 by singer-songwriters Anthony D'Amato, Brian Dunne, Don DiLego, and Mike Montali, known for instrument-swapping live shows, cat-mask imagery, and albums The Very Best of Fantastic Cat, Now That's What I Call Fantastic Cat, and Cat Out of Hell.
Faouzia
Faouzia (Faouzia Ouihya, born 2000, Casablanca) is a Moroccan-Canadian pop singer and multi-instrumentalist known for "Tears of Gold," "Minefields" with John Legend, and her independent debut album FILM NOIR (2025).
Far East Movement
Far East Movement is a Los Angeles Asian American electro-hop group formed in 2003 (Kev Nish, Prohgress, J-Splif, DJ Virman), whose 2010 single "Like a G6" made them the first Asian-American group to top the Billboard Hot 100; albums include Free Wired, Dirty Bass, and Identity.
Farinelli
Farinelli, stage name of Carlo Broschi, was an Italian castrato singer, the most celebrated opera star of the eighteenth century and later a Spanish court director.
Faron Young
Faron Young (1932-1996), the Singing Sheriff, was a Shreveport-born country honky-tonk star with over eighty chart hits including Hello Walls and It's Four in the Morning, co-founder of Music City News, and a 2000 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee.
Farrah Franklin
Farrah Franklin (Farrah Laron Franklin, born 1981), American R&B singer and actress; brief Destiny's Child member January–July 2000, later solo singles and films.
Fastball (band)
Fastball is an American power pop trio formed in Austin, Texas, in 1994, originally called Magneto U.S.A. Members Miles Zuniga, Tony Scalzo, and Joey Shuffield broke through with the million-selling 1998 album All the Pain Money Can Buy and its hits "The Way" and "Out of My Head."
Fat Dog (band)
Fat Dog is a South London dance-punk band formed around 2020 by Joe Love, known for a latex-masked drummer, klezmer-techno sound, the Kennel fanbase, and Domino albums WOOF. (2024) and Cancel Me (I'm Tired) (2026).
Fat Freddy's Drop
Fat Freddy's Drop: Wellington, New Zealand eight-piece dub, soul, reggae, and jazz band formed 1999 on its own label The Drop; debut album Based On A True Story (2005) and the 2026 anniversary tour after DJ MU's death.
Fat Mike
Fat Mike (Michael John Burkett) is NOFX's bassist, singer, and cofounder and founder of Fat Wreck Chords; led Punkvoter, co-founded the Punk Rock Museum, and retired NOFX in 2024.
Fat White Family
Fat White Family: English post-punk rock band formed in 2011 in a Peckham squat, led by Lias Saoudi. Albums Champagne Holocaust, Songs for Our Mothers, Serfs Up!, Forgiveness Is Yours; name from manager's Fat White Duke DJ alias.
Fateh Ali Khan (Qawwali singer)
Fateh Ali Khan Jullundhri Qawwal (1901–1964), Jalandhar-born Pakistani qawwal and khayal singer of the Qawwal Bachon ka Gharana; with brother Mubarak Ali Khan led a famed qawwali party, migrated to Faisalabad after Partition, father of Nusrat; distinct from the Patiala gharana namesake (1935–2017).
Father John Misty
Father John Misty, stage name of Joshua Michael Tillman (born 1981, Rockville, Maryland), American indie-folk singer-songwriter, ex-Fleet Foxes drummer, formerly J. Tillman; albums Fear Fun through Mahashmashana on Sub Pop and Bella Union.
Fats Domino
Fats Domino (Antoine Dominique Domino Jr., 1928-2017), New Orleans R&B pianist and singer; "The Fat Man" (1949) was the first million-selling rock and roll record; inaugural Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, 1986.
Fats Waller
Fats Waller (Thomas Wright Waller, 1904–1943) was a Harlem stride pianist, organist, and composer of "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose"; he made nearly 500 records, led Fats Waller and His Rhythm from 1934, and recorded pioneering Victor pipe organ sessions, 1926–1928.
Faust (musician)
Faust (Bård Guldvik Eithun, born 1974) is a Norwegian black metal drummer, originally Emperor's drummer on In the Nightside Eclipse (1994), later of Scum, Aborym, Blood Tsunami, and Galgeberg; he served nine years for the 1992 murder of Magne Andreassen in Lillehammer.
Faydee
Faydee (Fady Fatrouni, born 1987) is a Sydney-based Australian-Lebanese singer, songwriter and producer on Buckle Up Entertainment, best known for "Habibi (I Need Your Love)" with Shaggy, Mohombi and Costi, and for "Can't Let Go".
Faye Tozer
Faye Tozer (Faye Louise Tozer Smith), English singer and stage actress born 1975 in Northampton; one fifth of pop group Steps (formed 1997, 22 million records, four UK number-one albums) and a musical theatre performer in Tell Me On A Sunday, Singin' in the Rain, 42nd Street, and Strictly 2018 runner-up.
Fazlija (singer)
Fazlija (Fadil Fazlija), Bosnian turbo-folk singer born 1972 in Bihać, based in Linz, Austria; not the Ottoman poet Fazli. Known for eight 1996–2013 albums and the 2015 song "Helikopter", a 2021 TikTok global hit with over a billion views; Upper Austria cultural ambassador 2024.
Fear (band)
Fear (FEAR) is an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1977, led by Lee Ving; known for The Record (1982), The Decline of Western Civilization, the infamous 1981 SNL set, and Flea's early bass tenure.
Feargal Sharkey
Feargal Sharkey (born 1958, Derry) is a Northern Irish singer, former Undertones frontman of "Teenage Kicks", UK number-one solo artist with "A Good Heart" (1985), ex-CEO of UK Music, OBE, and now a prominent UK clean-river campaigner.
Febuary (band)
Febuary (no first r) is a Las Vegas screamo band formed in 2023 with Rila Ogawa, Abby Walker, Airon Gauuf, and Italy Jones; debut album February (2024), EP Run Like a Girl (2025), and Coachella 2026 booking distinguish it from other February-named acts.
Feeder (band)
Feeder, British rock band formed in London by Grant Nicholas, Jon Lee, and Taka Hirose; albums Polythene (1997) and Echo Park (2001), hit "Buck Rogers," Jon Lee's 2002 death, and continued touring.
Fefe Dobson
Fefe Dobson (Felicia Lily Dobson, b. 1985, Toronto), Canadian pop-rock singer-songwriter. Platinum 2003 debut, Heatseekers No. 1; shelved Sunday Love (2012 release); Joy (2010); EMOTION SICKNESS (2023); wrote for Cyrus, Gomez, Sparks.
Feist (singer)
Feist (Leslie Feist, born 1976, Amherst, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian singer-songwriter of indie rock, folk, and bossa nova, a Broken Social Scene member whose albums Let It Die, The Reminder (hit "1234"), Metals, Pleasure, and Multitudes won Junos and the Polaris Prize.
Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti (Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, 1938–1997), also Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Nigerian pioneer of Afrobeat, fusing highlife, jazz, and funk; arrested 200 times for anti-government lyrics, creator of Zombie, first African Grammy Lifetime Achievement honoree.
Felicia Eriksson
Felicia Eriksson (Felicia Agneta Eriksson, born 2001), stage name FELICIA, Swedish singer; original voice of masked epadunk persona Fröken Snusk, Masked Singer Sverige winner, and Melodifestivalen 2026 champion with "My System" for Eurovision 2026.
Felipe Rose
Felipe Rose (Felipe Ortiz Rose), born 1954 in New York City, is the original Native American "Indian" member of Village People (1977–2017) and a multi-Native American Music Award-winning solo artist, actor, and disco historian.
Felix Cavaliere
Felix Cavaliere (born 1942, Pelham, New York) is the singer, Hammond organist, and songwriter who co-founded the Rascals, co-writing and singing "Good Lovin'," "Groovin'," and "People Got to Be Free." A Rock & Roll (1997) and Songwriters (2009) Hall of Famer, he later recorded solo and with Steve Cropper.