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Felix Hagan

Felix Hagan, British composer and performer, Co-Artistic Director of SpitLip and co-writer of the Olivier-winning, Tony-nominated musical Operation Mincemeat; also fronts Felix Hagan & The Family and released the solo album Happy Songs.

Felix Mendelssohn

Felix Mendelssohn (Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, 1809–1847), German Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and conductor of the Gewandhaus Leipzig; revived Bach's St Matthew Passion in 1829, wrote the Violin Concerto and Elijah, and was banned by the Nazis.

Felix Pappalardi

Felix Pappalardi (1939–1983), American producer, bassist, and vocalist; produced Cream's Disraeli Gears and co-founded Mountain, whose "Mississippi Queen" hit number 21; killed by his wife Gail Collins in 1983.

Felt (band)

Felt: English indie pop and jangle pop band from Birmingham, formed 1979 by Lawrence Hayward, disbanded 1989 after ten albums and ten singles on Cherry Red and Creation Records; "Primitive Painters" topped the UK indie chart.

Femi Kuti

Femi Kuti (Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti), Nigerian afrobeat musician born 1962 in London, eldest son of Fela Kuti, leads The Positive Force, holds four Grammy nominations, albums from Shoki Shoki to Journey Through Life (2025).

Femtanyl

Femtanyl is a Canadian musical duo consisting of Noelle Stockwood and Juno Callender. They are known for their aggressive blend of digital hardcore and breakcore-influenced rave.

Fenriz

Fenriz, born Gylve Fenris Nagell, is the Norwegian black metal drummer of Darkthrone, a second-wave pioneer, Isengard and Valhall member, and Venstre local councilor in Kolbotn (elected 2016).

Ferenc Erkel

Ferenc Erkel (Hungarian name order: Erkel Ferenc; 1810–1893) was a Hungarian composer, conductor, and pianist who composed Hungary's national anthem and founded Hungarian national opera.

Fergie (singer)

Fergie, stage name of Stacy Ann Ferguson, is an American singer and former Black Eyed Peas vocalist whose 2006 solo album The Dutchess went multi-platinum.

Fever 333

Fever 333 (FEVER 333) is an American rapcore band formed in Los Angeles in 2017 by Jason Aalon Butler of letlive., known for Made An America's 2019 Grammy nomination, Strength in Numb333rs, and activism-based community, charity, change ethos.

Fex (band)

FEX is a German new wave/post-punk band from Kiel, founded late 1983, whose demo song "Subways of Your Mind" was identified in November 2024 as the "Most Mysterious Song on the Internet" after a 17-year search; the band reunited and released Skyscraper in 2025.

Fields of the Nephilim

Fields of the Nephilim: English gothic rock band formed 1984 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, led by Carl McCoy; known for spaghetti-western image, occult themes, and albums Dawnrazor, The Nephilim, and Elizium.

Fifth Beatle

Fifth Beatle is an informal honorary title for associates of the Beatles; leading candidates are Stuart Sutcliffe, Pete Best, manager Brian Epstein, and producer George Martin, with Murray the K, Neil Aspinall, Derek Taylor, and Billy Preston also cited.

Fifth Harmony

Fifth Harmony (フィフス・ハーモニー, 5H): American girl group formed on The X Factor USA 2012 by Simon Cowell; members Normani, Lauren, Ally, Dinah Jane, Camila Cabello; three top-five albums, "Work from Home" No. 4; hiatus 2018.

Figures of Light

Figures of Light is an American proto-punk band formed in 1970 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, known for a 1970 debut show where members smashed 15 television sets onstage.

Fikret Amirov

Fikret Amirov (Fikrət Əmirov, 1922–1984) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani composer born in Ganja who created the symphonic mugam in 1948 and wrote the opera Sevil and the ballet A Thousand and One Nights.

Filter (band)

Filter is an American industrial-influenced hard rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1993 by Richard Patrick after leaving Nine Inch Nails; platinum albums Short Bus (1995) and Title of Record (1999), hits "Hey Man, Nice Shot" and "Take a Picture," eighth album The Algorithm (2023).

Fine Young Cannibals

Fine Young Cannibals (FYC), English pop-soul trio formed in Birmingham in 1984 by ex-Beat members Andy Cox and David Steele with singer Roland Gift; 1989's The Raw & the Cooked hit No. 1 in the UK and US, yielding Billboard No. 1s She Drives Me Crazy and Good Thing.

Finger Eleven

Finger Eleven (formerly Rainbow Butt Monkeys) is a Canadian rock band from Burlington, Ontario, formed in 1990, known for "One Thing" and "Paralyzer" and the 2008 Juno-winning album Them vs. You vs. Me; latest album Last Night on Earth (2025).

Finn Brothers

The Finn Brothers are New Zealand siblings Tim and Neil Finn of Split Enz and Crowded House, who co-wrote Woodface (1991) and released the duo albums Finn (1995) and Everyone Is Here (2004).

Finn McKenty

Finn McKenty, aka The Punk Rock MBA, is an American marketing strategist and YouTube creator from Seattle who ran a punk and metal music-business channel from 2017, reaching about 760,000 subscribers, before quitting content creation in December 2024 to work as a fractional CMO.

Finneas O'Connell

Finneas O'Connell (FINNEAS), American songwriter, producer and composer, older brother and creative partner of Billie Eilish; 11 Grammy wins including 2020 Producer of the Year, Oscar winner for "No Time To Die".

Fiona Apple

Fiona Apple (born 1977), American singer-songwriter and pianist; debut Tidal (1996), albums When the Pawn..., Extraordinary Machine, The Idler Wheel, Fetch the Bolt Cutters; 3 Grammy wins, 11 nominations.

Fionn (band)

Fionn is a Canadian pop-rock duo of twin sisters Alanna and Brianne Finn-Morris from White Rock, British Columbia, signed to 604 Records in 2018, with albums Fionn, Candid Constellations, I Might Start Smoking, and Scum!

Fireboy DML

Fireboy DML (Adedamola Adefolahan, born 1996) is a Nigerian Afrobeats and R&B singer signed to YBNL Nation/EMPIRE, known for 'Jealous,' the albums Laughter, Tears & Goosebumps, Apollo, Playboy, adedamola, and the Ed Sheeran 'Peru' remix.

Firefall

Firefall is an American country-rock/soft-rock band founded in Boulder, Colorado in 1974 by Rick Roberts and Jock Bartley; hits include "You Are the Woman" (Billboard #9), plus gold and platinum 1970s Atlantic albums.

First Aid Kit (band)

First Aid Kit is a Swedish folk duo formed in 2007 by Stockholm sisters Johanna (born 1990) and Klara Söderberg (born 1993), known for Americana close harmonies, the viral Fleet Foxes cover, albums The Lion's Roar, Stay Gold, Ruins, and Palomino, and the Nordic Music Prize.

Fish (singer)

Fish (Derek William Dick, born 1958, Dalkeith, Scotland), Scottish singer-songwriter; lead singer and lyricist of neo-prog band Marillion 1981-1988 (Misplaced Childhood, Kayleigh), then 11 solo albums 1990-2020, ending with Weltschmerz and a 2025 farewell tour.

Fishbone

Fishbone is an American band formed in 1979 in Los Angeles, fusing ska, punk, funk, metal, reggae, and soul. Founders Angelo Moore and Norwood Fisher; breakthrough album The Reality of My Surroundings (1991); not the fishbone diagram.

Fisherman's Friends

Fisherman's Friends: male sea-shanty group from Port Isaac, Cornwall, formed by village friends around 1990-1995; 2010 Universal deal, Gold UK top-ten album, 2019 film, and own festival.