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Francis Rossi
Francis Rossi, born in 1949, is an English rock singer and guitarist known for founding and fronting Status Quo for over five decades and co-writing multiple hits.
Francis Xavier Haberl
Francis Xavier Haberl, also known as Franz Xaver Haberl, was a German Catholic priest and music historian who led the Cecilian reform of church music in Germany.
Francis Xavier Witt
Francis Xavier Witt (Franz Xaver Witt, 1834–1888) was a Bavarian Catholic priest and composer who founded the Allgemeiner Deutscher Cäcilien-Verein in 1868 and wrote 33 masses.
Francisco Tárrega
Francisco Tárrega (Francesc Tàrrega i Eixea, 1852-1909), Spanish guitarist and composer, father of the modern classical guitar school; wrote Recuerdos de la Alhambra, Capricho árabe, about 80 works and 120 transcriptions.
François Clemmons
François Scarborough Clemmons (born 1945), American opera singer and actor; Officer Clemmons on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood 1968–1993, first recurring Black character on U.S. children's TV, Grammy-winning Porgy and Bess singer.
Françoise Hardy
Françoise Hardy (1944-2024), French singer-songwriter and yé-yé icon; hit 'Tous les garçons et les filles' (1962), albums La Question and Personne d'autre, wife of Jacques Dutronc.
Frank Beard (musician)
Frank Lee Beard (June 11, 1949 – August 17, 2026) was the American drummer of Texas boogie-rock trio ZZ Top for 56 years, the only beardless member, master of the Texas shuffle, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
Frank Bello
Frank Bello (Frank Joseph Bello, born 1965, Bronx, New York) is the bassist of thrash metal band Anthrax, which he joined in 1984 replacing Dan Lilker; he left in 2004, returned in 2005, and plays Altitudes & Attitude side project.
Frank Dukes
Frank Dukes, stage name of Canadian producer Adam King Feeney (born 1983, Toronto), founder of the Kingsway Music Library sample platform, now recording as Ging; credits include Havana, Drake, The Weeknd, and Taylor Swift.
Frank Farian
Frank Farian, born Franz Reuther, was a German record producer who created the disco group Boney M. and the pop duo Milli Vanilli, living from 1941 to 2024.
Frank Ferrer
Frank Ferrer, American rock drummer, longest-serving drummer of Guns N' Roses (2006-2025), played on Chinese Democracy's title track; also of The Psychedelic Furs, Love Spit Love, The Compulsions, and Pisser.
Frank Hannon
Frank Hannon (born 1966, Sacramento) is co-founder and lead guitarist of hard rock band Tesla (Geffen, 1986, over 14 million US albums) and a solo artist whose 2025 phone-recorded instrumental album Reflections followed the death of his father-in-law, Dickey Betts.
Frank Iero
Frank Iero (born 1981, Belleville, NJ), also known as frnkiero, is the rhythm guitarist of My Chemical Romance and frontman of Pencey Prep, Leathermouth, and L.S. Dunes; his solo albums Stomachaches, Parachutes, and Barriers each carried a new band name.
Frank Ifield
Frank Ifield was a British-born Australian country and pop singer known for his yodeling and for topping the UK charts with the 1962 hit "I Remember You".
Frank Loesser
Frank Loesser (1910–1969), American composer-lyricist of Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; Oscar for "Baby, It's Cold Outside," 1962 Pulitzer Prize, five Broadway musicals.
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean, born Christopher Edwin Breaux in 1987, is an American singer-songwriter of Nostalgia, Ultra, Channel Orange, and Blonde, and a former Odd Future member known for Grammy wins, independent releases, and sparse output since 2016.
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra (Francis Albert Sinatra, 1915-1998), 'Ol' Blue Eyes,' American singer and actor from Hoboken; Harry James and Tommy Dorsey vocalist, Capitol concept-album era with Nelson Riddle, founder of Reprise Records, 1954 Oscar winner, Rat Pack leader.
Frank Sinatra Jr.
Frank Sinatra Jr. (Franklin Wayne Sinatra, 1944–2016), American singer, conductor, composer, and actor; son of Frank Sinatra; kidnapped in 1963, led his own big band, and was his father's musical director from 1988.
Frank Turner
Frank Turner (born 1981) is an English folk/punk singer-songwriter from Hampshire, ex-frontman of post-hardcore band Million Dead, now a solo artist with ten studio albums, 3,000-plus shows, the Sleeping Souls, and a 2026 touring-break announcement.
Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa, also known as Frank Vincent Zappa, was an American composer and guitarist. His career spanned the 1960s to the 1990s, during which he released over 60 albums.
Frankie Avalon
Frankie Avalon (Francis Thomas Avallone, born 1940, Philadelphia) is an American singer, actor, and teen idol of the late 1950s. His hits "Venus" and "Why" topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959; he starred in the Beach Party films with Annette Funicello and sang "Beauty School Dropout" in Grease.
Frankie Banali
Frankie Banali (1951–2020), American hard rock drummer for Quiet Riot and W.A.S.P.; played on Metal Health, the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard chart, and later managed Quiet Riot.
Frankie Bridge
Frankie Bridge (Francesca Sandford, born 1989) is an English singer and TV presenter from S Club 8 and The Saturdays, now a Loose Women panellist, author of Open and Grow, and Mind ambassador.
Frankie Gaye
Frankie Gaye (1941–2001), American R&B singer and younger brother of Marvin Gaye; Vietnam radio operator whose letters inspired What's Going On; recorded My Brother (1991) and wrote the 2003 memoir Marvin Gaye, My Brother.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Liverpool synth-pop band (1980–1987) fronted by Holly Johnson, produced by Trevor Horn for ZTT. "Relax" and "Two Tribes" were BBC-banned UK million-selling number ones; albums Welcome to the Pleasuredome and Liverpool.
Frankie J
Frankie J (Francisco Javier Bautista Jr.), Mexican-American R&B and Latin pop singer born in Tijuana, raised in San Diego; ex-Kumbia Kings member known as Cisko, solo hits "Don't Wanna Try" and "Obsession (No Es Amor)", platinum album The One (2005), Grammy-nominated Faith, Hope y Amor (2013).
Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine (Francesco Paolo LoVecchio, 1913–2007) was an American pop singer with a booming baritone, famous for "That Lucky Old Sun," "Mule Train," "I Believe" (18 weeks at UK number one), the Rawhide theme, and Blazing Saddles.
Frankie Lymon
Frankie Lymon (Franklin Joseph Lymon, 1942–1968), American doo-wop singer and boy soprano lead of the Teenagers, famous for "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" (1956); first black teenage pop star, career ended when his voice broke, died of a heroin overdose at 25.
Frankie Poullain
Frankie Poullain (Francis Gilles Poullain-Patterson, born 1967) is the Scottish bassist of The Darkness; Edinburgh-raised, he left the band in 2005 over musical differences and rejoined at the 2011 reunion.
Frankie Sardo
Frankie Sardo (Frank Marco Sardo, 1936–2014), Italian-American rock and roll singer; his single "Fake Out" peaked at #68 on Cashbox in 1958, and he was an opening act on the 1959 Winter Dance Party tour.