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Frou Frou

Frou Frou: British electronic pop duo of Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth, formed 2001. One album, Details (2002); "Let Go" featured in Garden State; reunited 2019, Off Cuts EP 2022.

Fuel (band)

Fuel is an American post-grunge/alternative rock band formed in 1989, known for "Shimmer" and "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)"; platinum Sunburn and double-platinum Something Like Human; since 2021 led by Carl Bell and Kevin Miller.

Fuerza Regida

Fuerza Regida, San Bernardino corridos tumbados band formed 2015, led by Jesús Ortiz Paz (JOP) with Jáimez, Ramos, García, López; 111XPANTIA hit Billboard 200 No. 2, This Is Our Dream Tour sold out Dodger Stadium.

Fugazi

Fugazi, the Washington D.C. post-hardcore band of Ian MacKaye, Guy Picciotto, Joe Lally, and Brendan Canty, formed 1987, released seven albums on Dischord, played 1,000+ all-ages $5 shows, and has been on hiatus since 2002/2003.

Fugees

The Fugees were an American hip-hop trio (Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Pras Michel), formerly Tranzlator Crew, whose 1996 album The Score sold over 20 million copies, won two Grammys, and defined alternative hip-hop.

Full Force

Full Force is a six-man Brooklyn hip-hop and R&B collective, active since the late 1970s, known for producing U.T.F.O.'s "Roxanne, Roxanne" and Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam.

Fun (band)

fun. (stylized with a period) was an American indie pop band formed in New York in 2008 by Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost, and Jack Antonoff. Known for Some Nights (2012) and the six-week No. 1 hit "We Are Young," it won the 2013 Grammy for Best New Artist before going inactive around 2015.

Fun Boy Three

Fun Boy Three: English new wave pop trio formed in Coventry in 1981 by Terry Hall, Neville Staple, and Lynval Golding after leaving the Specials; two Chrysalis albums, seven UK Top 40 hits, active 1981-1983.

Fun Factory (band)

Fun Factory, German eurodance group formed 1992 (project from 1990) around Toni Cottura; hits Groove Me, Close to You, I Wanna B With U; albums Non Stop! (1994) through Back to the Factory (2016), still touring.

Fun Lovin' Criminals

Fun Lovin' Criminals: New York rap-rock band formed 1993, known for "Scooby Snacks" and debut Come Find Yourself (1996); found its main audience in the UK; Huey Morgan quit in 2021 and the band continues under Brian Leiser.

Funeral for a Friend

Funeral for a Friend (フューネラル・フォー・ア・フレンド), Welsh post-hardcore band from Bridgend; debut album Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation hit UK No. 12 in 2003; seven albums, 2019 reunion, new singer Lucas Woodland since 2023.

Funkadelic

Funkadelic, also called the P-Funk rock wing of Parliament-Funkadelic, is George Clinton's 1968 Plainfield, New Jersey funk-rock band, formed after the Parliaments naming dispute, known for Maggot Brain (1971), One Nation Under a Groove (1978), and 1997 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.

Future Islands

Future Islands: American post-wave/synth-pop band formed 2006 in Greenville, NC, based in Baltimore; members Herring, Cashion, Welmers, Lowry; broke through with 2014's Singles and the viral Letterman "Seasons" performance.

Fuzz Townshend

Fuzz Townshend (John Richard Keith Townshend, born 1964) is a Birmingham-born British drummer, ex-Pop Will Eat Itself and Bentley Rhythm Ace member, solo big beat artist, and mechanic-presenter of Channel 4's Car S.O.S with Tim Shaw.

G Flip

G Flip is the musical project of Georgia Flipo (born 1994), a non-binary Australian drummer, singer, and producer from Melbourne. Known for About Us (2019), the ARIA No. 1 album DRUMMER (2023), Dream Ride (2025), and marriage to Chrishell Stause.

G-Unit

G-Unit (Guerilla Unit) is a Queens, New York hip hop group formed by 50 Cent with Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks, joined by Nashville's Young Buck; known for Beg for Mercy, T.O.S., G-Unit Records, and the 2014 Summer Jam reunion.

G. E. Smith

G.E. Smith (George Edward Haddad, born 1952) is an American blues-rock guitarist and bandleader, lead guitarist for Hall & Oates 1979-1985, Emmy-winning Saturday Night Live bandleader 1985-1995, sideman to Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, and Roger Waters, and namesake of Fender's G.E. Smith Telecaster. Not a UK freight company.

G. V. Prakash Kumar (ஜி. வி. பிரகாஷ் குமார்)

G. V. Prakash Kumar (ஜி. வி. பிரகாஷ் குமார்) is an Indian film composer, playback singer, and actor working in Tamil and Telugu cinema, with three National Film Awards.

G.I.S.M.

G.I.S.M. (ギズム), Tokyo hardcore punk/metal band formed 1981, fronted by Sakevi Yokoyama with guitarist Randy Uchida; albums Detestation, M.A.N., Sonicrime Therapy; notorious violent shows; disbanded 2002, reunited 2016.

G.R.L.

G.R.L.: American-British-Canadian girl group created by Robin Antin from the Pussycat Dolls brand, signed to Kemosabe/RCA. Hits "Wild Wild Love" with Pitbull (UK No. 6, US platinum) and "Ugly Heart"; disbanded June 2015 after Simone Battle's death.

Gaahl

Gaahl, stage name of Kristian Eivind Espedal (born 1975), Norwegian black metal vocalist of Gorgoroth, God Seed, Gaahls Wyrd, Trelldom, and Wardruna; also a painter in Bergen.

Gabby Barrett

Gabby Barrett, American country-pop singer from Munhall, Pennsylvania; American Idol season 16 third-place finalist (2018); Warner Music Nashville star known for "I Hope," Goldmine, and Chapter & Verse.

Gabe Simon

Gabe Simon (Gabriel Edward Simon) is a Nashville songwriter and record producer who co-produced Noah Kahan's Stick Season and The Great Divide, held No. 1 on Billboard's Top Rock & Alt Producer chart, and runs the publishing venture Abide By The Vibe; distinct from the Vividion Therapeutics biotech executive of the same name.

Gabriel Fauré

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924), French composer, organist, and director of the Paris Conservatoire 1905–1920; master of the mélodie and chamber music, composer of the Requiem, La bonne chanson, and Pénélope, teacher of Ravel and Nadia Boulanger.

Gabriel Jacoby

Gabriel Jacoby (born 1998, Anderson, South Carolina) is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter and producer based in Tampa, Florida, signed to Pulse Records; his debut EP gutta child (2025) blends blues, funk, and Dirty South hip-hop.

Gabriella Cilmi

Gabriella Cilmi (Gabriella Lucia Cilmi), Australian singer-songwriter born 1991 in Melbourne, known for "Sweet About Me" (2008), albums Lessons to Be Learned, Ten, The Sting, and 2025's Pure Love, her first in 13 years.

Gabriella Rose

Gabriella Rose, American country singer-songwriter from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; debut EP Lost in Translation (2019), viral TikTok hit "Doublewide" (2024), Zach Bryan duet "Madeline" (2025), debut album I Just Wanna Be Loved (2026). Distinct from other musicians named Gabriella or Gabi Rose.

Gabrielle (singer)

Gabrielle (Louise Gabriella Bobb, born 1970) is an English pop-soul singer-songwriter whose 1993 debut single Dreams hit UK number 1; later hits include Rise, Out of Reach, and Sunshine, with two BRITs, two MOBOs, and an Ivor Novello Award.

Gabrielle Aplin

Gabrielle Aplin, English singer-songwriter from Sutton Benger, Wiltshire, known for YouTube covers and the 2012 UK No. 1 "The Power of Love"; albums English Rain, Light Up the Dark, Dear Happy, Phosphorescent; runs Never Fade Records.

Gaetano Donizetti

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848), Bergamo-born Italian opera composer of the bel canto trio with Rossini and Bellini; about 70 operas including Lucia di Lammermoor, L'elisir d'amore, and Don Pasquale, bridging Rossini and Verdi.