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Chiemi Eri
Chiemi Eri (江利チエミ) was a Japanese singer and actress, one of the postwar "Three Girls" with Hibari Misora, known for jazz minyo and the Sazae-san films.
Chika-idol (underground idol)
Chika-idol (地下アイドル), also called live idol or indie idol, is the Japanese subscene of independent idol groups performing mainly in small live houses rather than on television, centered on Tokyo districts like Akihabara.
Children of Bodom
Children of Bodom, Finnish melodic death metal band formed in Espoo in 1993 as Inearthed, led by Alexi Laiho (1979-2020). Ten albums 1997-2019, neoclassical guitar-keyboard leads, 250,000+ Finnish sales, disbanded 2019, reunited 2026.
Chilean urbano
Chilean urbano, also known as urbano chileno, is the wave of Chilean reggaetón and trap artists that broke into the mainstream in the late 2010s.
Chillwave
Chillwave, also called glo-fi, is an internet-born music microgenre coined as a joke on Hipster Runoff in 2009, defined by hazy 1980s-nostalgic synth pop from Washed Out, Toro y Moi, and Neon Indian.
Chima
Chima (チマ) is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Osaka, based in Sapporo, who writes her own music and sang anime theme songs for Flip Flappers, Grimoire of Zero, and Hakumei to Mikochi.
Chimaira
Chimaira (ky-MEER-ə), American groove/metalcore band from Cleveland, Ohio, formed August 1998; named for the Greek Chimera. Seven albums 2001–2013, Roadrunner and eOne labels, dissolved 2014, returned 2023 with Mark Hunter the only constant member.
Chime (musician)
Chime, real name Freya Goldfinch (some databases list Harvey Goldfinch), is a Leeds, England dubstep and bass music producer and DJ who coined "Colour Bass" and runs the Rushdown label.
Chimène Badi
Chimène Badi is a French singer, born in 1982, discovered on the TV show Popstars in 2002; her debut single "Entre nous" topped the French chart in 2003.
China Dolls
China Dolls, known in Chinese as Zhong Guo Wa Wa, is a Thai-Chinese pop duo of Hwa Hwa and Bell, who debuted in Thailand in 1999 under GMM Grammy.
Chinchilla (singer)
CHINCHILLA (Daisy Bertenshaw, born 1996) is a London-based British singer, rapper, and producer of "feisty pop"; her 2023 self-released TikTok hit Little Girl Gone made her the first UK female soloist to top Billboard's Emerging Artists chart.
Chinese Laundry
Chinese Laundry is an underground electronic music nightclub in the basement of the Slip Inn in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1996, it has ranked in DJ Mag's Top 100 Clubs.
Chingy
Chingy (Howard Bailey Jr., born 1980) is a St. Louis rapper whose 2003 debut single "Right Thurr" and album Jackpot (2x Platinum) made him an early-2000s pop-rap star.
Chinmayi Sripada
Chinmayi Sripada, also credited as Chinmayi, is an Indian playback singer and dubbing artist working mainly in Tamil and Telugu cinema, known for 'Tere Bina' and 'Kaathalae Kaathalae'.
Chino & Nacho
Chino & Nacho are a Venezuelan reggaeton duo formed in Caracas in 2007 by Jesús "Chino" Miranda and Miguel "Nacho" Mendoza, known for "Niña Bonita".
Chino Pacas
Chino Pacas, born Cristian Humberto Ávila Vega, is a Mexican corridos tumbados singer from Apaseo el Alto, Guanajuato, whose viral 2023 hit "El Gordo Trae el Mando" reached the Billboard Hot 100 at 16.
Chino XL
Chino XL (Derek Keith Barbosa), Bronx-born, New Jersey-raised rapper and actor signed to Rick Rubin's American Recordings; debut Here to Save You All (1996); feuded with Tupac; died by suicide July 28, 2024, age 50.
Chinozo
Chinozo (ちのぞー) is a Japanese Vocaloid producer, active since 2018, best known for the 2020 song 'Goodbye Sengen', one of the most-viewed Vocaloid-sung songs on YouTube.
Chinx
Chinx (Lionel Pickens, 1983-2015), formerly Chinx Drugz, was a Queens rapper of French Montana's Coke Boys; killed in 2015, with posthumous albums Welcome to JFK and Legends Never Die; distinct from UK drill artist Chinx (OS).
Chiquis Rivera
Chiquis Rivera, born Janney Marin Rivera (1985, Los Angeles), also known as Chiquis, is an American regional Mexican (banda) singer, daughter of Jenni Rivera. Three-time Latin GRAMMY Best Banda Album winner (Playlist, Abeja Reina, Diamantes) and New York Times bestselling memoirist.
Chiquita (musician)
Chiquita (치키타), born Riracha Pondechaphiphat in 2009 in Thailand, is a singer and dancer, the youngest member of YG Entertainment's K-pop girl group BABYMONSTER, debuting in 2023.
Chiquito Team Band
Chiquito Team Band is a Dominican salsa vocal quintet formed in 2012, known for the hits "Lejos de ti" and "La llamada de mi ex".
Chitra Singh
Chitra Singh, Indian Urdu/Hindi ghazal singer and wife and duet partner of Jagjit Singh; their HMV album The Unforgettables (1976) made them stars, and she stopped singing after son Vivek died in 1990.
Cho Kyu-hyun (조규현)
Cho Kyu-hyun (조규현, Kyuhyun, 규현; born 1988) is a South Korean singer, musical theater actor, and TV personality; Super Junior's main vocalist and maknae, the first member to go solo (At Gwanghwamun, 2014), a prolific musical star, and since 2023 an Antenna artist for solo work.
Choi Bomin
Choi Bomin (최보민) is a South Korean singer and actor, born in 2000, who debuted in 2017 as a member of the boy group Golden Child.
CHOI HYUN SUK
Choi Hyun-suk (최현석) is a South Korean rapper under YG Entertainment who was one of the leaders of the boy group TREASURE, which debuted in 2020.
Choi Jong-hoon (최종훈)
Choi Jong-hoon (최종훈), born 1990 in Seoul, is a retired South Korean musician, former leader of FTISLAND and FT.triple under FNC Entertainment; he left the band in March 2019 amid the Burning Sun scandal and was convicted of gang rape and illegal filming, released from prison in November 2021.
Choi Min-ho (최민호)
Choi Min-ho (최민호), stage name Minho, born 1991, is the SHINee main rapper under SM Entertainment and a solo artist (CHASE, CALL BACK) and actor (Two Men, The Fabulous), distinct from same-named politicians.
Choi Si-won (최시원)
Choi Si-won (최시원), also known as Siwon, is a South Korean singer and actor, Super Junior and Super Junior-M member since 2005, lead actor in She Was Pretty and My Fellow Citizens, and a UNICEF Regional Ambassador.
Choi Soo-young (최수영)
Choi Soo-young (최수영, Sooyoung), born 1990, Korean singer-actress: debuted 2002 in Japanese duo Route 0 via Asayan, then Girls' Generation (소녀시대) from 2007; later SARAM Entertainment actress, MC, and 2024 Japanese solo debut "Unstoppable".