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Carlo Lio

Carlo Lio is a Toronto-born DJ and producer in techno and tech house, a longtime Footwork resident who co-runs the Rawthentic Music label with Nathan Barato.

Carlo Ponti (conductor)

Carlo Ponti Jr. (born 1968), Italian conductor, son of producer Carlo Ponti and Sophia Loren; associate conductor of the Russian National Orchestra since 2000, San Bernardino Symphony music director 2001-2012, founder of the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra.

Carlos Gardel

Carlos Gardel (Charles Romuald Gardès), tango singer born Toulouse 1890 (contested: Tacuarembó 1887), died Medellín plane crash 24 June 1935; recorded the first tango-canción, "Mi noche triste" (1917), and about 700 songs.

Carlos Lyra

Carlos Lyra was a Brazilian singer, composer, and guitarist from Rio de Janeiro who helped create bossa nova, writing standards such as "Coisa Mais Linda" and "Influência do Jazz".

Carlos Marín

Carlos Marín (1968–2021), Spanish baritone, founding member of classical crossover quartet Il Divo with Bühler, Miller and Izambard; sold tens of millions of records, died of COVID-19 in Manchester.

Carlos Puebla Y Los Tradicionales

Carlos Puebla y Los Tradicionales, also called Carlos Puebla y sus Tradicionales, was a Cuban trova group led by Carlos Puebla, known for "Hasta siempre, Comandante".

Carlos Rivera

Carlos Rivera (Carlos Augusto Rivera Guerra), Mexican singer, composer, and actor born 1986 in Huamantla, Tlaxcala; won La Academia 2004, starred in El Rey León, sang Coco's "Recuérdame", and leads the ¡Vida México! project.

Carlos Santana

Carlos Santana (born 1947, Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco) is a Mexican-American guitarist and leader of the band Santana, pioneer of Latin rock. Known for Woodstock 1969, Abraxas, 'Smooth,' and nine GRAMMYs for Supernatural (1999).

Carlos Vives

Carlos Vives, full name Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo, is a Colombian singer, songwriter, and actor born in Santa Marta in 1961 who fused vallenato with pop and rock.

Carly Pearce

Carly Pearce (Carly Cristyne Slusser, born 1990, Taylor Mill, Kentucky) is a Grammy- and CMA-winning American country singer, CMA Female Vocalist of the Year 2021, known for "Every Little Thing" and duets with McBryde, Stapleton, and Riley Green.

Carly Rae Jepsen

Carly Rae Jepsen, also known as Carly Jepsen, is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter whose 2012 single "Call Me Maybe" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks.

Carly Rae Jepsen discography

Carly Rae Jepsen discography: eight studio albums, 2008 Tug of War to 2026 double album Day and Night, plus Side B companions; "Call Me Maybe" (2012) sold over 18 million copies.

Carly Rose Sonenclar

Carly Rose Sonenclar, performing as Carly Rose, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress; runner-up on The X Factor USA season 2 (2012) at age 13, former Broadway child performer (Les Miserables, Wonderland), later indie-pop EPs Wild (2020) and Real (2025).

Carly Simon

Carly Simon (Carly Elisabeth Simon, born 1945), American singer-songwriter of "You're So Vain" and "Let the River Run"; Oscar, Grammy, Golden Globe winner; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2022.

Carman (singer)

Carman (Carman Domenic Licciardello, 1956–2021) was an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, and evangelist known for "The Champion," record-setting stadium concerts, and over 10 million albums sold.

Carmelle Collado

Carmelle Collado (Carmelle Allyza San Juan Collado, born 2007) is a Filipino singer from Sipocot, Camarines Sur: The Voice Kids season 4 runner-up, first Tawag ng Tanghalan School Showdown champion, PBB housemate, and the Philippines' first Eurovision Asia 2026 entrant with "Sobra-Sobra."

Carmen

Carmen is Georges Bizet's four-act French opera, premiered at the Opéra-Comique, Paris, on March 3, 1875, based on Mérimée's 1845 novella, with libretto by Meilhac and Halévy; initially scandalous, it became the world's most performed opera.

Carmen Maki & OZ

Carmen Maki & OZ (カルメン・マキ&OZ) was a Japanese rock band formed in 1972 by singer Carmen Maki and guitarist Hirofumi Kasuga; its 1975 debut sold over 100,000 copies before the band disbanded in 1977.

Carmen Miranda

Carmen Miranda (Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, 1909-1955), Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer and Hollywood actress, the 'Brazilian Bombshell'; top US-paid woman of 1945 and baiana fruit-hat icon, memorialized by Rio's Museu Carmen Miranda.

Carmen Suleiman

Carmen Suleiman, also written Carmen Soliman (كارمن سليمان), is an Egyptian pop singer, born in 1994, who won the first season of Arab Idol in 2012.

Carmina Burana (Orff)

Carmina Burana is Carl Orff's 1937 scenic cantata on 24 medieval poems from the Benediktbeuern manuscript, premiered in Frankfurt, first part of the Trionfi trilogy, famous for "O Fortuna".

Carmine Appice

Carmine Appice (born 1946, Staten Island, New York) is an American rock drummer of Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, and Beck, Bogert & Appice; Rod Stewart sideman who co-wrote "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"; author of Realistic Rock Drum Method.

Carmit Bachar

Carmit Bachar (born 1974) is an American dancer, singer, and original member of The Pussycat Dolls from its 1995 burlesque origins; she left in 2008, works with Operation Smile, and was excluded from the group's 2026 trio reunion.

Carnatic music

Carnatic music, or Karnatak music, is the classical music of South India built on raga and tala, anchored by Purandara Dasa and the Trinity's kritis, more composition-centric and rhythmically structured than Hindustani music, with manodharma improvisation forms alapana, niraval, kalpanaswara, and ragam-tanam-pallavi.

Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro

Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro is Rio's pre-Lenten festival, held before Ash Wednesday, combining samba school parades at the Sambódromo with hundreds of street parties called blocos.

Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall is a Manhattan concert venue at 881 Seventh Avenue, opened May 5, 1891 as Andrew Carnegie's Music Hall, with three stages (Stern Auditorium 2,804 seats), city ownership since 1960, and Weill Music Institute education programs.

Carnegie Hall Jazz Band

Carnegie Hall Jazz Band (CHJB), a New York big band led by trumpeter Jon Faddis, debuted at Carnegie Hall October 22, 1992 and was disbanded in 2002; produced by George Wein, it premiered commissioned arrangements by over 35 composers.

Carnie Wilson

Carnie Wilson, born 1968, is an American singer and TV personality, eldest daughter of Brian Wilson; founding member of Wilson Phillips, whose 1990 debut sold 10 million copies, and later a public figure in weight-loss surgery advocacy.

Carnival (¥$ song)

"Carnival" is a 2024 song by ¥$ (Ye and Ty Dolla $ign) featuring Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti, from Vultures 1; it hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Ye's fifth topper, and interpolates "Hell of a Life."

Carnival II World Tour (嘉年华II世界巡回演唱会)

The Carnival II World Tour (嘉年华II世界巡回演唱会) is a concert tour by Taiwanese singer-songwriter Jay Chou, known for its "One City, One Theme" design and opening with three Hangzhou shows in April 2026.