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Jörn Weisbrodt
Jörn Weisbrodt is a German-born arts administrator and opera stage director, artistic director of Toronto's Luminato Festival from 2011, former executive director of Robert Wilson's RW Work, and husband of Rufus Wainwright since 2012.
José Alfredo Jiménez
José Alfredo Jiménez Sandoval, El Rey, El Hijo del Pueblo (1926–1973), Mexican singer-composer from Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, and the leading composer of canción ranchera; author of "El Rey", "Ella", "Si nos dejan"; no musical training, whistled melodies to Mariachi Vargas arranger Rubén Fuentes.
José Carreras
José Carreras (Josep Carreras), Spanish Catalan lyric tenor born Barcelona 1946; one of the Three Tenors with Domingo and Pavarotti; 1987 acute leukemia survivor who founded the José Carreras Leukemia Foundation; over sixty operas in repertoire.
José Feliciano
José Feliciano, born 1945 in Lares, Puerto Rico, is a blind singer and guitarist who crossed from Spanish-language boleros to English pop with his 1968 hit Light My Fire, stylized the national anthem at the 1968 World Series, and wrote Feliz Navidad.
José González (singer)
José González, also Jose Gonzalez, Swedish-Argentine indie folk singer-songwriter and classical guitarist born 1978 in Gothenburg; known for the Sony Bravia-advertised Knife cover "Heartbeats", albums Veneer and In Our Nature, and the band Junip.
José Hernández (music)
José Hernández is an American mariachi musician, composer, and educator based in Los Angeles, founder of Mariachi Sol de México and the all-female Mariachi Reyna de Los Ángeles.
José José
José José (José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz, 1948–2019), "El Príncipe de la Canción", Mexican singer of romantic ballads; famous for "El Triste" at the 1970 Latin Song Festival and the album Secretos (1983).
José Luis Rodríguez (singer)
José Luis Rodríguez 'El Puma' (b. 1943), Venezuelan balada singer nicknamed after his 1972 telenovela role; six platinum, nine gold records, songs 'Pavo real' and 'Dueño de nada'; 2017 double lung transplant; 2021 Latin AMAs Legend Award.
José Madero
José Madero Vizcaíno (Pepe Madero), born 1980 in Monterrey, Mexican singer-songwriter who founded and fronted pop-punk band PXNDX (Panda) from 1996, then built a solo career with color-titled albums from Carmesí (2016) onward, plus books and a 2026 US tour.
José Manuel Calderón (musician)
José Manuel Calderón is a Dominican singer and composer, born in 1941, credited with recording the first bachata in 1962 and introducing the güira into the genre.
Jose Mari Chan
Jose Mari Chan (Jose Mari Lim Chan) is a Filipino singer-songwriter and sugar-industry businessman whose album Christmas in Our Hearts became an annual fixture of the Philippine holiday season.
José Padilla
José Padilla was a Spanish DJ from Barcelona who was resident DJ at Café del Mar in Ibiza from 1991 and compiled the chillout compilation series that sold millions.
Josef K (band)
Josef K were a Scottish post-punk band from Edinburgh (1979-1982), named for Kafka's The Trial protagonist, on Postcard Records. One album, The Only Fun in Town (1981), plus the shelved Sorry for Laughing; influenced Franz Ferdinand.
Josef Slavík
Josef Slavík (1806–1833) was a Czech violin virtuoso and composer, nicknamed the "Czech Paganini", for whom Schubert wrote his Fantasie in C and whom Chopin predicted would surpass Paganini.
Josef Suk
Josef Suk (1874–1935) was a Czech composer, violinist, and teacher, the pupil and son-in-law of Antonín Dvořák, known for the Asrael Symphony and Serenade for Strings.
Joseph Attieh
Joseph Attieh (جوزيف عطية) is a Lebanese Arabic-pop singer, born in 1987, who rose to fame as the first Lebanese winner of Star Academy Arab World in 2005.
Joseph Fonseca
Joseph Fonseca is a Puerto Rican merengue and bachata singer from Caguas, born in 1979, who rose with Los Sabrosos del Merengue and has recorded solo since 2000.
Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn, also known as Franz Joseph Haydn, was an Austrian composer who served the Esterházy court. He wrote over 100 symphonies and the oratorio The Creation.
Joseph Simmons
Joseph Simmons (born 1964), known as Run and Rev Run, is the Queens-born rapper, co-founder of Run-D.M.C. with DMC and Jam Master Jay, later an ordained Pentecostal minister, gospel label owner, and MTV reality star.
Joseph Williams (musician)
Joseph Stanley Williams (born 1960), American singer, son of composer John Williams. Toto lead vocalist 1986-1988 (Fahrenheit, The Seventh One) and again from 2010; sang adult Simba in The Lion King; Emmy-nominated composer; ten solo albums including Denizen Tenant (2021).
Josey Scott
Josey Scott (Joseph Sappington) is a founding lead vocalist for the Memphis band Saliva, known for hits like "Click Click Boom" and his performance of "Hero" in 2002.
Josh Beech
Josh Beech, English singer-songwriter and former model from Bromley, London; half of duo Beech ('Lovers', album Letters Written In The Sky, 2014), solo Fight Strong EP 2015, now a photographer on hiatus.
Josh Dun
Josh Dun (Joshua William Dun, born 1988, Columbus, Ohio) is the self-taught drummer of Twenty One Pilots, joined 2011, known for SJC custom kits, hybrid electronic rigs, and drum island crowd surfing.
Josh Farro
Josh Farro, American guitarist and songwriter, co-founded Paramore at 16 with brother Zac and Hayley Williams, wrote its first three albums, left in 2010, and later wrote worship songs including "This Is Amazing Grace."
Josh Fawaz
Josh Fawaz is an Australian DJ and producer from Brisbane working in deep house and UK garage, whose 2026 AI-assisted cover of Madonna's Like a Prayer topped Australian radio and prompted ARIA to ban largely AI-generated tracks from its charts.
Josh Freese
Josh Freese (Joshua Ryan Freese, born 1972) is an American session and touring drummer from Orlando, Florida, with 500-plus credits; member of The Vandals, Devo, A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Nails, and briefly Foo Fighters (2023-2025).
Josh Groban
Josh Groban, American baritone singer, songwriter, and actor in classical crossover pop; multi-platinum albums including Noel, Broadway roles in The Great Comet and Sweeney Todd, over 30 million records sold.
Josh Homme
Josh Homme (born 1973) is the American founder, singer, and guitarist of Queens of the Stone Age, formerly of Kyuss, also in Them Crooked Vultures and Eagles of Death Metal, and producer for Arctic Monkeys and Iggy Pop.
Josh Kaufman (singer)
Josh Kaufman (born 1976, Sarasota, Florida) is an Indianapolis-based soul and R&B singer who won season 6 of NBC's The Voice in 2014 on Team Usher; distinct from the producer namesake of Bonny Light Horseman.
Josh Kelley
Josh Kelley (Joshua Bishop Kelley, born 1980, Augusta, Georgia) is an American singer-songwriter known for the 2003 hit "Amazing," the Heatseekers No. 1 album Almost Honest, and his 2011 country crossover Georgia Clay; brother of Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley and husband of Katherine Heigl.