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Klaus Badelt

Klaus Badelt is a German film score composer and producer, born 1967 in Frankfurt, best known as the credited composer of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and for his Media Ventures apprenticeship under Hans Zimmer.

Klaus Lage

Klaus Lage, born 1950 in Soltau, is a German Deutschrock and pop singer-songwriter whose 1984 hit "1000 und 1 Nacht (Zoom!)" reached number 5 on the German chart.

Klaus Meine

Klaus Meine (born 1948, Hanover) is the German lead vocalist and lyricist of the Scorpions, joining in 1969/70 after Mushrooms and Copernicus. Known for surviving a 1981 vocal-cord crisis before Blackout and for writing Wind of Change.

Klaus Nomi

Klaus Nomi (Klaus Sperber, 1944–1983) was a German countertenor and New Wave performance artist in New York's East Village, famous for his six-octave operatic voice, alien persona, 1979 Saturday Night Live appearance with David Bowie, and albums Klaus Nomi and Simple Man.

Klaus Renft Combo

The Klaus Renft Combo, also known as Renft, was a rock band from Leipzig in East Germany, banned by the state in 1975 for its critical lyrics.

Klaus Schulze

Klaus Schulze (1947–2022), German electronic music pioneer of the Berlin School, godfather of techno. Drummer for Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel; solo albums Irrlicht, Timewind, Moondawn, Dune; more than 60 albums.

Klaus Voormann

Klaus Voormann, born Berlin 1938, German graphic designer, illustrator, bassist, and producer. Designed the Beatles' Revolver cover (1966 Grammy), played bass in the Plastic Ono Band, on Imagine, and at the Concert for Bangladesh; produced Trio.

Klavdia

Klavdia, full name Klavdia Papadopoulou (Κλαυδία), is a Greek singer of Pontic descent, born in 2002 near Athens, who represented Greece at Eurovision 2025, finishing 6th with 'Asteromáta'.

Klavdiya Shulzhenko

Klavdiya Shulzhenko (Клавдия Шульженко), born in Kharkiv in 1906, was a Soviet estrada singer who gave over 2,500 wartime concerts and was famous for 'Blue Handkerchief'.

Klaxons

Klaxons were a London indie rock band formed in October 2005 in New Cross, leaders of the short-lived "new rave" tag and winners of the 2007 Mercury Prize for Myths of the Near Future; Surfing the Void (2010) and Love Frequency (2014) followed; disbanded 2015.

Kleber Lucas

Kleber Lucas, born 1968 in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, is a Brazilian gospel singer, pastor, and Latin Grammy winner known for "Deus Cuida de Mim".

Klezmer (כלי זמר)

Klezmer (כלי זמר), from Hebrew kley zemer, is the instrumental wedding and festival music of the Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern Europe, played by klezmorim; nearly extinct by the 1960s, it was revived by American Jewish musicians in the 1970s.

Klingande

Klingande is the stage name of Cédric Steinmyller, a French DJ and producer of melodic and tropical house, best known for the 2013 hit "Jubel".

KLO

Klo is the stage name of Kait Clinard, a Texas-born, Los Angeles-based DJ and producer in UK garage and 140 bass music, booked at EDC Las Vegas and Lollapalooza in 2026.

KLP48

KLP48 (Kuala Lumpur48) is a Malaysian all-female AKB48 sister idol group launched 1 January 2024, based in Kuala Lumpur under 48 Entertainment; debuted August 2024 with a Malay Heavy Rotation, opened its own LaLaport BBCC theater in December 2025.

KMD

KMD (Kausing Much Damage) was a Long Beach, New York hip hop trio (1988–c.1993) of Zev Love X (later MF Doom), DJ Subroc, and Onyx the Birthstone Kid, known for Mr. Hood and the Elektra-shelved Black Bastards.

KMFDM

KMFDM (Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid; also rendered Kein Mitleid für die Mehrheit) is a German industrial rock band founded in Paris in 1984 by Sascha Konietzko, known for its 'ultra heavy beat' sound, Wax Trax!/TVT-era hits like 'Juke Joint Jezebel', and albums through Hyëna (2022) and Enemy (2026).

Kmoe

kmoe (Kale Moses Itkonen, born 2004) is a Canadian hyperpop/digicore singer-producer from Vancouver, signed to DeadAir Records, known for "Homeswitcher" with Jane Remover and the 2025 debut album K1.

Knebworth Festival

Knebworth Festival: outdoor rock concerts at Knebworth Park, Hertfordshire, since 1974; hosted Led Zeppelin 1979, Queen 1986, Oasis 1996 (250,000) and Robbie Williams 2003 (375,000); venue also known as Knebworth Park concerts.

Kneecap (band)

Kneecap: Belfast and Derry Irish-language hip-hop trio of Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí; albums Fine Art (2024) and FENIAN (2026), a Sundance- and BAFTA-winning 2024 biopic, and a 2025 UK terrorism charge later thrown out.

Knife Party

Knife Party is an Australian electro house/dubstep duo formed in Perth in 2011 by Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen of Pendulum; known for 100% No Modern Talking, the triple-platinum Antidote with Swedish House Mafia, Haunted House, and the 2014 album Abandon Ship.

Knitting Factory

Knitting Factory: music venue brand founded 1987 by Michael Dorf at 47 East Houston Street, New York, hub of the downtown avant-garde jazz scene; later Knitting Factory Entertainment with clubs in Brooklyn, Boise, Spokane, and Reno.

KNK (크나큰) (band)

KNK (크나큰) is a South Korean boy group that debuted March 3, 2016, with the single album KNOCK. It is currently active as a three-member lineup under 220 Entertainment.

Knock Three Times

"Knock Three Times" is a 1970 pop single by Dawn and Tony Orlando, detailing a coded signal and topping the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Charts.

Knock2

Knock2, stage name of Richard Nakhonethap, is a San Diego bass house and trap producer; known for "dashstar" (2021), the ROOM202 EP (2023), ISOKNOCK with ISOxo, and the 2025 debut album nolimit on 88rising.

Knocked Loose

Knocked Loose: American metalcore/hardcore band from Oldham County, Kentucky, formed 2013, on Pure Noise Records. Albums Laugh Tracks (2016), A Different Shade of Blue (2019), You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To (2024); viral song Counting Worms; 2025 Grammy nomination.

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Knockin' on Heaven's Door is Bob Dylan's 1973 song for the film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, scoring a dying lawman's farewell; a Billboard number 12 hit covered by Eric Clapton and Guns N' Roses.

Know Good

Know Good is an American electronic music duo formed in 2020 by cousins Tanner and Sylas Morgan, based in Houston, Texas, blending bass music with pop, rock, and rap.

Know-It-All (album)

Know-It-All is the 2015 debut album by Canadian singer Alessia Cara, released November 13 on Def Jam; 10 tracks, 35 minutes, includes the Four Pink Walls EP, peaked at number 9 on the Billboard 200, Metascore 70, RIAA 2x platinum.

Knowless Butera

Knowless Butera, also known as Butera Knowless, is a Rwandan singer and songwriter from Kigali who in 2015 became the first woman to win Primus Guma Guma Super Star.