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Marion Hutton

Marion Hutton (Marion Thornburg, 1919-1987), American big band vocalist, Glenn Miller Orchestra's featured female singer 1938-1942, sister of Betty Hutton; sang "Kalamazoo" and "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree," later founded Residence XII alcohol treatment center.

Marion Jola

Marion Jola is an Indonesian pop singer and songwriter from Kupang, born in 2000, who rose to fame in 2018 with her debut single "Jangan".

Marion Raven

Marion Raven, stage name of Marion Elise Ravn (born 1984, Lørenskog, Norway), is a Norwegian singer-songwriter, formerly of pop duo M2M with Marit Larsen, later a solo artist with seven albums including Here I Am and the Norwegian-language Mellom disse 4 vegger.

Marion Stein

Marion Stein, later Marion Thorpe (1926–2014), Austrian-born British concert pianist, co-founder with Fanny Waterman of the Leeds International Piano Competition, wife of the 7th Earl of Harewood and then of Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe.

Marioo

Marioo, born Omary Ally Mwanga in 1995, is a Tanzanian bongo flava singer and songwriter whose 2018 debut single "Dar Kugumu" reached number one on nearly all Tanzanian radio.

Mariska Veres

Mariska Veres (Maria Elisabeth Ender, 1947–2006), Dutch singer, lead vocalist of Shocking Blue; sang "Venus", the first Dutch No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (1970); later jazz projects; died of cancer in The Hague.

Mariss Jansons

Mariss Jansons (1943–2019), full name Mariss Ivars Georgs Jansons, was a Latvian conductor who led the Oslo Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, Bavarian Radio Symphony, and Concertgebouw orchestras, recorded a Grammy-winning Shostakovich cycle, and conducted the Vienna New Year's Concert in 2006 and 2012.

Mariya Takeuchi (竹内まりや)

Mariya Takeuchi (竹内まりや), born 1955 in Shimane, is a Japanese singer-songwriter who debuted in 1978; married to producer Tatsuro Yamashita, her 1984 song Plastic Love went viral in 2017 and sparked the global city pop revival.

Marjan (musician)

Marjan, born Shahla Safi Zamir, was an Iranian pop singer and actress famous for the 1977 disco hit "Kavir-e Del" who died in exile in Los Angeles in 2020.

Marjorie Finlay

Marjorie Finlay (1928–2003), American opera singer and TV personality, Taylor Swift's maternal grandmother; won ABC's Music With the Girls contest in 1950, hosted El Show Pan-Americano in Puerto Rico, featured on Swift's 2020 song "Marjorie".

Mark 'Oh

Mark 'Oh is the stage name of German DJ and electronic producer Marko Albrecht, whose 1994 hit "Tears Don't Lie" topped the German and Swedish charts.

Mark Ambor

Mark Ambor (Mark Gregory Damboragian, born 1997), American singer-songwriter from Pleasantville, New York. Breakthrough viral hit "Belong Together" (2024) from debut album Rockwood; over 1 billion streams; Capitol Records artist.

Mark Applebaum

Mark Applebaum, born 1967 in Chicago, is an American composer and Stanford University composition professor known for graphic scores, invented instruments, and a concerto for florist.

Mark Bernes

Mark Bernes (Марк Бернес), born Mark Naumovich Neyman, was a Soviet estrada singer and film actor, born in Ukraine in 1911, known for "Tyomnaya noch" and "Zhuravli".

Mark Chesnutt

Mark Nelson Chesnutt, born 1963 in Beaumont, Texas, is an American neotraditionalist country and honky-tonk singer. Signed to MCA Nashville in 1989, he scored 1990s hits like "Brother Jukebox" and "Too Cold at Home," won the 1993 CMA Horizon Award, and later recorded on independent labels.

Mark Curry (rapper)

Mark Curry is an American rapper and author, a Bad Boy Records artist from 1997 to 2005, featured on "Bad Boy for Life" (2001) with Diddy and Black Rob, Diddy's ghostwriter, and author of Dancing with the Devil (2009).

Mark E. Smith

Mark E. Smith (1957–2018), English singer and lyricist, founder and sole constant member of Manchester post-punk band the Fall; 66 bandmates, 30-plus studio albums, and the disputed 2026 posthumous album Post Script.

Mark Ernestus' Ndagga Rhythm Force

Mark Ernestus' Ndagga Rhythm Force is a Dakar–Berlin ensemble led by Basic Channel producer Mark Ernestus, fusing Senegalese sabar drumming and mbalax with dub-techno production on albums like Yermande (2016).

Mark Evans (musician)

Mark Whitmore Evans (born 1956, Melbourne) is an Australian bassist, AC/DC's bass player March 1975 to 1977, playing on T.N.T., Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, and Let There Be Rock before Cliff Williams replaced him; later Rose Tattoo bassist and memoirist.

Mark Farner

Mark Farner (born 1948, Flint, Michigan) is the American singer, guitarist, and songwriter who fronted Grand Funk Railroad, scoring No. 1 hits with "We're an American Band" and "The Loco-Motion", then pursued a solo and Contemporary Christian career and now tours as Mark Farner's American Band.

Mark Feehily

Mark (Markus) Feehily, born 1980 in Sligo, Ireland, is an Irish singer, co-lead vocalist of Westlife from 1999 to 2012 and from the 2018 reunion, who came out in 2005, released the solo album Fire in 2015, and stopped touring with Westlife in 2024 for health reasons.

Mark Forster (singer)

Mark Forster, born Mark Ćwiertnia (1984, Winnweiler), is a German pop singer-songwriter behind "Au Revoir", "Wir sind groß", and "Chöre" and a longtime coach on The Voice of Germany.

Mark Foster (musician)

Mark Derek Foster (born 1984) is the American singer, songwriter, and frontman of Foster the People, whose 2010 hit Pumped Up Kicks led to four albums; also a composer, producer, and ex-husband of Julia Garner.

Mark Hollis

Mark David Hollis (1955-2019) was an English singer-songwriter, frontman of Talk Talk, moving from synth-pop hits like It's My Life to the post-rock precursors Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock, then a 1998 solo album and retreat.

Mark Hoppus

Mark Hoppus (born 1972, Ridgecrest, California) is the American bassist and co-lead vocalist who co-founded pop-punk band blink-182 in 1992, which has sold over 50 million albums; also of +44 and Simple Creatures, and author of the 2025 memoir Fahrenheit-182.

Mark Hudson (musician)

Mark Hudson (musician), full name Mark Jeffery Hudson, born 1951, is an American producer, songwriter, and former Hudson Brothers member known for producing Ringo Starr and co-writing Aerosmith's 'Livin' on the Edge'; distinct from the Jamaican producer Mark 'Stone Cold' Hudson and the British writer Mark Hudson.

Mark Isham

Mark Isham (born 1951) is an American trumpeter and composer who has scored more than 100 films, including Crash and A River Runs Through It.

Mark Kamins

Mark Kamins (1955-2013), American DJ, remixer, and record producer of the New York club scene; resident DJ at Danceteria, Island Records A&R, producer of Madonna's debut single "Everybody", born New York, died in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Mark King (musician)

Mark King (born 1958, Cowes, Isle of Wight) is the English bassist, singer and frontman of Level 42, famed for his fast "machine gun" thumb-slap bass technique, 1980s hits like "Something About You," and solo albums Influences and One Man.

Mark Knight

Mark Knight is a British house music DJ and producer who co-founded the label Toolroom Records in 2003 and is known for "Man With The Red Face."