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Andy Fraser

Andy Fraser (Andrew McLan Fraser, 1952-2015), English bassist and songwriter, founding member of Free; co-wrote "All Right Now" (UK No. 2, US No. 4) and later wrote Robert Palmer's hit "Every Kinda People".

Andy Gibb

Andy Gibb (Andrew Roy Gibb, 1958-1988), English pop singer and youngest Gibb brother, first solo artist with three consecutive debut Billboard Hot 100 number-ones; albums Flowing Rivers, Shadow Dancing, After Dark; died of myocarditis at 30.

Andy Grammer

Andy Grammer, American pop singer-songwriter born 1983 in Los Angeles, known for "Keep Your Head Up," "Honey, I'm Good" (#9 Hot 100), "Fresh Eyes," Dancing with the Stars, a Sports Emmy, and the podcast Showing Up With Andy Grammer.

Andy Hurley

Andy Hurley (Andrew John Hurley, born 1980, Milwaukee) is the drummer of Fall Out Boy since 2003 and a vegan straight-edge hardcore musician in Racetraitor, Sect, and The Damned Things.

Andy McCluskey

Andy McCluskey, born 1959 on the Wirral, England, is co-founder, lead singer, bassist, and primary songwriter of synth-pop band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), writer of Enola Gay and If You Leave, and founder-songwriter of Atomic Kitten, whose Whole Again gave him a UK No.1.

Andy Mineo

Andy Mineo (Andrew Aaron Mineo, born 1988, Syracuse, New York; formerly C-Lite) is an American Christian hip-hop rapper and producer, formerly of Reach Records, known for Heroes for Sale, Uncomfortable, and the Miner League label.

Andy Montañés

Andy Montañés, born Andrés Montañez Rodríguez in 1942, is a Puerto Rican salsa singer known as "El Godfather de la Salsa" who fronted El Gran Combo for 15 years.

Andy Nicholson

Andy Nicholson (Andrew James Nicholson, born 1986) is the English bassist, producer, and photographer who co-founded Arctic Monkeys in Sheffield, played on their 2006 debut, left in 2006, and later worked as Mongrel member and Goldteeth; distinct from the film production designer of the same name.

Andy Partridge

Andy Partridge (born 1953, Mtarfa, Malta), not the comedy character Alan Partridge, is the English guitarist and chief songwriter of the Swindon band XTC; he stopped touring in 1982, made Skylarking with Todd Rundgren, founded Ape House records, and released the Fuzzy Warbles demos.

Andy Rourke

Andy Rourke (1964–2023) was an English bassist, bassist of the Smiths 1982–1987, known for melodic, funk-inflected lines on "This Charming Man" and "Barbarism Begins at Home," later with Freebass, D.A.R.K., and Blitz Vega; he died of pancreatic cancer in New York.

Andy Scott (guitarist)

Andy Scott (Andrew David Scott, born 1949, Wrexham) is the Welsh lead guitarist of glam rock band Sweet, joined 1970; hits include Blockbuster, Ballroom Blitz, Fox on the Run; still leads Sweet today.

Andy Summers

Andy Summers (born Andrew James Somers, 1942) is the English guitarist of The Police (1977–1984), known for chorus/Echoplex textures and 'Every Breath You Take', later a jazz-influenced solo instrumentalist, photographer, and author.

Andy Taylor (guitarist)

Andy Taylor (Andrew Arthur Taylor, born 1961) is an English guitarist of Duran Duran and The Power Station, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.

Andy the Core

Andy the Core, born Andrea Calcagnile in 1989, is an Italian hardcore DJ and producer whose sets span Frenchcore, uptempo, and terror, and who founded the label Rude Vibes.

Andy Williams

Andy Williams (1927-2012), American easy-listening singer and TV host known as the Emperor of Easy; signature song "Moon River"; hosted The Andy Williams Show (1962-1971) and the Grammys; built Branson's Moon River Theatre.

Anette Olzon

Anette Olzon (Anette Ingegerd Olsson, born 1971) is a Swedish singer, Nightwish's second vocalist 2007–2012 on Dark Passion Play and Imaginaerum, later solo artist and frontwoman of The Dark Element and Allen/Olzon.

Ang Bayan Ko

"Ang Bayan Ko" ("My Country") is a Filipino patriotic kundiman written in 1928 by Jose Corazon de Jesus and Constancio de Guzman, later banned and famously sung against Marcos.

Angá Díaz

Angá Díaz, born Miguel Díaz Angá, was a Cuban conga drummer who played with Irakere and the Buena Vista Social Club circle until his death in 2006.

Angaleena Presley

Angaleena Presley (born 1976, Beauty, Kentucky) is an American country singer-songwriter, founding member of Pistol Annies with Miranda Lambert and Ashley Monroe, and solo artist behind American Middle Class (2014) and Wrangled (2017).

Angel (Lizzy McAlpine album)

Angel is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Lizzy McAlpine, released September 18, 2026 on Indigo Blue/RCA; a folk-influenced record produced with Mason Stoops and Taylor Mackall, inspired by Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake, featuring Fleet Foxes on 'Soldier of the road'.

Angel (Sarah McLachlan song)

Angel is a 1997 Sarah McLachlan ballad from Surfacing, produced by Pierre Marchand, written after Jonathan Melvoin's heroin overdose, a top-5 Billboard hit via the City of Angels soundtrack, later famous from ASPCA ads and post-9/11 mourning.

Angel (Shaggy song)

Shaggy's "Angel" (feat. Rayvon), from Hot Shot (2000), released to radio January 9, 2001; samples "The Joker" and interpolates "Angel of the Morning"; US and UK number one in 2001.

Angel Blue

Angel Blue (Angel Joy Blue, born 1984, Los Angeles) is an American operatic soprano, two-time Grammy winner for Best Opera Recording (Porgy and Bess 2021; Fire Shut Up in My Bones 2023), Met Aida star, and 2022 Richard Tucker Award recipient.

Angel Dior

Ángel Dior (born Ángel Rosario in 2003) is a Dominican dembow artist from Santo Domingo who broke out with the viral single "A I O" in 2022.

Angel Dust (Faith No More album)

Angel Dust, Faith No More's fourth album (June 8, 1992, Slash/Reprise), recorded in San Francisco with Matt Wallace; first full Patton songwriting effort, Billboard Top 10, US gold, Jim Martin's last album.

Angel from Montgomery

"Angel from Montgomery" is a 1971 song written by John Prine on his debut album, sung by a woman who feels her life has passed her by and best known through Bonnie Raitt's 1974 version.

Angel Haze

Angel Haze, stage name of Raeen Roes Wilson (born 1991, Detroit), is an American rapper signed to Universal Republic and Island in 2012; releases include Reservation, Dirty Gold, Back to the Woods, and Purge! (2025).

Angel Molina

Ángel Molina is a Spanish techno DJ and producer from Barcelona, active since 1991, who has played every edition of the Sónar Festival and runs the label 30D Records.

Angel of My Dreams

JADE's "Angel of My Dreams" is her 2024 debut solo single, a chaotic dance-pop track that opened That's Showbiz Baby! and won the 2025 BRIT Pop Act Award.

Angel of the Morning

Angel of the Morning is a Chip Taylor pop ballad first recorded by Evie Sands in 1967, made famous by Merrilee Rush's 1968 No. 7 hit and Juice Newton's 1981 No. 4 country-pop cover, later adapted by Shaggy as Angel.