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Martha Wash
Martha Wash, San Francisco-born gospel-rooted dance vocalist of Two Tons of Fun/The Weather Girls ('It's Raining Men'), whose uncredited vocals for Black Box and C+C Music Factory led to landmark 1990s lawsuits that changed vocal credit rules.
Marti Pellow
Marti Pellow, born Mark McLachlan in 1965, is the Scottish former frontman of Wet Wet Wet, whose "Love Is All Around" topped the UK chart, and a solo artist and musical theatre star in Chicago, Chess, and Evita.
Martie Maguire
Martie Maguire (Martha Elenor Erwin, born 1969) is an American fiddler, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter, founding member of the Dixie Chicks/the Chicks and of Court Yard Hounds with sister Emily Strayer; eight-time Grammy winner.
Martika
Martika (Marta Marrero, born 1969, Whittier, California) is an American pop singer and actress of Cuban descent, known for the 1989 Billboard No. 1 "Toy Soldiers", the Prince collaboration "Love... Thy Will Be Done", and the 2004 Eminem sample; distinct from artists named Martija, Martika con K, or Martik.
Martin Barre
Martin Barre, English rock guitarist born 1946 in Birmingham, lead guitarist of Jethro Tull 1968–2011, played on every Tull album from Stand Up (1969) to The Jethro Tull Christmas Album (2003); his Aqualung solo ranked 25th in the USA, and Crest of a Knave won a 1989 Grammy.
Martin Circus
Martin Circus is a French rock band formed in Paris in 1969, a pioneer of French-language rock whose hit "Je m'éclate au Sénégal" sold 800,000 copies.
Martin Fröst
Martin Fröst (born 1970, Sundsvall, Sweden) is a Swedish clarinetist and conductor, principal conductor of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, 2014 Léonie Sonning Music Prize winner, and Sony Classical and BIS recording artist known for theatrical premieres like Hillborg's Peacock Tales.
Martin Fry
Martin Fry (born 1958, Manchester) is the English lead singer and songwriter of new wave band ABC, formed in Sheffield around 1980; The Lexicon of Love (1982) topped the UK chart, and he remains ABC's only permanent member.
Martin Garrix
Martin Garrix (Martijn Garritsen, born 1996) is a Dutch EDM DJ and producer whose 2013 instrumental 'Animals' hit UK No.1; five-time DJ Mag Top 100 winner, STMPD RCRDS label founder, distinct from any same-named acts.
Martin Gore
Martin Lee Gore (born 1961, London) is the English songwriter, keyboardist and guitarist of Depeche Mode, primary songwriter since Vince Clarke's 1981 exit; solo work includes Counterfeit (1989), Counterfeit² (2003), MG (2015) and VCMG's Ssss (2012).
Martin Hannett
Martin Hannett (Martin Zero, 1948-1991), Manchester record producer and Factory Records partner who shaped the sound of Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures and Closer using the AMS digital delay and one-drum-at-a-time recording.
Martin Kemp
Martin Kemp (Martin John Kemp), born 1961 in Islington, London, is an English bassist, actor, and presenter: Spandau Ballet's bassist, Reggie Kray in The Krays (1990), and Steve Owen in EastEnders, later a TV and radio host.
Martin Newell (musician)
Martin Newell (born 1953, Wivenhoe, Essex) is an English songwriter and poet, founder of cult lo-fi pop band Cleaners from Venus (1980), pioneer of UK DIY cassette culture, and solo artist behind The Greatest Living Englishman (1993).
Martin Nievera
Martin Nievera, born 1962 in Manila, is a Filipino singer and television host known as the "Concert King" of the Philippines, with ballads like "Be My Lady".
Martin Rinckart
Martin Rinckart (1586–1649) was a Lutheran pastor, dramatist, and hymn writer who served as archdeacon of St. Nikolai in Eilenburg, Saxony, and wrote "Nun danket alle God."
Martin Solveig
Martin Solveig, stage name of Martin Laurent Picandet (born 1976, Paris), is a French house DJ and producer behind "Hello" with Dragonette, the album Smash, Madonna's MDNA collaboration, and his 2025 retirement from DJing at Les Vieilles Charrues.
Martin Taylor (guitarist)
Martin Taylor (born 1956) is a British jazz fingerstyle guitarist from Harlow, Essex, who toured with Stephane Grappelli 1979-1990, holds a record 14 British Jazz Awards, an MBE, and runs the Martin Taylor Guitar Academy. Not the guitar brand Taylor or Martin Guitars.
Martina McBride
Martina McBride (born Martina Mariea Schiff, 1966) is an American country singer from Kansas known for "Independence Day," five No. 1 country hits, 14 Grammy nominations, and CMA/ACM Female Vocalist awards.
Martina Topley-Bird
Martina Topley-Bird (born 1975, London) is a British singer-songwriter, vocalist on Tricky's Maxinquaye (1995), and solo artist behind Quixotic, The Blue God, Some Place Simple, and Forever I Wait (2021).
Martine St-Clair
Martine St-Clair, real name Martine Nault, is a Quebec pop singer born in 1962 whose career began in 1981 with hits like "Il y a de l'amour dans l'air".
Marty Balin
Marty Balin (Martyn Jerel Buchwald, 1942–2018), American singer-songwriter who founded Jefferson Airplane in 1965, co-owned the Matrix club, wrote "Miracles" and "Volunteers," sang with Jefferson Starship, and had the 1981 solo hit "Hearts."
Marty Friedman
Marty Friedman (born 1962, Washington D.C.), American guitarist: Cacophony shredder with Jason Becker, Megadeth lead guitarist 1990-2000 (Rust in Peace, Countdown to Extinction), then solo artist and TV celebrity in Japan since 2003; enka-influenced exotic playing style.
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins (Martin David Robinson, 1925–1982) was an American country singer-songwriter famous for "El Paso" and the 1959 album Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs; 16 country number ones, two Grammys, Country Music Hall of Fame 1982, and a NASCAR driver.
Marty Stuart
Marty Stuart (John Marty Stuart, born 1958, Philadelphia, Mississippi): American country and bluegrass singer-guitarist, ex-Lester Flatt and Johnny Cash sideman, six top-ten hits, five Grammys, leader of the Fabulous Superlatives and founder of the Congress of Country Music.
Marty Supreme (soundtrack)
Marty Supreme soundtrack: Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) score for Josh Safdie's 1952-set A24 film, released December 25, 2025 on A24 Music, paired with anachronistic 1980s needle drops like Alphaville's Forever Young and Peter Gabriel's I Have the Touch.
Marty Wilde
Marty Wilde (Reginald Leonard Smith, born 1939), British rock 'n' roll singer and songwriter, known as Marty Wilde MBE and the pseudonym Shannon. Late-1950s teen idol behind "Endless Sleep" and "Bad Boy"; songwriter of "Kids in America" for Kim Wilde; chart success across eight consecutive decades.
Marty Willson-Piper
Marty Willson-Piper (born 1958, Stockport) is an English guitarist and songwriter, longtime member of Australia's the Church (1980–2013), also of All About Eve, Anekdoten, Noctorum, and MOAT, and a solo artist from In Reflection (1987) to Archaeological Dig Volume 1 (2025).
Martyn LeNoble
Martyn LeNoble (born 1969, Vlaardingen, Netherlands) is a Dutch bassist, founding member of Porno for Pyros (1992), later Jane's Addiction, The Cult, and Mark Lanegan collaborator; husband of Christina Applegate since 2013.
Martyrdöd
Martyrdöd is a Swedish crust punk and d-beat band formed in Gothenburg in 2001, blending crust with extreme and black metal and left-wing political lyrics.
Maruja
Maruja (マルージャ): Manchester four-piece (Wilkinson, Buonaccorsi, Carroll, Hayes) fusing post-punk, free jazz and post-hardcore around alto saxophone; EPs Knocknarea, Connla's Well, Tír na nÓg; debut album Pain to Power (2025) on Music for Nations.