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Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend is an American indie rock band formed at Columbia University in 2006 by Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Baio, and Chris Tomson, known for Afropop- and baroque-inflected albums including Contra, Modern Vampires of the City, and Only God Was Above Us.
Vampire Weekend (album)
Vampire Weekend (2008), self-titled debut album by the American indie rock band on XL Recordings; Afropop- and preppy-inflected 11-song, 34-minute record, Metascore 82, Billboard 200 peak 17, RIAA Platinum.
Van Cliburn
Van Cliburn (Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr., 1934–2013), American pianist and Cold War cultural icon, won the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in April 1958, and the quadrennial Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth bears his name.
Van Der Dijs
Van Der Dijs (Vanderdis, VDD) was a Venezuelan nu metal and rap rock band formed in Caracas in 2024 by Manuel Van Der Dijs, Gabriel Gómez, Xander Hernández, and Abraham Foucault; all four died in the 24 June 2026 La Guaira earthquakes.
Van der Graaf Generator
Van der Graaf Generator: English progressive rock band formed 1967 at Manchester University by Peter Hammill and Chris Judge Smith, named after the Van de Graaff static-electricity machine; known for Pawn Hearts, Godbluff, and punk-era cult status.
Van Dyke Parks
Van Dyke Parks (born 1943, Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is an American songwriter, arranger, and producer, lyricist of the Beach Boys' abandoned SMiLE, creator of Song Cycle, Discover America, and Clang of the Yankee Reaper, and arranger for Joanna Newsom, Randy Newman, and Ry Cooder.
Van Gogh (group)
Van Gogh (Serbian: Ван Гог) is a Serbian rock band formed in Belgrade in 1986 and fronted by guitarist and singer Zvonimir Đukić Đule, known for the hit "Neko te ima".
Van Halen
Van Halen: American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, by Eddie and Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, and Michael Anthony; famous for the 1978 debut, the 1984 album and 'Jump', the Sammy Hagar era, Eddie's tapping technique, and 2007 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.
Van Halen (album)
Van Halen (1978) is the American hard rock band's self-titled Warner Bros. debut, recorded largely live at Sunset Sound in about a week. Known for "Eruption" and two-handed tapping, it peaked at No. 117 but sold over 10 million US copies, earning RIAA Diamond certification.
Van Halen discography
Van Halen discography: 12 studio albums 1978-2012 on Warner Bros., across David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar, and Gary Cherone eras; Diamond-certified debut and 1984, four No. 1 Hagar albums, over 80 million records sold.
Van Halen II
Van Halen II (1979) is Van Halen's second studio album, produced by Ted Templeman, recorded at Sunset Sound within a week, featuring "Dance the Night Away" (#15 US) and the acoustic "Spanish Fly."
Van Halen III
Van Halen III (1998, Warner Bros.) is Van Halen's tenth studio album and its only one with Extreme singer Gary Cherone, co-produced by Eddie Van Halen and Mike Post; a commercial and critical failure.
Van Hunt
Van Hunt (Van Hunt Jr., born 1970) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer from Dayton, Ohio; Grammy winner for "Family Affair" with John Legend and Joss Stone, known for the shelved album Popular.
Van Morrison
Van Morrison (George Ivan Morrison, born 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter from Belfast, frontman of Them and writer of "Gloria" and "Brown Eyed Girl", known for Astral Weeks, Moondance, Celtic soul, and his 2016 knighthood.
Van Morrison discography
Van Morrison discography: the Belfast-born singer-songwriter's solo releases from Blowin' Your Mind! (1967) and Astral Weeks (1968) through 46-plus studio albums, 2025's Remembering Now and 2026's Somebody Tried to Sell Me a Bridge.
Van Weezer
Van Weezer is Weezer's fifteenth studio album, released May 7, 2021 on Atlantic. An '80s hair-metal tribute produced by Suzy Shinn, delayed by the pandemic, it scored 67 on Metacritic and hit No. 11 on the Billboard 200.
Vana (singer)
Vana is the stage name of Yvonne Winckel, an industrial alt-metal singer and songwriter based in Auckland, New Zealand, who broke out with the 2024 single "BEG!".
Vance Joy
Vance Joy, the stage name of James Gabriel Keogh, is an Australian singer-songwriter from Melbourne born in 1987 whose 2013 single "Riptide" set an Australian chart record.
Vandemataram Srinivas
Vandemataram Srinivas is a Telugu cinema playback singer, lyricist, and music director whose career since his 1985 debut spans more than 250 films across four languages.
Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Carlton, full name Vanessa Lee Carlton, is an American singer-songwriter and pianist best known for her 2002 debut single "A Thousand Miles", which earned three Grammy nominations.
Vanessa da Mata
Vanessa da Mata is a Brazilian singer and songwriter of MPB, born in 1976 in Alto Garças, Mato Grosso, best known for the hits "Ai, Ai, Ai…" and "Boa Sorte/Good Luck".
Vanessa Mai
Vanessa Mai, born 1992 in Baden-Württemberg, is a German schlager and pop singer who fronted Wolkenfrei, has released nine studio albums, and has sold more than 800,000 records.
Vanessa Martín
Vanessa Martín, born Vanesa Martín Mata, is a Spanish singer-songwriter from Málaga, a leading voice of modern Spanish romantic pop since her 2006 debut album Agua.
Vanessa Paradis
Vanessa Paradis (Vanessa Chantal Paradis), French singer, actress, and model born 1972 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés; famous for 1987 hit "Joe le taxi" and albums like Divinidylle; César-winning actress, Chanel muse, ex-partner of Johnny Depp, separated from Samuel Benchetrit in 2026.
Vanessa White
Vanessa White, born Vanessa Karen White in 1989, is an English R&B singer and songwriter who rose to fame in the girl group The Saturdays before going solo.
Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams (born 1963) is the first African American Miss America (1983, resigned 1984) who rebuilt her career as a pop/R&B singer with "Save the Best for Last" and "Colors of the Wind," and as an actress on Ugly Betty; distinct from other performers named Vanessa Williams.
Vanessa-Mae
Vanessa-Mae (Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson), British violinist born 1978 in Singapore; child prodigy turned classical crossover pioneer with The Violin Player, 10 million albums sold, and Thailand ski team Olympian at Sochi 2014.
Vangelis (Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου)
Vangelis (Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, 1943-2022), Greek self-taught electronic composer and Oscar winner for Chariots of Fire, also scored Blade Runner, led Aphrodite's Child, and had asteroid 6354 named for him.
Vanguard Records
Vanguard Records, American label founded 1950 in New York by Seymour and Maynard Solomon; classical start, folk revival leader via the Weavers and Joan Baez, blues and Newport recordings; now a Concord label.
Vani Jairam (வாணி ஜெயராம்)
Vani Jairam (வாணி ஜெயராம்), born Kalaivani, was an Indian playback singer who sang in 19 languages and recorded 10,000+ songs; debuting with Guddi's Bol Re Papi Hara (1971), she won three National Film Awards and a posthumous 2023 Padma Bhushan, dying 4 February 2023 in Chennai.