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Ying Yang Twins
Ying Yang Twins: Atlanta crunk/rap duo of Kaine (Eric Jackson Jr.) and D-Roc (Deongelo Holmes), formed 2000, not actual twins or brothers. Known for "Wait (The Whisper Song)", "Salt Shaker", "Get Low" with Lil Jon, and five million records sold.
Yiruma (이루마)
Yiruma (이루마), born Lee Ru-ma in 1978, is a South Korean pianist-composer of new age-classical crossover piano music. Debut album Love Scene (2001); known for River Flows in You and Kiss the Rain; Billboard Classical No. 1 in 2020.
Yiyo Sarante
Yiyo Sarante, the stage name of Eduardo Alberto Sarante Rosario, is a Dominican salsa singer best known for "Pirata" and for "Corazón de Acero", the most-viewed Dominican song on YouTube.
Yılmaz Erdoğan
Yılmaz Erdoğan is a Turkish actor, poet, screenwriter, and director born in 1967 in Hakkâri, who founded the Beşiktaş Kültür Merkezi theater and wrote and directed the hit film Vizontele.
YK Osiris
YK Osiris (Osiris Jahkail Williams, born 1998) is an R&B singer from Jacksonville, Florida; his 2019 hit "Worth It" and Def Jam debut album The Golden Child peaked at No. 90, and he later went independent with YK World and YKIZZY.
YKNiece
YKNiece (YK Niece), real name Shanice Cameron, born 2003, is an Atlanta rapper who went viral in March 2025 on Pluto's "WHIM WHAMIEE" (No. 51 Hot 100), became a 2026 XXL Freshman, and differs from namesakes as the Atlanta TikTok-born rapper, not any other YK artist.
Ylona Garcia
Ylona Garcia (Ylona Jade Garcia), Filipino-Australian singer-songwriter and actress born 2002 in Sydney; Pinoy Big Brother 737 first runner-up (2015), debut album My Name Is Ylona Garcia (2016), "Entertain Me" theme for VALORANT agent Neon, co-founder of Group Project.
Ylvis
Ylvis, Norwegian comedy duo of brothers Bård and Vegard Ylvisåker formed in Bergen in 2000, best known for the 2013 viral hit "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)" and their TV work.
Yma Sumac
Yma Sumac (Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo, 1922-2008), Peruvian soprano of the exotica era, starred on Capitol Records from 1950 with Voice of the Xtabay; documented range just over four octaves, five octaves claimed.
Yng Lvcas
Yng Lvcas, also known as Young Lvcas, is a Mexican rapper from Guadalajara whose song "La Bebé" became a global hit in 2023 through its remix with Peso Pluma.
YNG Martyr
YNG Martyr, also known as Seaton Rogers, is an Australian Wiradjuri rapper from Canberra behind the viral hit Nike Ticks (2019), with 140M+ Spotify streams, a 2022 Warner Music Australia signing, and albums Lovesick (2023) and CHALANT (2026).
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen (Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, born 1963), Swedish neoclassical metal guitarist; founder of the style via 1984's Rising Force, ex-Steeler and Alcatrazz, signature scalloped-neck Fender Stratocaster.
YNW Melly
YNW Melly (Jamell Demons), Florida rapper from Gifford, broke out with "Murder on My Mind" and I Am You. Charged 2019 with first-degree murder of YNW Sakchaser and YNW Juvy; 2023 mistrial, retrial set 2027.
Yo Gotti
Yo Gotti (Mario Sentell Giden Mims, born 1981), Memphis rapper and CEO of Collective Music Group; began as Lil Yo in 1996, known for "Down in the DM" and "Rake It Up," CMG/Interscope label head.
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo: American indie rock trio formed 1984 in Hoboken, New Jersey, by Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley, with James McNew; 17 albums on Matador, named after a 1962 baseball phrase.
Yo Maps
Yo Maps, born Elton Mulenga in 1994, is a Zambian singer whose 2018 hit "Finally" brought mainstream fame and whose album Try Again set Zambian streaming records.
Yo Yo Honey Singh
Yo Yo Honey Singh, stage name of Hirdesh Singh, is an Indian rapper, singer, and music producer from Hoshiarpur, Punjab, whose 2011 album International Villager and 2012 hit Brown Rang made Punjabi party rap mainstream in Bollywood.
Yo-Yo (rapper)
Yo-Yo (Yolanda Whitaker, born 1971) is a Los Angeles hardcore/West Coast rapper who debuted on Ice Cube's "It's a Man's World" (1990), released five EastWest albums 1991-1998, founded the Intelligent Black Women's Coalition, and runs the Yo-Yo School of Hip Hop.
Yo-Yo Ma (马友友)
Yo-Yo Ma (马友友), born 1955 in Paris, is a Chinese-American cellist with 20 Grammy Awards, over 120 albums, and founder of the Silkroad collective; also known for Bach suites and the Bach Project.
Yoann Lemoine
Yoann Lemoine, known as Woodkid, is a French musician, video director and graphic designer born in 1983; creator of the albums The Golden Age (2013) and S16 (2020), director of videos for Katy Perry, Lana Del Rey and others, and a Grammy-nominated music video maker.
Yoasobi
YOASOBI (from Japanese for nightlife) is a J-pop duo formed October 1, 2019, composer Ayase plus vocalist ikura, turning monogatary.com novels into songs; debut "Yoru ni Kakeru" and "Idol" set Japanese chart records.
Yod Abyssinia
Yod Abyssinia is a large cultural restaurant in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, founded in 2003, that pairs traditional Ethiopian cuisine with live traditional music and dance performances nightly.
Yodeling
Yodeling, or Jodel, is singing with rapid register shifts between chest and head voice on wordless syllables, rooted in the Alps since at least 1545, inscribed by UNESCO in 2025, and distinct from ordinary register breaks in popular singing.
Yogi B (யோகி பி)
Yogi B (யோகி பி), Yogeswaran Veerasingam, Malaysian Tamil rapper, Godfather of Tamil hip-hop; first Tamil rap song Vallavan (1998) with Poetic Ammo, 2006 album Vallavan with Natchatra, Madai Thiranthu, Kollywood songs like Surviva.
Yohani
Yohani (Yohani Diloka De Silva, born 1993) is a Sri Lankan singer known for the 2021 viral cover "Manike Mage Hithe", Bollywood songs "Manike" and "Jehda Nasha", and albums Kella and Aadarei.
Yoka Lokole
Yoka Lokole was a short-lived Kinshasa orchestra formed in November 1975 by Papa Wemba, Mavuela Somo, and Bozi Boziana after leaving Isifi Lokole, named for the lokole drum.
Yoko Kanno (菅野 よう子)
Yoko Kanno (菅野 よう子, born 1963, Sendai) is a Japanese composer for anime, film, drama, and games, known for Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell: SAC, Macross, and leading the Seatbelts.
Yola (singer)
Yola (Yolanda Quartey, also Yola Carter, born 1983, Bristol) is an English country-soul singer. Grammy-nominated for Walk Through Fire (2019) and Stand for Myself (2021); played Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Elvis.
Yolanda Adams
Yolanda Adams (Yolanda Yvette Adams, born 1961, Houston) is an American gospel singer with four Grammy wins from 16 nominations, known for Mountain High… Valley Low, her radio show, and 2024's Sunny Days.
Yolanda Be Cool
Yolanda Be Cool is an Australian electronic dance duo from Sydney, best known for the 2010 house track "We No Speak Americano", which topped the UK chart.