Arts and culture

Axwell

Axwell (Axel Christofer Hedfors, born 1977, Lund) is a Swedish DJ and producer, five-time Grammy nominee, founder of Axtone Records, and member of Swedish House Mafia and Axwell /\ Ingrosso.

AY (musician)

AY, also written A.Y. and known as Ay Masta, is the stage name of Ambwene Allen Yessayah, a Tanzanian bongo flava rapper-singer born in 1982 in Mtwara.

Ay Yola (Ай Ёла) is a Bashkir ethno-pop trio from Ufa, Bashkortostan, founded in 2024: Rinat Ramazanov, Adel Shaykhitdinova, and Ruslan Shaykhitdinov. Their 2025 single Homay, based on the Ural-Batyr epic, topped 130 million streams and entered the global Shazam top ten.

Aya Cash

Aya Rachel Cash (born 1982) is an American actress from San Francisco, known for playing Gretchen Cutler in You're the Worst and Stormfront in The Boys.

Aya Hirano (平野綾)

Aya Hirano (平野綾), born 1987 in Aichi Prefecture, is a Japanese voice actress, actress, and singer known for Haruhi Suzumiya and Konata Izumi, solo debut 2006, 2026 four-anniversary COTTON CLUB live.

Aya Nakamura

Aya Nakamura (Aya Danioko, born 1995, Bamako) is a French-Malian pop singer, the most-streamed French-language artist worldwide, known for "Djadja," her 2024 Olympics opening ceremony performance, and three sold-out 2026 Stade de France concerts.

Aya Uchida

Aya Uchida (内田彩, Uchida Aya) is a Japanese voice actress and singer, known for voicing Kotori Minami in Love Live! and for solo albums on Nippon Columbia.

Ayadgar-i Zareran

Ayadgar-i Zareran is a short Middle Persian text recounting King Wištāsp's defense of the Zoroastrian faith against Arǰāsp, the only surviving specimen of ancient Iranian epic poetry.

Ayah

Ayah (Indonesian for "Father") is a 2015 novel by Indonesian writer Andrea Hirata, published by PT Bentang Pustaka. Its dominant theme is a father's love and sacrifice for his child.

Ayaka Is in Love with Hiroko!

Ayaka Is in Love with Hiroko! (彩香ちゃんは弘子先輩に恋してる) is a Sal Jiang yuri office-romance manga serialized 2020–2023 in three Futabasha volumes, licensed in English by Tokyopop and MangaPlaza, adapted into an 8-episode 2024 live-action drama starring Shiho Katō and Kanna Mori.

Ayaka Ōhashi (大橋彩香)

Ayaka Ōhashi (大橋彩香), Japanese voice actress and singer born 1994 in Saitama; voices Uzuki Shimamura, Saaya Yamabuki, Vodka, Aki Adagaki; Lantis solo artist, ex-HoriPro, now INSPION Agency.

Ayako Fujitani (藤谷文子)

Ayako Fujitani (藤谷文子, born 1979, Osaka) is a Japanese actress and writer, daughter of Steven Seagal; Gamera trilogy heroine, star of Shiki-Jitsu, and co-writer of Tokyo Cowboy.

Ayako Sono

Ayako Sono (曽野綾子) was a Japanese Catholic novelist and essayist whose fiction explored war, society, and religion, and who chaired the Nippon Foundation from 1995 to 2005.

Ayalaan

Ayalaan (அயலான்), 2024 Tamil sci-fi film by R. Ravikumar starring Sivakarthikeyan and a VFX alien named Tattoo voiced by Siddharth; released 12 January 2024, music by A. R. Rahman, over 4,500 VFX shots, mixed reviews and differing box-office estimates.

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Ayali

Ayali (அயலி) is a 2023 ZEE5 Tamil web series directed by Muthu Kumar, starring Abi Nakshatra as Tamizhselvi, a village girl defying a puberty-marriage custom to become a doctor; distinct from the 2025 Zee Tamil serial of the same name.

Ayali (2025 TV series)

Ayali (அயலி) is a 2025 Tamil Zee Tamil crime thriller serial premiering 2 June 2025, a remake of Bengali Jagaddhatri (জগদ্ধাত্রী), starring Tejaswini Gowda and Anand Selvan, distinct from the 2023 ZEE5 web series of the same title.

Ayan (அயன்) (film)

Ayan (அயன்), also known as Vidhwanshak or Veedokkade in dubs, is a 2009 Tamil action thriller directed by K. V. Anand, starring Suriya, Prabhu, and Tamannaah; a Sun Pictures-distributed blockbuster about a smuggler, released 3 April 2009.

Ayan Mukerji

Ayan Mukerji (born 1983) is an Indian Hindi-film director, son of actor Deb Mukherjee, known for Wake Up Sid, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, the Brahmastra trilogy, and War 2 (2025).

Ayana Taketatsu (竹達彩奈)

Ayana Taketatsu (竹達彩奈) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Saitama, born 1989, known for Azusa Nakano in K-On!, Nino Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets, and Leafa in Sword Art Online; married to Yuki Kaji.

Ayandeh

Ayandeh (آینده, "Future") was a Persian political and literary journal founded in Tehran in 1925 by Mahmoud Afshar to promote the Persian language and national unity.

Ayane (綾音) (Dead or Alive)

Ayane (あやね, 綾音) is the Hajinmon-sect kunoichi of Team Ninja's Dead or Alive fighting games, debuting in 1998, half-sister and hunter of Kasumi, voiced by Wakana Yamazaki, and featured in Ninja Gaiden and crossovers.

Ayane Sakura (佐倉綾音)

Ayane Sakura (佐倉綾音, Ayaneru) is a Japanese voice actress born 1994 in Tokyo, affiliated with Aoni Production. Known for Ochaco Uraraka, Gabi Braun, Yotsuba Nakano, Yae Miko, and TBS Radio hosting.

Ayben Sever

Ayben Sever, known as Ayben, is a Turkish rapper and songwriter born in Istanbul in 1982, the sister of rapper Ceza and a pioneer of Turkish hip-hop.

Aych

Aych, the stage name of Harrison Smith, is a bass music producer and DJ based in Nashville, Tennessee, known for remixes of Disco Lines' "No Broke Boys" and Key Glock's "Pride".

Ayda Field

Ayda Field (Ayda Sabahat Evecan, also Ayda Field Williams), born 1979, is a Turkish-American actress known for Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Back to You, Loose Women, and as a 2018 X Factor UK judge; wife of Robbie Williams.

Ayda Jebat

Ayda Jebat, real name Nur Suhada Jebat, is a Malaysian singer and actress born in 1992 who rose through Akademi Fantasia in 2011 and is known for Pencuri Hati.

Ayden Mayeri

Ayden Mayeri (born 1990) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director known for Beth Ann in I Love That for You (2022) and Shadi in Jackpot! (2024).

Aye Ishq e Junoon

Aye Ishq e Junoon is a Pakistani television serial starring Sheheryar Munawar and Ushna Shah, directed by Qasim Ali Mureed and premiered on ARY Digital on 11 November 2024.

Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo

Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo (ऐ मेरे वतन के लोगों) is a Hindi patriotic song by Kavi Pradeep, composed by C. Ramchandra, sung by Lata Mangeshkar in 1963 as a tribute to soldiers of the 1962 Sino-Indian War.