Famous Singers and Musicians

An alphabetical listing of all the famous singers posted on the ArtQuotes.net website. New people will be listed each month with singers, songwriters, music artists, guitarists, bands, musicians and more.

To see famous people listed by genre or other categorizations see the Big List of Musicians here.

All Famous Singers A to Z

• Nick Cave – – Music Quotes
  Famous Australian musician, poet, songwriter, composer, novelist and singer.
• Jimmy Cliff – – Music Quotes
  Famous Jamaican reggae singer, musician and activist known for his high energy reggae songs.
• Claude Debussy – – Music Quotes
  Famous French composer and classic musician associated with impressionist music.
• Lucky Dube – – Music Quotes 
  Famous South African roots reggae singer and musician known for his unity songs.
• Jimi Hendrix – – Music Quotes
  Popular African American singer, guitarist and songwriter considered one of the greatest guitarists ever.
• Michael Jackson – – Music Quotes
  One of the best selling music artists of all time, dancer, songwriter, performer, entertainer and King of Pop.
• Bob Marley – – Music Quotes
  World famous reggae singer, songwriter and 20th century cultural icon from Jamaica.
• Damian Marley – – Music Quotes
  Jamaican reggae singer, dj, hip hop musician, and son of the great Bob Marley.
• Marilyn Monroe – – Famous Quotes
  The American woman Marilyn Monroe was a pop culture icon, actress, singer, and model.
• Jim Morrison – – Music Quotes
  Famous American singer, songwriter and poet of the popular rock band the Doors.
• Elvis Presley – – Famous Quotes
  Cultural icon of the 20th century known as the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis was an American singer and actor.
• Archie Roach – – Famous Quotes
  Famous Australian singer, songwriter, musician and activist for Indigenous Australians.
• Patti Smith – – Singer Quotes
  American punk-rock singer, poet, songwriter, activist, feminist and published author.
• Bruce Springsteen – Singer Quotes
  Popular American singer, guitarist and songwriter who released classic songs like Born in the USA and Born to Run.
• Peter Tosh – – Music Quotes
  Popular Jamaican activist reggae singer who did much to influence reggae music with Bob Marley.

More on the List of Notable Music Artists

I’ll be updating this list of famous singers and musicians every week. Let me know in the comments below which singers are missing from the list. I’m only adding entertainers and music makers who are super-famous with a very established reputation. See our big list of Famous Music Quotes where there’s one quotation or saying from each of the singers or musicians listed above.

See also our list of Famous Artists, Actors and Famous Writers.