Home›Performing Musicians and Vocalists›Birth Decade›By Century›20th centuryBrowse By20th centuryFacts20th centurySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonCore Arts DisciplineWell-attestedMusic 120th centuryFilter Results41 entriesMovementAllJazz (5)Art MovementAllAfrobeat and Afropop Performers (4)American Popular Singers (3)Arab World Singers (2)East Asian Popular Singers (3)French Popular Singers (3)Jazz Musicians and Vocalists (5)Reggae Performers (2)Rock and Roll Performers (3)Salsa and Nueva Canción Singers (2)Soul and Gospel Singers (7)South Asian Singers and Musicians (3)Tango, Fado, Bossa Nova and Morna Performers (3)Active EraAll1933 to 2018 (1)1935 to 1963 (1)1935 to 1995 (1)1939 to 1999 (1)1942 to 2022 (1)1945 to 2004 (1)1948 to 2003 (1)1950 to 2009 (1)1953 to 1990 (1)1953 to 2006 (1)1953 to 2008 (1)1954 to 2003 (1)1954 to 2011 (1)1954 to 2017 (1)1957 to 1984 (1)1958 to 1997 (1)1961 to 2020 (1)1962 to 1970 (1)1962 to 1980 (1)1964 to 2009 (1)1966 to 1995 (1)1969 to 1991 (1)1977 to 2012 (1)NationalityAllAlgeria (2)Argentina (1)Armenia (1)Brazil (1)British Raj (1)Cabo Verde (1)Cuba (1)Egypt (3)France (4)Guinea (1)India (2)Italy (1)Jamaica (2)Japan (1)Mali (1)Nigeria (1)Pakistan (1)Portugal (1)Senegal (1)South Africa (1)South Korea (1)Syria (1)Taiwan (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (18)BirthplaceAllAbeokuta (1)Baltimore (1)Blida (1)Brazil (1)Cabo Verde (1)Cairo (1)Dakar (1)Egypt (1)Faisalabad (1)Havana (1)Illinois (1)Indore (1)Jamaica (1)Johannesburg (1)Lisbon (1)Los Angeles (1)Mali (1)May Pen (1)Memphis (1)New Orleans (2)North Carolina (1)Paris (2)San Miguel de Tucuman (1)Seattle (1)South Korea (1)Suwayda (1)Taiwan (1)United States (9)Varanasi (1)Yokohama (1)Zanzibar City (1)Art Form PracticedAllDance (2)Film (1)Music (41)Painting (1)Theatre (1)GenderAllFemale (18)Male (23)GroupAllAfrobeat and Afropop Performers (4)American Popular Singers (3)Arab World Singers (2)East Asian Popular Singers (3)French Popular Singers (3)Jazz Musicians and Vocalists (5)Reggae Performers (2)Rock and Roll Performers (3)Salsa and Nueva Canción Singers (2)Soul and Gospel Singers (7)South Asian Singers and Musicians (3)Tango, Fado, Bossa Nova and Morna Performers (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 41Amalia Rodrigues20th centuryAretha Franklin20th centuryBillie Holiday20th centuryBob Marley20th centuryCelia Cruz20th centuryCesaria Evora20th centuryCharles Aznavour20th centuryCho Yong-pil20th centuryDalida20th centuryÉdith Piaf20th centuryElla Fitzgerald20th centuryElvis Presley20th centuryEtta James20th centuryFarid al-Atrash20th centuryFela Kuti20th centuryFrank Sinatra20th centuryFreddie Mercury20th centuryHibari Misora20th centuryJames Brown20th centuryJimi Hendrix20th centuryJoao Gilberto20th centuryJohn Coltrane20th centuryLata Mangeshkar20th centuryLouis Armstrong20th centuryMahalia Jackson20th centuryMarvin Gaye20th centuryMercedes Sosa20th centuryMichael Jackson20th centuryMiles Davis20th centuryMiriam Makeba20th centuryNina Simone20th centuryNusrat Fateh Ali Khan20th centuryRabah Driassa20th centuryRavi Shankar20th centuryRay Charles20th centurySalif Keita20th centuryTeresa Teng20th centuryToots Hibbert20th centuryUmm Kulthum20th centuryWhitney Houston20th centuryYoussou N'Dour20th centurySources1. National Core Arts Standards: discipline list pagetier 1National Coalition for Core Arts StandardsHomepage, five-discipline listQuote, Homepage, five-discipline listDance . Media Arts . Music . Theatre and Visual ArtsView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.