Famous Singers

Music touches a sensitive chord somewhere and it stays with you. It has that raw appeal to touch your very soul and do to you what you want it to. You're sad..there's music for that. You're happy...there's music to get you happier still. You need to simply relax or dance away the blues, there's music for that as well. You know I could go on and on about what music can do for you, the point being that music is an integral part of our existence. But what makes music appeal to us? Singers! If there were no singers then how would we understand the lyrics and the melody, and the entire amalgamation of these elements to make up for the songs? So it's undoubtedly the singers that give them the final form and shape that we all enjoy. And that is why all those famous singers who sing all the melodies make a place in our hearts. This article is dedicated to some of the most talented singers who have earned fame.

In the following article we shall look through a list of some singers that there are today. Their popularity is dependent on a lot of factors like how well they catch the pulse of the audience and appeal to them as well as the kind of songs that they sing. Some of these singers specialize in a particular genre of songs, while others experiment with a lot of different tonal qualities and song genres. Yet, they strike a chord somewhere in the audience and that's why they are famous today. Let us take a look at some of these famed singers in the remainder of this article.

List of Famous Singers

Here is a list of singers that have earned their status through some of the best songs that they've lent their voices too and therefore it comes as no surprise that they enjoy the status of being famous.

Many of these famous women singers and famous men singers have been famous through the years, while others are new and yet have become famous. To make things simpler, I've listed a comprehensive list from A-Z.

A

• Amy Winehouse
• Aaliyah
• Asha Bhosle
• Aaron Carter
• Aaliyah
• Aerosmith
• Alan Doyle
• Alan Wilder
• Alanis Morissette
• Alicia Keys
• Avril Lavigne
• Ashanti
• Ashlee Simpson
• Angie Stone
• Anthony Sinatra
• Antonio Martos Ortiz
• Antonio Vivaldi
• Aretha Franklin
• Anastacia

B

• Barbra Streisand
• Barry White
• Beyonce Knowles
• Billy Joel
• Bob Dylan
• Bob Marley
• Bono
• Boris Vian
• Boy George
• Britney Spears
• Bruce Springsteen
• Bryan Adams

C

• Carlos Santana
• Carrie Underwood
• Cher
• Chris Brown
• Christina Aguilera
• Cliff Richard
• Cyndi Lauper

D

• Danny Elfman
• Dave Matthews
• Diana Ross
• Dido
• Dolly Parton

E

• Elton John
• Elvis Presley
• Eminem
• Emma Bunton
• Enrique Iglesias
• Eric Clapton

F

• Fred Durst
• Freddie Hubbard
• Freddie Mercury

G

• Garth Brooks
• George Michael
• Geri Halliwell
• Gloria Estefan
• Gwen Stefani

J

• James Blunt
• James Brown
• Janet Jackson
• Jay-Z
• Jennifer Hudson
• Jennifer Lopez
• Jessica Simpson
• Jim Morrison
• Jimi Hendrix
• Jimmy Buffett
• John Denver
• John Lennon
• John Mayer
• Justin Bieber
• Justin Timberlake

K

• Katy Perry
• Keisha Buchanan
• Kelly Clarkson
• Kelly Rowland
• Kris Allen
• Kurt Cobain

L

• Lady Gaga
• Led Zeppelin
• Lenny Kravitz
• Lil Wayne
• Lily Allen
• Lata Mangeshkar
• Lionel Richie
• Lou Bega
• Louis Armstrong
• Ludacris
• Ludwig van Beethoven

M

• M.I.A.
• Madonna
• Mandy Moore
• Marc Anthony
• Mariah Carey
• Michael Jackson
• Mick Jagger
• Missy Elliott

N

• Nat King Cole
• Natalie Imbruglia
• Natasha Bedingfield
• Ne-Yo
• Neil Diamond
• Neil Young
• Nelly
• Nelly Furtado
• Nick Cannon
• Nick Carter
• Nickelback
• Norah Jones

O

• Ozzy Osbourne

P

• Paul Landers
• Paul McCartney
• Paul Young
• Phil Collins
• Pink
• Pink Floyd
• Prince
• Puff Daddy

Q

• Queen
• Queen Latifah
• Quincy Jones

R

• R. Kelly
• Ricky Martin
• Rihanna
• Robbie Williams
• Roberta Flack
• Rod Stewart
• Roger Taylor
• Ronan Keating
• Rudi Protrudi
• Ruslana

S

• Seal
• Sean Paul
• Shakira
• Shania Twain
• Sharon Osbourne
• Sheryl Crow
• Simon & Garfunkel
• Sinclair
• Steve Hart
• Stevie Wonder
• Sting

T

• Taylor Swift
• Tim McGraw
• Timbaland
• Tina Turner
• Tom Jones
• Tracy Chapman

U

• U2
• Usher Raymond

V

• Van Halen
• Van Morrison
• Vanessa Carlton

W

• Whitney Houston
• Will Smith
• Will-i-am
• William Beckett
• Willie Nelson
• Wyclef Jean

These were some of the famous singers, most of whom I'm quite certain you've heard of at some time or the other, even though you might not be familiar with their work on the whole. Yet each of these singers have been able to etch out a distinct place in the hearts of the listeners and that is why they are so loved. It could be the kind of songs they sing, the attitude they portray or the abundance of the X factor that everyone seems to be looking out for. For the wrong reason or the right one, these singers continue to be in the limelight and making headlines with their work.