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Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting effect on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with the lyricist Bernie Taupin is one of the most successful in history. John was the 19th person to achieve an "EGOT", winning Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards. He has sold over 300 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Eric Clapton
British musician
Sting
British musician (born 1951)
Ed Sheeran
Edward Christopher Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play No. 5 Collaborations Project. He signed with Asylum Records the same year.
Robbie Williams
British pop singer (born 1974)
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles Collins is an English singer, drummer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis and had a successful solo career, achieving three UK number-one singles and seven US number-one singles as a solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists and solo resulted in more US top-40 singles than any other artist throughout the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include "In the Air Tonight", "You Can't Hurry Love", "Against All Odds ", "One More Night", "Sussudio", "Another Day in Paradise", "Two Hearts" and "I Wish It Would Rain Down".
Harry Styles
Harry Edward Styles is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. An influential figure in popular culture, he is known for his showmanship, artistry, and flamboyant fashion. Styles's musical career began in 2010 as part of One Direction, a boy band formed on the British music competition series The X Factor after each member of the band had been eliminated from the solo contest. They became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time before going on an indefinite hiatus in 2016. Styles released his eponymous debut solo album through Erskine and Columbia Records in 2017, which was led by the UK number-one single "Sign of the Times".
Rod Stewart
English singer and songwriter (born 1945)
Olivia Newton-John
English and Australian singer (1948-2022)
Cat Stevens
British musician (born 1948)
James Blunt
English singer-songwriter
Bonnie Tyler
Welsh singer (born 1951)
Chris Rea
Christopher Anton Rea was an English rock and blues singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He was known for his distinctive gravelly voice, slide guitar playing and music style blending soft rock with blues.
Van Morrison
Northern Irish musician
Robin Gibb
British singer (1949–2012)
Roger Daltrey
English musician and lead vocalist of The Who
Alan Parsons
British audio engineer, musician, and record producer
Barry Gibb
British musician
Gerry Rafferty
Scottish singer-songwriter (1947–2011)
Maurice Gibb
British musician (1949–2003)
Chris de Burgh
Argentine - British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist
Steve Winwood
English rock musician
Graham Nash
British singer
Chris Norman
English soft rock singer
Maggie Reilly
British singer
Bernie Taupin
British songwriter
Al Stewart
Scottish singer-songwriter, folk-rock musician
Leo Sayer
British singer
Albert Hammond
Gibraltarian singer, songwriter, and record producer
Eric Woolfson
Scottish songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, executive producer, pianist (1945–2009)
Roger Hodgson
UK musician and songwriter
Graham Gouldman
English musician (born 1946)
Paul Carrack
British musician
Rupert Holmes
British-American composer and singer-songwriter and playwright
Eric Stewart
British musician
Dave Mason
David Thomas Mason was an English singer-songwriter and guitarist, who came to prominence in 1967 as a founding member of the rock band Traffic. He wrote and sang lead vocals on two of the band's most famous songs, "Hole in My Shoe" and "Feelin' Alright?" His song "Only You Know and I Know" became a signature song for Delaney & Bonnie, and "We Just Disagree", Mason's 1977 solo U.S. hit, written by Jim Krueger, has become a staple of U.S. classic hits and adult contemporary radio playlists.
Allan Clarke
British rock singer and songwriter
Matthew Fisher
British musician
Jim Capaldi
English musician and songwriter (1944–2005)
Iain Matthews
English musician and songwriter
Colin Blunstone
British singer
Ian Bairnson
Scottish musician, guitarist (1953–2023)
Tony Hicks
English guitarist and singer
Labi Siffre
British poet, songwriter, musician, and singer
Graham Russell
English musician
Lesley Duncan
English singer-songwriter
Judie Tzuke
English singer-songwriter
Paul Young
British singer (1947–2000)
Terry Sylvester
British musician
Simon Franglen
British composer, music producer, arranger and musician
Pete Haycock
British musician (1951–2013)
Adrian Gurvitz
English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
Gary Osborne
British singer-songwriter
Joe Egan
Scottish songwriter, musician (1946–2024)
Christopher Neil
British musician
Alan Barton
British musician (1953–1995)
Martin Page
English singer-songwriter and bassist
Mike Hazlewood
English singer, composer and songwriter (1941–2001)
Lord David Dundas
British musician
Duncan Browne
British singer (1947–1993)