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Canadian male singer-songwriters

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Leonard Cohen
Canadian singer, songwriter and poet (1934–2016)
Bryan Adams
Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and photographer
Drake
Canadian-American rapper and singer (born 1986)
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter. Son of journalist and author Scott Young, Young embarked on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s. He then moved to Los Angeles, forming the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield. His solo career, often backed by the band Crazy Horse, includes critically acclaimed albums such as Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969), After the Gold Rush (1970), Harvest (1972), On the Beach (1974), and Rust Never Sleeps (1979). Young was also a part-time member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, with whom he recorded the chart-topping 1970 album Déjà Vu.
The Weeknd
Canadian singer and songwriter (born 1990)
Paul Anka
Paul Albert Anka is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, and actor. His songs include "Diana", "You Are My Destiny", "Lonely Boy", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", "(You're) Having My Baby" and "My Way".
Rufus Wainwright
American-Canadian singer-songwriter and composer
Chris Jericho
American-Canadian professional wrestler (born 1970)
Gordon Lightfoot
Canadian singer-songwriter (1938–2023)
Deryck Whibley
Canadian rock musician (born 1980)
Paul Rodgers
British-Canadian musician
Robbie Robertson
Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist (1943–2023)
Devin Townsend
Canadian singer, guitarist and record producer
Mac DeMarco
Canadian musician
Henry Lau
Taiwnanese-Canadian singer and musician
bbno$
Alexander Leon Gumuchian ( ; born June 30, 1995), known professionally as bbno$, is a Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. He became widely known for his 2019 single "Lalala" (featuring Y2K). He continued this success through collaborations with artists including Yung Gravy and his 2021 single "Edamame". In 2025, he won the Juno Fan Choice Award.
Daniel Lanois
Canadian record producer and musician
Terry Jacks
Canadian singer-songwriter and environmentalist
Corey Hart
Canadian musician and singer
Rick Danko
Canadian singer, songwriter, and musician (1943–1999)
PartyNextDoor
Jahron Anthony Brathwaite (born July 3, 1993), known professionally as PartyNextDoor, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was the first artist to sign with Drake's record label OVO Sound, an imprint of Warner Records, in 2013. His self-titled debut mixtape was released through the label in July that year, and met with critical praise.
Tory Lanez
Canadian singer and rapper (born 1992)
Skip Spence
Canadian-American musician (1946–1999)
Owen Pallett
Canadian musician
Hank Snow
Canadian musician (1914–1999)
Nav
Canadian rapper, singer, and record producer (born 1989)
Stan Rogers
Canadian folk singer
Marc Martel
Canadian rock musician
Bruce Cockburn
Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter (born 1945)
Daniel Lavoie
Canadian musician
Félix Leclerc
Canadian singer-songwriter (1914-1988)
Karl Wolf
Canadian musician
Win Butler
Canadian-American singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist; member of the band Arcade Fire
Raffi
Raffi Cavoukian (, born July 8, 1948), known professionally by the mononym Raffi, is an Armenian-Canadian singer-lyricist and author born in Egypt best known for his children's music. In 1992, The Washington Post called him "the most popular children's singer in the English-speaking world". He developed his career as a "global troubadour" to become a music producer, author, entrepreneur, and founder of the Raffi Foundation for Child Honouring, an initiative focused on promoting children's rights and well-being. He has also been involved in advocacy for environmental and social causes, often ad
Belly
Palestinian-Canadian rapper
Robert Charlebois
Francophone Canadian author, composer, musician, performer and actor
Ron Sexsmith
Canadian singer-songwriter
Dan Hill
Canadian singer
Tom Cochrane
Canadian musician
Patrick Watson
American-born Canadian singer-songwriter
Tablo
Daniel Seon Woong Lee (; born July 22, 1980), better known by his stage name Tablo (), is a South Korean and Canadian rapper, songwriter and record producer. Tablo is best known as the leader and producer of South Korean hip-hop group Epik High, and the founder of independent music label Highgrnd, which housed bands Hyukoh and The Black Skirts.
Roch Voisine
Canadian singer-songwriter
Burton Cummings
Canadian musician
Luck Mervil
Haitian-Canadian actor and singer
Jesse Winchester
American-Canadian singer-songwriter, producer
Ian Tyson
Canadian singer-songwriter (1933–2022)
Adam Cohen
Canadian musician and singer
Colter Wall
Canadian singer-songwriter
Sam Roberts
Canadian singer-songwriter
Lawrence Gowan
Canadian singer and musician
Kevin Drew
Canadian musician
Geoff Berner
Canadian musician and satirist
David Usher
Canadian musician
Jack Scott
Canadian singer (1936–2019)
Brendan Canning
Canadian musician
Matthew Good
Canadian musician
Bob Nolan
Canadian-American singer and actor (1908-1980)
Oderus Urungus
Canadian Vocalist and Bassist (1963-2014)
Shawn Desman
Canadian singer
Jean Leloup
Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec