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David Bowie
David Robert Jones, known as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as among the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie received particular acclaim for his work in the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft have had a significant impact on popular music.
Ricky Gervais
British comedian
Elvis Costello
English singer-songwriter (born 1954)
Billy Idol
English singer
Kim Wilde
English pop singer (born 1960)
Robert Smith
English singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter
Bryan Ferry
British singer (born 1945)
Dave Gahan
English singer
Martin Gore
English songwriter, musician, singer, record producer, remixer, and DJ; founding member of Depeche Mode
Gary Numan
English musician (born 1958)
Black
English pop singer (1962–2016)
David A. Stewart
English musician, songwriter and record producer (born 1952)
Paul Young
English musician (born 1956)
Marc Almond
British singer
Siouxsie Sioux
English singer
Alison Moyet
British singer
Bernard Sumner
English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
Kirsty MacColl
Kirsty Anna MacColl was a British singer and songwriter. The daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl, she recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" and cover versions of Billy Bragg's "A New England" and the Kinks' "Days". She also sang on a number of recordings produced by her husband Steve Lillywhite, most notably "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues. Her first single, "They Don't Know", would have chart success a few years later when covered by Tracey Ullman. Her death in 2000 led to the "Justice for Kirsty" campaign.
Mark Hollis
British singer (1955–2019)
Thomas Dolby
English musician, producer, entrepreneur and teacher (born 1958)
Adam Ant
English musician (born 1954)
David Sylvian
English musician
Joe Jackson
English musician
Roland Orzabal
English musician and singer
Curt Smith
English musician and current member of Tears for Fears
Nik Kershaw
British musician
Pete Shelley
British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)
Gillian Gilbert
English musician, keyboardist, guitarist and singer
Toyah Willcox
British singer and actress
Tony Hadley
English pop singer
Hazel O'Connor
English singer-songwriter and actress
Wayne Hussey
English musician, singer of The Mission
Hugh Cornwell
English musician and songwriter, ex-member of The Stranglers
Susan Ann Sulley
British pop singer
Sara Dallin
British pop singer
Pauline Black
British actress and Ska singer
Joanne Catherall
British pop singer
Stephen Duffy
English songwriter, vocalist; founding member of Duran Duran
Keren Woodward
British singer
Bruce Foxton
British musician
Martin Fry
English singer
Peter Perrett
British singer-songwriter
Paul Humphreys
English singer, songwriter and musician
Glenn Tilbrook
English musician (born 1957)
Paddy McAloon
English singer-songwriter and musician
Nick Heyward
British singer/songwriter
Colin Moulding
English bassist, songwriter and vocalist
Rhoda Dakar
British singer and musician
Ian Broudie
English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer from Liverpool
Chris Difford
British musician, singer, songwriter