Singers awarded knighthoods

Sir James Paul McCartney is an English musician and songwriter. He gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he was the bassist and keyboardist, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. McCartney is known for his melodic approach to bass-playing, versatile tenor vocal range and musical eclecticism, exploring genres ranging from pre-rock and roll pop to classical, ballads and electronica. His songwriting partnership with Lennon is the most successful in music history.

Sir Richard Starkey, known as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the group, usually for one song on each album, including "Yellow Submarine" and "With a Little Help from My Friends". He also wrote and sang the Beatles songs "Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden", and is credited as a co-writer of three others.

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.

Italian operatic tenor (1935–2007)

British singer and songwriter; vocalist of The Rolling Stones

British musician (born 1947)

Spanish tenor and conductor (born 1941)

English singer and songwriter (born 1945)

Welsh singer (born 1940)

British singer (born 1940)

English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer (1899–1973)

Irish singer-songwriter and political activist (born 1951)

Northern Irish musician

British musician

German lyric baritone and conductor (1925-2012)

Welsh bass-baritone

English actor, comedian and singer-songwriter

French tenor

British singer and musician

Iranian singer and musician

English tenor (1910–1986)

British entertainer (born 1936)

British presenter, actor, comedian, singer, dancer, and screenwriter (1928–2017)

French singer and actor (1929–2023)

Iranian singer, musician and tenor

Welsh entertainer (1921–2001)

English comedian, singer-songwriter and actor (1927–2018)

English operatic baritone (born 1944)

French author, lyricist, songwriter and singer

Irish tenor (1884–1945)

Dutch singer

Danish opera soprano (1946-2008)

British baritone (born 1959)

Scottish entertainer (1870–1950)

Welsh opera singer (1922-1992)

New Zealand opera singer (1934–2025)

British singer and disc jockey (1921–2016)

British opera singer (born 1946)

British opera singer (1834–1922)

Irish tenor (1938–2000)

Jamaican-born British operatic bass-baritone

Puerto Rican opera singer (1871–1946)

Italian opera singer

British actor and singer (1865-1936)

New Zealand entertainer (1935–2009)

New Zealand musician, singer-songwriter and record producer