Singers from Manchester

British singer and guitarist

Steven Patrick Morrissey (; born 22 May 1959) is an English singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of the rock band the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. Since then he has pursued a successful solo career. Morrissey's music is characterised by his baritone voice and distinctive lyrics with anti-establishment stances and recurring themes of emotional isolation, sexual longing, self-deprecation, and dark humour.

British singer

British singer (1949–2012)

British musician

British musician (1949–2003)

British musician (1945–2012)

British singer (1958–1988)

British singer

English singer

English singer-songwriter

British pop singer

British singer-songwriter (b. 1941)

British singer (born 1978)

Irish folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist

Christopher Hamill (born 19 December 1958), known professionally as Limahl ( , an anagram of Hamill), is an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead vocalist of the pop band Kajagoogoo beginning in 1982, before embarking on a solo career, releasing the 1984 hit "The NeverEnding Story", the theme song for the eponymous film.

English singer (1957–2018)

British singer and actress

English singer-songwriter and actor

English singer, songwriter and lead singer of Simply Red

British rock singer and songwriter

English musician (born 1989)

British singer-songwriter

British singer (1988–2022)

English tenor

British actor and singer (1936–2006)

British singer

British singer (1947–2000)

British pop singer (1945–2020)

British musician

British singer (1944–2003)

British actor and singer (1862–1935)

English comedian and singer

English actor and singer (1941–2012)

British-born Canadian singer

Rowetta Idah (born 5 January 1966), also known as Rowetta or Rowetta Satchell, is a British singer. She worked with Happy Mondays, recording and touring with the band from 1990. Her 1989 track "Reach Out" with Sweet Mercy has been sampled by Steve Angello, Laidback Luke, Todd Terry, and the Black Eyed Peas. She was also the last woman standing and was the sixth contestant eliminated in the first series of The X Factor in 2004 finishing in fourth place.

Welsh opera singer (1914–1990)

English actor, singer-songwriter

British musician

British singer

British singer

British rock singer

British opera singer