Musicians

Ella Jane Fitzgerald, also known as Lady Ella, the First Lady of Music, the Queen of Jazz, an American female singer, is recognized as one of the most important jazz singers of the 20th century, as famous as Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan.

Sir Elton Hercules John CH CBE, formerly known as Reginald Kenneth Dwight, is a British male singer, composer, pianist and actor. In his more than 50-year music career, Elton John has sold more than 300 million records and is one of the most successful artists in history. He is also the winner of four major American entertainment awards: Academy Award, Emmy Award, Grammy Award and Tony Award.

Aretha Louise Franklin (English: Aretha Louise Franklin, /əˈriːθə/; March 25, 1942 - August 16, 2018), American female singer, songwriter and pianist, born in Memphis, Tennessee. Aretha was exposed to music as a child when she participated in a choir. Her song style spanned pop music and soul music, and she was named the "Lady Soul" and the "Queen of Soul". Aretha Franklin's career was filled with awards. She is the female singer who has won the third most Grammy Awards in history, with a total of 19, 11 of which came from the "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" (eight of which she won for eight consecutive years). In addition to the Grammy, she is also the first female singer to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her music is not only well-received but also very popular. She has more than 70 singles on the Billboard charts. "Rolling Stone" ranked Aretha No. 1 among the "100 Greatest Singers", which is enough to show her popularity. Aretha died of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor in Detroit on August 16, 2018. His legendary life story was adapted into a quasi-biographical film "Genius of the Century: Aretha the Soul Singer" by the National Geographic Channel. Paramount Pictures will launch the biopic "Soul Voice" for her in 2021.

Edward Kennedy Ellington (English: Edward Kennedy Ellington, April 29, 1899 - May 24, 1974), nicknamed Duke Ellington, was born in Washington, D.C., United States. He was a composer, pianist and jazz band leader. Duke was a nickname given to him by a childhood friend, and people continued to call him that after he became famous. Duke Ellington was considered a huge influence on jazz music during his lifetime. His music spans many genres, including blues, gospel, film scores, pop and classical music. The Duke's fame grew even more posthumously, including winning the Pulitzer Prize. He spent more than fifty years leading his orchestras, writing countless songs, creating film scores and going on numerous world tours.

Barbra Joan Streisand (English: Barbra Joan Streisand, /ˈstraɪsænd/ STRY-sand; April 24, 1942 -), American female singer, actress, director and producer. In the nearly 60 years since her debut, she has won two Academy Awards (the first woman to win the original song award), ten Grammy Awards (including the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Legend Award), five Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and nine Golden Globe Awards (including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and she is also the only woman to win the Best Director before 2021). In 2015, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States, by President Obama for her status as a pioneer Jewish woman and her many years of charity work. Streisand was born in Brooklyn, New York, and began singing in restaurants and performing on Broadway at the age of 16. She received her first Tony Award nomination in 1962, released her first album in 1963, and won three Grammy Awards. In 1964, she performed "Girls" on Broadway and achieved unprecedented success. In 1968, "Girls" was made into a movie. Streisand won the Academy Award for Best Actress in her first movie appearance. In the 1970s, Streisand won the Oscar for Best Actress again with "The Pretty Man" in 1973. In 1976, she performed in "A Star on a Star"/"Evergreen" and won the Oscar for Best Original Song for the theme song "Evergreen", becoming the first woman to win this honor. Since the 1980s, Streisand has devoted herself to producing and directing. "Yentl" (1983) became the first studio film to be produced, directed, written, and performed by women. At the same time, Streisand became the only woman to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Director. "Streisand" (1991), which was also produced, directed and starred, was nominated for 7 Oscars, including Best Picture. Along with her successful film career, Streisand's music career has not been left out. She has released 36 albums since 1963. In the past 60 years, she has had one US number one album in each decade. The gap is from 1964 to 2016. The record is unmatched. She has had 5 singles top the US charts, and is the first female singer to top both the album and singles charts. In terms of album sales recognized by the Recording Industry Association of America, Streisand is the highest-selling female singer in history. Streisand was one of the pioneers of the era in using her Jewish birth name in her acting career. She has a large number of gay fans and is regarded as a gay icon

Fan Pengfei (February 15, 1992 -) is a male singer, songwriter, and music producer from Mainland China. He was born in Zhengzhou, Henan Province and graduated from Zhengzhou Shengda Economic and Trade Management College. The first music album "Don't Pamper Me" was released in 2012, the second music album "Hold the Emperor to Command the Princes" in 2013, the third music album "Girl of the Li Family" was released in March 2014, and the fourth music album "Let's Wander Together" was released in October 2014.

Christine Fan (English: Christine Fan, March 18, 1976 -), whose real name is Fan Weiqi, is a Taiwanese-American female artist. When she debuted in November 2000, she was a singer under Fumao Records, and her contract expired in 2016. She and her husband Chen Jianzhou have two sons.

Chihara Minori (Japanese: Chihara Minori/Chihara Minori, Romanized: Chihara Minori, November 18, 1980 -), a Japanese female voice actress and singer. Born in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, raised in Saitama Prefecture. His former agency was Horipro, but now he is a freelancer, and his record company is Lantis. There are three siblings in the family, and he is the second oldest, nicknamed Minorin. The main representative roles played are Zao Aya from the TV animation "Tenjo Tenka", Nagato Yuki from "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya", Minami Iwasaki from "Lucky☆Star", Chiaki Minami from the "Three Minami Sisters" series, Nanaka Shirakawa from the "D.C. II: Da Capo II" series, Kagura Tsuchimiya from "Shokurei~Zero", Mizuki Naze from "The Other Side of the Realm", etc. The official fan club website is "M-Smile". With only six years since her debut, on May 30, 2010, she became the sixth female voice actor in the history of voice actors to hold a solo concert at the Nippon Budokan, the highest palace of singers. Her singing ability was highly recognized. On March 31, 2013, the contract with Avex Planning & Development expired and he left APD. FanClub "m.s.s" was also disbanded immediately. On April 1, 2013, the original blog "minorhythm" closed and a new blog "Smile Days" was opened. On April 2, 2013, he established his personal agency "M-Peace". Moved to Holipro International on April 1, 2019. On April 2, 2021, it was announced that singer activities would be stopped in 2021, but voice actor activities will continue. On March 31, 2022, he announced that he would leave Horipro with immediate effect and continue his activities as a free agent.

Sasha Grey's (English: Sasha Grey, March 14, 1988 -) full name is Marina Ann Hentze. She is a retired American pornographic actress, and has also crossed over into the fields of modeling, acting and music. She is a member of the industrial music group ATelecine and participated in Stephen Soderbergh's film "The Girlfriend Experience". Sasha won several Adult Video News Awards in 2007 and 2008, including "Best Actress of 2008", "Best Oral Sex" and "Best Anal Sex Clip".

Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter (English: Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter; May 11, 1999 -) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She rose to fame starring in the Disney Channel series Growing Up (2014-2017). Additionally, she signed with Disney-owned Hollywood Records and released several studio albums, including Eyes Wide Open (2015), Evolution of Love (2016), One of a Kind: Act One (2018), and One of a Kind: Act Two (2019). Carpenter joined Island Records in 2021 and released her fifth album "Secret Letters" in 2022, which included the multi-platinum certified singles "Nonsense" and "Feather". Her sixth studio album "Slightly Sweet" was released in 2024. It successfully topped the US Billboard 200 Album Chart, received six nominations for the Grammy Awards, and won two awards. The album spawned two global hit singles, "Espresso" and "Please", the latter of which became her first number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100. Her seventh studio album "Man's Best Friend" was released in 2025. It also topped the Billboard album chart and included the US number one single "Manchild". Carpenter has participated in many film and television works, including "One Night at Home" (2016), "The Hate U Give" (2018), "The Long Road" (2019), "Love Song in the Cloud" (2020) and "The Rescue" (2022). She also starred in the Netflix films "Top 2" (2019), "Top 2" (2022), and "So You Think You Can Dance" (2020), on which she served as an executive producer. On Broadway, she played the title role of Cady Heron in the musical Mean Girls in 2020.

Karen Mok (English: Karen Joy Morris; stage name Karen Mok, June 2, 1970 -), Hong Kong female singer and actress. He made his debut in Hong Kong in 1993 and went to Taiwan to release his first Mandarin album "Be Yourself" in 1997. Since then, he has focused on the Mandarin pop music market, which is very rare among Hong Kong singers. So far, she has released more than 30 albums, appeared in more than 50 movies, and held more than 130 solo concerts. Among them, she has held 100 concerts in mainland China, making her the second Hong Kong female artist to exceed 100 concerts. She has won female singer awards from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea, including the Golden Melody Award for Best Mandarin Female Singer, the Mnet Asian Music Awards for Best Asian Artist, etc. In terms of movies, she won the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress and the Hong Kong Film Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Supporting Actress for "Fallen Angels", becoming the first double winner of the Supporting Actress Award in Hong Kong (winning two Best Supporting Actress awards for the same film). She was nominated for the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress for "The God of Cookery" and the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress for "The Story of Old Port". She was among the first batch of actresses in Hong Kong and Taiwan to achieve three gold medals in Chinese-language films (Golden Rooster Award, Golden Horse Award, and Golden Image Award) to be nominated for the Grand Slam. She has also been nominated for the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress six times. Karen Mok has set many records in the Chinese pop music world as a Hong Kong female singer: she is the first Hong Kong female singer to win the "Best Mandarin Female Singer" and "Best Mandarin Album" awards at the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards, the first Hong Kong female singer to win the "Golden Song Diva" twice; she is also the first Hong Kong female singer to win the "Best Asian Artist" at the Mnet Asian Music Awards in South Korea. In addition, she has won important music awards in Chinese regions around the world, including "Best Female Singer on the Global Chinese Music Chart", "Most Popular Female Singer of the Year on the Global Pop Music Chart", "Best Mandarin Female Singer at the Chinese Music Media Awards" in mainland China, "Best Female Singer Performance at the CASH Golden Sail Music Awards" in Hong Kong, "Best Female Singer Performance at the Singapore Golden Melody Awards" in Singapore, and "Best Chinese Music Video Voted by International Audiences" at the MTV Video Music Awards, etc. In terms of concerts, she is the only Hong Kong female singer to have performed solo at the Taipei Arena five times. In 2016, the "Look at the World Tour" was held in Italy and Spain. In 2024, she became the first Chinese female singer to tour at the Bird's Nest in Beijing; in the same year, she became the first

Modest Petrovich Musorgskiy (Russian: Модест Петрович Мусоргский, Romanized: Modest Petrovich Musorgskiy; March 21, 1839 [March 9 in the Julian calendar] - March 28, 1881 [March 16 in the Julian calendar]), Russian composer. He is famous for his opera "Boris Godunov" and piano suite "Pictures at an Exhibition". Together with Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Kuyi and Balakirev, he formed the "Powerful Group" or the "Russian Five" and was considered a typical Russian composer in the 19th century. Mussorgsky died young and left behind many unfinished or unorchestrated works, which were completed by Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov and Ravel.

Joseph Maurice Ravel (French: Joseph Maurice Ravel, March 7, 1875 - December 28, 1937), French composer, pianist and conductor. Born in 1875 in Sibourg, a small mountain town in southern France near Spain, he is a Basque. When he died in Paris in 1937, he was already as famous as Claude Debussy in the French music scene as an Impressionist composer. His music is known for its delicacy, emotional richness and poignancy, and he is considered one of the major composers of the twentieth century. His piano music, chamber music and wind instruments cannot be ignored in the history of music. Piano pieces such as "Miroirs" and "Ghosts of the Night" are classic works; orchestral pieces such as "Daphny et Croy" and the orchestral arrangements for Mussorgsky's piano suite "Pictures at an Exhibition" brilliantly demonstrate his skill in expressing light and shadow through music. For the public, the most familiar one should be his "Polyloo".

Leoš Janáček (Czech: Leoš Janáček, Czech pronunciation: [ˈlɛoʃ ˈjanaːtʃɛk], July 3, 1854 – August 12, 1928) was a Czech composer, music theorist and folk music scholar. His main creations incorporate a large number of Moravian and Slavic folk music elements, and are interpreted in more modern styles. Along with Antonin Dvořák and Bedoyce Smetana, he is considered the most important Czech composer. Janájek has been collecting folk songs from his hometown of Moravia for many years and observing folk language and natural sounds. These studies have been included in his works. The so-called "tone" (Czech: nápěvky mluvy; German: Sprachmelodie; English: speech melody) has influenced his style, not just in his vocal works. He developed a theory of intonation (German: Theorie der Sprechmelodie). As a result, Janjak diverged from the mainstream of European music of his time and became one of the musical style innovators and important musicians of the 20th century.

Lemmy, whose real name is Ian Fraser Kilmister (December 24, 1945 - December 28, 2015), is a British rock/heavy metal singer, bassist, songwriter, music producer and actor. He is the founder and leader of the Grammy Award-winning rock band Motorhead, serving as the lead singer and bassist. His musical style and lifestyle made him a legend. He has a strong personal image, including clothing that combines the characteristics of rock, drag racers, western cowboys and military officers, a straightforward and rebellious attitude, and the sideburns that have remained unchanged for 30 years, becoming one of the symbols of heavy metal and rock music. He began to join several bands at the age of 18, became Jimi Hendrix's technician at the age of 22, and founded his own band Motorhead at the age of 30, becoming a pioneer of the speed metal genre. At the age of 35, his work topped the UK album charts, reaching the peak of his career. He has since become a legend in the music industry and was ranked 18th among the "50 Most Important Heavy Metal Rock Figures in History" by Loudness Conductor magazine. He spent most of his time recording and touring until he died of cancer at the end of December 2015 at the age of 70. In addition to his distinctive and rough rock music style: "sex, drugs, gambling", Lemmy is more well-known for his uninhibited lifestyle. He has been addicted to alcohol for a long time and often consumed the psychedelic drugs LSD and amphetamines. Lemmy also never had a long-term, stable relationship after his girlfriend, Susan Bennett, died of a drug overdose at 19, so he never married. He is also a collector of military weapons and Nazi memorabilia, and sometimes wears Nazi symbols on his body. In this regard, he said that he did not understand topics such as racism. He just thought that the things used by bad guys were cool: "Collecting Nazi memorabilia does not mean that I am a fascist or a skinhead. I just like those clothes. I have always liked good-looking uniforms, and in history, the uniforms of bad guys are always the best: Napoleon, the Allies and the Nazi Party." He also stated that he was a liberal or anarchist and did not support Nazi ideals.

Kikuchi's favorite (Kikuchimoa, July 4, 1999 -) is a Japanese idol, singer, and entertainer. The brokerage company is AMUSE. Since 2010, she has been the SCREAM and dancer of the metal idol dance group BABYMETAL under the name MOAMETAL. He is a member of the girl idol group Sakura Gakuin and spin-off groups Twinklestars and Miniparti. Born in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture.

Stacy Ann Ferguson (English: Stacy Ann Ferguson; born March 27, 1975), best known by her stage name Fergie, is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, fashion product designer, television host, and actress. She has been a member of The Children's Show and Wild Orchids in the past, as well as being the frontwoman of the hip-hop group The Black Eyed Peas. In 2006, he released his first solo album The Dutchess, which included five singles in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 and three of them ranked number one.

Phillip David Charles Collins (English: Phillip David Charles Collins, January 30, 1951 -), British male singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actor. The drummer and vocalist of the fusion jazz group Brand X and the rock group Genesis. Grammy award winner. He is also the father of actress Lily Collins. When Genesis was formed in 1967, unprecedented progressive rock became popular, but it failed to occupy a place in the mainstream music scene until the introduction of drummer Phil Collins in 1970. For several years, he competed with Peter Gabriel. Peter Gabriel felt that his advantages in the band were slowly being overshadowed, so he left the band five years later. From then on, it was the undeniable era of Phil Collins. In addition to playing drums, he also took over the position of lead singer. Since then, the band has gradually moved towards commercialization, but has not abandoned its original intention of progressive rock. At that time, Phil was once married, but his first wife suddenly left him because he neglected his family in order to sing. So he stopped working for a while and went to Canada to try to save the marriage, but he returned to the UK. Entering the 1980s, Genesis was gaining momentum, and Phil expressed his intention to develop both personally and as a band, so he signed a contract with Atlantic Records in 1980 and collaborated with producer Hugh Padgham. In the more than ten years since the release of the album "Duke" and his first solo album "Face Value", he has had at least one or two annual masterpieces every year, and he is well-deserved to be named the "King of British Drums". Phil Collins has collaborated with many famous musicians. He is best known as the producer of Eric Clapton's two albums. He has also participated in many songs by George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant, Mike Oldfield, Sting, John Cale, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel and Ravi Shankar. Most of his singles are related to lost love, from the drum-focused "In the Air Tonight" to the dance music "Sussudio" or the political-related "Another"

Jam Hsiao Ching-teng (Jam Hsiao Ching-teng, born March 30, 1987), is a Taiwanese male singer, songwriter and actor. He graduated from the Department of Cosmetic Application and Management of the College of Continuing Education Affiliated to the People's College of Technology and the Department of Tourism and Leisure Management of the Second Technical Continuing Education Department of the Universal University of Science and Technology. Formerly a resident singer in a restaurant, she gained attention in 2007 when she participated in the kick-off section of the first "Super Avenue of Stars".

Wan Fuxiang (July 1, 1941 - November 8, 1994), whose real name is He Yizhen, was a Chinese opera actor and supporting singer. She graduated from the Suzhou District Opera School. In 1982, she played the role of the Queen Mother in "Journey to the West" and was the original singer of the theme song "Ode to Red Plum Blossoms" from the opera "Sister Jiang". He has also starred in the Huangmei operas "The Fairy Match" and "The Consort", the Xi opera "The Legend of White Snake", the operas "March 3", "Red Clouds", "Red Coral", "Sister Jiang", etc.

Deanie Ip Tak-han (English: Deanie Ip Tak-han, December 25, 1947-), a Hong Kong female singer and actress, known as "Sister Deanie". In terms of music, Deanie Ip released her first EP "Deanie Ip" in the late 1960s. Later, she mainly appeared on stage. In the early 1980s, she released records again and sang many popular songs. In the late 1980s, she faded out of the music scene. From the 1980s to the 1990s, she made more movies, and returned to singing in the early 2000s. In 2004, she was awarded the Supreme Song Award at the 2004 All-China Music Popular Chart Awards Ceremony for her song "The Flying in the Ointment" co-written with Andy Hui. In 2014, she participated in singing "Hold Up the Umbrella", my favorite song at the 2014 All-China Music Chart Awards Ceremony. In film and television, Ip Tak-han is good at playing minor roles and has won many awards over the years. With the 2011 film "Sister Peach", she won nine awards including the 68th Venice Film Festival, the 48th Golden Horse Awards, the 6th Asian Film Awards and the 31st Hong Kong Film Awards. In addition, she also won three Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress and two Golden Horse Awards for Best Supporting Actress.

Grace Chang (August 4, 1933 - August 3, 2026), whose real name is Zhang Yufang, also known as Zhang Yuying, was a native of Haining County, Zhejiang Province (now Haining City), Hong Kong actress and singer, from the 1950s to the 1960s During the 1990s, she starred in many famous Chinese musicals and dance films, and was known for her ability to perform both singing and dancing. Many of the songs in her starring films are still sung to this day. Her representative works include "Mambo Girl", "Children of Youth" and "The Love of Wild Rose". After retiring from acting in 1964, Grant turned to study Peking Opera and participated in related performances. In 1989, he and his friends published a collection of Peking Opera records. In addition, he has also sung or performed at public events.

Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (Italian: Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, November 29, 1797 - April 8, 1848), also translated as Donizetti, was a famous Italian opera composer. His famous work is "Elixir of Love", and his most famous masterpiece is "Lucia di Lammermoor" which premiered in 1835.

Dong Qing (November 17, 1973 -), female, Han nationality, native of Chongming, Shanghai, China Central Radio and Television Station program host and CCTV program producer, known for hosting large-scale party programs. Hosted programs include "Happy China Tour", "Charming China", "Music Life", "I Want to Go to the Spring Festival Gala", etc. He hosted CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala for 13 consecutive years from 2005 to 2017.