Musicians

Paul Abraham Dukas (French: Paul Abraham Dukas, October 1, 1865 - May 17, 1935), French composer. Ducasse won the second prize of the Prix de Rome in 1882. His early creative style was deeply influenced by Wagner, and he was known for his rich and colorful orchestration. His debut work, the symphonic poem "Polyekite", premiered on January 23, 1892, and he became famous with "The Sorcerer's Disciple" in 1897. This orchestral piece later became famous as the centerpiece of Disney's classic animated film Fantasia. His works are not numerous in number but have a large proportion of fine works, including the ballet "La Sylphide" and the opera "Arianna and Bluebeard". Ducasse graduated from the Paris Conservatory of Music in 1888; he served as professor of composition at the Academy twice from 1910 to 1913 and from 1928 to 1935. His students included a large number of famous composers. Among them are the blind Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo, Messiaen, one of the most important composers of the 20th century, and the Chinese composer Xian Xinghai.

Sir James Paul McCartney, CH, MBE (English: Sir James Paul McCartney, June 18, 1942 -), British rock musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and composer, band member of The Beatles (1960-1970) and Wings (1971-1981). The Guinness Book of World Records records Paul McCartney as the most successful songwriter in the history of pop music. As a member of the Beatles, Paul McCartney achieved worldwide fame together with John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. In particular, he and Lennon formed the most successful and influential creative combination in history, Lennon-McCartney. The two worked together to write many of the most popular songs in the rock music industry, such as "Hey Jude", "Let It Be", etc., which are often regarded as hits in the pop music industry; and "Helter" Skelter" is considered to be the first heavy metal song in history; "Yesterday" is the most covered song in history. It is known that it has been covered by more than 2,200 singers and has been played on television and radio in the United States as many as 7 million times. McCartney's career continued to prosper after the end of the Beatles era. He formed the Wings with his first wife Linda Eastman and Danny Lane. During this period, 30 songs entered the top ten songs in the UK or the United States, including "Maybe I'm Amazed", "Live and Let Die", "Pipes of Peace" and the song "Ebony and Ivory" with Stevie Wonder. "Mull of Kintyre" in 1977 even became the first single in British history to sell two million copies, and it still maintains the record for the highest-selling (non-charitable) single in the UK. During McCartney's group and solo career, he has created a total of 60 gold records and 50 number one singles, with total record sales exceeding 400 million, a quarter of which came from the UK. His works have been at the top of the UK sales chart for 99 weeks, and his 24 number one singles have made him worthy of being the king of the UK singles chart. In the United States, in addition to entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an individual, the authoritative Billboard Hot 100 singles chart has also pushed McCartney's songs sung or written to the top 32 times.

Kwon Yu-ri (Korean: Kwon Yuri/Kwon Yu-ri, Romanized: Kwon Yu-ri, December 5, 1989 -), whose stage name is Yuri (Korean: glass, English: Yuri), is a South Korean female singer, actor and host. She is a member of the Korean girl group Girls' Generation and its sub-group Girls' Generation-Oh! GG. She serves as the main dancer, sub-vocalist and sub-rapper in the team. Yuri became a trainee in 2001 after winning the "Best Dance Award" in the first SM Entertainment Youth Best Selection Competition. After five years and eleven months as a trainee, she debuted with the girl group Girls' Generation on August 5, 2007, serving as the lead singer and dancer in the group. In 2018, Yuri formed Girls' Generation's sub-group Girls' Generation-Oh! GG with Taeyeon, Sunny, Hyoyeon and Yoona. He debuted as a solo singer on October 4 of the same year and released his first solo album The First Scene. Personal fan names are "Dumplings dumpling" and "Glasses Glacis" On August 31, 2026, Yuri's contract with SM Entertainment expired and left the company without renewal, but she would not quit Girls' Generation. In the same year, she formed Girls' Generation's sub-group Hyori Soo with Hyoyeon and Sooyoung.

Justin Lo Ting Wei (English: Justin Lo Ting Wei, July 1, 1976 -), formerly known as Luo Tingwei, his stage name "Justin" is taken from the Cantonese homophony of his English name "Justin", is a Hong Kong-American male singer, born in New York, United States. In January 2017, he joined Hunan Satellite TV's "Singer 2017" as the second singer to challenge, and finally succeeded in the challenge in fourth place.

Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (French: Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet; May 12, 1842 - August 13, 1912) was a French composer and music educator. Best known for his operas, he wrote more than thirty. The two most frequently performed are "Manon" (1884) and "Werther" (1892). He also wrote oratorios, ballets, orchestral works, and occasionally some piano pieces, songs, and other music. At the time of his death, Massenet was considered by many critics to be old-fashioned and unadventurous, although two of his most famous operas remain popular in France and abroad. After decades of neglect, his works began to receive a favorable re-evaluation in the mid-twentieth century, and many of them have been performed and recorded. Although critics do not rank him among the few outstanding operatic talents such as Mozart, Verdi and Wagner, his operas are now widely accepted as well-crafted and intelligent products of the Belle Époque.

Clara Josephine Schumann (German: Clara Josephine Schumann, September 13, 1819 - May 20, 1896), nee Wieck (German: Wieck), was a German pianist, composer and piano teacher. Her husband, Robert Schumann, was also an important musician during the Romantic period. Her 61 years of touring experience established her status in the music world, and also indirectly promoted the transformation of piano concert repertoire, allowing more serious works to replace the previous virtuoso music. His works include "Piano Concerto" (Opus 7) and some piano solos, chamber music works, choruses, and art songs. Clara was born in Leipzig. His father, Friedrich Wieck, and his mother, Marianne Bargier, were both pianists and piano teachers. Clara was a child prodigy. She started studying music with her father at the age of seven, toured around the world, and gained recognition in cities such as Paris and Vienna. After their marriage, Clara and Schumann had eight children. At the same time, Johannes Brahms was deeply influenced by Schumann and his wife, and the three musicians had close contacts. Many works by Schumann and Brahms were premiered by Clara. After Schumann's death, Clara continued touring throughout Europe for decades. During this time she collaborated with violinist Joseph Joachim and other chamber musicians. In 1878, she began teaching at the Hoch Music Academy in Frankfurt, attracting students from all over the world. She also presided over the publication of a number of her husband's works. Clara died in Frankfurt in 1896 and was later transported back to Bonn and buried next to her husband's grave. Clara's legacy is far-reaching. Many film and television works have developed narratives around the life of Schumann and his wife, such as "Fantasia" in 1944 and the 2008 film "Dear Clara" directed by Helma Saunders-Brahms. In addition, the fourth edition of the 100-mark Deutsche Mark was issued in 1989, featuring Clara's lithograph portrait. In the second half of the 20th century, the trend of studying Clara revived, and the work regained attention.

Crystal Kay (February 26, 1986 -, full name: Crystal Kay Williams, Crystal Kay Williams) is a Japanese female singer born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. The record company is Delicious Deli Records. Its Chinese name is used by the Chinese official website of Sony Music Entertainment. It is generally called by its first two names, Crystal Kay, also referred to as CK.

Clément Philibert Léo Delibes (French: Clément Philibert Léo Delibes, February 21, 1836 - January 16, 1891) was a French composer and organist. Delibes was born in La Fleche. His father was a postman who passed away when he was young. His mother was an amateur musician, and his grandfather was an opera singer. Therefore, Delibes was exposed to music from his family at an early age. In 1847 he was admitted to the Paris Conservatory of Music, where he studied composition under Adolf Adam, and also studied voice and keyboard at that time. After graduation, he worked as a chorus conductor, accompanist or organist at Théâtre Lyrique, Paris Opéra, Saint-Pierre-de-Chaillot, etc. Married Léontine Estelle Denain in 1871. Delibes' most famous works are all related to stage plays. He has completed more than 20 operas, operettas and three ballets. He also composed art songs and other works, but chamber music and non-titled pure orchestral works are almost unpopular. Among them, the ballets "Coppelia" and "Sylvia" and the opera "Lakmé" are his representative works. The song "Flower Duet" in Lakmé became well-known as the British Airways advertising song in the late 20th century.

Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck (German: Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck, July 2, 1714 - November 5, 1787) was a German composer who composed Italian and French operas in the early classical period.

Jeon So-mi (Korean: Jeon Somi/ Jeon So-mi, romanization: Jeon So-mi, March 9, 2001 -) is a South Korean female singer and songwriter. She ranked first in the voting of Mnet's talent show "PRODUCE 101" in 2016. She debuted as a member of the limited group I.O.I and served as the centerpiece for about a year of activities. On August 20, 2018, he terminated his exclusive contract and left JYP Entertainment. On September 23, 2018, signed an exclusive contract with THEBLACKLABEL. On June 13, 2019, the first personal digital single "Birthday" was released.

Okada Yukiko (Japanese: Okayada Yukiko/Okada Yukiko, Romanization: Okada Yukiko, August 22, 1967 - April 8, 1986), whose real name was Sato Kayo (Japanese: Sato Kayo/sugar Kayo, Romanization: Kayo Satō) is a Japanese female idol artist in the 1980s, whose management company is Sun Music. Born in Nagoya, he attended Nagoya Municipal Koyo High School and later graduated from Horikoshi High School. He is 155 cm tall, weighs 42 kg, and has blood type O. Her original slogan was "The little princess from the country she loves most", but later it was changed to "Together now and forever".

Xian Xinghai (June 13, 1905 - October 30, 1945), formerly known as Huang Xun and Kong Yu, was originally from Panyu, Guangdong, and was born in Macau. He was a composer and pianist in the Republic of China. Among his works, "Yellow River Cantata" is the most well-known. He once taught at Lu Xun Art Institute.

Minatozaki Sasha (Japanese: Minatozaki Sasha/ Sana, Romanized: Minatozaki Sana, December 29, 1996 -), stage name Sana (Korean: Sana, Japanese: Sana), is a Japanese female singer. She is a member of the Korean girl group TWICE and its subunit MISAMO, and serves as a chorus singer in the team.

Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (English: Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, October 25, 1984 -), whose stage name is Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter and television show judge. Perry is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of more than 151 million records worldwide. Known for her influence on pop music and camp-inspired fashion, she has been hailed as the "Queen of Camp" by Vogue and Rolling Stone. Perry was the world's highest-paid female singer in 2015 and 2018, and was named one of the greatest pop stars of the 21st century by Billboard. In 2001, Perry signed with Red Mountain Records and released her debut studio album, Katie Hudson, which was commercially unsuccessful. The following year Red Mountain Records folded, and she moved to Los Angeles to venture into secular music and began working with producers Glenn Ballard, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin. After being abandoned by Island Jam Music Group and Columbia Records, Perry signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in April 2007. In June 2008, Perry became an instant hit with the single "Hot and Cold" from his pop-rock style second album "The Party" and the controversial gay-themed single "Kissed a Girl". Her third album, Days of Our Lives, broke into disco territory and spawned the Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles "California Girls," "Fireworks," "Alien Breed" and "The Weekend," as well as the number three single "You're the One Leaving." In March 2012, she released a reissue of her album "The Sweethearts: The Complete Records of Sweethearts", which spawned the singles "Be Yourself" and "Absolutely Awake". His fourth album "Prism" was released in 2013 and was influenced by pop and dance music. She became the first female singer to have multiple videos with 1 billion views on Vevo, among which the videos for the songs "Listen to Me Roar" and "Dark Horse" each received more than 4 billion views. In songs such as "Fireworks" and "Listen to My Roar", she emphasized the themes of self-improvement and self-esteem. Known for her quirky and hilarious personal style, Perry's fashions incorporate bright colors and food themes. Her concerts feature elaborate stages and costumes. On August 28, 2020, "Smile" was officially released. Perry has received numerous awards, including four Guinness World Records, and was listed by Forbes from 2011 to 2015.

Catherine Bush, CBE (English: Catherine Bush, July 30, 1958 -), British female singer, songwriter, pianist, dancer and record producer. Bush's blend of eclectic and experimental musical styles, eclectic lyrics, performances and lyrical themes have influenced artists of all styles. She has been nominated for 13 BRIT Awards, winning Best British Female Vocalist in 1987, and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards. In 2002, Bush was awarded the Ivor Novello Award for outstanding contribution to British music. In recognition of his services to music, Bush was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 New Year Honors. She has been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times, in 2018, 2021 and 2022.

Daolang (June 22, 1971 -), formerly known as Luo Lin, was born in Zizhong, Sichuan, and is a Hakka. Mainland Chinese male singer, songwriter, and music producer. He made his debut in 2004 with the album "The First Snow in 2002".

Liu Liyang (English name: Jeno, October 24, 1980 -), Chinese singer. "2006 Super Girl" national third runner-up, Guangzhou singing district champion.

Liu Yu (August 24, 2000 -) is a singer, dancer and actor in Mainland China. His management company is ByoByo Culture. He was the leader and center of the international male idol group INTO1. He is currently engaged in music and performing arts activities as an individual. On February 17, 2021, he participated in the Tencent Video idol boy group competition to compete in the reality show "Produce Camp 2021" and served as the center of the theme song. On April 24, he formed a group with the first place in the finals and became the captain and center of the limited men's team "INTO1". His fan names are "Shasha" and "Fishwan".

Liu Xijun (April 30, 1988 -) is a Chinese singer who debuted in a singing competition at the age of 16. She has released many EPs and singles. In 2009, she ranked fifth in the country in Hunan Satellite TV's "Happy Girl" competition. After the competition, she released five solo albums, "Love Garden", "Dawn", "Cherish Jun", "When There's No One Around Me", and "Like Me". In 2019, they launched a hard ground project to interpret the independent rock genre, released a mini album (EP) "The Beauty of Hard Ground", and tried to expand overseas markets. The EP "Shadow of Hard Ground" will be released in 2021, and the EP "Entropy of Hard Ground" will be released in 2022.

Lexie Liu Boxin (English: Lexie Liu Boxin, December 21, 1998 -), formerly known as Liu Yuyu, was born in Changsha City, Hunan Province. She is a singer-songwriter active in the United States and mainland China. In 2018, she participated in the iQiyi singing talent show "China New Rap" and won fourth place in the finals. In the same year, she released her first solo music album "2029". In 2019, he was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at the 30th Golden Melody Awards for his album "2029". In 2023, she was nominated for the Best Chinese Female Singer Award at the 34th Golden Melody Awards for her album "Happiness Star".

Liu Huan (August 26, 1963 - September 25, 2026), a native of Tianjin, native of Qingdao, Shandong Province, is a Chinese male singer and composer, associate professor of the University of International Business and Economics, with a mellow voice. In 1987, CCTV aired the TV series "Snow City" and "Plain Clothes Police", and the theme songs of the two TV series "The Sun in the Heart" and "Young Aspirations Don't Say Sadness" were both sung by Liu Huan. In the 1987 sample survey of the popularity of performing arts stars in mainland China, Liu Huan's popularity was 87%. In 1990, Liu Huan and Wei Wei sang the promotional song "Asian Heroes" for the Beijing Asian Games. In 2008, she was invited to sing the Beijing Olympics theme song "You and Me". Since 2012, he has served as a mentor for two seasons of "The Voice of China" series and three seasons of "Chinese Good Songs" series. In 2019, he participated in "Singer 2019" and became the singer of the season.

Liu Duanduan (June 4, 1986 -), male, native of Beijing, mainland China actor, singer, music composer, actor of China National Theater. His representative works include the movie "Xiu Chun Dao II: Shura Battlefield" and the web drama "Celebrating More Than Years", etc.

Johann Georg Leopold Mozart (German: Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, November 14, 1719 - May 28, 1787) was a German composer, conductor, music teacher and violinist. He was born in the free city of Augsburg in the Holy Roman Empire (today's Germany) and died in Salzburg, the Archduchy of Austria in the Holy Roman Empire (the nominal capital of the empire). He was the father of the famous musicians Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Maria Anna Mozart. Zeng had 7 children, but 5 of them died young. Only the youngest son Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his sister Maria Anna Mozart survived and reached adulthood.

Maezawa Yusaku (Japanese: Maezawa Yusaku/Maezawa Yusaku, Romanized: Maezawa Yūsaku, English: Yusaku Maezawa, November 22, 1975 -) is a Japanese entrepreneur and art collector.