List of singer-songwriters
This is a list of singer-songwriters, who write, compose, and perform their own musical material.
Traditional singer-songwriters
This list enumerates people who record and perform in the traditional singer-songwriter approach. These performers write their own material, accompany themselves on guitar or keyboards, usually perform solo or with limited and understated accompaniment, and are known as much for their songwriting skills as for their performance abilities.
Argentina
- Lisandro Abadie
- Miguel Abuelo
- Carlos Acuña
- King África
- Oscar Alemán
- Marcelo Álvarez
- es:Benjamín Amadeo
- Mike Amigorena
- Carlos De Antonis
- Lisandro Aristimuño
- Federico Aubele
- Axel
- Pedro Aznar
- Bahiano
- Juan Carlos Baglietto
- Abel Balbo
- Adrián Barilari
- es:Dimi Bass
- Daniela Anahi Bessia
- Claudio Basso
- Alfredo Belusi
- Patricio Borghetti
- Germán Burgos
- Manuel Buzón
- Facundo Cabral
- Jorge Cafrune
- Andrés Calamaro
- Carlos Casella
- Gustavo Cerati
- Tito Climent
- Alberto Cortez
- Sandro de América
- Jimena Fama
- Dora Gález
- Charly García
- Carlos Gardel
- León Gieco
- Gilda
- Horacio Guarany
- Gloria Guzmán
- Víctor Heredia
- Alejandro Lerner
- Luisana Lopilato
- Valeria Lynch
- Robby Maria
- Juanita Martínez
- es:Lucas Masciano
- Sandra Mihanovich
- Amelia Mirel
- Ricardo Mollo
- Lely Morel
- Marcela Morelo
- Adrián Otero
- Fito Páez
- Soledad Pastorutti
- Luciano Pereyra
- Abel Pintos
- Luciana Salazar
- Noel Schajris
- Patricia Sosa
- Luis Alberto Spinetta
- Martina Stoessel
- Tanguito
- Diego Torres
- Bren Vaneske
- María Elena Walsh
- Atahualpa Yupanqui
- Miguel Zavaleta
Australia
- Peter Allen
- Tina Arena
- Jimmy Barnes
- Sarah Blasko
- Eric Bogle
- Daryl Braithwaite
- Rose Bygrave
- Kev Carmody
- Cletis Carr
- Nick Cave
- Ned Collette
- Ricki-Lee Coulter
- Paul Dempsey
- Johnny Diesel
- Joe Dolce
- Slim Dusty
- Bernard Fanning
- John Farnham
- Bobby Flynn
- Robert Forster
- Tim Freedman
- Sia Furler
- Delta Goodrem
- Darren Hayes
- Missy Higgins
- Jarryd James
- Paul Kelly
- Ben Lee
- Lior
- Alex Lloyd
- Robyn Loau
- Jessica Mauboy
- David McComb
- Hugh McDonald
- Andrea McEwan
- Grant McLennan
- Lisa Miller
- Kate Miller-Heidke
- Tim Minchin
- Lisa Mitchell
- Pete Murray
- Olivia Newton-John
- Kevin Parker
- Paulini
- Josh Pyke
- James Reyne
- Tim Rogers
- Xavier Rudd
- Saritah
- Guy Sebastian
- Mark Seymour
- Troye Sivan
- Rob Swire
- Billy Thorpe
- Holly Throsby
- Megan Washington
Austria
Barbados
Belgium
Bosnia and Hercegovina
Brazil
Cambodia
Canada
A–J
- Bryan Adams
- Susan Aglukark
- Paul Anka
- Jann Arden
- Tal Bachman
- Victoria Banks
- Jill Barber
- Daniel Bélanger
- Willie P. Bennett
- Moe Berg
- Art Bergmann
- Justin Bieber
- Bif Naked
- Dean Brody
- Jim Bryson
- Basia Bulat
- Meryn Cadell
- Craig Cardiff
- Andrew Cash
- Alanna Clarke
- Tom Cochrane
- Bruce Cockburn
- Leonard Cohen
- Holly Cole
- Jason Collett
- Stompin' Tom Connors
- J.P. Cormier
- Rose Cousins
- Allison Crowe
- Lori Cullen
- Amelia Curran
- Mac Demarco
- Celine Dion
- Melanie Doane
- Fefe Dobson
- Julie Doiron
- Luke Doucet
- Alan Doyle
- Damhnait Doyle
- Drake
- Fred J. Eaglesmith
- Kathleen Edwards
- Stephen Fearing
- Leslie Feist
- Christine Fellows
- Ferron
- Jeremy Fisher
- Nelly Furtado
- Joel Gibb
- Ariana Gillis
- Matthew Good
- Sebastien Grainger
- Jenn Grant
- Dallas Green
- Jack Grunsky
- Emm Gryner
- Emily Haines
- Sarah Harmer
- Hayden
- Rob Heath
- Dan Hill
- Veda Hille
- Terry Jacks
- Colin James
- Carly Rae Jepsen
- Steve Jocz
- Alexz Johnson
- Sass Jordan
- Aldo Nova
K–Z
- Connie Kaldor
- James Keelaghan
- Chantal Kreviazuk
- k.d. lang
- Plume Latraverse
- Lisa Lavie
- Avril Lavigne
- Daniel Lavoie
- Félix Leclerc
- Jean Leloup
- Gordon Lightfoot
- Lights
- Corb Lund
- Tara MacLean
- Catherine MacLellan
- Richard Manuel
- Amanda Marshall
- Melissa McClelland
- Eileen McGann
- Kate & Anna McGarrigle
- Loreena McKennitt
- Sarah McLachlan
- Holly McNarland
- Shawn Mendes
- Lynn Miles
- Amy Millan
- Steve Millar
- Joni Mitchell
- Alanis Morissette
- Emilie Mover
- Sierra Noble
- Mary Margaret O'Hara
- Maren Ord
- Blair Packham
- Chris Patrick
- Carole Pope
- Jan Randall
- Jimmy Rankin
- Michel Rivard
- Sam Roberts
- Garnet Rogers
- Stan Rogers
- Louis Royer
- Buffy Sainte-Marie
- John K. Samson
- Drew Seeley
- Lorraine Segato
- Jay Semko
- Ron Sexsmith
- Jane Siberry
- R. Dean Taylor
- Tegan and Sara
- Shania Twain
- Ian Tyson
- Martha Wainwright
- Rufus Wainwright
- Patrick Watson
- David Wiffen
- Hawksley Workman
- Neil Young
- Brigitte Zarie
- Joel Zifkin
Chile
Colombia
- Alci Acosta
- Albalucía Ángel
- Lucas Arnau
- J Balvin
- Naty Botero
- Cabas
- Alex Campos
- Jorge Celedón
- Andrés Cepeda
- ChocQuibTown
- Silvestre Dangond
- Margarita Rosa de Francisco
- Diomedes Díaz
- Alejo Durán
- Andrea Echeverri
- Juan Carlos Echeverry
- Estéfano
- Fatiniza
- Fonseca
- Darío Gómez
- Marta Gómez
- Leonor Gonzalez Mina
- Ivonne Guzmán
- Carolina Herrera
- Illona
- Juanes
- Totó la Momposina
- Carolina la O
- Fanny Lú
- Maía
- Maluma
- Marbelle
- Marce
- Andrés Mercado
- Ericson Alexander Molano
- Jorge Oñate
- Elkin Ramírez
- Valentina Rendón
- Reykon
- Jery Sandoval
- Shakira
- Soraya
- Ali Stone
- Andrés Useche
- Jorge Villamizar
- Iván Villazón
- Carlos Vives
- Charlie Zaa
- Emiliano Zuleta
Croatia
Cuba
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Egypt
El Salvador
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
- Mylène Farmer
- Dominique A
- Charles Aznavour
- Barbara
- Georges Brassens
- Carla Bruni
- Francis Cabrel
- Camille
- Jean Ferrat
- Léo Ferré
- Nino Ferrer
- Thomas Fersen
- Serge Gainsbourg
- Jean-Jacques Goldman
- Jacques Higelin
- Alexis HK
- Juliette
- Bernard Lavilliers
- Nolwenn Leroy
- Albert Marcœur
- Nina Morato
- Georges Moustaki
- Claude Nougaro
- Michel Polnareff
- Renaud
- Mano Solo
- Alain Souchon
- Boris Vian
- Laurent Voulzy
Georgia
Germany
- Ayọ
- Wolf Biermann
- Clemens Bittlinger
- Clueso
- Funny van Dannen
- Franz Josef Degenhardt
- Dota
- Herbert Grönemeyer
- Klaus Hoffmann
- Hanns Dieter Hüsch
- Gisbert zu Knyphausen
- Udo Lindenberg
- Peter Maffay
- Reinhard Mey
- Marius Müller-Westernhagen
- Julia Neigel
- Martin Gotthard Schneider
- Olli Schulz
- Manfred Siebald
- Hannes Wader
- Konstantin Wecker
- Johanna Zeul
- Joana Zimmer
Greece
Guatemala
Hungary
Iceland
India
- Anupam Roy
- Talat Aziz
- Badshah
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Rekha Bhardwaj
- Vishal Bhardwaj
- Dilpreet Bhatia
- Asha Bhonsle
- Sunidhi Chauhan
- Alisha Chinai
- Vishal Dadlani
- Manna Dey
- Zubeen Garg
- Shreya Ghoshal
- Gippy Grewal
- Hariharan
- Ilaiyaraaja
- Mahalaxmi Iyer
- Neha Kakkar
- Suman Kalyanpur
- Hard Kaur
- Harshdeep Kaur
- Kishor Kumar
- Babbu Maan
- Shankar Mahadevan
- Anushka Manchanda
- Lata Mangeshkar
- Talat Mehmood
- Salim Merchant
- Palak Muchhal
- Mukesh
- Udit Narayan
- Sonu Nigam
- Damodar Raao
- Mohammad Rafi
- A. R. Rahman
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Himesh Reshammiya
- Kumar Sanu
- Shaan
- Honey Singh
- Jagjit Singh
- Sukhwinder Singh
- Kavita Subramaniam
- Pankaj Udhas
- Usha Uthup
- Suresh Wadkar
- Alka Yagnik
- K. J. Yesudas
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
- Luka Bloom
- Bono
- Paul Brady
- Paddy Casey
- Mic Christopher
- Andrea Corr
- Sharon Corr
- Damien Dempsey
- Janet Devlin
- Mick Flannery
- Dave Flynn
- Mark Geary
- Lisa Hannigan
- Glen Hansard
- Frank Harte
- Gemma Hayes
- Margaret Healy
- Christie Hennessy
- David Hopkins
- Niall Horan
- Hozier
- Andy Irvine
- Katie Kim
- Vyvienne Long
- Phil Lynott
- Shane MacGowan
- James Vincent McMorrow
- Christy Moore
- Van Morrison
- Johnny Moynihan
- Mundy
- Sinéad O'Connor
- Ted O'Neill
- Declan O'Rourke
- Fionn Regan
- Damien Rice
- Ann Scott
- Chris Singleton
- Emmett Tinley
- Andy White
Israel
Italy
- Alice
- Biagio Antonacci
- Claudio Baglioni
- Franco Battiato
- Lucio Battisti
- Edoardo Bennato
- Samuele Bersani
- Andrea Bocelli
- Angelo Branduardi
- Marianna Cataldi
- Adriano Celentano
- Chiara Civello
- Riccardo Cocciante
- Carmen Consoli
- Cesare Cremonini
- Lucio Dalla
- Pino Daniele
- Fabrizio De André
- Francesco De Gregori
- Dolcenera
- Elisa
- Sergio Endrigo
- Tiziano Ferro
- Gabriella Ferri
- Zucchero Fornaciari
- Ivano Fossati
- Giorgio Gaber
- Francesco Guccini
- Jovanotti
- Luciano Ligabue
- Nada
- Gianna Nannini
- Domenico Modugno
- Gianni Morandi
- Gino Paoli
- Laura Pausini
- Rita Pavone
- Eros Ramazzotti
- Vasco Rossi
- Luigi Tenco
- Roberto Vecchioni
- Antonello Venditti
Jamaica
Lebanon
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
- Roberto Cantoral
- Óscar Chávez
- Lolita de la Colina
- Fernando Delgadillo
- Emmanuel
- Rubén Fuentes
- Ana Gabriel
- Juan Gabriel
- María Grever
- Saúl Hernández
- José Alfredo Jiménez
- Agustín Lara
- Armando Manzanero
- Carla Morrison
- Sofía Reyes
- Cuco Sánchez
- Joan Sebastian
- Marco Antonio Solís
- Aleks Syntek
- Lynda Thomas
- Consuelo Velázquez
- Julieta Venegas
Moldova
Netherlands
New Zealand
- Aaradhna
- Megan Alatini
- Robert Arnold
- Daniel Bedingfield
- Carly Binding
- Jackie Clarke
- Ashely Cooper
- Joe Cotton
- Annie Crummer
- Martin Curtis
- Lynette Diaz
- Dave Dobbyn
- Liam Finn
- Neil Finn
- Tim Finn
- Brooke Fraser
- Che Fu
- Rob Guest
- Luke Hurley
- Greg Johnson
- Phil Judd
- David Kilgour
- Nathan King
- Ladyhawke
- Shona Laing
- Lorde
- Ben Lummis
- Jamie McDell
- Fiona McDonald
- Anika Moa
- Howard Morrison
- Tex Morton
- John Rowles
- Bic Runga
- Boh Runga
- Hollie Smith
- Frankie Stevens
- Tiki Taane
- Marcus Turner
- Keith Urban
- Rosita Vai
- Hayley Westenra
- Annie Whittle
Nigeria
Norway
- Aurora Aksnes
- Kari Bremnes
- Ane Brun
- Thomas Dybdahl
- Torgunn Flaten
- Magne Furuholmen
- Christine Guldbrandsen
- Morten Harket
- Monica Heldal
- Thom Hell
- William Hut
- Sissel Kyrkjebø
- Marit Larsen
- Sondre Lerche
- Espen Lind
- Magnet (born Even Johansen)
- Lene Marlin
- Maria Mena
- Silje Nergaard
- Janove Ottesen
- Robert Post
- Marion Ravn
- Kari Rueslåtten
- Iselin Solheim
- Susanne Sundfør
- Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
- Vegard Ylvisåker
- Bertine Zetlitz
Panama
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
- Zayra Alvarez
- Tito Auger
- Puchi Balseiro
- Obie Bermúdez
- Americo Boschetti
- Lou Briel
- Roy Brown
- Antonio Cabán Vale
- Nano Cabrera
- Bobby Capó
- Vicente Carattini
- Santos Colón
- Elvis Crespo
- Tony Croatto
- Bobby Cruz
- Tite Curet Alonso
- Johnathan Dwayne
- Rafi Escudero
- Noel Estrada
- Farruko
- José Feliciano
- Luis Fonsi
- Kany García
- Gustavo Laureano
- Héctor Lavoe
- Ricky Martin
- Yolandita Monge
- Glenn Monroig
- Ednita Nazario
- Noelia
- José Nogueras
- Don Omar
- Angel "Cuco" Peña
- Ignacio Peña
- Carlos Ponce
- Sylvia Rexach
- Julito Rodriguez
- Dräco Rosa
- Zoraida Santiago
- Myrta Silva
- Olga Tañón
- Tommy Torres
- Juan Vélez
- Wilkins Vélez
- Yaire
- Daddy Yankee
- Zeny & Zory
Romania
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
Spain
- Manuel Alejandro
- Pablo Alborán
- Luis Eduardo Aute
- María del Mar Bonet
- Miguel Bosé
- Nino Bravo
- Diego El Cigala
- Els Setze Jutges
- Manolo Garcia
- Paco Ibañez
- Enrique Iglesias
- Julio Iglesias
- Lluís Llach
- Victor Manuel
- Roger Mas
- Antonio Orozco
- Tomeu Penya
- José Luis Perales
- Porta
- Raimon
- Joaquín Sabina
- Joan Manuel Serrat
- Camilo Sesto
- Jaume Sisa
- Álex Ubago
Sri Lanka
Sweden
- Jimmy Nordin
- Mikael Åkerfeldt
- Fred Åkerström
- Ulla Andersson
- Tomas Andersson Wij
- AronChupa
- Kristofer Åström
- Lizzy DeVine
- Thomas Di Leva
- Nicolai Dunger
- Marie Fredriksson
- Per Gessle
- José González
- Nanne Grönvall
- Håkan Hellström
- Tommy Karevik
- Christian Kjellvander
- Laleh
- Jens Lekman
- Lykke Li
- Lisa Miskovsky
- Stina Nordenstam
- Povel Ramel
- Robyn
- Ilya Salmanzadeh
- Stefan Sundström
- Evert Taube
- Isa Tengblad
- Anna Ternheim
- Joakim Thåström
- Cornelis Vreeswijk
- Lars Winnerbäck
- Sophie Zelmani
Switzerland
United Kingdom
A–L
- Adele
- Lily Allen
- Ian Anderson
- Gabrielle Aplin
- Lauren Aquilina
- Joan Armatrading
- Rick Astley
- Kevin Ayers
- Gary Barlow
- Syd Barrett
- Rich Batsford
- James Bay
- Peter Bellamy
- Matt Bigland
- James Blunt
- David Bowie
- Robbie Boyd
- Billy Bragg
- Sarah Brightman
- Andy Brown
- Melanie Brown
- Kate Bush
- Euros Childs
- Melanie Chisholm
- Gary Clark
- Lloyd Cole
- JP Cooper
- Jessica Cornish
- Elvis Costello
- Beverley Craven
- Charlotte Gordon Cumming
- Gareth Davies
- Paul Stuart Davies
- Ray Davies
- Alex Day
- Sandy Denny
- Chris de Burgh
- Lynsey de Paul
- Marina Diamandis
- Dido
- Siobhán Donaghy
- Donovan
- Josh Doyle
- Nick Drake
- Duffy
- Ian Dury
- Emmy the Great
- Ella Eyre
- Marianne Faithfull
- Newton Faulkner
- Lena Fiagbe
- Kat Flint
- Ryan Fletcher
- Andi Fraggs
- Barry Gibb
- Maurice Gibb
- David Gilmour
- Ellie Goulding
- David Gray
- Alistair Griffin
- Malcolm Guite
- Noel Gallagher
- Ed Harcourt
- Nick Harper
- Roy Harper
- George Harrison
- PJ Harvey
- Justin Hayward
- Imogen Heap
- Paul Heaton
- Ella Henderson
- Ant Henson
- Boo Hewerdine
- Robyn Hitchcock
- Trevor Horn
- Ben Howard
- Jamelia
- Bert Jansch
- Elton John
- Tom Jones
- Wizz Jones
- Martyn Joseph
- Nik Kershaw
- Hani King
- Beverley Knight
- Steve Knightley
- Charlie Landsborough
- John Lennon
- Adam Leonard
- Al Lewis
- Leona Lewis
- Dua Lipa
- Cher Lloyd
- Jez Lowe
- Nick Lowe
M–Z
- Ewan MacColl
- Kirsty MacColl
- Amy Macdonald
- Emily Maguire
- Zayn Malik
- Laura Marling
- Johnny Marr
- Michael Marra
- Steve Marriott
- John Martyn
- Brian May
- Conor Maynard
- Paul McCartney
- Shelagh McDonald
- Charlie McDonnell
- Rory McLeod
- Tom McRae
- Ralph McTell
- Mika
- Gary Moore
- James Morrison
- Morrissey
- Alexi Murdoch
- Graham Nash
- Anthony Newley
- John Newman
- Sheila Nicholls
- Heather Nova
- Ivor Novello
- Tom Odell
- Beth Orton
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Nerina Pallot
- Alex Parks
- Passenger
- Liam Payne
- Karen Poole
- Shelly Poole
- Mal Pope
- Paul Poulton
- Gerry Rafferty
- Ricky Ross
- Kate Rusby
- Emeli Sandé
- Polly Scattergood
- Ed Sheeran[1]
- Labi Siffre
- Lucie Silvas
- Robert Smith
- Sam Smith
- David Sneddon
- Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens)
- Al Stewart
- Joe Strummer
- Harry Styles
- Dave Swarbrick
- Roger Taylor
- Sandi Thom
- Richard Thompson
- Teddy Thompson
- Tanita Tikaram
- Steve Tilston
- Louis Tomlinson
- KT Tunstall
- Frank Turner
- Bonnie Tyler
- Bailey Tzuke
- Judie Tzuke
- Karl Wallinger
- Clifford T. Ward
- Roger Waters
- Helen Watson
- Robbie Williams
- Robin Williamson
- Amy Winehouse
- Robert Wyatt
- Pete Wylie
- Sami Yusuf
United States
A–B
- David Ackles
- Ryan Adams
- Trace Adkins
- Christina Aguilera
- Julien Aklei
- Steve Albini
- Jason Aldean
- Deborah Allen
- Terry Allen
- GG Allin
- Mose Allison
- Peter Alsop
- Tori Amos
- Anastacia
- Eric Andersen
- Keith Anderson
- Laurie Anderson
- Theresa Andersson
- Brooke Annibale
- Fiona Apple
- Joseph Arthur
- Ashanti
- Rodney Atkins
- Patti Austin
- Hoyt Axton
- Aubrey Ayala
- Steve Azar
- Joan Baez
- David M. Bailey
- Julien Baker
- Devendra Banhart
- Sara Bareilles
- Geoff Bartley
- Steve Baxter
- David Bazan
- Beck
- Drake Bell
- Vince Bell
- Jeff Bennett
- Samm Bennett
- Dierks Bentley
- Matraca Berg
- Dan Bern
- Beyoncé
- Jim Bianco
- Eric Bibb
- Diane Birch
- Andrew Bird
- Tony Bird
- Alyse Black
- Frank Black
- Janet Blair
- Norman Blake
- David Blue
- Hugh Blumenfeld
- Suzy Bogguss
- Gordon Bok
- Michael Bowers
- Crystal Bowersox
- Ralston Bowles
- Soulja Boy
- Michelle Branch
- Jesse Brand
- Chuck Brodsky
- David Bromberg
- Holly Brook
- Jonatha Brooke
- Garth Brooks
- Chris Brown
- Greg Brown
- Jackson Browne
- Jeff Buckley
- Tim Buckley
- T-Bone Burnett
- Jonathan Byrd
C–D
- Colbie Caillat
- J.J. Cale
- Andrew Calhoun
- Terry Callier
- Kate Campbell
- Alessia Cara
- Mariah Carey
- Brandi Carlile
- Hayes Carll
- Vanessa Carlton
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Dee Carstensen
- Dave Carter
- June Carter
- Neko Case
- Peter Case
- Johnny Cash
- Rosanne Cash
- Harry Chapin
- Beth Nielsen Chapman
- Tracy Chapman
- Vic Chesnutt
- Frank Christian
- Lou Christie
- Eric Church
- Ciara
- Annie Clark
- Gene Clark
- Kelly Clarkson
- Guy Clark
- Slaid Cleaves
- Anita Cochran
- Marc Cohn
- Paula Cole
- Judy Collins
- Lui Collins
- Shawn Colvin
- Harry Connick, Jr.
- Connie Converse
- David Cook
- Sam Cooke
- Alice Cooper
- Chris Cornell
- Matt Costa
- Elizabeth Cotten
- Ingrid Croce
- Jim Croce
- David Crosby
- Christopher Cross
- Mike Cross
- Sheryl Crow
- Rodney Crowell
- Bobbie Cryner
- Catie Curtis
- Billy Ray Cyrus
- Vernon Dalhart
- Sean Danielsen
- Glenn Danzig
- Gail Davies
- Kimya Dawson
- Grey DeLisle
- Kris Delmhorst
- Lana Del Rey
- Rebekah Del Rio
- Iris DeMent
- Rick DePiro
- Jason Derulo
- John Denver
- Ani DiFranco
- Maria D'Luz
- Mike Doughty
- Gregory Douglass
- Connie Dover
- The-Dream
- Marshall Drew
- DW (Dave) Drouillard
- Bob Dylan
E–G
- Kate Earl
- Stacey Earle
- Steve Earle
- Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
- Jonathan Edwards
- Mark Erelli
- Alejandro Escovedo
- Carmen Espinoza-Rodriquez
- Melissa Etheridge
- Richard Fariña
- Melissa Ferrick
- Roberta Flack
- Dan Fogelberg
- John Fogerty
- Ben Folds
- Keith Follesé
- Steve Forbert
- Jon Foreman
- Ruthie Foster
- Jeffrey Foucault
- Michael Fracasso
- Black Francis
- Jackson C. Frank
- Bob Franke
- Carole Fredericks
- Dean Friedman
- Lefty Frizzell
- Annie Gallup
- Mary Gauthier
- Marvin Gaye
- Teddy Geiger
- Natalie Gelman
- Daughn Gibson
- Vance Gilbert
- Vince Gill
- Lotti Golden
- Steve Goodman
- Selena Gomez
- Lesley Gore
- John Gorka
- Nick Granato
- Ariana Grande
- Jackie Greene
- Patty Griffin
- Nanci Griffith
- Arlo Guthrie
- Sarah Lee Guthrie
- Woody Guthrie
- Gwendolyn
H–J
- Merle Haggard
- Tom T. Hall
- Halsey
- Kristy Hanson
- Tim Hardin
- Jack Hardy
- Ben Harper
- Ciara Harris
- Emmylou Harris
- Jesse Harris
- Debbie Harry
- Beth Hart
- John Hartford
- Juliana Hatfield
- Richie Havens
- Ted Hawkins
- Hunter Hayes
- Terri Hendrix
- Don Henley
- Ari Hest
- John Hiatt
- Sara Hickman
- Utada Hikaru
- Lauryn Hill
- Chris Hillman
- Anne Hills
- Keri Hilson
- Tyler Hilton
- Tish Hinojosa
- Will Hoge
- J. Holiday
- Cisco Houston
- Whitney Houston
- Bob Howard
- Grayson Hugh
- Tim Hughes
- Meg Hutchinson
- Walter Hyatt
- Janis Ian
- India.Arie
- Jim Infantino
- David Ippolito
- Allison Iraheta
- Iron & Wine
- Chris Isaak
- Bon Iver
- Carl Jackson
- Jermaine Jackson
- Avi Jacob
- Nicky Jam
- Brendan James
- Sarah Jarosz
- Jaymay
- Nikki Jean
- Stephan Jenkins
- Waylon Jennings
- Molly Jenson
- Jewel
- Eilen Jewell
- Kari Jobe
- Billy Joel
- Jack Johnson
- Freedy Johnston
- Norah Jones
- Sharon Jones
- Montell Jordan
- Simon Joyner
- Gary Jules
- Tyler Joseph
K–L
- Si Kahn
- Kieran Kane
- Lucy Kaplansky
- Kashif
- Mat Kearney
- Robert Earl Keen
- Toby Keith
- Kelis
- Malcolm David Kelley
- Tori Kelly
- Alicia Keys
- Yoko Kikuchi
- Carole King
- Charles E. King
- Claude King
- Elle King
- Sonya Kitchell
- Charles Michael Kittridge
- "Spider" John Koerner
- Nikhil Korula
- Mark Kozelek
- Alison Krauss
- Lenny Kravitz
- Ben Kweller
- Jimmy LaFave
- Miranda Lambert
- Ray LaMontagne
- Patty Larkin
- Jim Lauderdale
- Christine Lavin
- Scott Law
- Lead Belly
- Amos Lee
- Amy Lee
- Tom Lehrer
- Bethany Joy Lenz
- David Levin
- Blake Lewis
- Bob Lind
- Lisa Loeb
- Jennifer Lopez
- Demi Lovato
- Laura Love
- Karen Lovely
- Lyle Lovett
- Lera Lynn
M–N
- Rod MacDonald
- Dougie MacLean
- Bill Madden
- Martie Maguire
- Taj Mahal
- Sananda Maitreya
- David Mallett
- Michelle Malone
- Melissa Manchester
- Barry Mann
- Teena Marie
- Bruno Mars
- Bob Martin
- Dana Mase
- Michael Masser
- Kathy Mattea
- Nanette Maxine
- John Mayer
- Curtis Mayfield
- Jennette McCurdy
- Country Joe McDonald
- Reba McEntire
- Tim McGraw
- Roger McGuinn
- Nellie McKay
- Bonnie McKee
- Lori McKenna
- Erin McKeown
- Rod McKuen
- Don McLean
- James McMurtry
- Melanie
- Bridgit Mendler
- Idina Menzel
- Michael J. Merenda, Jr.
- Pia Mia
- Meresha
- Julia Michaels
- Ingrid Michaelson
- Julie Miller
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Anais Mitchell
- Keb' Mo'
- Moby
- Janelle Monáe
- Ben Moody
- Mandy Moore
- Allison Moorer
- Bill Morrissey
- Jason Mraz
- Shawn Mullins
- Peter Mulvey
- Jimmy Murphy
- Michael Martin Murphey
- Kacey Musgraves
- Anna Nalick
- Leigh Nash
- Nina Nastasia
- Matt Nathanson
- Holly Near
- Fred Neil
- Willie Nelson
- Jennifer Nettles
- Mickey Newbury
- Carrie Newcomer
- Randy Newman
- Joanna Newsom
- Stevie Nicks
- Britt Nicole
- Willie Nile
- Harry Nilsson
- Keri Noble
- Laura Nyro
O–R
- Conor Oberst
- Tim O'Brien
- Phil Ochs
- Maura O'Connell
- Aoife O'Donovan
- Will Oldham
- Tony Oller
- David Olney
- Kristina Olsen
- Johnny Otis
- Jim Page
- Brad Paisley
- Dana Parish
- Dolly Parton
- Ellis Paul
- Tom Paxton
- Johnny Paycheck
- Herb Pedersen
- Sarah Pedinotti
- Yolanda Pérez
- Pierce Pettis
- Madeleine Peyroux
- Liz Phair
- Kelly Joe Phelps
- Grant-Lee Phillips
- Sam Phillips
- Shawn Phillips
- Utah Phillips
- Rod Picott
- Pitbull
- Gene Pitney
- Doc Pomus
- Cassadee Pope
- Catherine Porter
- Willy Porter
- Elvis Presley
- Tristan Prettyman
- Dory Previn
- Toni Price
- Prince
- John Prine
- Top Quality
- Joshua Radin
- Bonnie Raitt
- Tony Ramey
- Willis Alan Ramsey
- Carmino Ravosa
- Otis Redding
- Ann Reed
- Lou Reed
- Kim Richey
- Jonathan Richman
- Amy Rigby
- Rihanna
- Josh Ritter
- Carson Robison
- Zack de la Rocha
- Jimmie Rodgers
- Henry Rollins
- Dräco Rosa
- Raina Rose
- Emmy Rossum
- Josh Rouse
- David Rovics
- Peter Rowan
- Darius Rucker
- Tom Rush
- Tom Russell
S–T
- Rachael Sage
- Richie Sambora
- Martha Scanlan
- Marc Scibilia
- Darrell Scott
- John Sebastian
- Pebe Sebert
- Neil Sedaka
- Pete Seeger
- Martin Sexton
- Tupac Shakur
- Maia Sharp
- Billy Joe Shaver
- Jules Shear
- Duncan Sheik
- Blake Shelton
- Vonda Shepard
- Richard Shindell
- Michelle Shocked
- Paul Siebel
- Carly Simon
- Paul Simon
- Sisqó
- Ricky Skaggs
- Megan Slankard
- P. F. Sloan
- Darden Smith
- Elliott Smith
- Michael Smith
- Patti Smith
- Chris Smither
- Todd Snider
- Jill Sobule
- Ben Sollee
- Trey Songz
- Jo-El Sonnier
- Soraya
- Regina Spektor
- Aaron Sprinkle
- Bill Staines
- David Steinhart
- Colin Stetson
- Sufjan Stevens
- John Stewart
- Wynn Stewart
- Stephen Stills
- Marty Stuart
- Patrick Stump
- Alison Sudol
- Gene Summers
- Taylor Swift[2]
- Raven-Symoné
- Eric Taylor
- James Taylor
- Livingston Taylor
- Louise Taylor
- Ryan Tedder
- Jack Tempchin
- Chloe Temtchine
- Vienna Teng
- Chris Thile
- Robin Thicke
- Justin Timberlake[3]
- Rob Thomas
- Gone Thursday
- Chris Tomlin
- Meghan Trainor
- Steven Tyler
U–Z
- Usher
- Guy Van Duser
- Dave Van Ronk
- Townes Van Zandt
- Phil Vassar
- Vassy
- Stoll Vaughan
- Suzanne Vega
- Laura Veirs
- Justin Vernon
- John Vesely
- Jack Vidgen
- Rhonda Vincent
- Eric Von Schmidt
- Loudon Wainwright III
- Sloan Wainwright
- Tom Waits
- Butch Walker
- Jerry Jeff Walker
- M. Ward
- Diane Warren
- Linda Waterfall
- Doc Watson
- Lil Wayne
- Gillian Welch
- Kevin Welch
- Susan Werner
- Matt Wertz
- Cheryl Wheeler
- Erica Wheeler
- Brooke White
- Jack White
- Josh White
- Maurice White
- Chris Whitley
- David Wilcox
- Brooks Williams
- Dar Williams
- Don Williams
- Geoffrey Williams
- Hank Williams
- Hank Williams Jr.
- Keller Williams
- Lucinda Williams
- Pharrell Williams
- Victoria Williams
- Cris Williamson
- Gretchen Wilson
- Jesse Winchester
- Cody Wise
- Bill Withers
- Denison Witmer
- Jim Wolf
- Kate Wolf
- Bobby Womack
- Juliet Wyers
- Rachael Yamagata
- Dwight Yoakam
- Jesse Colin Young
- Steve Young
- Frank Zappa
- Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn
- Warren Zevon
- Natalia Zukerman
Venezuela
Others who both write songs and sing
Following are performers who are not singer-songwriters in the traditional sense, but who both write and perform songs in other genres. This includes artists known more prominently as members of bands and not primarily as soloists.
Australia
Bosnia And Herzegovina
Canada
Chile
Croatia
Finland
France
Germany
Hong Kong
Iceland
India
Ireland
Japan
- Aimer
- Mao Abe
- Aiko
- Angela Aki
- Yūko Andō
- Chara
- Cocco
- CooRie
- Joe Inoue
- Kurumi Enomoto
- Masaharu Fukuyama
- Gackt
- Ayumi Hamasaki
- Motohiro Hata
- Megumi Hinata
- Ken Hirai
- Mayumi Horikawa
- Hyde
- Leo Ieiri
- Mari Iijima
- Koshi Inaba
- Yōsui Inoue
- Shigeru Izumiya
- Ai Kawashima
- Hiroshi Kitadani
- Kokia
- Kotringo
- Koda Kumi
- Mai Kuraki
- Keisuke Kuwata
- Olivia Lufkin
- Noriyuki Makihara
- Yumi Matsutoya
- Miwa
- Yui Mizuno
- Showtaro Morikubo
- Miyuki Nakajima
- Yuto Nakajima
- Uri Nakayama
- Sakurako Ohara
- Tamio Okuda
- Chihiro Onitsuka
- Ai Otsuka
- Yuki Saito
- Maaya Sakamoto
- Jun Shibata
- Ringo Shiina
- Akiko Shikata
- SoulJa
- Shikao Suga
- Yuya Takaki
- Yukihide Takekawa
- Mariya Takeuchi
- Hikaru Utada
- Hitomi Yaida
- Etsuko Yakushimaru
- Maria Yamamoto
- Tatsuro Yamashita
- Takuro Yoshida
- Yui
New Zealand
Nigeria
Pakistan
Philippines
- Dong Abay
- Freddie Aguilar
- Ogie Alcasid
- Cynthia Alexander
- Barbie Almalbis
- Joey Ayala
- Christian Bautista
- Rico Blanco
- Ely Buendia
- Jose Mari Chan
- Charice
- Yeng Constantino
- Billy Joe Crawford
- Sharon Cuneta
- Jay Durias
- Eraserheads
- Pops Fernandez
- Sarah Geronimo
- Janno Gibbs
- Rachelle Ann Go
- Kyla
- Bamboo Mañalac
- Maine Mendoza
- Chito Miranda
- Kitchie Nadal
- Martin Nievera
- Nina
- Kylie Padilla
- Gary Valenciano
- Princess Velasco
- Regine Velasquez
- Yael Yuzon
Romania
Serbia
South Africa
South Korea
- Ailee
- BoA
- Bang Yongguk
- Cho Yong-pil
- G-Dragon
- Im Chang-jung
- IU
- Jung Yonghwa
- Kang Seungyoon
- Kangta
- Kim C
- Kim Dong-ryool
- Moon Hee-jun
- Kim Jong-seo
- Kim Kwang-Seok
- Kim Jaejoong
- Kim Jonghyun
- Kim Junsu
- Kim Sa-rang
- Lee Jonghyun
- Lee Juck
- MC Sniper
- The One
- Park Hyo-shin
- Psy
- Park Jin-young
- Rain
- Seo Taiji
- Shin Hae Chul
- Shin Seung Hun
- Suga
- Tablo
- Wheesung
- Park Yeeun
- Yoon Jong-shin
- Yoo Hee-Yeol
Sweden
Taiwan
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
A–L
- Sade Adu
- Damon Albarn
- Marc Almond
- Ian Anderson
- Jon Anderson
- Badly Drawn Boy (Damon Gough)
- Gary Barlow
- Syd Barrett
- Julian Barry
- Blaze Bayley
- Natasha Bedingfield
- Adrian Belew
- Amelle Berrabah
- James Blunt
- Betty Boo
- David Bowie
- Sarah Brightman
- Keisha Buchanan
- Mutya Buena
- Jake Bugg
- Kate Bush
- Katy Carr
- Eric Clapton
- Phil Collins
- Tulisa Contostavlos
- Elvis Costello
- Charlotte Gordon Cumming
- Dappy
- Ray Davies
- John Deacon
- Cathy Dennis
- Marina Lambrini Diamandis
- Paul Di'Anno
- Bruce Dickinson
- Pete Doherty
- Donovan
- Stephen Duffy
- Joe Elliott
- Matt Hales
- Peter Gabriel
- Liam Gallagher
- Noel Gallagher
- Barry Gibb
- Maurice Gibb
- Robin Gibb
- Ian Gillan
- David Gilmour
- Gary Glitter
- Ellie Goulding
- David Gray
- Rob Halford
- Pete Ham
- Peter Hammill
- Calvin Harris
- George Harrison
- Imogen Heap
- Ian Hunter
- Jessie J
- Joe Jackson
- Mick Jagger
- Jem
- Elton John
- Brian Johnson
- Matt Johnson
- Mick Jones
- Nik Kershaw
- Jim King
- David Knopfler
- Mark Knopfler
- Greg Lake
- Simon Le Bon
- Lemmy
- John Lennon
- Leona Lewis
- Gary Lightbody
- Cher Lloyd
- Nick Lowe
- Jeff Lynne
M–Z
- Paddy McAloon
- Paul McCartney
- Christine McVie
- Shirley Manson
- Zayn Malik
- Steve Marriott
- Brian May
- Freddie Mercury
- George Michael
- Morrissey
- Kate Nash
- John Newman
- Jim Noir
- Rita Ora
- John Otway
- Bill Owen
- Mark Owen
- Liam Payne
- Robert Plant
- Plunkett
- Heidi Range
- Tim Rice
- Keith Richards
- Emeli Sandé
- Sam Smith
- Ringo Starr
- Al Stewart
- Rod Stewart
- Sting
- Joss Stone
- Joe Strummer
- Harry Styles
- Jeremy Taylor
- David Tibet
- Louis Tomlinson
- Alex Turner
- Tom Vek
- Roger Waters
- Florence Welch
- Paul Weller
- John Wetton
- Kim Wilde
- Roy Wood
- Richard Wright
- Thom Yorke
- Will Young
United States of America
A–E
- 50 Cent
- Ryan Adams
- Christina Aguilera
- Priscilla Ahn
- Nadia Ali
- Dave Alvin
- Ken Andrews
- Michael Andrews
- David Archuleta
- Billie Joe Armstrong
- Louis Armstrong
- Francesca Battistelli
- Walter Becker
- Joey Belladonna
- Chuck Berry
- Beyoncé
- Larry Blackmon
- Karl Blau
- Michael Bolton
- Jon Bon Jovi
- Olivia Bonilla
- Ralston Bowles
- Brandon Boyd
- D. S. Bradford
- Colin Brooks
- Garth Brooks
- Lindsey Buckingham
- Benjamin Burnley
- Glen Burtnik
- Paul Butterfield
- Sarah Buxton
- David Byrne
- Ryan Cabrera
- Mariah Carey
- Eric Carmen
- Jerry Cantrell
- Peter Cincotti
- Kelly Clarkson
- Roger Clyne
- Kurt Cobain
- Fred Cole
- Lisa Coleman
- Chris Cornell
- Jonathan Coulton
- Peter Criss
- Sheryl Crow
- Rivers Cuomo
- Miley Cyrus
- Terence Trent D'Arby
- Howie Day
- Tom DeLonge
- Dennis DeYoung
- Neil Diamond
- Bo Diddley
- Ronnie James Dio
- Willie Dixon
- David Draiman
- Haylie Duff
- Hilary Duff
- Sean Duffy
- Jakob Dylan
- Danny Elfman
- Eminem
- Ace Enders
- Gloria Estefan
F–K
- Donald Fagen
- Don Felder
- Fergie
- William Fitzsimmons
- John Flansburgh
- Brandon Flowers
- Ben Folds
- John Frusciante
- Ace Frehley
- Glenn Frey
- Vic Fuentes
- David Gates
- Gloria Gaynor
- Benjamin Gibbard
- Eliza Gilkyson
- Selena Gomez
- Ariana Grande
- Hank Green
- Christina Grimmie
- Dave Grohl
- Buddy Guy
- Sammy Hagar
- Daryl Hall
- Jessica Harp
- Ben Harper
- Sophie B. Hawkins
- Angel Haze
- Mark Heard
- Levon Helm
- Logan Henderson
- Jimi Hendrix
- Don Henley
- James Hetfield
- Buddy Holly
- Mark Hoppus
- Robert Hunter
- Alan Jackson
- Janet Jackson
- Michael Jackson
- Jay-Z
- Robert Johnson
- JoJo
- Joe Jonas
- Kevin Jonas
- Nick Jonas
- Rickie Lee Jones
- Janis Joplin
- Tyler Joseph
- Maynard James Keenan
- R. Kelly
- Mean Gene Kelton
- Eddie Kendricks
- Kenna
- Doug Kershaw
- Kesha
- Anthony Kiedis
- B.B. King
- Beyoncé Knowles
L–N
- Lady Gaga
- Mark Lanegan
- Adam Lambert
- Ray LaMontagne
- Cyndi Lauper
- Bernie Leadon
- Bethany Joy Lenz
- Jared Leto
- Adam Levine
- Aaron Lewis
- Philip Lindholm
- Kenny Loggins
- Lindsay Lohan
- Jennifer Lopez
- Joe Lopez
- Demi Lovato
- Courtney Love
- John Linnell
- Ross Lynch
- Loretta Lynn
- Benji Madden
- Joel Madden
- Madonna
- Kaitlyn Maher
- Jeff Mangum
- Barry Manilow
- Aimee Mann
- Marilyn Manson
- Marce
- Chan Marshall
- Richard Marx
- James Maslow
- Matchstik
- Dave Matthews
- Anthony Marinelli
- John Mayer
- Edwin McCain
- Jesse McCartney
- Michael McDonald
- Jon McLaughlin
- Katharine McPhee
- Travis Meeks
- Randy Meisner
- John Mellencamp
- Wendy Melvoin
- Stephin Merritt
- AJ Michalka
- Aly Michalka
- Rhett Miller
- Roger Miller
- Steve Miller
- Nicki Minaj
- Freddy Moore
- Jim Morrison
- Elliott Murphy
- Dave Mustaine
- Frank J. Myers
- Faheem Najm
- Nelly
- Dan Nelson
- Michael Nesmith
- Mike Ness
- Ne-Yo
- Stevie Nicks
- Keri Noble
- The Notorious B.I.G.
- Justin Nozuka
- Ted Nugent
O–Z
- John Oates
- Ric Ocasek
- Roy Orbison
- Joan Osborne
- Buck Owens
- David Paich
- Mike Patton
- Carlos Pena, Jr.
- CeCe Peniston
- Christina Perri
- Sarah Perrotta
- Katy Perry
- Linda Perry
- Steve Perry
- Tom Petty
- Glen Phillips
- Pink
- Rachel Platten
- Jimmy Pop
- Prince
- Eddie Rabbitt
- Rakim
- Twiggy Ramirez
- Redfoo
- Bebe Rexha
- Trent Reznor
- Lionel Richie
- Johnny Rivers
- Smokey Robinson
- Sixto Rodriguez
- Kenny Rogers
- Axl Rose
- David Lee Roth
- Todd Rundgren
- Leon Russell
- John Rzeznik
- Kendall Schmidt
- Timothy B. Schmit
- Big Sean
- Drew Seeley
- Bob Seger
- Selena
- Adam Selzer
- Tommy Shaw
- Adam Shearer
- Duncan Sheik
- Shwayze
- Gene Simmons
- Paul Simon
- Ashlee Simpson
- Helen Slater
- Kathy Sledge
- Michael W. Smith
- Dee Snider
- J.D. Souther
- Britney Spears
- Bruce Springsteen
- Layne Staley
- Paul Stanley
- Jeffree Star
- Gwen Stefani
- Barbra Streisand
- Bruce Sudano
- Donna Summer
- Gene Summers
- Matthew Sweet
- Michael Sweet
- Courtney Taylor-Taylor
- Rob Thomas
- Justin Timberlake
- Ashley Tisdale
- Meghan Trainor
- Roger Troutman
- Jeff Tweedy
- Conway Twitty
- Stephen Tyler
- Carrie Underwood
- Kate Voegele
- Joe Walsh
- Crystal Waters
- Kanye West
- Paul Westerberg
- Brooke White
- will.i.am
- Hayley Williams
- Ann Wilson
- Brian Wilson
- Nancy Wilson
- Kip Winger
- Stevie Wonder
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
- James Young
- Doug Yoel
- Steven Van Zandt
- Frank Zappa
- Zendaya
Uruguay
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Wales
See also
References
- ↑ Doyle, Patrick (March 7, 2017). "Ed Sheeran: Up All Night With Pop's Hardcore Troubadour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ↑ Brown, Cheryl (November 2, 2016). "Taylor Swift secretly wrote a country song for Little Big Town, band reveals". CBC News. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ↑ Min, Janice (November 17, 2016). "Songwriter Roundtable: Justin Timberlake, Sting, Alicia Keys and More Hitmakers on Gender Bias, Trump's 'Hitler-Level' Rhetoric and Fears of a 'Divided States of America'". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
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