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20th-century songwriters

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Yasmine HamdanPerson · Music memorabiliaYasmine Hani Hamdan (born 1976) is a Lebanese singer and songwriter, now based in Paris.
Yasushi AkimotoPerson · Film memorabiliaYasushi Akimoto is a Japanese record producer, lyricist, and television writer, best known for creating and producing some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 franchise.
Yavuz BingölPerson · Film memorabiliaYavuz Bingöl (born 7 October 1964) is a Turkish folk music artist and actor.
Yehonatan GeffenAuthor · BooksYehonatan Geffen (22 February 1947 – 19 April 2023), also known as Yonatan Gefen, was an Israeli author, poet, songwriter, journalist, satirist and playwright.
YelawolfPerson · Music memorabiliaYelawolf was born in Gadsden, Alabama, and raised in Antioch, Tennessee, he embarke
YellowmanPerson · Music memorabiliaWinston Foster, (born 15 January 1956) better known by the stage name Yellowman and also known as King Yellowman, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay.
Yevgeny NesterenkoPerson · Music memorabiliaYevgeny Yevgenievich Nesterenko (8 January 1938 – 20 March 2021) was a Soviet and Russian operatic bass. He made an international career, based at the Bolshoi Theatre.
Yiannis KourosAuthor · BooksYiannis Kouros (pron; born 13 February 1956 in Tripoli, Kingdom of Greece) is a Greek ultramarathon runner based in Greece.
Yolandi VisserPerson · Film memorabiliaAnri du Toit (born 3 March 1984), known professionally as Yolandi Visser (stylised as ¥o-Landi Vi$$er), is a South African singer, rapper, and songwriter.
Yoni BlochPerson · Music memorabiliaYoni Bloch (born August 11, 1981) is an Israeli musician, songwriter, composer, rock singer and hi-tech entrepreneur.
Yoram TaharlevAuthor · BooksYoram Taharlev (24 January 1938 – 6 January 2022)[4] was an Israeli poet, lyricist, and author. He wrote lyrics for hundreds of songs recorded by prominent composers and performers.[1]
YordanoDesigner · DesignYordano, born Giordano Di Marzo Migani, is an Italian–born Venezuelan singer-songwriter and guitar player.
Yoshihiko FunazakiIllustrator · IllustrationFebruary 2, 1945 – October 15, 2015 was a Japanese novelist, poet, illustrator, manga artist, songwriter, and assistant professor of Shirayuri College. He has written more than 300 books.
Yossi GreenPerson · Music memorabiliaYossi Green (born May 30, 1955) is a Hasidic Jewish composer of contemporary Jewish religious music.
Young BuckPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Darnell Brown (born March 15, 1981), better known by his stage name Young Buck, is an American rapper.
YugabharathiAuthor · BooksYugabharathi is a Tamil poet and lyricist. He started his career as editor in Kanaiyazhi and turned into a lyricist in Tamil film industry.
Yui SakakibaraPerson · Music memorabiliaYui Sakakibara is a Japanese voice actress, choreographer, dancer and singer from Hyōgo Prefecture. She appeared on Kōhaku Uta Gassen as background dancer behind Ami Suzuki in 1999 and 2000.
Yukio AoshimaPerson · Film memorabiliaYukio Aoshima was a Japanese politician who served as Governor of Tokyo from 1995 to 1999. He is also well known as a TV actor, novelist, film director, screenwriter and songwriter.
Yung JocPerson · Music memorabiliaJasiel Amon Robinson (born September 20, 1980), better known by his stage name Yung Joc, is an American rapper known for his 2006 single "It's Goin' Down", which peaked at number three on…
Yuri ShevchukAuthor · BooksYuri Yulianovich Shevchuk (born 16 May 1957) is a Soviet and Russian rock musician and singer/songwriter who leads the rock band DDT, which he founded with Vladimir Sigachyov in 1980.
Yuri VizborAuthor · BooksYuri Iosifovich Vizbor (20 June 193417 September 1984) was a Soviet bard and poet as well as a theatre and film actor.
Yvonne CatterfeldPerson · Music memorabiliaYvonne Catterfeld (born 2 December 1979) is a German singer, actress and television personality. In 2000, she participated i
Zac FarroPerson · Music memorabiliaZachary Wayne Farro (born June 4, 1990) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band Paramore.
Zaine GriffPerson · Music memorabiliaZaine Griff (born 4 October 1957 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a singer-songwriter who was part of the English new wave and new romantics scene of the early 1980s.
Zak AbelPerson · Music memorabiliaZak David Zilesnick (born 1 March 1995), better known professionally as Zak Abel, is an English singer, songwriter, and musician.
Zal YanovskyPerson · Music memorabiliaZalman Yanovsky (December 19, 1944 – December 13, 2002) was a Canadian folk-rock musician and restaurateur.
Zara LarssonPerson · Music memorabiliaShe was born in Solna Municipality.
Zdeněk SvěrákAuthor · BooksZdeněk Svěrák (born 28 March 1936) is a Czech actor, humorist, playwright and screenwriter. He is one of the most well-known and popular Czech cultural personalities.
Zhanna BichevskayaPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — At a concert in 2006
Zuzana NavarováPerson · Music memorabiliaZuzana Navarová de Tejada (18 June 1959 – 7 December 2004) was a Czech singer and songwriter.[1] She began her career in the early 1980s as a member of Nerez, and gradually become one of…

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