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Synth-Pop

75 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Adam YoungPerson · Music memorabiliaAdam Randal Young (born July 5, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known as the founder and sole member of electronica project Owl City.
Adrian EnescuPerson · Music memorabiliaAdrian-Floru Enescu (31 March 1948 – 19 August 2016) was a Romanian composer of film soundtracks and contemporary music.
Alexander O'NealPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander O'Neal (born November 15, 1953) is an American retired R&B singer, songwriter and arranger who rose to prominence in the mid-1980s as a solo artist, with eleven top 40 singles on…
AlsouPerson · Film memorabiliaAlsou Ralifovna Abramova (tt-Cyrl; Safina; born 27 June 1983), known professionally as Alsou, is a Russian singer.
Ani LorakAuthor · BooksKarolina Myroslavivna Kuiek (born 27 September 1978), better known as Ani Lorak, is a Ukrainian-born Russian singer.[1] Having been awarded the title of People's Artist of Ukraine[26]…
Betty WhoPerson · Music memorabiliaJessica Anne Newham (born 5 October 1991), known by her stage name Betty Who, is an Australian musician and singer.
Billy CorganPerson · Music memorabiliaWilliam Patrick Corgan Jr. (born March 17, 1967) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and professional wrestling promoter.
Britney SpearsPerson · Music memorabiliaBritney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she is widely regarded as one of the most influential entertainers during the early…
Charli XCXPerson · Music memorabiliaCharlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is a British singer, songwriter, and actress.
Chris LowePerson · Music memorabiliaChristopher Sean Lowe (born 4 October 1959) is an English musician and songwriter who formed the synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys with Neil Tennant.
Dannii MinogueDesigner · FashionDanielle Jane Minogue (born 20 October 1971) is an Australian singer, television personality, and actress.
Darren HayesPerson · Music memorabiliaDarren Stanley Hayes (born 8 May 1972) is an Australian singer, songwriter, music producer and composer.
Dave BallPerson · Music memorabiliaDave Ball was a British musician, songwriter, record producer, disc jockey and composer (1959–2025). He was born in Chester and died in London.
David A. StewartPerson · Music memorabiliaDavid Allan Stewart (born 9 September 1952) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for Eurythmics, his successful professional partnership with Annie Lennox.
Dima BilanPerson · Music memorabiliaDima Nikolayevich Bilan (born Viktor Nikolayevich Belan on 24 December 1981) is a Russian singer. In 2002, Bilan participated in the first edition of New Wave.
Dmitry KoldunPerson · Music memorabiliaDmitry Aleksandrovich Koldun (Dzmitry Kaldun; born 11 June 1985) is a Belarusian pop singer.
Donna SummerPerson · Music memorabiliaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter.
Eddie MurphyPerson · Music memorabilia
Florian SchneiderPerson · Music memorabiliaFlorian Schneider-Esleben (7 April 194721 April 2020) was a German musician. He was one of the founding members and leaders of the electronic band Kraftwerk, performing his role with the…
FoxesPerson · Music memorabiliaShe was born in Southampton.
Gary NumanPerson · Music memorabiliaGary Anthony James Webb (born March 8th 1958), known professionally as Gary Numan, is an English musician. He entered the music industry as frontman of the new wave band Tubeway Army.
George MichaelPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorge Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer-songwriter and record producer.
Gillian GilbertPerson · Music memorabiliaGillian Lesley Gilbert (born 27 January 1961) is an English musician. She is the keyboardist and guitarist of the band New Order.
GrimesPerson · Film memorabiliaClaire Elise Boucher (lang; born March 17, 1988), known professionally as Grimes, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer.[1] Her work often invokes themes of science fiction,…
Hikaru UtadaPerson · Music memorabilia
Hubert KahPerson · Music memorabiliaHubert Kah is a German synthpop band, led by Hubert Kemmler (born 21 March 1961), a German musician, composer, songwriter and producer.
Irina AllegrovaAuthor · BooksIrina Aleksandrovna Allegrova (born 20 January 1952) is a Russian singer. She is a People's Artist of Russia (2010).
Isao TomitaPerson · Music memorabiliaIsao Tomita (often known simply as Tomita) was a Japanese composer regarded as one of the pioneers of electronic music and space music as well as one of the most famous producers of analog…
Jimmy SomervillePerson · Film memorabiliaJames William Somerville (born 22 June 1961) is a Scottish singer. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as a member the synth-pop groups Bronski Beat and the Communards;
Julian Fernando Casablancas ChristiansenPerson · Music memorabiliaJulian Fernando Casablancas (born August 23, 1978) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the rock band the Strokes, with which he has released seven…
Kim WildePerson · Music memorabiliaKim Wilde (born Kim Smith, 18 November 1960) is an English pop singer. She first gained success in 1981 with her debut single "Kids in America", which peaked at no.
Kyary Pamyu PamyuDesigner · Fashion
Kylie MinoguePerson · Music memorabiliaKylie Ann Minogue (born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress.
LightsPerson · Music memorabiliaLights Valerie Anne Poxleitner-Bokan (born Valerie Anne Poxleitner; April 11, 1987) known professionally as Lights is a Canadian singer and songwriter.
Lily AllenPerson · Film memorabiliaLily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and actress.
Lykke LiPerson · Music memorabiliaLi Lykke Timotej Zachrisson (born 18 March 1986), professionally known as Lykke Li, is a Swedish singer, songwriter, model and actress.
Magne FuruholmenPerson · Music memorabiliaMagne Furuholmen (born 1 November 1962) is a Norwegian musician and visual artist.
MakSimPerson · Music memorabiliaMarina Sergeyevna Abrosimova (born 10 June 1983), better known under her stage name MakSim (Russian: МакSим; earlier – Maxi-M) is a Russian singer, songwriter, and music producer.
Maksim PokrovskyAuthor · BooksMaksim Sergeyevich Pokrovsky (born June 17, 1968) is a Russian musician, best known as the frontman of the Moscow-based rock band Nogu Svelo!.
Marina DiamandisPerson · Music memorabiliaMarina Lambrini Diamandis (Marína-Lampriní Diamánti; born 10 October 1985), professionally known under the mononym Marina (often stylised in all caps) and previously by the stage name…
Maxim FadeevPerson · Film memorabiliaMaxim "Max" Aleksandrovich Fadeev (born 6 May 1968) is a Russian singer-songwriter, composer and producer.
MirwaisPerson · Music memorabiliaMirwais Ahmadzaï (born 23 October 1960), known mononymously as Mirwais, is a French electronic dance music record producer and songwriter, born in Lausanne, Switzerland to an Afghan father…
Morten HarketPerson · Music memorabiliaMorten Harket (born 14 September 1959) is a Norwegian singer who is the lead vocalist of the synth-pop band A-ha.
Mylène FarmerAuthor · BooksMylène Jeanne Gautier (born 12 September 1961), known professionally as Mylène Farmer (pron), is a French singer-songwriter and record producer.
Neil TennantPerson · Music memorabiliaNeil Francis Tennant (born 10 July 1954) is an English singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer and lyricist of the synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Chris Lowe in 1981.
Nik KershawPerson · Music memorabiliaNicholas David Kershaw (born 1 March 1958) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Paul HardcastlePerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Louis Hardcastle (born 10 December 1957) is an English composer, musician, record producer, songwriter, radio presenter and multi-instrumentalist.
Paul Waaktaar-SavoyPerson · Music memorabiliaPaul Waaktaar-Savoy (born Pål Gamst, 6 September 1961) is a Norwegian musician and songwriter.
Peter HookPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Hook (Woodhead; born 13 February 1956) is an English musician. He is the former bassist and co-founder of the post-punk band Joy Division and its successor New Order.
Richard XPerson · Music memorabiliaRichard Philips, better known by his stage name Richard X, is a British songwriter and music producer.
RobynPerson · Music memorabiliaRobin Miriam Carlsson (born 12 June 1979), known professionally as Robyn (pron), is a Swedish singer, songwriter, record producer, and DJ.
Ryan ParisPerson · Music memorabiliaFabio Roscioli (born 12 March 1953), known by his stage name Ryan Paris, is an Italian singer, songwriter, musician and actor.
Sheila ChandraPerson · Music memorabiliaSheila Savithri Elizabeth Chandra (born 14 March 1965) is an English writer and retired pop singer and actress of Indian descent.
SigridPerson · Music memorabiliaSigrid was a Norwegian singer, songwriter, musician, guitarist, pianist and composer (born 1996).
StromaeDesigner · FashionPaul Van Haver (born 12 March 1985), better known by his stage name Stromae, is a Belgian singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer.
Susanne SundførPerson · Music memorabiliaSusanne Aartun Sundfør ((local Haugesund dialect; [[Help:IPA/Norwegian|[sʉˈsɑ̀nːə ˈɔ̀ʈːʉːn ˈsʉ̀nføːr]]] in Urban East ("standard") Norwegian);
Trace CyrusPerson · Music memorabiliaTrace Dempsey Cyrus (born Neil Timothy Helson; February 24, 1989) is an American musician.
TsunkuPerson · Film memorabiliaBorn October 29, 1968, known professionally as Tsunku, is a Japanese singer, record producer, and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the rock band Sharam Q.
Vendredi sur MerPhotographer · PhotographyCharline Simone Rosemonde Mignot (born 20 April 1995), better known as Vendredi sur Mer (French for "Friday by the Sea"), is a Swiss singer-songwriter and photographer.
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.

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