Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Music-Performers
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Welcome to our exploration of the greatest music performers.
Defining greatness in music is a complex task, but these timeless tracks have left a lasting impact that's worth celebrating.
This lesson was originally about songs, but it's hard to enumerate them. So it has been changed to performers, as the greatest performers normally also perform the greatest music.
In progress
1910s
| active period | performer | language | genre | video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s – 1950 | 阿炳
Abing |
(none) | folk | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa1kpwzqDb4&list=PLlWe_7EWeXOLxbbVEnv-BR3ESfIVfrEg1 |
| 1919 – 1954 | Marlene Dietrich | German | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDyd9wPkG6wdC-KzmdbwMHw
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLskrKz814LLeFV8D0i5Zti9lpcZv4PP_V |
1920s
| active period | performer | language | genre | video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 – 1973 | أم كلثوم
Umm Kulthum |
Egyptian Arabic | classical | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMi73zodlL6dMA8tyJDOClw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21GLZyYw2y0&list=PLApIFJv-GTvJN04DgWFaF497brzWxHU5P |
1930s
| active period | performer | language | genre | video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 – 2018 | Charles Aznavour
Շառլ Ազնավուր |
French | pop, chanson, adult contemporary | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHgDHM1lmkadG-uYhPfrbdw
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkezPydZpc2tcO1zzDC1BvaqFCLyT9v3b |
| 1935 – 1963 | Édith Piaf | French | cabaret, torch songs, modern chanson, musical theatre | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCehQT6NHMZjl0giIfY7f1mw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MllkBz7WXTg&list=PL3119ABAF2D4C5B71 |
| 1938 – 2013 | Manna Dey | Bengali, Hindi, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Chhattisgarhi, et al. | filmi, classical, qawwali, ghazals, bhajan, gurbani, Nazrul Geeti, rock and roll | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5QUNUnbJVJ1j5W3ct9HUeA
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUOEf-vLOCSnvMaBmyt_rr3vYekXmi5Xv |
1940s
| active period | performer | language | genre | video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 – 1980 | Mohammed Rafi | Hindi, Urdu, Panjabi, Konkani, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Odia, Bengali, Marathi, Sindhi, Kannada, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Magahi, Maithili, etc. | filmi, bhajan, ghazal, qawwali, shabad, na'at, classical, Nazrul Geeti, comedy | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLpyDLYPCmQYxt_kkU1suhg
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOVde-Fk4qojF7xg4bF6eXBFyXX82Xyu8 |
| 1946 – 1987 | Kishore Kumar | Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Malayalam, Odia, Urdu, et al. | filmi, disco, pop, yodelling, rock and roll, semi-classical, comedy, Rabindra Sangeet | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC84y82gFQuX0jeqRSrkdERQ
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJABXrnHALkJHG7vK7QMhJ6_Wxl6OPriF |
1950s
| active period | performer | language | genre | video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s – 2006 | Ali Farka Touré | Bambara, et al. | folk, desert blues | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm0WuygL0rAKAGyPnEDDb-w
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL18yhXvkVdCCzdr4zv0vW8g1PLt_1GBib |
| 1952 – 1978 | Jacques Brel | French | chanson, pop | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzmPKJcdeMKGiy-93Jn4pZA
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK6aGtsNwFbTg6MZc9FQWTLfi-EFkaML_ |
| 1955 – 2017 | Johnny Hallyday | French | rock and roll, pop, yé-yé | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9wvnHwKWvE_unCTf1eLKHw
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHP9pzOLAWp2BMVRf9LmHMsBaIShdOwW9 |
| 1957 – 1991 | Serge Gainsbourg | French | pop, rock, jazz | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMqAEhVGBz5WrBH-Ph3u0vg
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFsCUOJunbNGBPS134Ysng60WRYVLdLNz |
1960s
1970s
| active period | performer | language | genre | video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 – | Udit Narayan | Hindi, Nepali, Kannada, Odia, Tamil, Telugu | filmi, pop, semi-classical, bhajan, folk | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrYczeBh8tcxLLAgn8m2wWQ
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1_4-Nl9VhniAJ0usvINX1UJg8MJ0Co3O |
| 1976 – | Richard Clayderman | (none) | easy listening | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi8PYKXskV03qxQrnrtiGSA |
| 1976 – | Sandra | English | pop, synth-pop, disco, new age | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCefMqcCMiUxvMxdBtIFd6uw
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0mXkws86-j_7lPB-SIuVup0q3_sgW1hJ |
| 1978 – | Herbert Grönemeyer | German | rock, pop rock, soft rock | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOL8m55QWAmJ2TPySPAxpnw
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLB8Mr6zCRJTVSkH2tOHNFXcF0zf2YZIj |
1980s
| active period | performer | language | genre | video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 – | Vanessa Paradis | French | R&B, pop, rock | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGaRGxzgoNJ9JDJc4tKsBrw
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz9Mn9ZmLivBweYw3HIe4mQuEknFaYxSO |
| 1983 – | Bon Jovi | English | hard rock, glam metal, arena rock, pop rock | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkBwnm7GOfYHsacwUjriC-w |
| 1983 – | Nena | German | new wave, synth-pop, pop, pop rock | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX998HotocxcmzvyXu8b6fA
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd5xnond3B5QhrEhDXDDcdKbVupiahvki |
| 1984 – | 崔健
Cui Jian |
Mandarin Chinese | rock, folk, pop, jazz, hip-hop, electronic, avant-garde, experimental | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFr2ApO5mByAP7uT0uLEx8g
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2OygyerAItPNwP_ftahduOKXa6x1ShB1 |
| 1984 – | Mylène Farmer | French | pop, rock, dance, electronic | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8bXAHcitOUnxe7cFg6Curg
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkezPydZpc2s4WNrtfOpLyE9iLgvDJmdR |
1990s
2000s
| active period | performer | language | genre | video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 – | 周杰倫
Jay Chou |
Mandarin Chinese | pop, R&B, rock, hip-hop | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8CU5nVhCQIdAGrFFp4loOQ |
| 2000 – | Витас
Vitas |
Russian | operatic pop, orchestral pop, technopop, dance-pop, folk-pop, synth-pop, electroclash, alternative rock | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaFoZFhV1LgbFIB3-6zdWVg |
| 2002 – 2008, 2013 – | Carla Bruni | English | chanson | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-pY_wp5aWV3zLDGtvvn07A |
| 2003 – | Taylor Swift | English | pop, country, folk | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqECaJ8Gagnn7YCbPEzWH6g
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdnEKz0ib5DD8X0JeJ9MgbTLKNESWNlRe |
| 2005 – | Helene Fischer | German | Schlager | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn3yU2bHX_8HMCfXOBTkXCg
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUehsknruA0UpiMuTS5McGZ1lIsNrR20B |
| 2006 – | سعد لمجرد
Saad Lamjarred |
Moroccan Arabic | pop, khaliji | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9hJ5XcjHXYjwDOqrlQUuow
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtUprbCEtrHnA_URRIiRyYMCVdqdNXdC5 |
(the following work-based decade categorisation may be replaced)
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Wikipedia pages:
- List of automobile sales by model
- List of best-selling books
- List of best-selling video games
- List of highest-grossing films