| active period
|
performer
|
language
|
genre
|
video
|
| 1910s – 1950
|
阿炳
Abing
|
(none)
|
folk
|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa1kpwzqDb4&list=PLlWe_7EWeXOLxbbVEnv-BR3ESfIVfrEg1
|
| 1923 – 1973
|
أم كلثوم
Umm Kulthum
|
Egyptian Arabic
|
classical
|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21GLZyYw2y0&list=PLApIFJv-GTvJN04DgWFaF497brzWxHU5P
|
| 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/playlist?list=PLUOEf-vLOCSnvMaBmyt_rr3vYekXmi5Xv
|
| 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/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/playlist?list=PLJABXrnHALkJHG7vK7QMhJ6_Wxl6OPriF
|
| 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
|
| 1960 – 1970
|
The Beatles
|
English
|
rock, pop, beat, psychedelia
|
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc4K7bAqpdBP8jh1j9XZAww
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYq_mcte9NvDA2Xi5Qjl1DrH5LuDKDlAI
|
| 1960 – 2011
|
Jagjit Singh
|
Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Nepali, Gujarati, Sindhi, et al.
|
ghazal, classical, devotional, folk, bhajan
|
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJeNQvgQ4Sl-WJX41V39pPd3oQxKNc7EA
|
| 1961 –
|
K. J. Yesudas
|
Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Tulu, Hindi, Odia, Bengali, Marathi, Arabic, English, Latin, Russian
|
classical, playback singing, filmi
|
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWUjYIas3aSW65lQOpGiRrg
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTng8rpsWMRcB0n_xcE3YO-B9uuC1Vgks
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5sCgeVKBAuM01JOn0YLnzhWJeBtEHy6k
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLviYSX9LX22YOEUyIqsiFC5rk6VyLRRpD
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-pp5hscuOA4D2-Ua0YzQZRDBtMKsyYR6
|
| 1962 – 2021
|
Françoise Hardy
|
French
|
pop, yé-yé, chanson
|
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsyR7lxM1qrXURI-3QPFt7g
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL18yhXvkVdCCkpk8OlYsmcei-BstDWQ9b
|
| 1966 – 1995
|
鄧麗君
Teresa Teng
|
Mandarin Chinese, Min Nan Chinese, Yue Chinese, Wu Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, English, Italian
|
pop, folk, dangdut, enka, kayōkyoku, country, jazz, disco, soul
|
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtRU2HA-d32VD9omqgnsVsRyNJZmbfieh
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjDc9r7oZzO6NiLl_amQwEDB-EA0ek00g
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9ACBB72F9D751F56
|
| 1966 – 2020
|
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
|
Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Sanskrit, et al.
|
playback
|
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrSit4ra9GmGH6Z0SczTATg
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLviYSX9LX22ZplEDsrlIk6UYiy-xZIwSr
|
| 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
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL952F5C6F5CD939B3
|
| 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
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6998F44DF312341E
|
| 1983 –
|
Nena
|
German
|
new wave, synth-pop, pop, pop rock
|
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX998HotocxcmzvyXu8b6fA
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd5xnond3B5QhrEhDXDDcdKbVupiahvki
|
| 1984 –
|
Mylène Farmer
|
French
|
pop, rock, dance, electronic
|
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8bXAHcitOUnxe7cFg6Curg
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkezPydZpc2s4WNrtfOpLyE9iLgvDJmdR
|
| 1991 –
|
Daler Mehndi
|
Hindi, Panjabi
|
bhangra, pop
|
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6PMd_ik5xTuotX_LNod9Wg
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpiUuPvVX8d23nhNy8XqjPCZCI_L5bMcl
|
| 1992 –
|
A. R. Rahman
|
Tamil, Hindi
|
filmi, classical
|
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3mb5QRlm4VQmOZD_P0ctGw
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL76gTZ9lN_jbudTqVbTiJaluEGqeaYLnu
|
| 1992 –
|
Britney Spears
|
English
|
pop, dance-pop, electropop, teen pop
|
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgffc95YDBlkGrBAJUHUmXQ
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrylsXfmkpclA55nQKJwufnh5T19osEXz
|
| 1994 –
|
عمر سليمان
Omar Souleyman
|
Levantine Arabic
|
dabke, electronic
|
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiFfrsoXr_kzz40BUeHNyxg
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhjVxjxpRHcEpMMaP8OpVGxHI6WfEQd9t
|
| 1998 –
|
Himesh Reshammiya
|
Hindi, Gujarati
|
disco, pop, rock, Bollywood, electronic dance, bhajan
|
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ftt2QxQewlpWaJ3HvemaQ
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-tm7scOskqRK_a7SEXrxozBoHVcUTjty
|
| 1998 – 2012, 2018 –
|
Westlife
|
English
|
pop, dance-pop, teen pop
|
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPH9tUyrdCyygc8xIHJenNQ
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgaFNC_I_Zknqfe5t4oP8OBPiZqZ5Yq5y
|
| 2000 –
|
周杰倫
Jay Chou
|
Mandarin Chinese
|
pop, R&B, rock, hip-hop
|
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8CU5nVhCQIdAGrFFp4loOQ
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0C9A38D8FA52CF4B
|
| 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
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6D337CE5D56FA59D
|
| 2002 – 2008, 2013 –
|
Carla Bruni
|
English
|
chanson
|
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-pY_wp5aWV3zLDGtvvn07A
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE2DC985EDE880EC2
|
| 2003 –
|
Taylor Swift
|
English
|
pop, country, folk
|
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqECaJ8Gagnn7YCbPEzWH6g
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdnEKz0ib5DD8X0JeJ9MgbTLKNESWNlRe
|
| 2006 –
|
سعد لمجرد
Saad Lamjarred
|
Moroccan Arabic
|
pop, khaliji
|
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9hJ5XcjHXYjwDOqrlQUuow
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtUprbCEtrHnA_URRIiRyYMCVdqdNXdC5
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