My Favorite Singers
by jb71a | created - 18 Dec 2021 | updated - 2 months ago | Public
1. Tarja Turunen
Soundtrack | Corazón Muerto
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen-Cabuli was born in Puhos, Finland on August 17th, 1977; she has one older brother (Timo) and one younger brother (Toni). Her talent for music was first noticed when, at 3 years old, she sang "Enkeli taivaan" (the Finnish version of "From Heaven Above to Earth I Come") in...
2. Andrew Eldritch
Soundtrack | Gegen die Wand
Andrew Eldritch was born on May 15, 1959 in Ely, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Head-On (2004), The World's End (2013) and Showgirls (1995).
3. Dolly Parton
Soundtrack | The Porter Wagoner Show
Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on January 19, 1946 in Pittman Center, Tennessee and raised in Sevierville, Tennessee to Avie Lee Parton, a housewife & Robert Lee Parton, a tobacco farmer. At 12, she was appearing on Knoxville TV and at 13, she was already recording on a small label and appearing at ...
4. Floor Jansen
Soundtrack | The Charismatic Voice Reactions
Floor Jansen was born on February 21, 1981 in Goirle, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. She is married to Hannes Van Dahl. They have one child.
5. Sarah Brightman
Soundtrack | Repo! The Genetic Opera
Sarah Brightman's soprano voice has sold millions of records and been heard in arenas, cathedrals, and Olympic stadiums around the world. Brightman is the winner of more than 180 gold and platinum awards in 40 countries, and is a concert artist who has performed before millions of fans on every ...
6. Milan Fras
Soundtrack | Spider-Man
Milan Fras is known for Spider-Man (2002), Laibach: Volk - Dead in Trbovlje (2008) and Laibach: The Engine of Survival (2023).
7. Till Lindemann
Soundtrack | Lost Highway
Till Lindemann is a German musician, actor and poet. He is the lead singer of the German band Rammstein.
Till Lindemann was born in Leipzig, East Germany, but he grew up in the village of Wendisch-Rambow near Schwerin (in East Germany). His father was famous children's poet Werner Lindemann and his ...
8. Marilyn Manson
Soundtrack | Detroit Rock City
Marilyn Manson was born Brian Hugh Warner on January 5, 1969 in Canton, Ohio, to Barbara Jo (Wyer) and Hugh Angus Warner. He has German and English ancestry. During his childhood, one of his neighbors molested him several times until the young Brian broke down one day and told his mother what ...
9. Siouxsie Sioux
Soundtrack | Last Night in Soho
Siouxsie Sioux, the lead singer of Siouxsie and the Banshees (1976-1996), one of the original punk bands, was born Susan Ballion in London, England, to a Belgian Walloon father and an English/Scottish mother. The band evolved from punk, to goth and psychedelia to a more accessible sound in more ...
10. Freddie Mercury
Soundtrack | Flash Gordon
Freddie Mercury was born on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar. His parents, Bomi and Jer Bulsara, sent him off to a private school in India, from 1955 til 1963. In 1964, he and his family flew to England. In 1966 he started his education at the Ealing College of Art, where he graduated in 1969. He ...
11. Tina Turner
Soundtrack | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
With almost fifty years in the music business, Tina Turner became one of the most commercially successful international female rock stars. Her sultry, powerful voice, her incredible legs, her time-tested beauty and her unforgettable story all contributed to her legendary status.
Born to a ...
12. Marian Gold
Soundtrack | Son of a Gun
Marian Gold was born on May 26, 1954 in Hereford, Germany. He is a composer and actor, known for Son of a Gun (2014), Three Steps Above Heaven (2010) and Burlesque (2010).
13. Agnetha Fältskog
Soundtrack | Låt den rätte komma in
Agnetha Fältskog was born on April 5, 1950 in Jönköping, Jönköpings län, Sweden. She is a music artist and actress, known for Let the Right One In (2008), P & B (1983) and Raskenstam (1983). She was previously married to Tomas Sonnenfeld and Björn Ulvaeus.
14. PJ Harvey
Soundtrack | The Basketball Diaries
Polly Jean Harvey was born in England on October 9th 1969. The daughter of a quarryman father and an artist mother, Polly Jean, or PJ as she is more commonly known, was raised on a sheep farm in Yeovil, Somerset. She learned to play a number of instruments as a child (including guitar, saxophone, ...
15. Sinéad O'Connor
Soundtrack | In the Name of the Father
Sinéad O'Connor was born on December 8, 1966 in Glenageary, Ireland. She was a music artist and actress, known for In the Name of the Father (1993), Vanilla Sky (2001) and Sinéad O'Connor: Nothing Compares 2 U (1990). She was married to Barry Herridge, Steve Cooney, Nicholas Sommerlad and ...
16. Dave Gahan
Soundtrack | Ava
Dave Gahan is the lead vocalist and co-songwriter for the Alternative Rock and New Wave band Depeche Mode. He was born in North Wealed, Essex, United Kingdom on 9th May 1962. Depeche Mode was formed in 1980 by Vince Clarke, Andrew Fletcher and Martin Gore. They recruited Gahan later that year. ...
17. John Lydon
Soundtrack | Point Break
John Joseph Lydon, more popularly known by his former stage name, Johnny Rotten, is an English singer, songwriter and author. He is best known as the frontman of the British punk band Sex Pistols, one of the most influential acts in the history of popular music. The band originally lasted from 1975...
18. Emilie Autumn
Soundtrack | The Devil's Carnival
Born and raised in Malibu, California, Emilie Autumn began learning the violin at the age of four and left regular school five years later with the goal of becoming a world-class violinist. Progressing to writing her own music, she studied under various teachers and went to Indiana University, ...
19. Cyndi Lauper
Soundtrack | Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Cyndi Lauper was born on June 22, 1953 in Ozone Park, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1983), Vibes (1988) and Cyndi Lauper: Time After Time (1984). She has been married to David Thornton since November 24,...
20. Mike Geier
Soundtrack | Victorious
Mike Geier is known for Victorious (2010), No Place to Fall (2015) and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015).
21. Billy Idol
Soundtrack | The Wedding Singer
Born William Michael Albert Broad in Middlesex, England, in 1955, the first child of Bill and Joan Broad. When he was 2, his father moved the family to Long Island, New York, in pursuit of the American dream. They returned 4 years later (now with a baby sister, Jane) to Dorking. America made a big ...
22. Udo Jürgens
Soundtrack | Ich war noch niemals in New York
Udo Jürgens was born on September 30, 1934 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria. He was an actor and composer, known for I've Never Been to New York (2019), Der Mann mit dem Fagott (2011) and Montana Trap (1976). He was married to Corinna Reinhold and Erika Meier. He died on December 21, 2014 in ...
23. Bob Catley
Actor | Magnum: Just Like an Arrow
Bob Catley was born on September 11, 1947 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Magnum: Just Like an Arrow (1985), Magnum: When the World Comes Down (1986) and Magnum: Midnight (You Won't Be Sleeping) (1986).
24. Tori Amos
Soundtrack | Twister
At age one, Tori and her family moved to Baltimore, where she spent much of her childhood. She started playing piano at a very early age (2 1/2). At the age of five, she was accepted to the Peabody Conservatory of Music (Arts school); she was the youngest person to be accepted to the school. ...
25. Carl McCoy
Actor | Hardware
Carl McCoy was born in Lambeth, London, and grew up in nearby Brixton.
He is a co founder of Gothic Rock band, Fields of the Nephilim. He was lead singer, lyric writer, co composer and artist from 1984 to 1991. In 1992, he left Fields of the Nephilim to form a new band called "The Nefilim"; ...
26. Tilo Wolff
Soundtrack | Lacrimosa: The Silent Clips
Tilo Wolff was born on July 10, 1972 in Germany. He is a producer and writer, known for Lacrimosa: The Silent Clips (1997), Lacrimosa: The Clips 1993-1995 (1995) and Lacrimosa: Musikkurzfilme 1993-2005 (2005).
27. Lisa Gerrard
Soundtrack | Gladiator
With a vision and vocal style that is as unique as it is precise and all-embracing, Lisa Gerrard has established herself as one of the world's most highly acclaimed film composers, winning a Golden Globe for her work on the score for 'Gladiator' with Hans Zimmer.
Lisa also received an Oscar ...
28. Nina Simone
Soundtrack | Point of No Return
Nina Simone was born on February 21, 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina, USA. She was a music artist and actress, known for Point of No Return (1993), Repo Men (2010) and Miami Vice (2006). She was married to Andrew Stroud and Donald Ross. She died on April 21, 2003 in Carry-le-Rouet, Bouches-du-Rhône, ...
29. Shirley Bassey
Soundtrack | Moonraker
Shirley Bassey was born in Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales, and raised in the nearby working class neighborhood of Splott. Her mother was originally from Yorkshire, and her father was a Nigerian seaman who left the family when she was less than two. She later helped to support her family by working in an...
30. Eivør Pálsdóttir
Composer | The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die
Eivør Pálsdóttir was born in 1983 in the Faroe Islands. She is a composer and actress, known for The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023), The Banner Saga 3 (2018) and Lords of Chaos (2018).
31. Asaf Avidan
Soundtrack | 3 Days to Kill
Asaf Avidan is known for 3 Days to Kill (2014), Asaf Avidan: Love It or Leave It (2013) and Aviva (2020).
32. Nancy Sinatra
Soundtrack | Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Nancy Sandra Sinatra was born the first child of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Barbato Sinatra on June 8, 1940 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Her first television appearance was with her father and Elvis Presley in 1959. She first appeared as a film actress in For Those Who Think Young (1964) and Get ...
34. Norah Jones
Soundtrack | Ted
Norah Jones (born Geetali Norah Jones Shankar; March 30, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She is a daughter of sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar and Sue Jones. She is Anoushka Shankar's half-sister.
In 2002, she launched her solo music career with the release of the ...
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