List of Canadian musicians

This is a list of Canadian musicians. Only individuals appear here; bands are listed at List of bands from Canada.

See also

• Music of Canada
• List of famous Canadians
• List of bands from Canada

A

• Lee Aaron – jazz and rock singer-songwriter aka Metal Queen
• Abdominal – hip-hop musician
• Bryan Adams – singer-songwriter
• Susan Aglukark – pop singer-songwriter
• Bruce Aitken – jazz and rock drummer
• Chuckie Akenz – rapper, songwriter
• Pierrette Alarie – opera singer
• Emma Albani – opera singer
• Coco Love Alcorn – pop singer
• John Alcorn – jazz singer
• Toya Alexis – R&B singer
• Dawud Wharnsby Ali – singer-songwriter
• Chad Allen – first lead singer for The Guess Who
• Barbra Amesbury – singer-songwriter
• Charlie Angus – alternative country singer-songwriter, writer and politician
• Paul Anka – 1950s pop icon
• Alan Anton – bassist (Cowboy Junkies)
• Natalie Appleton – singer with the girl group All Saints
• Violet Archer – composer
• Jann Arden – pop singer-songwriter
• Carolyn Arends – Contemporary Christian pop singer
• Susie Arioli – jazz singer
• Julian Armour – cellist
• John Arpin – pianist
• Talena Atfield – bassist (Kittie)
• Athésia – pop/dance singer
• Melissa Auf der Maur – rock guitarist (Hole, The Smashing Pumpkins)
• Eva Avila – singer (winner of Canadian Idol 2006)
• Marcel Aymar – singer-songwriter
• Caroline Azar – singer-songwriter-keyboardist (Fifth Column)

B

• Sebastian Bach – rock singer
• Randy Bachman – rock singer and guitarist
• Tal Bachman – singer and the son of the above
• Long John Baldry – British-born blues singer
• Jill Barber – singer-songwriter
• Matthew Barber – singer-songwriter
• Edward Bear - singer-songwriter
• Dan Bejar – singer/songwriter {Destroyer, Swan Lake, Hello, Blue Roses)
• Steve Bell – guitarist, singer-songwriter
• Dany Bédar
• Daniel Bélanger – Quebec singer, pop, electro, rock, ambiance
• Willie P. Bennett – folk/alternative country singer-songwriter
• Barney Bentall – rock singer-songwriter
• Rob Benvie – alternative rock musician (Thrush Hermit, The Dears, Tigre Benvie)
• Moe Berg – singer-songwriter, lead singer for The Pursuit of Happiness
• Art Bergmann – punk/alternative singer-songwriter
• Mario Bernardi – conductor and pianist
• Geoff Berner – klezmer/folk accordionist and singer-songwriter
• Ed Bickert – jazz guitarist
• Dan Bigras – singer-songwriter
• Kim Bingham – rock/ska singer and songwriter
• Jully Black – R&B musician
• Paul Bley – jazz pianist
• Omar Blondahl – singer
• Madame Bolduc – singer, songwriter, harmonicist, violinist
• Brian Borcherdt – singer-songwriter
• Jodie Borle – jazz singer
• John Bottomley – singer-songwriter
• Gerry Boulet – rock singer
• Pierre Bouvier – singer, songwriter, guitar player (Reset, Simple Plan)
• Liona Boyd – classical guitarist
• Russell Braun – operatic baritone
• Paul Brandt – country singer-songwriter
• Lenny Breau – guitarist
• Beverly Breckenridge – bassist for Fifth Column and Phono-Comb
• Lisa Brokop – country singer-songwriter
• Michael Brook – guitarist, producer, film scoring
• Paul Brunelle - Quebec country music guitarist/songwriter
• Dan Bryk – singer-songwriter
• Jim Bryson – singer-songwriter
• Michael Bublé – singer
• Buck 65 – hip-hop artist
• Basia Bulat – singer-songwriter
• George Burdi
• Malcolm Burn – singer and record producer

C

• Meryn Cadell – rock singer-songwriter and performance artist
• Torquil Campbell – singer-songwriter (Stars)
• George Canyon – country singer
• Craig Cardiff – singer-songwriter
• Marie Carmen - pop singer and musical theatre actor (Starmania)
• Wilf Carter – country singer
• Andrew Cash – singer-songwriter
• Peter Cash – singer-songwriter
• Keshia Chanté – urban/R&B singer
• Chantal Chamandy – pop/dance singer-songwriter
• Champion – DJ and electronic musician
• Robert Charlebois – Quebec singer, rock, funk
• Rita Chiarelli – blues singer
• Choclair – hip-hop artist
• Christophe – pop singer
• Jarvis Church – R&B singer/producer (real name Gerald Eaton)
• Annabelle Chvostek – folk singer
• Terri Clark – country singer-songwriter
• Classified – rapper
• David Clayton-Thomas – singer
• Kevin Closs – singer-songwriter
• Tom Cochrane – singer-songwriter
• Bruce Cockburn – singer-songwriter
• Leonard Cohen – singer-songwriter, poet
• Holly Cole – jazz singer
• Jason Collett – singer-songwriter (also member of Broken Social Scene)
• Dorothy Collins – pop singer
• Ray Condo – rockabilly singer
• Chantal Condor – singer
• Tyler Connolly- singer-songwriter, guitarist for Theory Of A Deadman
• Stompin' Tom Connors – country singer-songwriter
• Jim Corcoran – singer-songwriter and radio personality
• Deborah Cox – pop/R&B singer
• Sara Craig – singer-songwriter
• Jim Creeggan – singer-songwriter, member of the Barenaked Ladies and The Brothers Creeggan
• Andy Creeggan – singer-songwriter, former member of the Barenaked Ladies and the Brothers Creeggan
• John Crossingham – rock singer (Raising the Fawn)
• Allison Crowe – singer-songwriter
• Jim Cuddy – rock singer (Blue Rodeo)
• Lori Cullen – pop/jazz singer
• Burton Cummings – rock musician (The Guess Who, solo)
• Chris Cummings- country singer/songwriter
• Bobby Curtola – singer

D

• Ian D'Sa – songwriter, backup vocals and guitarist for the band Billy Talent
• Dalbello – rock singer
• Heather Dale – Celtic and Celtic Rock singer-songwriter
• Rick Danko – musician in The Band
• Mychael Danna – film composer
• Aselin Debison – celtic pop
• Richard Desjardins – Quebec singer, rock, pop/poet/ecologic (see the movie "L'Erreur Boréale")
• Shawn Desman – pop/r&b singer
• Dave "Rave" Desroches – singer-songwriter (Teenage Head, The Dave Rave Conspiracy)
• Paul Hayden Desser – singer-songwriter who records simply as Hayden
• Scott Dibble – singer-songwriter (Scott Dibble and Watertown)
• Céline Dion – pop singer and diva
• Melanie Doane – guitarist, singer
• Fefe Dobson – singer-songwriter
• Denny Doherty – singer in The Mamas and the Papas
• Julie Doiron – singer-songwriter
• Luke Doucet – singer-songwriter
• Jerry Doucette – guitarist, singer-songwriter
• Gordon Downie – singer in Tragically Hip
• Alan Doyle - singer, guitarist (Great Big Sea)
• Damhnait Doyle – pop singer-songwriter
• Kevin Drew – guitarist, singer-songwriter
• Glen Drover – guitarist, (Megadeth, Eidolon)
• Shawn Drover – drummer, (Megadeth, Eidolon)
• Claude Dubois - pop singer-songwriter and musical theatre actor
• Dumas – Québécois singer
• Matt Dusk – jazz singer-songwriter
• Mike Dyball - bassist

E

• Fred J. Eaglesmith – alternative country singer-songwriter
• Chris Eaton – indie rock singer-songwriter
• Jerry Edmonton – drummer of Steppenwolf, his brother wrote Born to be Wild under pseudonym Mars Bonfire
• Kathleen Edwards – singer-songwriter
• James Ehnes – violin virtuoso
• Peter Elkas – singer-songwriter
• Rik Emmett – singer-songwriter (former member of the rock band Triumph)
• Esthero – singer-songwriter
• Elise Estrada – pop singer
• Andre Ethier – rock singer-songwriter
• Christine Evans – singer
• George Evans – jazz vocalist
• Gil Evans – pianist and arranger
• Bob Ezrin – musician-producer of rock'n'roll classic album The Wall by Pink Floyd

F

• Bruce Fairbairn - musician/producer of bands like Aerosmith, Bon Jovi and Loverboy
• Percy Faith – composer
• Todd Fancey – bassist with The New Pornographers and singer-songwriter
• Mylène Farmer – singer
• Stephen Fearing – singer-songwriter
• Leslie Feist – pop singer-songwriter
• Kate Fenner – singer-songwriter
• Maynard Ferguson – jazz band leader, trumpet
• Ferron – folk singer-songwriter
• Brent Fitz – drummer and pianist (member of Theory of a Deadman, Alice Cooper, Vince Neil, Union)
• Jon-Rae Fletcher – rock singer-songwriter
• Sue Foley – blues singer-songwriter
• Roy Forbes – folk music singer-songwriter
• Maureen Forrester – contralto
• Judith Forst – operatic mezzo soprano
• David Foster – composer
• George Fox – country singer-songwriter
• David Francey – folk singer-songwriter
• Allan Fraser – folk singer-songwriter, formerly of Fraser & DeBolt
• Matt Frenette – drummer (Loverboy, Streetheart)
• Alan Frew - singer/songwriter for Glass Tiger
• Lewis Furey – rock singer-songwriter and film music composer
• Nelly Furtado – pop singer

G

• B.B. Gabor – Hungarian-born new wave artist
• André Gagnon – pianist and composer
• Lennie Gallant – singer-songwriter
• Patsy Gallant - Quebec singer
• Richard Gauthier – aboriginal singer-songwriter
• Billy Georgette – jazz pianist
• Joel Gibb – singer-songwriter (The Hidden Cameras)
• Nick Gilder - singer Hot Child in the City
• Garou (Pierre Garand) - Québécois singer
• Goddo (Greg Godovitz) - singer, bass guitarist
• Adam Gontier – lead singer of (Three Days Grace)
• Matthew Good – singer-songwriter (Matthew Good Band)
• Myles Goodwyn - singer-songwriter, guitarist (April Wine)
• James Gordon singer-songwriter
• Rex Goudie – singer-songwriter (2005 Canadian Idol runner-up)
• Glenn Gould – pianist, composer, philosopher
• Robert Goulet - crooner
• Lawrence Gowan – rock singer (solo, Styx)
• Max Graham - House DJ
• Sebastien Grainger (Death from Above 1979)
• Jenn Grant – singer-songwriter
• Dallas Green – singer-songwriter (Alexisonfire, City and Colour)
• Joey Gregorash
• Adam Gregory – country musician
• Mitchell Grobb – violinist, fiddler
• Emm Gryner – singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist
• Jim Guthrie – singer-songwriter

H

• Emily Haines – singer-songwriter (also member of Metric and Broken Social Scene)
• Marie-Lynn Hammond – folk singer
• Gerry Hannah – bass player of Subhumans
• Hagood Hardy – jazz vibraphonist, pianist best known for his smash hit The Homecoming
• Sarah Harmer – singer-songwriter
• Mike Harrison – bassist
• Corey Hart – singer
• Ronnie Hawkins - American-born singer is a naturalized Canadian
• Jeff Healey – blind guitar virtuoso and singer
• Kevin Hearn - singer-songwriter (Barenaked Ladies)
• Thomas Hellman – jazz/pop singer
• Bill Henderson - lead singer/songwriter for Chilliwack
• Ben Heppner – operatic tenor
• Mikey Heppner - guitarist and singer-songwriter for Priestess
• Dan Hill – pop singer
• Veda Hille – singer-songwriter
• Jacob Hoggard – lead singer of Hedley
• Mark Holmes - singer for Platinum Blonde
• Steve Holt - pianist, singer-songwriter
• Paul Horn – flute player
• Garth Hudson – musician in The Band
• Tommy Hunter - singer who had his own CBC tv show
• Heather Hutchison – singer-songwriter and pianist
• Paul Hyde - singer/songwriter with Payola$
• Ron Hynes – Newfoundland folk singer-songwriter

I

• Norman Iceberg – pop singer
• Chin Injeti – R&B singer
• May Irwin – vaudeville singer

J

• Lenni Jabour - pop singer-songwriter
• Susan Jacks – pop singer
• Terry Jacks – pop singer-songwriter, producer
• Jacynthe – pop singer
• Colin James – blues and rock musician
• Paul Janz - singer-songwriter
• Mendelson Joe
• Alexz Johnson – pop singer
• Carolyn Dawn Johnson – country singer-songwriter
• Martha Johnson - singer, songwriter best known as the vocalist for the 1980s new wave band, Martha and the Muffins.
• Molly Johnson – rock and jazz vocalist
• France Joli – disco singer
• G.B. Jones – guitarist, drummer (Fifth Column)
• Oliver Jones – jazz pianist
• Sass Jordan – rock singer, judge on Canadian Idol

K

• John Kay - lead singer of Steppenwolf
• K'naan – rapper
• k-os – rapper/hip-hop musician
• Michael Kaeshammer
• Kardinal Offishall - rapper
• Kathleen – Quebec pop singer
• Katie B – singer-songwriter (formerly with Jakalope)
• Sherry Kean
• Jesse F. Keeler – (Death from Above 1979, Femme Fatale, MSTRKRFT)
• Simeonie Keenainak – accordionist
• Sean Kelly – singer, guitarist (Crash Kelly)
• Andy Kim- singer, songwriter, pop musician of Sugar, Sugar fame
• Kid Koala – hip-hop artist
• Moe Koffman - legendary jazz artist
• Benjamin Kowalewicz - frontman of Billy Talent
• Billy Klippert – rock musician
• Diana Krall – jazz singer, pianist
• Chantal Kreviazuk – singer
• David Kristian – film composer, electronic musician
• Chad Kroeger – singer, guitarist Nickelback
• Spencer Krug – singer-songwriter (Fifths of Seven, Frog Eyes, Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown, Swan Lake)

L

• James LaBrie – singer-songwriter Dream Theater
• Corky Laing - drummer with band Mountain who played Woodstock
• Mary Jane Lamond – Gaelic singer
• K.D. Lang – country punk and diva
• Daniel Lanois – composer, produced U2 albums
• Eric Lapointe – Quebec rock
• Pierre Lapointe – Quebec pop, rock, funk
• Grit Laskin-folk singer and luthier
• Carole Laure – Quebec pop/folk singer
• Avril Lavigne – singer
• Daniel Lavoie – singer-songwriter
• Nathan Lawr – singer-songwriter
• Grant Lawrence – rock singer and radio personality
• Félix Leclerc – Quebec singer-songwriter
• Jean Leclerc – Quebec singer-songwriter (formerly Jean Leloup)
• Lederhosen Lucil – singer-songwriter
• Geddy Lee – singer, bassist, keyboardist (Rush)
• Jess Lee – country singer-songwriter
• Lee Kum-Sing - classical pianist
• Sook-Yin Lee – rock singer-songwriter and broadcaster
• Mike Levine - bassist and keyboardist
• Glenn Lewis – R&B singer
• Alex Lifeson – guitarist Rush
• Gordon Lightfoot – voted Canada's favourite singer-songwriter
• Aaron Lines – country musician
• Marc Little – Singer/songwriter The Watermen
• Rex Liu - classical bassoonist
• Guy Lombardo – big band leader
• Oscar Lopez – Latin folk guitarist
• Alexina Louie – pianist
• Luba – female pop singer
• Loma Lyns – country singer

M

• Maggie MacDonald – singer/keyboardist (The Hidden Cameras, Kids on TV)
• Kris MacFarlane – independent drummer/multi-instrumentalist (Great Big Sea, Paperboys)
• Fiona MacGillivray – singer/instrumentalist (The Cottars)
• Ashley MacIsaac – violinist
• Tara MacLean – singer-songwriter
• Gene MacLellan – singer-songwriter
• Brian Macleod (1952-1992) a Canadian musician, songwriter and music producer, best known as a member of the bands Chilliwack and The Headpins
• Buddy MacMaster – violinist
• Natalie MacMaster – violinist/stepdancer
• Kevin MacMichael – guitarist (Cutting Crew)
• Rita MacNeil – country and folk singer
• Travis MacRae – folk and blues artist, singer-songwriter
• Madagascar Slim - folk and blues guitarist
• Maestro – hip hop musician who sang Let Your Backbone Slide
• Raine Maida – singer for Our Lady Peace, songwriter/producer
• Kate Maki – country rock singer-songwriter
• Ryan Malcolm – lead singer for Low Level Flight, first Canadian Idol winner
• Manafest – hip hop musician
• Dan Mangan – singer-songwriter
• John Mann – rock singer (Spirit of the West)
• Catherine Manoukian – violinist
• Richard Manuel – musician in The Band
• Richard Margison – operatic tenor
• Amanda Marshall – singer-songwriter
• Jeff Martin – singer-songwriter (The Tea Party)
• Dutch Mason – blues artist
• Massari – R&B singer
• Ken Masters – Toronto rapper
• Loreena McKennitt – celtic-inspired musician, vocalist and entrepreneur
• Sarah McLachlan – singer-songwriter
• Murray McLauchlan - singer-songwriter
• Melissa McClelland – singer-songwriter
• Holly McNarland – singer-songwriter
• Trevor McNevan - lead singer and main songwrighter for bands Thousand Foot Krutch and FM Static
• Brian Melo – singer, winner of Canadian Idol 2007
• Don Messer – fiddler
• Lynn Miles – folk singer-songwriter
• Amy Millan – singer-songwriter (also member of Stars and Broken Social Scene)
• Darby Mills - lead singer of The Headpins
• Frank Mills – pianist
• Matt Minglewood
• Ben Mink – guitarist, violinist k.d. Lang, Geddy Lee, Rush
• Ruth Minnikin – singer-songwriter
• Joni Mitchell – folk and jazz artist, painter
• Kim Mitchell – guitarist, singer, songwriter and radio personality
• Mitsou – pop singer
• Gil Moore - drummer and vocalist for Triumph
• Alanis Morissette – rock singer
• Anne Murray – country/pop singer
• Alannah Myles – rock singer

N

• Bif Naked – punk/pop singer
• Namullim – indie pop/dance
• Nardwuar the Human Serviette
• Carl Newman - guitarist and songwriter for The New Pornographers
• Bob Nolan – country singer-songwriter and member of the Sons of the Pioneers
• Craig Norris – rock singer and radio personality
• Craig Northey - rock singer and member of Odds
• Aldo Nova – rock/pop artist
• George Nozuka – singer
• Justin Nozuka - singer/writer

O

• Mary Margaret O'Hara – pop/rock singer-songwriter
• Melissa O'Neil – pop singer (winner of Canadian Idol 2005)
• Oh Susanna – alternative country singer
• Maren Ord – pop singer
• Walter Ostanek – polka musician and accordionist
• John Oswald – composer
• Peter Oundjian – violinist and conductor
• Jessica Owen – pop singer-songwriter

P

• Steven Page – singer-songwriter with Barenaked Ladies
• Pagliaro – Montreal-born singer-songwriter
• Owen Pallett – indie pop singer and violinist (Final Fantasy)
• Bruce Palmer – member of Buffalo Springfield
• Sarina Paris – techno singer
• Jon Kimura Parker – classical pianist
• Mark Parry – guitarist
• Ryan Peake – guitarist (Nickelback)
• Neil Peart – drummer, percussionist, lyricist Rush
• Colleen Peterson – country singer-songwriter
• Oscar Peterson – jazz pianist
• Stu Phillips – country singer
• Paul Piché – Quebec singer
• Joel Plaskett – alternative rock musician
• Jason Plumb – singer-songwriter
• Steve Poltz – singer-songwriter (known for collaboration with Jewel)
• Carole Pope – new wave rock/pop singer
• Kalan Porter – singer-songwriter (winner of Canadian Idol 2004)
• Shelley Posen – folklorist and songwriter
• Daniel Powter – singer-songwriter
• Don Pyle – drummer (Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Fifth Column)

Q

• Sara Quin – singer-songwriter (Tegan and Sara)
• Tegan Quin – singer-songwriter (Tegan and Sara)

R

• Alcvin Ramos – shakuhachi, solo & ensemble
• Jan Randall – film composer
• Heather Rankin - singer of the Rankin Family
• Cookie Rankin - singer of the Rankin Family
• Raylene Rankin - singer of the Rankin Family
• Jimmy Rankin - guitarist and singer of the Rankin Family
• Josh Reichmann – singer-songwriter (Tangiers, Jewish Legend)
• Ginette Reno - Quebec singing legend
• Mike Reno - singer (Loverboy)
• Jesse Rivest - singer-songwriter
• Ian Robb- folk musician
• Brad Roberts - singer for Crash Test Dummies
• Sam Roberts – rock musician
• Ed Robertson – singer-songwriter with Barenaked Ladies
• Robbie Robertson – singer-songwriter and musician in The Band
• Bob Rock - singer/songwriter with Payola$ and producer of Metallica
• Andrew Rodriguez – singer-songwriter
• Garnet Rogers – singer-songwriter
• Stan Rogers – folk musician
• Spookey Ruben – singer-songwriter
• Justin Rutledge – alt-country singer-songwriter
• Kevin Ryan - singer/songwriter
• Serena Ryder – folk/pop singer-songwriter

S

• S-Ka-Paid – Hip-Hop Artist
• Martine St-Clair – pop singer
• Buffy Sainte-Marie – singer, songwriter, artist, activist
• Gordie Sampson – blues/rock singer
• Chase Sanborn – jazz trumpet player
• Curtis Santiago – dance rock singer-songwriter
• Ivana Santilli – R&B singer
• Jack Scott – early rock and roll singer
• Jennifer Scott – jazz singer and pianist
• Jonathan Seet – singer-songwriter
• Lorraine Segato – singer-songwriter
• Jay Semko – singer-songwriter and bass player
• Ron Sexsmith – singer-songwriter
• Paul Shaffer – musical director
• Remy Shand – R&B/soul singer
• Stefie Shock – Quebec pop, funk
• Howard Shore – Grammy Award-winning composer, best known for composing the scores to The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and films of David Cronenberg
• Jane Siberry – singer entrepreneur
• Nathalie Simard – pop singer
• René Simard – pop singer
• Shane Simpson – guitar virtuoso and singer-songwriter
• Amy Sky – singer-songwriter
• Sarah Slean – singer, songwriter, pianist
• Maybe Smith – indie pop singer-songwriter
• Bob Snider – folk singer-songwriter
• Snow – reggae/rap/pop musician
• Hank Snow – country & western singer
• Bryce Soderberg – bassist for Lifehouse
• Theresa Sokyrka – best known as Canadian Idol semi finalist
• Harry Somers – composer
• Martina Sorbara – folk-pop singer
• Robin Sparkles - 80's pop star from "How I Met Your Mother"
• Leeroy Stagger – singer-songwriter
• Kinnie Starr – singer-songwriter
• Lucille Starr – singer
• Cassie Steele – singer-songwriter and actress
• Andy Stochansky – singer-songwriter and former drummer for Ani DiFranco
• Kim Stockwood – singer
• Jayme Stone – banjoist and composer
• Amanda Stott – singer
• Byron Stroud – bassist for Strapping Young Lad and Fear Factory
• Mark Sultan – singer-songwriter, Sultan Records founder
• Harold Sumberg – violinist
• Skye Sweetnam – singer-songwriter
• Tomi Swick – singer-songwriter
• Ember Swift – singer-songwriter
• Kurt Swinghammer – singer-songwriter

T

• Tamia – R&B singer
• Eva Tanguay – vaudeville singer
• Tariq – singer-songwriter and radio personality
• Tebey – country singer and general market songwriter
• David Clayton Thomas - singer from Blood, Sweat and Tears
• Ian Thomas (Canadian musician) - singer-songwriter, actor and author
• Don Thompson – jazz musician
• Ian Thornley – singer-songwriter
• Margo Timmins - singer for Cowboy Junkies
• Ken Tobias – singer-songwriter
• Amon Tobin - electronic musician
• Devin Townsend – metal guitarist, songwriter
• Domenic Troiano - influential guitarist
• Pat Travers – rock guitarist
• Kreesha Turner – R&B singer
• Shania Twain – country/pop singer
• Ian Tyson – folk singer
• Sylvia Tyson – singer-songwriter, guitarist

U

• David Usher – rock singer-songwriter (formerly of Moist)

V

• Elizabeth Anka Vajagic – post-rock singer and guitarist
• Valdy - singer/songwriter
• Jim Vallance - a Canadian musician and songwriter who has written with Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Kiss and Bryan Adams
• Chad VanGaalen – singer-songwriter
• Vanity - singer, model
• Gino Vannelli – rock singer
• Reg Vermue – singer-songwriter ("Gentleman Reg")
• Jon Vickers – operatic tenor
• Daniel Victor – rock musician (Neverending White Lights)
• Gilles Vigneault – singer-songwriter
• Florent Vollant – Quebec aboriginal singer
• Roch Voisine – singer-songwriter

W

• Martha Wainwright – folk-pop singer
• Rufus Wainwright – folk-pop singer
• Brad Walst – bassist (Three Days Grace)
• Andy Warren – singer-songwriter
• Patrick Watson – singer-songwriter
• Zack Werner - artist, producer, entertainment lawyer and manager
• Jim West – guitar player for "Weird Al" Yankovic
• Phil Western – drummer, programmer for Download
• Deryck Whibley - singer/songwriter (Sum 41)
• Nancy White – singer-songwriter and musical satirist
• Andrew Whiteman – singer, songwriter and guitarist (Broken Social Scene, Bourbon Tabernacle Choir, Apostle of Hustle)
• Jenny Whiteley – folk/country singer-songwriter
• David Wiffen – folk singer-songwriter
• David Wilcox – singer
• Simon Wilcox – singer-songwriter and daughter of the above
• Murray Wilde - songwriter and composer
• Tom Wilson – singer-songwriter
• Jesse Winchester – singer-songwriter
• Kurt Winter - guitarist, songwriter with The Guess Who
• Bob Wiseman – pianist and songwriter
• Karl Wolf – R&B singer-songwriter
• Royal Wood – singer-songwriter
• Hawksley Workman – singer-songwriter
• Michelle Wright – country singer-songwriter

Y

• Zal Yanovsky – member of The Lovin' Spoonful
• Lori Yates – country singer
• Neil Young – singer-songwriter and guitarist

Z

• Alfie Zappacosta - singer, actor
• Maurice Zbriger – violinist, composer & conductor
• Liping Zhang - Soprano