List of synth-pop artists
Synth-pop (also known as electropop or technopop)[1][2] is a music genre that uses the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. With the genre becoming popular in the late 1970s and 1980s, the following article is a list of notable synthpop acts, listed by the first letter in their name (not including articles such as "a", "an", or "the"). Individuals are listed by last name.
A
- ABC[3][4]
- Adolphson–Falk[2]
- Adult[5]
- a-ha[2][6]
- ALB[7]
- Alizée[8]
- Allie X[9]
- Marc Almond[10][11]
- Alphaville[2][12][13]
- AlunaGeorge[14]
- And One[15]
- Animotion[16]
- Annie[17]
- Christopher Anton[18]
- Anything Box[19]
- ARO[20]
- Art of Noise[4][21]
- The Assembly[22]
- Au Revoir Simone[23]
- Aural Vampire[24]
- Aurora[25]
- Austra[26][27]
- Ayria[28]
B
C
- C.C.C.P.[47]
- Camouflage[48]
- Capital Cities[49]
- Capsule[50]
- Casiokids[51]
- Cause and Effect[52]
- Celebrate the Nun[53]
- ceo[54]
- Chairlift[55]
- Charli XCX[56]
- Chew Lips[57]
- Chicks on Speed[2]
- China Crisis[58]
- Christine and the Queens[59]
- Chromatics[60]
- Chromeo[61][62]
- Chvrches[63]
- Vince Clarke[64][65]
- Class Actress[66]
- Client[2][67]
- Cold Cave[68]
- Com Truise[69]
- The Communards[70]
- Computer Magic[71]
- Al Corley[72]
- Cosmicity[73]
- Crumbächer[74]
- Crystal Castles[75]
- The Cure[76]
- Cut Copy[77]
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
- M[4]
- M83[187]
- Madeon[188]
- The Magnetic Fields[189]
- Mannequin Depressives[190]
- Marina and the Diamonds[191]
- Helen Marnie[192]
- Marsheaux[193]
- John Maus[194]
- Mecano[195]
- Melotron[196]
- Javiera Mena[197]
- Men Without Hats[198]
- Metric[199]
- Metro Station[200]
- MGMT[201]
- Miami Horror[202]
- Midnight Juggernauts[203]
- Miike Snow[204]
- Ministry (early work)[205]
- Kylie Minogue[84]
- Mirrors[206]
- Miss Kittin[2]
- MNDR[207]
- MØ[208]
- Modern Talking[209]
- Mœnia[210]
- Momus[211]
- Monarchy[212]
- Giorgio Moroder[213][214]
- Róisín Murphy[215]
N
O
P
Q
R
S
- Saint Etienne[2][262]
- Sally Shapiro[263]
- Sandra[264]
- Say Lou Lou[265]
- Scritti Politti[266]
- Seona Dancing[267]
- Shura[268]
- Shy Child[269]
- Silicon Teens[270]
- Émilie Simon[271]
- Simple Minds[272]
- Soft Cell[4][35][273][274]
- Sohodolls[275]
- Jimmy Somerville[276]
- The Sound of Arrows[277]
- Space[278]
- Spandau Ballet[279]
- Sparks[280]
- St. Lucia[281]
- Stock Aitken Waterman[4]
- Swiss Lips[282]
T
U
V
W
Y
Z
See also
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