Most Famous Canadian Musicians

50 Canadian Musicians in view out of 199

Music 199
Canada 3,744
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber Canadian Singer Born 1994
#127
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen Canadian Singer 1934 – 2016
#136
Celine Dion
Celine Dion Canadian Singer Born 1968
#173
Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne Canadian Singer Born 1984
#269
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams Canadian Singer Born 1959
#545
NY
Neil Young Canadian Singer Born 1945
#554
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell Canadian Singer Born 1943
#1,104
Michael Bublé
Michael Bublé Canadian Singer Born 1975
#1,160
Shania Twain
Shania Twain Canadian Singer Born 1965
#1,161
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado Canadian Singer Born 1978
#2,232
Deadmau5
Deadmau5 Canadian Music Born 1981
#2,475
Shawn Mendes
Shawn Mendes Canadian Singer Born 1998
#3,470
Carly Rae Jepsen
Carly Rae Jepsen Canadian Singer Born 1985
#3,516
Diana Krall
Diana Krall Canadian Singer Born 1964
#3,843
Alan Thicke
Alan Thicke Canadian Songwriter 1947 – 2016
#4,702
Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho Canadian Singer Born 1970
#5,269
Alessia Cara
Alessia Cara Canadian Singer Born 1996
#6,050
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot Canadian Singer Born 1938
#6,472
Loreena McKennitt
Loreena McKennitt Canadian Singer Born 1957
#7,220
Feist (singer)
Feist (singer) Canadian Singer Born 1976
#7,301
Cœur de pirate
Cœur de pirate Canadian Singer Born 1989
#8,553
Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Bach Canadian Singer Born 1968
#8,814
Anne Murray
Anne Murray Canadian Singer Born 1945
#9,327
Daniel Lanois
Daniel Lanois Canadian Singer Born 1951
#12,222
Chad Kroeger
Chad Kroeger Canadian Singer Born 1974
#16,232
Lights (musician)
Lights (musician) Canadian Singer Born 1987
#16,379
James LaBrie
James LaBrie Canadian Singer Born 1963
#16,824
DP
Daniel Powter Canadian Singer Born 1971
#17,102
Rick Danko
Rick Danko Canadian Guitar 1942 – 1999
#17,435
Natasha St-Pier
Natasha St-Pier Canadian Singer Born 1981
#17,556
Alex Lifeson
Alex Lifeson Canadian Composer Born 1953
#20,232
Richard Manuel
Richard Manuel Canadian Singer 1943 – 1986
#20,285
Isabelle Boulay
Isabelle Boulay Canadian Singer Born 1972
#20,931
Hank Snow
Hank Snow Canadian Guitar 1914 – 1999
#25,652
JV
Jon Vickers Canadian Opera 1926 – 2015
#27,989
Daniel Lavoie
Daniel Lavoie Canadian Singer Born 1949
#30,466
Roch Voisine
Roch Voisine Canadian Singer Born 1963
#31,934
Dan Snaith
Dan Snaith Canadian Composer Born 1978
#32,631
Bruno Pelletier
Bruno Pelletier Canadian Singer Born 1962
#38,370
Tom Cochrane
Tom Cochrane Canadian Singer Born 1953
#38,662
Calixa Lavallée
Calixa Lavallée Canadian Composer 1842 – 1891
#39,899
Lynda Lemay
Lynda Lemay Canadian Singer Born 1966
#42,036
Marie-Mai
Marie-Mai Canadian Singer Born 1984
#42,183
William Butler (musician)
William Butler (musician) Canadian Music Born 1982
#43,333
Barbara Hannigan
Barbara Hannigan Canadian Singer Born 1971
#47,685
Tanya Tagaq
Tanya Tagaq Canadian Singer Born 1975
#53,028
Emma Albani
Emma Albani Canadian Singer 1847 – 1930
#60,851
BH
Ben Heppner Canadian Opera Born 1956
#63,871
Ashley MacIsaac
Ashley MacIsaac Canadian Violin Born 1975
#65,972
AM
Ariane Moffatt Canadian Singer Born 1979
#67,172

By the numbers

Inside Canada Musicians

199 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous canada musicians born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Canada Musicians peaked in the 1970s with 39 people.

What Canada Musicians Are Known For

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Singer are Canada Musicians's biggest group — 57% of all notables (113).

Canada Musicians over-index on organist — 37.5× the global rate.

  1. Singer113
  2. Music25
  3. Composer16
  4. Pianist9
  5. Songwriter7
  6. Organist6
  7. Opera5
  8. Violin4
  1. Organist637.5×
  2. Pianist933.7×
  3. Songwriter733.6×
  4. Singer11324.3×
  5. Opera522.5×
  6. Music2514.3×
  7. Composer165.9×

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