My Favorite Male Performing Artists
by secret_inamorata | created - 31 May 2013 | updated - 22 Jan 2019 | Public1. Jason Mraz
Soundtrack | 50 First Dates
Jason Mraz was born on June 23, 1977 in Mechanicsville, Virginia, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for 50 First Dates (2004), Chasing Liberty (2004) and The Big Fix (2012). He was previously married to Christina Carano and Sheridan Edley.
2. Ed Sheeran
Soundtrack | Red Notice
Ed Sheeran is a British singer-songwriter from West Yorkshire known for his many compositions. For film soundtracks, he had performed "I See Fire" for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. He acted in Game of Thrones, Bridget Jones' Baby, The Simpsons, Popstar: Never Stop Popping and Star Wars: The ...
3. Jon Bon Jovi
Soundtrack | Young Guns II
Jon Bon Jovi, was born John Francis Bongiovi, Jr. On March 2, 1962, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey to parents John Francis Bongiovi, Sr. and Carol Sharkey.
Family: Jon's mother, Carol Sharkey, was a former model and one of the first Playboy Bunnies. She met Bon Jovi's father after she enlisted in the ...
4. Bruno Mars
Soundtrack | Rio 2
Peter Gene Hernandez known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, dancer, and music video director. He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship, and for performing in a wide range of musical styles, including pop, R&B, funk, soul, ...
5. Eminem
Soundtrack | 8 Mile
Eminem was born Marshall Bruce Mathers III in St. Joseph, Missouri, to Deborah R. (Nelson) and Marshall Bruce Mathers, Jr., who were in a band together, Daddy Warbucks. He is of English, as well as some German, Scottish, and Swiss-German, ancestry. Marshall spent his early childhood being shoved ...
6. Josh Groban
Soundtrack | Troy
Josh Groban was born on February 27, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Troy (2004), The Polar Express (2004) and Beauty and the Beast (2017).
7. Meat Loaf
Actor | The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Meat Loaf was born Marvin Lee Aday in Dallas, Texas, to Wilma Artie (Hukel), a teacher and gospel singer, and Orvis Wesley Aday, a police officer. He moved to Los Angeles in 1967 to play in local bands. In 1970, he moved to New York and appeared in the Broadway musicals "Hair", "Rockabye Hamlet" ...
8. Bryan Adams
Soundtrack | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams rose to fame with the release of his third album, "Cuts Like a Knife" (1983). The album made him popular throughout the United States. However, it was his fourth album "Reckless" (1984), which is referred to as one of the best albums of the decade that made ...
9. Sam Smith
Soundtrack | Spectre
Sam Smith was born on May 19, 1992 in Bishop's Stortford, England, UK. Sam is a music artist and actor, known for Spectre (2015), Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) and Barbie (2023).
10. Enrique Iglesias
Soundtrack | Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler was born in Madrid, Spain, to Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and Spanish-Filipino socialite Isabel Preysler. In 1979, his parents' marriage was annulled. He was eight years old when he moved to the U.S., and at the age of 15, secretly began writing music. He studied ...
11. Justin Timberlake
Soundtrack | Trolls
Justin Randall Timberlake was born on January 31, 1981, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Lynn (Bomar) and Randall Timberlake, whose own father was a Baptist minister. At the age of 11, he appeared on the show Star Search (1983), and even though he didn't win, it didn't dampen his ambitions. He also ...
12. John Mayer
Soundtrack | The Bucket List
John Mayer was born on October 16, 1977 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for The Bucket List (2007), Vengeance (2022) and Vampire Academy (2014).
13. David Guetta
Soundtrack | Fast & Furious 7
David Guetta was born on November 7, 1967 in Paris, France. He is a music artist and composer, known for Furious 7 (2015), Furious 6 (2013) and Wild Tales (2014). He was previously married to Cathy Guetta.
14. Robbie Williams
Soundtrack | Coronation Street
Robert Peter Williams was born in Stoke-on-Trent, on February 13th 1974, to his mother: Jan and father: Pete. Robbie attended Mill Hill Primary School, followed by St. Margaret Ward's Roman Catholic School in Tunstall. At secondary school he became labeled as mischievous and a jester and ...
15. Brian McKnight
Soundtrack | Men of Honor
Brian McKnight was born on June 5, 1969 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Men of Honor (2000), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) and Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000). He has been married to Lelani McKnight since December 29, 2017. He was previously married to ...
16. Gotye
Soundtrack | The Great Gatsby
Gotye is a Belgian-born Australian multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter.
Gotye has released three studio albums independently and one album featuring remixes of tracks from his first two albums. He is a founding member of the Melbourne indie-pop trio The Basics, who have independently ...
17. Hunter Hayes
Soundtrack | Footloose
Hunter Hayes was born on September 9, 1991 in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Footloose (2011), The Best of Me (2014) and Monster Trucks (2016).
18. Adam Levine
Soundtrack | Begin Again
Grammy-winning band Maroon 5's frontman Adam Noah Levine was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of Patsy (Noah), an admissions counselor, and Fredric Levine, who founded the retail chain M. Fredric. Adam's father's family is Jewish, while Adam's mother is of half Jewish (her ...
19. Phillip Phillips
Soundtrack | American Idol: The Search for a Superstar
Phillip Phillips is known for American Idol (2002), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) and Grudge Match (2013). He has been married to Hannah Blackwell since October 24, 2015. They have one child.
20. Usher
Actor | The Faculty
Usher Raymond IV was born in Dallas, Texas, to Jonetta Patton (née O'Neal) and Usher Raymond III. He began singing when he was six years old, joining the local church choir at the behest of his mother who acted as choir director. Jonetta, a single mom, raised Usher and his younger brother, James, ...
21. Calvin Harris
Soundtrack | The Do-Over
Calvin Harris was born on January 17, 1984 in Dumfries, Scotland, UK. He is a music artist and composer, known for The Do-Over (2016), Shazam! (2019) and The Fate of the Furious (2017). He has been married to Vick Hope since September 10, 2023.
22. Shawn Mendes
Soundtrack | Sing 2
Shawn Peter Raul Mendes was born on August 8, 1998 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Karen (Rayment), a real estate agent, and Manuel Mendes, a businessman. His father is of Portuguese descent (from Lagos) and his mother is English (with deep roots in Dorset). He has a sister, Aaliyah. Shawn was ...
23. Blake Shelton
Actor | The Ridiculous 6
Blake Shelton was born on June 18, 1976 in Ada, Oklahoma, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for The Ridiculous 6 (2015), The Do-Over (2016) and Footloose (2011). He has been married to Gwen Stefani since July 3, 2021. He was previously married to Miranda Lambert and Kaynette Gern.
24. John Legend
Soundtrack | La La Land
John Roger Stephens, known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. He began his musical career by working behind the scenes, playing piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything", and making uncredited guest appearances on Jay-Z's "Encore" ...
25. James Blunt
Soundtrack | P.S. I Love You
James Blunt was born on February 22, 1974 in Tidworth, Wiltshire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for P.S. I Love You (2007), Happy Death Day 2U (2019) and It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006). He has been married to Sofia Wellesley since September 5, 2014. They have one child.
26. Tom Jones
Soundtrack | This Is Tom Jones
Tom Jones was born Thomas Jones Woodward in Pontypridd, South Wales, to a traditional coal-mining family, the son of Freda (Jones) and Thomas Woodward. His father was of English descent and his mother was of Welsh and English ancestry. He began singing at an early age in church and in the school ...
27. Bob Dylan
Soundtrack | Renaldo and Clara
Robert Allen Zimmerman was born 24 May 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota; his father Abe worked for the Standard Oil Co. Six years later the family moved to Hibbing, often the coldest place in the US, where he taught himself piano and guitar and formed several high school rock bands. In 1959 he entered the...
28. Prince
Soundtrack | Under the Cherry Moon
Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Mattie Shaw, a jazz singer and social worker, and John L. Nelson, a lyricist and pianist. His father's stage name was "Prince Rogers". His parents were both from African-American families from Louisiana. They separated during his youth, ...
29. Bob Marley
Soundtrack | I Am Legend
Bob Marley was born on February 6, 1945, in Nine Miles, Saint Ann, Jamaica, to Norval Marley and Cedella Booker. His father was a Jamaican of English descent. His mother was a black teenager. The couple were married in 1944 but Norval left for Kingston immediately after. Norval died in 1957, seeing...
30. Brad Paisley
Actor | Brad Paisley: Online
Brad Paisley was born on October 28, 1972 in Glen Dale, West Virginia, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Brad Paisley: Online (2007), Cars (2006) and Brad Paisley: Whiskey Lullaby ft. Alison Krauss (2004). He has been married to Kimberly Williams-Paisley since March 15, 2003. They have...
31. Elton John
Soundtrack | Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Sir Elton John is one of pop music's great survivors. Born 25 March, 1947, as Reginald Kenneth Dwight, he started to play the piano at the early age of four. At the age of 11, he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. His first band was called Bluesology. He later auditioned (...
32. Justin Bieber
Soundtrack | Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
Justin Drew Bieber was born on March 1, 1994 at St. Joseph's Hospital in London, Ontario, Canada and was raised in Stratford, Ontario. He is the son of Pattie Mallette and Jeremy Bieber. He is of French-Canadian, Irish, German, English, and Scottish descent. He has three younger half-siblings via ...
33. Charlie Puth
Soundtrack | Fast & Furious 7
Charles Otto Puth Jr. (born December 2, 1991) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. His initial exposure came through the viral success of his song videos uploaded to YouTube.
After initially signing with eleven-eleven after performing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Puth began ...
34. Frankie Ballard
Soundtrack | Hot Pursuit
Frankie Ballard is known for Hot Pursuit (2015), GCB (2012) and Frankie Ballard: Cigarette (2016). He has been married to Christina Murphy since March 12, 2017.
35. Drake
Actor | Degrassi: The Next Generation
Aubrey Drake Graham was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Dennis Graham, an African-American musician born in Memphis, Tennessee, and Sandi (Sher) Graham, a Canadian Jewish educator. As a young man, Drake appeared in several commercials, for such retailers as Sears and GMC. In 2001, Drake rose ...
36. Michael Jackson
Soundtrack | Michael Jackson: Thriller
Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, and entertained audiences nearly his entire life. His father, Joe Jackson (no relation to Joe Jackson, also a musician), had been a guitarist, but was forced to give up his musical ambitions following his marriage to Michael's ...
37. Jose Mari Chan
Composer | Murder in the Orient
Jose Mari Chan is known for Murder in the Orient (1974), Beautiful Girl (1990) and Ngayong nandito ka (2003).
38. Kendrick Lamar
Soundtrack | Black Panther
Kendrick Lamar is a hip-hop artist from Compton, California. He's signed with Dr. Dre's label, Aftermath. Kendrick also has his own label, known as 'Top Dawg Entertainment', with includes artists such as Jay Rock, ScHoolboy Q and Ab Soul. Kendrick's major label debut album, 'good kid m.A.A.d city' ...
39. Michael Bublé
Soundtrack | Spider-Man 2
Multi-platinum artist Michael Bublé grew up near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was introduced to swing music and old standards by his grandfather, who offered his services for free as a professional plumber to musicians who were willing to let Michael sing a couple of songs with them on ...
40. Peter Cetera
Soundtrack | The Karate Kid Part II
Noted vocalist and bassist Peter Paul Cetera was born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 13, 1944. His initial foray into music was the accordion, but he soon made his way to electric bass (and, occasionally, guitar). Cetera's family was Polish in origin, and Peter grew up Catholic.
As a youngster, ...
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