Artists from Austria
154 published artists from Austria, led by Franz Schubert, Zoe and Lumix. The list below shows the 120 most famous.
At a glance
154 published artists from Austria; 1,850 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists1 tier 1 · 17 tier 2 · 136 tier 3
- 154
- Release groups
- 5,035
- Studio albums
- 2,352
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 1,850
- Timeline events
- 2,778
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 23M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 32.6 years
- Full biographies
- 71
- Biography words
- 158,643
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2000s (22 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 2 |
| 1940s | 2 |
| 1950s | 13 |
| 1960s | 4 |
| 1970s | 17 |
| 1980s | 19 |
| 1990s | 21 |
| 2000s | 22 |
| 2010s | 7 |
| 2020s | 11 |
Genres in Austria
Top 8 genres by artist count. opera is the most common, with 38 artists.
Covers from Austria
1,850 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
"Trout" Quintet in A major for Piano and Strings
Franz Schubert · 1987
Dvořák: Piano Concerto / Schubert: “Wanderer” Fantasy
Franz Schubert · 1987
Klaviersonaten D 958 & 959
Franz Schubert · 1987
Lieder
Franz Schubert · 1987
Mass no. 6 in E-flat major, D. 950
Franz Schubert · 1987
Mehrstimmige Gesänge
Franz Schubert · 1987
Nachtstücke / Moments Musicaux
Franz Schubert · 1987
Oktett, D. 803
Franz Schubert · 1987
Piano Quintet in A, D. 667 'Trout' / Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D.965 (The Shepherd on the Rock)
Franz Schubert · 1987
Piano Trio in E-flat major / Fantasia in C major
Franz Schubert · 1987
Piano sonata in B-flat, D. 960 / Wanderer-Fantasie in C major, D. 760
Franz Schubert · 1987
Quartet no. 15 in G, D. 887
Franz Schubert · 1987
Leaders
Freddy Quinn has the most release groups (300); Franz Schubert the longest career (89 years); Udo Jürgens the most awards (20).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Freddy Quinn | 300 |
| Udo Jürgens | 297 |
| Franz Schubert | 276 |
| Arnold Schoenberg | 251 |
| Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 238 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Franz Schubert | 89 |
| Robert Stolz | 87 |
| Fritz Kreisler | 81 |
| Anton Webern | 76 |
| Friedrich Gulda | 69 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Udo Jürgens | 20 |
| Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 20 |
| Alfred Brendel | 19 |
| Ernst Krenek | 11 |
| DJ Ötzi | 10 |
Related
Other countries with opera artists, and the browse view for Austria.
opera in other countries
- France 184
- United States 133
- United Kingdom of the Netherlands 107
- Germany 87
- Russian Empire 62
- Sweden 43
- Italy 41
- Spain 37
Most famous artists from Austria
Franz Schubert
Austria · Person · born 1797
classical music
174 wikis
Zoe
Austria · Person · born 1996
pop music
12.2M listeners · 37 wikis
Lumix
Austria · Person · born 2002
10.8M listeners · 26 wikis
Arnold Schoenberg
Austria · Person · born 1874
classical music, opera, 20th-century classical music, serialism, atonality, twelve-tone technique, Expressionism
85 wikis
Conchita Wurst
Austria · Person · born 1988
pop music
83 wikis
Herbert von Karajan
Austria · Person · born 1908
classical music
76 wikis
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Austria · Person · born 1640
73 wikis
Anton Webern
Austria · Person · born 1883
impressionism in music
60 wikis
Udo Jürgens
Austria · Person · born 1934
pop music, chanson, schlager music
55 wikis
Falco
Austria · Person · born 1957
rock music, pop music, hip-hop
52 wikis
JJ
Austria · Person · born 2001
pop music, opera
47 wikis
Alfred Brendel
Austria · Person · born 1931
classical music
44 wikis
More from Austria
Showing 1–108 of 108 artists
Fritz Kreisler
Austria · Person · born 1875
classical music, opera
43 wikis · Tier 2
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Austria · Person · born 1897
opera, film score
41 wikis · Tier 2
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Austria · Person · born 1929
Baroque music
40 wikis · Tier 2
Joe Zawinul
Austria · Person · born 1932
soul, jazz, jazz fusion, cool jazz
40 wikis · Tier 2
Christina Stürmer
Austria · Person · born 1982
pop music
36 wikis · Tier 3
Karl Böhm
Austria · Person · born 1894
classical music
35 wikis · Tier 2
Artur Schnabel
Austria · Person · born 1882
34 wikis · Tier 2
Natália Kelly
Austria · Person · born 1994
pop music
34 wikis · Tier 3
Vincent Bueno
Austria · Person · born 1985
contemporary R&B, classical music
33 wikis · Tier 3
Nathan Trent
Austria · Person · born 1992
pop music
32 wikis · Tier 3
Freddy Quinn
Austria · Person · born 1931
31 wikis · Tier 2
Pænda
Austria · Person · born 1988
pop music, synth-pop
31 wikis · Tier 3
Robert Stolz
Austria · Person · born 1880
opera
30 wikis · Tier 2
Nadine Beiler
Austria · Person · born 1990
contemporary R&B
30 wikis · Tier 3
Cesár Sampson
Austria · Person · born 1983
electronic music
30 wikis · Tier 3
Franz Schmidt
Austria · Person · born 1874
opera, symphony
29 wikis · Tier 3
Ernst Krenek
Austria · Person · born 1900
opera, symphony
28 wikis · Tier 3
Viktor Ullmann
Austria · Person · born 1898
classical music, opera, atonality
28 wikis · Tier 3
Abor & Tynna
Austria · Group
28 wikis · Tier 3
Paul Badura-Skoda
Austria · Person · born 1927
classical music
28 wikis · Tier 3
Benjamin Gedeon
Austria · Person · born 2006
28 wikis · Tier 3
Oscar Straus
Austria · Person · born 1870
opera, operetta
27 wikis · Tier 3
Erich Kleiber
Austria · Person · born 1890
classical music
27 wikis · Tier 3
Franz Welser-Möst
Austria · Person · born 1960
rock music
27 wikis · Tier 3
Kaleen
Austria · Person · born 1994
26 wikis · Tier 3
Franz Schreker
Austria · Person · born 1878
classical music, opera
25 wikis · Tier 3
Riccardo Zandonai
Austria · Person · born 1883
opera
25 wikis · Tier 3
Gottfried von Einem
Austria · Person · born 1918
classical music, opera, ballet
24 wikis · Tier 3
Friedrich Gulda
Austria · Person · born 1930
jazz
24 wikis · Tier 3
Opus
Austria · Group · 1973–2021
pop rock
24 wikis · Tier 3
Robert Fuchs
Austria · Person · born 1847
opera, symphony
23 wikis · Tier 3
Heinrich Schenker
Austria · Person · born 1868
23 wikis · Tier 3
Egon Wellesz
Austria · Person · born 1885
classical music, opera, symphony
23 wikis · Tier 3
DJ Ötzi
Austria · Person · born 1971
pop music
23 wikis · Tier 3
Pia Maria
Austria · Person · born 2003
23 wikis · Tier 3
Teodora Špirić
Austria · Person · born 2000
pop music
23 wikis · Tier 3
Joseph Marx
Austria · Person · born 1882
symphony
22 wikis · Tier 3
Carl Michael Ziehrer
Austria · Person · born 1843
opera, operetta, instrumental music
22 wikis · Tier 3
Jörg Demus
Austria · Person · born 1928
classical music
21 wikis · Tier 3
Olga Neuwirth
Austria · Person · born 1968
drama film
21 wikis · Tier 3
Leo Fall
Austria · Person · born 1873
opera, operetta
20 wikis · Tier 3
Ernst Toch
Austria · Person · born 1887
opera, symphony
20 wikis · Tier 3
André Heller
Austria · Person · born 1947
20 wikis · Tier 3
Johanna Beisteiner
Austria · Person · born 1976
classical music
20 wikis · Tier 3
Friedrich Cerha
Austria · Person · born 1926
opera
20 wikis · Tier 3
Simone Stelzer
Austria · Person · born 1969
pop music
20 wikis · Tier 3
Sergei Bortkiewicz
Austria · Person · born 1877
opera, concerto, symphony, piano performance, violin performance
19 wikis · Tier 3
Michael Gielen
Austria · Person · born 1927
contemporary classical music, classical music
19 wikis · Tier 3
Petra Frey
Austria · Person · born 1978
schlager music
19 wikis · Tier 3
Gary Lux
Austria · Person · born 1959
schlager music
19 wikis · Tier 3
Alf Poier
Austria · Person · born 1967
19 wikis · Tier 3
Ralph Benatzky
Austria · Person · born 1884
opera
18 wikis · Tier 3
Johann Nepomuk David
Austria · Person · born 1895
classical music
18 wikis · Tier 3
Florian Leopold Gassmann
Austria · Person · born 1729
opera
18 wikis · Tier 3
Georg Friedrich Haas
Austria · Person · born 1953
opera
18 wikis · Tier 3
Walter Berry
Austria · Person · born 1929
classical music
18 wikis · Tier 3
Hansi Hinterseer
Austria · Person · born 1954
Volkstümliche Musik
18 wikis · Tier 3
Marianne Mendt
Austria · Person · born 1945
pop music, jazz
18 wikis · Tier 3
Manuel Ortega
Austria · Person · born 1980
pop music
18 wikis · Tier 3
Salena
Austria · Person · born 1998
18 wikis · Tier 3
Hans Gál
Austria · Person · born 1890
opera, symphony
17 wikis · Tier 3
Ernest Gold
Austria · Person · born 1921
17 wikis · Tier 3
Timna Brauer
Austria · Person · born 1961
jazz, free jazz
17 wikis · Tier 3
Wilfried
Austria · Person · born 1950
rock music
17 wikis · Tier 3
Harry Winter
Austria · Person · born 1914
pop music
17 wikis · Tier 3
Josef Matthias Hauer
Austria · Person · born 1883
opera
16 wikis · Tier 3
Thomas Forstner
Austria · Person · born 1969
schlager music
16 wikis · Tier 3
Bettina Soriat
Austria · Person · born 1967
schlager music
16 wikis · Tier 3
Russkaja
Austria · Group · 2005–2023
ska
15 wikis · Tier 3
Ferry Graf
Austria · Person · born 1931
schlager music
15 wikis · Tier 3
Anita
Austria · Person · born 1960
pop music
15 wikis · Tier 3
Tony Wegas
Austria · Person · born 1965
schlager music
15 wikis · Tier 3
Irene Abendroth
Austria · Person · born 1872
opera
15 wikis · Tier 3
RAF Camora
Austria · Person · born 1984
dancehall, hip-hop
14 wikis · Tier 3
Peter Ablinger
Austria · Person · born 1959
opera
14 wikis · Tier 3
Maria Bach
Austria · Person · born 1896
14 wikis · Tier 3
Kontrust
Austria · Group · 2001–present
crossover
14 wikis · Tier 3
Soap&Skin
Austria · Person · born 1990
experimental music
14 wikis · Tier 3
Christina Simon
Austria · Person · born 1954
14 wikis · Tier 3
Nico Dostal
Austria · Person · born 1895
operetta, liturgical music
13 wikis · Tier 3
Johannes Matthias Sperger
Austria · Person · born 1750
13 wikis · Tier 3
Rainhard Fendrich
Austria · Person · born 1955
pop music
13 wikis · Tier 3
Fred Raymond
Austria · Person · born 1900
opera
12 wikis · Tier 3
Wolfgang Ambros
Austria · Person · born 1952
rock music
12 wikis · Tier 3
Peter Kraus
Austria · Person · born 1939
schlager music
12 wikis · Tier 3
Norbert Brainin
Austria · Person · born 1923
12 wikis · Tier 3
Fennesz
Austria · Person · born 1962
electronic music
12 wikis · Tier 3
Kruder & Dorfmeister
Austria · Group · 1993–present
electronica
12 wikis · Tier 3
Kurt Schwertsik
Austria · Person · born 1935
opera
11 wikis · Tier 3
Rico Gulda
Austria · Person · born 1968
classical music
11 wikis · Tier 3
Nazar
Austria · Person · born 1984
hip-hop
10 wikis · Tier 3
Gerhard Bronner
Austria · Person · born 1922
10 wikis · Tier 3
Max Deutsch
Austria · Person · born 1892
classical music
10 wikis · Tier 3
Mathilde Kralik
Austria · Person · born 1857
opera
10 wikis · Tier 3
Thomas Larcher
Austria · Person · born 1963
10 wikis · Tier 3
Peter Cornelius
Austria · Person · born 1951
pop music
10 wikis · Tier 3
Willi Resetarits
Austria · Person · born 1948
rock music
10 wikis · Tier 3
Gandalf
Austria · Person · born 1952
new age music
10 wikis · Tier 3
Leo Ascher
Austria · Person · born 1880
opera
9 wikis · Tier 3
Theodor Berger
Austria · Person · born 1905
9 wikis · Tier 3
Bernhard Lang
Austria · Person · born 1957
opera
9 wikis · Tier 3
Heinrich Strecker
Austria · Person · born 1893
operetta, Wienerlied
9 wikis · Tier 3
Alfred Uhl
Austria · Person · born 1909
opera
9 wikis · Tier 3
Georg Danzer
Austria · Person · born 1946
pop music
9 wikis · Tier 3
Peter Wolf
Austria · Person · born 1952
9 wikis · Tier 3
Chakuza
Austria · Person · born 1981
hip-hop
8 wikis · Tier 3
Zera
Austria · Person · born 2002
pop music, trap music
8 wikis · Tier 3
Cesar Bresgen
Austria · Person · born 1913
opera
8 wikis · Tier 3