Artists from New Zealand
54 published artists from New Zealand, led by Rosé, Lorde and Kimbra.
At a glance
54 published artists from New Zealand; 94 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists3 tier 1 · 0 tier 2 · 51 tier 3
- 54
- Release groups
- 486
- Studio albums
- 100
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 94
- Timeline events
- 232
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 73M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 22 years
- Full biographies
- 44
- Biography words
- 67,191
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1990s (6 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 |
| 1970s | 3 |
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 |
Genres in New Zealand
Top 8 genres by artist count. pop music is the most common, with 11 artists.
Covers from New Zealand
94 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Leaders
Lorde has the most release groups (59); Richard O'Brien the longest career (53 years); Rosé the most awards (12).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Lorde | 59 |
| Kimbra | 54 |
| Split Enz | 46 |
| Richard O'Brien | 43 |
| Benee | 42 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Richard O'Brien | 53 |
| Split Enz | 52 |
| Graeme Allwright | 39 |
| Bic Runga | 31 |
| Neil Finn | 30 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Rosé | 12 |
| Neil Finn | 5 |
| Gillian Whitehead | 5 |
| Lorde | 4 |
| Gareth Farr | 4 |
Related
Other countries with pop music artists, and the browse view for New Zealand.
pop music in other countries
- United States 596
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 252
- Japan 207
- France 160
- Canada 129
- Turkey 116
- Sweden 99
- Germany 75
Most famous artists from New Zealand
Rosé
New Zealand · Person · born 1997
dance-pop, electronic dance music, hip-hop, K-pop
27.9M listeners · 87 wikis
Lorde
New Zealand · Person · born 1996
art pop, indie pop, electronica, dream pop
26.3M listeners · 75 wikis
Kimbra
New Zealand · Person · born 1990
pop music, soul, rhythm and blues, alternative rock
18.8M listeners · 32 wikis
Hayley Westenra
New Zealand · Person · born 1987
classical music, operatic pop, new age music, Celtic music
37 wikis
Flight of the Conchords
New Zealand · Group · 1998–present
rock music, folk rock, funk, folk music, hip-hop, alternative rock, new wave, alternative hip-hop, indie rock, acoustic music, comedy rock, comedy film
27 wikis
Richard O'Brien
New Zealand · Person · born 1942
25 wikis
Brooke Fraser
New Zealand · Person · born 1983
pop music, contemporary Christian music
24 wikis
Neil Finn
New Zealand · Person · born 1958
rock music, pop music, art rock, new wave
23 wikis
Benee
New Zealand · Person · born 2000
soul, alternative pop
19 wikis
Bic Runga
New Zealand · Person · born 1976
pop music, folk music
19 wikis
Alien Weaponry
New Zealand · Group · 2010–present
thrash metal, alternative metal, groove metal
19 wikis
Ladyhawke
New Zealand · Person · born 1979
pop music, new wave
18 wikis
More from New Zealand
Showing 1–42 of 42 artists
Liam Finn
New Zealand · Person · born 1983
indie rock
17 wikis · Tier 3
Split Enz
New Zealand · Group · 1972–present
pop rock, progressive rock, art rock, art pop, new wave, progressive pop, zolo
15 wikis · Tier 3
Shirley Setia
New Zealand · Person · born 1995
Indian film music
14 wikis · Tier 3
Douglas Lilburn
New Zealand · Person · born 1915
13 wikis · Tier 3
Edwin Carr
New Zealand · Person · born 1926
opera, symphony
12 wikis · Tier 3
Graeme Allwright
New Zealand · Person · born 1926
folk music, chanson
12 wikis · Tier 3
Anika Moa
New Zealand · Person · born 1980
pop music
10 wikis · Tier 3
Gillian Whitehead
New Zealand · Person · born 1941
opera, choral music, taonga pūoro
9 wikis · Tier 3
Jack Body
New Zealand · Person · born 1944
8 wikis · Tier 3
Savage
New Zealand · Person · born 1981
New Zealand hip-hop
7 wikis · Tier 3
Gareth Farr
New Zealand · Person · born 1968
6 wikis · Tier 3
Jamie McDell
New Zealand · Person · born 1992
pop music
6 wikis · Tier 3
Howard Morrison
New Zealand · Person · born 1935
6 wikis · Tier 3
Tex Morton
New Zealand · Person · born 1916
6 wikis · Tier 3
Hollie Smith
New Zealand · Person · born 1982
soul
6 wikis · Tier 3
The Black Seeds
New Zealand · Group · 1998–present
reggae
5 wikis · Tier 3
Dave Dobbyn
New Zealand · Person · born 1957
5 wikis · Tier 3
Rob Guest
New Zealand · Person · born 1950
5 wikis · Tier 3
Tiki Taane
New Zealand · Person · born 1976
experimental music
5 wikis · Tier 3
David Dallas
New Zealand · Person · born 1982
hip-hop
4 wikis · Tier 3
Young Sid
New Zealand · Person · born 1986
4 wikis · Tier 3
John Psathas
New Zealand · Person · born 1966
art music
4 wikis · Tier 3
Che Fu
New Zealand · Person · born 1974
4 wikis · Tier 3
Shona Laing
New Zealand · Person · born 1955
pop music
4 wikis · Tier 3
John Rowles
New Zealand · Person · born 1947
pop rock
4 wikis · Tier 3
Herbs
New Zealand · Group · 1979–present
Pacific reggae
3 wikis · Tier 3
Gillian Bibby
New Zealand · Person · born 1945
3 wikis · Tier 3
Helen Bowater
New Zealand · Person · born 1952
3 wikis · Tier 3
Robin Maconie
New Zealand · Person · born 1942
3 wikis · Tier 3
Blindspott
New Zealand · Group · 1997–present
alternative metal
3 wikis · Tier 3
Jackie Clarke
New Zealand · Person · born 1966
3 wikis · Tier 3
Annie Crummer
New Zealand · Person · born 1966
3 wikis · Tier 3
Phil Judd
New Zealand · Person · born 1953
3 wikis · Tier 3
Ben Lummis
New Zealand · Person · born 1978
pop music
3 wikis · Tier 3
Rosita Vai
New Zealand · Person · born 1981
soul
3 wikis · Tier 3
Mahinārangi Tocker
New Zealand · Person · born 1955
2 wikis · Tier 3
Marcus Turner
New Zealand · Person · born 1956
2 wikis · Tier 3
Megan Alatini
New Zealand · Person · born 1976
pop music
2 wikis · Tier 3
Carly Binding
New Zealand · Person · born 1978
pop music
2 wikis · Tier 3
Chong Nee
New Zealand · Person · born 1975
hip-hop
1 wikis · Tier 3
PNC
New Zealand · Person · born 2003
hip-hop, rapping
1 wikis · Tier 3
Scribe
New Zealand · Person · born 1979
hip-hop
1 wikis · Tier 3