electronic music artists

At a glance

220 published electronic music artists; 1,723 studio albums have verified cover art.

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2000s (57 artists).

Where they come from

Countries with the most electronic music artists. United States leads with 45.

• United States 45
• United Kingdom 33
• Canada 22
• Germany 16
• France 14
• Japan 9
• Norway 8
• Sweden 7

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with electronic music. The most shared is pop music, with 44 artists in both.

• pop music 44
• hip-hop 33
• alternative rock 18
• rock music 18
• synth-pop 18
• contemporary R&B 15
• dance music 15
• experimental music 14

Covers from electronic music

1,723 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Madonna has the most release groups (400); John Cage the longest career (75 years); A. R. Rahman the most awards (268).

More electronic music artists

Showing 1–108 of 108 artists

Iggy Azalea

Australia · Person · born 1990

pop music, electronic music, electronic dance music, hip-hop, trap music, pop rap, electropop

8.3M listeners · 65 wikis · Tier 2

Empire of the Sun

Australia · Group · 2007–present

electronic music, glam rock, electronic dance music, alternative rock, synth-pop, new wave, electronic rock

38.3M listeners · 29 wikis · Tier 1

Bob Sinclar

France · Person · born 1969

electronic music, electronic dance music, French house

18.4M listeners · 42 wikis · Tier 1

Sufjan Stevens

United States · Person · born 1975

electronic music, alternative rock, classical music, folk-pop, indie rock, indie pop, lo-fi music, baroque pop, indie folk, chamber pop

15.7M listeners · 41 wikis · Tier 1

M83

France · Group · 2001–present

electronic music, synth-pop, electronic rock, dream pop

16.9M listeners · 36 wikis · Tier 1

Edward Maya

Romania · Person · born 1986

electronic music, electro house, techno, progressive house, Eurodance, deep house, tech house

14.8M listeners · 39 wikis · Tier 1

Labrinth

United Kingdom · Person · born 1989

rock music, pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, funk, pop rock, electronic music, dance-pop, hip-hop, alternative rock, synth-pop, drum and bass, grime, dubstep, post-dubstep

19.4M listeners · 30 wikis · Tier 1

Lauv

United States · Person · born 1994

pop music, electronic music

19.2M listeners · 30 wikis · Tier 1

MØ

Kingdom of Denmark · Person · born 1988

electronic music, indie pop

9.6M listeners · 45 wikis · Tier 3

Grimes

Canada · Person · born 1988

contemporary R&B, electronic music, art pop, synth-pop, ambient music, indie pop, electronica, dream pop, experimental music

7.6M listeners · 47 wikis · Tier 3

The Chemical Brothers

United Kingdom · Group · 1989–present

rock music, pop rock, electronic music, Q3071, pop rap, big beat

8.4M listeners · 42 wikis · Tier 3

Gnarls Barkley

United States · Group · 2003–2010

contemporary R&B, rhythm and blues, electronic music, alternative rock, neo soul

10.6M listeners · 36 wikis · Tier 2

bbno$

Canada · Person · born 1995

contemporary R&B, electronic music, hip-hop, pop rap

10.7M listeners · 26 wikis · Tier 3

Vika Jigulina

Soviet Union · Person · born 1986

electronic music, electro house, techno, progressive house, Eurodance, deep house, tech house

10.7M listeners · 25 wikis · Tier 3

Sevdaliza

Kingdom of the Netherlands · Person · born 1987

electronic music

9.9M listeners · 24 wikis · Tier 3

Pnau

Australia · Group · 1996–present

electronic music, electronic dance music

14.2M listeners · 14 wikis · Tier 1

Thundercat

United States · Person · born 1984

electronic music, neo soul

9.8M listeners · 17 wikis · Tier 3

Person

James Hype

United Kingdom · Person · born 1989

electronic music, house music

11.5M listeners · 9 wikis · Tier 3

Kaytranada

Canada · Person · born 1992

contemporary R&B, funk, dance music, electronic music, hip-hop, house music

7.9M listeners · 17 wikis · Tier 3

Grey

United States · Group · 2015–present

pop music, electronic music, future bass

9.7M listeners · 11 wikis · Tier 3

Björk

Iceland · Person · born 1965

rock music, electronic music, alternative rock, art pop, experimental music, avant-garde music, gabberpop

109 wikis · Tier 2

French Kiwi Juice

France · Person · born 1990

pop music, electronic music

7.4M listeners · 12 wikis · Tier 3

Ayumi Hamasaki

Japan · Person · born 1978

rock music, pop music, dance music, electronic music, J-pop

61 wikis · Tier 2

Person

Riton

United Kingdom · Person · born 1978

electronic music

7.3M listeners · 6 wikis · Tier 3

Group

Shouse

Australia · Group · 2016–present

electronic music

7.3M listeners · 5 wikis · Tier 3

Yoko Ono

Japan · Person · born 1933

rock music, pop music, dance music, electronic music, alternative rock, new wave, electronica, experimental music, Shibuya-kei, avant-garde, Fluxus, conceptual art, vanguard

98 wikis · Tier 2

Kraftwerk

Germany · Group · 1961–2003

electronic music, electro, synth-pop, techno, electronica, experimental music, Krautrock

64 wikis · Tier 2

Hande Yener

Turkey · Person · born 1973

pop music, dance music, electronic music

80 wikis · Tier 2

John Cage

United States · Person · born 1912

electronic music, classical music, opera, experimental music, avant-garde music, musique concrète, 20th-century classical music, performance art, aleatoric music

76 wikis · Tier 2

Vangelis

Greece · Person · born 1943

electronic music, progressive rock, ambient music, new age music, film score

76 wikis · Tier 2

Thom Yorke

United Kingdom · Person · born 1968

rock music, electronic music, art rock, alternative rock, electronica, intelligent dance music, glitch

65 wikis · Tier 2

Brian Eno

United Kingdom · Person · born 1948

electronic music, art rock, art pop, ambient music, drone music

64 wikis · Tier 2

Richard Wright

United Kingdom · Person · born 1943

rock music, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, electronic music, jazz, progressive rock, art rock, reggae

56 wikis · Tier 2

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Germany · Person · born 1928

electronic music, opera, experimental music, musique concrète, chamber music, 20th-century classical music, serialism, aleatoric music

63 wikis · Tier 2

Adam Lambert

United States · Person · born 1982

pop music, pop rock, electronic music, dance-pop, synth-pop

61 wikis · Tier 2

Jethro Tull

United Kingdom · Group · 1967–present

hard rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, electronic music, progressive rock, art rock, electronic rock

56 wikis · Tier 3

Aphex Twin

United Kingdom · Person · born 1971

electronic music, ambient music, techno, experimental music, intelligent dance music, ambient techno, acid techno, drill and bass

54 wikis · Tier 3

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Japan · Person · born 1952

electronic music, techno, experimental music

52 wikis · Tier 2

Jonny Greenwood

United Kingdom · Person · born 1971

electronic music, art rock, alternative rock, indie rock, electronica, intelligent dance music

42 wikis · Tier 3

Giorgio Moroder

Italy · Person · born 1940

disco, dance music, electronic music, electronic dance music, Eurodisco

50 wikis · Tier 3

Iannis Xenakis

Greece · Person · born 1922

electronic music, contemporary classical music

50 wikis · Tier 2

Travis Barker

United States · Person · born 1975

pop music, electronic music, hip-hop, pop-punk

48 wikis · Tier 3

Florian Schneider

Germany · Person · born 1947

electronic music, synth-pop, techno, avant-garde music, Krautrock, progressive electronic music

38 wikis · Tier 2

Röyksopp

Norway · Group · 1998–present

pop music, electronic music, synth-pop

42 wikis · Tier 3

Afrika Bambaataa

United States · Person · born 1957

funk, electronic music, hip-hop, electro, electro house, breakbeat

41 wikis · Tier 2

Käärijä

Finland · Person · born 1993

electronic music, pop rap, synth-pop, rap metal, punk rap

41 wikis · Tier 3

André 3000

United States · Person · born 1975

pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, funk, electronic music, jazz, progressive rap, pop rap, hip-hop soul, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, ambient music, alternative hip-hop, new age music, jazz rap, Atlanta hip-hop, soul jazz

31 wikis · Tier 3

Ralf Hütter

Germany · Person · born 1946

electronic music, avant-garde music

31 wikis · Tier 3

FKA twigs

United Kingdom · Person · born 1988

pop music, electronic music, electronic dance music, alternative rock, trip hop, alternative music, popular music

39 wikis · Tier 3

Hildur Guðnadóttir

Iceland · Person · born 1982

electronic music

39 wikis · Tier 3

Kai

South Korea · Person · born 1994

contemporary R&B, electronic music, K-pop

39 wikis · Tier 3

Tangerine Dream

Germany · Group · 1967–present

electronic music, Krautrock

38 wikis · Tier 3

Kaija Saariaho

Finland · Person · born 1952

electronic music, contemporary classical music, opera, spectral music

36 wikis · Tier 2

Sophie

United Kingdom · Person · born 1986

electronic music, avant-pop, hyperpop

36 wikis · Tier 2

Person

Michael Cretu

Socialist Republic of Romania · Person · born 1957

electronic music

35 wikis · Tier 3

Jessie Ware

United Kingdom · Person · born 1984

pop music, soul, disco, rhythm and blues, electronic music

34 wikis · Tier 2

Buffy Sainte-Marie

United States · Person · born 1941

rock music, country music, electronic music, folk music

34 wikis · Tier 3

Tricky

United Kingdom · Person · born 1968

rock music, electronic music, trip hop, experimental hip-hop

33 wikis · Tier 3

Gustavo Cerati

Argentina · Person · born 1959

pop rock, electronic music, folk music, alternative rock, art pop, indie rock, Britpop, symphonic rock, Argentine rock

33 wikis · Tier 2

C418

Germany · Person · born 1989

electronic music, dance-pop, house music, ambient music, downtempo, intelligent dance music, drum and bass, tech house, chiptune

32 wikis · Tier 3

Karl Bartos

Germany · Person · born 1952

electronic music

22 wikis · Tier 3

Ali Zafar

Pakistan · Person · born 1980

pop music, electronic music, folk music

30 wikis · Tier 3

The KLF

United Kingdom · Group · 1987–1992

electronic music, hip-hop, house music, techno, alternative dance, ambient house

30 wikis · Tier 2

Cesár Sampson

Austria · Person · born 1983

electronic music

30 wikis · Tier 3

Person

Delia Derbyshire

United Kingdom · Person · born 1937

electronic music

27 wikis · Tier 3

Émilie Simon

France · Person · born 1978

electronic music, trip hop, experimental music

27 wikis · Tier 3

Harold Faltermeyer

Germany · Person · born 1952

electronic music

26 wikis · Tier 3

Klaus Nomi

Germany · Person · born 1944

rock music, electronic music, dance-pop, synth-pop, new wave, opera, avant-garde

26 wikis · Tier 3

Wolfgang Flür

Germany · Person · born 1947

electronic music

17 wikis · Tier 3

Flying Lotus

United States · Person · born 1983

electronic music, jazz, hip-hop, trip hop, psychedelic music, experimental music, intelligent dance music

25 wikis · Tier 3

Gershon Kingsley

Germany · Person · born 1922

pop music, electronic music, classical music, crossover, religious music

25 wikis · Tier 3

AAA

Japan · Group · 2005–2020

electronic music, techno, J-pop, Eurobeat

25 wikis · Tier 3

Kiesza

Canada · Person · born 1989

pop music, electronic music, folk music, house music

25 wikis · Tier 3

Igor Pablo Cavalera

Brazil · Person · born 1970

electronic music, heavy metal music, hip-hop, alternative metal, groove metal, death metal

25 wikis · Tier 3

Amon Tobin

Brazil · Person · born 1972

electronic music, trip hop, intelligent dance music

25 wikis · Tier 3

Person

Hiroyuki Sawano

Japan · Person · born 1980

electronic music, anime song

24 wikis · Tier 3

Alessandro Cortini

Italy · Person · born 1976

rock music, electronic music, alternative rock, industrial music

14 wikis · Tier 3

Detsl

Soviet Union · Person · born 1983

electronic music, hip-hop, pop rap, ragga

22 wikis · Tier 3

Jala Brat

Bosnia and Herzegovina · Person · born 1986

dance music, electronic music, dancehall, hip-hop, trap music, mumble rap

22 wikis · Tier 3

Julie Bergan

Norway · Person · born 1994

pop music, rhythm and blues, dance music, electronic music, dance-pop, hip-hop

22 wikis · Tier 3

Sébastien Tellier

France · Person · born 1975

electronic music

22 wikis · Tier 3

Paul Kalkbrenner

Germany · Person · born 1977

electronic music, techno, downtempo, minimal techno

22 wikis · Tier 3

Telex

Belgium · Group · 1978–2009

electronic music, techno-pop, disco-pop

21 wikis · Tier 3

Group

Popol Vuh

Germany · Group · 1969–2001

electronic music, Krautrock

21 wikis · Tier 3

Trentemøller

Kingdom of Denmark · Person · born 1972

electronic music

21 wikis · Tier 3

Pauline Oliveros

United States · Person · born 1932

electronic music

20 wikis · Tier 3

Alice Glass

Canada · Person · born 1988

electronic music

20 wikis · Tier 3

BWO

Sweden · Group · 2004–present

pop music, dance music, electronic music

20 wikis · Tier 3

Cashmere Cat

Norway · Person · born 1987

contemporary R&B, electronic music, dancehall, hip-hop, alternative R&B

20 wikis · Tier 3

Erlend Øye

Norway · Person · born 1975

traditional folk music, electronic music

20 wikis · Tier 3

Vladimir Martynov

Russia · Person · born 1946

electronic music, opera, minimalist music

19 wikis · Tier 3

Unheilig

Germany · Group · 1999–present

pop rock, electronic music, Neue Deutsche Härte, gothic rock, industrial rock

19 wikis · Tier 3

Person

Mike Dean

United States · Person · born 1965

electronic music, hip-hop

17 wikis · Tier 3

Tablo

Canada · Person · born 1980

electronic music, electronic dance music, hip-hop, K-pop

17 wikis · Tier 3

Charlotte Cardin

Canada · Person · born 1994

pop music, electronic music, jazz, bedroom pop

17 wikis · Tier 3

Delerium

Canada · Group · 1987–present

electronic music

17 wikis · Tier 3

Sho Madjozi

South Africa · Person · born 1992

electronic music, hip-hop, African popular music, Amapiano, gqom

16 wikis · Tier 3

Maryanne Amacher

United States · Person · born 1938

electronic music

16 wikis · Tier 3

Person

David Tudor

United States · Person · born 1926

electronic music, contemporary classical music, classical music, experimental music, avant-garde music

16 wikis · Tier 3

Chilly Gonzales

Canada · Person · born 1972

pop music, electronic music, jazz, hip-hop, classical music, jazz rap

16 wikis · Tier 3

K.Maro

Lebanon · Person · born 1980

rock music, pop music, contemporary R&B, electronic music, hip-hop, pop rap

16 wikis · Tier 3

iamamiwhoami

Sweden · Group · 2009–present

electronic music, synth-pop

16 wikis · Tier 3

Jonna Lee

Sweden · Person · born 1981

pop music, electronic music, alternative rock, synth-pop, independent music

16 wikis · Tier 3

Lauren Eve Mayberry

United Kingdom · Person · born 1987

pop music, electronic music, synth-pop, indie pop, post-rock

16 wikis · Tier 3

Biosphere

Norway · Person · born 1962

electronic music

16 wikis · Tier 3

Mira Aroyo

Bulgaria · Person · born 1977

electronic music

16 wikis · Tier 3

DJ Mehdi

France · Person · born 1977

electronic music, hip-hop

15 wikis · Tier 3

Dan Snaith

Canada · Person · born 1978

psychedelic rock, electronic music, electronic dance music, psychedelic pop, neo-psychedelia, electronica, dream pop, folktronica, intelligent dance music, deep house, shoegaze, noise pop

15 wikis · Tier 3