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folk-pop artists

96 published folk-pop artists, led by Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel and Shawn Mendes.

At a glance

96 published folk-pop artists; 593 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists31 tier 1 · 7 tier 2 · 58 tier 3
96
Release groups
4,198
Studio albums
828
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
593
Timeline events
1,153
Monthly listenerssum across artists
901.4M
Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
205M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
22 years
Full biographies
66
Biography words
198,544

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2010s (33 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1950s1
1960s5
1980s7
1990s18
2000s22
2010s33
2020s2
8 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most folk-pop artists. India leads with 34.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with folk-pop. The most shared is pop music, with 36 artists in both.

Covers from folk-pop

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

Leaders

Bob Dylan has the most release groups (400); Bob Dylan the longest career (69 years); A. R. Rahman the most awards (268).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Bob Dylan400
A. R. Rahman399
Zubeen Garg234
Donovan168
John Denver162

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Bob Dylan69
Ila Arun64
Simon & Garfunkel60
Donovan57
John Denver57

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
A. R. Rahman268
Bob Dylan50
John Denver18
AURORA15
Shaan14

Most famous folk-pop artists

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

United States · Person · born 1941

rock music, folk rock, country music, gospel music, blues, country rock, jazz, folk-pop, American folk music, Christian rock, Americana

14.7M listeners · 184 wikis

Simon & Garfunkel

Simon & Garfunkel

United States · Group · 1957–2010

folk rock, soft rock, folk-pop, psychedelic folk

9.6M listeners · 70 wikis

Shawn Mendes

Shawn Mendes

Canada · Person · born 1998

pop music, pop rock, folk-pop

56.5M listeners · 72 wikis

A. R. Rahman

A. R. Rahman

India · Person · born 1966

pop music, pop rock, dance music, electronic music, soft rock, electronic dance music, classical music, folk-pop, world music, Carnatic music, Indian classical music, experimental music

46.7M listeners · 66 wikis

Shreya Ghoshal

Shreya Ghoshal

India · Person · born 1984

pop music, pop rock, folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music, Hindustani classical music, qawwali, ghazal

56.2M listeners · 59 wikis

Gracie Abrams

Gracie Abrams

United States · Person · born 1999

pop music, new jack swing, folk-pop, bedroom pop

36.4M listeners · 51 wikis

Tom Odell

Tom Odell

United Kingdom · Person · born 1990

folk-pop, indie pop

29.3M listeners · 47 wikis

Arijit Singh

Arijit Singh

India · Person · born 1987

pop rock, folk-pop, Indian film music, Indian pop

53.4M listeners · 31 wikis

John Denver

John Denver

United States · Person · born 1943

rock music, pop music, folk rock, traditional folk music, country music, folk music, folk-pop

11.2M listeners · 65 wikis

Sonu Nigam

Sonu Nigam

India · Person · born 1973

pop rock, folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music, Hindustani classical music

27.5M listeners · 42 wikis

Arash

Arash

Iran · Person · born 1977

pop music, contemporary R&B, hip-hop, folk-pop, popular music, Iranian pop

13.5M listeners · 56 wikis

Indila

Indila

Poland · Person · born 1984

pop music, rhythm and blues, folk-pop, raï

14.1M listeners · 54 wikis

More folk-pop artists

Showing 1–84 of 84 artists

Sunidhi Chauhan

Sunidhi Chauhan

India · Person · born 1983

folk-pop, Indian film music, Indian pop

30.5M listeners · 36 wikis · Tier 1

Niall Horan

Niall Horan

Ireland · Person · born 1993

pop music, pop rock, folk-pop

11.7M listeners · 57 wikis · Tier 3

AURORA

AURORA

Norway · Person · born 1996

pop music, dance-pop, art pop, synth-pop, folk-pop, indie rock, indie pop, folktronica, alternative music, alternative dance, dark pop, Nordic folk music

19.3M listeners · 45 wikis · Tier 1

Tarkan

Tarkan

Turkey · Person · born 1972

pop music, rhythm and blues, dance-pop, folk-pop

6M listeners · 66 wikis · Tier 2

Sufjan Stevens

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

beabadoobee

beabadoobee

Philippines · Person · born 2000

space rock, alternative rock, folk-pop, indie rock, indie pop, bedroom pop, slacker rock

25.8M listeners · 29 wikis · Tier 1

Shruti Haasan

Shruti Haasan

India · Person · born 1986

pop rock, alternative rock, folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music

8.5M listeners · 54 wikis · Tier 3

Noah Kahan

Noah Kahan

United States · Person · born 1997

folk-pop

34.2M listeners · 20 wikis · Tier 1

Neeti Mohan

Neeti Mohan

India · Person · born 1979

pop music, folk-pop, Indian film music, Indian pop

20.4M listeners · 27 wikis · Tier 1

Kavita Krishnamurthy

Kavita Krishnamurthy

India · Person · born 1958

jazz fusion, folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music, Indian pop, Indian folk music

14.8M listeners · 32 wikis · Tier 1

Anirudh Ravichander

Anirudh Ravichander

India · Person · born 1990

dance-pop, jazz fusion, folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music, folktronica

25.9M listeners · 19 wikis · Tier 1

Neha Kakkar

Neha Kakkar

India · Person · born 1988

contemporary R&B, folk-pop, Indian film music, Indian pop

14.9M listeners · 31 wikis · Tier 1

Yo Yo Honey Singh

Yo Yo Honey Singh

India · Person · born 1983

pop music, contemporary R&B, electronic dance music, hip-hop, pop rap, folk-pop, Indian film music, Indian pop, bhangra

20M listeners · 23 wikis · Tier 1

Diljit Dosanjh

Diljit Dosanjh

United States · Person · born 1984

pop music, folk-pop, Indian film music, bhangra

18.4M listeners · 25 wikis · Tier 1

Chinmayi Sripada

Chinmayi Sripada

India · Person · born 1984

folk-pop, Carnatic music, Indian pop

25.6M listeners · 17 wikis · Tier 1

Palak Muchhal

Palak Muchhal

India · Person · born 1994

folk-pop, Indian film music, Hindustani classical music

18.6M listeners · 21 wikis · Tier 1

Sukhwinder Singh

Sukhwinder Singh

India · Person · born 1971

folk-pop, Indian film music, Indian pop, bhangra

15.8M listeners · 23 wikis · Tier 1

Vishal Dadlani

Vishal Dadlani

India · Person · born 1973

soul, electronic rock, folk-pop, electronica, Indian film music, Indian pop, Indian rock

23.6M listeners · 12 wikis · Tier 1

Jasmine Sandlas

Jasmine Sandlas

India · Person · born 1988

contemporary R&B, folk-pop, Indian film music, bhangra

18.2M listeners · 16 wikis · Tier 1

Shaan

Shaan

India · Person · born 1972

pop rock, folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music, Hindustani classical music, qawwali, ghazal, bhajan

15.1M listeners · 20 wikis · Tier 1

Rosa Linn

Armenia · Person · born 2000

pop music, folk-pop

8.4M listeners · 33 wikis · Tier 3

Devi Sri Prasad

Devi Sri Prasad

India · Person · born 1982

folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music

17.8M listeners · 12 wikis · Tier 1

Lizzy McAlpine

Lizzy McAlpine

United States · Person · born 1999

folk music, folk-pop, indie folk

15.4M listeners · 14 wikis · Tier 1

Harshdeep Kaur

Harshdeep Kaur

India · Person · born 1986

folk-pop, Indian film music, bhangra, Sufi music, Bollywood

11.2M listeners · 21 wikis · Tier 3

Guru Randhawa

Guru Randhawa

India · Person · born 1991

folk-pop, indie pop, Indian film music, Indian pop, bhangra

12.7M listeners · 17 wikis · Tier 1

Maggie Rogers

Maggie Rogers

United States · Person · born 1994

pop music, art pop, folk-pop, alternative music, indie folk

7.8M listeners · 24 wikis · Tier 3

Emilia

Bulgaria · Person · born 1982

traditional folk music, blue-eyed soul, folk-pop, chalga

10.7M listeners · 17 wikis · Tier 3

Mika Singh

Mika Singh

India · Person · born 1977

hip-hop, folk-pop, Indian film music, bhangra

10.5M listeners · 16 wikis · Tier 3

Silambarasan TR

Silambarasan TR

India · Person · born 1984

folk-pop, Indian film music, Indian pop

6.4M listeners · 21 wikis · Tier 3

Haricharan

Haricharan

India · Person · born 1987

folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music, Indian pop

12.2M listeners · 6 wikis · Tier 1

Nakash Aziz

Nakash Aziz

India · Person · born 1985

pop rock, folk-pop, Indian film music, Indian pop, acoustic music

10.7M listeners · 5 wikis · Tier 3

Mamta Sharma

Mamta Sharma

India · Person · born 1980

folk-pop, Indian film music

7.3M listeners · 13 wikis · Tier 3

Fourtwnty

Indonesia · Group · 2010–present

traditional folk music, folk-pop

10.2M listeners · 5 wikis · Tier 3

Ben&Ben

Ben&Ben

Philippines · Group · 2015–present

folk-pop, indie folk

7.7M listeners · 3 wikis · Tier 3

Nikolai Noskov

Nikolai Noskov

Russia · Person · born 1956

pop music, hard rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, traditional folk music, funk, rhythm and blues, glam rock, progressive rock, art rock, alternative rock, dance-rock, electro, synth-pop, new wave, funk rock, blue-eyed soul, glam metal, folk-pop, trip hop, symphonic rock, romance, bard song

78 wikis · Tier 2

Mandy Moore

Mandy Moore

United States · Person · born 1984

pop music, country music, pop rock, dance music, dance-pop, adult contemporary music, folk music, country pop, teen pop, folk-pop

63 wikis · Tier 2

Helena Paparizou

Helena Paparizou

Sweden · Person · born 1982

pop music, folk-pop, laïko

57 wikis · Tier 3

Donovan

Donovan

United Kingdom · Person · born 1946

folk rock, psychedelic rock, folk-pop, psychedelic folk, psychedelic pop

43 wikis · Tier 3

Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar

Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar

India · Person · born 1974

contemporary R&B, pop rock, adult contemporary music, folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music, Indian pop

46 wikis · Tier 2

Zubeen Garg

Zubeen Garg

India · Person · born 1972

rock music, adult contemporary music, folk-pop, Indian film music, Indian pop, Indian folk music, music of Assam

42 wikis · Tier 2

Dino Merlin

Dino Merlin

Bosnia and Herzegovina · Person · born 1962

pop music, pop rock, folk-pop

41 wikis · Tier 3

Nolwenn Leroy

Nolwenn Leroy

France · Person · born 1982

pop music, folk-pop, world music

39 wikis · Tier 3

Marit Larsen

Marit Larsen

Norway · Person · born 1983

pop music, folk-pop, acoustic music

38 wikis · Tier 3

Yui

Yui

Japan · Person · born 1987

pop rock, folk-pop, J-pop

36 wikis · Tier 3

Tanita Tikaram

Tanita Tikaram

United Kingdom · Person · born 1969

pop music, folk music, folk-pop, indie folk

36 wikis · Tier 3

Azis

Azis

Bulgaria · Person · born 1978

folk-pop, chalga

34 wikis · Tier 3

Ila Arun

Ila Arun

India · Person · born 1954

folk-pop, Indian film music

32 wikis · Tier 3

Laura Marling

Laura Marling

United Kingdom · Person · born 1990

pop rock, folk-pop, indie folk

30 wikis · Tier 3

Kendji Girac

Kendji Girac

France · Person · born 1996

pop music, Latin pop, folk-pop, flamenco, rhumba

30 wikis · Tier 3

Jovanotti

Jovanotti

Italy · Person · born 1966

pop music, funk, pop rock, folk-pop, world music, alternative hip-hop

29 wikis · Tier 3

Nina Nesbitt

Nina Nesbitt

United Kingdom · Person · born 1994

rock music, folk-pop

27 wikis · Tier 3

Nadezhda Kadysheva

Nadezhda Kadysheva

Soviet Union · Person · born 1959

traditional folk music, folk-pop

26 wikis · Tier 3

Pomme

Pomme

France · Person · born 1996

traditional folk music, chanson, French pop, folk-pop

26 wikis · Tier 3

Andrea Jeremiah

Andrea Jeremiah

India · Person · born 1986

dance-pop, synth-pop, folk-pop, Indian film music, Indian pop

25 wikis · Tier 3

Gurdas Maan

Gurdas Maan

India · Person · born 1957

folk-pop, Indian film music, bhangra, Indian folk music

21 wikis · Tier 3

Håkan Hellström

Håkan Hellström

Sweden · Person · born 1974

rock music, pop music, folk rock, soul, folk-pop, jangle pop, indie pop, power pop, independent music, vispop

20 wikis · Tier 3

Serdar Ortaç

Serdar Ortaç

Turkey · Person · born 1970

pop music, folk-pop

20 wikis · Tier 3

Gloria

Gloria

Bulgaria · Person · born 1973

pop music, folk-pop

20 wikis · Tier 3

Camille Lou

Camille Lou

France · Person · born 1992

folk music, folk-pop

19 wikis · Tier 3

Park Ji-yoon

Park Ji-yoon

South Korea · Person · born 1982

rhythm and blues, hip-hop, folk-pop, K-pop

18 wikis · Tier 3

Cécile Corbel

Cécile Corbel

France · Person · born 1980

classical music, folk-pop, Celtic music

18 wikis · Tier 3

Lucky Ali

Lucky Ali

India · Person · born 1958

folk-pop, world music, Indian film music, Indian pop

18 wikis · Tier 3

Sonu Kakkar

Sonu Kakkar

India · Person · born 1979

folk-pop, Indian film music, Indian pop

17 wikis · Tier 3

Mxmtoon

Mxmtoon

United States · Person · born 2000

pop music, folk-pop, indie pop, lofi hip-hop, bedroom pop, vlog

15 wikis · Tier 3

Neffa

Neffa

Italy · Person · born 1967

pop music, funk, rhythm and blues, adult contemporary music, hip-hop, hip-hop soul, blue-eyed soul, folk-pop, world music

14 wikis · Tier 3

Angaraag Mahanta

Angaraag Mahanta

India · Person · born 1976

jazz, folk-pop, Indian film music, ghazal, Indian pop, Indian folk music, music of Assam

14 wikis · Tier 3

Gippy Grewal

Gippy Grewal

India · Person · born 1983

pop rap, folk-pop, Indian film music, bhangra

14 wikis · Tier 3

Emil Dimitrov

Emil Dimitrov

Bulgaria · Person · born 1940

pop music, estrada, folk-pop

13 wikis · Tier 3

Maria

Bulgaria · Person · born 1982

pop music, folk-pop

13 wikis · Tier 3

Pavel Stratan

Pavel Stratan

Soviet Union · Person · born 1970

traditional folk music, folk-pop

12 wikis · Tier 3

Eirik Glambek Bøe

Eirik Glambek Bøe

Norway · Person · born 1975

traditional folk music, folk-pop

12 wikis · Tier 3

Gérald de Palmas

Gérald de Palmas

France · Person · born 1967

rock music, folk-pop

11 wikis · Tier 3

Tomáš Klus

Tomáš Klus

Czech Republic · Person · born 1986

pop music, folk rock, folk-pop, acoustic music

10 wikis · Tier 3

Fiki

Fiki

Bulgaria · Person · born 1995

pop music, soul, blue-eyed soul, folk-pop, chalga

10 wikis · Tier 3

Ani Hoang

Bulgaria · Person · born 1991

pop music, contemporary R&B, folk music, hip-hop, pop rap, folk-pop, chalga

8 wikis · Tier 3

Milko Kalaidjiev

Milko Kalaidjiev

Bulgaria · Person · born 1951

folk-pop, folklore

8 wikis · Tier 3

Andrea McEwan

Andrea McEwan

Australia · Person · born 1978

pop music, jazz, folk-pop

6 wikis · Tier 3

Rose Cousins

Rose Cousins

Canada · Person · born 1977

folk music, folk-pop

6 wikis · Tier 3

Hafdís Huld

Hafdís Huld

Iceland · Person · born 1979

folk-pop

6 wikis · Tier 3

Gepe

Gepe

Chile · Person · born 1981

pop music, alternative rock, electropop, folk-pop, indie pop, alternative music, indie folk

5 wikis · Tier 3

Jeremy Loops

Jeremy Loops

South Africa · Person · born 1984

folk-pop, indie pop

5 wikis · Tier 3

Ciguli

Ciguli

Turkey · Person · born 1957

folk-pop

5 wikis · Tier 3

Zolotoe Koltso

Zolotoe Koltso

Russia · Group · 1988–present

folk music, folk-pop, popular folk music, Russian post-chanson, traditional folk song

3 wikis · Tier 3

Tide Lines

United Kingdom · Group · 2016–present

folk-pop

1 wikis · Tier 3

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