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).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1980s | 7 |
| 1990s | 18 |
| 2000s | 22 |
| 2010s | 33 |
| 2020s | 2 |
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.
Complete Nashville Sessions 1969
Bob Dylan · 2021
Rough and Rowdy Ways
Bob Dylan · 2020
Deep Dylan
Bob Dylan · 2017
Triplicate
Bob Dylan · 2017
Fallen Angels
Bob Dylan · 2016
The 1985 Rehearsal Tape
Bob Dylan · 2016
Shadows in the Night
Bob Dylan · 2015
The Bootleg Series, Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete
Bob Dylan · 2014
The McKenzie Tapes: Home Recordings 1961–62
Bob Dylan · 2013
Nashville Sessions 1969 and More
Bob Dylan · 2012
Tempest
Bob Dylan · 2012
The Minneapolis Party Tape
Bob Dylan · 2011
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
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Bob Dylan | 400 |
| A. R. Rahman | 399 |
| Zubeen Garg | 234 |
| Donovan | 168 |
| John Denver | 162 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Bob Dylan | 69 |
| Ila Arun | 64 |
| Simon & Garfunkel | 60 |
| Donovan | 57 |
| John Denver | 57 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| A. R. Rahman | 268 |
| Bob Dylan | 50 |
| John Denver | 18 |
| AURORA | 15 |
| Shaan | 14 |
Most famous folk-pop artists

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
United States · Group · 1957–2010
folk rock, soft rock, folk-pop, psychedelic folk
9.6M listeners · 70 wikis

Shawn Mendes
Canada · Person · born 1998
pop music, pop rock, folk-pop
56.5M listeners · 72 wikis

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
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
United States · Person · born 1999
pop music, new jack swing, folk-pop, bedroom pop
36.4M listeners · 51 wikis

Tom Odell
United Kingdom · Person · born 1990
folk-pop, indie pop
29.3M listeners · 47 wikis

Arijit Singh
India · Person · born 1987
pop rock, folk-pop, Indian film music, Indian pop
53.4M listeners · 31 wikis
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
India · Person · born 1973
pop rock, folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music, Hindustani classical music
27.5M listeners · 42 wikis

Arash
Iran · Person · born 1977
pop music, contemporary R&B, hip-hop, folk-pop, popular music, Iranian pop
13.5M listeners · 56 wikis

Indila
Poland · Person · born 1984
pop music, rhythm and blues, folk-pop, raï
14.1M listeners · 54 wikis
More folk-pop artists
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Sunidhi Chauhan
India · Person · born 1983
folk-pop, Indian film music, Indian pop
30.5M listeners · 36 wikis · Tier 1

Niall Horan
Ireland · Person · born 1993
pop music, pop rock, folk-pop
11.7M listeners · 57 wikis · Tier 3

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
Turkey · Person · born 1972
pop music, rhythm and blues, dance-pop, folk-pop
6M listeners · 66 wikis · Tier 2

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
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
India · Person · born 1986
pop rock, alternative rock, folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music
8.5M listeners · 54 wikis · Tier 3

Noah Kahan
United States · Person · born 1997
folk-pop
34.2M listeners · 20 wikis · Tier 1

Neeti Mohan
India · Person · born 1979
pop music, folk-pop, Indian film music, Indian pop
20.4M listeners · 27 wikis · Tier 1

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
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
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
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
United States · Person · born 1984
pop music, folk-pop, Indian film music, bhangra
18.4M listeners · 25 wikis · Tier 1
Chinmayi Sripada
India · Person · born 1984
folk-pop, Carnatic music, Indian pop
25.6M listeners · 17 wikis · Tier 1

Palak Muchhal
India · Person · born 1994
folk-pop, Indian film music, Hindustani classical music
18.6M listeners · 21 wikis · Tier 1

Sukhwinder Singh
India · Person · born 1971
folk-pop, Indian film music, Indian pop, bhangra
15.8M listeners · 23 wikis · Tier 1

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
India · Person · born 1988
contemporary R&B, folk-pop, Indian film music, bhangra
18.2M listeners · 16 wikis · Tier 1

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
India · Person · born 1982
folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music
17.8M listeners · 12 wikis · Tier 1

Lizzy McAlpine
United States · Person · born 1999
folk music, folk-pop, indie folk
15.4M listeners · 14 wikis · Tier 1

Harshdeep Kaur
India · Person · born 1986
folk-pop, Indian film music, bhangra, Sufi music, Bollywood
11.2M listeners · 21 wikis · Tier 3

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
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
India · Person · born 1977
hip-hop, folk-pop, Indian film music, bhangra
10.5M listeners · 16 wikis · Tier 3

Silambarasan TR
India · Person · born 1984
folk-pop, Indian film music, Indian pop
6.4M listeners · 21 wikis · Tier 3
Haricharan
India · Person · born 1987
folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music, Indian pop
12.2M listeners · 6 wikis · Tier 1

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
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
Philippines · Group · 2015–present
folk-pop, indie folk
7.7M listeners · 3 wikis · Tier 3

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
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
Sweden · Person · born 1982
pop music, folk-pop, laïko
57 wikis · Tier 3

Donovan
United Kingdom · Person · born 1946
folk rock, psychedelic rock, folk-pop, psychedelic folk, psychedelic pop
43 wikis · Tier 3

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
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
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Person · born 1962
pop music, pop rock, folk-pop
41 wikis · Tier 3

Nolwenn Leroy
France · Person · born 1982
pop music, folk-pop, world music
39 wikis · Tier 3

Marit Larsen
Norway · Person · born 1983
pop music, folk-pop, acoustic music
38 wikis · Tier 3

Yui
Japan · Person · born 1987
pop rock, folk-pop, J-pop
36 wikis · Tier 3

Tanita Tikaram
United Kingdom · Person · born 1969
pop music, folk music, folk-pop, indie folk
36 wikis · Tier 3

Azis
Bulgaria · Person · born 1978
folk-pop, chalga
34 wikis · Tier 3

Ila Arun
India · Person · born 1954
folk-pop, Indian film music
32 wikis · Tier 3

Laura Marling
United Kingdom · Person · born 1990
pop rock, folk-pop, indie folk
30 wikis · Tier 3

Kendji Girac
France · Person · born 1996
pop music, Latin pop, folk-pop, flamenco, rhumba
30 wikis · Tier 3

Jovanotti
Italy · Person · born 1966
pop music, funk, pop rock, folk-pop, world music, alternative hip-hop
29 wikis · Tier 3

Nina Nesbitt
United Kingdom · Person · born 1994
rock music, folk-pop
27 wikis · Tier 3

Nadezhda Kadysheva
Soviet Union · Person · born 1959
traditional folk music, folk-pop
26 wikis · Tier 3

Pomme
France · Person · born 1996
traditional folk music, chanson, French pop, folk-pop
26 wikis · Tier 3

Andrea Jeremiah
India · Person · born 1986
dance-pop, synth-pop, folk-pop, Indian film music, Indian pop
25 wikis · Tier 3

Gurdas Maan
India · Person · born 1957
folk-pop, Indian film music, bhangra, Indian folk music
21 wikis · Tier 3
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
Turkey · Person · born 1970
pop music, folk-pop
20 wikis · Tier 3

Gloria
Bulgaria · Person · born 1973
pop music, folk-pop
20 wikis · Tier 3

Camille Lou
France · Person · born 1992
folk music, folk-pop
19 wikis · Tier 3

Park Ji-yoon
South Korea · Person · born 1982
rhythm and blues, hip-hop, folk-pop, K-pop
18 wikis · Tier 3

Cécile Corbel
France · Person · born 1980
classical music, folk-pop, Celtic music
18 wikis · Tier 3

Lucky Ali
India · Person · born 1958
folk-pop, world music, Indian film music, Indian pop
18 wikis · Tier 3

Sonu Kakkar
India · Person · born 1979
folk-pop, Indian film music, Indian pop
17 wikis · Tier 3

Mxmtoon
United States · Person · born 2000
pop music, folk-pop, indie pop, lofi hip-hop, bedroom pop, vlog
15 wikis · Tier 3

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
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
India · Person · born 1983
pop rap, folk-pop, Indian film music, bhangra
14 wikis · Tier 3

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
Soviet Union · Person · born 1970
traditional folk music, folk-pop
12 wikis · Tier 3

Eirik Glambek Bøe
Norway · Person · born 1975
traditional folk music, folk-pop
12 wikis · Tier 3

Gérald de Palmas
France · Person · born 1967
rock music, folk-pop
11 wikis · Tier 3
Tomáš Klus
Czech Republic · Person · born 1986
pop music, folk rock, folk-pop, acoustic music
10 wikis · Tier 3

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
Bulgaria · Person · born 1951
folk-pop, folklore
8 wikis · Tier 3

Andrea McEwan
Australia · Person · born 1978
pop music, jazz, folk-pop
6 wikis · Tier 3

Rose Cousins
Canada · Person · born 1977
folk music, folk-pop
6 wikis · Tier 3

Hafdís Huld
Iceland · Person · born 1979
folk-pop
6 wikis · Tier 3

Gepe
Chile · Person · born 1981
pop music, alternative rock, electropop, folk-pop, indie pop, alternative music, indie folk
5 wikis · Tier 3

Jeremy Loops
South Africa · Person · born 1984
folk-pop, indie pop
5 wikis · Tier 3

Ciguli
Turkey · Person · born 1957
folk-pop
5 wikis · Tier 3

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