synth-pop artists

At a glance

175 published synth-pop artists; 1,196 studio albums have verified cover art.

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2000s (47 artists).

Where they come from

Countries with the most synth-pop artists. United States leads with 33.

• United States 33
• United Kingdom 29
• Sweden 19
• Japan 18
• Norway 14
• Germany 12
• France 11
• Canada 7

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with synth-pop. The most shared is pop music, with 59 artists in both.

• pop music 59
• pop rock 34
• electropop 33
• new wave 31
• alternative rock 26
• indie pop 25
• dance-pop 23
• electronic music 18

Covers from synth-pop

1,196 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Depeche Mode has the most release groups (400); Adriano Celentano the longest career (67 years); Lady Gaga the most awards (108).

More synth-pop artists

Showing 1–108 of 108 artists

Halsey

United States · Person · born 1994

pop music, contemporary R&B, alternative rock, art pop, synth-pop, electropop, alternative R&B, indie pop, alternative pop

54.6M listeners · 58 wikis · Tier 1

Daft Punk

France · Group · 1993–2021

dance music, electronic music, synth-pop, electronic rock, house music, French house, electronica, nu-disco, leftfield house

28.3M listeners · 70 wikis · Tier 2

Charli XCX

United Kingdom · Person · born 1992

pop music, dance-pop, synth-pop, electropop, new wave, new jack swing, indie pop, pop-punk, avant-pop, hyperpop

29.5M listeners · 69 wikis · Tier 1

Chappell Roan

United States · Person · born 1998

pop music, electronic music, synth-pop

31.7M listeners · 52 wikis · Tier 1

Modern Talking

West Germany · Group · 1983–2003

pop rock, dance-pop, dance-rock, synth-pop, new wave, Europop, Eurodisco, Eurodance

13M listeners · 78 wikis · Tier 2

Stromae

Belgium · Person · born 1985

electronic music, hip-hop, synth-pop, electropop, house music, Eurodance, Belgian hip hop, new beat

18.3M listeners · 66 wikis · Tier 1

Lily Allen

United Kingdom · Person · born 1985

pop music, contemporary R&B, synth-pop, indie pop, ska, grime

11.3M listeners · 75 wikis · Tier 2

Panic! at the Disco

United States · Group · 2005–2023

pop rock, alternative rock, synth-pop, pop-punk, baroque pop, emo pop

27M listeners · 52 wikis · Tier 2

a-ha

Norway · Group · 1982–present

pop rock, soft rock, alternative rock, synth-pop, new wave, electronic rock

24.9M listeners · 53 wikis · Tier 1

Ace of Base

Sweden · Group · 1990–present

pop music, dance-pop, soft rock, synth-pop, Europop, music of Sweden, Eurodance

15.5M listeners · 53 wikis · Tier 1

Djo

United States · Person · born 1992

synth-pop, indie rock, indie pop

32.3M listeners · 44 wikis · Tier 1

Tove Lo

Sweden · Person · born 1987

pop music, synth-pop, electropop, indie pop

29M listeners · 46 wikis · Tier 1

Troye Sivan

Australia · Person · born 1995

pop music, synth-pop, electropop, indie pop, dream pop

19.9M listeners · 54 wikis · Tier 1

Pet Shop Boys

United Kingdom · Group · 1981–present

electronic dance music, art pop, synth-pop, new wave, house music, alternative dance, sophisti-pop

11.4M listeners · 59 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

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

New Order

United Kingdom · Group · 1980–present

electronic dance music, post-punk, synth-pop, new wave, alternative dance

8.6M listeners · 50 wikis · Tier 2

Bastille

United Kingdom · Group · 2010–present

synth-pop

22.6M listeners · 37 wikis · Tier 1

Laura Branigan

United States · Person · born 1952

pop music, folk rock, dance music, synth-pop, Italo dance

9.3M listeners · 57 wikis · Tier 2

Alphaville

Germany · Group · 1982–present

synth-pop

18.1M listeners · 41 wikis · Tier 1

LMFAO

United States · Group · 2006–2012

pop music, dance music, dance-pop, electronic dance music, hip-hop, electro, synth-pop, electropop, house music, electro hop, electro house, hip house, hardcore

13.8M listeners · 45 wikis · Tier 2

Lykke Li

Sweden · Person · born 1986

pop music, dance-pop, alternative rock, art pop, synth-pop, electropop, indie pop, dream pop

17.9M listeners · 39 wikis · Tier 1

Marina Diamandis

United Kingdom · Person · born 1985

dance-pop, synth-pop, new wave, indie pop

13M listeners · 45 wikis · Tier 1

Dave Stewart

United Kingdom · Person · born 1952

rhythm and blues, pop rock, folk music, synth-pop, new wave

16.8M listeners · 30 wikis · Tier 1

M83

France · Group · 2001–present

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

16.9M listeners · 36 wikis · Tier 1

Imogen Heap

United Kingdom · Person · born 1977

alternative rock, synth-pop, ambient music, indie rock, electronica, dream pop, trip hop, folktronica

20.6M listeners · 31 wikis · Tier 1

Clairo

United States · Person · born 1998

pop music, folk music, soft rock, synth-pop, electropop, indie rock, indie pop, lo-fi music, bedroom pop

20.5M listeners · 31 wikis · Tier 1

Owl City

United States · Group · 2007–present

synth-pop

11.2M listeners · 43 wikis · Tier 3

Robyn

Sweden · Person · born 1979

pop music, contemporary R&B, rhythm and blues, synth-pop, electropop

11.1M listeners · 43 wikis · Tier 3

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

The Marías

United States · Group · 2016–present

synth-pop, indie pop, dream pop, psychedelic soul

33.4M listeners · 15 wikis · Tier 1

Icona Pop

Sweden · Group · 2009–present

dance music, synth-pop, electropop

16.2M listeners · 31 wikis · Tier 1

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

Simple Minds

Scotland · Group · 1977–present

art rock, post-punk, synth-pop, new wave, arena rock

9.9M listeners · 41 wikis · Tier 3

Nena

Germany · Person · born 1960

pop music, pop rock, Q3071, synth-pop, new wave, Neue Deutsche Welle

6.1M listeners · 49 wikis · Tier 3

Capital Cities

United States · Group · 2008–present

synth-pop, indie pop

16.7M listeners · 24 wikis · Tier 1

Hikaru Utada

Japan · Person · born 1983

contemporary R&B, funk, rhythm and blues, dance-pop, synth-pop, J-pop, ethereal wave

6.4M listeners · 44 wikis · Tier 3

Far East Movement

United States · Group · 2003–present

hip-hop, synth-pop, electro hop, hip house

10.3M listeners · 29 wikis · Tier 3

Bronski Beat

United Kingdom · Group · 1983–1995

dance-rock, synth-pop, new wave, Hi-NRG

10.9M listeners · 27 wikis · Tier 3

Crystal Castles

Canada · Group · 2003–present

synth-pop, electroclash, experimental music, synth-punk, witch house

7.8M listeners · 31 wikis · Tier 3

Group

Mecano

Spain · Group · 1982–1998

synth-pop, electropop

8.6M listeners · 25 wikis · Tier 3

Madcon

Norway · Group · 1992–present

pop music, dance music, hip-hop, synth-pop, reggae

6.7M listeners · 30 wikis · Tier 3

Belanova

Mexico · Group · 2000–present

synth-pop

12M listeners · 13 wikis · Tier 3

LANY

United States · Group · 2014–present

pop rock, alternative rock, synth-pop, indie pop, dream pop

11M listeners · 14 wikis · Tier 3

Group

Cafuné

United States · Group · 2014–present

alternative rock, synth-pop, electropop, indie rock, indie pop, dream pop

10.1M listeners · 2 wikis · Tier 3

Adriano Celentano

Italy · Person · born 1938

pop music, rock and roll, pop rock, synth-pop, Italo disco, swing, easy listening, light music

86 wikis · Tier 2

Kraftwerk

Germany · Group · 1961–2003

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

64 wikis · Tier 2

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

Tokio Hotel

Germany · Group · 2001–present

pop rock, alternative rock, synth-pop, electropop, electronic rock, pop-punk, post-grunge, emo pop, emo

68 wikis · Tier 2

Mylène Farmer

Canada · Person · born 1961

pop music, pop rock, dance music, synth-pop, Europop, French pop, trip hop, dark wave, dark pop, Gothic pop, ethereal wave

61 wikis · Tier 2

Adam Lambert

United States · Person · born 1982

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

61 wikis · Tier 2

Trent Reznor

United States · Person · born 1965

rock music, alternative rock, synth-pop, alternative metal, ambient music, industrial rock

46 wikis · Tier 3

Kim Wilde

United Kingdom · Person · born 1960

rock music, pop music, pop rock, synth-pop, new wave, Hi-NRG

53 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

Julia Volkova

Soviet Union · Person · born 1985

pop music, pop rock, synth-pop

46 wikis · Tier 3

Sandra

Germany · Person · born 1962

pop music, pop rock, dance music, synth-pop, Eurodisco, Eurodance

46 wikis · Tier 3

Lena Katina

Soviet Union · Person · born 1984

pop music, pop rock, synth-pop

45 wikis · Tier 3

Röyksopp

Norway · Group · 1998–present

pop music, electronic music, synth-pop

42 wikis · Tier 3

Käärijä

Finland · Person · born 1993

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

41 wikis · Tier 3

Sigrid

Norway · Person · born 1996

pop music, pop rock, alternative rock, synth-pop, indie rock

38 wikis · Tier 3

Peter Hook

United Kingdom · Person · born 1956

alternative rock, post-punk, Q3071, synth-pop, electropop, new wave, techno, indie rock

29 wikis · Tier 3

Darren Hayes

Australia · Person · born 1972

pop music, synth-pop

36 wikis · Tier 3

Ladytron

United Kingdom · Group · 1999–present

synth-pop, electronica

36 wikis · Tier 3

Josh Dun

United States · Person · born 1988

alternative rock, synth-pop, alternative hip-hop, indie pop

35 wikis · Tier 3

Madness

United Kingdom · Group · 1979–present

pop music, synth-pop, new wave, reggae, ska, 2 tone

34 wikis · Tier 3

Morten Harket

Norway · Person · born 1959

pop music, pop rock, alternative rock, synth-pop, new wave

34 wikis · Tier 3

Perfume

Japan · Group · 2000–present

synth-pop, electropop, J-pop

32 wikis · Tier 3

Yellow Magic Orchestra

Japan · Group · 1978–present

electro, synth-pop, electronic rock, J-pop, avant-garde music, exotica

32 wikis · Tier 3

Jan Hammer

Czechoslovakia · Person · born 1948

pop rock, jazz, synth-pop, jazz fusion

32 wikis · Tier 3

Underworld

United Kingdom · Group · 1987–present

synth-pop, techno, progressive house

32 wikis · Tier 3

Pænda

Austria · Person · born 1988

pop music, synth-pop

31 wikis · Tier 3

Desireless

France · Person · born 1952

pop music, synth-pop, Eurodisco

30 wikis · Tier 3

Theatre of Tragedy

Norway · Group · 1993–2010

synth-pop, doom metal, electronic body music, death metal, gothic metal

30 wikis · Tier 2

Ministry

United States · Group · 1981–present

synth-pop, new wave, thrash metal, industrial metal

29 wikis · Tier 3

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

Japan · Person · born 1993

synth-pop, electropop, house music, J-pop, bubblegum music, glitch, denpa song

29 wikis · Tier 3

Madame Monsieur

France · Group · 2013–present

pop music, synth-pop

29 wikis · Tier 3

Kent

Sweden · Group · 1990–present

rock music, synth-pop

29 wikis · Tier 3

Chvrches

United Kingdom · Group · 2011–present

synth-pop, indietronica

29 wikis · Tier 3

Jimmy Somerville

United Kingdom · Person · born 1961

pop music, synth-pop, Hi-NRG

29 wikis · Tier 3

Gillian Gilbert

United Kingdom · Person · born 1961

rock music, alternative rock, post-punk, synth-pop, new wave, indie rock, alternative dance

19 wikis · Tier 3

Sparks

United States · Group · 1971–present

psychedelic rock, disco, pop rock, glam rock, art rock, alternative rock, synth-pop, electropop, new wave, electronica, proto-punk, synth-punk

28 wikis · Tier 3

Lucio Battisti

Italy · Person · born 1943

pop music, disco, rhythm and blues, pop rock, soft rock, progressive rock, synth-pop, Latin pop

27 wikis · Tier 3

Lee Dong-hae

South Korea · Person · born 1986

synth-pop, rapping, J-pop, K-pop, mandopop

27 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

Ulver

Norway · Group · 1993–present

experimental rock, synth-pop, black metal, avant-garde metal, neofolk

26 wikis · Tier 3

Susanne Sundfør

Norway · Person · born 1986

jazz, art pop, synth-pop, dream pop

25 wikis · Tier 3

Andrea Jeremiah

India · Person · born 1986

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

25 wikis · Tier 3

Blue System

Germany · Group · 1987–present

synth-pop, Eurodisco, post-disco, Eurodance

25 wikis · Tier 3

Magne Furuholmen

Norway · Person · born 1962

synth-pop

24 wikis · Tier 3

Rahim Redcar

France · Person · born 1988

art pop, synth-pop, electropop, indie pop, experimental pop

24 wikis · Tier 3

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

Norway · Person · born 1964

synth-pop

23 wikis · Tier 3

Tsunku

Japan · Person · born 1968

hard rock, disco, pop rock, synth-pop, funk rock, J-pop, electronica, video game music

23 wikis · Tier 3

Daniel Balavoine

France · Person · born 1952

rock music, pop music, progressive rock, art rock, synth-pop, electronic rock, world music, avant-pop

23 wikis · Tier 3

Allie X

Canada · Person · born 1985

synth-pop

23 wikis · Tier 3

Nikka Costa

United States · Person · born 1972

pop music, funk, rhythm and blues, progressive rock, synth-pop, electropop, new wave, blue-eyed soul

21 wikis · Tier 3

Lights

Canada · Person · born 1987

pop rock, alternative rock, synth-pop, electropop, new wave, indie pop, post-rock, dubstep

21 wikis · Tier 3

Yelle

France · Group · 2005–present

synth-pop

21 wikis · Tier 3

Little Dragon

Sweden · Group · 1996–present

synth-pop, trip hop, nu jazz

21 wikis · Tier 3

Person

HRVY

United Kingdom · Person · born 1999

pop music, contemporary R&B, synth-pop

20 wikis · Tier 3

Nik Kershaw

United Kingdom · Person · born 1958

pop music, rhythm and blues, pop rock, synth-pop, new wave

20 wikis · Tier 3

Steve Strange

United Kingdom · Person · born 1959

pop music, synth-pop, new wave

19 wikis · Tier 3

Every Little Thing

Japan · Group · 1996–present

pop rock, soft rock, synth-pop, J-pop

18 wikis · Tier 3

Uffie

United States · Person · born 1987

dance-pop, pop rap, synth-pop, electropop

18 wikis · Tier 3

Kevin Parker

Australia · Person · born 1986

psychedelic rock, disco, alternative rock, synth-pop, psychedelic pop

18 wikis · Tier 3

Zaho de Sagazan

France · Person · born 1999

synth-pop, electropop, nouvelle chanson

18 wikis · Tier 3

Camouflage

Germany · Group · 1984–present

synth-pop

18 wikis · Tier 3

Group

Schiller

Germany · Group · 1998–present

synth-pop

18 wikis · Tier 3

Secret Service

Sweden · Group · 1979–present

synth-pop, new wave, Eurodisco, Hi-NRG

18 wikis · Tier 3