List of Canadian musicians
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This is a list of Canadian musicians.
Contents: Top - 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
- Lee Aaron - jazz and rock singer-songwriter
- Bryan Adams - singer-songwriter
- Susan Aglukark - pop singer-songwriter
- All Systems Go! - Montreal punk/rock group, side project of The Doughboys and Big Drill Car
- Charlie Angus - alternative country singer/songwriter, writer and politician
- Paul Anka - 50's pop icon
- Appleton - British-based singing duo
- April Wine - hard rock group
- Jann Arden - pop singer-songwriter
- Melissa Auf Der Maur - rock guitarist (Hole, Smashing Pumpkins)
- Caroline Azar - singer-songwriter-keyboardist (Fifth Column)
B
- Bachman Turner Overdrive - rock group (BTO)
- Randy Bachman - singer
- Tal Bachman - singer and the son of the above
- Long John Baldry - British-born blues singer
- Barenaked Ladies - pop group
- Barlow - singer/songwriter
- The Battered Wives - punk band
- Be Good Tanyas - contemporary old time music group
- Willie P. Bennett - folk/alternative country singer-songwriter
- Rob Benvie - alternative rock musician (Thrush Hermit, The Dears, Tigre Benvie)
- Moe Berg - singer/songwriter, lead singer for The Pursuit of Happiness
- Art Bergmann - punk/alternative singer-songwriter
- Billy Talent - rock band
- Blackie and the Rodeo Kings - alternative country supergroup (Stephen Fearing, Tom Wilson, Colin Linden)
- Blue Rodeo - roots influenced music group
- Madame Bolduc - singer, songwriter, harmonicist, violinist
- La Bottine Souriante - Québécois folk combo
- The Box - Montreal new wave band
- Liona Boyd - classical guitarist
- Russell Braun - operatic baritone
- Broken Social Scene - indie-rock "collective"
- Michael Buble - singer
- Buck 65 - hip-hop artist
- Buffalo Springfield - Neil Young's first international success
- By Divine Right - alternative/indie-rock group
C
- Meryn Cadell - rock singer/songwriter and performance artist
- The Canadian Sweethearts - 1960s-70s pop duo
- Andrew Cash - singer-songwriter
- Keshia Chanté - urban/R&B singer
- Chilliwack - rock band
- Choclair - hip-hop artist
- Jarvis Church - R&B singer/producer (real name Gerald Eaton)
- Eric Clapton - Blues/Classic Rock musician, (father was Edward Fryer, a Canadian soldier stationed in England during WWII)
- Terri Clark - country singer & songwriter
- Classic Albums Live - rotating group of musicians who perform a classic rock album each month
- David Clayton-Thomas - singer
- Tom Cochrane - singer-songwriter
- Bruce Cockburn - singer-songwriter
- Leonard Cohen - singer-songwriter, poet
- Holly Cole - jazz singer
- Stompin' Tom Connors - country singer-songwriter
- The Constantines - indie rock group
- The Cottars - celtic group
- Cowboy Junkies - roots group
- Deborah Cox - pop/R&B singer
- Crash Test Dummies - pop group
- Crew-Cuts - 50s singing group
- Allison Crowe - singer-songwriter
- Crush - band
- Cryptopsy - death metal band
- Cub - pop-punk band
- Burton Cummings - rock musician (The Guess Who, solo)
- The Curse - punk band
- Bobby Curtola - singer
D
- Rick Danko - musician in The Band
- Thomas Danton - rock singer in The KNA
- Tracy Dares - pianist
- Dayglo Abortions - hardcore punk group
- The Dears - indie rock group
- Death From Above 1979 - indie rock group
- Default - rock group
- The Demics - punk rock group
- Dave "Rave" Desroches - singer/songwriter (Teenage Head, The Dave Rave Conspiracy)
- The Diodes - power pop/punk band
- Céline Dion - pop singer and diva
- D.O.A. - Vancouver-based hardcore punk band
- Melanie Doane - guitar hero and singer
- Fefe Dobson - singer/songwriter
- Denny Doherty - singer in The Mamas and the Papas
- Julie Doiron - singer-songwriter
- Gordon Downie - singer in Tragically Hip
- The Doughboys - Montreal punk/rock group
- Damhnait Doyle - pop singer-songwriter
- Drastic Measures - new wave band
E
- Fred J. Eaglesmith - alternative country singer/songwriter
- Kathleen Edwards - singer-songwriter
- James Ehnes - violin virtuoso
- Eric's Trip - 90s indie-rock band
- Gil Evans - pianist and arranger
F
- 54-40 - alternative rock band
- Mylène Farmer - singer
- Maynard Ferguson - jazz band leader, trumpet
- Fifth Column - experimental punk band
- FM - new wave band
- Forgotten Rebels - punk band
- Maureen Forrester - contralto
- Judith Forst - operatic mezzo soprano
- David Foster - composer
- Moxy Früvous - folk-pop/geek-rock band
- Nelly Furtado - pop singer
This is a list of Canadian musicians.
Contents: Top - 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
- Lee Aaron - jazz and rock singer-songwriter
- Bryan Adams - singer-songwriter
- Susan Aglukark - pop singer-songwriter
- All Systems Go! - Montreal punk/rock group, side project of The Doughboys and Big Drill Car
- Charlie Angus - alternative country singer/songwriter, writer and politician
- Paul Anka - 50's pop icon
- Appleton - British-based singing duo
- April Wine - hard rock group
- Jann Arden - pop singer-songwriter
- Melissa Auf Der Maur - rock guitarist (Hole, Smashing Pumpkins)
B
- Bachman Turner Overdrive - rock group (BTO)
- Randy Bachman - singer
- Tal Bachman - singer and the son of the above
- Long John Baldry - British-born blues singer
- Barenaked Ladies - pop group
- Barlow - singer/songwriter
- The Battered Wives - punk band
- Be Good Tanyas - contemporary old time music group
- Willie P. Bennett - folk/alternative country singer-songwriter
- Rob Benvie - alternative rock musician (Thrush Hermit, The Dears, Tigre Benvie)
- Moe Berg - singer/songwriter, lead singer for The Pursuit of Happiness
- Art Bergmann - punk/alternative singer-songwriter
- Billy Talent - rock band
- Blackie and the Rodeo Kings - alternative country supergroup (Stephen Fearing, Tom Wilson, Colin Linden)
- Blue Rodeo - roots influenced music group
- Madame Bolduc - singer, songwriter, harmonicist, violinist
- La Bottine Souriante - Québécois folk combo
- The Box - Montreal new wave band
- Liona Boyd - classical guitarist
- Russell Braun - operatic baritone
- Broken Social Scene - indie-rock "collective"
- Michael Buble - singer
- Buck 65 - hip-hop artist
- Buffalo Springfield - Neil Young's first international success
- By Divine Right - alternative/indie-rock group
C
- Meryn Cadell - rock singer/songwriter and performance artist
- The Canadian Sweethearts - 1960s-70s pop duo
- Andrew Cash - singer-songwriter
- Keshia Chanté - urban/R&B singer
- Chilliwack - rock band
- Choclair - hip-hop artist
- Jarvis Church - R&B singer/producer (real name Gerald Eaton)
- Eric Clapton - Blues/Classic Rock musician, (father was Edward Fryer, a Canadian soldier stationed in England during WWII)
- Terri Clark - country singer & songwriter
- Classic Albums Live - rotating group of musicians who perform a classic rock album each month
- David Clayton-Thomas - singer
- Tom Cochrane - singer-songwriter
- Bruce Cockburn - singer-songwriter
- Leonard Cohen - singer-songwriter, poet
- Holly Cole - jazz singer
- Stompin' Tom Connors - country singer-songwriter
- The Constantines - indie rock group
- The Cottars - celtic group
- Cowboy Junkies - roots group
- Deborah Cox - pop/R&B singer
- Crash Test Dummies - pop group
- Crew-Cuts - 50s singing group
- Allison Crowe - singer-songwriter
- Crush - band
- Cryptopsy - death metal band
- Cub - pop-punk band
- Burton Cummings - rock musician (The Guess Who, solo)
- The Curse - punk band
- Bobby Curtola - singer
D
- Rick Danko - musician in The Band
- Thomas Danton - rock singer in The KNA
- Tracy Dares - pianist
- Dayglo Abortions - hardcore punk group
- The Dears - indie rock group
- Death From Above 1979 - indie rock group
- Default - rock group
- The Demics - punk rock group
- Dave "Rave" Desroches - singer/songwriter (Teenage Head, The Dave Rave Conspiracy)
- The Diodes - power pop/punk band
- Céline Dion - pop singer and diva
- D.O.A. - Vancouver-based hardcore punk band
- Melanie Doane - guitar hero and singer
- Fefe Dobson - singer/songwriter
- Denny Doherty - singer in The Mamas and the Papas
- Julie Doiron - singer-songwriter
- Gordon Downie - singer in Tragically Hip
- The Doughboys - Montreal punk/rock group
- Damhnait Doyle - pop singer-songwriter
- Drastic Measures - new wave band
E
- Fred J. Eaglesmith - alternative country singer/songwriter
- Kathleen Edwards - singer-songwriter
- James Ehnes - violin virtuoso
- Eric's Trip - 90s indie-rock band
- Gil Evans - pianist and arranger
F
- 54-40 - alternative rock band
- Mylène Farmer - singer
- Maynard Ferguson - jazz band leader, trumpet
- Fifth Column - experimental punk band
- FM - new wave band
- Forgotten Rebels - punk band
- Maureen Forrester - contralto
- Judith Forst - operatic mezzo soprano
- David Foster - composer
- Moxy Früvous - folk-pop/geek-rock band
- Nelly Furtado - pop singer
G
- B.B. Gabor - Hungarian-born new wave artist
- Joel Gibb - singer-songwriter (The Hidden Cameras)
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor - experimental post-rock band
- Matthew Good - singer-songwriter (Matthew Good Band)
- Gorguts - death metal band
- Glenn Gould - pianist, composer, philosopher
- Robert Goulet - singer, actor
- The Government - punk/new wave band
- The Grapes of Wrath - 1980s folk-pop band
- Great Big Sea - Newfoundland and Labrador folk-rock combo
- Grievous Angels - alternative country/folk band
- Emm Gryner - singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist
- The Guess Who - rock group, composed "American Woman" while jamming live in Ontario
H
- Gerry Hannah - bass player of Subhumans
- Hagood Hardy - jazz vibraphonist
- Sarah Harmer - singer
- Corey Hart - singer
- Ron Hawkins and the Rusty Nails - indie-rock band
- The Headstones - rock band
- Jeff Healey - blind guitar virtuoso and singer
- Ben Heppner - operatic tenor
- The Hidden Cameras - "gay church folk" band
- Dan Hill - pop singer
- Paul Horn - flute player
- Hot Hot Heat - rock band
- Garth Hudson - musician in The Band
- Heather Hutchison - singer/songwriter and pianist
I
- I Mother Earth - rock group
- The Inbreds - indie-rock group
- Ion Dissonance - hardcore/metalcore band
- May Irwin - vaudeville singer
J
- Susan Jacks - pop singer
- Terry Jacks- pop singer/songwriter/producer
- Jacksoul - soul/jazz group
- Jacynthe - pop singer
- Jakalope - industrial rock supergroup
- Colin James - blues/rock musician
- Johnny Hollow - gothic rock trio
- Molly Johnson - rock/jazz vocalist
- Sass Jordan - rock singer, judge on Canadian Idol
- Jorane - singer, violoncellist
- Juliette - singer, television presenter
K
- Kashtin - aboriginal folk rock band
- Katakylsm - death metal band
- Joey "Shithead" Keithley - singer for D.O.A., author (I, Shithead)
- Kid Koala - hip-hop artist
- King Cobb Steelie - dub-punk/electronica group
- Kittie - hard rock group
- Billy Klippert - rock musician
- Diana Krall - jazz pianist
- Chantal Kreviazuk - singer
L
- Mary Jane Lamond - Gaelic singer
- k.d. lang - country punk and diva
- Daniel Lanois - composer, produced U2 albums
- Avril Lavigne - singer/songwriter
- Geddy Lee - singer, bassist, keyboardist Rush
- Glenn Lewis - R&B singer
- Gordon Lightfoot - singer
- Lillix - pop/rock group
- The Local Rabbits - rock group
- Guy Lombardo - Big Band Leader
- Oscar Lopez - Latin folk guitarist
- Loverboy - rock group
- The Lowest of the Low - alternative rock group
M
- Laurel MacDonald - singer/composer
- Ashley MacIsaac - violinist
- Dave MacIsaac - guitarist/violinist
- Tara MacLean - singer/songwriter
- Buddy MacMaster - violinist
- Natalie MacMaster - violinist/stepdancer
- Maestro - hip-hop musician
- Kate Maki - country rock singer-songwriter
- Richard Manuel - musician in "The Band"
- Richard Margison - operatic tenor
- Marianas Trench
- Amanda Marshall - singer/songwriter
- Martha and the Muffins - new wave pop group
- Matt Mays - rock, with his band, El Torpedo
- Kate and Anna McGarrigle - folk singer-songwriters
- Loreena McKennitt - celtic inspired musician, vocalist and entrepreneur
- Sarah McLachlan - singer/songwriter
- Melissa McLelland - singer/songwriter
- Holly McNarland - singer/songwriter
- Don Messer - fiddler
- Metric - indie-rock band
- Matt Minglewood
- Joni Mitchell - folk and jazz artist, painter
- Mitsou - pop singer
- The Mods - punk band
- Alan Monk - operatic baritone
- Alanis Morissette - rock singer
- Mike Murley - jazz musician
- Anne Murray - singer
- Alannah Myles - singer
N
- Bif Naked - punk/pop singer
- National Velvet - 1980s goth rock band
- Nickelback - rock group
- Nomeansno - Vancouver punk group
- The Northern Pikes - Saskatoon rock group
O
- Patricia O'Callaghan - jazz singer
- Mary Margaret O'Hara - pop/rock singer-songwriter
- The Odds - indie-rock/power pop band
- Oh Susanna - alternative country singer
- Maren Ord - pop singer
- Peter Oundjian - violinist and conductor
- Our Lady Peace - rock group
P
- The Paperboys - folk/pop band
- Parachute Club - 1980s new wave synth pop band
- Jon Kimura Parker - classical pianist
- The Payola$ - new wave mand
- Oscar Peterson - jazz pianist
- Brett Polegato - operatic baritone
- The Poles - punk band
- Carole Pope - new wave rock/pop singer
- The Poppy Family, early 1970s pop group
- Bryan Potvin - singer-songwriter (also The Northern Pikes)
- The Pursuit of Happiness - 1980s/1990s indie rock group
- Don Pyle - drummer (Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Fifth Column)
Q
- Quo Vadis (band) - Thrash/death metal band
R
- The Rankin Family - folk-pop group
- Rational Youth - Montreal new wave group
- Sam Roberts - rock musician
- Robbie Robertson - musician in The Band
- Rock 'n Hyde - band formed out of The Payola$
- Stan Rogers - folk musician
- Royal City - indie rock group
- Rush - rock group
S
- Buffy Sainte-Marie - singer, songwriter, artist, activist
- Sandbox - rock group
- Ivana Santilli - R&B singer
- Jack Scott - early rock and roll singer
- Jonathan Seet - singer/songwriter
- Lorraine Segato - singer-songwriter (Parachute Club)
- Jay Semko - singer-songwriter (The Northern Pikes)
- Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - instrumental group
- Paul Shaffer - musical director on Late Show with David Letterman
- Shaye - pop "supergroup" (Kim Stockwood, Damhnait Doyle, Tara Maclean)
- The Shuffle Demons - jazz fusion group
- Jane Siberry - singer entrepreneur
- Simple Plan - punk rock band
- Skinny Puppy - industrial band
- Sarah Slean - singer, songwriter, pianist
- Sloan - rock group
- SNFU - Punk rock band
- Hank Snow - country & western singer
- Harry Somers - composer
- Martina Sorbara - folk-pop singer
- Speed to Kill
- Spirit of the West - folk-rock combo
- Lucille Starr, singer
- Andy Stochansky - singer/songwriter and former drummer for Ani DiFranco
- Kim Stockwood - singer
- Skye Sweetnam - singer/songwriter
- Ember Swift - singer/songwriter
- Kurt Swinghammer - singer/songwriter
- Subhumans - Vancouver punk band
- Sum 41 - rock group
- Harold Sumberg - violinist
T
- Eva Tanguay, vaudeville singer
- The Tea Party - musical group
- Theory of a Deadman - rock music group
- Teenage Head - punk/new wave group
- Tegan and Sara - folk/rock duo
- Thornley
- Tin Foil Phoenix - musical group
- Toronto - hard rock band
- Devin Townsend - heavy metal musician of the bands Devin Townsend Band and Strapping Young Lad among others
- The Tragically Hip - musical group
- The Trews - rock band from Nova Scotia
- Tú - pop music duo
- Shania Twain - country/pop singer
U
- David Usher - rock singer-songwriter
- Uzeb - Jazz fusion group
V
- Jon Vickers - operatic tenor
- The Viletones - punk rock group
- Gilles Vigneault - singer-songwriter
W
- Rufus Wainwright - folk-pop singer
- The Weakerthans - indie rock group
- Weeping Tile - 1990s alternative rock group
- Wide Mouth Mason - blues/rock group
- David Wilcox - singer
- Simon Wilcox - singer/songwriter and daughter of the above
- Wintersleep - Indie-rock
- Hawksley Workman - singer/songwriter
- Luther Wright and the Wrongs - country rock group
X
Y
- Zal Yanovsky - member of Lovin' Spoonful
- Wing Yee - Singer-Songwriter & Guitarist.
- Neil Young - singer
- Young Canadians - punk rock group
Z
- Maurice Zbriger - violinist, composer & conductor
- Zumpano - indie-rock band
See also
H
- Gerry Hannah - bass player of Subhumans
- Hagood Hardy - jazz vibraphonist
- Sarah Harmer - singer
- Corey Hart - singer
- Ron Hawkins and the Rusty Nails - indie-rock band
- The Headstones - rock band
- Jeff Healey - blind guitar virtuoso and singer
- Ben Heppner - operatic tenor
- The Hidden Cameras - "gay church folk" band
- Dan Hill - pop singer
- Paul Horn - flute player
- Hot Hot Heat - rock band
- Garth Hudson - musician in The Band
- Heather Hutchison - singer/songwriter and pianist
I
- I Mother Earth - rock group
- The Inbreds - indie-rock group
- Ion Dissonance - hardcore/metalcore band
- May Irwin - vaudeville singer
J
- Susan Jacks - pop singer
- Terry Jacks- pop singer/songwriter/producer
- Jacksoul - soul/jazz group
- Jacynthe - pop singer
- Jakalope - industrial rock supergroup
- Colin James - blues/rock musician
- Johnny Hollow - gothic rock trio
- Molly Johnson - rock/jazz vocalist
- Sass Jordan - rock singer, judge on Canadian Idol
- Jorane - singer, violoncellist
- Juliette - singer, television presenter
K
- Kashtin - aboriginal folk rock band
- Katakylsm - death metal band
- Joey "Shithead" Keithley - singer for D.O.A., author (I, Shithead)
- Kid Koala - hip-hop artist
- King Cobb Steelie - dub-punk/electronica group
- Kittie - hard rock group
- Billy Klippert - rock musician
- Diana Krall - jazz pianist
- Chantal Kreviazuk - singer
L
- Mary Jane Lamond - Gaelic singer
- k.d. lang - country punk and diva
- Daniel Lanois - composer, produced U2 albums
- Avril Lavigne - singer/songwriter
- Geddy Lee - singer, bassist, keyboardist Rush
- Glenn Lewis - R&B singer
- Gordon Lightfoot - singer
- Lillix - pop/rock group
- The Local Rabbits - rock group
- Guy Lombardo - Big Band Leader
- Oscar Lopez - Latin folk guitarist
- Loverboy - rock group
- The Lowest of the Low - alternative rock group
M
- Laurel MacDonald - singer/composer
- Ashley MacIsaac - violinist
- Dave MacIsaac - guitarist/violinist
- Tara MacLean - singer/songwriter
- Buddy MacMaster - violinist
- Natalie MacMaster - violinist/stepdancer
- Maestro - hip-hop musician
- Kate Maki - country rock singer-songwriter
- Richard Manuel - musician in "The Band"
- Richard Margison - operatic tenor
- Marianas Trench
- Amanda Marshall - singer/songwriter
- Martha and the Muffins - new wave pop group
- Matt Mays - rock, with his band, El Torpedo
- Kate and Anna McGarrigle - folk singer-songwriters
- Loreena McKennitt - celtic inspired musician, vocalist and entrepreneur
- Sarah McLachlan - singer/songwriter
- Melissa McLelland - singer/songwriter
- Holly McNarland - singer/songwriter
- Don Messer - fiddler
- Metric - indie-rock band
- Joni Mitchell - folk and jazz artist, painter
- Mitsou - pop singer
- The Mods - punk band
- Alan Monk - operatic baritone
- Alanis Morissette - rock singer
- Mike Murley - jazz musician
- Anne Murray - singer
- Alannah Myles - singer
N
- Bif Naked - punk/pop singer
- National Velvet - 1980s goth rock band
- Nickelback - rock group
- Nomeansno - Vancouver punk group
- The Northern Pikes - Saskatoon rock group
O
- Patricia O'Callaghan - jazz singer
- Mary Margaret O'Hara - pop/rock singer-songwriter
- The Odds - indie-rock/power pop band
- Oh Susanna - alternative country singer
- Maren Ord - pop singer
- Peter Oundjian - violinist and conductor
- Our Lady Peace - rock group
P
- The Paperboys - folk/pop band
- Parachute Club - 1980s new wave synth pop band
- Jon Kimura Parker - classical pianist
- The Payola$ - new wave mand
- Oscar Peterson - jazz pianist
- Brett Polegato - operatic baritone
- The Poles - punk band
- Carole Pope - new wave rock/pop singer
- The Poppy Family, early 1970s pop group
- Bryan Potvin - singer-songwriter (also The Northern Pikes)
- The Pursuit of Happiness - 1980s/1990s indie rock group
- Don Pyle - drummer (Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Fifth Column)
Q
- Quo Vadis (band) - Thrash/death metal band
R
- The Rankin Family - folk-pop group
- Rational Youth - Montreal new wave group
- Sam Roberts - rock musician
- Robbie Robertson - musician in The Band
- Rock 'n Hyde - band formed out of The Payola$
- Stan Rogers - folk musician
- Royal City - indie rock group
- Rush - rock group
S
- Buffy Sainte-Marie - singer, songwriter, artist, activist
- Sandbox - rock group
- Ivana Santilli - R&B singer
- Jack Scott - early rock and roll singer
- Jonathan Seet - singer/songwriter
- Lorraine Segato - singer-songwriter (Parachute Club)
- Jay Semko - singer-songwriter (The Northern Pikes)
- Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - instrumental group
- Paul Shaffer - musical director on Late Show with David Letterman
- Shaye - pop "supergroup" (Kim Stockwood, Damhnait Doyle, Tara Maclean)
- The Shuffle Demons - jazz fusion group
- Jane Siberry - singer entrepreneur
- Simple Plan - punk rock band
- Skinny Puppy - industrial band
- Sarah Slean - singer, songwriter, pianist
- Sloan - rock group
- SNFU - Punk rock band
- Hank Snow - country & western singer
- Harry Somers - composer
- Martina Sorbara - folk-pop singer
- Speed to Kill
- Spirit of the West - folk-rock combo
- Lucille Starr, singer
- Andy Stochansky - singer/songwriter and former drummer for Ani DiFranco
- Kim Stockwood - singer
- Skye Sweetnam - singer/songwriter
- Ember Swift - singer/songwriter
- Kurt Swinghammer - singer/songwriter
- Subhumans - Vancouver punk band
- Sum 41 - rock group
- Harold Sumberg - violinist
T
- Eva Tanguay, vaudeville singer
- The Tea Party - musical group
- Theory of a Deadman - rock music group
- Teenage Head - punk/new wave group
- Tegan and Sara - folk/rock duo
- Thornley
- Tin Foil Phoenix - musical group
- Toronto - hard rock band
- Devin Townsend - heavy metal musician of the bands Devin Townsend Band and Strapping Young Lad among others
- The Tragically Hip - musical group
- The Trews - rock band from Nova Scotia
- Tú - pop music duo
- Shania Twain - country/pop singer
U
- David Usher - rock singer-songwriter
- Uzeb - Jazz fusion group
V
- Jon Vickers - operatic tenor
- The Viletones - punk rock group
- Gilles Vigneault - singer-songwriter
W
- Rufus Wainwright - folk-pop singer
- The Weakerthans - indie rock group
- Weeping Tile - 1990s alternative rock group
- Wide Mouth Mason - blues/rock group
- David Wilcox - singer
- Simon Wilcox - singer/songwriter and daughter of the above
- Wintersleep - Indie-rock
- Hawksley Workman - singer/songwriter
- Luther Wright and the Wrongs - country rock group
X
Y
- Zal Yanovsky - member of Lovin' Spoonful
- Wing Yee - Singer-Songwriter & Guitarist.
- Neil Young - singer
- Young Canadians - punk rock group
Z
- Maurice Zbriger - violinist, composer & conductor
- Zumpano - indie-rock band