21st-century American women composers

The list 21st-century American women composers includes Anita Kerr, Ava Mendoza, Elizabeth Alexander (composer), Reena Esmail and Amy Kohn. The list consists of 333 members.

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Kathie Lee Gifford

American actress, talk show host, and singer (born 1953)

Overview: Kathryn Lee Gifford (née Epstein; born August 16, 1953) is an American television presenter, singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author. She is best known for her 15-year run (1985–2000) on the ...

Date of birth: 16 August 1953

Age: 71

Nationality: American

Occupation: Talk Show Host

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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American sitcom actresses 542T

Comedians from Paris 56T

21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,678T
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Dolly Parton

American singer (born 1946)

Overview: Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music. After ...

Date of birth: 19 January 1946

Age: 78

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' (152 cm)

Partner: Carl Dean (Married)

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American feminist musicians 278T

20th-century American women composers 398T

21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,716T
3.

Bebe Buell

American, Singer

Overview: Beverle Lorence "Bebe" Buell (born July 14, 1953) is an American singer and model. She was Playboy magazine's November 1974 Playmate of the Month. Buell moved to New York in 1972 after signing a modeling ...

Date of birth: 14 July 1953

Age: 71

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Jim Wallerstein (Married)

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Women who experienced pregnancy loss 272T

Singer-songwriters from Virginia 146T

Singer-songwriters from New York (state) 731T
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Linda Ronstadt

American singer (born 1946)

Overview: Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin music. She has ...

Date of birth: 15 July 1946

Age: 78

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from Arizona 78T

Singer-songwriters from Louisiana 163T

Singer-songwriters from California 996T
5.

Aretha Franklin

American singer

Overview: Aretha Louise Franklin ( ə-REE-thə; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in Rolling Stones ...

Date of birth: 25 March 1942

Date of death: 16 August 2018

Age: 76 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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Northern High School (Detroit, Michigan) alumni 19T

21st-century women composers 620T

2018 deaths 9,212T
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Carly Simon

American musician (born 1943)

Overview: Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Antici ...

Date of birth: 25 June 1943

Age: 81

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Richard Koehler (Long-Term)

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Singer-songwriters from New York (state) 696T

Simon family (publishing) 13T

Riverdale Country School alumni 50T
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Joanna Newsom

American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1982)

Overview: Joanna Newsom (born January 18, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Northern California, Newsom was classically trained on the harp in her youth and began her musical ...

Date of birth: 18 January 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Vocalist

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Andy Samberg (Married)

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21st-century women composers 620T

21st-century American women musicians 884T

21st-century American women singers 2,630T
8.

Bobbie Gentry

American singer-songwriter

Overview: Bobbie Lee Gentry (born Roberta Lee Streeter; July 27, 1942) is a retired American singer-songwriter, who was one of the first female artists in America to compose and produce her own material.

Date of birth: 27 July 1944

Age: 80

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from Mississippi 152T

20th-century women composers 1,280T

20th-century American women guitarists 264T
9.

Judy Collins

American singer-songwriter

Overview: Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and songwriter with a career spanning over 60 years. She is known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records ...

Date of birth: 1 May 1939

Age: 85

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Partner: Louis Nelson (Married)

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Judy Collins 1T

20th-century women composers 1,221T

20th-century American women guitarists 83T
10.

Idina Menzel

American actress

Overview: Idina Kim Menzel () (née Mentzel; born May 30, 1971) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Menzel rose to prominence when she originated the role of Maureen Johnson in the Broadway musical Rent ...

Date of birth: 30 May 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Aaron Lohr (Married)

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Broadway actors 482T

20th-century women composers 1,221T

21st-century women composers 620T
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Lola Astanova

Musical artist

Overview: Lola Astanova, (Russian: Лола Астанова; born on 3 July 1982 in Tashkent, USSR) is a Russian-American pianist noted for her interpretations of compositions by Chopin, Liszt and Rachmaninoff, visual per ...

Date of birth: 3 July 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: Russian

Occupation: Pianist

Gender: Male

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21st-century women composers 620T

21st-century American women musicians 884T

Women recording artists 12T
12.

Diamanda Galás

Greek-American vocalist and musician

Overview: Diamanda Galás (born August 29, 1955) is a Greek American musician and visual artist.

Date of birth: 18 August 1955

Age: 69

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

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20th-century women composers 1,221T

21st-century women composers 620T

American women in electronic music 325T
13.

Connie Smith

American musician

Overview: Connie Smith (born Constance June Meador; August 14, 1941) is an American country music singer. Her vocal style has been described by music writers as significant and influential to the women of country ...

Date of birth: 14 August 1941

Age: 83

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Partner: Marty Stuart (Married)

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21st-century women composers 620T

21st-century American women musicians 884T

21st-century American composers 1,806T
14.

Carole Bayer Sager

American lyricist, singer, songwriter, and painter (born 1944)

Overview: Carole Bayer Sager (born Carol Bayer on March 8, 1947) is an American lyricist, singer and songwriter.

Date of birth: 8 March 1944

Age: 80

Nationality: American

Occupation: Songwriter

Gender: Female

Partner: Robert A. Daly (Married)

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Broadway composers and lyricists 196T

21st-century women composers 620T

21st-century American women musicians 884T
15.

Aimee Mann

American musician

Overview: Aimee Elizabeth Mann (born September 8, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter. In the 1980s Mann was the bassist and a vocalist for 'Til Tuesday, and wrote their top-ten single "Voices Carry". She r ...

Date of birth: 8 September 1960

Age: 64

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Michael Penn (Married)

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Proper Records artists 57T

20th-century women composers 1,221T

21st-century women composers 620T
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Ani DiFranco

musician and activist

Overview: Angela Maria "Ani" DiFranco (born September 23, 1970) is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter. She has released more than 20 albums. DiFranco's music has been classified as folk rock and alternative ...

Date of birth: 23 September 1970

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Michael Napolitano (Married)

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21st-century women composers 620T

LGBT singers from the United States 352T

21st-century American women singers 2,630T
17.

ZZ Ward

American musician

Overview: Zsuzsanna Eva Ward (born June 2, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter.

Date of birth: 2 June 1986

Age: 38

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

Partner: E. Kidd Bogart (Married)

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Singer-songwriters from Oregon 89T

21st-century women composers 695T

21st-century American women musicians 996T
18.

Cassandra Wilson

American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer

Overview: Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. She has been described by critic Gary Giddins as "a singer blessed with an unmi ...

Date of birth: 4 December 1955

Age: 68

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

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Singer-songwriters from Mississippi 151T

21st-century African-American women singers 526T

Yoruba women musicians 59T
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Laurie Anderson

American artist and musician (born 1947)

Overview: Laura Phillips Anderson (born June 5, 1947) is an American avant-garde artist, composer, musician and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained ...

Date of birth: 5 June 1947

Age: 77

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

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20th-century women composers 1,221T

21st-century women composers 620T

People from Tribeca 20T
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Michelle Chamuel

American singer

Overview: Michelle Jacqueline Chamuel (born 1986) is an American singer, songwriter and producer. She has released several works as a solo artist and in partnership with others. She was the lead singer of the band ...

Date of birth: 1986

Age: 38

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

Partner: Mary Lambert (Dating)

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21st-century women composers 620T

University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni 270T

LGBT singers from the United States 352T