My Favorite Singers Male: The Ones That Marked The Most

1. David Byrne

Soundtrack | True Stories

David Byrne is an Oscar winning composer, songwriter and singer, best known for being frontman of the New Wave/punk band Talking Heads, which was active between 1975 and 1991. Born in Scotland but raised in the United States in Maryland, Byrne began performing musically in high school.

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2. Sufjan Stevens

Soundtrack | Call Me by Your Name

Sufjan Stevens was born on July 1, 1975 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is a music artist and composer, known for Call Me by Your Name (2017), Jessabelle (2014) and Little Miss Sunshine (2006).

3. Jonathan Higgs

Music_department | Cade: The Tortured Crossing

Jonathan Higgs is known for Cade: The Tortured Crossing (2023) and Everything Everything: Jennifer (2022).

4. Kishi Bashi

Director | Omoiyari: A Song Film by Kishi Bashi

Kishi Bashi is known for Omoiyari: A Song Film by Kishi Bashi (2022), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016) and To the Bone (2017). He is married to Keiko Ishibashi. They have one child.

5. Thom Yorke

Soundtrack | Suspiria

Thom Yorke was born on October 7, 1968 in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Suspiria (2018), Children of Men (2006) and Motherless Brooklyn (2019). He was previously married to Rachel Owen.

6. Morrissey

Soundtrack | Shaun of the Dead

Steven Patrick Morrissey was born in Davyhulme, Manchester, England, UK. At a very early age, he took an interest in writing. His top priority was poetry, though he would have his biography on James Dean, "James Dean Is Not Dead", published by his early 20s. His literary influences ranged from ...

7. Perfume Genius

Soundtrack | Booksmart

Perfume Genius is known for Booksmart (2019), Doom Patrol (2019) and Perfume Genius: Queen (2014).

8. Elliott Smith

Soundtrack | Good Will Hunting

Elliott Smith was born on August 6, 1969 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Good Will Hunting (1997), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) and Up in the Air (2009). He died on October 21, 2003 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

9. Matt Bellamy

Soundtrack | World War Z

Matthew Bellamy was born in Cambridge and grew up for much of his life in Devon. While attending school there, he decided to turn to music and, after going through a number of band lineups, finally came to the one that is today known as Muse. Matt's fellow band members are Chris Wolstenholme (Bass) ...

10. Damon Albarn

Music_department | Ravenous

Damon Albarn was born in Whitechapel Hospital, London. He was the son of Keith (a former luminary of England's late-1960s psychedelic rock scene that yielded Soft Machine and others) and Hazel (a stage designer for Joan Littlewood's theatre company). Arriving in Colchester, Essex in the late '70s, ...

11. Andrew VanWyngarden

Soundtrack | The Kids Are All Right

Andrew VanWyngarden was born on February 1, 1983. He is a composer and actor, known for The Kids Are All Right (2010), 21 (2008) and The Kings of Summer (2013).

12. Kevin Parker

Soundtrack | The 5th Wave

Kevin Parker was born on January 20, 1986 in Sydney, Australia. He is a composer and actor, known for The 5th Wave (2016), Divergent (2014) and The Kids Are All Right (2010).

13. Declan McKenna

Music_department | The Drowning of Arthur Braxton

Declan McKenna was born on December 24, 1998 in Enfield, North London, England, UK. He is an actor and editor, known for The Drowning of Arthur Braxton (2021), The Beautiful Gamers (2016) and Declan McKenna: Why Do You Feel So Down? (2017).

14. Jeff Buckley

Soundtrack | Vanilla Sky

Jeff Buckley was born on November 17, 1966 in Anaheim, California, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Vanilla Sky (2001), Tell No One (2006) and Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You (2002). He died on May 29, 1997 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

15. Josh Homme

Soundtrack | End of Watch

Josh Homme was born on May 17, 1973 in Palm Springs, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for End of Watch (2012), Hot Rod (2007) and Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000). He was previously married to Brody Dalle.

16. Win Butler

Soundtrack | The Hunger Games

Win Butler was born on April 14, 1980 in The Woodlands, Texas, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for The Hunger Games (2012), The Box (2009) and Love and Monsters (2020). He has been married to Régine Chassagne since August 2003. They have one child.

17. David Bowie

Soundtrack | Labyrinth

David Bowie was one of the most influential and prolific writers and performers of popular music, but he was much more than that; he was also an accomplished actor, a mime and an intellectual, as well as an art lover whose appreciation and knowledge of it had led to him amassing one of the biggest ...

18. George Michael

Soundtrack | Beverly Hills Cop II

George Michael was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in Finchley, north London, in the United Kingdom, to Lesley Angold (Harrison), a dancer, and Kyriacos Panayiotou, a restaurateur. His father was a Greek Cypriot, and his mother was of English background. He first discovered fame as a musician ...

19. Michael Stipe

Producer | Being John Malkovich

John Michael Stipe was born in Decatur, Georgia, on January 4th, 1960. Since his father was in the military, they moved around a lot. In 1980, while he was attending the University of Georgia (studying painting and photography), he met Mike Mills, Peter Buck and Bill Berry. They dropped out of ...

20. Serj Tankian

Soundtrack | Hardcore Henry

Serj Tankian was born on August 21, 1967 in Beirut, Lebanon. He is a composer and actor, known for Hardcore Henry (2015), Body of Lies (2008) and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019). He has been married to Angela Madatyan since June 10, 2012. They have one child.

21. Tyler Hyde

Self | Live at Bush Hall

22. James Blake

Soundtrack | James Blake: Say What You Will

James Blake was born on September 26, 1988 in Enfield, London, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for James Blake: Say What You Will (2021), Trap for Cinderella (2013) and Tales from the Borderlands (2014).

23. Chico Buarque

Composer | A Máquina

Chico Buarque was born on June 19, 1944 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a composer and writer, known for A Máquina (2005), Joanna Francesa (1973) and The Foreigner (2017). He was previously married to Marieta Severo.

24. Jeff Mangum

Soundtrack | Wallet Sized Photo

Jeff Mangum was born on October 24, 1970 in Ruston, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Wallet Sized Photo (2019), Curse of the Seven Jackals (2001) and Knock It Down (1998). He has been married to Astra Taylor since January 2008.

25. Kurt Cobain

Soundtrack | The Batman

Kurt Cobain was born on February 20 1967, in Aberdeen, Washington. Kurt and his family lived in Hoquiam for the first few months of his life then later moved back to Aberdeen, where he had a happy childhood until his parents divorced. The divorce left Kurt's outlook on the world forever scarred. He...

26. Tyler Joseph

Soundtrack | Suicide Squad

Tyler Robert Joseph is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and rapper. He is the lead vocalist for the musical duo Twenty One Pilots, alongside drummer Josh Dun. Joseph was born in Columbus, Ohio, and grew up with two brothers, Zachary Philip "Zack" Joseph (also ...

27. Owen Pallett

Music_department | Her

Owen Pallett is known for Her (2013), The Box (2009) and Possessor (2020).

28. John Grant

Soundtrack | Thelma

John Grant was born on July 25, 1968 in Buchanan, Michigan, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Thelma (2017), Weekend (2011) and The Skeleton Twins (2014).

29. Chris Martin

Soundtrack | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

One of the UK's most distinctive and popular singers and songwriters, Chris Martin was educated at the prestigious Sherborne School in Dorset. As a child he was musically inspired by artists such as a-ha, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Smiths, U2 and Peter Gabriel, who achieved commercial success in the ...

30. Julian Casablancas

Soundtrack | Spider-Man

Julian Casablancas was born on August 23, 1978 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Spider-Man (2002), Somewhere (2010) and Click (2006). He was previously married to Juliet Casablancas.

31. The Weeknd

Soundtrack | The Idol

Abel Tesfaye, professionally known as 'The Weeknd' is a Canadian singer born February 16, 1990 in Toronto. Best known for his performances in his latest album 'Starboy' (2016), and numerous other productions including 'Kissland' (2013), Beauty Behind the Madness (2015) which included the mega-hit; ...

32. Rivers Cuomo

Soundtrack | Pitch Perfect

After many big ups and downs, Rivers has locked into a massively productive and busy schedule, both in music and band business. Constantly pushing himself to write new material, and record it at the best quality available at the time, he rarely has much time to spare. Has taken over management of ...

33. James Murphy

Soundtrack | Her

James Murphy is an American musician, DJ, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His most well-known musical project is LCD Soundsystem, which first gained attention with its single "Losing My Edge" in 2002 before releasing its eponymous debut album in February 2005 and top 20 success in the UK. ...

34. Andrew Bird

Soundtrack | The Muppets

Andrew Bird was born on July 11, 1973 in Illinois, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for The Muppets (2011), Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) and MacGruber (2010).

35. Justin Vernon

Soundtrack | Don't Look Up

Justin Vernon was born on April 30, 1981 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Don't Look Up (2021), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) and Paper Towns (2015).

36. Curt Smith

Soundtrack | Donnie Darko

One half of 80s pop sensations, Tears for Fears, which he formed in 1981 with childhood friend Roland Orzabal whom he was previously in a ska-influenced band called "Graduate" with. After two unsuccessful singles, Tears for Fears score a huge hit with their third single "Mad World", which reached ...

37. Peter Gabriel

Soundtrack | WALL·E

Peter Gabriel was educated at Charterhouse School, Surrey, England. He was the lead singer of leading progressive rock band Genesis from its inception until he left in 1975 for a successful solo career as a singer-songwriter, soundtrack composer and innovator in visual presentation of music, music ...

38. Roland Orzabal

Soundtrack | Watchmen

Roland Orzabal was born on August 22, 1961 in Havant, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Watchmen (2009), Ready Player One (2018) and Donnie Darko (2001). He has been married to Emily McCauley Rath since September 25, 2020. He was previously married to ...

39. Father John Misty

Soundtrack | Hotel Artemis

Hegelian singer-songwriter Josh Tillman, raised in Rockville, Maryland, is known for his time spent as the drummer for the "Fleet Foxes". However, among his fans he is known for his albums under the name "Father John Misty". His music is often seen as satirical, with heavy emotion and meaning (no ...

40. Bruce Springsteen

Soundtrack | Blinded by the Light

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen was born September 23, 1949 in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA. His father, Douglas Frederick Springsteen, worked as a bus driver, and was of Irish and Dutch ancestry. His mother, Adele Ann (Zerilli), worked as a legal secretary, and was of Italian descent. He has an...

41. Dave Gahan

Soundtrack | Ava

Dave Gahan is the lead vocalist and co-songwriter for the Alternative Rock and New Wave band Depeche Mode. He was born in North Wealed, Essex, United Kingdom on 9th May 1962. Depeche Mode was formed in 1980 by Vince Clarke, Andrew Fletcher and Martin Gore. They recruited Gahan later that year. ...

42. Paul Banks

Soundtrack | Kaboom

Paul Banks was born on May 3, 1978 in Essex, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Kaboom (2010), True Crime: New York City (2005) and I Melt with You (2011).

43. Gerard Way

Soundtrack | The Umbrella Academy

Gerard Way was born on April 9, 1977 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for The Umbrella Academy (2019), Premium Rush (2012) and Never Back Down (2008). He has been married to Lindsey Ann Ballato since September 3, 2007. They have one child.

44. Leonard Cohen

Soundtrack | Watchmen

Leonard Cohen was born on September 21, 1934 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a music artist and composer, known for Watchmen (2009), Night Magic (1985) and Natural Born Killers (1994). He died on November 7, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

45. Nick Drake

Soundtrack | How I Live Now

Fabled singer/songwriter who only recorded three albums in his short lifetime. "Five Leaves Left" rightly brought him acclaim from the folk crowd, although the exquisite arrangements on follow-up "Bryter Layter" received surprisingly stilted attention upon release. Nick became disillusioned with ...

46. Robin Pecknold

Soundtrack | Paper Towns

Robin Pecknold was born on March 30, 1986 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Paper Towns (2015), The Way (2010) and Due Date (2010).

47. Billy Joel

Soundtrack | Oliver & Company

William Martin Joel is an American singer, pianist, composer and songwriter. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man" after his single and signature song of the same name, he has led a commercially successful career as a solo artist since the 1970s, having released 12 pop and rock studio albums from 1971...

48. Mac DeMarco

Soundtrack | Everything, Everything

Mac DeMarco was born on April 30, 1990 in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and composer, known for Everything, Everything (2017), Palo Alto (2013) and The Binge (2020).

49. Yves Tumor

Soundtrack | eXtrañas heterodoXias

Yves Tumor is known for eXtrañas heterodoXias (2021), Yves Tumor: Kerosene! (2020) and Yves Tumor Feat. James K: Licking an Orchid (2018).

50. Elton John

Soundtrack | Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Sir Elton John is one of pop music's great survivors. Born 25 March, 1947, as Reginald Kenneth Dwight, he started to play the piano at the early age of four. At the age of 11, he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. His first band was called Bluesology. He later auditioned (...

51. Trent Reznor

Soundtrack | The Social Network

Trent Reznor is an American songwriter/musician/producer and sole member of multi-platinum act Nine Inch Nails, and now an Academy Award, Emmy and Grammy Award winning film composer. He began creating music as a child in Western Pennsylvania, first on piano and then taking up other instruments. He ...

52. Brandon Flowers

Soundtrack | Spider-Man 3

Born on June 21, 1981 in Las Vegas, Brandon Richard Flowers is the youngest of six children. Having grown up in the small town of Nephi, Utah, his best chances of getting into music were the cassettes given to him by his older brother, Shane. However, during Brandon's junior year in high school, ...

53. Paul Simon

Soundtrack | One-Trick Pony

Born on October 13, 1941, in Newark New Jersey, Paul Simon is one of the greatest singer/songwriters ever. In 1957, he and high school pal, Art Garfunkel, wrote and recorded the single, "Hey Schoolgirl", under the name "Tom and Jerry". After some failures, they broke up. Simon still wrote and ...

54. Art Garfunkel

Actor | Carnal Knowledge

Art Garfunkel was born on November 5, 1941 in Forest Hills, New York, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Rebound (2009) and Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession (1980). He has been married to Kim Garfunkel since September 18, 1988. They have two children. He was ...

55. Roberto Carlos

Soundtrack | Ocean's Twelve

Roberto Carlos Braga is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, also known as King of Latin Music or simply The King. Most of his songs are written in partnership with his friend, singer and songwriter Erasmo Carlos (no relation). Roberto Carlos has sold over 140 million albums around the world. He is ...

56. Djavan

Actor | Djavan: Oceano

Djavan is a Brazilian Samba singer/songwriter. Djavan was born in Maceió, Brazil to a white father of Dutch descent and a black mother. He later formed the group Luz, Som, Dimensão (LSD - "Light, Sound, Dimension"), playing Beatles' material. In 1973, Djavan moved to Rio DE Janeiro and started ...

57. Renato Russo

Soundtrack | Eduardo e Mônica

Renato Russo (born Renato Manfredini, Jr., was a Brazilian singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the alternative rock band Legião Urbana. A Brazilian film depicting his life and career was released in 2013, called Somos Tão Jovens (We Are So Young). He started his studies at an early age...

58. Roger Daltrey

Actor | Lisztomania

Roger Daltrey is noted as a founder of the legendary rock band The Who. After leaving London's Acton County Grammar School in 1963, he formed a skiffle band called The Detours, then displayed an early genius by putting together unusual elements into a world-class performance. The unusual elements ...

59. Paul McCartney

Soundtrack | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sir Paul McCartney is a key figure in contemporary culture as a singer, composer, poet, writer, artist, humanitarian, entrepreneur, and holder of more than 3 thousand copyrights. He is in the "Guinness Book of World Records" for most records sold, most #1s (shared), most covered song, "Yesterday," ...

60. John Lennon

Actor | A Hard Day's Night

John Winston (later Ono) Lennon was born on October 9, 1940, in Liverpool, England, to Julia Lennon (née Stanley) and Alfred Lennon, a merchant seaman. He was raised by his mother's older sister Mimi Smith. In the mid-1950s, he formed his first band, The Quarrymen (after Quarry Bank High School, ...

61. Freddie Mercury

Soundtrack | Flash Gordon

Freddie Mercury was born on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar. His parents, Bomi and Jer Bulsara, sent him off to a private school in India, from 1955 til 1963. In 1964, he and his family flew to England. In 1966 he started his education at the Ealing College of Art, where he graduated in 1969. He ...

62. Donald Glover

Actor | Solo: A Star Wars Story

The multi-talented Donald Glover is a writer, actor, musician, comedian, producer and director, who performs under the stage names Childish Gambino and mcDJ. He was born Donald McKinley Glover at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and was raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia. His mother, Beverly (...

63. Nick Cave

Soundtrack | The Proposition

Nick Cave is a man of many talents. Musician. Songwriter. Screenwriter. Novelist. Actor. The Australian was born in Warracknabeal, Victoria in 1957, and would go onto form the alternative rock band Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, who have since successfully released a string of hit albums.

In film, Nick ...

64. Bruno Mars

Soundtrack | Rio 2

Peter Gene Hernandez known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, dancer, and music video director. He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship, and for performing in a wide range of musical styles, including pop, R&B, funk, soul, ...

65. George Harrison

Actor | A Hard Day's Night

A master musician, a film producer and actor, best known as the lead guitarist and occasionally lead vocalist of The Beatles, George Harrison was born February 25, 1943, in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. He was also the youngest of four children, born to Harold Harrison and Louise Harrison.

Like ...

66. Rex Orange County

Music_department | Rex Orange County: Keep It Up

Rex Orange County is known for Rex Orange County: Keep It Up (2022), Rex Orange County: 10/10 (2019) and What About Me (The Slowed Ver.) (2021).

67. Tom Chaplin

Soundtrack | Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Tom Chaplin was born on March 8, 1979 in Battle, East Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), LOL (2012) and He's Just Not That Into You (2009). He has been married to Natalie since June 2011.

68. Frank Sinatra

Actor | From Here to Eternity

Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants Natalina Della (Garaventa), from Northern Italy, and Saverio Antonino Martino Sinatra, a Sicilian boxer, fireman, and bar owner. Growing up on the gritty streets of Hoboken made Sinatra determined to work hard to get ahead. ...

69. Billie Joe Armstrong

Soundtrack | The Simpsons Movie

Billie Joe Armstrong was born in Piedmont, California, a small town surrounded by the city of Oakland, and was raised in Rodeo, California, the youngest of six children of Ollie (Jackson) and Andrew "Andy" Marsicano Armstrong. His father worked as a jazz musician and truck driver for Safeway Inc. ...

70. Phil Collins

Soundtrack | Tarzan

Phil Collins was born in Chiswick, London, England, to Winifred (Strange), a theatrical agent, Greville Philip Austin Collins, an insurance agent. He spent most of his early entertainment life as a young actor and model. He played the "Artful Dodger" in the West End production of "Oliver!" ...

71. Elvis Presley

Soundtrack | Girls! Girls! Girls!

Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in East Tupelo, Mississippi, to Gladys Presley (née Gladys Love Smith) and Vernon Presley (Vernon Elvis Presley). He had a twin brother who was stillborn. In 1948, Elvis and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee where he attended Humes High School. ...

72. Michael Jackson

Soundtrack | Michael Jackson: Thriller

Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, and entertained audiences nearly his entire life. His father, Joe Jackson (no relation to Joe Jackson, also a musician), had been a guitarist, but was forced to give up his musical ambitions following his marriage to Michael's ...

73. Raul Seixas

Soundtrack | Cidade de Deus

Raul Santos Seixas 28 June 1945 - 21 August 1989) was a Brazilian rock composer, singer, songwriter and producer. He is sometimes called the "Father of Brazilian Rock" and "Maluco Beleza", the last one roughly translated as "Groovy Nutcase". He was born in Salvador (Bahia), Brazil. Every year on ...

74. Damien Rice

Soundtrack | Closer

Damien Rice was born on December 7, 1973 in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. He is a composer and actor, known for Closer (2004), Stay (2005) and In Good Company (2004).

75. Caetano Veloso

Soundtrack | Frida

Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo, which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s, at the beginning of the Brazilian ...

76. Alexis Taylor

Music_department | Boy A

Alexis Taylor is known for Boy A (2007), Rust and Bone (2012) and The Inbetweeners (2008).

77. Ringo Starr

Actor | A Hard Day's Night

Ringo Starr is a British musician, actor, director, writer, and artist best known as the drummer of The Beatles who also coined the title 'A Hard day's Night' for The Beatles' first movie.

He was born Richard Starkey on July 7, 1940, in a small two-storey house in the working class area of Liverpool...

78. Harry Styles

Actor | Dunkirk

Harry Edward Styles was born on February 1, 1994 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, the son of Anne Twist (née Selley) and Desmond "Des" Styles, who worked in finance. Harry made his acting debut in "Dunkirk." The critically acclaimed film topped the US box office in its first weekend and was ...

79. Justin Timberlake

Soundtrack | Trolls

Justin Randall Timberlake was born on January 31, 1981, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Lynn (Bomar) and Randall Timberlake, whose own father was a Baptist minister. At the age of 11, he appeared on the show Star Search (1983), and even though he didn't win, it didn't dampen his ambitions. He also ...

80. Anthony Kiedis

Actor | Point Break

Anthony Kiedis is a singer with the hugely successful alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, the other members being Flea, John Frusciante, and Chad Smith. Red Hot Chili Peppers have scored five top-five albums in the UK and America, and have sold over sixty million records worldwide since ...

81. João Gilberto

Soundtrack | V for Vendetta

João Gilberto was born on June 10, 1931 in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil. He was a music artist and composer, known for V for Vendetta (2005), A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) and Murder Mystery (2019). He was married to Maria do Céu, Claudia Faissol, Miúcha and Astrud Gilberto. He died on July 6, 2019 in ...

82. Genesis Owusu

Soundtrack | Insecure

Genesis Owusu is known for Insecure (2016), Genesis Owusu: The Other Black Dog (2020) and Genesis Owusu: Gold Chains (2021).

83. Will Toledo

Soundtrack | Heaven Burns

Will Toledo is known for Heaven Burns (2010), Conan (2010) and Loudini (2016).

84. Joe Talbot

Self | CBeebies Bedtime Story

Vocalist for British rock band Idles.