List of singer-songwriters

This is a list of singer-songwriters, who write, compose, and perform their own musical material.

Traditional singer-songwriters

This list enumerates people who record and perform in the traditional singer-songwriter approach. These performers write their own material, accompany themselves on guitar or keyboards, usually perform solo or with limited and understated accompaniment, and are known as much for their songwriting skills as for their performance abilities.

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Barbados

Belgium

Bosnia and Hercegovina

• Kemal Monteno

Brazil

Cambodia

Canada

A–J

K–Z

Chile

Colombia

Croatia

Cuba

Czech Republic

Denmark

Dominican Republic

Egypt

El Salvador

• Álvaro Torres

Faroe Islands

Finland

France

Georgia

• Katie Melua

Germany

Greece

Guatemala

Hungary

• Vera Schmidt

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Lebanon

Malaysia

Malta

• Walter Micallef

Mexico

Moldova

• Pavel Stratan

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nigeria

Norway

Panama

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Romania

• Michael Cretu

Russia

Slovakia

South Africa

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

A–L

M–Z

United States

A–B

C–D

E–G

H–J

K–L

M–N

O–R

S–T

U–Z

Venezuela

Others who both write songs and sing

Following are performers who are not singer-songwriters in the traditional sense, but who both write and perform songs in other genres. This includes artists known more prominently as members of bands and not primarily as soloists.

Australia

Bosnia And Herzegovina

• Dino Merlin

Canada

Croatia

Finland

France

Germany

• Max Koffler

India

Ireland

Japan

New Zealand

Nigeria

Pakistan

Philippines

Romania

• Alexandra Stan

Serbia

South Africa

South Korea

Sweden

Taiwan

Turkey

Ukraine

• Natalie Gioia

United Kingdom

A–L

M–Z

United States of America

A–E

F–K

L–N

O–Z

Uruguay

Venezuela

Viet Nam

• Son Tung M-TP

Wales

• Michael Jones

See also

References