Elvis Presley was a musician and actor from the United States. He is considered as one of the twentieth century's most prominent cultural icons, having been dubbed the "King of Rock & Roll." His energizing interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, along with a particularly powerful blend of influences across color lines during a transitional moment in racial relations, led to both immense success and early controversy.

Elvis Presley, known as the "King of Rock 'n Roll," is the best-selling music artist of all time. To date, Elvis Presley is believed to have sold 1.5 billion recordings. The majority of them came after his death in 1977. Elvis's music was not the only thing that set him apart; he also changed the way artists behaved onstage and were viewed offstage. Elvis Presley is not just a musical superstar, but also a cultural phenomenon that is still loved by millions of people throughout the world.

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Active years: 1954 – 1977
Main genre: Rock ‘n Roll
Best-selling album: Elvis’ Christmas Album (1957)
Best-selling single: It’s Now or Never (1960)

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 — June 25, 2009) was a singer, composer, and dancer from the United States. He is considered as one of the twentieth century's most prominent cultural personalities, having been dubbed the "King of Pop." His contributions to music, dance, and fashion, as well as his publicized personal life, established him a global icon in popular culture across a four-decade career. Jackson impacted musicians from a variety of musical genres; through stage and film performances, he popularized complex dance techniques like the moonwalk, which he named, and the robot. He is the most decorated individual musician in history.

Michael Jackson, sometimes known as the 'King of Pop,' is the only other solo artist to have sold more than a billion albums worldwide, besides Elvis. Michael Jackson began as a member of the 'Jackson 5' but rose to prominence as a solo performer. Michael Jackson, like Elvis, defined an entire generation and permanently reshaped the music industry. His record 'Thriller' is the best-selling album of all time.

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Active years: 1964 – 2009
Main genre: Pop
Best-selling album: Thriller (1982)
Best-selling single: Billie Jean (1983)

Madonna Louise Ciccone is a singer-songwriter and actor from the United States. She is widely regarded as one of the most important individuals in popular culture and is sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Pop." Madonna is known for her constant reinvention and adaptability in music production, composition, and visual presentation. She is also noted for pushing the limits of creative expression in popular music while keeping complete control over her career. Her writings, which include social, political, sexual, and religious themes, have sparked debate as well as critical praise.

In 1978, Madonna relocated to New York City to pursue a career in modern dance. She soared to solo success with her debut studio album, Madonna, after acting as a drummer, guitarist, and vocalist in the rock bands Breakfast Club and Emmy (1983). She followed it up with a string of hits, including the all-time best-sellers Like a Virgin (1984), True Blue (1986), and The Immaculate Collection (1990), as well as Grammy Award winners Ray of Light (1998) and Confessions on a Dance Floor (2000). (2005). Throughout her career, Madonna has had several number-one songs, including "Like a Virgin," "La Isla Bonita," "Like a Prayer," "Vogue," "Take a Bow," "Frozen," "Music," "Hung Up," and "4 Minutes."

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Active years: 1979 – present
Main genre: Pop
Best-selling album: The Immaculate Collection (1990)
Best-selling single: Hung Up (2005)

Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, in Pinner, Middlesex, the oldest child of Stanley Dwight (1925–1991) and the only child of Sheila Eileen, and was reared by his maternal grandparents in a council house in Pinner. When his parents married in 1945, the family relocated to a neighboring semi-detached house. He attended Pinner Wood Junior School, Reddiford School, and Pinner County Grammar School until he was 17 when he quit soon before his A-Level exams to pursue a musical career.

Elton John is the world's best-selling non-American music artist, having sold over 300 million recordings. The British singer and songwriter rose to prominence in the 1960s and has remained popular to this day. His 1997 hit 'Candle in the Wind,' written as an homage to Lady Diana, who died tragically in a car accident that year, is the fourth best-selling single in music history.

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Active years: 1964 – present
Main genre: Pop
Best-selling album: Greatest Hits (1974)
Best-selling single: Candle in the Wind (1997)

Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born in Saint Michael, Barbados, on February 20, 1988. She is the daughter of Monica (née Braithwaite) and Ronald Fenty, a warehouse supervisor. Her mother is Afro-Guyanese, while her father is a Barbadian with African, Irish, English, and Scottish ancestors. Rihanna has two brothers, Rorrey and Rajad Fenty, as well as two half-sisters and a half-brother from her father's past marriages, all of whom were born to separate mothers. She grew up in a three-bedroom cottage in Bridgetown and sold garments on the street with her father. Her father's alcoholism and crack cocaine addiction had a profound impact on her youth, contributing to her parent's troubled marriage.

Rihanna is the fastest rising music artist in music history, having only begun her career in 2005 but already selling over 200 million songs globally. She is also the most successful non-American-born female vocalist of all time. And, given that Robyn Rihanna Fenty (her full name) is just in her 30s, she may expect a lot more from her career.

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Active years: 2005 – present
Main genre: R&B
Best-selling album: Good Girl Gone Bad (2007)
Best-selling single: Work (2016)

Marshall Bruce Mathers III was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, on October 17, 1972, as the sole child of Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr. and Deborah Rae "Debbie" (née Nelson). He is descended from English, Scottish, German, German-Swiss, Polish, and Luxembourgian ancestors. During her 73-hour labor with him, his mother nearly died. Before they split up, Eminem's parents were in a band called Daddy Warbucks, who played at Ramada Inns around the Dakota–Montana border. After having two further children, Michael and Sarah, Eminem's father, Bruce Jr., left the family and moved to California. Debbie Samara, his mother, subsequently had a son called Nathan "Nate" Kane Samara.

Eminem used to write letters to his father when he was a teenager. Debbie stated that they were all stamped "return to sender." A bully called D'Angelo Bailey seriously wounded Eminem's skull as a youngster in an assault, which Eminem subsequently described (with hilarious exaggeration) in the song "Brain Damage." Debbie filed a lawsuit against the public school in 1982 over this. The complaint was rejected the following year by a Macomb County, Michigan judge who ruled that the schools were exempt from legal action. Eminem and his mother spent much of their childhood in a working-class, predominantly black Detroit area. He and Debbie were one of three white families on their street, and Eminem was beaten multiple times by black teenagers.

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Active years: 1996- present
Main genre: Hip Hop
Best-selling album: The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
Best-selling single: Love The Way You Lie (2010)

Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is a singer-songwriter from the United States. Her repertoire is diverse, and her narrative composition, which is frequently influenced by her personal experiences, has earned extensive media attention and critical acclaim. Swift, who was born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, moved to Nashville, Tennessee, when she was 14 years old to pursue a career in country music. She acquired a songwriting contract with Sony/ATV Music Publishing in 2004 and a recording contract with Big Machine Records in 2005, and her debut studio album, eponymous, was released in 2006.

Swift experimented with country-pop on her albums Fearless (2008) and Speak Now (2010), and the success of singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me" at both country and pop radio cemented her position as a top crossover singer. On her fourth studio album, Red (2012), she experimented with pop, rock, and techno genres, which was accompanied by the songs "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and "I Knew You Were Trouble." Swift ditched her country image and switched totally to pop with her synth-pop fifth studio album 1989 (2014) and its chart-topping hits "Shake It Off," "Blank Space," and "Bad Blood."

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Active years: 2006- present
Main genre: Pop
Best-selling album: 1989 (2014)
Best-selling single: Blank Space (2014)

Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was a singer and actress from the United States. She is known as "The Voice" and is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with over 200 million albums sold worldwide. Houston is noted for her strong, soulful voice and vocal improvisation talents, and she has impacted many vocalists in popular music. From "Saving All My Love for You" in 1985 to "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" in 1988, she is the only artist to achieve seven consecutive number-one songs on the Billboard Hot 100. Houston's fame grew further as she entered the film business. Her creations, which include music and films, have achieved both commercial and critical acclaim.

Houston started singing in church as a youngster and worked as a backup vocalist in high school. After becoming a teen model in 1981, she was one of the first black women to appear on the cover of Seventeen. Houston signed with Arista Records chairman Clive Davis when he was 19 years old. Whitney Houston (1985) and Whitney (1987), her first two studio albums, both reached number one on the Billboard 200 and are among the best-selling albums of all time. I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990), Houston's third studio album, yielded two Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles: "I'm Your Baby Tonight" and "All the Man That I Need."

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Active years: 1977 – 2012
Main genre: R&B
Best-selling album: Whitney Houston (1985)
Best-selling single: I Will Always Love You (1992)

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969) is a singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer from the United States. She is known as the "Songbird Supreme" and the "Queen of Christmas" for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and characteristic usage of the whistle register. Carey shot to popularity in 1990 with her self-titled debut album. From "Vision of Love" through "Emotions," she was the first artist to have her first five singles hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Carey's debut album was produced by Tommy Mottola, a Columbia Records executive whom she married three years later. Carey achieved worldwide success with the albums Music Box (1993), Merry Christmas (1994), and Daydream (1995), which featured singles such as "Hero," "Without You," "All I Want for Christmas Is You," "Fantasy," "Always Be My Baby," and "One Sweet Day," which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 decade-end chart (the 1990s). Carey established a fresh persona and added more hip hop elements with Butterfly after her divorce from Mottola (1997). Billboard awarded her the Musician of the Decade in the 1990s, and the World Music Awards declared her the best-selling female pop artist of the decade.

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Active years: 1988 – present
Main genre: R&B
Best-selling album: Music Box (1993)
Best-selling single: All I Want For Christmas Is You (1994)

Céline Marie Claudette Dion CC OQ (born March 30, 1968) is a singer from Canada. Her strong and technically adept voice has earned her acclaim. Dion is the best-selling Canadian music artist of all time, as well as the best-selling French-language singer. Pop, rock, R&B, gospel, and classical music have all been included in her work.

She was born into a big family in Charlemagne, Quebec, and rose to prominence as a teen star in her own country with a series of French-language albums in the 1980s. She originally attracted worldwide attention when she won both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, representing Switzerland. She signed with Epic Records in the United States after learning English. Unison, Dion's debut English-language album, was released in 1990, establishing her as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking countries of the world. Her subsequent albums have primarily been in English and French, though she has also sung in Spanish, Italian, German, Latin, Japanese, and Chinese.

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Active years: 1980 – present
Main genre: Pop
Best-selling album: Falling Into You (1996)
Best-selling single: My Heart Will Go On (1997)