A singer-songwriter is a person who [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin writes songs and then sings them]]. There's more to it than that, however: the "singer-songwriter" label is associated with certain styles of music. Traditionally, the label refers to ThreeChordsAndTheTruth music in which a single singer accompanies themself with only an acoustic guitar or a piano, but you'll also find singer-songwriters in pop and rock. The defining characteristics of a singer-songwriter is that they are billed individually rather than as part of a band, that they write their own songs, and that the emphasis is on the lyrics rather than on complex music (this is why you don't call Music/JimiHendrix or Music/FrankZappa "singer-songwriters", even though they did sing and write songs). Singer-songwriter music was especially popular in TheSeventies and in TheNineties on adult alternative radio.

Often overlaps with FolkMusic and CountryMusic. Singer-songwriters may or may not write {{Protest Song}}s.

!!Notable singer-songwriters include:
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[[folder: Argentina ]]

* Music/RodrigoBueno

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[[folder: Australia ]]

* Music/JonEnglish
* Creator/DeanGeyer
* Music/{{Giulietta}}
* Music/DeltaGoodrem
* Music/DarrenHayes
* Music/MissyHiggins
* Music/NatalieImbruglia
* Music/JessicaMauboy
* Music/KateMillerHeidke
* Music/KylieMinogue
* Music/OliviaNewtonJohn
* Music/GuySebastian
* Music/{{Sia}}
* Music/RickSpringfield
* Music/TonesAndI
* Music/VanceJoy

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[[folder: Belgium ]]

* Music/JacquesBrel
* Raymond Van Het Groenewoud

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[[folder: Brazil ]]

* Music/MiltonNascimento

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[[folder: Canada ]]

* Music/BryanAdams
* Music/AllieX
* Music/PaulAnka
* Music/GeoffBerner
* Music/JustinBieber
* Music/TomCochrane
* Music/BruceCockburn
* Music/LeonardCohen
* Creator/MichelleCreber
* Creator/XavierDolan
* Music/{{Drake}}
* Music/{{Feist}}
* Music/NellyFurtado
* Music/JeffHealey
* Creator/JanyseJaud
* Music/CarlyRaeJepsen
* Wrestling/ChrisJericho
* Music/AvrilLavigne
* Music/GordonLightfoot
* Creator/JessicaLowndes
* Music/SarahMcLachlan
* Music/JoniMitchell
* Music/AlanisMorissette
* Music/DanielPowter
* Music/StanRogers
* Creator/SofiaShinas
* Music/KinnieStarr
* Creator/ManuelTadros
* Music/ShaniaTwain
* Music/TheWeeknd
* Music/NeilYoung

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[[folder: China ]]

* Music/SamHui
* Music/{{Lay}}
* Music/LuHan
* Music/KrisWu
* Music/ZTao

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[[folder: Colombia ]]

* Music/JBalvin
* Music/RafaelOrozcoMaestre
* Music/{{Shakira}}

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[[folder: Cuba ]]

* Music/CamilaCabello

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[[folder: Denmark ]]

* Music/{{MO}}

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[[folder: Finland ]]

* Music/SaaraAalto

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[[folder: France ]]

* Music/CharlesAznavour
* Music/MayaBarsony
* Creator/DanielBeretta
* FrMusique/GeorgesBrassens
* Music/LouisChedid
* Music/ClaudeFrancois
* Music/SergeGainsbourg
* Music/FrancoiseHardy
* {{Music/Kumisolo}}
* Music/ClaraLuciani
* Creator/GermainMuller
* ''Music/PiJaMa''
* Music/EricSerra
* {{Creator/Soko}}

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[[folder: Germany ]]

* Franz-Josef Degenhardt
* Herbert Grönemeyer
* Reinhard Mey
* Marius Müller-Westernhagen
* Music/KimPetras
* Creator/MatthiasSchweighofer
* Hannes Wader
* Konstantin Wecker

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[[folder: Ireland ]]

* Music/{{Hozier}}
* Music/BrianMcFadden
* Music/RyanOShaughnessy

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[[folder: Italy ]]

* Music/{{Caparezza}}

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[[folder: Japan ]]

* Music/RieFu
* Music/{{Gackt}}
* Music/AyumiHamasaki
* Creator/MegumiHayashibara
* {{Music/Kumisolo}}
* Creator/MinamiKuribayashi
* Music/{{Mafumafu}}
* Creator/RicaMatsumoto
* Music/YumiMatsutoya
* Music/{{Miyavi}}
* Creator/MegumiOgata
* Music/YokoOno
* Creator/YuiSakakibara
* Music/RinaSawayama
* Music/TMRevolution
* Creator/ToshiyukiToyonaga - yes, the voice actor. In addition to that - and singing in about ''five'' different [[IdolSinger boy band anime]] - he also does this style of music. He wrote and performed the second opening of ''Durarara X2'', "Day You Laugh", and he wrote the song that the singer character in the show performs, as well.
* Music/HikaruUtada

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[[folder: Mexico ]]

* Music/{{Malukah}}

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[[folder: The Netherlands ]]

* Music/{{Blanks}}
* Music/DouweBob
* Jaap Fischer
* Boudewijn de Groot
* Music/FloorJansen
* Drs. P

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[[folder: New Zealand ]]

* Music/{{Kimbra}}

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[[folder: Norway ]]

* Music/MariaMena
* Music/{{Sigrid}}
* Music/{{TIX}}
* Music/GeirZahl

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[[folder: Panama ]]

* Music/MichelleBlades

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[[folder: Philippines ]]

* Music/MorissetteAmon
* Music/JoseMariChan
* Creator/MarisRacal
* Music/ZiaQuizon

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[[folder: Poland ]]

* Music/KubaSienkiewicz

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[[folder: Russia ]]

* The entire bard music (authors' song) genre.
* Music/DimaBilan
* Music/{{Monetochka}}

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[[folder: Scotland ]]

* Music/LewisCapaldi

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[[folder: Singapore ]]

* Music/{{Yeule}}

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[[folder: South Korea ]]

* Music/{{Baekhyun}}
* Music/{{Chen}}
* Music/{{HATFELT}}
* Music/{{IU}}
* Music/{{Junho}}
* Music/{{Juniel}}
* Music/KwonEunbi
* Music/{{Rain|Singer}}
* Music/{{Suho}}
* Creator/{{Sulli}}
* Music/{{Yubin}}

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[[folder: Sweden ]]

* Music/NenehCherry
* Music/AgnethaFaltskog
* Music/BenjaminIngrosso
* Joel Berghult a.k.a. Music/RoomieOfficial
* Music/{{Robyn}}

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[[folder: Ukraine ]]

* Music/{{Jamala}}

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[[folder: United Kingdom ]]

* Music/{{Adele}}
* Music/LilyAllen
* Joan Armatrading
* Music/KenAshcorp
* Music/RickAstley
* Music/AdrianBaker
* Music/GaryBarlow
* Creator/JaneBirkin
* WebVideo/EmmaBlackery
* Music/DavidBowie
* Music/BillyBragg
* Music/MutyaBuena
* Music/KateBush
* Music/MelanieC
* Music/CharlotteChurch
* Creator/HamiltonCamp
* Music/PhilCollins
* Music/ElvisCostello
* Creator/OliviaDAbo
* Music/DaisyDaresYou
* Music/ChrisDeBurgh
* Music/SiobhanDonaghy
* Music/NickDrake
* Creator/MinnieDriver
* Music/SheenaEaston
* Creator/CynthiaErivo
* Music/PeterFrampton
* Music/EllieGoulding
* Music/DavidGray
* Music/GeorgeHarrison
* Music/PJHarvey
* Creator/DouglasHodge
* Creator/EricIdle
* Music/JoeJackson
* Music/MickJagger
* Music/EltonJohn
* Music/TomJones
* Music/KingCharles
* Music/JohnLennon
* Music/PixieLott
* Music/NickLowe
* Music/ClareMaguire
* Music/LauraMarling
* Music/JohnMartyn
* Music/BrianMay
* Music/PaulMcCartney
* Music/FreddieMercury
* Music/{{Mika}}
* Music/VanMorrison
* Creator/AnthonyNewley
* Music/NerinaPallot
* Music/MaisiePeters
* Creator/IwanRheon
* Music/EdSheeran
* Music/NathanSykes
* Music/JohnSpowage
* Music/RingoStarr
* Music/CatStevens
* Music/AlStewart
* Music/RodStewart
* Music/{{Sting}}
* Music/JossStone
* Music/HarryStyles
* Music/DavidSylvian
* Tanita Tikaram
* Creator/DominiqueTipper
* Music/LouisTomlinson
* Music/KTTunstall
* Music/FKATwigs
* Music/RogerWaters
* Music/AmyWinehouse
* Creator/VictoriaWood
* Music/{{Zayn}}

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[[folder: United States ]]

* Creator/SusieAbromeit
* Creator/JensenAckles
* Music/JheneAiko
* Music/JimmieAllen
* Music/ToriAmos
* Music/FionaApple
* Music/DavidArchuleta
* Music/{{Ashanti}}
* Music/NicoleAtkins
* Music/GeneAutry
* Creator/PennBadgley
* Music/JoanBaez
* Music/AzealiaBanks
* Music/SaraBareilles
* Creator/DrakeBell
* Creator/RobBenedict
* Creator/CrystalBernard
* Music/{{Beyonce}}
* Music/AndrewBird
* Creator/RoneeBlakley
* Music/LolaBlanc
* Music/WeyesBlood
* [[Music/SonnyAndCher Sonny Bono]]
* Music/MichelleBranch
* Music/ToniBraxton
* Music/PhoebeBridgers
* Creator/JeffBridges
* Music/BlancoBrown
* Music/BobbyBrown
* Gabriel C. Brown a.k.a. Music/BlackGryph0n
* Creator/JulieBrown
* Music/KaneBrown
* Music/JacksonBrowne
* Music/JeffBuckley
* Music/TimBuckley
* Music/JimmyBuffett
* Music/ColbieCaillat
* Music/RobCantor
* Music/MariahCarey
* Music/VanessaCarlton
* Creator/LyndaCarter
* Creator/JosephCastanon
* Music/JohnnyCash
* Music/HarryChapin
* Music/TracyChapman
* Music/JCChasez
* Music/{{Cher}}
* Music/{{Ciara}}
* Music/KellyClarkson
* Music/KurtCobain
* Music/PaulaCole
* Music/SeanCombs
* Music/ConnieConverse
* Creator/HarryConnickJr
* Creator/DylanConrique
* Creator/MirandaCosgrove
* Creator/RonnyCox
* Creator/GavinCreel
* Music/JimCroce
* Music/DavidCrosby
* Music/SherylCrow
* Creator/JackieCruz
* Music/BillyRayCyrus
* Music/MileyCyrus
* Creator/MadisonDavenport
* Music/KimyaDawson
* Creator/GreyDeLisle
* Music/LanaDelRey
* Music/JohnDenver
* Creator/CleavantDerricks
* Music/JasonDerulo
* Creator/ZooeyDeschanel
* Creator/KaitlynDever
* Music/NeilDiamond
* Music/AniDiFranco
* Music/ColtonDixon
* Music/HilaryDuff
* Music/BobDylan
* Music/SteveEarle
* Creator/ClintEastwood
* Music/BillieEilish
* Music/DannyElfman
* Music/TennesseeErnieFord
* Creator/BrianaEvigan
* Creator/GregEvigan
* Music/SkyFerreira
* Music/BenFolds
* Creator/JamieFoxx
* Music/HannahFury
* Creator/LeifGarrett
* Music/LesleyGore
* Music/ArianaGrande
* Creator/ScottGrimes
* Music/DaveGrohl
* Music/WoodyGuthrie
* Music/{{Halsey}}
* Wrestling/JeffHardy
* Music/IsaacHayes
* Music/{{HER|Musician}}
* Music/LOHess
* John Hiatt
* Music/JimiHendrix
* Creator/ElyHenry
* Creator/BrendanHines
* Creator/PaulHipp
* Music/JuliaHolter
* Creator/JulianneHough
* Music/WhitneyHouston
* Music/CalebHyles
* Music/EnriqueIglesias
* Music/IronAndWine
* Music/JasonIsbell
* Creator/CheyenneJackson
* Music/JanetJackson
* Music/MichaelJackson
* Creator/ParisJackson
* Music/LukeJames
* Music/{{Jewel}}
* Music/BillyJoel
* Music/NickJonas
* Rickie Lee Jones
* Music/JanisJoplin
* Creator/MaleseJow
* Music/NoahKahan
* Creator/ChristianKane
* Creator/MichaelKeaton
* Creator/MalcolmDavidKelley
* Music/CaroleKing
* Creator/EmilyKinney
* Music/ChrisKirkpatrick
* Music/HayleyKiyoko
* Music/LennyKravitz
* Music/LadyGaga
* Music/LadyLamb
* Music/CharlotteLawrence
* Creator/JoeyLawrence
* Creator/VickiLawrence
* Leadbelly
* Creator/AmandaLee
* Music/JohnLegend
* Music/TomLehrer
* Creator/KatrinaLenk
* Creator/BethanyJoyLenz
* Creator/JaredLeto
* Creator/AdamLevine
* Music/LilAaron
* Music/MaggieLindemann
* Music/LittleRichard
* Music/LisaLoeb
* Creator/LindsayLohan
* Music/DemiLovato
* Music/CourtneyLove
* Music/{{Madonna}}
* Music/BrunoMars
* Charlotte Martin
* Music/MelanieMartinez
* Music/JesseMcCartney
* Creator/DaisyMcCrackin
* Creator/JennetteMcCurdy
* Music/RebaMcEntire
* Music/TimMcGraw
* Music/DonMcLean
* Creator/KatharineMcPhee
* Creator/LeightonMeester
* Music/JohnMellencamp
* Music/BridgitMendler
* Creator/IdinaMenzel
* Creator/AJMichalka
* Creator/AlysonMichalka
* Creator/BetteMidler
* Creator/VicMignogna
* Creator/ChristinaMilian
* Music/NickiMinaj
* Music/{{Mitski}}
* Music/{{Moby}}
* Creator/TaylorMomsen
* Music/JanelleMonae
* Music/VictoriaMonet
* Music/MandyMoore
* Creator/MatthewMorrison
* Creator/RobMorrow
* Music/JasonMraz
* Music/MegMyers
* Music/AnnaNalick
* Music/NeYo
* Music/WillieNelson
* Music/MichaelNesmith
* Music/StevieNicks
* Music/TheNotoriousBIG
* Music/LauraNyro
* Music/ConorOberst
* Creator/FinneasOConnell
* Music/PhilOchs
* Music/{{Oliver}}
* Music/AngelOlsen
* Creator/EmilyOsment
* Music/CharliePeacock
* Music/KatyPerry
* Creator/MichellePhillips
* Creator/RebeccaPidgeon
* Music/{{Pink}}
* Creator/JadaPinkettSmith
* Music/ElvisPresley
* Music/{{Prince}}
* John Prine
* [[Music/IndigoGirls Amy Ray]]
* Creator/RavenSymone
* Music/MalindaKathleenReese
* Creator/JeremyRenner
* Music/{{Rihanna}}
* Creator/EmmyRossum
* Music/DavidRovics
* Music/DariusRucker
* Creator/KateySagal
* Rachael Sage
* Music/BuffySainteMarie
* [[Music/IndigoGirls Emily Saliers]]
* Creator/KendallSchmidt
* Music/JillScott
* Music/DanSeals
* Music/NeilSedaka
* Pete Seeger
* Music/BobSeger
* Creator/AmandaSeyfried
* Music/BlakeShelton
* Music/CarlySimon
* Music/PaulSimon
* Creator/HelenSlater
* Music/ElliottSmith
* Creator/JadenSmith
* Music/PattiSmith
* Creator/WillSmith
* Creator/WillowSmith
* Music/{{Solange}}
* Music/SongsOhia
* Music/ReginaSpektor
* Music/BruceSpringsteen
* Creator/FrankStallone
* Music/SufjanStevens
* Music/JohnStewart
* Music/StephenStills
* Creator/AlisonSudol
* Music/TaylorSwift
* Music/JamesTaylor
* Music/SteveTaylor
* Creator/HannahTelle
* Music/ViennaTeng
* Creator/DanielThrasher
* Music/JustinTimberlake
* Music/{{Tinashe}}
* Music/MeghanTrainor
* Music/CarrieUnderwood
* Music/{{Usher}}
* Creator/MatVairo
* Creator/CristinaValenzuela
* Creator/JessikaVan
* Music/SharonVanEtten
* Creator/ZachVilla
* Creator/DonnieWahlberg
* Creator/MarkWahlberg
* Music/TomWaits
* Creator/AmyWalker
* Creator/AriaWallace
* Creator/JakeWeary
* Music/WeyesBlood
* Music/DavidWilcox
* Music/WillIAm
* Music/LucindaWilliams
* Music/PaulWilliams
* Music/PharrellWilliams
* Creator/MareWinningham
* Creator/FayWolf
* Music/StevieWonder
* Music/PeteYorn
* Music/JonathanYoung
* Music/TiffanyYoung
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