Musicians and Singers
- Larry Adler, harmonica player (American born; naturalised British)
- Ambrose, bandleader (Obituary: Jewish Chronicle 18 June 1971 p35)
- Elkie Brooks, singer
- Ian Broudie, member of The Lightning Seeds
- Pete Burns of Dead or Alive (German Jewish mother)
- Johnny Clegg, UK-born South African musician
- Leonard Feather writer on jazz, jazz pianist and composer,
- Justine Frischmann, member of Elastica
- Graham Gouldman, Lol Creme & Kevin Godley, members of 10cc.
- Benny Green, saxophonist and broadcaster
- Steffan Halperin, drummer for Klaxons
- Ronnie Scott
- Helen Shapiro, singer
- Stacey Solomon finalist in X Factor 2009
- Lewis Taylor, singer/songwriter
- Amy Winehouse (1983–2011), singer/songwriter
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