List of Chileans - Musicians

Musicians

  • Américo – Cumbia Chilena singer
  • Tom Araya – singer/bassist for thrash metal band Slayer.
  • Claudio Arrau – classical piano player.
  • Germán Casas – 1960s singer.
  • Beto Cuevas – lead singer from rock group La Ley
  • Luis 'Lucho' Gatica – bolero singer.
  • Eduardo Gatti – one of the leading composers of modern Chilean music.
  • Jorge González – Controversial lead singer and songwriter of historic Chilean rock band Los Prisioneros
  • Alberto Guerrero – Chilean–Canadian composer, pianist, and teacher
  • Rodrigo González – Bassist and Singer of the German band die Ärzte.
  • Myriam Hernández – popular music singer.
  • Inti-Illimani – Pioneers of the nueva canción chilena movement and known communists and "pro-democracy" activists in exile during Pinochet dictatorship.
  • Víctor Jara – internationally known Chilean folk singer and theatrical director, political activist and a communist.
  • DJ Méndez – Urban music producer
  • Leo Rey – Cumbia Chilena singer
  • Dave McGraw - drummer for death metal band Cattle Decapitation.
  • Chañaral Ortega-Miranda – contemporary composer
  • Ángel Parra – folk musician (Nueva Canción); son of Violeta Parra.
  • Isabel Parra – folk musician; daughter of Violeta Parra.
  • Javiera Parra – lead singer from group Javiera y los Imposibles.
  • Violeta Parra – internationally known Chilean folk singer.
  • Quilapayún – nueva canción ensemble, supporters of Popular Unity (UP) coalition during presidency of Salvador Allende.
  • Alejandro Silva – heavy metal guitar player.
  • Clara Solovera – song writer. Born in Santiago 15 May 1909 – Died in Santiago on 27 January 1992.
  • Esther Soré – 1940s singer. Born in Santiago on 27 May 1915 – Died in Santiago on 6 September 1996
  • Francisca Valenzuela - singer and songwriter
  • Verónica Villarroel – soprano.
  • Ramón Vinay – tenor
  • Ricardo Villalobos – minimal techno artist
  • La Noche – Cumbia Chilena band
  • Los Abandoned – Alternative rock band
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