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Michael Jackson
Singer & entertainer
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John Lennon
Musician & songwriter
Johann Sebastian Bach
Composer
Bob Marley
Musician
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Louis Armstrong
Jazz musician & singer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer
Elvis Presley
Singer & actor
Frédéric Chopin
Composer and pianist
Giuseppe Verdi
Opera composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Composer
Ravi Shankar
Sitarist and composer
Fela Kuti
Musician and activist
Umm Kulthum
Singer and actress
Édith Piaf
Singer
Freddie Mercury
Singer and songwriter
Duke Ellington
Jazz pianist and composer
Ella Fitzgerald
Jazz vocalist
Jimi Hendrix
Guitarist and songwriter
David Bowie
Musician and actor
Aretha Franklin
Singer and songwriter
Bob Dylan
Singer-songwriter
Carlos Gardel
Tango singer and composer
Celia Cruz
Singer
Miles Davis
Jazz trumpeter and composer
Miriam Makeba
Singer and activist
Youssou N'Dour
Musician and politician
Toumani Diabaté
Musician
Nina Simone
Singer, pianist, and civil rights activist
Maria Callas
Opera singer
Andrés Segovia
Classical guitarist
Kiri Te Kanawa
Opera singer
Michel Martelly
President of Haiti
Liliuokalani
Queen of Hawaii
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