List of singer-songwriters

This is a list of singer-songwriters who write, compose, and perform their own musical material. The list is divided into two sections to differentiate between artists categorized as singer-songwriters and others who do not fall under the definition associated with the genre:

Traditional singer-songwriters
Others who both write songs and sing

Traditional singer-songwriters

This list enumerates people who record and perform in the traditional singer-songwriter approach. These performers write their own material, accompany themselves on guitar or keyboards, usually perform solo or with limited and understated accompaniment, and are known as much for their songwriting skills as for their performance abilities.

This list includes both living and deceased singer-songwriters.

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Barbados

Belgium

Bosnia and Hercegovina

Kemal Monteno

Brazil

Cambodia

Canada

A–J

L–Z

Chile

Colombia

Croatia

Cuba

Czech Republic

Denmark

Dominican Republic

Egypt

El Salvador

Álvaro Torres

Faroe Islands

Finland

France

Georgia

Katie Melua

Germany

Greece

Guatemala

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Lebanon

Lithuania

Vytautas Kernagis

Malaysia

Malta

Walter Micallef

Mexico

Moldova

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nigeria

Norway

Panama

Joey Montana

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Romania

Russia

Slovakia

South Africa

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

A–L

M–Z

United States

A–B

C–D

E–G

H–J

K–L

M–N

O–R

S–T

U–Z

Venezuela

Others who both write songs and sing

Following are performers who are not singer-songwriters in the traditional sense, but who both write and perform songs in other genres. This includes artists known more prominently as members of bands and not primarily as soloists.