List of EMI artists

The musicians may have been signed under one of EMI's subsidiary labels. The subsidiary is noted next to the artist if this is the case.

Popular[edit]

Pre-1960[edit]

• Nat King Cole (Capitol)
• Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)
• Judy Garland (Capitol)
• Nicolai Gedda (HMV)
• The Goons (Parlophone)
• Wanda Jackson (Capitol)
• Dick James (Parlophone)
• The Kingston Trio (Capitol)
• Umm Kulthum (EMI Arabia)
• Dean Martin (Capitol)
• Liza Minnelli (Capitol/Angel)
• Cliff Richard (Columbia Graphophone)
• Jimmy Shand (Parlophone)
• Dinah Shore (Capitol)
• Frank Sinatra
• Gene Vincent (Capitol)

1960s[edit]

• The Band (Capitol)
• The Beach Boys (Capitol)
• The Beatles (Parlophone/EMI/Capitol/Apple). Now bought by Universal.
• Bobby Darin (Capitol)
• Gerry and the Pacemakers (Columbia Gramophone)
• The Animals (Columbia Graphophone, left in 1966)
• The Yardbirds (Columbia Gramophone)
• The Hollies (Parlophone/EMI, 1963–1972, 1986–Present)
• Gullivers People (Parlophone/EMI, 1965–1969)
• Pink Floyd (Tower/Harvest/EMI/Capitol/Columbia Gramophone)
• The Pretty Things (Harvest/Columbia Gramophone, 1968–1972)
• Deep Purple (Parlophone/Purple/Harvest, left in 1976; EMI for Japan and Europe outside UK, 1997–2003)
• Cilla Black (Parlophone)
• Pepe Jaramillo (Parlophone, EMI)
• Billy J. Kramer (Parlophone)
• The Fourmost (Parlophone)
• The Shadows (Columbia Gramophone/EMI, left in 1980)
• Herman's Hermits (Columbia Gramophone)
• The Dave Clark Five (Columbia Gramophone)
• Ahmad Zahir (Capitol, EMI)
• Helen Shapiro (Columbia Gramophone)
• Manfred Mann (HMV, left in 1966)
• The Move (Regal Zonophone)
• Procol Harum (Regal Zonophone, left in 1970)
• T. Rex (band) (Regal Zonophone)
• Joe Cocker (Regal Zonophone/EMI, 1968–1970, 1999–2007)
• Peter and Gordon (Columbia Gramophone/Capitol)
• The Swallows (Malaysian Band) (Columbia)

1970s–present[edit]

• 22-20s (Heavenly)
• Thirty Seconds to Mars
• Air Traffic (Tiny Consumer)
• Ai (EMI Records/EMI Records Japan/EMI Music Japan)
• Airbourne
• Aleesia (EMI/A-Lista)
• Alfie (Regal)
• All-4-One
• Ahmad Zahir
• Ilham al-Madfai
• Lily Allen (Regal/Parlophone/Capitol)
• Alpha Galates
• A-mei (EMI Music Taiwan)
• Namie Amuro (EMI Music Japan, left in 1995)
• Anahí
• Andra & The Backbone (EMI/Arka Music Indonesia)
• Leif Ove Andsnes
• Angelic Upstarts (EMI Zonophone)
• Keren Ann
• Michael Fortunati (EMI Italiana, dropped in 1995)
• Jack Jersey (EMI Netherlands) (Capitol Records)
• Anouk (EMI Netherlands)
• Adam Ant
• AFI
• Alison Wonderland
• Apawk (Capitol)
• Armored Saint
• Arrows (RAK Records)
• Art Brut (Mute)
• Richard Ashcroft (Hut/Virgin/EMI/Parlophone)
• Assala
• Athlete (Regal)
• Auf der Maur
• Australian Crawl
• Avant
• Avion (EMI Australia)
• Charles Aznavour
• Melanie B (Virgin, dropped in 2001)
• Lloyd Banks (G-Unit/EMI)
• Barenaked Ladies
• Bassheads (Parlophone/Deconstruction, dropped in 2003)
• The Barracudas
• The Be Be See (EMI Records)
• Beastie Boys (Parlophone/Capitol)
• Beau Dommage (Capitol)
• Bebe
• Victoria Beckham (Virgin, dropped in 2002)
• Belinda (Capitol)
• Belouis Some (Parlophone/Capitol)
• The Beta Band (Regal)
• BlaaZe (Virgin)
• Black Dice (DFA Records)
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Virgin, left in 2004)
• Black Sabbath (I.R.S./EMI, 1989–1996)
• Bleikr Morrison (I.R.S./EMI, 1995-1996)
• Blue (Innocent/Virgin)
• Blue Mink (Regal Zonophone)
• Blur (Food/Parlophone)
• David Bowie (Parlophone/Virgin)
• Jeff Bridges (EMI/Blue Note)
• Lisa Brokop (Capitol, left in 1996)
• Garth Brooks (Capitol/Liberty/Parlophone)
• Meredith Brooks (Capitol, left in 1999)
• Brotherhood of Man (1982–83)
• James Brown
• Emma Bunton (Virgin, dropped in 2002)
• Darren Burn
• Burning Spear
• Kate Bush
• Melanie C (Virgin, dropped in 2003)
• John Cale
• Camper Van Beethoven (Virgin America)
• Captain (EMI Records)
• Cass Phang (EMI Music Hong Kong)
• Crookers
• Mariah Carey (Virgin, 2001–2002)
• Pat Carl
• Belinda Carlisle (Virgin, 1993 & 1996)
• Kim Carnes
• Carpark North
• Hayko Cepkin (EMI Turkey/Kent)
• Ruben Chacon (Capitol)
• The Chemical Brothers (Virgin)
• Chiddy Bang (Parlophone)
• Chingy (Parlophone/Capitol, left in 2007)
• Chumbawamba (EMI)
• Anne Clark (EMI UK) 1982-1994
• Classics IV
• Claytown Troupe (EMI USA/UK) 1991–1992
• George Clinton
• Joe Cocker (Parlophone)
• Cockney Rejects (EMI & EMI Zonophone)
• Coldplay (Parlophone/Capitol)
• Phil Collins
• Conor Maynard (Parlophone)
• The Colour (Rethink)
• The Concretes (Astralwerks)
• Elvis Costello
• Graham Coxon (Parlophone)
• DJ Crazy Toones (Lench Mob Records)
• Creamy (EMI Music Denmark)
• Crowded House (Capitol)
• Myriam Montemayor Cruz
• Daft Punk (Virgin)
• The Dandy Warhols (Parlophone/Capitol)
• The Decemberists (Capitol)
• Delirious? (Sparrow)
• The Departure (Parlophone)
• Depeche Mode (Mute, Capitol/Virgin US until 2012)
• Design (Regal Zonophone/EMI)
• Device (Chrysalis)
• Dewa 19 (EMI Music Hong Kong/Indonesia/Arka Music)
• Dewi Dewi (EMI/Arka Music Indonesia)
• Ahmad Dhani(EMI/Arka Music Indonesia)
• Dirty Vegas (Parlophone)
• The Divine Comedy (Parlophone)
• Doughboy (Lench Mob Records)
• Doves (Heavenly)
• Dubstar (Food)
• The Duke Spirit (Heavenly)
• Duran Duran (Harvest/Capitol/EMI)
• Sheena Easton
• Anthonia Edwards
• Taron Egerton
• The Elkcloner
• Electric Light Orchestra (Harvest, left in 1973)
• Eloy (Harvest/Electrola/EMI, left in 1984)
• Elva Hsiao (Virgin Music Taiwan/EMI Music Taiwan)
• Shawn Emanuel (EMI Music, left in 2007)
• Empire (Parlophone)
• Enigma (Virgin)
• Erasure (Mute)
• Eric Johnson (Vortexan)
• Eternal (left in 2000)
• Euphoria (EMI Australia)
• Exaltasamba
• Faith Evans (Capitol)
• Evanescence (Wind-Up Records)
• Everclear (Capitol, left in 2004)
• Exodus (Capitol)
• Ezequielized Odyssey
• Faker (Capitol)
• Falco
• Fairuz (EMI Arabia)
• Fatboy Slim (Astralwerks)
• Kevin Federline (Federation Records)
• Tiziano Ferro (EMI Music Italy)
• Fey (EMI Music/Capitol)
• Neil Finn (Parlophone)
• Fire 12
• Fischerspooner
• Five Finger Death Punch
• The Flowers (EMI Music China)
• Jo FloWroshus (Capitol/EMI/History Makerz)
• Foo Fighters (Roswell/Parlophone/Capitol, left in 1999)
• Michael Franti and Spearhead (Parlophone)
• The J. Geils Band
• The Generators (Orlando, Florida version)
• Debbie Gibson (SBK, 1995, left after one album)
• David Gilmour (EMI/Columbia)
• Gary Glitter
• Goldfrapp (Mute)
• Diego González
• Gorillaz (Parlophone)
• Edyta Górniak (from 1996, moved to Virgin in 2002, dropped in 2004)
• Gouge (EMI, Robyn Godfrey-Cass signing in 1996, 5 album deal, after leaving indie label Fluffy Bunny)
• Grand Avenue
• Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol)
• Amy Grant (Sparrow/EMI/Capitol Christian Group, signed in 2007 after leaving Warner/Word/Curb)
• Great White (Capitol)
• David Guetta (Astralwerks)
• G-Unit (G-Unit/EMI)
• Adrian Gurvitz (RAK)
• Geri Halliwell (Capitol/Virgin/Innocent, contract finished in 2005)
• Hallway Productions (Lench Mob Records)
• Ed Harcourt (Heavenly)
• Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (now part of Parlophone; catalogue moved to Chrysalis)
• George Harrison (Parlophone/Apple)
• Corey Hart (Capitol/EMI America/Manhattan) (outside Canada)
• Nazia Hassan
• Zohaib Hassan
• Mike Hawkins (Virgin / EMI DK)
• Richard Hawley (Mute)
• Oliver Haze
• Heart (Capitol)
• Heroes del Silencio
• Honey Bane (Zonophone)
• Jake Hook (EMI Music Publishing)
• Jeffrey Hooper
• Hot Chip
• Hot Chocolate (RAK)
• Houston (singer) (Capitol)
• Stanley Huang (Virgin Music Chinese/Capitol Music Taiwan)
• Hurt
• Ice Cube (Lench Mob Records)
• Idlewild (Parlophone, left in 2005)
• Interpol (Capitol/Parlophone, UK)
• Iron Maiden (EMI, Harvest/Capitol US 1980–1990, 1993–1995, currently on Universal Music Group in North America)
• Alan Jackson (EMI Nashville)
• Janet Jackson (Virgin, completed contract and left in 2006)
• Jay Chou (Virgin)
• Jaguares (EMI)
• Jessica Simpson (Primary Wave)
• Mulan Jameela (EMI Music Indonesia)
• Duncan James (Innocent/Virgin)
• Jane's Addiction (Parlophone/Capitol)
• Matthew Jay
• Pepe Jaramillo (EMI)
• Jean Michel Jarre (from August 2007 until 2012)
• Dr. John (Parlophone)
• Norah Jones (Parlophone/Blue Note/Capitol)
• Junior Senior
• Junoon
• Kajagoogoo (Parlophone)
• Laura Michelle Kelly (Angel)
• Kenna
• Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Real World)
• Killa Mike (EMI)
• King Biscuit Time (Regal)
• Kings of Convenience
• The Knack (Capitol)
• Beverley Knight (Parlophone)
• Jordan Knight
• Korn (Virgin, left and are now independent)
• Kraftwerk (EMI/Capitol since 1975, Astralwerks US as of 2001; Mute Europe as of 2009)
• Leo Ku (Gold Label)
• Kudai (Capitol)
• Kyla (EMI Philippines)
• Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville)
• Cristy Lane
• Marit Larsen (Virgin, former M2M)
• David Lasley
• LCD Soundsystem
• Legião Urbana
• John Lennon (Parlophone/Apple)
• LeToya (Noontime/Capitol)
• Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis Records)
• Libera
• Little River Band (EMI Australia/Harvest, then Capitol; until 1986)
• Alex Lloyd (left in 2004)
• Justin Lo (Gold Label)
• Loane (Virgin/EMI Music France)
• Lolene (Capitol/EMI)
• Lollipop (EMI Capitol Taiwan)
• Los Mismos (left in 2001)
• Ruth Lorenzo (EMI/Virgin, May 2009)
• Louise (left in December 2001)
• Love is All (Parlophone, one album^[1])
• M2M (under negotiation for a reunion album)
• Madredeus
• Mae (Capitol)
• The Magic Numbers (Heavenly)
• Maids of Gravity (Virgin/Vernon Yard)
• Die Mannequin
• Manowar (left after two weeks)
• Marillion
• Marinella
• Lene Marlin (Virgin)
• Junior Martinez (EMI UK)
• Richard Marx (EMI USA/Manhattan/Capitol)
• Willy Mason (Astralwerks)
• Abraham Mateo (EMI Spain)
• Keiko Matsui (Narada)
• Paul McCartney (Parlophone/Capitol/Apple). Left in 2007. Owns solo back catalogue rights, which were licensed to Concord Music Group in 2010^[2] and transferred to Capitol in 2016.
• McFly (Super)
• Megadeth (Capitol)
• Meat Loaf (Virgin Records) One album: Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose
• Memorain (EMI Greece, contract finished in 2010)
• George Michael (Virgin) 1996–1999. Owned solo back catalogue rights from that time, which were licensed to Sony Music Entertainment in 2008.
• Michael Learns to Rock (EMI Denmark/Medley)
• Mina
• Kylie Minogue (Parlophone)
• Rickey Montena
• Mandy Moore (The Firm Music)
• Morrissey (His Master's Voice/Parlophone)
• Bob Mould (Virgin)
• Mud (RAK)
• Róisín Murphy
• The Music (Hut)
• Na Ying
• Naast
• Nachlader
• Kary Ng (Gold Label)
• Nickelback (Canada only)
• Martin Nievera (EMI Philippines)
• Nine Times Bodyweight
• O'G3NE (EMI Netherlands)
• Oh Land
• Omarion (EMI/StarWorld Entertainment/T.U.G.)
• One More Girl
• Operator Please (Virgin)
• Orbital (EMI –one album Octane (OST), released separately from their catalogue with FFRR/London Records)
• Stacie Orrico (Virgin)
• Beth Orton (1996–2005 Heavenly, 2005–present)
• Otep (Capitol)
• Fito Páez (left; now with Warner/Sony Music)
• Papa VS Pretty (Peace + Riot)
• Sabri brothers
• Sarina Paris (EMI Italy)
• Jennylyn Mercado (EMI Philippines)
• Katy Perry (Parlophone/Capitol)
• Pet Shop Boys (Parlophone/EMI) (left March 2013; now with x2/Kobalt Label Services) (return 2017-present catalogue: 1985-2012)
• Liz Phair (Capitol)
• Poison (Capitol/Enigma)
• Power Francers (EMI Italy)
• Prefab Sprout (EMI Liberty, 2001–present)
• Maxi Priest (Relentless)
• Prime Circle (EMI South Africa)
• Los Prisioneros
• Professor Green (Virgin)
• Osvaldo Pugliese (EMI-Odeon)
• Suzi Quatro (RAK)
• Queen (Parlophone/EMI/Capitol/Hollywood Records) (left in 2011)
• Queensrÿche (EMI) (left in 1997)
• R.E.M. (I.R.S./EMI, left in 1988)
• Radar
• Radiohead (Parlophone/Capitol, contract finished as of 2003)
• Rascals (Virgin/EMI)
• Ricki-Lee
• Corinne Bailey Rae
• Raekwon
• Raining Pleasure (Capitol/Blue Note)
• Marion Raven (former M2M, Capitol as of 2008)
• RBD
• Red Hot Chili Peppers (left; now with Warner)
• Helen Reddy
• Relient K (Capitol/Gotee)
• Gracie Rivera
• Kenny Rogers (Liberty)
• Roll Deep (Relentless)
• The Rolling Stones (Virgin, left in 2008)
• Sigur Rós
• Diana Ross (Capitol/EMI, outside USA/Canada, 1981–present)
• Vasco Rossi (EMI Italy)
• Sakis Rouvas (Minos EMI Greece)
• Roxette (EMI Svenska AB)
• Rappin P (EMI/Capitol)
• Röyksopp
• Rodney Rude (EMI Australia)
• Rucka Rucka Ali (Pinegrove/Capitol)
• Ruslana
• Deric Ruttan (EMI Canada)
• Lee Ryan (Virgin)
• Samestate (EMI/Sparrow)
• Sandy Lam (Virgin Music Hong Kong)
• Satyricon
• Mose Scarlett (EMI Canada)
• Scotty Boy and the James Kennedys (EMI Washington)
• S.H.E (EMI Music China)
• Sara Tunes
• Sarah Chen
• Salmonella Dub (EMI New Zealand 1994–)
• Scorpions (Harvest/Electrola, Europe)
• Dan Seals (Capitol/Liberty)
• Jay Sean (Relentless)
• Bob Seger (Capitol)
• Selena (EMI Latin)
• The Sex Pistols (Virgin/EMI, September to December 1976)
• Silent Running
• Shazza
• Shaye (EMI Canada)
• Shenandoah (Liberty/Capitol/Free Falls/Cumberland Road)
• SHINee (EMI Music Japan)
• Show Lo (EMI Taiwan)
• Show-Ya (Eastworld/EMI Music Japan, left in 1990)
• The Sleepy Jackson (Capitol)
• The Smashing Pumpkins (Caroline/Virgin/Hut, contract finished in 2001, signed with Reprise Records in 2007, went independent in 2008, re-signed to EMI in 2011)
• The Smiths
• Snoop Dogg
• The Sonic Hearts
• Soprano (EMI France)
• Sparklehorse (Parlophone)
• Spice Girls (Virgin)
• Ringo Starr (Parlophone/Apple, left in 1976)
• Starsailor
• Stereo (EMI Music Netherlands)
• Steriogram
• Angus & Julia Stone (EMI Australia/Flock UK)
• Joss Stone (Relentless)
• The Stranglers
• Nicholas Strunk (NICKhilton Entertainment)
• Stefanie Sun (Capitol Music Taiwan)
• Super Monkey's (EMI Music Japan)
• Supergrass (Parlophone)
• Aleks Syntek
• T-ara (EMI Music Japan)
• T.O.Y.
• T. Rex (Regal Zonophone/Fly/EMI)
• Talk Talk (Parlophone/EMI)
• Talking Heads (EMI, outside USA/Canada, 1984–1991)
• Tamta
• Stephy Tang (Gold Label)
• David Tao (EMI Music Taiwan)
• Tasmin Archer
• A Taste of Honey (Capitol)
• The Tea Party
• Telepopmusik
• Tinie Tempah (Parlophone)
• Tension (band) (EMI Music Taiwan)
• Nicholas Teo (Virgin Music Chinese)
• Tha Trap (Lench Mob Records)
• Thalía (Virgin left in 2008 now with Sony Music)
• This World Fair (Rethink)
• Lynda Thomas (Capitol)
• Richard Thompson (Capitol)
• Toxic Kompulsion
• Trina (Slip-N-Slide/DP Entertainment)
• Troy Ave. (EMI/Capitol)
• Troye Sivan (EMI/Capitol)^[3]
• Jolin Tsai (EMI/Capitol Taiwan, left in 2008)
• KT Tunstall (Relentless/Virgin)
• Grzegorz Turnau (Zaiks/BIEM) (Poland)
• Tina Turner (Parlophone/Capitol)
• Twista (Get Money Gang Entertainment/EMI/Capitol)
• Keith Urban (Capitol Nashville)
• Hikaru Utada
• Lim Hyung Joo (2006–2007)
• Valen Hsu
• Van Hunt
• Vanilla Ice (SBK, 1990–1994)
• The Verve (Hut/Virgin/EMI/Parlophone)
• Zhao Wei (Virgin Music Chinese)
• Vincent Vincent and the Villains
• The Vines
• Vinnie Vincent Invasion (Chrysalis/Capitol)
• Vixen (EMI USA/Manhattan)
• Vodka Collins
• W.A.S.P. (Capitol)
• Waltari
• Watershed (South African band) (EMI South Africa)
• WC (Lench Mob Records)
• Simon Webbe (Innocent/Virgin)
• Matt White
• The White Stripes
• Whitesnake (EMI Records, outside USA/Canada)
• Robbie Williams (Chrysalis/EMI)
• Wilson Phillips (SBK, 1990–1993)
• Wizzard (Harvest)
• Fann Wong (EMI Taiwan, 1997–2000)
• Faye Wong
• Roy Wood (Harvest)
• Wrecktangle(EMI Canada)
• X Japan (USA only, until 2012)
• XX Teens (Mute)
• Rainie Yang (EMI Taiwan)
• Tony Yayo (G-Unit/EMI)
• You Me At Six (Virgin)
• Young Maylay (Lench Mob Records)
• Bertine Zetlitz
• Peggy Zina (Minos EMI Greece)
• Zona Boy And Co. (EMI UK)
• Goldfish (EMI Music Netherlands)
• The Moonlighters (Capitol)
• Hashtag (Capitol)
• F.L.Y. (Capitol)
• RENEE (EMI Latin/UMG)

Classical[edit]

Classical musicians exclusively or chiefly associated with EMI (on EMI Classics, Angel, HMV and/or Columbia labels)

• Roberto Alagna
• Leif Ove Andsnes
• Victoria de los Ángeles
• Agustin Anievas
• Helena Blagne
• Linda Brava
• Olaf Bär
• Sir John Barbirolli
• Sir Thomas Beecham
• Ian Bostridge
• Sir Adrian Boult
• Dennis Brain
• Maria Callas
• Nazzareno Carusi
• Enrico Caruso
• Natalie Dessay
• Jacqueline du Pré
• Sir Edward Elgar
• Fairuz
• Mariss Jansons
• Herbert von Karajan (notably in the 1950s)
• Rudolf Kempe
• Nigel Kennedy
• Otto Klemperer
• Umm Kulthum
• Trey Chui-yee Lee
• Dinu Lipatti
• Elizabeth Marvelly
• Yehudi Menuhin
• Sabine Meyer
• Riccardo Muti
• Simon O'Neill
• Antonio Pappano
• Itzhak Perlman
• Blair Ellis Robertson
• Sir Simon Rattle
• Wolfgang Sawallisch
• Artur Schnabel
• Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
• Maxim Vengerov
• Sir William Walton
• Franz Welser-Möst

See also[edit]

• EMI
• List of EMI labels

References[edit]