A singer is a person who sings, especially professionally. The music business is one of the most competitive markets in the world. Some musicians have successfully managed to stay under the spotlight for years, some even decades. Here is the list of the top 20 most popular singers in the world in 2021.
1.The Weeknd
The Weeknd, byname of Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, (born February 16, 1990, Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Canadian rhythm-and-blues singer and songwriter. When he was in grade 11, he quit school and left home, devoting himself to unbridled partying. Tesfaye eventually landed a job at American Apparel and at the same time began writing songs. In 2021, The Weeknd won the foremost 10 Billboard Music Awards, and 5 iHeartRadio Music Awards, including Top Artist of the Year, making him the most popular singer in the world. Starting his career with some mixtapes, he soon achieved the highest order of fame in the commercial platforms. His albums touch the heart of millions of people, his dark and romantic touch brings out the most vulnerable of us. Some of Weeknd’s most successful albums are Beauty Behind the Madness, Starboy, etc. One of the highest record-selling musicians of all time is devoted to making good music and spreading the message of love. In 2012, he signed with Republic Records and re-released the mixtapes in the compilation album, Trilogy.
2.Justin Beiber
Justin Drew Bieber was born on March 1, 1994 in London, Ontario, Canada. Bieber was raised by a single mother in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, and as a child he learned to play the drums, the piano, the guitar, and the trumpet. His mother uploaded his local competition video and other homemade videos, in which Bieber sang popular rhythm-and-blues (R&B) songs and occasionally accompanied himself on acoustic guitar, and they soon attracted attention beyond their originally intended audience. The 16-year old singer’s debut album My Life 2.0 made him the youngest to get on top of the Billboard 200. His success only got piled up over time. Some of the most popular pop songs like”Cold Water”, “Let Me Love You”, “I’m the One” belongs to him. The winner of two Grammys, a record of 21 MTV Europe Music Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, 18 American Music Awards, has released 6 albums so far and with the last one Justice released in 2021. Besides being one of the most famous singers in the world, Justin is also a prominent fashion figure with an appreciation for tattoos.
3.Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell was born on December 18, 2001 in Los Angeles, California. Belonging to a family of musicians, she was destined to make a career in performing arts. Her parents, Maggie Baird and Patrick O’Connell, were longtime actors. Eilish is an American singer and songwriter. The song was written and produced by her brother, Finneas O’Connell, with whom she frequently collaborates on music and in live shows. songwriter Billie Eilish became a pop superstar by way of her distinctive musical and fashion sensibilities and songs like “Ocean Eyes,” “Bad Guy” and “Therefore I Am.” Billie Eilish is the latest addition to the list of prominent celebrities in the music industry. The blasting 2001-born newcomer has released singles like “Everything I Wanted” accumulating billions of views. She is one of the very few singers of her generation with near 100 million Insta followers. People first discovered Billie on Soundcloud and once she signed up with Inter scope Records, songs like “Bad Guy” received millions and billions of views and streaming all over the world. The singer who has received 7 Grammys before touching 20, surely has what it takes to become a legendary musician.
4.Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande-Butera was born on June 26, 1993 in in Boca Raton, Florida and she is an American singer and actress. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including two Grammy Awards, one Brit Award, two Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, nine MTV Video Music Awards, and 27 Guinness World Records. Grande has sold more than 85 million units in the US, and each of her studio albums has been certified platinum or more by the Recording Industry Association of America. She has been included on Time’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world (2016 and 2019) and the Forbes Celebrity 100 (2019–2020); additionally, she was named Woman of the Year (2018), the greatest pop star of 2019, and the most accomplished female artist to debut in the 2010s by Billboard. Starting her career around 2013, the singer has so far released 6 albums with the latest one Positions being released in 2020. Grande well known for her steadfast stand in social issues is often included in the most influential person list of magazines like Time and Forbes. Billboard named Ariana Woman of the Year in 2018. Her first big break came in 2008 when the 15-year-old landed the role of Charlotte in the Broadway production of 13, a play focusing on life growing up in New York City.
5.Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran was born on February 17, 1991, in Halifax, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom. Ed Sheeran is a singer/songwriter who began playing guitar at a young age and soon after started writing his own songs. When he was just a teenager, he moved to London to pursue his music, and his outpouring of creativity added up to several early EPs and hundreds of live shows. Drawing attention for his online performances, Sheeran hit No. 1 on the iTunes chart before he ever signed with a record label. Since signing with Atlantic, Sheeran has sold millions of records and won Grammys for hits like “Thinking Out Loud” and “Shape of You,” as well as his 2018 album. His long list of awards includes four Grammy, an MBE from the British Royal Family, and the second in the list of most-streamed singers on Spotify. Sheeran has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the world’s best-selling music artists. He has 84.5 million RIAA-certified units in the US,[7] and two of his albums are in the list of the best-selling albums in UK chart history. His nickname was Teddy and he is a big fan of animals.
6.Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989 and she is an American singer-songwriter. Her narrative songwriting, which is often inspired by her personal experiences. She has received widespread media coverage and critical praise. 11-times Grammy winner’s playfield includes pop, electropop, alternative pop, etc. The musical powerhouse released two albums in 2020, Folklore and Evermore. The tremendously successful album duo brought Taylor a Grammy and Real Estate on top of the Billboard 200 chart. The legendary singer never ceases to surprise her fans. Taylor started her career experimenting with country songs in her album of 2006. At the young age of nine, Taylor Swift worked in musical theater. This allowed her to perform in the Berks Youth Theatre Academy productions four different times. She was the youngest country artist to write a number one song. Taylor Swift Swift wrote her “Our Song.” only whan she was14 years old. In 2005 to become a country music singer. Taylor Swift the princess of pop music and her performance is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. She has a great experience that helped shape her stage presence. Her inspiration was Shania Twain.
7.Selena Gomez
Marie Gomez was born on July 22, 1992, Grand Prairie, Texas, U.S. Selena Gomez has become one of today’s rising young stars. She’s an actress and recording artist and is most widely known for her starring role as Alex Russo on Disney Channel’s Wizards of Waverly Place. She is the daughter of Mandy Teefey and Ricardo Gomez. Her mother is of part Italian ancestry, and her father is of Mexican descent. The girl from Texas started her career in a TV show, The Wizards of the Waverly Place. Her first acting role was as “Gianna” in the popular ’90s children’s television show Barney & Friends (1992), alongside Demi Lovato from 2002-2004. Gomez also had roles in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003), Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005), and House Broken (2006). In 2009, Gomez released her first album with her band called “Selena Gomez & the Scene,” which ranked #9 on the Billboard 200 album charts. While producing great music and performing in TV shows, Selena has worked in several movies including “Another Cinderella Story”, “Monte Carlo”, and “A Rainy Day in New York”. Out of her three solo albums, Stars Dance, Revival, Rare, each of them has taken her to another level making her one of the most popular female singers of our generation. The singer was named Billboard Women of the Year in 2017. Selena became the youngest ambassador to UNICEF in 2009 at age of 17.
8.Zayn Malik
Zayn Malik was born on 12th January 1993 in Bradford,West Yorkshire, England and brought up in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Born and raised in Bradford, Malik auditioned as a solo contestant for the British music competition The X Factor in 2010. He is of English and Pakistani descent. After being eliminated as a solo performer, Malik was brought back into the competition, along with four other contestants, to form the boy band One Direction, which went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. Malik left the group in March 2015 and subsequently signed a solo recording contract with RCA Records. Zayn Malik has stated that he started taking pride in his appearance after moving schools at the age of twelve, and as a teenager he took performing arts courses and appeared in school productions. The lead single, “What Makes You Beautiful”, was an international commercial success, reaching number one in the UK and number four in the US. The former member of One Direction has released three albums so far. He has won American Music Award and an MTV Video Music Award for his song. Zayn’s solo career started in 2015 when he left the boy band and joined the RCA records. Since then it has always been an upward curve. The former member of One Direction has released three albums so far. He has won American Music Award and an MTV Video Music Award for his song.
9.Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa was born on 22 August 1995, in London and she is an English singer and songwriter. After working as a model, she signed with Warner Bros. Records in 2014 and released her eponymous debut album in 2017. The album peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart and yielded eight singles, including “Be the One”, “IDGAF”, and the UK number-one single “New Rules”, which also peaked at number six in the US. The album has been certified platinum in numerous countries worldwide and won Lipa the Brit Awards for British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act in 2018. Her first album, Dua Lipa, came out in 2017. Got to number three on the UK albums chart, topped the UK singles chart, even won a couple of Brit Awards. Having successfully established her name in the industry, Dua has so far released only two albums. Second, Future Nostalgia became an international success in 15 countries. Dua won the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album for the album. The rising star released several hits in 2021. Dua’s father, Dukagjin Lipa, runs in the music industry too as a musician and founder of a festival called Sunny Hill Festival in Kosovo. Judging by his Instagram feed, we reckon he’s Dua’s biggest fan. She is one of the frontrunners to record the theme song of an upcoming James Bond movie. She was influenced by her singer father, even though she was not pressurized to become a singer.
10.Adam Levine
The lead singer of the band Maroon 5, is one of the most popular pop stars of our time. Maroon 5 has been on the top of pop bands since they started in the early 2000s. Songs like “Girls Like You”, “Payphone”, and “Memories” are crushing it even today, and to speak of the man behind the voice, his talents are too many to describe. Besides being a singer, Adam is also a successful entrepreneur running a music instrument brand and some other businesses. Adam Levine is an American musician, actor, and lead singer of the band Maroon 5. He was born Adam Noah Levine, on March 18th, 1979, in Los Angeles, California, to Fred Levine and Patsy Levine. Adam Levine has been a recurring character on American Horror Story since 2012, a TV show. Adam Levine started a menswear line with K-Mart. Adam Levine says that his mother’s musical tastes when he was growing up influenced his career. He listened to The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, and Simon & Garfunkel. Adam Levine says his interest in music began when he was about ten years old when he fell in love with playing guitar. Adam Levine has worked on other artists’ albums including those by Kanye West, Natasha Bedingfield, and Alicia Keys. His favorite musicians are Prince and Stevie Wonder. He refers to Stevie Wonder as ‘spiritual leader’.
