| READER | Eddi, Scottish singer/songwriter who fronted the folk and soft rock band Fairground Attraction (6) |
| DONCOVAY | R&B singer/songwriter who fronted The Goodtimers |
| TOPRANKS | "It is such fun to fool the folks / And make them butts of harmless jokes ..." |
| HOLDER | English singer and musician who fronted the rock band Slade from 1966 to 1992 (5,6) |
| EASTON | Sheena, Scottish singer/songwriter who sang the theme tune to For Your Eyes Only (6) |
| LENNOX | Annie, Scottish singer/ songwriter who formed pop duo Eurythmics with Dave Stewart (6) |
| JARVIS | Sheffield-born singer who fronted the band Pulp, _ Cocker (6) |
| COCKER | Jarvis _, radio DJ who fronted the Britpop band Pulp (6) |
| CROFTS | Seals and - (soft rock duo) |
| GENRES | Funk, blues and soft rock, e.g. |
| NELSON | Jesy, ex-Little Mix member who fronted the 2019 documentary Odd One Out (6) |
| YENTOB | Alan ---, BBC executive who fronted the series Imagine (6) |
| SMOKEY | Robinson who fronted the Miracles |
| ANNIELENNOX | Scottish singer-songwriter who fronted new wave band the Tourists |
| LIAM | ____ Gallagher, English singer/songwriter who fronted rock bands Oasis and Beady Eye (4) |
| BOLAN | Marc, English singer/songwriter who fronted rock band T. Rex (5) |
| ERROL | ____ Brown, Jamaican-born singer/songwriter who fronted soul and funk band Hot Chocolate (5) |
| EDDI | Scottish singer-songwriter who came to fame with Fairground Attraction (4,6) |
| SANDE | Emeli ___, Scottish singer/ songwriter who performed at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics (5) |
| PAULCARRACK | Singer/songwriter who fronted Ace, and whose tenth studio album was Winter Wonderland (aka A Soulful Christmas) (4,7) |