| ELTONJOHN | English singer-songwriter and pianist whose hits include Your Song and Candle in the Wind |
| ELTON | Sir - - - John, Pinner-born singer whose hits include Rocket Man and Candle in the Wind (5) |
| NEILSEDAKA | US singer and pianist whose hits include Calendar Girl, Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen and Breaking Up is Hard to Do (4,6) |
| BDAY | Cause for cake and candles, in brief |
| LITTLERICHARD | American singer and pianist whose hits included Tutti Frutti (6,7) |
| LAURA | American singer-songwriter and pianist whose albums include Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (5,4) |
| NYRO | American singer-songwriter and pianist whose albums include Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (5,4) |
| BILLYJOEL | Singer/songwriter and pianist whose albums include The Stranger and 52nd Street (5,4) |
| TORI | US singer-songwriter and pianist whose albums include the UK No. 1 Under the Pink (1994) (4,4) |
| AMOS | US singer-songwriter and pianist whose albums include the UK No. 1 Under the Pink (1994) (4,4) |
| TORIAMOS | American singer-songwriter and pianist whose real first names are Myra Ellen (4,4) |
| SEDAKA | Neil, singer/songwriter and pianist born in 1939, whose hit songs include Calendar Girl (6) |
| DELTAGOODREM | Australian singer, songwriter and pianist and one-time Neighbours actress (5,7) |
| HAZELOCONNOR | English singer-songwriter and actress whose hit singles include Eighth Day and Will You |
| NAIL | Jimmy, English singer-songwriter and actor who played the title role in the TV police procedural Spender (4) |
| BENJAMINBRITTEN | English composer, conductor, and pianist whose works include The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra |
| NINA | ____ Simone, singer-songwriter and pianist born in 1933 (4) |
| THERANGE | Backing band for U.S. singer/songwriter and pianist Bruce Hornsby (3,5) |
| CHARLES | Ray _, American singer, songwriter and pianist; pioneer of soul music (7) |
| GARETH | _ _ _ _ _ _ Gates, English singer/songwriter and runner-up on the first series of Pop Idol in 2002 (6) |
