| KELLYROWLAND | Singer formerly with Destiny's Child (5,7) |
| SHEILAE | Percussionist-singer (formerly with Prince) who had a Top Ten hit with "The Glamorous Life" in 1984 |
| EWEN | Singer formerly with band Sugababes, Jade ---- (4) |
| NELSON | Jesy - - -, singer formerly with Little Mix (6) |
| HARRY | - - - Styles, singer formerly with One Direction, pictured above (5) |
| LOUISE | Singer formerly with Eternal (6) |
| SOMERVILLE | Jimmy ___, singer formerly with the Communards (10) |
| WILLIAMS | Robbie ___, singer formerly with Take That (8) |
| ALESHADIXON | Singer, formerly with Mis-Teeq, and Britain's Got Talent judge (6,5) |
| OLLYWOODBURN | Exeter Chiefs rugby union wing/centre formerly with Bath Rugby |
| KEITHJARRETT | Pennsylvania-born jazz pianist formerly with the Charles Lloyd Quartet (5,7) |
| ENYA | Singer formerly of the group Clannad |
| SCYLLA | Liverpudlian singer formerly said to be a nymph (6) |
| SHAKIRA | Colombian singer formerly a coach on 'The Voice' |
| JLO | Singer formerly married to Marc Anthony, for short: 2 wds. |
| CHISHOLM | Singer formerly nicknamed Sporty Spice, Melanie -------- (8) |
| CHER | Singer, formerly Mrs Bono |
| CASTRATO | A guitar in care of a singer, formerly (8) |
| PAYNE | Singer formerly in boy band One Direction, Liam ----- (5) |
| TRENT | US singer formerly known as Terence ----- D'Arby (5) |
