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* ''a''-h''a'': 1988 * Russ Abbot: 1988 *Three Aberdonians: 1938 * Philip Achille: 2007 *The Acrobats: 1984 * Adam and the Ants: 1981 * Edie Adams: 1962 * Tony Adams: 1982 *Errol Addison: 1932 * Adele: 2010 *Jules Adrian: 1945 *African Footprint: 2000 *Max Again: 1970 * Roberto Alagna: 1998 * Terry Alderton: 1999 *Charles Aldrich: 1912 * Michael Aldridge: 1955 (London) *Aleggria House Troupe: 1997 *Peter Alex-Newton: 1985 *Fred Allandale: 1921 *

Chesney Allen William Ernest Chesney Allen (5 April 1894 – 13 November 1982) was a popular English entertainer of the Second World War period. He is best remembered for his double act with Bud Flanagan, Flanagan and Allen. Life and career Allen was bo ...

: 1951, 1954, 1980 * Les Allen: 1938 * Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass: 1969 *The Amandis: 1955 (Blackpool) *Scott Ambler: 1997 *Shirley Ambrose: 1958 *

Stephen K. Amos Stephen Kehinde Amos (born 3 December 1967) is a British stand-up comedian and television personality. A regular on the international comedy circuit, he is known for including his audience members during his shows. He began his career as a co ...

: 2007 *

Anastacia Anastacia Lyn Newkirk ( ; born September 17, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter and former dancer. Her first two albums '' Not That Kind'' (2000) and '' Freak of Nature'' (2001) were released in quick succession to major success. Spurred o ...

: 2002, 2009 * Clive Anderson: 1994 *

Moira Anderson Moira Anderson (born 5 June 1938) is a Scottish singer. Life and career Moira Anderson was born on 5 June 1938 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. She was educated at Lenzie Academy, She then attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Mu ...

: 1969, 1978, 1982 *Victor Andre: 1928 * Eamonn Andrews: 1953 *

Julie Andrews Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Fi ...

: 1948, 1958, 1977 *Brian Andro: 1984 * Paul Anka: 1977 *Josephine Anne: 1955 (Blackpool) *'' Annie - the Musical'': 1998, 2017 *The cast of ''

Animal Crackers An animal cracker is a particular type of cracker, baked in the shape of an animal, usually an animal either at a zoo or a circus, such as a lion, a tiger, a bear, or an elephant. The most common variety is light-colored and slightly sweet, but ...

'': 1998 *Antonio and his Spanish Ballet Company: 1958 *The Argentine Gauchos: 1989 * Armstrong and Miller: 2008 *Rob Ashley: 1938 *The Seven Ashtons: 1949 * Arthur Askey: 1946, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1955 (Blackpool), 1957, 1959, 1968, 1978, 1980 * Michael Aspel: 1985 *The Three Astaires: 1947 *A.C. Astor: 1928 * Eileen Atkins: 1984 *Rosalind Atkinson: 1938 *

Rowan Atkinson Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He played the title roles on the sitcoms '' Blackadder'' (1983–1989) and ''Mr. Bean'' (1990–1995), and the film series ''Johnny English'' (2003–201 ...

: 1980, 1990 *

Richard Attenborough Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, (; 29 August 192324 August 2014) was an English actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur. He was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Televisio ...

: 1955 (London), 1990 * Winifred Atwell: 1952, 1957 *Madge Aubrey: 1932 *The Nine Avalons: 1945 *The cast of ''

Avenue Q ''Avenue Q'' is a musical comedy featuring puppets and human actors with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and book by Jeff Whitty. It won Best Musical, Book, and Score at the 2004 Tony Awards. The show's format is a parody of PBS' ...

'': 2006 * Pam Ayres: 1977 * Charles Aznavour: 1975

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* B*Witched: 1998 *''

Babes on Broadway ''Babes on Broadway'' is a 1941 American musical film starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland and directed by Busby Berkeley, with Vincente Minnelli directing Garland's big solo numbers. The film, which features Fay Bainter and Virginia Weidler ...

'': 1985 *

Burt Bacharach Burt Freeman Bacharach ( ; born May 12, 1928) is an American composer, songwriter, record producer and pianist who composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. A six-time Gra ...

: 1963 *Vernel Bagneris: 1981 *Alan Bailey: 1947 * Jim Bailey: 1992 *Cecil Bainbridge: 1923 * Josephine Baker: 1974 * Kenny Ball: 1961, 1978 * Michael Ball: 1989, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2007 * Kaye Ballard: 1950 * Scottish Ballet: 1978 * Bananarama: 1988 *Band of the Training Ship: 1946 *The Band that Jack Built: 1950 * John Barbirolli: 1959 *The Three Barbour Brothers: 1952 *The Barbour Brothers and Jean: 1955 (Blackpool) *Lawrence Barclay: 1933 *

Wilkie Bard Wilkie Bard (born William August Smith) (19 March 1874 – 5 May 1944) was a popular British vaudeville and music hall entertainer and recording artist at the beginning of the 20th century. He is best known for his songs "I Want to Sing in Opera" ...

: 1912 * John Barrowman: 2006, 2008 *

Michael Barrymore Michael Ciaran Parker (born 4 May 1952), known by his stage name Michael Barrymore, is an English actor, comedian and television presenter of game shows and light entertainment programmes on British television in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Th ...

: 1983, 1987, 1993 *Biddy Barton: 1938 *Sam Barton: 1919 *Jack Barty: 1938 * Count Basie and his Orchestra: 1957, 1975 * Alfie Bass: 1959 *

Shirley Bassey Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer. Best known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, Bassey is widely regarded as one of the most popular vocalists ...

: 1961, 1965, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1987, 1994, 2000, 2005, 2014 * The Bachelors: 1964, 1966 *

BBC Northern Dance Orchestra The BBC Northern Dance Orchestra was a big band run by the BBC and formed in 1956 as the successor to the BBC's Northern Variety Orchestra, which had been formed on 1 April 1951. Known to listeners as the NDO, it broadcast on the radio daily, usual ...

: 1959 *Dick Beamish: 1946 * The Beatles: 1963 * Robert Beatty: 1955 (London) *'' The Beautiful Game'': 2000 * Gilbert Bécaud: 1966, 1976 * Daniel Bedingfield: 2003 *

Bee Gees The Bee Gees were a musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were especially successful in popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers in the disco music era in ...

: 1993 * Harry Belafonte: 1977 *Arthur Bell: 1949 *The Bell Ringers: 1984 *The Bells: 1932 * Nicola Benedetti: 2005 * Billy Bennett: 1926, 1933, 1934 * Tony Bennett: 1965, 1994 * Jack Benny: 1950, 1961, 1965 *Barbara Bentham: 1946 *

Michael Bentine Michael Bentine, (born Michael James Bentin; 26 January 1922General Register Office for England and Wales – Birth Register for the March Quarter of 1922, Watford Registration District, Reference 3a 1478, listed as "Michael J. Bentin", mother ...

: 1949 * Dick Bentley: 1954 *The Three Bentley Sisters: 1950 *

George and Bert Bernard George and Bert Bernard, sometimes credited as The Bernard Brothers, were a duo of American comedy dancers and mime artists, who were popular in variety shows from the 1930s to the 1960s. They were in fact unrelated: Bernard Franklin George (July ...

: 1948 *Veit Bethke: 1953 *

Danny Bhoy Danny Bhoy (born Danni Chaudhry) is a Scottish comedian who has performed in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Sweden, and the United States. Early life Bhoy was born in Moffat, Scotland, as one of four children. Danny att ...

: 2003 * Beverley Sisters: 1952, 1958, 1978 * Acker Bilk: 1961, 1978, 1981 *The cast of ''

Billy Billy may refer to: * Billy (name), a name (and list of people with the name) Animals * Billy (dog), a dog breed * Billy (pigeon), awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945 * Billy (pygmy hippo), a pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge * Billy, a youn ...

'': 1975 *'' Billy Elliot the Musical'': 2004 *

Birmingham Royal Ballet Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) is one of the five major ballet companies of the United Kingdom, alongside The Royal Ballet, the English National Ballet, Northern Ballet and Scottish Ballet. Founded as the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet, the company ...

: 1999 *

Cilla Black Priscilla Maria Veronica White (27 May 1943 – 1 August 2015), better known as Cilla Black, was an English singer, actress and television presenter. Championed by her friends the Beatles, Black began her career as a singer in 1963. Her ...

: 1964, 1969, 1993 *Joe Black: 1982 *

Stanley Black Stanley Black OBE (14 June 1913 – 27 November 2002) was an English bandleader, composer, conductor, arranger and pianist. He wrote and arranged many film scores, recording prolifically for the Decca label (including their subsidiaries ''Lond ...

and the Dance Orchestra: 1951 *Tom Blacklock: 1927, 1931 *The Black light theatre of Prague: 1970 * Blackpool Tower Ballet children: 1955 (Blackpool), 1959 *The Blackpool Tower Circusettes: 1948 * Vivian Blaine: 1953 * Joyce Blair: 1982 * Lionel Blair: 1961, 1968, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1990 *Norah Blaney: 1921 *'' Blast! (musical)'': 2000 *Newton Blick: 1955 (London) *The Bluebell Girls: 1967 *

The Bluebells The Bluebells are a Scottish indie pop, indie new wave music, new wave band, active between 1981 and 1986 (later briefly reforming in 1993, 2008–2009, 2011 and 2018). Career The Bluebells performed jangle pop, jangly guitar-based pop not dis ...

: 1986 * Blue Man Group: 2005 * James Blunt: 2007, 2017 * Wally Boag: 1947 * Andrea Bocelli: 1999, 2005 *

Alfie Boe Alfred Giovanni Roncalli Boe (born 29 September 1973) is an English tenor and actor, notably performing in musical theatre. He is best known for his performances as Jean Valjean in the musical ''Les Misérables'' at the Queen's Theatre in Lo ...

: 2010 * The Bogannys: 1912 *

Bolshoi Ballet The Bolshoi Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company based at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. Founded in 1776, the Bolshoi is among the world's oldest ballet companies. In the early 20th century, it came to internatio ...

: 1992 * Michael Bolton: 1997 *''

Bombay Dreams ''Bombay Dreams'' is a Bollywood-themed musical, with music by A. R. Rahman, lyrics by Don Black and the book by Meera Syal and Thomas Meehan, originally produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The London production opened in 2002 and ran for two ...

'': 2002 *Bond the legend: 2002 *

Boney M. Boney M. was a German-Caribbean vocal group that specialized in disco and funk created by German record producer Frank Farian, who was the group's primary songwriter. Originally based in West Germany, the four original members of the group's o ...

: 1979 *

Bon Jovi Bon Jovi is an American Rock music, rock band formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey. It consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarist Phil X, and bassist Hugh McDonald (American musician), Hugh McD ...

: 2007 *The Three Bonos: 1934 * Pat Boone: 1958 * Elayne Boosler: 1989 * Tony Booth: 1972 * Webster Booth: 1945 *David Bor: 1930 * Victor Borge: 1980, 1986, 1996 *Yamil Borges: 2004 *Frank Boston: 1934 * Eve Boswell: 1953 * Patti Boulaye: 1981 *

Matthew Bourne Sir Matthew Christopher Bourne (born 13 January 1960) is an English choreographer whose work includes contemporary dance and dance theatre. Choreographer In 2007, Bourne contemplated a gay version of ''Romeo and Juliet''. Despite the succ ...

's ''

Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoye ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, link=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failur ...

'': 1997 * Simon Bowman: 1985 * Max Boyce: 1978 *

Katie Boyle Caterina Irene Elena Maria Boyle, Lady Saunders (née Imperiali dei Principi di Francavilla; 29 May 1926 – 20 March 2018), usually known as Katie Boyle, was an Italian-born British actress, writer, radio announcer, television personality, gam ...

: 1954 * Boyzone: 1998 *

Melvyn Bragg Melvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg, (born 6 October 1939), is an English broadcaster, author and parliamentarian. He is best known for his work with ITV as editor and presenter of ''The South Bank Show'' (1978–2010), and for the BBC Radio 4 documenta ...

: 1989 * Wilfrid Brambell: 1963 *

Russell Brand Russell Edward Brand (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian and actor known for his flamboyant, loquacious style and manner. Brand has received three British Comedy Awards: Best Newcomer (2006), Best Live Stand-Up (2008), and the award for ...

: 2007 *

Betsy Brantley Betsy Brantley is an American actress. She has appeared in numerous films, plays, and television shows since the early 1980s. Her breakout role was in the 1982 film '' Five Days One Summer'' with Sean Connery. Early years Betsy Brantley was ...

: 1985 *The cast of ''

Bread Bread is a staple food prepared from a dough of flour (usually wheat) and water, usually by baking. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cultures' diet. It is one of the oldest human-made f ...

'': 1988 * Rory Bremner: 1986 *Rose Brennan: 1963 *Gerry Brereton: 1952 *

Bernard Bresslaw Bernard Bresslaw (25 February 193411 June 1993) was a British actor. He is best known as a member of the ''Carry On'' film franchise. Bresslaw also worked on television and stage, did recordings and wrote a series of poetry. Biography Bernard B ...

: 1958 *

Sarah Brightman Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) is an English classical crossover soprano singer, actress and dancer. Brightman began her career as a member of the dance troupe Hot Gossip and released several disco singles as a solo performer. In 1981, ...

: 1985, 1987, 1990 * Alan Brind: 1987 *The British Amateur Gymnastics Team: 1983 * Jon Jon Briones: 2014 * Ronnie Brody: 1955 (London) *Bob Bromley and his puppets: 1946 *Pamela Bromley: 1955 (Blackpool) * June Bronhill: 1958 *Jimmy Brooks: 1957 * Colette Brosset: 1955 (London) * Brotherhood of Man: 1977 *

Sam Browne General Sir Samuel James Browne, (3 October 1824 – 14 March 1901) was a British Indian Army cavalry officer, known best as the creator of the Sam Browne belt. He was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the most prestigious award for gallantry ...

: 1935, 1951 *Barbara Bruce: 1951 * Frank Bruno: 1989 * Dora Bryan: 1959 * Yul Brynner: 1979 * Michael Bublé: 2004, 2009 * Jack Buchanan: 1932, 1954 *

Bucks Fizz Bucks Fizz were a British pop group that achieved success in the 1980s, most notably for winning the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up". The group was formed in January 1981 specifically for the contest and comp ...

: 1982 *Francis Bunn: 1963 *Lillian Burgess: 1926, 1928 *

Alexandra Burke Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke (born 25 August 1988) is a British singer, songwriter and actress. She won the fifth series of the British television series ''The X Factor'' in 2008, and has been signed to Epic Records, RCA Records and Syc ...

: 2009 * George Burns: 1961 *Donald Burr: 1952 *

Geoffrey Burridge Geoffrey Cecil Burridge (4 December 1948 – 30 September 1987) was an English actor noted for his performances in theatre and television. On television, he appeared as Mark Proctor in early episodes of ''Emmerdale Farm'' and is also remembered ...

: 1985 *Reginald Burston: 1945 *Jane Burton: 1958 * Lance Burton: 1989 * Darcey Bussell: 1990, 1996, 2007 * Busted: 2003 *Earnest Butcher: 1922 * Jean Butler: 1999 * Red Buttons: 1979 *Sheila Buxton: 1959 * Max Bygraves: 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1970, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1986 * Douglas Byng: 1955 (London) * Ed Byrne: 1999 * Peter Byrne: 1945 * Jason Byrne: 2006

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* Montserrat Caballé: 1992 *The Cabana Accordion Six: 1946 * Simon Cadell: 1990 * Caesar Twins: 2005 * Marti Caine: 1978, 1979, 1986 * Michael Caine: 1990 *James Cairncross: 1955 (London) * The Cairoli Brothers: 1946 * Charlie Cairoli with Paul: 1955 (Blackpool) * Simon Callow: 1984 *

Eddie Calvert Albert Edward "Eddie" Calvert (15 March 1922 – 7 August 1978) was an English trumpeter, who enjoyed his greatest success in the 1950s. Between 1953 and 1958, Calvert achieved seven instrumental hits on the UK Singles Chart, including two ch ...

: 1954 *

Cambridge Buskers The Cambridge Buskers were a duo of British musicians, whose career began in the late 1970s and were subsequently called The Classic Buskers. They performed classical music humorously using many instruments, costumes and props. Michael Copley an ...

: 1981 *George Cameron: 1952 *Jean Campbell: 1953 * Cannon and Ball: 1987 *Capital Voices: 2004, 2006 *George Carden: 1955 (London) *The George Carden Dancers: 1957, 1958 *The George Carden Ensemble: 1952 * Rudy Cardenas: 1962 * Cardini: 1933 *Odali Careno: 1930 *

George Carl George Carl (7 May 1916 – 1 January 2000) was a "vaudevillian" style comic & clown. Carl was born in Ohio, and he started his comedy career traveling with a variety of circuses during his teenage years. In time, Carl became international ...

: 1974, 1983, 1987 *

Elsie Carlisle Elizabeth 'Elsie' Carlisle (28 January 1896 – 5 September 1977) was a popular English female singer both before and during the British dance band era of the 1920s and 1930s, nicknamed "Radio Sweetheart Number One"; according to AllMusic, she w ...

: 1935 *Henry Carlisle: 1937 *Willie Carlisle: 1947 *The Carmenas: 1965 *George Carney: 1938 *

Kate Carney Kate Carney (born Catherine Mary Pattinson; 15 August 1869 – 1 January 1950) was an English singer and comedian who played the music halls in London. Biography She was born in Southwark, London, in 1869 as Catherine Mary Pattinson.1901 c ...

: 1935, 1938 *Bal Caron Trio: 1966 * Harry Carpenter: 1989 *Carr & Parr: 1926 * Alan Carr: 2005 * Jimmy Carr: 2002, 2004, 2008 *Vikki Carr: 1967 * Pearl Carr: 1953 *

José Carreras Josep Maria Carreras Coll (; born 5 December 1946), better known as José Carreras (, ), is a Spanish operatic tenor who is particularly known for his performances in the operas of Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini. Born in Barcelona, he made his de ...

: 1985 *

Frank Carson Hugh Francis Carson KSG (6 November 1926 – 22 February 2012) was a Northern Irish comedian and actor from Belfast. He was best known for being a regular face on television for many years from the 1970s onwards, appearing in series su ...

: 1986, 1992 *Billy Caryll: 1933 *Jim Casey: 1982 *Billy Castle: 1946 * Roy Castle: 1958, 1959, 1969, 1974, 1982, 1985, 1993 *The cast of ''

Cats The cat (''Felis catus'') is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from the wild members of t ...

'': 1992 *

Peter Cavanagh Peter Joseph Cavanagh (born 14 October 1981) is an English football coach and former player who is currently first-team coach at Plymouth Argyle.https://uk.linkedin.com/in/peter-cavanagh-93817489 Before joining Fleetwood in 2010 he played fo ...

: 1949 *The Cavendish Singers: 1951 *

Christopher Cazenove Christopher de Lerisson Cazenove (17 December 1943 – 7 April 2010) was an English film, television and stage actor. Early life and career He was born Christopher de Lerisson Cazenove, on 17 December 1943, the son of Arnold Cazenove, Brigadie ...

: 1990 *Julia Channing: 1955 (London) *Topsy Chapman: 1981 * Cyd Charisse: 1986 *The Charlivels: 1958 * Charlie Chester: 1946, 1980 * Charlie Chester and his Radio Gang: 1948 *

Harry Champion William Henry Crump (17 April 1865 – 14 January 1942), better known by the stage name Harry Champion, was an English music hall composer, singer and comedian, whose onstage persona appealed chiefly to the working class communities of Ea ...

: 1932, 1935, 1938 *Dawson Chance: 1976 * Carol Channing: 1972 *The Eight Charlies: 1963 *

Cher Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the Honorific nicknames in popular music, "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female ...

: 2001 *

Maurice Chevalier Maurice Auguste Chevalier (; 12 September 1888 – 1 January 1972) was a French singer, actor and entertainer. He is perhaps best known for his signature songs, including " Livin' In The Sunlight", " Valentine", "Louise", " Mimi", and "Thank Hea ...

: 1949, 1952, 1961 *'' Chicago'': 1997 *

George H. Chirgwin G. H. Chirgwin (born George Chirgwin, 13 December 1854 – 14 November 1922) was a British music hall comedian, singer and instrumentalist, billed as "the White-Eyed Kaffir", a black face minstrel act. Biography Born in the Seven Dials area of ...

: 1912 *Chilton & Thomas: 1930 *The Chinese Classical Theatre Company: 1955 (London) *

Chinese State Circus The Chinese State Circus is a touring circus that aims to present Chinese circus arts to European audiences. The show is based on Chinese acrobatic acts. All the performers come from China and are trained in the Chinese tradition of ''Ma Xi'', ...

: 1992 *The Chongqing Troupe: 1988 *Paul Christian: 1958 *Christoper and Columbus: 1932 *

Charlotte Church Charlotte Maria Church (born Charlotte Maria Reed, 21 February 1986) is a Welsh singer-songwriter, actress, television presenter and political activist from Cardiff. Church rose to fame in childhood as a classical singer before branching i ...

: 1999, 2001, 2005 * Diana Churchill: 1954 * Paul Cinquevalli: 1912 * Cirque du Soleil: 1995, 2000, 2001, 2003 *

Clapham and Dwyer Clapham and Dwyer were a British comedy duo popular in the 1920s and 1930s, comprising Charlie Clapham (William Charles Conrad Clapham; 6 January 1894–27 July 1959) and Bill Dwyer (William Henry Dwyer; 7 May 1887–11 January 1943). Live ...

: 1938 * Petula Clark: 1968 *P.L. Clark: 1927, 1931 * The Clark Brothers: 1963, 1981 * The Dave Clark Five: 1965 * Petula Clark: 1986 *Thais Clark: 1981 *George Clarke: 1930, 1932, 1934 * Julian Clary: 2000, 2001 * Laddie Cliff: 1923 *Denise Clifford: 1945 * Bernie Clifton: 1979 *

Jimmy Clitheroe James Robinson Clitheroe (24 December 1921 – 6 June 1973) was an English comic entertainer. He is best remembered for his long-running BBC Radio programme, ''The Clitheroe Kid'' (1956–72). Early years Jimmy Clitheroe was born in Clitheroe, ...

: 1959 *

Rosemary Clooney Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as " Botch-a-Me", " Mambo Italiano", ...

: 1962, 1987 * Martin Clunes: 2000 * Eric Coates: 1949 *Aileen Cochrane: 1959 *

Peggy Cochrane Margaret Tennant Cochrane (12 January 1902 – 9 August 1988) was an English musician, singer and composer. She played both violin and piano, and broadcast and performed successfully from the 1920s to the 1950s. Life and career She was born ...

: 1938 * The Band of the Coldstream Guards: 1952 * Alma Cogan: 1955 (London), 1957 * Cheryl Cole: 2010 * George Cole: 1982 * Natalie Cole: 2002 *Maurice Colleano: 1945 *

Lesley Collier Lesley Faye Collier (born 13 March 1947) is an English ballerina and teacher of dance. In 1972 she became a principal dancer of the Royal Ballet. In 1995 she left the company and began to teach at the Royal Ballet School. She is a rèpetiteur a ...

: 1978, 1982, 1986 *

Norman Collier Norman Collier (25 December 1925 – 14 March 2013) was a British comedian who achieved popularity following television appearances in the 1970s. He was best known for his 'faulty microphone' routine and for his chicken impressions. Career and ...

: 1971 * Joan Collins: 1985 *The Colstons: 1948 *

Perry Como Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an Italian-American singer, actor and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, after signing ...

: 1974 *The Company: 1933 *

Brian Conley Brian Paul Conley (born 7 August 1961) is an English actor, comedian, singer and television presenter. Conley has been the host of ''The Brian Conley Show'', as well as presenting the Royal Variety Performance on eight occasions. In his 40-ye ...

: 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 * Kenneth Connor: 1982 *''

Contact Contact may refer to: Interaction Physical interaction * Contact (geology), a common geological feature * Contact lens or contact, a lens placed on the eye * Contact sport, a sport in which players make contact with other players or objects * ...

'': 2002 * Tom Conti: 1992 *

Russ Conway Russ Conway, DSM (born Trevor Herbert Stanford; 2 September 1925 – 16 November 2000) was an English popular music pianist and composer. Conway had 20 piano instrumentals in the UK Singles Chart between 1957 and 1963, including two number one ...

: 1959, 1960 *

Steve Coogan Stephen John Coogan (; born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter. He is most known for creating original characters such as Alan Partridge, a socially inept and politically incorrect media personality, which ...

: 1992, 1996 * Barbara Cook: 1997 * Peter Cook: 1965 *

Phil Cool Phil Cool (born Philip Martin; April 1948)Neville Thurlbeck"Phil Cool reveals why he’s ready to bow out of touring " ''Wales Online'', 29 March 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.York Membery"Who'd have thought it... Phil Cool is not at all averse to ...

: 1998 * Adam Cooper: 1997 *

Gladys Cooper Dame Gladys Constance Cooper, (18 December 1888 – 17 November 1971) was an English actress, theatrical manager and producer, whose career spanned seven decades on stage, in films and on television. Beginning as a teenager in Edwardian musi ...

: 1954 *

Terence Cooper Terence Cooper (5 July 1933 – 16 September 1997) was a British film actor, best known for his roles in Australian and New Zealand television and film. Biography Born in 1933 at Carnmoney, a district of the modern-day borough of Newtownabbey ...

: 1958 *

Tommy Cooper Thomas Frederick Cooper (19 March 1921 – 15 April 1984) was a Welsh prop comedian and magician. As an entertainer, his appearance was large and lumbering at , and he habitually wore a red fez when performing. He served in the British Army f ...

: 1953, 1957, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1977 *Jonathon Cope: 1996 *Coram: 1930 *

Harry H. Corbett Harry H. Corbett OBE (28 February 1925 – 21 March 1982) was an English actor and comedian, best remembered for playing rag-and-bone man Harold Steptoe alongside Wilfrid Brambell in the long-running BBC television sitcom ''Steptoe and Son'' ( ...

: 1963 * Ronnie Corbett: 1969, 1973, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2003 *The cast of ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

'': 1989 *Corps De Ballet: 1953 * The Corrs: 1999, 2001, 2015 *

Joaquín Cortés Joaquín Pedraja Reyes (known professionally as Joaquín Cortés; born 22 February 1969) is a Spanish classically trained ballet and flamenco dancer. Biography Joaquin Cortés is a Spanish flamenco dancer. A native of Córdoba, Spain, Córdoba, ...

: 1996 *Three Cossacks: 1935 * Billy Cotton and his Band: 1950, 1952, 1960 *Henry Cotton: 1953 *Yvonne Coulette: 1955 (London) *

Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time'' magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and ...

: 1954 *Crompton: 1952 * Cicely Courtneidge: 1932, 1937, 1951 *

Wendy Craig Anne Gwendolyn "Wendy" Craig (born 20 June 1934) is an English actress who is best known for her appearances in the sitcoms ''Not in Front of the Children (TV series), Not in Front of the Children'', ''...And Mother Makes Three'', ''...And M ...

: 1978 *The Crastonians: 1938 *Joe Crastonian: 1947 * Gemma Craven: 1983 * Michael Crawford: 1975, 1992 * The Crazy Gang: 1933, 1937, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955 (Blackpool), 1955 (London), 1957, 1960, 1961 *

Martin Crewes Martin Crewes is an Australian stage, television and movie actor. Early life Crewes was born in London. He moved to Australia when he was 10 years of age, and attended the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, in Perth, Western Austra ...

: 2000 * Jimmy Cricket: 1984 *Walter Crisham: 1954, 1955 (London) *Ida Crispi: 1912 *Annie Croft: 1921 *The Cromwells: 1948 * Raymond Crowe: 2007 * Leslie Crowther: 1970, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1990 * Bobby Crush: 1978 *

Hal Cruttenden Hal Dominic Bart Cruttenden (born 9 September 1969) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, presenter, and writer. Early life Hal Dominic Bart Cruttenden was born in the Ealing district of London on 9 September 1969. He is the younger brother o ...

: 2009 * Jamie Cullum: 2003 *

Jon Culshaw Jonathan Peter Culshaw (born 2 June 1968) is an English actor, comedian and impressionist. He is best known for his work on the radio comedy '' Dead Ringers'' since 2000. Culshaw has voiced a number of characters for ITV shows including ''2DT ...

: 2001 *

Peggy Cummins Peggy Cummins (born Augusta Margaret Diane Fuller; 18 December 1925 – 29 December 2017) was an Irish actress, born in Wales, who is best known for her performance in Joseph H. Lewis's ''Gun Crazy'' (1950), playing a trigger-happy ''femme fa ...

: 1954 *James Currie's Water Spectacle: 1947 * Mark Curry: 1990 * Tim Curry: 1982 *Sammy Curtis: 1946 *Paul Cutts: 1954 *Cynthia & Gladys: 1947 * Miley Cyrus: 2009 *Czechoslovakian State Song and Dance Ensemble: 1968

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*The cast of '' Dad's Army'': 1975 *The Dagenham Girl Pipers: 1938, 1947 *Dailey and Wayne: 1971 *

Billy Dainty William Hooper Frank John Dainty (22 February 1927 – 19 November 1986) was a British comedian, dancer, physical comedian and pantomime and television star. Early life Dainty was born in Wolverhampton Street, Dudley, Worcestershire. His ...

: 1974, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984 *Olivia Dale: 1956 *Lorna Dallas: 1982 *

Tyne Daly Ellen Tyne Daly (; born February 21, 1946) is an American actress. She has won six Emmy Awards for her television work, a Tony Award and is a 2011 American Theatre Hall of Fame inductee. Daly began her career on stage in summer stock in New York, ...

: 1986 *Michael Dalton: 1951 *Chappie D'Amato: 1945 *The Dancers: 1984 *

Dance Theatre of Harlem Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) is an American professional ballet company and school based in Harlem, New York City. It was founded in 1969 under the directorship of Arthur Mitchell and later partnered with Karel Shook. Milton Rosenstock served a ...

: 1974, 1976 *The '' Dancin''' Company: 1983 * Suzanne Danielle: 1982 * Paul Daniels: 1978, 1984, 1988 *

Johnny Dankworth Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females. Variant ...

: 1962, 1977 *Alec Dane: 1934 *

Billy Danvers William Mikado Danvers (16 January 1886 – 20 March 1964) was an English comedian and variety show performer. Life and career He was born in Liverpool, the son of James Danvers (1855-1915), a well-known singer with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Com ...

: 1932, 1948 *Danya and Alvarez: 1953 *Dany Daniel & Edina: 2007 *Albert Darnley: 1921 * Craig David: 2001 *David and Dania: 2006 *Gloria Davidson: 1958 * Jim Davidson: 1979, 1981, 1996, 1997 *Arthur Davies: 1990 *Tessa Davies: 1963 * Tudor Davies: 1985 *

Sammy Davis, Jr. Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, dancer, actor, comedian, film producer and television director. At age three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the ...

: 1960, 1961, 1966, 1980 *Michael Davis: 1986 * Bobby Davro: 1987 * Anna Dawson: 1982 *Harry Dawson: 1953 * Les Dawson: 1973, 1979, 1987 * Darren Day: 1993 *

Frances Day Frances Day (born Frances Victoria Schenk; December 16, 1907April 29, 1984) was an American actress and singer who achieved great popularity in the UK in the 1930s. Her career began as a nightclub cabaret singer in New York City and London. ...

: 1951 *

Jill Day Yvonne Page, known professionally as Jill Day (5 December 1930 – 16 November 1990) was an English pop singer and actress in Britain in the 1950s and early 1960s. Career She was born in Brighton, Sussex, England, and found fame in film, rad ...

: 1959 *Laurie Day: 1938 *Natasha Day: 2007 *Vera Day: 1955 (Blackpool) *

Alfie Dean Collinson and Dean were a British comedy double act popular during the 1920s and 1930s. They were Will Collinson (born William Valentine Malivoire; 14 February 1882 – June 1958) and Alfie Dean (born Alfred Corfield; 7 March 1902 – 22 ...

: 1946 * Chris de Burgh: 1989 *

Deep River Boys The Deep River Boys were an American gospel music group active from the mid-1930s and into the 1980s. The group performed spirituals, gospel, and R&B. Members The original group consisted of Harry Douglass (baritone), Vernon Gardner (first teno ...

: 1952 *The Debonairs: 1950 *

Roger De Courcey Roger De Courcey (born 10 December 1944 in London, England) is a British ventriloquist, best known for performing with Nookie Bear. He was the winner of the 1976 ''New Faces'' televised talent competition grand final. Biography De Courcey has ...

: 1976 * Kiki Dee: 1992 *De Groot: 1930 *

Luis Alberto del Paraná Luis Alberto del Paraná (21 June 1926 – 15 September 1974) was a Paraguayan singer and guitarist. During the fifties, sixties and early seventies, he traveled extensively around the globe with his group Los Paraguayos, popularizing Paraguayan ...

: 1963 *

Leo De Lyon Irving Levin (April 26, 1925 – September 18, 2021), known professionally by his stage name of Leo De Lyon, was an American actor best known for his role as Spook and Brain in the prime time animated series ''Top Cat''. Career De Lyon made his ...

: 1957 *Delya: 1945 *

Michael Denison John Michael Terence Wellesley Denison (1 November 191522 July 1998) was an English actor. He often appeared with his wife, Dulcie Gray, with whom he featured in several films and more than 100 West End theatre productions. After a conventiona ...

: 1954, 1990 *The Harry Dennis Dance Sexette: 1937 * Les Dennis: 1984 * Manitas de Plata and Company: 1968 *

Florence Desmond Florence Dawson (31 May 1905 – 16 January 1993), better known by her stage name Florence Desmond, was an English actress, comedian and impersonator. Biography Early life and career Born in London in 1905, Desmond was educated at the Dame A ...

: 1937, 1951 * Jerry Desmonde: 1945, 1946, 1954, 1957, 1958 *

David Devant David Devant (22 February 1868 – 13 October 1941) was an English magician, shadowgraphist and film exhibitor. He was born David Wighton in Holloway, London. He is regarded by magicians as a consummate exponent of suave and witty presentation ...

: 1912 * Jeanne Devereaux: 1935 *Steve Devereaux: 1985 *The Mary De Vere Dancers: 1951 *The Pamela Devis Dancers: 1970 *Dora de Winton: 1923 * Robert Dhery: 1955 (London) *The Diamond Brothers: 1935 * Sandra Dickinson: 1978 * Marlene Dietrich: 1963 *Jayne and Adam Di Gatano: 1948 * Celine Dion: 1997 *The Dior Dancers: 1958, 1959 * Sacha Distel: 1967, 1971 * Diversity: 2009, 2012, 2016 *Bob Dixon: 1970 *

Reg Dixon Reginald Manning Dixon was a sailor from Canada, who represented his country in the 1932 Summer Olympics in the Snowbird in Los Angeles, United States as well as in the 1936 Summer Olympics in the O-Jolle in Kiel Kiel () is the capital and ...

: 1949, 1952 *

Reginald Dixon Reginald Herbert Dixon, MBE, ARCM (16 October 1904 – 9 May 1985) was an English theatre organist who was primarily known for his position as organist at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool, a position he held from March 1930 ...

: 1955 (Blackpool) *

Omid Djalili Omid Djalili ( fa, امید جلیلی; born 30 September 1965) is a British actor, comedian and writer. Early life and education Djalili was born on 30 September 1965 in Chelsea, London, to Iranian Baháʼí parents. He attended Holland Park ...

: 2002, 2006 *

Wayne Dobson Wayne Dobson (born 5 July 1957, Leicester, England) is an English magician, who became well-known through various television appearances in the late 1980s and 1990s. At the height of his fame he had his own television series ''Wayne Dobson - A Kin ...

: 1990 *Jamieson Dodd: 1923 * Ken Dodd: 1965, 1967, 1972, 1986, 1999, 2006 *

Anton Dolin Anton Dolin may refer to: * Anton Dolin (ballet dancer) Sir Anton Dolin (27 July 190425 November 1983) was an English ballet dancer and choreographer. Biography Dolin was born in Slinfold in Sussex as Sydney Francis Patrick Chippendall Healey ...

: 1928, 1935 * Plácido Domingo: 1990 * Lonnie Donegan: 1960, 1981 *

Donovan Donovan Phillips Leitch (born 10 May 1946), known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter, and record producer. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock and world mus ...

: 1981 *George Doonan: 1945 * Val Doonican: 1967, 1968, 1986 *Lita D'Oray: 1938 *The Doriss Girls: 1970 * Diana Dors: 1955 (London), 1960 * Jack Douglas: 1966 *Gil Dova: 1964 * Anthony Dowell: 1983 * Bob Downe: 1995 * Charlie Drake: 1958, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1984 * Alfred Drake: 1955 (London) *

Simon Drake Simon Drake (born Simon Alexander; 1 March 1957) is an English magician based in London. He is best known for the television series ''The Secret Cabaret'' made for Britain's Channel 4. Early life Born in London, Drake is the son of a GP. Dr ...

: 1992 *The Drambuie Kirklston Pipe Band: 2003 *Eleanor Drew: 1955 (London) *Du Calion: 1919, 1922 *Bernard Dudley: 1923 *

Duffy Duffy may refer to: People *Duffy (surname), people with the surname Duffy or Duffey *Duffy (nickname) *Duffy (singer) (born 1984), Welsh singer, born Aimee Ann Duffy Places *Duffy, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra * Duffy, Ohio ...

: 2008 *Dukes and Lee: 1975 *

Colin Dunne Colin Dunne (born 8 May 1968) is an English-Irish dancer and choreographer who is a leading figure in the world of traditional Irish dance, as well as a theatre actor and contemporary dancer. Best known internationally for his performances and c ...

: 1999 *

Viviana Durante Viviana Durante (born 8 May 1967) is an Italian ballet dancer, considered one of the great dramatic ballerinas of recent times. She was a principal dancer of The Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Teatro alla Scala and K-Ballet. She is the ...

: 1994 *Jack Durrant: 1947 *Christian Duvalein: 1955 (London) *Norah Dwyer: 1934

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* Shirley Eaton: 1954 * Sheena Easton: 1980, 1982 *The cast of ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...

'': 1986 *''Eclipse'' 1998 * Paul Eddington: 1984 *Jack Edge: 1927, 1931 * Noel Edmonds: 1979 * Jimmy Edwards: 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955 (London), 1960 *

Gus Elen Ernest Augustus Elen (22 July 1862 – 17 February 1940) was an English music hall singer and comedian. He achieved success from 1891, performing cockney songs including "Arf a Pint of Ale", "It's a Great Big Shame", "Down the Road" and "If It ...

: 1935 * El Granadas and Peter: 1946 *

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...

and his Orchestra: 1973 *

G. H. Elliott George Henry Elliott (3 November 1882 – 19 November 1962) was a British music hall singer and dancer. Known as "The Chocolate Coloured Coon", he performed with a painted brown face and dressed entirely in white: white top hat, white tail-coat w ...

: 1925, 1948, 1958 *Peter Elliott: 1958 * Kerry Ellis: 2008 *John Ellison: 1952 * Elsa and Waldo: 1949 * Ben Elton: 2000 *

Bella Emberg Bella Emberg (born Sybil Dyke; 16 September 1937 – 12 January 2018) was an English comedy actress whose television career spanned 60 years. Early life and career Emberg was born in Brighton and grew up wanting to be an entertainer. Her profes ...

: 1988 * Dick Emery: 1973 *Empire Pool Festival Choir: 1953 * The World Cup winning England football team: 1966 *

English National Ballet English National Ballet is a classical ballet company founded by Dame Alicia Markova and Sir Anton Dolin as London Festival Ballet and based in London, England. Along with The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Northern Ballet and Scottish ...

: 2007 * English National Opera: 2004 * Arthur English: 1951, 1980 * Enya: 1997 * Erasure: 1988 * David Essex: 1989 *

Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan (; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been ...

: 1992, 2003 *

Eternal Eternal(s) or The Eternal may refer to: * Eternity, an infinite amount of time, or a timeless state * Immortality or eternal life * God, the supreme being, creator deity, and principal object of faith in monotheism Comics, film and television * ...

: 1996 *Eugene's Magyar band: 1932 *

David Evans David, Dave, or Dai Evans may refer to: Academics * Sir David Emrys Evans (1891–1966), Welsh classicist and university principal * David Evans (microbiologist) (1909–1984), British microbiologist * David Stanley Evans (1916–2004), British a ...

: 1951 *Fred Evans: 1983, 1985 *

Norman Evans Norman Evans (11 June 1901 – 25 November 1962) was an English stage and radio comedian, best remembered for his sketches and programmes entitled "Over the Garden Wall". Biography He was born in Rochdale, Lancashire, and started his working li ...

: 1937, 1947, 1951 * Dame Edna Everage: 1984, 2013

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* Adam Faith: 1960 * Paloma Faith: 2017 *'' Fame – The Musical'': 1997 *Gwen Farrar: 1921 *Fred Farrn: 1912 * Alice Faye: 1985 *

Tony Fayne Fayne and Evans were an English comedy duo who were popular in the late 1940s and 1950s. They were Tony Fayne (born Anthony Terence Alfred Senington; 18 January 1924–30 November 2009) and David Evans (David Frank Evans; 10 March 1922–1 ...

: 1951 * Marty Feldman: 1970 *

Stuart Fell Stuart Fell is a professional actor and stuntman. Prior to this career, Fell served in the Parachute Regiment. He has appeared on British television many times, with his earliest role being in the LWT comedy series '' Hark at Barker'', in which ...

: 1984 *Felix Felton: 1958 *Joaquin Pérez Fernandes and his Latin American Company: 1951 *

John Field John Field may refer to: *John Field (American football) (1886–1979), American football player and coach *John Field (brigadier) (1899–1974), Australian Army officer *John Field (composer) (1782–1837), Irish composer *John Field (dancer) (192 ...

: 1955 (Blackpool) * Sid Field: 1945, 1946 *Brent Fields: 1946 *

Fanny Fields Fanny Fields (born Fanny Furman, September 15, 1880 – September 12, 1961), often billed as 'Happy' Fanny Fields, was an American singer, dancer and comic entertainer who found success in British music halls and pantomimes in the early 1900s. ...

: 1912 *

Gracie Fields Dame Gracie Fields (born Grace Stansfield; 9 January 189827 September 1979) was an English actress, singer, comedian and star of cinema and music hall who was one of the top ten film stars in Britain during the 1930s and was considered the h ...

: 1928, 1937, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1957, 1964 *

Frank Finlay Francis Finlay, (6 August 1926 – 30 January 2016) was an English stage, film and television actor, Oscar-nominated for a supporting role as Iago in Laurence Olivier's 1965 film adaptation of ''Othello''. In 1983, Finlay was directed by Ital ...

: 1984 * Christine Finn: 1955 (London) * Dudu Fisher: 1987 *

Eddie Fisher Edwin Jack Fisher (August 10, 1928 – September 22, 2010) was an American singer and actor. He was one of the most popular artists during the 1950s, selling millions of records and hosting his own TV show, ''The Eddie Fisher Show''. Actress Eli ...

with the BBC Northern Orchestra: 1955 (Blackpool) * Five Star: 1987 *

Bud Flanagan Bud Flanagan, (born Chaim Reuben Weintrop, 14 October 1896 – 20 October 1968) was a British music hall and vaudeville entertainer and comedian, and later a television and film actor. He was best known as a double act with Chesney Allen. Fla ...

: 1947, 1951, 1954, 1957, 1960 * Flanagan and Allen: 1932, 1933, 1935, 1950, 1955 (Blackpool) * Michael Flanders: 1963 *

Tim Flavin Tim Flavin (born January 13, 1959) is an American actor. Flavin was the first American to be presented with a Laurence Olivier Award, for his 1984 performance in Rodgers and Hart's ''On Your Toes'' at the Palace Theatre in London's West End. ...

: 1985 *The Flemings: 1922 * Cyril Fletcher: 1978, 1980 *Graham Fletcher: 1983, 1985 *Jimmy Fletcher: 1935 * Mr. Flotsam and Mr. Jetsam: 1927, 1931 *Flur na H-alba: 2003 *The Flying Banvards: 1919 *The Flying De Pauls: 1955 (Blackpool) *Florence and Frederic: 1954 *The cast of '' Folies Bergère'': 1989 * Rosemarie Ford: 1989 *

Florrie Forde Flora May Augusta Flannagan ( Flannagan; 16 August 187518 April 1940), known professionally as Florrie Forde, was an Australian popular singer and music hall entertainer. From 1897 she lived and worked in the United Kingdom. She was one of the ...

: 1935, 1938 *The Ford Motor Works Military Band: 1958 *Andy Ford: 1997 *''

Forever Plaid ''Forever Plaid'' is an Off-Broadway musical revue written by Stuart Ross, and first performed in New York in 1989 and now performed internationally. Overview The show is a revue of the close-harmony "guy groups" (''e.g.'' The Four Aces, The ...

'': 1993 *Hugh Forgie: 1966 * George Formby: 1937, 1955 (Blackpool) * Bruce Forsyth: 1958, 1971, 1975, 1980, 1988 *Del Foss: 1935 *Teddy Foster: 1938 *Aline Fournier: 1933 *

Roy Fox Roy Fox (October 25, 1901 – March 20, 1982) was an American-born British dance bandleader who was popular in Britain during the British dance band era. Early life and career Roy Fox was born in Denver, Colorado, United States. He and his ...

and his band: 1933 *Boy Foy: 1935 *Betty Frankiss: 1938 *

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the " Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in ''Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With ...

: 1980 * Bill Fraser: 1959 * Nina & Frederik: 1961 *

David Frost Sir David Paradine Frost (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) was a British television host, journalist, comedian and writer. He rose to prominence during the satire boom in the United Kingdom when he was chosen to host the satirical programme ' ...

: 1989 * Stephen Fry: 1987, 1990 *Loie Fuller Band: 1923 *'' The Full Monty'': 2001 *

Funny Girls Funny Girls is a burlesque cabaret showbar on the North Shore of Blackpool, England, owned by English entrepreneur and businessman Basil Newby. The cast of the show comprise male dancers and drag performers. The showbar is in what was once t ...

: 2004, 2005 * Will Fyffe: 1922, 1925, 1932, 1937

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* Christopher Gable: 1966 *Miklos Gafni: 1951 * Lady Gaga: 2009, 2016 *Zoe Gail: 1952 *Pamela Gale: 1958 * Helen Gallagher: 1950 * James Galway: 1979, 1984, 1987, 1990 *

Barclay Gammon Charles Blondin Gammon (1 November 1866 – 2 June 1915), known professionally as Barclay Gammon, was an English entertainer of the Edwardian era. Life and career He was born in Lambeth, London, the son of a railway agent, and followed his fa ...

: 1912 * Ganjou Brothers and Juanita: 1933, 1937 *The Three Garcias: 1947 * Judy Garland: 1957 * Lesley Garrett: 1993 * Jill Gascoine: 1990 * Gaston and Andree: 1933, 1938 * Stephen Gately: 1998 *

Gareth Gates Gareth Paul Gates (born 12 July 1984) is an English singer-songwriter and actor. He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show ''Pop Idol'' in 2002. As of 2008, Gates had sold over 3.5 million records in the UK. He is ...

: 2002 * Pearly Gates: 1981 * Anthony Gatto: 1984 *

Dustin Gee Gerald Harrison (24 June 1942 – 3 January 1986), who performed under the name Dustin Gee, was a British impressionist and comedian, best known for his double act with Les Dennis. Early life and career Born Gerald Harrison in York, on Wednes ...

: 1984 *Helen Gelzer: 1982 *Roy Genson: 1958 *Phillipe Genty and Company: 1973 * Muriel George: 1922 *Billy Geraghty: 1999 * Geraldo and his Tango Orchestra: 1933, 1955 (Blackpool) *Ernie Gerrard: 1935 * Angela Gheorghiu: 1994, 1998 * Carroll Gibbons: 1951 *Mary Gibbs: 1921 * Debbie Gibson: 1993 * John Gielgud: 1990 *'' Gigi'': 1985 *

Beniamino Gigli Beniamino Gigli ( , ; 20 March 1890 – 30 November 1957) was an Italian opera singer (lyric tenor). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest tenors of his generation. Early life Gigli was born in Recanati, in the Marche, the son of a shoem ...

: 1952 *Lewis Gilbert: 1923 * Rhod Gilbert: 2008 * Girls Aloud: 2004, 2012 *

Gertie Gitana Gertie Gitana (born Gertrude Mary Astbury; 27 December 1887 – 5 January 1957) was an English music hall entertainer. Biography She was born in Shirley Street, Longport, Staffordshire, Longport, Stoke-on-Trent.Peter Glaze: 1955 (Blackpool), 1982 * Evelyn Glennie: 1987 * Sharon Gless: 1986, 1992 *Paddy Glyn: 1959 * Tommy Godfrey: 1982 *

Jimmy Gold Jimmy McGonigal (21 April 1886 – 7 October 1967), known professionally as Jimmy Gold, was a Scottish comedian and part of the music hall act of Naughton and Gold. Later they became part of The Crazy Gang. Gold was born in Glasgow. His paren ...

: 1951 * Whoopi Goldberg: 2009 *''

The Golden Girls ''The Golden Girls'' is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning seven seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Bea Arthur, Betty White ...

'': 1988 * Bob Golding as Eric Morecambe: 2009 * Henry Goodman: 1997 *

Delta Goodrem Delta Lea Goodrem AM (born November 9, 1984) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Goodrem signed to Sony Music at the age of 15. Her debut album, '' Innocent Eyes'' (2003), topped the ARIA Albums Chart for 29 non-consecutive week ...

: 2004 * Ken Goodwin: 1971 * Peter Goodwright: 1987 *The Goofers: 1957 *

Noele Gordon Joan Noele Gordon (25 December 1919 – 14 April 1985) was an English actress and television presenter. She played the role of Meg Mortimer (originally Richardson) in the long-running British soap opera '' Crossroads'' from 1964 to 1981, wit ...

: 1949, 1974 *Philip Gould: 1985, 1992 * Nadezhda Gracheva: 1992 * Russell Grant: 1984 * Stéphane Grappelli: 1971, 1986 * George Graves: 1938 *Billy Gray: 1982 * Dolores Gray: 1947, 1949, 1987 * Dulcie Gray: 1954, 1990 * Larry Grayson: 1994 *'' Grease'': 1993 *

Gillian Gregory Gillian Gregory is an English dancer and choreographer for stage and film. Gregory is a patron of the theatre charity The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America. She was born and raised in Shrewsbury'','' Shropshire Shropshire (; a ...

: 1983 * Band of the Grenadier Guards: 1990 *

Beryl Grey Dame Beryl Elizabeth Grey (née Groom; 11 June 1927 – 10 December 2022) was a British ballet dancer. Early life Born in Highgate, London, she began dance classes at the age of four while attending Sherbourne Preparatory School, and by age eig ...

: 1955 (Blackpool) *

'Monsewer' Eddie Gray Edward Earl Gray (10 June 1898 – 15 September 1969), who performed as Monsewer' Eddie Gray, was an English stage comedian. He appeared in music halls as a solo act and also as a member of the Crazy Gang. Gray was apprenticed to a juggler at ...

: 1933, 1946, 1951 *Ronnie Grearder: 1938 *The Great Alexander Troupe: 1948 * Buddy Greco: 1963 * Juliette Gréco: 1966 *Harry Green: 1954 * Hughie Green: 1971 *

John Gregson Harold Thomas Gregson (15 March 1919 – 8 January 1975), known professionally as John Gregson, was an English actor of stage, television and film, with 40 credited film roles. He was best known for his crime drama and comedy roles. He was cr ...

: 1955 (London) *Joe Greig: 1955 *Larry Gretton: 1963 *Mona Grey: 1927, 1931 *Griffith Brothers: 1923 *Lydia Griffiths: 1997 * Grigorovich Ballet of the

Bolshoi Theatre The Bolshoi Theatre ( rus, Большо́й теа́тр, r=Bol'shoy teatr, literally "Big Theater", p=bɐlʲˈʂoj tʲɪˈatər) is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds ballet and ope ...

: 1993 *Marion Grimaldi: 1958 * Josh Groban: 2004, 2008 *

Grock Grock (born Charles Adrien Wettach; 10 January 1880 – 14 July 1959) was a Swiss clown, composer, and musician. Called “the king of clowns”Pat CashinGrockClown Alley (blog). (August 24, 2006). Retrieved April 22, 2011 and “the greatest ...

: 1919 *Martin Guerre: 1996 *'' Guys and Dolls'' cast members: 1953, 1985, 2005 *Paul Gyngell: 1992 *'' Gypsy: A Musical Fable'': 2001 *The Gypsy Boys Band: 1937

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Larry Hagman Larry Martin Hagman (September 21, 1931 – November 23, 2012) was an American film and television actor, director, and producer, best known for playing ruthless oil baron J. R. Ewing in the 1978–1991 primetime television soap opera, ''Dal ...

: 1980 *The cast of '' Hairspray'': 2007 *Halama and Konarski: 1946 *

Binnie Hale Beatrice "Binnie" Mary Hale-Monro (22 May 1899 – 10 January 1984) was an English actress, singer and dancer. She was one of the most successful musical theatre stars in London in the 1920s and 1930s, able to sing leading roles in operetta a ...

: 1950, 1954 * Hale and Pace: 1987, 1995 *

Bill Haley & His Comets Bill Haley & His Comets were an American rock and roll band founded in 1947 that continued until Haley's death in 1981. The band was also known as Bill Haley and the Comets and Bill Haley's Comets. From late 1954 to late 1956, the group record ...

: 1979 *The West End cast of '' Half a Sixpence'': 1963 *

Adelaide Hall Adelaide Louise Hall (20 October 1901 – 7 November 1993) was an American-born UK-based jazz singer and entertainer. Her long career spanned more than 70 years from 1921 until her death and she was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Hal ...

: 1951 *Rena Hall: 1923 * Henry Hall and the BBC Dance Orchestra: 1934 * The Hallé Orchestra: 1959 * Johnny Hallyday: 1965 *

Chico Hamilton Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton (September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He came to prominence as sideman for Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie, and Lena Horne. Hamilton became a bandleader, ...

Quartette: 1964 *

Marvin Hamlisch Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012) was an American composer and conductor. Hamlisch was one of only seventeen people to win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. This collection of all four is referred to as an " EGOT ...

: 1995 * Tony Hancock: 1958 *

Tommy Handley Thomas Reginald Handley (17 January 1892 – 9 January 1949) was an English comedian, best known for the BBC radio programme ''It's That Man Again'' ("''ITMA''") which ran between 1939 and 1949. Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, Handley went o ...

1923, 1938 * John Hanson: 1982 *The Alan Harding Dancers: 1987 * Cedric Hardwicke: 1934 * Robert Hardy: 1990 *Herbert Hare: 1954 *Howell Harger: 1930 *Dolly Harmer: 1927, 1931 *The Harmony Revellers: 1935 *

Anita Harris Anita Madeleine Harris (born 3 June 1942) is an English actress, singer and entertainer. Harris sang with the Cliff Adams Singers for three years from 1961 and had a number of chart hits during the 1960s. She appeared in the ''Carry On'' film ...

: 1981, 1990 *Bob Harris: 1955 (London) * Keith Harris: 1984 * Rolf Harris: 1967, 1978, 1985 * Richard Harris: 1982 *

Rex Harrison Sir Reginald Carey "Rex" Harrison (5 March 1908 – 2 June 1990) was an English actor. Harrison began his career on the stage in 1924. He made his West End debut in 1936 appearing in the Terence Rattigan play ''French Without Tears'', in what ...

: 1958 *Harrison & Fisher: 1935 *Harold Hart: 1938 *June Hart: 1934 *

Russell Harty Frederic Russell Harty (5 September 1934 – 8 June 1988) was an English television presenter of arts programmes and chat shows. Early life Harty was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, the son of greengrocer Fred Harty, who ran a fruit-and-veget ...

: 1985 *Harvey: 1949 *Harvey and the Wallbangers: 1984 *Bill Harvey: 1958 *Judith Harvey: 1958 * Ernest Hastings: 1919 *Will Hatton: 1938 *

Jeremy Hawk Jeremy Hawk (20 May 1918 – 15 January 2002) was a character actor with a long career in music halls and on London's West End stage. Early life Hawk was born Cedric Joseph Lange in Johannesburg, South Africa; his father was a matinee idol wh ...

: 1955 (London) *

Will Hay William Thomson Hay (6 December 1888 – 18 April 1949) was an English comedian who wrote and acted in a schoolmaster sketch that later transferred to the screen, where he also played other authority figures with comic failings. His film '' O ...

1925, 1928, 1930, 1945 *Will Hay Jnr : 1930 * Sessue Hayakawa: 1923 *

J. Milton Hayes James Milton Hayes (1884, Ardwick – 1940 Nice), known as J. Milton Hayes, was an English actor and poet, best known for his 1911 dramatic monologue " The Green Eye of the Yellow God", much parodied by his contemporary Stanley Holloway and late ...

: 1921, 1925 *Rick Hayes: 1926 *

Arthur Haynes Arthur Haynes (14 May 1914 – 19 November 1966) was an English comedian and star of ''The Arthur Haynes Show'', a comedy sketch series produced by ATV from 1956

: 1961, 1965 *

Hy Hazell Hyacinth Hazel O'Higgins (4 October 1919 – 10 May 1970), stage name Hy Hazell, was a British actress of theatre, musicals and revue as well as a contralto singer and film actress. AllMusic described her as "an exuberant comic actor and lively ...

: 1947 *Rupert Hazell: 1923 * David Healy: `1985 *

Hear’Say Hear'Say were a British pop group. They were created through the ITV reality TV show ''Popstars'' in February 2001, the first UK series of the international ''Popstars'' franchise. The group, who were signed to Polydor Records, originally co ...

: 2001 * Richard Hearne: 1938, 1954 *

Ted Heath Sir Edward Richard George Heath (9 July 191617 July 2005), often known as Ted Heath, was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. Heath a ...

and his Band: 1948, 1954 * The Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band: 2007, 2009 * Dick Henderson: 1926, 1946 * Dickie Henderson: 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1972, 1981 *Billy Hendrix: 1933 *

Herschel Henlere Herschel Hendler Steinberg (14 December 1890 – 13 January 1968), known professionally as Herschel Henlere, was a Canadian-born pianist, who had a career as a comic entertainer in American vaudeville and then in British variety shows, billed ...

: 1957 * Lenny Henry: 1981 * Paul Henry: 1983 * Ruthie Henshall: 1997 * Leslie Henson: 1954, 1955 (London) *Doreen Hermitage: 1958 * Pat Heywood: 1955 (London) *Marilyn Hightower: 1947, 1949 * Benny Hill: 1955 (London), 1959, 1960 * Harry Hill: 1997 * Vince Hill: 1982 *Vera Hilliard: 1930 *Marilyn Hill-Smith: 1990 * Adam Hills: 2009 * Ronnie Hilton: 1957, 1959 *Bobbie Hind and his all-British Sonara Band: 1923 * Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket: 1979, 1989 *Pip Hinton: 1958 * Thora Hird: 1954 *Jack Hobbs: 1933 *

Edmund Hockridge Edmund James Arthur Hockridge (9 August 1919 – 15 March 2009) was a Canadian baritone and actor who had an active performance career in musicals, operas, concerts, plays and on radio. According to his obituary in ''The Guardian'', his life ...

: 1953 * Patricia Hodge: 1990 *Trio Hoganas: 1972 *

Dominic Holland Dominic Anthony Holland (born 6 May 1967) is an English comedian, author, actor and broadcaster. He won the 1993 Perrier Best Newcomer Award in Edinburgh. His BBC Radio 4 series, ''The Small World of Dominic Holland'' (a reference to his 5'6" h ...

: 2000 *Jack Holland: 1934 *

Jeffrey Holland Jeffrey Holland may refer to: *Jeffrey Holland (actor) (born 1946), English television actor *Jeffrey R. Holland (born 1940), American educator and leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *Jeffrey Scott Holland (born 1966), Americ ...

: 1990 *Frank Holloway: 1947 * Stanley Holloway: 1935, 1958 * Celeste Holm: 1985 *Ethel Hook: 1919, 1925 *Hoops - The Boys: 1951 * Bob Hope: 1954, 1962, 1967, 1977 *

Hope and Keen Mike Hope (born Michael Gerard Harrison; 17 June 1935 – 12 April 2019) and Albie Keen (born Thomas Albert Henry Harrison; 4 June 1935 – 2 March 2020) were a British comedy double act. They were first cousins, the sons of British Var ...

: 1965 *The Hope Repertory Company: 1954 * Rudy Horn: 1954 * Kenneth Horne: 1951 *

Lena Horne Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American dancer, actress, singer, and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than seventy years, appearing in film, television, and theatre. Horne joined the chorus of th ...

: 1955 (London), 1964 *

Jane Horrocks Barbara Jane Horrocks (born 18 January 1964) is a British actress. She portrayed the roles of Bubble and Katy Grin in the BBC sitcom ''Absolutely Fabulous''. She was nominated for the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for the title role in th ...

: 2000 *Hortobagyi Troupe: 1947 * Robert Horton: 1960 * The Houston Sisters: 1926 * Big Howard, Little Howard: 2007 *Simon Howe: 1986 * Frankie Howerd: 1950, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1969 * Bobby Howes: 1955 (London) * Sally Ann Howes: 1951 *

Roy Hudd Roy Hudd, OBE (16 May 1936 – 15 March 2020) was an English comedian, actor, presenter, radio host, author and authority on the history of music hall entertainment. Early life Hudd was born in Croydon on 16 May 1936 to Evalina "Evie" (née ...

: 1980, 1982, 1984 *

Huddersfield Choral Society Huddersfield Choral Society is a choir based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1836, and is recognised as one of Britain's leading choirs. Over the years the choir has performed most of the major works in the choral rep ...

: 1986 *Dawn Hughes: 1958 * Finola Hughes: 1983 * Rod Hull and

Emu The emu () (''Dromaius novaehollandiae'') is the second-tallest living bird after its ratite relative the ostrich. It is endemic to Australia where it is the largest native bird and the only extant member of the genus ''Dromaius''. The emu' ...

: 1972 *Tony Hulley: 1946, 1947 * Engelbert Humperdinck: 1968 *The Hungarian State Dance Company: 1974 * Gloria Hunniford: 1982, 1985, 1986, 1992 *Michael Hunt: 1945 *George Hurd: 1925 *Johnny Hutch and the Seven Volants: 1951 *Bea Hutten: 1935 *The Three Huxster Brothers: 1927, 1931 * Jack Hylton: 1954 * Jack Hylton and his band: 1926, 1928, 1932, 1934

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* Frank Ifield: 1962, 1965 *

Enrique Iglesias Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the ...

: 2002, 2007 * Julio Iglesias: 1988 * Il Divo: 2005 *Ilford Girls Choir: 1952 * John Inman: 1978, 1981, 1982 * Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts Choir: 1994 *Paulette Ivory: 1998

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* David Jacobs: 1984 *Jack Jackie: 1946 *

Nat Jackley Nat Jackley (born Nathaniel Tristram Jackley Hirsch; 16 July 1909 – 17 September 1988) was an English comic actor who starred in revue, variety, film and pantomime from the 1920s to the mid-1980s. His trademark rubber-neck dance, skeletal fr ...

: 1946, 1950 * The Jackson 5: 1972 * Jack Jackson: 1952 *

Janet Jackson Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. She is noted for her innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows. Her sound and choreog ...

: 1990 * Joe Jackson: 1935 *J.W. Jackson's Twelve English Dancers: 1925 * Hattie Jacques: 1958, 1960, 1963 * Jamelia: 2004, 2006 *

Dick James Dick James (born Leon Isaac Vapnick; 12 December 1920 – 1 February 1986) was a British music publisher and singer. He and Brian Epstein established the Beatles' publisher Northern Songs. Later, with his son Stephen, James founded the DJM rec ...

: 1953 * Jimmy James: 1953 *Paddy James: 1958 *Terry James: 1958 *Dr Trevor James: 1997 *Cassidy Janson: 2017 *Eddie Jaye: 1923 *Jean Louis Bert and Ilonka: 1959 * Stephen Jefferies: 1986 *Joy Jeffries: 1935 *Roy Jeffries: 1945 *Joan Jemison: 1958 *

Katherine Jenkins Katherine Maria Jenkins (born 29 June 1980) is a Welsh singer. She is a mezzo-soprano and performs operatic arias, popular songs, musical theatre, and hymns.West End casts of '' Jersey Boys'': 2008 * George Jessel: 1955 (London) *

Jethro Jethro is a male given name meaning "overflow". It is derived from the Hebrew word ''Yithrô''. People named Jethro * Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns (1920–1989), mandolin player in satirical country music duo Homer and Jethro * Jethro Franklin ...

: 2001 * Jimmy Jewel: 1946, 1952, 1955 (Blackpool), 1959 *

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...

: 1972, 2001, 2004, 2015 *Bill Johnson: 1947, 1949 *Gil Johnson: 1946 *

Teddy Johnson Pearl Lavinia Carr (2 November 1921 – 16 February 2020) and Edward Victor "Teddy" Johnson (4 September 1919 – 6 June 2018) were English husband-and-wife entertainers who gained their highest profile during the 1950s and early 1960s. Early d ...

: 1957 * Ulrika Jonsson: 1998 *Jo, Jac and Joni: 1953 *''

Jolson ''Jolson'' is a musical with a book by Francis Essex and Rob Bettinson and a score composed of tunes by some of the all-time greatest songwriters of Tin Pan Alley. Based on the life of singer Al Jolson, one of America's most popular entertainers ...

'': 1995 * Allan Jones: 1950 * Aled Jones: 1986 * Emrys Jones: 1955 (London) *

Jack Jones Jack Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *Jack Jones (American singer) (born 1938), American jazz and pop singer *Jack Jones, stage name of Australian singer Irwin Thomas (born 1971) *Jack Jones (Welsh musician) (born 1992), Welsh mu ...

: 1972, 1982 *Ria Jones: 1992, 1994 *

Tom Jones Tom Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Tom Jones (singer) (born 1940), Welsh singer * Tom Jones (writer) (1928–2023), American librettist and lyricist *''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'', a novel by Henry Fielding published in ...

: 1967, 1969, 1987, 1996 * Vinnie Jones: 2001 * David Jordan: 2007 *The Jukebox Company: 1983 *Jump: 2006

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*Kafka: 1934 * Natasha Kaplinsky: 2004 *Lola Karsavina: 1923 *William Kat: 1938 *Katrina and Joan: 1923 *Karen Kay: 1982 *

Peter Kay Peter John Kay (born 2 July 1973) is an English actor, comedy writer and stand-up comedian. He has written, produced and acted in several television and film projects, and has written three books. Born and brought up in Bolton, Kay studied ...

: 1998 *Beryl Kaye: 1945 *

Danny Kaye Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; yi, דוד־דניאל קאַמינסקי; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer and dancer. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and ...

: 1948, 1980 *

Dave Kaye Ivor Moreton and Dave Kaye were an English musical variety double act who were known for performing syncopated piano duets together from the 1930s to 1950s. The duo consisted of pianists Ivor Arthur Moreton (born Arthur Lethbridge; 18 March 1908 ...

: 1951 *Gloria Kaye: 1958 *Ian Kaye: 1958 * Stubby Kaye: 1953 * The Kaye Sisters: 1957, 1965, 1978 * Ronan Keating: 1998, 2000, 2002 * Howard Keel: 1954, 1982, 1984, 1990 *

Gene Kelly Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style and sought to create a new form of American dance accessibl ...

: 1983 * Matthew Kelly: 1984 *Larry Kemble: 1928 *Kris Kemo: 1975 *Fred Kemp: 1923 *Tony Kemp: 1983 *

Marie Kendall Marie Kendall (born Mary Ann Florence Holyome; 27 July 1873 – 5 May 1964) was a British music hall comedian and actress who had a successful career spanning 50 years. Biography Kendall was born Mary Ann Florence Holyome on 27 July 1873 in ...

: 1932 *Conn Kenna: 1926 * Grace Kennedy: 1980, 1983 * Nigel Kennedy: 1989 *The Nigel Kennedy Ensemble: 1002 * Sarah Kennedy: 1983 *Betty Kent: 1938 *Kentwood Junior School Choir: 1992 *

Carol Kenyon Carol Kenyon (sometimes spelt Karol; born 1959) is a British singer. She is best known for her vocals on the Heaven 17 hit song "Temptation", which reached number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1983. When the song was re-released as a remix by ...

: 1995 *David Kernan: 1979 *The Keyboard Quintette: 1951 *

Chaka Khan Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan (), is an American singer. Her career has spanned more than five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Known as the " Qu ...

: 2009 *Kharum: 1922 *Daphne Kiernander: 1948 *Reginald Kilbey: 1930 * Bobbie Kimber: 1947 *'' The King and I'': 2000 *

The King Brothers The King Brothers were a British pop vocal trio popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. They are best remembered for their cover versions of " Standing on the Corner" and " A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)". Career The group was co ...

: 1958 *

The King Sisters The King Sisters were an American big band-era vocal group consisting of six sisters: Alyce, Donna, Luise, Marilyn, Maxine, and Yvonne King. History Born and raised in Pleasant Grove, Utah, the King sisters were part of the Driggs family of e ...

: 1978 *Barbara King: 1985 * Dave King: 1955 (London) *

Hetty King Winifred Emms (4 April 1883 – 28 September 1972), best known by her stage name Hetty King, was an English entertainer who performed in the music halls as a male impersonator over some 70 years. Early life She was born in New Brighton, Ches ...

: 1958 * Kathy Kirby: 1964 *

Alan King Alan King (born Irwin Alan Kniberg; December 26, 1927 – May 9, 2004) was an American actor and comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants. King became well known as a Jewish comedian and satirist. He was also a serious ac ...

: 1977 *Neville King: 1965 *

Wayne King Harold Wayne King (February 16, 1901 – July 16, 1985) was an American musician, songwriter, and bandleader with a long association with both NBC and CBS. He was referred to as "the Waltz King" because much of his most popular music involved wa ...

: 1975 * Nat King Cole: 1960 *Iris Kirkwhite: 1932 *

Patricia Kirkwood Patricia Kirkwood (24 February 1921 – 25 December 2007) was a British stage actress, singer and dancer who appeared in numerous performances of dramas, cabaret, revues, music hall, variety and pantomimes. She also performed on radio, televi ...

: 1952, 1955 (London) *Kirsta and Kristel: 1948 *Kit and The Widow: 1986 *

Eartha Kitt Eartha Kitt (born Eartha Mae Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer and actress known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Ba ...

: 1958, 1962, 1987 *Yuri Klevtsov: 1992 * Beverley Knight: 2017 * Peter Knight's Merry Makers: 1953 *Koba and Kalee: 1946 * Diana Krall: 2002 *

The Krankies The Krankies are a Scottish comedy duo who enjoyed success as a cabaret act in the 1970s and on television in the 1980s, featuring in their own television shows and making pop records. Since this period, they have also regularly appeared in pant ...

: 1978 *KwaZulu: 1975 * Charlie Kunz: 1951

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*The West End cast of '' La Cage Aux Folles'': 2008 * Laine Theatre Arts Dancers: 1994, 1998, 2003 *

Cleo Laine Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth (born Clementine Dinah Bullock; 28 October 1927)Frankie Laine Frankie Laine (born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio; March 30, 1913 – February 6, 2007) was an American Singing, singer, songwriter, and actor whose career spanned nearly 75 years, from his first concerts in 1930 with a marathon dance company to hi ...

: 1954 *Robert Lamont: 1958 *Robert Lamouret: 1946 *George Lane: 1937 * Lupino Lane: 1938, 1955 (Blackpool), 1955 (London) * Bonnie Langford: 1982, 1983, 1990 * Chris Langham: 1982 * Lang Lang: 2007 * Diane Langton: 1978, 1982 * Mario Lanza: 1957 *La Pia: 1915 *

Danny La Rue Danny La Rue, (born Daniel Patrick Carroll, 26 July 1927 – 31 May 2009) was an Irish singer and entertainer, best known for his on-stage drag queen, drag persona. He performed in drag and also as himself in theatrical productions, television ...

: 1969, 1972, 1978 *Latin American Formation Team: 1986 *Latona, Graham and Chandel: 1955 (London) * Harry Lauder: 1912 *

Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–19 ...

: 1947 *Fay Laurie: 1958 * Hugh Laurie: 1987 *Jack La Vier: 1937 *

Stephanie Lawrence Stephanie Lawrence (16 December 1949 – 4 November 2000) was a British musical theatre actress. Background Stephanie Lawrence was born in 1949 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. She was the daughter of a Welsh singer, to whom sh ...

: 1981, 1985 * The Syd Lawrence Orchestra: 1970 *Ruth Lawson: 1958 * Evelyn Laye: 1933, 1938 *Andy Leach: 1997 * Brenda Lee: 1964 * Mary Lee: 1938 *

Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalis ...

: 1980 * Jan Leeming: 1982, 1985 *Jacques Legras: 1955 (London) *

Adele Leigh Adele Leigh (15 June 1928 – 23 May 2004) was an English operatic soprano, later the wife of the Austrian ambassador in London. Early life Leigh was born in Hackney, East London on 15 June 1928. Her father left when she was two and she was bro ...

: 1958 * Lemar: 2004 *

Ute Lemper Ute Gertrud Lemper (; born 4 July 1963) is a German singer and actress. Her roles in musicals include playing Sally Bowles in the original Paris production of ''Cabaret'', for which she won the 1987 Molière Award for Best Newcomer, and Velma ...

: 1997 *Fay Lenore: 1954 * Rula Lenska: 1985 *Les 7 Doigts de la Main: 2009 *

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo is an all-male drag ballet troupe that parodies the conventions of romantic and classical ballet. The company's current artistic director is Tory Dobrin. The dancers portray both male and female roles in a h ...

: 2008 *Les Charlivels: 1949 *The Two Leslies: 1938 *'' Les Misérables'': 1987 *

Alfred Lester Alfred Lester (25 October 1870 – 6 May 1925), real name Alfred Edwin Leslie, was an English actor and comedian. Born into a theatrical family, he learnt his craft touring in melodramas, as a young man, but made his reputation as a comedian in E ...

: 1912, 1923 * Harry Lester and his Hayseeds: 1946 *Levanda: 1947 *Levanda and the Nine Diamonds: 1932 *

Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. As his contributions to comedy and charity made him a global figure in popular culture, pop culture ...

: 1966, 1989 *Len Lewis: 1937 * Leona Lewis: 2008 *

Shari Lewis Shari Lewis (born Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz; January 17, 1933 – August 2, 1998) was a Peabody-winning American ventriloquist, puppeteer, children's entertainer, television show host, dancer, singer, actress, author, and symphonic conductor. She wa ...

: 1969 *The Six Lias from round about Regent Street: 1935 * Liberace: 1959, 1960, 1972 * Liberty X: 2002 *Len Liggett: 1953 *Marianne Lincoln: 1946 *The West End cast of '' The Lion King'': 1999, 2008 *

Maureen Lipman Dame Maureen Diane Lipman (born 10 May 1946) is an English actress, writer and comedian. She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and her stage work has included appearances with the National Theatre and the Royal Shakesp ...

: 1985 * Moira Lister: 1954 *

Little Angels Children’s Folk Ballet of Korea The Little Angels Children’s Folk Ballet of Korea is a Korean traditional art and dance troupe made up of elementary and middle school children, founded in 1962 by Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church, to project a positive ima ...

: 1971 *Little Doreen: 1932 * Little and Large: 1977 * Little Tich: 1912 *Littlewoods Girls Choir: 1955 (Blackpool) *

Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948), is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 21 musicals, ...

: 1981 * Julian Lloyd Webber: 1981, 1989 *David Lober: 1950 * Josef Locke: 1952 *

Johnny Lockwood John Sidney Lockwood (7 December 192025 April 2013) was a British variety entertainer, comedian and actor, who also became notable in Australia after emigrating to that country. Lockwood worked in radio, theatre, television and film. He beca ...

: 1949 *

Cecilia Loftus Cecilia Loftus (born Marie Cecilia Loftus Brown; 22 October 1876 – 12 July 1943) was a Scottish actress, singer, mimic, vaudevillian, and music hall performer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Early life Loftus was born in Glasgow, ...

: 1912 *

Jimmy Logan James Allan Short, OBE, FRSAMD (4 April 1928 – 13 April 2001), known professionally as Jimmy Logan, was a Scottish performer, theatrical producer, impresario and director. Family Logan was born in Dennistoun, Glasgow, a member of a famil ...

: 1957 * Johnny Logan: 1987 *

London Choral Society The London Chorus is an amateur choir, under the musical direction of Ronald Corp. It was founded in 1903 by Arthur Fagge as the London Choral Society. Its first concert was a performance of Arthur Sullivan, Sullivan's ''The Golden Legend (cantata) ...

: 1992 *

London Community Gospel Choir The London Community Gospel Choir is Britain's first renowned contemporary "performance touring, inspirational gospel choir band", fusing gospel with multi-genres of music, including pop, soul, jazz, R&B, and classical. It was founded in 198 ...

: 1992, 1993 * Norman Long: 1927, 1931 *Robert Longden: 1982 * Joe Longthorne: 1989 *

Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lynn Affleck (' Lopez; born July 24, 1969), also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, actress and dancer. In 1991, she began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy television series ''In Living Color'', where she rema ...

: 2001 *

Violet Loraine Violet Loraine (26 July 1886 – 18 July 1956) was an English musical theatre actress and singer. Early life She was born Violet Mary Tipton in Kentish Town, London, in 1886 and went on the stage as a chorus girl at the age of sixteen. Musical ...

: 1919 *Los Diablos Del Bombo: 1972 *

Los Paraguayos Los Paraguayos is a music group consisting of musicians from Paraguay. Since its foundation in the 1950s, the group has featured many singers and musicians, playing guitars, bongo drums and a Paraguayan harp, including Luis Alberto del Paraná, R ...

: 1963 *Los Reales del Paraguay: 1976 * Joe Loss and his Orchestra: 1963, 1980 * Dennis Lotis: 1957 *Marie Louise: 1947 *

Demi Lovato Demetria Devonne Lovato ( ; born August 20, 1992), known as Demi Lovato, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), Lovato rose to prominence for pl ...

: 2014 * Arthur Lucan: 1934 *Jonathan Lucas: 1950 *

Ronn Lucas Ronn Lucas (born 1954) is an American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian. Career Lucas grew up in El Paso, Texas; retrieved 2013-05-28. and graduated from Eastwood High School (Texas), Eastwood High School in 1972.; retrieved 2013-05-28. By the ...

: 1987 * Lulu: 1967, 1981, 1986, 1993, 1994, 2009 * Alan and Blanche Lund: 1946, 1951 *

Ted Lune Ted Lune (born Harold Garnett; 18 August 1920 – 7 January 1968) was a British actor, best known for portraying Private Len Bone in the TV series ''The Army Game''. He also worked in radio comedy and appeared in a couple of films. He was born ...

: 1959 *

The Luton Girls Choir The Luton Girls Choir was an English vocal ensemble that performed between 1936 and 1977, and made popular radio broadcasts and recordings between the 1940s and 1960s. It was established and directed throughout its existence by Arthur Ernest Davi ...

: 1948 * Kenny Lynch: 1981 * Ralph Lynn: 1923 * Vera Lynn: 1951, 1952, 1957, 1960, 1975, 1986, 1990 *

Carole Lynne Helen Violet Carolyn Delfont, Baroness Delfont (née Heyman; 16 September 1918 – 17 January 2008), known professionally as Carole Lynne, was a British theatre actress, best known for her work in the 1940s and 1950s. She was the widow of the ...

: 1950, 1951 * Jeff Lynne's

ELO Elo or ELO may refer to: Music * Electric Light Orchestra, a British rock music group ** ''The Electric Light Orchestra'' (album), the group's debut album ** ''ELO 2'', the group's second album * ELO Part II, an offshoot band of Electric Light ...

: 2015 * Ben Lyon: 1957

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* Lee Mack: 2002 *

Shirley MacLaine Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty, April 24, 1934) is an American actress, author, and former dancer. Known for her portrayals of quirky, strong-willed and eccentric women, MacLaine has received numerous accolades over her seven-dec ...

: 1977 *

Ross MacManus Ronald Patrick Ross McManus (20 October 1927 – 24 November 2011) was an English musician, singer and trumpet player of Irish descent. He performed with Joe Loss and his orchestra. He was the father of Elvis Costello. Life and career McManus ...

: 1963 *

Aimi MacDonald Aimi MacDonald (born 27 February 1942) is a Scottish actress and dancer. She is best known for her role as ''"The Lovely" Aimi MacDonald'' in the television sketch comedy show ''At Last the 1948 Show'' (Rediffusion, 1967). Background and earl ...

: 1968 *''

Mack & Mabel ''Mack and Mabel'' (often stylized as Mack & Mabel) is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. The plot involves the tumultuous romantic relationship between Hollywood director Mack Sennett and Mabel Norman ...

'': 1995 *Boyd MacKenzie: 1958 *

Ruth Madoc Ruth Madoc (born Margaret Ruth Llewellyn Baker; 16 April 1943 – 9 December 2022) was a British actress who had a career on stage and screen spanning over 60 years. She was best known for her role as Gladys Pugh in the BBC television comedy '' ...

: 1982, 1986 *Mr Magoo: 1984 *Will Mahoney: 1935 * Natalia Makarova: 1983 *Freddie Malcom: 1947 * Henry Mancini: 1966, 1980, 1984 * Jason Manford: 2009, 2017 *

Barry Manilow Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans seven decades. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", " Somewhere Down the Road", " Mandy", "I Write the Songs", " Can ...

: 1992, 1998, 1999, 2006 *Ethel Manners: 1938 *Jill Manners: 1945 * Mantovani: 1958 *

Ennio Marchetto Ennio Marchetto (; born 20 February 1960 in Venice) is an Italian comedic live entertainer whose performances feature quick-change artistry, impersonations and his trademark bi-dimensional paper costumes. He is also known as The Living Paper Ca ...

: 1998, 2004 *Marimba Band 1923 *Mariora: 1947 * Alicia Markova: 1957 * Alfred Marks: 1953, 1957 *

Jean Marsh Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jea ...

: 1984 *George Marshall: 1989 * Jessica Martin: 1987 * Millicent Martin: 1964, 1979, 1982 *Willie Martin: 1958 *Marvo and Dolores: 1966 * Jasper Maskelyne: 1932 *

Jackie Mason Jackie Mason (born Yacov Moshe Maza; yi, יעקב משה מזא; June 9, 1928 – July 24, 2021) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. His 1986 one-man show ''The World According to Me!'' won a Special Tony Award, an Outer Critics Cir ...

: 1988, 1996, 2001 *

Monica Mason Dame Monica Mason (born 6 September 1941) is a former ballet dancer, teacher, and artistic director of The Royal Ballet. In more than fifty years with the company, she established a reputation as a versatile performer, a skilled rehearsal dire ...

: 1983 *

Valerie Masterson Margaret Valerie Masterson (born 3 June 1937), is a retired English opera singer, a lecturer and Vice-President of British Youth Opera. After study in Italy, she began to sing opera in Europe. Returning to England, Masterson performed as princ ...

: 1986 * Mireille Mathieu: 1967, 1969, 1981 *

Jessie Matthews Jessie Margaret Matthews (11 March 1907 – 19 August 1981) was an English actress, dancer and singer of the 1920s and 1930s, whose career continued into the post-war period. After a string of hit stage musicals and films in the mid-1930s, Ma ...

: 1935 * Sheila Matthews: 1950 * Susan Maughan: 1963 *

Ekaterina Maximova Ekaterina Sergeevna Maximova (russian: Екатерина Сергеевна Максимова; 1 February 1939 – 28 April 2009) was a Soviet and Russian ballerina of the second part of the 20th century who was internationally recognised. Sh ...

: 1979 * Lisa Maxwell: 1990 * Brian May: 2008 *

Clarice Mayne Clarice Mayne (6 February 1886 – 16 January 1966) was a music hall and variety theatre singer and performer. Life and career Clarice Mabel Dulley, whose stage name was Clarice Mayne, was born in London in 1886. She is best known for the s ...

: 1912, 1919 * Sylvester McCoy: 1982 * Martine McCutcheon: 1998 * Hugh McDermott: 1955 (London) *Ami McDonald: 1982 *

Jane McDonald Jane Anne McDonald (born 4 April 1963) is an English singer, songwriter and television presenter. Born and raised in Wakefield, McDonald spent much of her early career performing in local clubs and pubs before landing work as a singer on cruis ...

: 2000 *Ray McDonald: 1949 *

Malcolm McEachern Walter Malcolm Neil McEachern (1 April 1883 – 17 January 1945) was a noted Australian Bass (voice type), bass singing, singer who enjoyed a successful career in the United Kingdom, both as a concert soloist and as one half of the comic music ...

: 1921 * Geraldine McEwan: 1990 * Brian McFadden: 2004 * McFly: 2005 * Debbie McGee: 1988 *

Alistair McGowan Alistair Charles McGowan (born 24 November 1964) is an English impressionist, comic, actor, singer and writer best known to British audiences for ''The Big Impression'' (formerly ''Alistair McGowan's Big Impression''), which was, for four years ...

: 1995 * Paddy McGuinness: 2009 *

The McGuire Sisters The McGuire Sisters were a singing trio in American popular music. The group was composed of three sisters: * Ruby Christine McGuire (July 30, 1926 – December 28, 2018) * Dorothy "Dottie" McGuire (February 13, 1928 – September 7, 2012) * Ph ...

: 1961 *Michael McGuire: 1987 * Michael McIntyre: 2008 * Kenneth McKellar: 1966 *

Virginia McKenna Dame Virginia Anne McKenna, (born 7 June 1931) is a British stage and screen actress, author and wildlife campaigner. She is best known for the films ''A Town Like Alice'' (1956), '' Carve Her Name with Pride'' (1958), ''Born Free'' (1966), and ...

: 1979 * Julia McKenzie: 1979, 1983 * Craig McLachlan: 1993 * Stewart McPherson: 1948 * Geraldine McQueen: 2008 *

Kitty McShane Kathleen "Kitty" McShane (19 May 1897 – 24 March 1964) was an Irish actress, best known as the wife and acting partner of Arthur Lucan, with whom she appeared in a series of ''Old Mother Riley'' stage shows and films from the 1930s to the ...

: 1934 *The cast of '' Me and My Girl'': 1938, 1984 *Michael Meacham: 1955 (London) *

Robert Meadmore Robert Meadmore is a British singer and actor. Theatre Born in RomfordRobert Meadmore
Biography, accessed J ...

: 1990, 2001 * Meat Loaf: 2006 *The Mecca Formation Dancers: 1958 *The Carlo Medini Six: 1933 *Medlock and Marlowe: 1952 * Michael Medwin: 1959 *The Melachrino Strings: 1948 *Paul Melba: 1974 * Katie Melua: 2003 *

G. S. Melvin George Spence Melvin (20 February 1886 – 2 December 1946) was a Scottish music hall comedian and noted pantomime dame. Biography Melvin was born in Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland. His father was a stage actor and producer, and Melvin firs ...

: 1921, 1932, 1938 *William and Joe Mendel: 1933 *Men in Coats: 2002 *The Frank and Kay Mercer Latin American Formation Team: 1983 * Ethel Merman: 1982 *

Steve Merritt Steve Thomas Merritt (January 17, 1945 – January 26, 1993) was an American dancer and choreographer. Together with Nancy and Ronnie Horowitz and Mark Donnelly, Merritt created the musical '' Dream Street'', which played in Las Vegas from 198 ...

: 1983 * Billy Merson: 1921, 1923 * The Merry Macs: 1950 *Mike Michaels: 1992 *

Bette Midler Bette Midler (;''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received List of awards and nominations received by Be ...

: 2009, 2014 *

Mika Mika is a given name, a nickname and a surname. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People known just as Mika * Mika (singer) (born 1983), Lebanese-born British singer-songwriter Michael Penniman, Jr. * Mika (footbal ...

: 2009 *

Ann Miller Ann Miller (born Johnnie Lucille Collier; April 12, 1923 – January 22, 2004) was an American retired actress and former dancer. She is best remembered for her work in the Classical Hollywood cinema musicals of the 1940s and 1950s. Her early ...

: 1988 * Max Miller: 1937, 1950 * Patina Miller: 2009 *

Spike Milligan Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan (16 April 1918 – 27 February 2002) was an Irish actor, comedian, writer, musician, poet, and playwright. The son of an English mother and Irish father, he was born in British Raj, British Colonial India, where h ...

: 1965 *

Hayley Mills Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born 18 April 1946) is an English actress. The daughter of Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell, and younger sister of actress Juliet Mills, she began her acting career as a child and was hailed as a promising ...

: 1990 * John Mills: 1990 *

Nat Mills and Bobbie Nat Mills and Bobbie were a British husband-and-wife comedy double act, active between the 1920s and 1950s. Nat Mills was born Nathaniel Miller (15 January 1900 – 13 August 1993), and Bobbie was born Roberta Maude Esther Macauley (19 Novemb ...

: 1946 * Tim Minchin: 2011 *

Liza Minnelli Liza May Minnelli ( ; born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli is among a rare group of performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy ...

: 2004 *

Borrah Minnevitch Borrah Minevitch (sometimes spelled Minnevitch; 5 November 1902, Borovin, Minsk, Russian Empire – 26 June 1955, Paris, France), born Boruch Minewitz, was a notable harmonica player, actor, and leader of his group The Harmonica Rascals. The H ...

's Harmonica Rascals: 1947, 1949 *

Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...

: 1988, 2000, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2015 * The Black and White Minstrels: 1962 *The cast of '' Miranda'': 2017 *The Mirthful Jovers: 1922 *'' Miss Saigon'': 1991 * Arthur Mitchell: 1976 *The Eight Mitchell Singers: 1959 * George Mitchell Choir: 1951, 1954, 1957, 1958 *The George Mitchell Glee Club: 1950 * Guy Mitchell: 1954 *Margo Mitchell: 1958 *Mary Mitchell: 1958 *Roy Mitchell: 1945 * Warren Mitchell: 1972 *

Albert Modley Albert Frederick Modley (3 March 1901 – 23 February 1979) was an English variety entertainer and comedian. Biography He was born in Liverpool, but moved to Ilkley in Yorkshire with his family as a child. His father, known as 'Professor Modley ...

: 1955 (Blackpool) *The Moiseyev Dance Company: 1964 *

Momix MOMIX is a dance company based in Washington, Connecticut, founded in 1981 by choreographer Moses Pendleton. MOMIX developed out of work Pendleton did for a celebration of Erik Satie at the Paris Opera in 1978. The company is named after a solo ...

- ''The White Widow'': 2007 *Mona and Oliver & The Girls: 1947 * Bob Monkhouse: 1960, 1986, 1988, 1996, 2002 * Matt Monro: 1966 *

Kelly Monteith Kelly Norton Monteith (October 17, 1942 – January 1, 2023) was an American comedian, actor, writer and producer. He was best known for writing and starring in the BBC comedy show ''Kelly Monteith''. Early life Kelly Norton Monteith was bor ...

: 1983 * Ron Moody: 1968, 1985 * Dudley Moore: 1965 *Kathryn Moore: 1955 (Blackpool) *

Roger Moore Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 192723 May 2017) was an English actor. He was the third actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, playing the character in seven feature films between 19 ...

: 1990 *

Diana Moran Diana Moran BEM (born Diana Ruth Dicker; 11 June 1939) is an English model, fitness expert and journalist. In the 1960s and 1970s, Moran was a print and catwalk model. She also appeared as a TV announcer and newsreader for HTV West. Career He ...

: 1983 *Gillian Moran: 1954 * Morecambe and Wise: 1955 (Blackpool), 1961, 1964, 1968 * Kenneth More: 1958 *José Luis Moreno: 1973 *Harry Moreny: 1946 * Ivor Moreton: 1951 *The Stuart Morgan Dancers: 1938 * Terence Morgan: 1955 (London) *

Patricia Morison Eileen Patricia Augusta Fraser Morison (March 19, 1915 – May 20, 2018) was an American stage, television and film actress of the Golden Age of Hollywood and mezzo-soprano singer. She made her feature film debut in 1939 after several years on ...

: 1951 *Karl Morley: 1958 * Jonathon Morris: 1990 *

Lily Morris Lily Morris (born Lilles Mary Crosby; 30 September 1882 – 3 October 1952)Richard Anthony Baker, ''British Music Hall: an illustrated history'', Pen & Sword, 2014, , pp.252-253 was an English music hall performer, who specialised in singing comedi ...

: 1927, 1931 * James Morrison: 2006 * Morriston Orpheus Choir: 1957 * Doretta Morrow and Company: 1955 (London) * Moscow State Circus: 1996 *Moscow State Folk Dance Company: 1955 (London) * Nana Mouskouri: 1973, 1986 *Stella Moya: 1945 * The Mudlarks: 1958 *

Irek Mukhamedov Irek Dzhavdatovich Mukhamedov OBE (russian: Ирек Джавдатович Мухамедов: tt-Cyrl, Ирек Җәүдәт улы Мөхәммәтев; born 8 March 1960), is a Soviet-born British ballet dancer of Tatar origin who has danced ...

: 1990 * Stephen Mulhern: 1997 * Samantha Mumba: 2001 *Hilda Mundy: 1933 * Richard Murdoch: 1951 * Olly Murs: 2013 * Jim Henson's Muppets: 1977, 1993 * Richard Murdoch: 1980 * Murray and Mooney: 1934, 1938 * Al Murray -

The Pub Landlord Alastair James Hay Murray (born 10 May 1968) is an English comedian, actor, musician and writer from Hammersmith. In 2003, he was listed in ''The Observer'' as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy, and in 2007 he was voted the 16th gr ...

: 2001, 2003, 2007 *Pam Murray: 1953 * Pete Murray: 1982 *Rob Murray: 1952 *Ruby Murray: 1955 (London) *Kacey Musgraves: 2015 *The Myrons: 1948

N

*Naldi: 1930 *National Youth Jazz Orchestra: 1978 *Naturally 7: 2008 *Oscar Natzka: 1946 *Naughton and Gold: 1932, 1933, 1935, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1951 *Mary Naylor: 1946 *The cast of ''Neighbours'': 1988 *Billy Nelson: 1945 *Nadia Nerina: 1963, 1966 *Nervo and Knox: 1925, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1947, 1950, 1951 *The New Dollys: 1971 *Raymond Newell: 1937 *Bob Newhart: 1964 *Anthony Newley: 1987 *The New Seekers: 1971 *Wayne Newton: 1966 *Nicholas Brothers: 1948 *Paul Nicholas: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989 *Billy Nicholls: 1945 *Dandy Nichols: 1972 *Joy Nichols: 1949, 1952 *David Nixon (magician), David Nixon: 1958, 1978 *Eva Noblezada: 2014 *The Nolans, The Nolan Sisters: 1978 *Noni & Horace: 1928 *Peter Noone & Herman's Hermits: 1970 *Gloria Nord: 1953 *Denis Norden: 1984 *Norman and Ladd: 1950 *Northern Ballet Theatre: 1989 *Notre Dame de Paris: 2000 *Rudolf Nureyev: 1973, 1977

O

*Dara Ó Briain: 2004 *Agnes O'Connell's London Irish Girl Pipers: 1968 *Des O'Connor: 1969, 1995 *Tom O'Connor (comedian), Tom O'Connor: 1976 *Talbot O'Farrell: 1925, 1938, 1948 *Mary O'Hara: 1978 *Chuck O'Neil: 1945 *Hilary O'Neil: 1987 *Sheila O'Neill: 1953, 1983 *Tessie O'Shea: 1946 *Cicely Oates: 1934 *Ocklynge Junior School Choir: 1992 *''Oklahoma!'': 1998 *Pierre Olaf and Company: 1955 (London) *The cast of ''Oliver!'': 1994 *Vic Oliver: 1945, 1952 *Omagh Community youth choir: 2000 *Omar: 1933 *David Omer: 2004 *''On the Town (musical), On the Town'': 1985 *''On Your Toes'': 1984 *One Direction : 2012, 2014, 2015 *Only Men Aloud!: 2008 *''The Oriental Swan'': 2003 *Ozzy Osbourne: 2004, 2005 *Sharon Osbourne: 2004 *Donny Osmond: 2001, 2003 *''Our House (musical), Our House'': 2002 *Vladimir Ovchinnikov (pianist), Vladimir Ovchinnikov: 1987 *Bill Owen (actor), Bill Owen: 1984

P

*Elaine Paige: 1981, 1990, 1995, 2000 *Roni Page: 1985 *The Palace Girls: 1912 *The Palladium Boys & Girls: 1946, 1954 *The Palladium Girls: 1930, 1932 *Sherman Fisher Girls, Sherman Fisher's Palladium Girls: 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937 *Gaston Palmer: 1930 *Paper Lace: 1974 *Norrie Paramor's Big Ben Banjo Band: 1957 *Merle Park: 1983 *Phil Parke: 1949 *Larry Parker: 1975 *Louis Parker: 1923 *Jack Parnell and his Orchestra: 1954, 1971, 1974, 1977 *Pas de deux: 1979 *Joe Pasquale: 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2005 *The Passing Zone: 1994 *Nigel Patrick: 1954 *Sir Les Patterson: 1984 *Luciano Pavarotti: 2003 *Jack Payne (bandleader), Jack Payne and his BBC band: 1930 *Jack Payne (bandleader), Jack Payne's Orchestra: 1938 *Sarah Payne (actor), Sarah Payne: 1985 *Tom Payne: 1930 *Billy Pearce: 1994 *Donald Peers: 1950 *Beijing opera, Peking Opera: 1986 *The Pendragons: 1995 *Penn & Teller: 2011 *Pepe and his friends: 1978 *Itzhak Perlman: 1981 *The Billy Petch Dancers: 1963 *Peter, Paul and Mary: 1965 *Andi Peters: 1997 *Clarke Peters: 1983 *Sylvia Peters: 1951 *Peters and Lee: 1973 *The Five Petleys: 1921 *''The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), The Phantom of the Opera'': 1987 *Van Phillips: 1945 *Carolyn Pickles: 1986 *Wilfred Pickles: 1949 *Wilfred Pickles, Wilfred and Mabel Pickles: 1955 (Blackpool) *The cast of ''Pickwick (musical), Pickwick'': 1963, 1993 *The Pietro Brothers: 1959, 1966 *Pilobolus: 2009 *Pinky and Perky with Jan and Vlasta Dalibor: 1963 *Pipifax and Penlo: 1912 *''The Pirate King'': 1982 *''The Pirates of Penzance'': 1982 *Gene Pitney: 1966 *Nigel Planer: 1997 *Bert Platt: 1934 *Christine Pocket: 1958 *David Poe: 2009 *Su Pollard: 1985, 1986 *Andre Portasio: 2005 *Gillie Potter: 1930, 1938 *Paul Potts: 2007 *Lorna and Toots Pound: 1922 *Sandy Powell (comedian), Sandy Powell: 1935, 1970, 1980 *Chris Power: 1982 *Michael Praed: 1982 *Harry Prescott and his seven Hindustans: 1930 *Pearl Primus and her Company: 1951 *Arthur Prince (ventriloquist), Arthur Prince: 1912, 1919, 1922 *''The Producers (musical), The Producers'': 2004 *Johnny Puleo: 1949 *The Puppini Sisters: 2006 *The Pussycat Dolls: 2008

Q

*Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, 1st Battalion The Liverpool Scottish (T.A.) (Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders): 1955 (Blackpool) *Pauline Quirke: 1996

R

*Jack Radcliffe: 1951 *The Radio Revellers: 1948 *Syd Railton: 1935 *Rambert Dance Company: 1998 *Alan Randall (entertainer), Alan Randall: 1986 *Elsie Randolph: 1954 *Esther Rantzen: 1978, 1982 *Johnnie Ray: 1955 (London), 1987 *Lynette Ray: 1958 *Ted Ray (comedian), Ted Ray: 1948, 1949, 1952 *Al Read: 1954, 1955 (Blackpool), 1959 *Ralph Reader's Gang Show: 1937, 1957, 1964 *Rebla: 1921 *Reggie Redcliffe: 1946 *Amanda Redman: 1982 *Arthur Reece: 1935 *Brian Reece: 1954, 1955 (London), 1957 *Angharad Rees: 1984, 1990 *Sonia Rees: 1960 *Joan Regan: 1955 (Blackpool) *Tomasz Reichelt: 2005 *Beryl Reid: 1985 *Mackenzie Reid: 1953 *Renee and Godfrey: 1921 *Ethel Revnell: 1937, 1953 *Dorothy Reynolds: 1955 (London) *Rhosllannerchrugog#Musical heritage, Rhos Male Voice Choir: 1975 *Griff Rhys Jones: 1988, 1992 *Anneka Rice: 1990 *Reva Rice: 1992 *Tim Rice: 1981, 1992 *Buddy Rich: 1969 *Cliff Richard: 1959, 1973, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2005 *Cliff Richard & The Shadows: 1960, 1962, 1964, 1981, 2008 *Juanita Richards: 1933 *Lionel Richie: 2000 *Shane Richie: 2004 *André Rieu and the Johann Strauss Orchestra: 2009 *Diana Rigg: 1989 *Right Said Fred: 1992 *Rihanna: 2008 *Amber Riley: 2017 *LeAnn Rimes: 1999 *Angela Rippon: 1982, 1986 *The cast of ''Riverdance'': 1994, 1995 *Joan Rivers: 1996, 2007 *Harry Robertson (musician), Harry Robertson: 1959 *Liz Robertson: 1982, 1985 *George Robey: 1912, 1919, 1934 *Eric Robinson (conductor), Eric Robinson Orchestra & Singers: 1954 *Robson & Jerome: 1995, 1996 *Linda Robson: 1996 *The Rockin' Berries: 1967 *Lord Rockingham's XI: 1959 *Rock Steady Crew: 1983 *Anton Rodgers: 1982 *Ginger Rogers: 1969 *Ted Rogers (comedian), Ted Rogers: 1968, 1974 *Romanian National Dance Company and Orchestra: 1967 *The Roly Polys: 1983 *Ronnie Ronalde: 1953 *Mickey Rooney: 1988 *Rosarito: 1937 *Clarkson Rose: 1928 *Julian Rose (entertainer), Julian Rose: 1930 *Jonathan Ross: 1997 *The Three Ross Sisters: 1946 *Norman Rossington: 1959, 1985 *Rostal and Schaefer: 1970 *''Round the Horne Revisited'': 2004 *Thomas Round: 1958 *Gareth Rowan: 1994 *Derek Roy (comedian), Derek Roy: 1948 *Harry Roy and his band: 1935 *Royal Albert Hall Orchestra: 1923 *Royal Ballet School: 1983, 1999 *Royal Marines Band Service, Band of the Royal Marines: 1949 *Royal Variety Performance Dancers: 2000, 2004 *Rita Rudner: 1992 *Billy Russell (comedian), Billy Russell: 1933, 1947, 1954 *Fred Russell (ventriloquist), Fred Russell: 1932, 1952 *Max Russell: 1958 *Russian Blue Bird Players: 1923 *Marion Ryan: 1959 *Peggy Ryan: 1949

S

*Alessandro Safina: 2001 *The Three Sailors: 1934 *Peter Sallis: 1984 *Lea Salonga: 1991 *The Mike Sammes Singers: 1969 *George Sampson: 2008 *Kenneth Sandford: 1955 (Blackpool) *John Sanger: 1949 *Lon Satton: 1992 *H. Gordon Saunders: 1930 *Mervyn Saunders: 1947 *Paul O'Grady, Lily Savage: 1998 *Telly Savalas: 1975 *Scènes de ballet (Ashton), Scènes de ballet: 1969 *Schaller Brothers: 1954 *Phillip Schofield: 1992 *Jacqui Scott: 1992 *Selina Scott: 1989 *ScottishPower Pipe Band: 2003 *Kenny Seagrove: 1989 *Seal (musician), Seal: 2007 *The Searchers (band), The Searchers: 1981 *Harry Secombe: 1951, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1975, 1978, 1987, 1993 *The Seekers: 1966 *P. T. Selbit: 1922 *Peter Sellers: 1954, 1965 *Bruce Seton: 1955 (London) *Lynn Seymour: 1973 *Three Shades: 1947 *Shaolin Monastery, The Shaolin Monks: 1999 *Reginald Sharland: 1921, 1923 *Buster Shaver and his trio of Lilliputians: 1948 *Martin Shaw: 1985 *Sandie Shaw: 1967 *George Shearing: 1987 *Anne Shelton (singer), Anne Shelton: 1953, 1959, 1978 *Ned Sherrin: 1979 *Scott Sherrin: 1983 *Ella Shields: 1948 *Jake Shimabukuro: 2009 *Kaho Shimada: 1987 *Dinah Shore: 1950 *Showaddywaddy: 1978 *''Show Boat'': 1985 *The Showgirls: 1955 (Blackpool) *Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra: 1958 *Jean Simmons: 1985 *Joan Sims: 1954 *The cast of ''Sister Act the Musical'': 2009 *The Skating Willers: 2005 *Peter Skellern: 1982, 2000 *Frank Skinner: 1994 *Sky High Corps De Ballet: 1948 *The Skyrockets Orchestra: 1948 *Wayne Sleep: 1978, 1983, 1990 *The cast of ''The Sleeping Beauty (ballet), The Sleeping Beauty'': 1963 *James Smillie: 1983 *Faryl Smith: 2009 *The Five Smith Brothers: 1950, 1955 (Blackpool) *Mel Smith: 1988, 1992 *Will Smith (comedian), Will Smith: 2004 *Don Smoothey: 1982 *The Soldiers: 2009 *Zoltan Solymosi: 1994 *Debroy Somers and his band: 1927, 1931 *The cast of ''The Sound of Music'': 2006 *The cast of ''Spamalot'': 2006 *Johnnie Spence and his Orchestra: 1969 *Peggy Spencer: 1986 *Grace Spero: 1945 *Spice Girls: 1997, 1998 *Dennis Spicer: 1964 *Dave Spikey: 2005 *Victor Spinetti: 1982 *Dusty Springfield: 1965 *Dougie Squires, Dougie Squires' Second Generation: 1973 *Paul Squires: 1980 *Teddy St. Denis: 1938 *Edward Stanelli, Stanelli & Douglas: 1928 *Stanley and Mae Quartette: 1934 *Cyril Stapleton with the BBC Show Band: 1955 (London), 1958 *''Star for a Night (British TV series), Star for a Night'': 2000 *Alvin Stardust: 1981 *The Stargazers (1940s–1950s group), The Stargazers: 1955 (London), 1958 *Freddie Starr: 1970, 1989 *Isla St Clair: 1982 *Anthony Steel (actor), Anthony Steel: 1954 *Tommy Steele: 1963, 1966 *Tommy Steele and his Steelmen: 1957 *Gwen Stefani: 2004 *Pamela Stephenson: 1982 *Steps (group), Steps: 1999, 2020 *Stetson: 1932 *Rachel Stevens: 2003 *Allan Stewart (comedian), Allan Stewart: 1987, 1995 *Amii Stewart: 1979 *Andy Stewart (musician), Andy Stewart: 1961, 1962, 1978 *Donald B. Stewart: 1954 *Rod Stewart: 2006 *Richard Stilgoe: 1982, 2000 *Stomp (dance troupe), Stomp: 1998, 2002 *Rene Strange: 1946 *David Strassman: 1996 *Strathclyde Police Pipe Band: 2003 *Elaine Stritch: 1979, 2002 *Una Stubbs: 1972, 1980 *The Stupids: 1971 *Sugababes: 2006 *Diana Ross and The Supremes: 1968 *Randolph Sutton: 1948 *Donald Swann: 1963 *Eric Sykes: 1963 *Frederick Sylvester: 1921

T

*Andre Tahon and Company: 1968 *Take That: 1994, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2018 *Talk of the Town Girls and Boys: 1958 *Valerie Tandy: 1947, 1951 *Ray Tanva: 1958 *Lara Saint Paul, Tanya: 1967 *Jimmy Tarbuck: 1964, 1981, 1987, 1992, 2007 *Chris Tarrant: 1992 *Catherine Tate: 2005 *Harry Tate: 1912, 1919, 1925, 1938 *Jim Tavare: 1992, 1994, 1998 *Teatro (band), Teatro: 2007 *Kiri Te Kanawa: 1990, 2007 *The Temperance Seven: 1961 *Bryn Terfel: 2000, 2005 *Terry's Juveniles: 1950 *The Alec Thomas Quartet: 1947 *Terry-Thomas: 1946, 1952 *Billy Thorburn: 1951 *Tiller Girls: 1926, 1932, 1938, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 (Blackpool), 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1984 *Vesta Tilley: 1912 *Christopher Timothy: 1982 *Louis Tomlinson: 2015, 2017 *Vittorio Togo: 1933 *Chaim Topol, Topol: 1982 *Mel Tormé: 1987 *Totò: 1930 *Bobby Tranter: 1946, 1947 *Mr & Mrs Tree: 1925 *Bruce Trent: 1954 *Ann Trevor: 1923 *Tommy Trinder: 1945, 1947, 1950, 1955 (London), 1980 *Jack Tripp: 1955 (Blackpool) *Trix Sisters: 1922 *George Truzzi: 1955 (Blackpool) *Sophie Tucker: 1962 *Tommy Tune: 1983 *Joan Turner: 1954 *Tina Turner: 1989 *Shania Twain: 2002 *Twiggy: 1983

U

V

*Henri Vadden: 1946 *Caterina Valente: 1970 *Valente Valente: 1968 *Dickie Valentine: 1957 *Francis Van Dyke: 1973 *Denise Van Outen: 2001, 2004 *Olga Varona: 1947 *Sylvie Vartan: 1965 *Vladimir Vasiliev (ballet dancer), Vladimir Vasiliev: 1979 *Frankie Vaughan: 1957, 1958, 1961, 1985 *Malcolm Vaughan: 1957 *The Veterans: 1969 *Vesta Victoria: 1932, 1938 *The Victoria Palace Girls and Boys: 1955, 1955 (Blackpool) *The Victoria Palace Girls: 1927, 1928, 1931, 1951 *Vik and Fabrini: 1996 *The Villams: 1971 *Tim Vine: 2000 *Vladimir: 1997 *Arthur Vollum: 1946

W

*Lisa Waddingham: 1989 *Bill Waddington: 1955 (Blackpool) *Cherry Wainer: 1959 *Douglas Wakefield: 1945 *Celestine Walcott-Gordon: 2000 *Roy Walker (television personality), Roy Walker: 2009 *David Wall: 1982, 1983 *Max Wall: 1930, 1950 *The Wallabies: 1946 *Ian Wallace (singer), Ian Wallace: 1952 *Nellie Wallace: 1948 *Shani Wallis: 1954 *Tom Walls: 1923 *Bradley Walsh: 1993, 1999, 2005 *The Wall Street Crash: 1980, 1982 *Thorley Walters: 1954 *Amanda Waring: 1985 *Jack Warner (actor), Jack Warner: 1953 *John Warner (actor), John Warner: 1955 (London) *Jacqueline Warrell: 1958 *Warren, Latona and Sparks: 1948, 1952 *Jeff Warren: 1952 *Ben Warriss: 1946, 1952, 1955 (Blackpool), 1959, 1980 *Dionne Warwick: 1970 *Dennis Waterman: 1982, 1985 *Elsie and Doris Waters: 1934, 1938 *Lovelace Watkins: 1971 *Adam Watkiss: 2001 *Dilys Watling: 1978 *Russell Watson: 2001 *Dorothy Elizabeth Webb: 1953 *Marti Webb: 1986 *Tom Webster: 1922 *Elisabeth Welch: 1979, 1985 *Harry Weldon: 1922 *Doreen Wells: 1985 *Ruth Welting: 1975 *Chen Wen: 2003 *Señor Wences: 1937 *Gracie West: 1937 *Kanye West: 2007 *Hayley Westenra: 2003 *The Western Brothers: 1935 *Westlife: 1999, 2000, 2003 *Jimmy Wheeler: 1954 *Albert Whelan: 1927, 1931 *Dawn White and her Glamazons: 1954 *Joyce White: 1958 *Kay White: 1970 *Sheila White (actress), Sheila White: 1983 *Willard White: 1990 *David Whitfield: 1954, 1957 *June Whitfield: 1978 *The cast of ''Wicked (musical), Wicked'': 2006 *The Wiere Brothers: 1951 *Brian Wilde: 1984 *Marty Wilde: 1959, 1981 *Colm Wilkinson: 1991, 2010 *Edmund Willard: 1955 (London) *Andy Williams: 1970 *Bransby Williams: 1926, 1938 *John Williams: 1977 *Mark Williams (actor), Mark Williams: 2000 *Myles Williams: 1935 *Ylvia 'Kuuma' Williams: 1981 *Roy Willis: 1938 *Gary Wilmot: 1985, 1987, 1994 *Osmund Wilson: 1934 *Precious Wilson: 1981 *Robert Wilson: 1947 *Terry Wilson (actor), Terry Wilson: 1959 *Wilson, Keppel and Betty: 1933, 1945, 1947 *Robb Wilton: 1926, *Anona Winn: 1938, 1951 *Bernie Winters: 1982, 1984, 1987, 1990 *Mike & Bernie Winters: 1962 *Norman Wisdom: 1952, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1985 *Terry Wogan: 1984, 1994 *Donald Wolfit: 1954 *Hua Wong: 2003 *Eva May Wong: 1947 *Wee Georgie Wood, Georgie Wood: 1927, 1931 *Victoria Wood: 1986 *Eli Woods: 1982 *Edward Woodward: 1989 *Billie Worth: 1952 *Harry Worth (actor, born 1917), Harry Worth: 1958, 1960, 1980 *Belinda Wright (dancer), Belinda Wright: 1959 *Helen Wright: 1958 *Hannah Wyatt: 1935

X

*Wen Xiaoyan: 2003

Y

*Yana (singer), Yana: 1958 *Mike Yarwood: 1972, 1975, 1976, 1987 *Erica Yorke: 1951 *Mary Young: 1937 *Will Young: 2002, 2005 *Dougie Squires#The Young Generation, The Young Generation: 1971 *Jelke Yuresha: 1959

Z

*Anatoliy Zalevsky: 2001 *Lena Zavaroni: 1976 *Paul Zerdin: 1999, 2002, 2009 *Anne Ziegler: 1945 *The West End cast of ''Zorro (musical), Zorro'': 2008 *The Zoris: 1947

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