Carnatic music is the classical music of South India. The following lists provide links to concert artists who have been widely recognised.
Vocalists - born before 1800
- Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi, born 1700
- Dharma Raja Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma, born 1724
- Syama Shastri, born 1762
- Tyagaraja, born 1767
- Muthuswami Dikshitar, born 1775
- Irayimman Thampi, born 1782
- Shadkala Govinda Marar, born 1798, Endaro Mahanubhavulu was sung by Tyagaraja after he heard Marar sing.
Vocalists - born between 1801 and 1900
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Stamp of India - 1991 - Colnect 164183 - Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar - Singer and Composer.jpeg|Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar
Chembai 1996 stamp of India.jpg|Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar
Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer.jpg|Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer
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Vocalists - born between 1901 and 1925
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File:Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer.jpg|Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer
File:LalitaVenkatram1939b.png|alt=A young South Asian woman wearing a light-colored sari|Lalita Venkatram
File:Madurai Mani Iyer 1948.jpg|Madurai Mani Iyer
File:M. S. Subbulakshmi (03).jpg|M. S. Subbulakshmi
File:K.V. Narayanaswamy, Padma Narayanaswamy.jpg|K. V. Narayanaswamy
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Vocalists - born between 1926 and 1950
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File:MLVasanthakumari.jpg|M. L. Vasanthakumari
File:Pandit balamuralikrishna.jpg|Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna
File:N. Lalitha Bhanu.jpg |N. Lalitha Bhanu
File:Kj-yesudas-indian-playback-singer-2011.jpg|K. J. Yesudas
File:A still of Shri Trichur Vaidyanatha Ramachandran who will be presented with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Carnatic Music - Vocal by the President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in New Delhi on October 26, 2004.jpg|Trichur V. Ramachandran
File:T. N. Sheshagopalan.jpeg|T. N. Seshagopalan
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Vocalists born between 1951 and 1975
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Sutha Ragunathan Perth Au 2012.JPG|Sudha Ragunathan
K.S.Chithra Jan 2015 06.jpg|K. S. Chithra
P Unnikrishnan 1.JPG|P. Unnikrishnan
Sanjay Subrahmanyan.jpg|Sanjay Subrahmanyan
PrinceRamaVarma.jpg|Aswathi Thirunal Rama Varma
Nithyasree mahadevan.jpg|Nithyasree Mahadevan
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Vocalists born between 1976 and 2000
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RG in Concert Nov 2011 .jpg|Ranjani-Gayatri
TM Krishna mavelikara2019.jpg|T. M. Krishna
Sikkil Gurucharan in Concert.jpg|Sikkil Gurucharan
08FR S SAKATHARAMAN 22165g.jpg|Saketharaman
Ramakrishnan Murthy.jpg|Ramakrishnan Murthy
Krishna Prasad.jpg|K. V. Krishna Prasad
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Vocalists - born after 2000
- Delhi Sisters - Madhavi Sitaraman (born 2001) and Vaishnavi Sitaraman (born 2004)
- Rahul Vellal, born 2007