This is a list of New Zealand musicians of any genre.

See also the categories:

  • New Zealand musical groups
  • New Zealand musicians
  • New Zealand songwriters

0-9

  • 1814
  • 3 The Hard Way – hip-hop band; "Hip Hop Holiday" (1994) reached #1
  • The 3Ds
  • 48May
  • 8 Foot Sativa

A

  • Aaradhna
  • Able Tasmans
  • Chris Abrahams
  • Richard Adams
  • Adeaze
  • Rudy Adrian
  • Age Pryor
  • The Fan Club
  • Alien Weaponry
  • Steve Allen
  • Anderson and Wise
  • Annah Mac
  • Antagonist A.D.
  • Ardijah
  • Atlas
  • Autozamm
  • Avalanche City

B

  • Bailter Space
  • Balu Brigada
  • Bang Bang Eche
  • Christopher Banks
  • The Bats
  • Beastwars
  • Daniel Bedingfield
  • Benee
  • Betchadupa
  • The Beths
  • Carly Binding
  • Birchville Cat Motel
  • The Birds
  • Bird Nest Roys
  • Black River Drive
  • The Black Seeds
  • Blacklistt
  • Ginny Blackmore – singer-songwriter
  • Blam Blam Blam
  • Bleeders
  • Blerta
  • Blindspott
  • Jack Body – composer
  • Kevin Borich
  • Boyband
  • John Christopher Bradshaw
  • Graham Brazier
  • Breaks Co-Op
  • Breathe
  • Jonathan Bree
  • Bressa Creeting Cake
  • Bridgette Allen
  • Broods
  • The Brunettes
  • Rosina Buckman – opera singer
  • Richard James Burgess – drummer
  • Bulldogs Allstar Goodtime Band

C

  • The Cakekitchen
  • Edwin Carr
  • Shayne Carter
  • Cassandra's Ears
  • Che Fu
  • The Checks
  • The Chicks
  • The Chills
  • Clap Clap Riot
  • Jemaine Clement – member of folk/pop/comedy duo Flight of the Conchords
  • Darcy Clay
  • The Clean
  • Chanel Cole
  • Coconut Rough
  • Confessor
  • Ray Columbus – Invaders singer, TV presenter
  • Concord Dawn
  • Ashley Cooper
  • Crowded House
  • Annie Crummer
  • Cut Off Your Hands

D

  • The D4
  • David Dallas
  • Maria Dallas
  • Dam Native
  • Dance Exponents
  • Dartz
  • The Datsuns
  • Mark de Clive-Lowe
  • Julia Deans
  • Delaney Davidson
  • Dawn of Azazel
  • DD Smash
  • Leo De Castro
  • The Dead C
  • Dead Famous People
  • Deep Obsession
  • Dei Hamo
  • Deja Voodoo
  • Demoniac
  • Devilskin
  • Johnny Devlin
  • Lynette Diaz
  • Die! Die! Die!
  • Dimmer
  • Bill Direen (Bilderine)
  • Disasteradio
  • DLT (Darryl Thomson)
  • Dave Dobbyn – singer-songwriter
  • The DoubleHappys
  • Graeme Downes
  • Dr Kevorkian & the Suicide Machine
  • Dragon
  • Drax Project
  • Dribbling Darts
  • Brooke Duff
  • The Dukes

E

  • Electric Confectionaires
  • Elemeno P
  • The Enemy
  • The Enright House
  • Evermore
  • The Exponents
  • Eye TV

F

  • Andrew Fagan
  • The Fan Club
  • David Farquhar – composer
  • Fast Crew
  • Fat Freddy's Drop
  • Annabel Fay
  • Fazerdaze
  • The Feelers
  • Liam Finn
  • Neil Finn – singer-songwriter
  • Tim Finn – singer-songwriter
  • Flight of the Conchords
  • Fly My Pretties
  • Foamy Ed
  • The Fourmyula
  • Brooke Fraser
  • Fred Dagg (John Clarke)
  • From Scratch
  • The Front Lawn
  • Frontline
  • Ruby Frost
  • Fur Patrol
  • Futurians

G

  • Garageland
  • Steve Gilpin
  • Golden Harvest
  • Goldenhorse
  • Goodnight Nurse
  • Goodshirt
  • GST

H

  • Nathan Haines
  • Ria Hall
  • Mika Haka
  • Hallelujah Picassos
  • Joan Hammond – violinist, soprano
  • Hammond Gamble
  • John Hanlon
  • Aldous Harding
  • Headband
  • Headless Chickens
  • Hello Sailor
  • Jan Hellriegel
  • George D. Henderson
  • Herbs
  • Herriot Row
  • High Dependency Unit
  • Head Like A Hole
  • Hogsnort Rupert
  • Home Brew
  • Calum Hood – from Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer
  • Horomona Horo
  • House of Downtown
  • House of Shem
  • Howard Morrison Quartet
  • Fanny Howie
  • Al Hunter
  • Marc Hunter – singer (moved to Australia)
  • Human
  • Human Instinct
  • Luke Hurley

I

  • I Am Giant
  • In Dread Response
  • Ivy Lies

J

  • J.Williams (Joshua Williams) – singer, dancer
  • Jakob
  • Billy T. James
  • Mitch James
  • Jean-Paul Sartre Experience
  • Peter Jefferies
  • Jennie – singer and member of Blackpink (lived in New Zealand for some years)
  • Greg Johnson
  • Phil Joel – former bassist of the Newsboys

K

  • K'Lee
  • K.One
  • Katchafire
  • KERI
  • Kerretta
  • Kids of 88
  • Kidz in Space
  • Alphonso Keil
  • Eliza Keil
  • Freddie Keil
  • Herma Keil
  • Olaf Keil
  • David Kilgour
  • Kimbra
  • Kimo
  • Ken Kincaid
  • King Kapisi
  • Knightshade
  • The Knobz
  • Chris Knox
  • Kora
  • Kraus

L

  • L.A.B.
  • The La De Da's
  • Ladi6
  • Ladyhawke
  • Shona Laing
  • Larry's Rebels
  • Dinah Lee
  • Leisure (band)
  • Like A Storm
  • Douglas Lilburn – composer, educator
  • Jody Lloyd
  • Look Blue Go Purple
  • Lorde
  • Eddie Low
  • Low Profile
  • Jordan Luck
  • Luger Boa
  • Ben Lummis
  • Bruce Lynch
  • Suzanne Lynch

M

  • Tim Maddren
  • Malvina Major – opera singer
  • Moana Maree Maniapoto
  • Midge Marsden
  • Dennis Marsh
  • Elizabeth Marvelly
  • Massad
  • Renee Maurice – singer, musical playwright
  • Ma-V-Elle
  • Ricky May
  • Dave McArtney
  • Jamie McDell
  • John McGough
  • Bret McKenzie – member of folk/pop/comedy duo Flight of the Conchords
  • Ryan McPhun and the Ruby Suns
  • Merekotia Amohau
  • Max Merritt
  • Bruno Merz
  • Metal Fusion
  • Midnight Youth
  • The Midnights
  • Mild Orange
  • Minuit
  • The Mint Chicks
  • Mi-Sex
  • Misfits of Science
  • Anika Moa
  • Moana and the Moahunters (also known as Moana and the Tribe)
  • Connan Mockasin
  • The Mockers
  • Monte Video and the Cassettes
  • Roy Montgomery
  • Willy Moon
  • Moorhouse
  • Jenny Morris – singer-songwriter
  • Sir Howard Morrison – entertainer
  • Mother Goose
  • Motocade
  • Mt Eden (formerly Mt Eden Dubstep)
  • Mumsdollar
  • Muroki
  • Michael Murphy
  • Warwick Murray
  • The Mutton Birds
  • MOKOTRON

N

  • The Naked and Famous
  • The Narcs
  • Nash Chase
  • Oscar Natzka – opera singer
  • Tami Neilson
  • Nesian Mystik
  • Netherworld Dancing Toys
  • Ngaire
  • Mike Nock
  • Nocturnal Projections
  • Nurture

O

  • OMC
  • Sharon O'Neill
  • Simon O'Neill – opera singer
  • Openside
  • Opensouls
  • Opshop

P

  • Emma Paki
  • Parachute Band
  • Rosy Parlane
  • Parmentier
  • Pātea Māori Club
  • Suzanne Paul
  • Payola
  • Peking Man
  • Abe Phillips
  • The Phoenix Foundation
  • Pitch Black
  • Pluto
  • P-Money
  • The Politicians
  • Pop Mechanix
  • Peter Posa
  • Suzanne Prentice
  • Anita Prime
  • Dalvanius Prime
  • Prince Tui Teka
  • Princess Chelsea
  • The Puddle
  • Push Push

R

  • The Rabble
  • The Radars
  • John Rae (musician)
  • Randa
  • Rapture Ruckus
  • Nadia Reid
  • The Renderers
  • Jordan Reyne
  • Don Richardson
  • The Rising Stars
  • Dean Roberts
  • Rosé – singer and member of Blackpink (was born and lived in New Zealand until at the age of 7)
  • John Rowles – singer
  • Rubicon
  • The Ruby Suns
  • Mike Rudd
  • Dane Rumble
  • The Rumour
  • Bic Runga
  • Bruce Russell

S

  • Salmonella Dub
  • Satellite Spies
  • Savage
  • Craig Scott
  • Screaming Meemees
  • Scribe
  • The Shadracks
  • Shapeshifter
  • Rhian Sheehan
  • Shepherds Reign
  • Shihad – also known as Pacifier
  • Shocking Pinks
  • Shoes This High
  • The Simple Image
  • Sinate
  • Sisters Underground
  • Six60
  • SJD
  • Skallander
  • The Skeptics
  • Slim
  • Smashproof
  • Snapper
  • Sneaky Feelings
  • Southside of Bombay
  • Space Waltz
  • Spacifix
  • Split Enz
  • Nigel Stanford
  • Stellar*
  • The Stereo Bus
  • Steriogram
  • Frankie Stevens
  • Jon Stevens
  • Straitjacket Fits
  • Strawpeople
  • Strike
  • Suburban Reptiles
  • Superette
  • Supergroove
  • Surf City
  • The Swingers

T

  • Tiki Taane
  • Tadpole
  • Tahuna Breaks
  • Tall Dwarfs
  • Dame Kiri Te Kanawa – opera singer
  • Inia Te Wiata – opera singer
  • Th' Dudes
  • This Kind of Punishment
  • The Tigers
  • Tiny Ruins
  • Benny Tipene
  • Aaron Tokona – also known as AHoriBuzz
  • Tomorrow People
  • Jon Toogood – lead singer of the band Shihad
  • Topp Twins
  • Toy Love
  • TrinityRoots
  • TrueBliss
  • Truth
  • The Tutts
  • Two Lane Blacktop

U

  • Ulcerate
  • Unity Pacific
  • Unknown Mortal Orchestra
  • Upper Hutt Posse
  • Margaret Urlich

V

  • Rosita Vai
  • Peter van der Fluit
  • The Veils
  • The Verlaines
  • Villainy
  • Voom

W

  • Miho Wada – jazz flautist and saxophonist, founder of Miho's Jazz Orchestra
  • Stan Walker
  • Bunny Walters
  • Dean Wareham – singer and guitarist with Galaxie 500, Luna and Dean & Britta
  • The Warratahs
  • Darren Watson
  • Waves
  • Hayley Westenra – singer
  • Weta
  • When the Cat's Away
  • Annie Whittle
  • Gin Wigmore
  • Pere Wihongi
  • Marlon Williams
  • Pixie Williams – singer
  • Martin Winch – guitarist
  • Working With Walt
  • Dion Workman
  • Wreck Small Speakers On Expensive Stereos

Y

  • The Yandall Sisters
  • Yulia
  • Yumi Zouma

Z

  • Zed
  • Zowie

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