List of synth-pop artists

Synth-pop (also known as electropop or technopop)[1][2] is a music genre that uses the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. With the genre becoming popular in the late 1970s and 1980s, the following article is a list of notable synthpop acts, listed by the first letter in their name (not including articles such as "a", "an", or "the"). Individuals are listed by last name.

Contents

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

A

• ABC[3][4]
• Adolphson–Falk[2]
• Adult[5]
• a-ha[2][6]
• ALB[7]
• Alizée[8]
• Allie X[9]
• Marc Almond[10][11]
• Alphaville[2][12][13]
• AlunaGeorge[14]
• And One[15]
• Animotion[16]
• Annie[17]
• Christopher Anton[18]
• Anything Box[19]
• ARO[20]
• Art of Noise[4][21]
• The Assembly[22]
• Au Revoir Simone[23]
• Aural Vampire[24]
• Aurora[25]
• Austra[26][27]
• Ayria[28]

B

• Karl Bartos[29]
• Bastille[30]
• Bat for Lashes[31]
• Bear in Heaven[32]
• Beborn Beton[33]
• Belanova[34]
• Berlin[35][36][37]
• Betty Who[38]
• The Bird and the Bee[39]
• The Black Queen[40]
• Blancmange[35][41][42]
• B-Movie[4]
• Bonanza Banzai[43]
• Book of Love[44]
• David Bowie[4]
• Bronski Beat[4][45]
• The Buggles[4][46]

C

• C.C.C.P.[47]
• Camouflage[48]
• Capital Cities[49]
• Capsule[50]
• Casiokids[51]
• Cause and Effect[52]
• Celebrate the Nun[53]
• ceo[54]
• Chairlift[55]
• Charli XCX[56]
• Chew Lips[57]
• Chicks on Speed[2]
• China Crisis[58]
• Christine and the Queens[59]
• Chromatics[60]
• Chromeo[61][62]
• Chvrches[63]
• Vince Clarke[64][65]
• Class Actress[66]
• Client[2][67]
• Cold Cave[68]
• Com Truise[69]
• The Communards[70]
• Computer Magic[71]
• Al Corley[72]
• Cosmicity[73]
• Crumbächer[74]
• Crystal Castles[75]
• The Cure[76]
• Cut Copy[77]

D

• Dalek I Love You[78]
• Dangerous Muse[79]
• Dead or Alive[4][80][81]
• Delorean[82]
• Depeche Mode[2][4][35][83][84][85][86]
• Desire[87]
• Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (D.A.F.)[35]
• De/Vision[88]
• Devo[89]
• Thomas Dolby[35][90][91]
• Donkeyboy[92]
• Dragonette[93]
• Dubstar[2]
• Duran Duran[2][84]
• DyE[94]

E

• Elegant Machinery[95]
• Eleventyseven[96]
• Empire of the Sun[97]
• Erasure[84][98][99][100]
• Eurythmics[35][84][101][102]
• Exotic Birds[103]

F

• The Fallout Club[104]
• Harold Faltermeyer[105]
• Fan Death[106]
• Mylène Farmer[107]
• Feathers[108]
• Fenech-Soler[109]
• Sky Ferreira[110]
• A Flock of Seagulls[111][112]
• John Foxx[113]
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood[4][80][98]
• Frankmusik[84][100]
• Freezepop[114]
• Freur[4][115]
• Future Islands[116]

G

• Gina X Performance[117]
• Glass Candy[118]
• The Golden Filter[119]
• Goldfrapp[2][120]
• Ellie Goulding[121]
• Grafton Primary[122]
• Great Good Fine Ok[123]
• Grimes[124]

H

• Paul Haig[125]
• Halsey[126]
• Paul Hardcastle[127]
• Calvin Harris[128]
• Imogen Heap[129]
• Heaven 17[130][131]
• Holy Ghost![132]
• Hot Chip[84][133]
• The Human League[2][4][84][35][134]
• The Hundred in the Hands[135]
• Hurts[2]
• Hyperbubble[136]

I

• I Am the World Trade Center[137]
• I Blame Coco[138]
• iamamiwhoami[139]
• Icehouse[140][141]
• The Icicle Works[142]
• Icona Pop[143]
• Ien Oblique[144]
• Imperative Reaction[145]
• Indochine[146]
• Information Society[147]
• Iris[148]

J

• Japan[4][149]
• Jean Michel Jarre[150]
• Jon and Vangelis[151]
• Howard Jones[4][152][153]
• Joy Electric[154]
• Julien-K[155]
• Junior Boys[156]

K

• Kajagoogoo[4][35]
• Kate Boy[157]
• Kazaky[158]
• Nik Kershaw[159]
• Kesha[160]
• Kids of 88[161]
• The Killers[162]
• Kissing the Pink[163]
• Kites with Lights[164]
• The Knife[84][165]
• Kon Kan[85]
• Kraftwerk[166][167]
• Kyary Pamyu Pamyu[168]

L

• La Roux[2][169][170]
• Lady Gaga[171][172]
• Ladyhawke[84][172]
• Ladytron[2][173]
• Laid Back[174][175]
• Lali Puna[176][177]
• Lamb[2]
• Landscape[178]
• LANY[179]
• Level 42[180]
• Light Asylum[181]
• Lights[182]
• Dua Lipa[183]
• Little Boots[2][172]
• Little Dragon[184]
• Tove Lo[185]
• Lorde[186]

M

• M[4]
• M83[187]
• Madeon[188]
• The Magnetic Fields[189]
• Mannequin Depressives[190]
• Marina and the Diamonds[191]
• Helen Marnie[192]
• Marsheaux[193]
• John Maus[194]
• Mecano[195]
• Melotron[196]
• Javiera Mena[197]
• Men Without Hats[198]
• Metric[199]
• Metro Station[200]
• MGMT[201]
• Miami Horror[202]
• Midnight Juggernauts[203]
• Miike Snow[204]
• Ministry (early work)[205]
• Kylie Minogue[84]
• Mirrors[206]
• Miss Kittin[2]
• MNDR[207]
• MØ[208]
• Modern Talking[209]
• Mœnia[210]
• Momus[211]
• Monarchy[212]
• Giorgio Moroder[213][214]
• Róisín Murphy[215]

N

• Yasutaka Nakata[216]
• The Naked and Famous[217]
• Naked Eyes[218]
• NamNamBulu[219]
• NASA[220]
• Neon Indian[221][222]
• New Musik[223]
• New Order[84][224]
• Niagara[225]
• Night Club[226]
• Niki and the Dove[227]
• No Doubt[228]
• Gary Numan[84][229][230]
• NYPC[231]

O

• Oh Land[232]
• Onetwo[233]
• Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark[4][84][234][235][236]
• Our Daughter's Wedding[35][237]
• Ou Est le Swimming Pool[238]
• Owl City[239]

P

• Parallels[240]
• Parralox[241]
• Passion Pit[242]
• Peaches[2]
• Perfume[168][243]
• Pet Shop Boys[4][84][244][245]
• Phoenix[246]
• Plastics[247]
• The Postal Service[248]
• The Presets[249]
• Propaganda[250]
• Pseudo Echo[251]
• Psyche[252]
• Purity Ring[253]
• Pvris[254]

Q

• The Quick[255]

R

• Rational Youth[256]
• Re-Flex[4]
• Real Life[257]
• Red Flag[258]
• Porter Robinson[259]
• Robots in Disguise[2]
• Robyn[260]
• Ronika[232]
• Röyksopp[261]
• Martin Rushent[35]

S

• Saint Etienne[2][262]
• Sally Shapiro[263]
• Sandra[264]
• Say Lou Lou[265]
• Scritti Politti[266]
• Seona Dancing[267]
• Shura[268]
• Shy Child[269]
• Silicon Teens[270]
• Émilie Simon[271]
• Simple Minds[272]
• Soft Cell[4][35][273][274]
• Sohodolls[275]
• Jimmy Somerville[276]
• The Sound of Arrows[277]
• Space[278]
• Spandau Ballet[279]
• Sparks[280]
• St. Lucia[281]
• Stock Aitken Waterman[4]
• Swiss Lips[282]

T

• Talk Talk[4][283]
• Tears for Fears[35][284][285]
• Tegan and Sara[286]
• The Teenagers[287][288]
• Telex[35][289]
• Tesla Boy[290]
• Thompson Twins[4][291][292][293]
• Tim & Jean[294]
• TM Network[295]
• Toro y Moi[296]
• Trust[297]

U

• Uffie[298]
• Ultravox[4][84]

V

• Van She[299]
• Versa (Neon era)[300]
• Vitamin Z[301]
• Visage[4][302]
• Vive la Fête[303]

W

• Washed Out[222]
• Wet[304]
• When in Rome[305]
• Wolfsheim[306]

Y

• Yazoo[84][98][307][308]
• Years & Years[309]
• Yelle[310]
• Yello[311]
• Yellow Magic Orchestra[247][35][312]
• Young Ejecta[313]

Z

• Zeigeist[314]
• Zola Jesus[315]

See also

• List of new wave artists
• List of post-punk bands
• Lists of musicians

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