The Most Famous

Singers from Canada

This page contains a list of the greatest Canadians Singers. The pantheon dataset contains 4,381 Singers, 86 of which were born in Canada. This makes Canada the birth place of the 12th most number of Singers behind Russia and India.

Top 10 Singers

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Canadians Singers of all time. This list of famous Canadians Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Canadians Singers.

#1
Celine Dion
b. 1968
HPI 76.43139 langs
Celine Dion is most famous for her singing. She has won five Grammy Awards and sold more than 200 million albums worldwide.
#2
Bryan Adams
b. 1959
HPI 71.0279 langs
Bryan Adams is most famous for his songs "Summer of '69" and "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)."
#3
Paul Anka
b. 1941
HPI 70.0257 langs
Paul Anka is most famous for his song, "Puppy Love," which he wrote when he was 14 years old.
#4
Drake
b. 1986
HPI 68.9681 langs
Drake is most famous for his music, which is a mix of rap and R&B.
#5
The Weeknd
b. 1990
HPI 66.8467 langs
#6
Mylène Farmer
b. 1961
HPI 65.8954 langs
#7
Grimes
b. 1988
HPI 65.3242 langs
#8
Justin Bieber
b. 1994
HPI 64.47160 langs
#9
Denny Doherty
1940 - 2007
HPI 64.3926 langs
#10
Shania Twain
b. 1965
HPI 62.2470 langs

People by Birth Decade

Browse notable Canadians Singers grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.

Overlapping Lives

Which Singers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 8 most globally memorable Singers since 1700.

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