Music is huge part of our lives. One of our favorite pass times and often a mood booster. From travelling to excising everybody is so fond of listening to music. Songs unite the world with their beats. These popular singers mentioned below could also be considered the best ever or the best of their time, but talent isn’t the only factor in determining the most famous singers in the world right now. In determining who’s number one, you might also consider who often makes the headlines in 2021, who releases the most chart-topping songs, or even who has the best image. From American and English celebrity vocalists, to the biggest international heavyweights it’s up to you to decide just which of these people are the most famous star singers today.
1.Ariana Grande
28-year-old American singer was in Boca Raton, Florida. Arian began her career as the age of 15 in 2008 Broadway musical 13. She is also an actor who became popular as Cat Valentine in a television series, Victorious (2010-2013). She subsequently signed with Republic Records in 2011 after label executives discovered YouTube videos of her covering songs. Her 1950s doo-wop-influenced pop and R&B debut album, Yours Truly (2013), topped the US Billboard 200, while its lead single, “The Way”, reached the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100. In 2016 and 2019, Grande was named one of Time’s 100 most influential people in the world.
2. Billie Eilish
American singer and songwriter gained attention 2015 with her debut Ocean Eyes. Her debut extended play, Don’t Smile at Me (2017), was commercially successful and charted within the top 15 in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. Eilish has received several accolades, including seven Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, one Guinness World Record, three MTV Video Music Awards, and two Brit Awards. She is the youngest artist in Grammy history and second overall to win all four general field categories—Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year—in the same year. She was named in Time magazine’s inaugural Time 100 Next list in 2019, and made it into the main Time 100 list in 2021.
3.Shawn Mendes
This Canadian singer and songwriter gained popularity in 2013, posting sings on video sharing application Vine. Impressing Andrew Gertler and Island Records led him signing a deal with the record label. Mendes debuted studio album Handwritten in 2015. Handwritten debuted topped the US Billboard 200, making Mendes one of five artists ever to debut at number one before the age of 18. The single “Stitches” reached number one in the UK, the top 10 in the US and Canada. Mendes has won 13 SOCAN awards, 10 MTV Europe Music Awards, eight Juno Awards, eight iHeartRadio MMVAs, two American Music Awards, and received three nominations for a Grammy Award and one nomination for a Brit Award.
4.Dua Lipa
Born in 22 August, Dua Lipa is a singer, songwriter and a model. Her eponymous debut album in 2017 peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart and yielded eight singles, including “Be the One“, “IDGAF“, and the UK number-one single “New Rules“, which also peaked at number six in the US. The album has been certified platinum in numerous countries worldwide. Lipa won the Brit Awards for British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act in 2018. It earned six Grammy nominations—including Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year—and became her first UK number-one album. The album helped Lipa win British Female Solo Artist and British Album of the Year at the 2021 Brit Awards. She has received many accolades, including recognition on the Time 100 Next list (2021).
5.Selena Gomez
The American singer and actress was born in Texas. She began acting career on the children’s television series Barney & Friends (2002–2004). Gomez released three albums with her former band, Selena Gomez & the Scene, all of which reached the top ten of the US Billboard 200. They were certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America: Kiss & Tell (2009), A Year Without Rain (2010), and When the Sun Goes Down (2011). As of 2017, Gomez has sold over seven million albums and 22 million singles worldwide according to Billboard. She has received various accolades and was named Billboard’s Woman of the Year in 2017. She was at one point the most-followed individual on Instagram. Gomez’s other ventures include a makeup line, a clothing line, a handbag line, and a fragrance line. She has worked with many charitable organizations and served as a UNICEF ambassador since age 17.
6.Camila Cabello
Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao born March 3, 1997, is a Cuban-born American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony. While in Fifth Harmony, Cabello began to establish herself as a solo artist with the release of the collaborations “I Know What You Did Last Summer” with Shawn Mendes, and “Bad Things” with Machine Gun Kelly, the latter reaching number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. She debuted her solo single “Crying in the Club” in 2017. Cabello has amassed billions of streams on music platforms, and “Havana” became the best-selling digital single of 2018. Cabello’s many awards include two Latin Grammy Awards, five American Music Awards, and one Billboard Music Award. She has also received three Grammy Award nominations.
7.Grace Avery VanderWaal
Born in January 15, 2004. Grace started her musical career by playing at open mic nights in Suffern, New York and posting her original songs and covers on YouTube. June 7, 2016, she auditioned for America’s Got Talent Season 11. September 2016, at age 12, Grace won America’s Got Talent and December of the same year, she released her first ever EP, “Perfectly Imperfect”. VanderWaal won the 2017 Radio Disney Music Award for Best New Artist and a Teen Choice Award, has been named to Billboard magazine’s 21 Under 21 list of fast-rising young music stars in four consecutive years (2016–2019), received the 2017 Billboard Women in Music Rising Star Award, and is the youngest person ever included in Forbes‘ 30 Under 30 Music List.
8.Khalid Donnel Robinson
Khalid was born on 11 February 1998. In high school when Khalid started making his own music and uploaded his works on SoundCloud. 2016, he started getting more attention and reached number 2 on the “Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists chart”. The same year, his debut single, “Location”, was released and peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Khalid has received multiple accolades including six Grammy Award nominations, six Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards and a MTV Video Music Award. In 2019, Khalid was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.
9. Zara Maria Larsson
Born in December 16, 1997 (20 years old), Zara is from: Solna, Stockholm County, Sweden. Zara’s career started when she won in a talent competition in Sweden called “Talang” when she was only 10 years old. In 2012, she was signed to TEN Music Group and released her debut EP album “Introducing” in January 2013. In 2012, Larsson signed with the record label TEN Music Group and subsequently released her debut extended play Introducing in January 2013. The EP was supported by Larsson’s first original single, “Uncover“, which topped the music charts in Scandinavia[3] and was certified 6x platinum in Sweden. Her album was supported by eight singles, including “Lush Life“, “Never Forget You“, and “Ain’t My Fault“, all of which reached number one in Sweden. She would later be featured on Clean Bandit‘s single, “Symphony“, which topped the charts in the UK and Sweden. Her third studio album, Poster Girl (2021), was preceded by the international hit “Ruin My Life” (2018).
10. Hailee Steinfeld
Hailee Steinfeld was born on December 11, 1996 in Los Angeles, California, U.S. Hailee began her career as a child actress who made her breakthrough role as Mattie Ross in True Grit in 2010. She continued to be part of various famous movies like Ender’s Game and Pitch Perfect 2 and 3. In July 2015, she collaborated with Shawn Mendes in an acoustic version of his song “Stiches.” A few months after, Hailee released her debut single “Love Myself” that made way to her current success in the music industry today.
