The following is a list of crooners and includes artists who have been described as a crooner at some point in their career. Crooners are singers who sing in a soft, intimate style made possible by the introduction of microphones and amplification.[1]
1920–1969
- Al Bowlly[2]
 - Al Martino[3]
 - Alan Dale[4]
 - Andy Russell[5]
 - Andy Williams
 - Arthur Prysock[6][7]
 - Billy Eckstine[8]
 - Bing Crosby[9][10][11]
 - Bobby Darin[3]
 - Bobby Rydell[12]
 - Bobby Short[13]
 - Brook Benton[14]
 - Buddy Clark[15]
 - Buddy Greco[3]
 - Charles Aznavour[16]
 - Cheo Feliciano[17]
 - Dean Martin[11]
 - Desi Arnaz[18]
 - Dick Farney[19]
 - Dick Haymes[11]
 - Dick Powell[20]
 - Dick Todd[21]
 - Domenico Modugno[22]
 - Don Cornell[3][11]
 - Ed Ames[23]
 - Eddie Fisher[11]
 - Eddy Arnold[24]
 - Elvis Presley[25]
 - Engelbert Humperdinck[26]
 - Fabian[27]
 - Frank Sinatra[28][11][29][30][31][32]
 - Frank Sinatra Jr.[33]
 - Frankie Laine[3]
 - Gene Austin[34]
 - Jack Jones[35][36][37]
 - James Darren[3]
 - Jerry Vale[3]
 - Jimmy Roselli[3]
 - Johnny Dorelli[3]
 - Johnny Hartman[38]
 - Johnny Marvin[34]
 - Johnny Mathis[11]
 - Julius La Rosa[3]
 - Lucho Gatica[3]
 - Matt Monro[39]
 - Mel Tormé[11]
 - Merv Griffin[11]
 - Mike Douglas[40][41]
 - Nat King Cole[11]
 - Neil Diamond[42][43]
 - Nick Lucas[34]
 - Pat Boone[44]
 - Paul Anka[45]
 - Perry Como[3][11]
 - Ricky Nelson[46][47][48]
 - Robert Goulet[49]
 - Roy Orbison[50]
 - Rudy Vallée[2][34]
 - Russ Columbo[51]
 - Sam Browne[52]
 - Sammy Davis Jr.[53][11]
 - Sergio Franchi[3]
 - Silvio Berlusconi[54]
 - Tom Jones[11]
 - Tony Bennett[3]
 - Tony Clifton[55]
 - Tony Martin[11]
 - Val Doonican[56]
 - Val Rosing[57]
 - Vaughn De Leath[58]
 - Vaughn Monroe[59]
 - Vic Damone[3][11]
 - Wayne Newton[60]
 - Whispering Jack Smith[1]
 
1970–present
- Alejandro Fernández[61]
 - Alex Turner[62]
 - Anthony Strong[63]
 - Barry Manilow[64][65]
 - Barry White[66]
 - Bryan Ferry[67]
 - Camilo Sesto[15]
 - Chris Isaak[68]
 - Harry Connick, Jr[11]
 - Mark Eitzel[69][70]
 - Michael Bolton[71]
 - Michael Bublé[3]
 - Morrissey[72]
 - Neil Hannon[73]
 - Nick Cave[74]
 - Sam Smith[75]
 - Seth MacFarlane[76][77]
 - Terry Blade[78][79][80]
 
See also
References
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Andy Russell, a bilingual 1940s crooner whose hits included "Besame Mucho," "Magic Is the Moonlight," and "What a Difference a Day Makes," has died. He was 72.
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Frank Sinatra Jr., a legendary crooner like his father, died at the age of 72. He not only supported his father's music career but also followed his own singing and acting ambitions.
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A young Silvio Berlusconi is pictured singing on a cruise ship in the 1960s. Berlusconi was born in Milan in 1936, and studied law in Milan, graduating in 1961. He occasionally performed as a cruise ship crooner, and later recorded two albums.
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The longtime crooner signed a multimillion-dollar agreement with the Stardust casino-hotel in 1999 and is considered to have had one of the first headliner residencies.
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