List of Polydor Records artists explained

This is a list of artists that are, or once were, signed to Polydor Records.

0-9

• 10cc
• 2Pac (Polydor UK)
• 220 Kid
• 4 Runner (Polydor Nashville)
• +44 (Polydor UK)
• 50 Cent (Polydor UK)
• The 1975 (Polydor UK / Dirty Hit)

A

• ABBA
• Absent Minded (Polydor UK)
• Bryan Adams
• AFI (Polydor UK)
• Abd al Malik
• Ace of Base
• A-ha
• A II Z (Polydor UK)
• Alizée
• Alphabeat
• Alphaville
• Alpines
• Alquin
• The All-American Rejects (Polydor UK)
• The Allman Brothers Band
• María Conchita Alonso
• All Time Low (Polydor UK)
• The Amboy Dukes
• Thomas Anders
• Jon Anderson
• Angels and Airwaves (Polydor UK)
• Die Antwoord (Polydor UK)
• Paul Anka
• Army of Lovers (Polydor UK)
• Art of Noise (China/Polydor)
• Appleton
• Asia
• Athlete (Polydor UK)
• Atlanta Rhythm Section
• Audience
• Audioslave (Polydor UK, shared with Sony Music Entertainment)
• The Automatic
• Roy Ayers
• Ayọ
• Intan Ayu (Polydor Bandung)

B

• Baby Queen
• Tony Banks (Charisma/Polydor) (US/Canada)
• Barclay James Harvest
• Gary Barlow
• Daniel Bedingfield (Polydor UK)
• The Bees
• Bee Gees (Polydor UK)
• Belters_Only
• The Big Three
• Björk (outside the UK and Iceland)
• Black Tide (Polydor UK)
• Blackpink (Polydor UK)
• Blind Faith
• Blink-182 (Polydor UK)
• Blossom Toes
• Boyzone
• Brand New (Polydor UK)
• Brick and Lace
• Alicia Bridges
• Bright Eyes (Polydor UK)
• Sarah Brightman
• James Brown
• Ian Brown
• Miquel Brown
• Roy Buchanan
• Buckingham Nicks (outside Canada)
• Bucks Fizz
• Bully Buhlan

C

• Café Tacvba (UK) (Universal Music Latin)
• Cast
• Cat's Eyes
• Cat Mother and the All Night News Boys
• Carabao
• Celeste (Polydor UK)
• The Chakachas
• Chapel Club
• Grace Chan (Polydor Hong Kong)
• Chelsia Chan (Polydor Hong Kong)
• Cheryl Cole (Fascination/Polydor)
• Chris Cornell (Polydor UK)
• Christine Fan (Polydor France)
• Clare Maguire
• Claire Waldoff
• Cover Drive
• Eric Clapton (RSO/Bushbranch/Polydor)
• Petula Clark
• Stanley Clarke
• Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
• Amie Comeaux (Polydor Nashville)
• Commodores
• Billy Connolly
• Jodie Connor
• Crawlers
• Cream
• Celia Cruz
• Cookie Crew
• Crystal Castles
• Courteeners
• The Cure (Fiction/Polydor) (outside US/Canada)

D

• D Mob
• Daley
• Dashboard Confessional (Polydor UK)
• Davis Daniel (Polydor Nashville)
• Bill Deal
• Esmee Denters (Polydor UK)
• Deep Purple (outside US)
• Lana Del Rey (Polydor UK)
• Delays
• Delphic
• Demi Lovato (Polydor UK/Fascination)
• Cathy Dennis
• Destinee & Paris (Polydor UK)
• Lynsey De Paul
• Jim Diamond (PolyGram TV/Polydor)
• Diddy (Polydor UK)
• Dino
• Dirty White Boy
• Alesha Dixon
• Dodgy
• Plácido Domingo
• Donel
• Double
  • Dr. Vades Dr. Dre (Polydor UK)
• Duffy (A&M/Polydor) (outside US)
• The Duke Spirit
• Hilary Duff (Polydor UK)
• Durrty Goodz (Polydor UK)

E

• Eagles (Polydor UK)
• Billie Eilish (Polydor UK)
• E/Eels (signed directly to Polydor US from 1992 to 1993, Polydor UK later distributed his works with Eels on behalf of DreamWorks Records)
• Elbow (Polydor UK)
• Sophie Ellis-Bextor
• Electric Light Orchestra (Polydor UK)
• Ellie Goulding (Polydor UK)
• Emma Bunton (Polydor UK)
• Emma's Imagination (Polydor UK)
• Emerson Lake & Powell
• Eminem (Polydor UK)
• Engine Alley (Polydor UK)
• Envy & Other Sins (Polydor UK)
• Escape The Fate (Polydor UK)
• Paul Evans

F

• Fab!
• Fairport Convention (debut album)
• Far East Movement (Polydor UK)
• Mylène Farmer (Polydor France)
• Fat Boys (Tin Pan Apple/Polydor)
• The Fatback Band
• The Fauves (Polydor Australia)
• Feist (Polydor France & UK)
• Fergie (Polydor UK)
• Findlay (Polydor UK)
• Fish (Polydor UK)
• Fishmans
• The Flaws
• Flint
• Florence + The Machine
• Flyleaf (Polydor UK)
• The Fratellis (Polydor UK)
• Friend & Lover (Verve Forecast/Polydor)
• Focus (Polydor UK)
• Frl. Menke

G

• G-Unit (Polydor UK)
• The Game (rapper, Polydor UK)
• Stephen Gately
• Gemma Fox
• Gloria Gaynor
• Rory Gallagher
• Calvin Goldspink
• Joey Gregorash
• Clinton Gregory (Polydor Nashville)
• Gwen Guthrie
• Girls Aloud (Fascination/Polydor)
• Girls' Generation (Polydor France)
• Golden Earring
• Skylar Grey (Polydor UK)
• Greyson Chance (Polydor UK)
• Guillemots
  • Gun Guns N' Roses (Polydor UK)

H

• Becky Hill
• Haircut One Hundred
• HAIM (Polydor UK)
• Isaac Hayes
• Helmet (Polydor UK)
• Jimi Hendrix
• Hear'Say
• The Hill
• Molly Hocking (Polydor UK)
• Mark Hollis (Polydor UK)
• Susumu Hirasawa (Polydor K.K.)
• Hollywood Undead (Polydor UK)
• Jake Holmes
• Samuel Hui (Polydor Hong Kong)
• Hundred Reasons
• HY (ASSE!! Records/Polydor Japan)

I

• Illit (Polydor Japan)
• Inhaler (band)
• Julio Iglesias
• Yosui Inoue (Polydor Japan)
• INXS (Polydor France)

J

• Janet Jackson (Polydor UK)
• La Toya Jackson
• Millie Jackson
• Jagged Edge (Polydor UK)
• The Jam
• Japanese Voyeurs
• Jagjit Singh
• Jax Jones
• Jean Michel Jarre (Dreyfus/Polydor)
• Carly Rae Jepsen (Polydor UK)
• Jesy Nelson
• Jimmy Eat World (Polydor UK)
• Joe Jonas (Polydor UK)
• Joe Junior (Polydor Hong Kong)
• Madeline Juno
• Elton John (US & Canada, 1990–95)
  • The Jolt Jon and Vangelis
• Jonas Brothers (Polydor UK)
• Juanes (UK) (Universal Music Latin)
• Juice WRLD
• Julia Michaels (UK)

K

• K'Naan (Polydor UK)
• Ronan Keating
• Toby Keith (Polydor Nashville)
• The Kelly Family
• Michael Patrick "Paddy" Kelly
• Kingdom Come
• Kitaro
• Klaxons
• Kristian Leontiou
• Kaiser Chiefs
• Kelis (Polydor UK)
• Kenny Bee (Polydor Hong Kong)
• King Crimson (E.G./Polydor)

L

• L.A. Guns
• Lake (Germany)
• Lady Gaga (Polydor UK)
• Lawson (Polydor UK)
• Lale Andersen
• Lara Fabian
• Larissa Mondrus (Polydor Germany)
• Denny Laine
• LANY
• James Last
• Led Zeppelin (Atlantic/Polydor UK, 1969–71, switched to WEA distribution afterward)
• Lee Mead (Fascination/Polydor)
• Lena (Polydor Germany)^[1]
• John Lennon
• Leslie Cheung (Polydor Hong Kong)
• Level 42 (Polydor UK)
• Liam Bailey
• Lighthouse Family
• Lilian Harvey
• Limp Bizkit (Polydor UK)
• Little Angels
• Cher Lloyd (UMG Polydor)
• LMFAO (Polydor UK)
• Lolly
• La Roux (Polydor UK, until 2014 before switching to self publishing through Supercolour Records)
• LuvBug
• Lana Del Rey

M

• Mabel (Polydor UK)
• Maurizio De Jorio (Polydor UK)
• The Maccabees
• Madeon (Polydor UK)
• Madonna (Polydor UK)
• Maestro Fresh Wes
• Sidney Magal
• Magnum
• Tim Maia
• The Main Ingredient
• Mandrill
• Man Parrish
• Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Marilyn Manson (Polydor UK)
• Benny Mardones
• Maroon 5 (Polydor UK)
• Melissa Mars
• Masterboy
• Lutricia McNeal
• Medal
• Maximum Balloon (Polydor UK)
• Meiko (Polydor UK)
• M.I.A.
• George Michael (Ægean/Polydor UK)
• Mindless Behavior (Polydor UK)
• Minor Detail
• Missouri
• Modestep
• The Moffatts (Polydor Nashville)
• Monaco
• James Morrison
• Moxy (Polydor of Canada)
• Elliott Murphy
• Keith O'Conner Murphy (with Keith Murphy & The Daze)
• The Moody Blues (Threshold/Polydor)
• Tim Moore
• Samantha Mumba
• Mungo Jerry
• Music for Pleasure
• The Music
• MSTRKRFT
• Mýa (Polydor UK)

N

• Akina Nakamori (Polydor Japan/Utahime Records)
  • The Naked & Famous Nana Mouskouri
• Natalia Kills (Polydor UK)
  • Nathan Evans Nelly Furtado (Polydor UK)
• Nelson (Polydor UK, distribution of DGC/Geffen-era releases)
• N.E.R.D. (Polydor UK)
• The New Seekers
  • Nicola Roberts Nicole Scherzinger (Polydor UK)
• Paul Nicholas
• Nine Inch Nails (Polydor UK)
  • Nino Bravo Nirvana (Polydor UK)
• No Angels
• No Doubt (Polydor UK)
• N-Dubz (left 2008)
• Nerina Pallot
• Nimco Happy

O

• Olivia Rodrigo (Polydor UK)
• OneRepublic (Polydor UK)
• Yoko Ono
• Orianthi (Polydor UK)
• The Osmonds
• Donny Osmond (Kolob/Polydor; transferred from MGM)
• Marie Osmond (Kolob/Polydor; transferred from MGM)
• Donny & Marie Osmond (Kolob/Polydor; transferred from MGM)
• Oskar Joost
• Os Mutantes (Polydor Brazil)
• Otto Reutter

• Outrage (Polydor Japan)

P

• Papa Roach (Polydor UK)
• Alex Parks
• Paul Godwin
• Peaches & Herb
• Les Penning
• Perfume (Perfume Records/Polydor Japan)
• Peter Alexander
• Peter Marsh
• Physical Graffiti
• The Pierces
• The Police (Polydor UK)
• Cole Porter
• Powderfinger
• The Pretty Reckless (Polydor UK)
• Priscilla Chan (Polydor Hong Kong)
• Protocol
• Puddle of Mudd (Polydor UK)
• Pussycat Dolls (Polydor UK)
• P-Model

Q

• Queens of the Stone Age (Polydor UK)
• Quicksand
• Freddy Quinn (Polydor Germany)

R

• Rachel Stevens
• Rainbow (Oyster/Polydor)
• Ramz
• Rare Bird
• Raye (Polydor UK)
• Don Ray
• RD (Ruff Diamondz)
• Reparata
• Return to Forever
• Rev Theory (Polydor UK)
• Ricky Hui (Polydor Hong Kong)
• Rise Against (Polydor UK)
• Rivers Cuomo (Polydor UK)
• Robot Boy
• Romance
• The Rolling Stones
• Rufus Wainwright (Polydor UK)
• Ruti Olajugbagbe

S

• Sad Café
• Saga
• Sam Fender (Polydor UK)
• Samuel Hui (Sam Hui) (Polydor Hong Kong)
• Saraya
• Stefflon Don (54 London/Quality Control/Polydor UK)
• The Saturdays (Fascination/Polydor)
• The Savage Rose
• Scars on Broadway (Polydor UK)
• Scissor Sisters
• S Club 7
• S Club 8
• Rudi Schuricke
• Sea Girls (Polydor UK)
• Sea Stories (Polydor Australia)
• Selena Gomez (Polydor UK)
• Semi Precious Weapons (Polydor UK)
• Sensations Fix
• Shane Codd (Polydor UK)
• Shakatak
• Sham 69
• Rocky Sharpe and the Replays
• Neil Sedaka (Polydor UK, Polydor Canada)
• Shed Seven
• Shocking Blue
• Shoes (U.S.-band)
• Shystie
• Siouxsie and the Banshees (original recording label)
• Sky Ferreira (Polydor UK)
• Slade
• Smiley Culture (Polydor UK)
• Snow Patrol
• Sonic Youth (Polydor UK)
• Soraya
• Soundgarden (Polydor UK)
• Spitz (Polydor Japan)
• Spyro Gyra
• Ringo Starr (Polydor UK)
• Cat Stevens (a.k.a. Yusuf Islam)
• Rachel Stevens
• Gwen Stefani (Polydor UK)
• Street Drum Corps (Polydor UK)
• Amy Studt
• Christina Stürmer
• The Style Council
• Sugababes (the original line-up)
• Swedish House Mafia
• The Sweet
• Sweet Connection

T

• Take That (Polydor UK)
• Talk Talk (Verve/Polydor UK)
• James Taylor Quartet
• Teddy Robin (Polydor Hong Kong)
• Tee-Set
• Ten Wheel Drive
• Teresa Teng
• Tesla (Polydor UK, distribution of Geffen-era releases)
• Theo Lingen
• Therapy? (Polydor UK)
• Tom Jones
• Timbaland (Polydor UK)
• Toots Thielemans
• Thriller U
• A Thousand Points of Night
• The Tigers (Polydor Japan)
• Tonic
• Tony Scott
• Tove Lo (Polydor UK)
• Traffic
• Tired Pony
• Truth Hurts (Polydor UK)
• Turbo B
• Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
• TV on the Radio (Polydor UK)
• TYP
• Taste (Irish band)

U

• U2
• U.K.
• Underground Lovers (Polydor Australia)

V

• Dave Van Ronk
• Vanessa White (Polydor UK)
• Vangelis
• Van Halen (Polydor UK)
• Van Morrison
• The Velvet Underground
• Miklós Vig
• Visage
• Vivian Chow (Polydor Hong Kong)

W

• The Waitresses
• Wale (Polydor UK)
• Albertina Walker (Polydor Gospel Series)
• The Wallflowers (Polydor UK)
• Walk This Way (band)
• Waterfront
• Marti Webb
• Weezer (Polydor UK)
• Tony Joe White
• White Lies (Polydor UK)
• The Who (original recording label)
• The Wild Magnolias
• Ulla Wiesner (Germany)
• will.i.am (Polydor UK)
• Tony Williams
• Wolfmother
• World Trade
• Patrick Wolf
• Link Wray
• Chely Wright (Polydor Nashville)
• Warning (Polydor France)

X

• X-Clan
• X Japan
• Xutos & Pontapés
• Xavion

Y

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• Years & Years
• Yelawolf (Polydor UK)
• Yngwie Malmsteen (Polydor Japan/Polydor US)
• Yorushika (Polydor JP)
• YU-KA (Polydor JP) ^[2]
• Yuksek
• Yungblud (Polydor UK)

Z

• Zucchero

Notes and References

1. Web site: Company - Unternehmen. www.universal-music.de.
2. Web site: 「Sunshade」　配信リリース決定. www.amuse.co.jp.