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page 1Canadian male songwriters

Neil Young
Neil Percival Young is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter. Son of journalist and author Scott Young, Young embarked on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s. He then moved to Los Angeles, forming the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield. His solo career, often backed by the band Crazy Horse, includes critically acclaimed albums such as Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969), After the Gold Rush (1970), Harvest (1972), On the Beach (1974), and Rust Never Sleeps (1979). Young was also a part-time member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, with whom he recorded the chart-topping 1970 album Déjà Vu.
Shawn Mendes
Canadian singer

Michael Bublé
Michael Steven Bublé is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Regarded as a pop icon, he is often credited for helping to renew public interest and appreciation for traditional pop standards and the Great American Songbook. Bublé has sold over 75 million records worldwide, and won numerous awards, including five Grammy Awards and fifteen Juno Awards.
David Foster
Canadian musician, record producer, songwriter

Eugene Levy
Canadian actor and comedian

Neil Peart
Canadian-American drummer (1952–2020)
Drew Seeley
Canadian actor
Jason McCaslin
Canadian musician (born 1980)
Kardinal Offishall
Canadian rapper, songwriter, record producer, DJ, and record executive
Richard Manuel
Canadian musician and composer (1943–1986)
Daniel Caesar
Canadian R&B singer
Massari
Sari Abboud (; born December 10, 1980), better known by his stage name Massari ( ), is a Lebanese-Canadian singer and songwriter. He began his career in the early 2000s and went on to release two R&B albums, Massari (2005) and Forever Massari (2009), before releasing two pop EPs, Hero (2015) and Tune In (2018). He is managed by SAL&CO.
Calixa Lavallée
Canadian composer (1842-1891)
Cirkut
Henry Russell Walter (born April 23, 1986), known professionally as Cirkut, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. He has produced and co-written commercially successful singles since 2008. His credits include songs and albums for prominent artists including Katy Perry, Becky G, Ava Max, Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga, Charli XCX, R. City, The Weeknd, Kesha, Ciara, Pitbull, Britney Spears, Maroon 5, Ne-Yo, Rihanna, Adam Lambert, B.o.B, Marina and the Diamonds, will.i.am, Jungkook, Kygo, Juicy J, Sam Smith, and Ed Sheeran, among others. He has numerous collaborations with American record produce
Randy Bachman
Canadian musician
Gino Vannelli
Canadian singer, songwriter and jazz musician
Ryan Peake
Canadian guitarist
Jeff Waters
Canadian guitarist
Claude Vivier
Canadian composer (1948–1983)
Tal Bachman
Canadian singer-songwriter
Charles de Lint
Canadian author
George Beverly Shea
American gospel singer and hymn composer born in Canada (1909–2013)
Greg Wells
Canadian record producer
Ryan Shore
Canadian composer, songwriter, conductor, and music director
Zal Yanovsky
Canadian singer (1944-2002)
Nasri
Canadian musician
City and Colour
Canadian musical group; side project of Dallas Green
Frank Dukes
Canadian record producer, songwriter, and DJ
Jim Vallance
Canadian record producer
Ethan Kath
Canadian musician
France Castel
Canadian actor, television presenter and radio host

Andy Kim
Canadian pop rock singer and songwriter
Shelton Brooks
Canadian-born African American composer of popular music and jazz
Stuart Chatwood
Canadian musician
Todd Kerns
Canadian musician
Gord Downie
Canadian musician, writer (1964–2017)
Manuel Tadros
Canadian actor
Raine Maida
Canadian musician
Adolphe-Basile Routhier
Canadian judge, author, lyricist (1839-1920)
Tobias Jesso Jr.
Canadian musician, songwriter
Jason Quenneville
Jason Matthew Quenneville (born February 23, 1982), professionally known as DaHeala ( ), is a Canadian record producer and songwriter managed by SAL&CO. He has produced for artists such as the Weeknd, Halsey, Lil Uzi Vert, and Belly, among others. He has earned three Grammy Award nominations for his production work on the Weeknd's 2015 album, Beauty Behind the Madness. Over the course of his career, he has collaborated with producers Max Martin, Daft Punk, Rick Rubin, and Metro Boomin.
Alan Doyle
Canadian musician
Stephan Moccio
Canadian composer and record producer

Stéphane Lafleur
French-Canadian film director, editor and musician
Pierre-Luc Brillant
Canadian actor

Émile Proulx-Cloutier
Canadian actor, film director, screenwriter and singer
Classified
Canadian rapper, songwriter and producer
Alfred Bryan
Canadian songwriter (1871–1958)

A. C. Newman
Canadian musician and singer–songwriter
Murda Beatz
Canadian record producer (born 1994)
R. Dean Taylor
Canadian singer, musician, songwriter and record producer (1939–2022)
Gil Moore
Canadian rock musician, songwriter
Rik Emmett
Canadian rock musician; songwriter, vocalist, guitarist
Tomson Highway
Canadian playwright and novelist (born 1951)
Jian Ghomeshi
Canadian musician, broadcaster, and writer
David Wilcox
Canadian musician
Mars Bonfire
Canadian rock musician and songwriter
Kevin Churko
Canadian record producer
Shawn Hook
Canadian singer, songwriter, producer
Josh Ramsay
Canadian singer-songwriter