Bands/Musicians List of Famous Bands from Victoria

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List of Victoria bands, listed by their level of fame. This Victoria musicians list includes both bands and solo artists. All famous Victoria bands are included, as well as many Victoria musicians of underground status. This list of Victoria musical artists includes information like what genre the artist falls under, what albums they've put out and more. If you want to know more about these famous Victoria bands you can click on their names to learn more about them. Bands from every genre are listed here, including rock, pop, hip-hop/rap, jazz, and more.

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Kylie Minogue is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Synthpop, Rock music, Electronic music Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, often known simply as Kylie, is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. She achieved recognition by starring in the Australia TV soap opera Neighbours, where she ...more

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Nelly Furtado is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Hip hop music, Rock music, Latin American music Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold 20 million albums worldwide and more than 20 million singles, bringing her total sales to over 40 million records around the ...more

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Olivia Newton-John is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Country pop, Pop music, Soft rock Olivia Newton-John, AO, OBE is an English-born Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot ...more

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Blues-rock, Gothic rock, Rock music Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian alternative rock band that was formed in Melbourne in 1983 by lead singer Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey and guitarist Blixa Bargeld. ...more

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Nick Cave is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Gothic rock, Garage rock, Alternative rock Nicholas Edward "Nick" Cave is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, composer and occasional film actor. He is best known as the frontman of Nick Cave and the Bad ...more

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Brody Dalle is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Garage rock, Alternative rock, Punk rock Brody Dalle is an Australian-born singer-songwriter and guitarist. She is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of punk rock band the Distillers and later alternative rock band

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Dead Can Dance is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Neoclassical Dark Wave, Gothic rock, New Age music Dead Can Dance is an English-Australian musical project that formed in 1981 in Melbourne by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. The band relocated to London, England, in May 1982. Australian music ...more

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Little River Band is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Rock music, Folk rock, Pop rock The Little River Band is a rock band originally formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1975. The band chose its name after passing a road sign leading to the Victorian township of Little River, near ...more

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Crowded House is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
New Wave, Rock music, Pop rock Crowded House is a rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1985. The founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn, and Australians Paul Hester and Nick Seymour. Later band members included ...more

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Air Supply is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Adult contemporary music, Pop music, Pop rock Air Supply is an Australian soft rock duo, consisting of British-born singer-songwriter and guitarist Graham Russell and lead vocalist Russell Hitchcock. They had a succession of hits worldwide, ...more

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The Temper Trap is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Alternative rock, Indie rock, Post-punk revival The Temper Trap is an Australian band that formed in 2005. The core members are Dougy Mandagi on vocals, Jonathon Aherne on bass guitar, Toby Dundas on drums and Joseph Greer on keyboards and ...more

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Jet is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Pop music, Rock music, Garage punk Jet were an Australian rock band formed in 2001. The band consisted of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums ...more

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Cut Copy is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Synthpop, New Wave, Dance-punk Cut Copy are an Australian electronic band formed in 2001 by DJ Dan Whitford. Initially a home-recording project, the band now includes Tim Hoey, Ben Browning and Mitchell Scott. So far they ...more

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Missy Higgins is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Indie, Pop music, Folk music Melissa "Missy" Morrison Higgins is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician and actress. Her Australian number-one albums are The Sound of White, On a Clear Night and The Ol' Razzle ...more

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Phil Rudd is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Blues-rock, Heavy metal, Rock and roll Phillip Hugh Norman Rudd is a New Zealand-based Australian drummer, best known for his membership in Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1975 until 1983, and again since 1994 although he has ...more

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Dirty Three is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Instrumental rock, Instrumental, Post-rock Dirty Three is an Australian instrumental rock band, consisting of Warren Ellis, Mick Turner and Jim White, which formed in 1992. Their 1996 album Horse Stories was voted by Rolling Stone as one ...more

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Nic Cester is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Rock music, Garage rock, Soft rock Nicholas John "Nic" Cester is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for being the frontman in rock band Jet. Cester is also a founder of the Australian supergroup The ...more

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Wolf Parade is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Indie pop, Dance-punk, Indie rock Wolf Parade is an indie rock band formed in 2003 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada of musicians from British Columbia. The band went on indefinite hiatus in 2011.

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Dannii Minogue is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Disco, Pop music, House music Danielle Jane "Dannii" Minogue is an Australian singer-songwriter, talent competition judge, actress, television and radio personality, and fashion designer. She rose to prominence in ...more

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Snog is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Electro-industrial, Anti-folk, Electronic body music Snog is a band that was formed by Australian musician David Thrussell, along with fellow art school friends Tim McGrath and Julia Bourke in 1989. The band's music is a fusion of many different ...more

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The Birthday Party is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Gothic rock, Deathrock, Punk rock The Birthday Party were an Australian post-punk band, active from 1978 to 1983. In 1980, The Birthday Party moved from Melbourne to London, where they were championed by broadcaster John Peel. ...more

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Foetus is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
No wave, Experimental rock, Industrial music Foetus is the primary musical outlet of J. G. Thirlwell. Until 1995 the band underwent various name changes, all including the word foetus. Monikers adopted at different times include Foetus ...more

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Airbourne is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Pub rock, Rock music, Heavy metal Airbourne are an Australian hard rock band formed in Warrnambool in 2003. Mainstay members are Joel O'Keeffe on lead vocals and lead guitar, his brother, Ryan O'Keeffe on drums, and David Roads ...more

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Lisa Gerrard is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Neoclassical Dark Wave, Gothic rock, New Age Lisa Gerrard is an Australian musician, singer and composer who rose to prominence as part of the music group Dead Can Dance with music partner Brendan Perry. Since her career began in 1981, ...more

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The Avalanches is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Electronic music, Hip Hop, Alternative dance The Avalanches are an Australian electronic music group known for their debut plunderphonics album Since I Left You, as well as their live and recorded DJ sets. Their lineup currently consists ...more

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Hot Hot Heat is listed (or ranked) 26 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Indie pop, New Wave, Dance-punk Hot Hot Heat is a Canadian indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, formed in 1999. The band was signed by Seattle label Sub Pop in 2001 and released its first EP, Knock Knock Knock, and ...more

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The Berzerker is listed (or ranked) 27 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Deathgrind, Heavy metal, Extreme metal The Berzerker was an extreme metal band from Melbourne, Australia and was formed in 1995. The band's music, heavily influenced by older death metal and grindcore, can be characterized as a ...more

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Hobbs Angel of Death is listed (or ranked) 28 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Thrash metal, Heavy metal Hobbs' Angel of Death are an Australian thrash metal band that began in 1987 in Melbourne, and are one of the first Australian groups to perform in that genre. They released two studio albums, ...more

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Epicure is listed (or ranked) 29 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Alternative rock Epicure are an Australian rock band from Ballarat, in regional Victoria. Triple J radio helped bring Epicure to the Australian consciousness when they added "Feet From Under Me" and ...more

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Tina Arena is listed (or ranked) 30 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Adult contemporary music, Pop music, Rock music Tina Arena is an Australian singer-songwriter, actress and record producer. Arena splits her time between Australia, France and the UK, but has been based in Melbourne since 2011. Arena is one ...more

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Jason Donovan is listed (or ranked) 31 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
New Wave, Pop music, Rock music Jason Donovan is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 ...more

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The Living End is listed (or ranked) 32 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Pop punk, Ska punk, Psychobilly The Living End are an Australian punk rock and psychobilly band which formed in 1994. Since 2002 the line up consists of Chris Cheney, Scott Owen and Andy Strachan. The band rose to fame in 1997 ...more

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The Cat Empire is listed (or ranked) 33 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Indie, Ska, Rock music The Cat Empire is an Australian ska and jazz band formed in 1999. Core members are Felix Riebl, Harry James Angus, Will Hull-Brown, Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwhala, Ollie McGill, and Ryan ...more

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The Seekers is listed (or ranked) 34 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Pop music, Folk music, Easy listening The Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop quartet, originally formed in Melbourne in 1962. They were the first Australian pop music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the ...more

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Pseudo Echo is listed (or ranked) 35 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Glam metal, Synthpop, New Wave Pseudo Echo are an Australian new wave band formed in 1982 in Melbourne. The original line-up consisted of Brian Canham, born 3 July 1962, Pierre Gigliotti, Tony Lugton and Anthony Argiro. A ...more

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Paul Dempsey is listed (or ranked) 36 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Folk music, Alternative rock Paul Anthony Dempsey is an Australian musician. He is the lead singer, guitarist and principal lyricist of rock group, Something for Kate. Dempsey released a solo album, Everything Is True, on ...more

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David Foster is listed (or ranked) 37 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Pop music, Classical music, Contemporary R&B David Walter Foster, OC, OBC, is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, songwriter, and arranger. He has been a producer for notable musical artists including Christina Aguilera, Andrea ...more

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Renée Geyer is listed (or ranked) 38 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Pop music, Contemporary R&B, Jazz Renée Rebecca Geyer is an Australian singer who has long been regarded as one of the finest exponents of jazz, soul and R&B idioms. She had commercial success as a solo artist in ...more

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1200 Techniques is listed (or ranked) 39 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Hip hop music 1200 Techniques are an Australian hip hop group consisting of the old school 80's Aerosol Artist & Founder Dj Peril Guitarist. They formed in 1997, initially with N'fa's brother, Kabba, who ...more

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Angie Hart is listed (or ranked) 40 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Pop music Angela Ruth Hart billed as Angie Hart is an Australian pop singer best known for her role as lead vocalist in the alternative pop rock band Frente! and the Indie pop duo Splendid with her then ...more

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Architecture in Helsinki is listed (or ranked) 41 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Indie pop, Indie rock, Avant-garde music Architecture in Helsinki is an Australian indie pop band which consists of Cameron Bird, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, and Kellie Sutherland. The band has released five studio albums: ...more

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Cowboy Troy is listed (or ranked) 42 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Country rap, Alternative country, Cowpunk Troy Lee Coleman III, better known by his stage name Cowboy Troy, is an American rapper. He is a member of the MuzikMafia, an aggregation of country music singer-songwriters whose membership ...more

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Augie March is listed (or ranked) 43 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Pop rock, Alternative rock, Indie rock Augie March are an Australian indie/pop rock band. Formed in 1996 in Shepparton, Victoria, the band currently consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Glenn Richards, lead guitarist Adam ...more

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Taxiride is listed (or ranked) 44 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Pub rock, Garage rock, Acoustic music Taxiride is an Australian rock band. Formed in 1997, the band consists of lead singer Jason Singh, guitarists Dan Hall and Tim Wild, and drummer Sean McLeod. Prior to formation, the four ...more

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Deez Nuts is listed (or ranked) 45 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Hip hop music, Hardcore hip hop, Rapcore Deez Nuts is an Australian hardcore punk band that formed in Melbourne, Victoria in 2007, currently comprising vocalist JJ Peters, guitarist Matt Rogers, bassist Sean Kennedy and drummer Alex ...more

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Love of Diagrams is listed (or ranked) 46 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
No wave, Indie rock, Post-punk Love of Diagrams is an indie rock band from Melbourne, Australia, formed in 2001. Their sound is characterized by a mix of energetic drumming, angular guitar and bass riffs, and ...more

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Invertigo is listed (or ranked) 47 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Pop music, Power pop, Soft rock Invertigo were an Australian four-piece pop/rock group active in the early 2000s. Its members were Christian Argenti as well as brothers Gerry Leigh, James Leigh and Vince Leigh.

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Deströyer 666 is listed (or ranked) 48 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Thrash metal, Deathrash, Blackened thrash metal Deströyer 666 is a black-death-thrash metal band formed in 1994 by guitarist K. K. Warslut. The group originated in Melbourne, Australia and by 2001 had relocated to Europe.

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The Eternal is listed (or ranked) 49 on the list List of Famous Bands from Victoria
Doom metal, Gothic rock, Gothic metal The Eternal are an Australian band formed in 2003 by Mark Kelson on guitar, lead vocals and keyboards. They are known for playing dark, melodic, metal rock with eastern and doom influences.

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Black metal, Grindcore, Death metal Matt "Skitz" Sanders is an Australian extreme metal drummer and musician. In 1989 he founded a "hatecore" band, Damaged. He has played with many Australian heavy metal bands ...more