This is a list of artists that are, or once were, signed to Polydor Records.
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10cc The 1975 (Polydor UK / Dirty Hit) 2Pac (Polydor UK) 220 Kid 4 Runner (Polydor Nashville) +44 (Polydor UK) 50 Cent (Polydor UK)
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ABBA Absent Minded (Polydor UK) Ace of Base Bryan Adams AFI (Polydor UK) A-ha A II Z (Polydor UK) Abd al Malik Peter Alexander Alexandros (Polydor Japan) Alizée Alphabeat Alphaville Alpines Alquin The All-American Rejects (Polydor UK) The Allman Brothers Band All Time Low (Polydor UK) María Conchita Alonso The Amboy Dukes Thomas Anders Lale Andersen Jon Anderson Angels and Airwaves (Polydor UK) Paul Anka Die Antwoord (Polydor UK) Appleton Army of Lovers (Polydor UK) Art of Noise (China/Polydor) 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) Au/Ra
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Baby Queen Babymetal (Polydor UK) Liam Bailey Tony Banks (Charisma/Polydor) (US/Canada) Barclay James Harvest Gary Barlow Daniel Bedingfield (Polydor UK) The Bees Bee Gees (Polydor UK) Kenny Bee (Polydor Hong Kong) 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 Andrea Bocelli Boyzone Brand New (Polydor UK) Brick and Lace Alicia Bridges Bright Eyes (Polydor UK) Sarah Brightman Ian Brown James Brown Miquel Brown Roy Buchanan Buckingham Nicks (outside Canada) Bucks Fizz Bully Buhlan Emma Bunton (Polydor UK)
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Café Tacvba (UK) (Universal Music Latin) Carabao Cast Cat's Eyes Cat Mother and the All Night News Boys Celeste (Polydor UK) The Chakachas Priscilla Chan (Polydor Hong Kong) Greyson Chance (Polydor UK) Chapel Club Leslie Cheung (Polydor Hong Kong) Vivian Chow (Polydor Hong Kong) Grace Chan (Polydor Hong Kong) Chelsia Chan (Polydor Hong Kong) Eric Clapton (RSO/Bushbranch/Polydor) Petula Clark Stanley Clarke Shane Codd (Polydor UK) Cheryl Cole (Fascination/Polydor) Chris Cornell (Polydor UK) Amie Comeaux (Polydor Nashville) Commodores Billy Connolly Jodie Connor Lloyd Cole and the Commotions Cookie Crew Courteeners Cover Drive Crawlers Cream Celia Cruz Crystal Castles Rivers Cuomo (Polydor UK) The Cure (Fiction/Polydor) (outside US/Canada)
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D Mob Daley Dashboard Confessional (Polydor UK) Davis Daniel (Polydor Nashville) Victoria (Polydor UK) Maurizio De Jorio (Polydor UK) Lynsey De Paul Bill Deal Deep Purple (outside US) Lana Del Rey (Polydor UK) Delays Delphic Cathy Dennis Esmee Denters (Polydor UK) Destinee & Paris (Polydor UK) Jim Diamond (PolyGram TV/Polydor) Diddy (Polydor UK) Dino Dirty White Boy Alesha Dixon Dodgy Plácido Domingo Donel Double Dr. Dre (Polydor UK) Dr. Vades Hilary Duff (Polydor UK) Duffy (A&M/Polydor) (outside US) The Duke Spirit Durrty Goodz (Polydor UK)
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Eagles (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) Billie Eilish (Polydor UK) Elbow (Polydor UK) Sophie Ellis-Bextor Electric Light Orchestra (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) Nathan Evans Paul Evans
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Fab! Lara Fabian Fairport Convention (debut album) Christine Fan (Polydor France) 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) Sam Fender (Polydor UK) Fergie (Polydor UK) Sky Ferreira (Polydor UK) Findlay (Polydor UK) Fish (Polydor UK) Fishmans The Flaws Flint Florence + The Machine Flyleaf (Polydor UK) Focus (Polydor UK) Gemma Fox The Fratellis (Polydor UK) Friend & Lover (Verve Forecast/Polydor) Frl. Menke
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G-Unit (Polydor UK) Rory Gallagher The Game (rapper, Polydor UK) Stephen Gately Gloria Gaynor Girls Aloud (Fascination/Polydor) Girls' Generation (Polydor France) Paul Godwin Golden Earring Calvin Goldspink Selena Gomez (Polydor UK) Ellie Goulding (Polydor UK) Rose Gray Joey Gregorash Clinton Gregory (Polydor Nashville) Skylar Grey (Polydor UK) Guillemots Gun Guns N' Roses (Polydor UK) Gwen Guthrie
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Haircut One Hundred HAIM (Polydor UK) Lilian Harvey Isaac Hayes Hear'Say Helmet (Polydor UK) Jimi Hendrix The Hill Becky Hill Susumu Hirasawa (Polydor K.K.) Molly Hocking (Polydor UK) Mark Hollis (Polydor UK) Hollywood Undead (Polydor UK) Jake Holmes Ricky Hui (Polydor Hong Kong) Samuel Hui (Sam Hui) (Polydor Hong Kong) Hundred Reasons HY (ASSE!! Records/Polydor Japan)
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Julio Iglesias Illit (Polydor Japan) Inhaler (band) Yosui Inoue (Polydor Japan) INXS (Polydor France)
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Janet Jackson (Polydor UK) La Toya Jackson Millie Jackson Jagged Edge (Polydor UK) The Jam Japanese Voyeurs Jean Michel Jarre (Dreyfus/Polydor) Carly Rae Jepsen (Polydor UK) Calvin Jeremy (Polydor Melayu) Jimmy Eat World (Polydor UK) Elton John (US & Canada, 1990–95) The Jolt Jon and Vangelis Joe Jonas (Polydor UK) Jonas Brothers (Polydor UK) Jax Jones Tom Jones Oskar Joost Juanes (UK) (Universal Music Latin) Juice WRLD Joe Junior (Polydor Hong Kong) Madeline Juno
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K'Naan (Polydor UK) Ronan Keating Toby Keith (Polydor Nashville) The Kelly Family Michael Patrick "Paddy" Kelly Kingdom Come Kitaro Klaxons Kaiser Chiefs Kelis (Polydor UK) King Crimson (E.G./Polydor)
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L.A. Guns Lake (Germany) Lady Gaga (Polydor UK) Lawson (Polydor UK) Denny Laine LANY James Last Led Zeppelin (Atlantic/Polydor UK, 1969–71, switched to WEA distribution afterward) Lena (Polydor Germany) John Lennon Kristian Leontiou Level 42 (Polydor UK) Lighthouse Family Limp Bizkit (Polydor UK) Theo Lingen Little Angels Cher Lloyd (UMG Polydor) LMFAO (Polydor UK) Lolly Loreen (Polydor France) Demi Lovato (Polydor UK/Fascination) La Roux (Polydor UK, until 2014 before switching to self publishing through Supercolour Records) LuvBug Luo Shih-feng Lana Del Rey
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Mabel (Polydor UK) The Maccabees Madeon (Polydor UK) Madonna (Polydor UK) Maestro Fresh Wes Sidney Magal Magnum Clare Maguire Tim Maia The Main Ingredient Yngwie Malmsteen (Polydor Japan/Polydor US) Mandrill Man Parrish Manfred Mann's Earth Band Marilyn Manson (Polydor UK) Benny Mardones Maroon 5 (Polydor UK) Lee Mead (Fascination/Polydor) Melissa Mars Masterboy Lutricia McNeal Medal Maximum Balloon (Polydor UK) Meiko (Polydor UK) M.I.A. George Michael (Ægean/Polydor UK) Julia Michaels (UK) Mindless Behavior (Polydor UK) Minor Detail Missouri Modestep The Moffatts (Polydor Nashville) Monaco Larissa Mondrus (Polydor Germany) James Morrison Van Morrison Nana Mouskouri 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)
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Akina Nakamori (Polydor Japan/Utahime Records) The Naked & Famous Natalia Kills (Polydor UK) Nelly Furtado (Polydor UK) Nelson (Polydor UK, distribution of DGC/Geffen-era releases) Jesy Nelson N.E.R.D. (Polydor UK) The New Seekers Paul Nicholas Nine Inch Nails (Polydor UK) Nino Bravo Nirvana (Polydor UK) No Angels No Doubt (Polydor UK) N-Dubz (left 2008) Nimco Happy
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Ruti Olajugbagbe OneRepublic (Polydor UK) Yoko Ono Orange Juice 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) Os Mutantes (Polydor Brazil)
Outrage (Polydor Japan)
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Nerina Pallot Papa Roach (Polydor UK) Alex Parks Peaches & Herb Les Penning Perfume (Perfume Records/Polydor Japan) Peter Marsh Physical Graffiti The Pierces Pink Fairies PLAVE (VLAST/Polydor Japan) The Police (Polydor UK) Cole Porter Powderfinger The Pretty Reckless (Polydor UK) Protocol Puddle of Mudd (Polydor UK) Pussycat Dolls (Polydor UK) P-Model
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Queens of the Stone Age (Polydor UK) Quicksand Freddy Quinn (Polydor Germany)
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Rainbow (Oyster/Polydor) Ramz Rare Bird Raye (Polydor UK, left in 2021) Don Ray RD (Ruff Diamondz) Reparata Otto Reutter Return to Forever Rev Theory (Polydor UK) Rise Against (Polydor UK) Nicola Roberts Teddy Robin (Polydor Hong Kong) Robot Boy Olivia Rodrigo (Polydor UK) The Rolling Stones Romance
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Sad Café Saga 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 Nicole Scherzinger (Polydor UK) Rudi Schuricke Tony Scott Sea Girls (Polydor UK) Sea Stories (Polydor Australia) Semi Precious Weapons (Polydor UK) Sensations Fix Shakatak Sham 69 Rocky Sharpe and the Replays Neil Sedaka (Polydor UK, Polydor Canada) Shed Seven Shocking Blue Shoes (U.S.-band) Shystie Jagjit Singh Siouxsie and the Banshees (original recording label) Slade Smiley Culture (Polydor UK) Snow Patrol Sonic Youth (Polydor UK) Soraya Soundgarden (Polydor UK) Spitz (Polydor Japan) Spyro Gyra Ringo Starr (Polydor UK) Gwen Stefani (Polydor UK) Cat Stevens (a.k.a. Yusuf Islam) Rachel Stevens Street Drum Corps (Polydor UK) Amy Studt Christina Stürmer The Style Council Sugababes (the original line-up) Swedish House Mafia The Sweet Sweet Connection
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Take That (Polydor UK) Talk Talk (Verve/Polydor UK) James Taylor Quartet Tee-Set Ten Wheel Drive Teresa Teng Tesla (Polydor UK, distribution of Geffen-era releases) Therapy? (Polydor UK) Timbaland (Polydor UK) Toots Thielemans Thriller U A Thousand Points of Night The Tigers (Polydor Japan) Tonic 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)
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U2 U.K. Underground Lovers (Polydor Australia)
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Dave Van Ronk Vangelis Van Halen (Polydor UK) The Velvet Underground Miklós Vig Visage
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Rufus Wainwright (Polydor UK) The Waitresses Claire Waldoff 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 Vanessa White (Polydor UK) 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)
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X-Clan X Japan XO Xutos & Pontapés Xavion
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Years & Years Yelawolf (Polydor UK) Yorushika (Polydor JP) YU-KA (Polydor JP) Yuksek Yungblud (Polydor UK)
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Zucchero
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