Top Ten Music Artists that are Not Famous in the USA but are Highly Successful in Other Countries
Nightwish is a symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and lead singer Tarja Turunen. It's currently formed by Tuomas, Emppu, lead vocalist Floor Jansen, bassist and vocalist Marco Hietala, ...read more.
Anastacia Lyn Newkirk is an American singer-songwriter, producer and former dancer. Her first two albums Not That Kind and Freak of Nature were released in quick succession to major success. Anastacia is fabulous! I've been to one of her concerts and it was brilliant. Love her songs, and why she's not popular in the US is inane.
She's American... but she kind of topped the charts and went multi-platinum everywhere else in the world.
Her album "Anastacia" alone topped the charts in 11 countries and sold more than 3 million copies in Europe... it never charted in the US.
Paid my Dues, I'm Outta Love, One Day in Your Life
All massively popular songs in Europe.
She's HUGELY popular here in England. At least...ohh...Eight people like her music.
Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic metal band founded in April 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt.
Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, going only by his surname Rodriguez as his stage name, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist born on July 10th, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan. ...read more.
Benjamin Griffey, better known by his stage name Casper, is a German rock musician, singer-songwriter and rapper of American descent born on September 25, 1982 who rose to massive national fame in Germany with the blockbuster album “XOXO” (2011), which received rave reviews by critics. Despite being ...read more.
Sarah Marianne Corina Lewe, better known by her stage name Sarah Connor, is a German pop and soul singer and occasional songwriter from Hamburg born on June 13, 1980. ...read more.
Jelena Petrowna Fischer, better known by her stage name Helene Fischer, is a German pop and schlager singer of Russian descent, born on August 5, 1984. ...read more. Her album "Farbenspiel" sold 2 million copies in Germany alone... it went ten timed platinum. That makes it one of the 20 best selling albums of all time in Germany. What. The. Freak.
She has a really great singing voice, nobody can deny that, but I never got what's so special about that album. She had a smash hit with "Atemlos durch die Nacht", but none of the other songs on the album have that appeal. It's just... generic pop songs. But hey, I won't complain. I am pretty neutral towards her. But really, I have no ides what happened there. In one moment she was one of many German schlager singers, and then all of a sudden, overnight, she performs in front of sold-out stadiums. Yup.
Andrea Ferber (born Andrea Zellen), better known by her stage name Andrea Berg, is a German singer-songwriter in the schlager genre that was born on January 28, 1966. ...read more.
David Michael Hasselhoff, nicknamed "The Hoff", is an American actor, singer, producer, and businessman, who set a Guinness World Record as the most watched man on TV. He is very big in Germany.
Conchita Wurst or simply Conchita is the stage name and persona of Austrian singer Tom Neuwirth, who was born on November 6, 1988 .She has been a TV personality of moderate success for years in Austria, and rose to fame in other European states after winning the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest with her song “Rise Like a Phoenix” . Since then, she reached a-list celebrity status in her home country and has been given the honorific nickname “Queen of Austria”. ...read more.
I just laughed so hard when I first looked at that face.
He's just gay and ugly
What am I seeing?
Marianas Trench is a Canadian rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, formed in 2001. The band consists of members Josh Ramsay, Matt Webb, Mike Ayley, and Ian Casselman. Most amazing band ever! Give them a try and they will be your new favorite!
Poets of the Fall is a Finnish rock band from Helsinki. The group consists of Marko Saaresto, Olli Tukiainen, Markus "Captain" Kaarlonen, Jani Snellman, Jaska Mäkinen, and Jari Salminen. They are extremely popular in Finland
Second biggest solo artist from mainland Europe after Julio Iglesias.
Massive in France.
This guy was massive he is the best selling UK solo artist in the history of the UK singles charts he did have a couple minor hits in the US as well but he was never really famous there.
I don't think she has made any billboard chart (not even latin music or the billboard 200 etc) but she has over 11 billion views on YouTube more than Adele, Drake, Lady Gaga etc.
Silbermond is a German alternative rock band consisting of Stefanie Kloß (vocals), Thomas Stolle (guitar), Johannes Stolle (bass), Andreas Nowak (drums) that formed in 2000.After several smaller gigs, their 2004 debut album "Verschwende deine Zeit" became a surprise success in Germany . Since then, each of their albums had moderate to very good success, all of them being certified Gold or Platinum in Germany . Their debut album and their third album "Nichts passiert" are their most successful ones, each of them having sold more than 750 . 000 units . Among their best known songs are "Zeit für Optimisten", "Irgendwas bleibt" and "Symphonie" . ...read more.
Amazing German female fronted alternative rock band. Have had chart topping albums and went two times platinum with two of their albums. I think it's kind if weird which German artists make it big outside of their home country. Rammstein does not fit the mainstream in any way. Silbermond could have been huge in the US as alternative rock was at its peak in the 2000s. Sure, the lyrics are in German, but so are Rammstein and the music of Silbermond speaks for itself.
Susan Kay "Suzi" Quatro is an American hard rock singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actress. She was the first female bass player to become a major rock star, breaking a barrier to women's participation in rock music. 
Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is a Grammy Award winning American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality.
The Jam were an English mod revival/punk rock band during the 1970s and early 1980s, which formed in 1972 at Sheerwater Secondary School in Woking, in the county of Surrey. These guys have 4 number 1 singles in the UK, along with a single number 1 album, but never made an impression in the US. The band's frontman, Paul Weller, is held up with the likes of Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Elton John and George Michael, yet his solo career did worse in the US than with the Jam. The Jam are up there with Nirvana, the Police, Rush and Motörhead as one of the greatest power trios in music, but very little people know about them outside the UK.
Take That are an English pop group from Manchester, formed in 1989. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, and Mark Owen.
Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton. They rose to prominence during the glam rock era in the early 1970s, achieving 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six number ones on the UK Singles Chart.
B'z is a Japanese rock duo, consisting of guitarist, composer and producer Takahiro "Tak" Matsumoto and vocalist and lyricist Koshi Inaba, known for their energetic hard-rock tracks and pop ballads. One of the best selling rock bands ever ahead of the likes of Nirvana, Guns N' Roses, Bon Jovi and The Who mostly because of their insane level of dominance in Japan.
One of the best selling female pop stars of the past 20 years ahead of Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, Avril Lavinge and Christina Aguilera.
Like the B'Z based on extreme popularity in Japan the worlds 2nd biggest music market.