There are several artists bearing this name. Some of them include:

1) Vanity is the most popular stage name used by singer/actress/model Denise Katrina Matthews (born January 4, 1959 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada).

She is sometimes credited as Denise Matthews-Smith or D.D. Winters.

She is a sister of Canadian model Patricia Matthews.

Matthews appeared in B-movies such as Tanya's Island and Terror Train. In 1982 she met Prince who re-named her Vanity (saying he saw his female reflection when he looked at her) and she became the lead singer of singing group, Vanity 6, that same year. Prince produced the group's biggest hit "Nasty Girl". Their trademark was explicit sexuality in their lyrics, performances and attire. After one album, Vanity decided to leave her role in Vanity 6 and the proposed film Purple Rain in 1983. Vanity signed a lucrative record deal with Motown Records in 1984. She recorded two albums Wild Animal and Skin On Skin. She also starred in a handful of movies, including The Last Dragon, Action Jackson, and played a villain torturing Nancy Allen's character in 1990's amnesia-plot TV movie Memories of Murder (the film has appeared on the Lifetime channel). She posed for Playboy in 1988.

After being turned on to cocaine, which nearly killed her and has resulted in kidney failure, Vanity gave up her stage name and became a born-again Christian and evangelist on August 16, 1997. She travels America, and currently resides in California.

In 2005, Vanity 6's "Nasty Girl" was redone in a tribal style by dance performer Inaya Day. Matthews is currently working on fininshing her novel Blame it on Vanity.

2) Melodic death metal band from Greece (Athens).
Discography:
- 1994 - Fatal Submission (demo)
- 1999 - Enslaved

3) Vanity is a project based on a rather interesting mix of talents: A managing director, a writer and a designer.

The managing director: Peter Kroul is the main figure in Vanity. He has composed all songs on the album and written the lyrics for one song. Peter has been making music for the past decade but vanity has prevented a musical initiative. On "Imperfection" Peter has overpowered his vanity. When Peter isn't living the life of a pop star, he is also the managing director of an IT company, "Athena", situated in Haderslev, Denmark.

The writer: Torben Munksgaard is the lyrical genius behind most of the lyrics on the album. On a daily basis Torben works as a media coordinator for a production company. Torben has a Master of Science in Information Technology from the IT University of Copenhagen (ITU) and a Bachelor in Philosophy. Torben is currently working on a novel and publishes short stories on a regular basis.

The designer: Charlotte Christensson is the enfant terrible of Danish design and is in charge of Vanity's visual look and PR. Charlotte has written 3 bitter lyrics on the album and is furthermore responsible of providing the project with "evil". Charlotte has a degree in Design Management from the International Business Academy and works on a freelance basis for advertising agencies and companies in Denmark.