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Better known by his stage name Juan Gabriel, is a Mexican[1] singer and songwriter who is one of the

Better known by his stage name Juan Gabriel, is a Mexican[1] singer and songwriter who is one of the most famous living representatives of the Mexican ranchera, ballad, mariachi, and pop music.

He was engineer, journalist, poet, writer, mathematician and musician. He founded the Conservatory o

He was engineer, journalist, poet, writer, mathematician and musician. He founded the Conservatory of the Tolima and composed the famous Bunde of Tolima like instrumental music to which Nicanor Velázquez added verses and that at the moment now is the Hymn of the Tolima Department.

Is an Argentine singer and songwriter. Cortez and his wife live in Madrid.Cortez was born in Rancul,

Is an Argentine singer and songwriter. Cortez and his wife live in Madrid.Cortez was born in Rancul, province of de La Pampa, Argentina, March 11, 1940. At the age of six entered in the elementary school and at the same time to the conservatory Alberto Williams. He begins to compose songs at twelve, like "Un cigarrillo, la lluvia y tú". A little later entered the Junior High School Manuel Ignacio Molina de San Rafael, province of Mendoza. There he continues his studies of music in the conservatory Chopin of San Rafael.

Was an English pianist, famous for appearances on the BBC, mainly on radio.Born in Bath, England of

Was an English pianist, famous for appearances on the BBC, mainly on radio.Born in Bath, England of Italian ancestry, Semprini showed early talent for both the piano and cello. He graduated from the Verdi Conservatory in Milan in 1928, having studied composition and conducting as well as honing his skills at the piano. His initial fame came from headlining a light music programme, Semprini Serenade, that first aired on BBC Radio in 1957 and continued for around 25 years.

Was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman, and printmaker.In 1922 he moved to Paris to study under th

Was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman, and printmaker.In 1922 he moved to Paris to study under the sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, an associate of Auguste Rodin. It was there that Giacometti experimented with cubism and surrealism and came to be regarded as one of the leading surrealist sculptors. Among his associates were Joan Miró, Max Ernst, Pablo Picasso and Balthus.

Is a musician. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela. His mother, the singer Graciela Naranjo, was a rad

Is a musician. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela. His mother, the singer Graciela Naranjo, was a radio, film and television pioneer in her homeland. Largely self-taught, Naranjo embarked on a similar musical course, becoming

Was a Croatian reformer, composer and musician.Alberto Ognjen Štriga was a talkative supporter of I

Was a Croatian reformer, composer and musician.Alberto Ognjen Štriga was a talkative supporter of Illyrian movement in Croatia. He has played a substantial role in the musical life of that period as an opera singer, the initiator and organizer.

Was an Argentine tango musician, a musical arranger, orchestra director, composer and Bandoneón pla

Was an Argentine tango musician, a musical arranger, orchestra director, composer and Bandoneón player.He was respected and well-known by his colleagues rather than by the public in general for Caracciolo always chose to hold a low profile. He was heard extensively on radio and appeared occasionally on TV but his music was not known worldwide.He played the bandoneón for several famous orchestras, including those of Joaquín Do Reyes, Angel Dágostino, Manuel Buzón, Victor Braña and Jorge Caldara.

Was a Cuban-American flautist who played both Cuban music and jazz.Socarras started learning the flu

Was a Cuban-American flautist who played both Cuban music and jazz.Socarras started learning the flute in 1915 with his mother, Dolores Estacio, and later joined the provincial music conservatory at Santiago de Cuba. He completed his studies at the Timothy Music Conservatory in New York, gaining the equivalent title to a doctorate in music.[1] In the middle 1920s he moved to Havana to join the theatre orchestra of Arquimedes Pous, where his sister Estrella was playing the violin. He also played in one or two early Cuban jazz bands (Early Cuban jazz) before moving to the United States in 1927.

Was a noted painter of pin-up girls and erotica.His early career included work as an artist for the

Was a noted painter of pin-up girls and erotica.His early career included work as an artist for the Ziegfeld Follies and for many Hollywood studios. Vargas' most famous piece of film work was that for the 1933 film The Sin of Nora Moran, which shows a nea

Was one of the greatest musicians in the Cuban trova style.He was the only one of the 'four greats'

Was one of the greatest musicians in the Cuban trova style.He was the only one of the 'four greats' of the trova to come from a well-to-do family. Villalón and his sister América studied guitar with Pepe Sánchez, the father of the trova movement. Later, he studied classical guitar to achieve a really excellent technique.[2] He composed his first canciones and boleros at fourteen, and moved to Havana in 1900.

A Grammy-winning Cuban-American singer, producer and composer.Her parents were well-known Cuban folk

A Grammy-winning Cuban-American singer, producer and composer.Her parents were well-known Cuban folk music singers, which ensured Albita's exposure to the world of Cuban country music from her early years. Working professionally since her teen years, by the late eighties she had attained some level of recognition among national interpreters of Cuban folk music.In 1988, her first album, Habrá Música Guajira (There Will Be Guajira Music), was released. In 1990, work commitments took her to Colombia and from there she defected to the United States on April 15 1993, making the southern city of Miami her place of permanent residence.

German painter, printmaker and architect of the Renaissance era, the leader of the Danube School in

German painter, printmaker and architect of the Renaissance era, the leader of the Danube School in southern Germany, and a near-contemporary of Albrecht D

a German painter, engraver and mathematician.

a German painter, engraver and mathematician.

Was a German painter, printmaker and theorist from Nuremberg. His still-famous works include the Apo

Was a German painter, printmaker and theorist from Nuremberg. His still-famous works include the Apocalypse woodcuts, Knight, Death, and the Devil (1513), Saint Jerome in his Study (1514) and Melencolia I (1514), which has been the subject of extensive analysis and interpretation. His watercolours mark him as one of the first European landscape artists, while his ambitious woodcuts revolutionized the potential of that medium. Dürer's introduction of classical motifs into Northern art, through his knowledge of Italian artists and German humanists, have secured his reputation as one of the most important figures of the Northern Renaissance. This is reinforced by his theoretical treatise which involve principles of mathematics, perspective and ideal proportions.

Was an Italian sculptor. His dealers marketed his creations as originals by other sculptors.He was a

Was an Italian sculptor. His dealers marketed his creations as originals by other sculptors.He was a talented stonemason and sculptor who was skilled at duplicating classical Greek, Roman, medieval, and Renaissance artistic styles and such artists as Giov

An Italian soprano leggiero, one of the leading soubrette of the immediate postwar period.she first

An Italian soprano leggiero, one of the leading soubrette of the immediate postwar period.she first studied voice and piano in her native city, and completed her studies in Vienna. She made her professional debut in Ljubljana in 1937, as Rosina, later app

Was a Venezuelan pianist, composer, arranger and orchestral conductor. He was born in Valencia, Cara

Was a Venezuelan pianist, composer, arranger and orchestral conductor. He was born in Valencia, Carabobo State.Romero was a prolific composer, creating a wide range of music, such as Caribbean, Jazz, Venezuelan waltzes, including works for orchestra, orchestra and soloist, orchestra and choir, chamber music, up to symphonic works of great dimensions. He began his musical studies with his father, Rafael Romero. In 1941 moved to Caracas and worked as pianist in nocturnal saloons and dance orchestras. In 1949 toured in Cuba, and then to New York. In 1952 returned to Caracas and established his own dance orchestra.

A Canadian musician who founded influential indie pop band The Unicorns with Nicholas Thorburn in 20

A Canadian musician who founded influential indie pop band The Unicorns with Nicholas Thorburn in 2000. The band experienced success in 2003 with the release of their debut album, Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?. The album garnered critical acclaim

Is an Australian born singer and songwriter, best known for his work in the Middle-Eastern music gen

Is an Australian born singer and songwriter, best known for his work in the Middle-Eastern music genre known as a Franco-Arabic music. Aldo rose to become a leading, popular artist in the Arabic and World Music scene in his special brand of 'West meets East' "Franco Arabic" music, charting in most countries of the Middle East through the mid 90's with one of the Middle East's largest record labels, Music Master.

A French pianist of Italian origin. He was born in Naples where he began his career playing at the T

A French pianist of Italian origin. He was born in Naples where he began his career playing at the Theater San Carlo at the age of 16. In 1949, he won the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud competition in Paris. He became a French citizen in 1969 and taught at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1970 to 1988, where his students included Akiko Ebi, Géry Moutier, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Artur Pizzaro, Nicholas Angelich.

Is a Brazilian-born American cellist and cello teacher, was formerly a member of the Juilliard Schoo

Is a Brazilian-born American cellist and cello teacher, was formerly a member of the Juilliard School faculty, and currently is serving as a professor of music at the Yale School of Music.

Is a Dutch singer, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist.Valensia met Robby Valentine (anothe

Is a Dutch singer, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist.Valensia met Robby Valentine (another Dutch singer) at an airport, as they were both listening to Queen´s Bohemian Rhapsody. After that, Valensia started sending demos to several record companies and producer John Sonneveld noticed him. Then Valensia signed a record deal with Mercury Records and in 1993 his first album "Valensia" was released.

Is a Taiwanese pop star and well-known actor in Taiwanese dramas. He became famous as a member of th

Is a Taiwanese pop star and well-known actor in Taiwanese dramas. He became famous as a member of the Taiwanese Idol Band The Little Tigers, formed in 1988, and later for his first Chinese TV series Princess Pearl (series 1 and 2).

Known professionally as Pink (often stylized as P!nk), is a two-time Grammy-winning American singer-

Known professionally as Pink (often stylized as P!nk), is a two-time Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter who gained prominence in 2000.Pink released her first record, the R&B-oriented Can't Take Me Home, in 2000 via LaFace Records. Her pop rock-based second studio album, M!ssundaztood, was released in 2001 and is her biggest seller to date. Her third album, 2003's Try This, failed to match the success of M!ssundaztood. After taking a break, Pink released her fourth studio album, I'm Not Dead (2006), which was successful worldwide. Pink has so far sold over 23 million albums worldwide. Her upcoming album, Funhouse, will be released in October 2008.