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Is an American dance-pop singer from Brooklyn, New York who had several hits in the 1980s and 1990s.

Is an American dance-pop singer from Brooklyn, New York who had several hits in the 1980s and 1990s.

Best known as the singer-songwriter with the 1970s band Magic Carpet. She is also a visual artist an

Best known as the singer-songwriter with the 1970s band Magic Carpet. She is also a visual artist and poet.She was a pupil at the Arts Educational School in London, where she studied dance and drama. Later she attended Chelsea College of Art, London, and the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Paris, France. On leaving art school she began playing guitar and writing her own songs, performing in clubs and colleges around the UK. Her repertoire consisted of her own compositions plus traditional and contemporary folk songs, self-accompanied on acoustic guitar and Appalachian dulcimer.

Daughter of Howard Melvin and Alyce Eleanor (Branagan). Fraser is an American actress and singer[1]

Daughter of Howard Melvin and Alyce Eleanor (Branagan). Fraser is an American actress and singer[1] who has appeared in concert at such venues as Carnegie Hall,[2] The White House, Town Hall, The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, The Tisch Center for the Arts, The

An American artist who produced work in a number of forms. Knowles was very active in the Fluxus mov

An American artist who produced work in a number of forms. Knowles was very active in the Fluxus movement, and continues to create work inspired by her Fluxus experience. She has created work that incorporates performance, radio, and sound, papermaking, and printmaking. She graduated from the Pratt Institute in New York with an honors degree in fine art. Knowles was married to the Fluxus artist and prominent intermedia theorist, Dick Higgins, from 1960 to 1970, and again from 1984 until Higgins' death in 1998.

A British singer.She began her music career as a backing vocalist in the mid 1980s, after attending

A British singer.She began her music career as a backing vocalist in the mid 1980s, after attending the London Contemporary School of Dance.[1] Her work appeared on The Style Council's 1985 album, Our Favourite Shop.[1] In 1989 she made a brief appearance as an African sorceress in Bob Rafelson's film, Mountains of the Moon. Work with Peter Murphy (1992's Holy Smoke) followed before Limerick finally made her solo debut in 1994, teaming with the dance music record producers, David Morales and Frankie Knuckles.Limerick is best known for her 1990s club anthems, her most successful and best known track being "Where Love Lives", which was originally a club success in 1991, and a UK Singles Chart #9 smash when remixed in 1996.[2] Her 1992 hit, "Make It On My Own", reached #16 in the UK chart. She has also contributed to the musical project This Mortal Coil, singing on two of their albums; Filigree & Shadow (1986) and Blood (1991).[1]

An Australian rock singer who had a string of singles in her home country in the late 1960s and 1970

An Australian rock singer who had a string of singles in her home country in the late 1960s and 1970s.McCallum's pop music career began in 1967 at the age of 16, as the singer to a succession of Sydney bands. She began with the Jeff Bulls Jazz Band soon leaving to join the Big Apple Union, a Sydney soul band, which evolved into Dr Kandy's Third Eye, in which she shared lead vocals with Gulliver Smith, later of Company Caine. Considered to be an "underground" band, they were one of the first psychedelic bands to use strobe lighting and smoke at their gigs.[citation needed] In June 1969 she joined the 7 piece blue eyed soul band This Hallelujah Chorus, sharing lead vocals with another male vocalist, Ed Mayne. It was also during 1969 she recorded a version of The Bee Gees song "To Love Somebody" with Tully for the ABC-TV show Fusions,

A British dance-music artist, singer, and songwriter.Clarkson studied sound engineering at college b

A British dance-music artist, singer, and songwriter.Clarkson studied sound engineering at college before having a string of hits between 1989 and 1992. Originally nicknamed "Betty Boop" for her similarity to the cartoon character, she changed it to avoid trademark disputes with Boop's owners. Of mixed Dusun and Scottish descent, she had an unusual, striking look and dressed in mildly provocative and revealing outfits.Boo started off working with the group the She Rockers, before going solo. Her big break came with the 1989 number 7 UK smash, "Hey DJ - I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)", with the Beatmasters. The next single, "Doin' The Do" followed and was another number 7 success for her in 1990, also reaching number one on Billboard's dance chart in the United States. One year later, this song was also used for the Magic Pockets Amiga video game by the Bitmap Brothers as the title tune. Her debut album Boomania was hailed by many as a witty

An English pop singer-songwriter noted for her bluesy voice.Her mainstream pop career began in 1981

An English pop singer-songwriter noted for her bluesy voice.Her mainstream pop career began in 1981 when she formed the electropop duo Yazoo with former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke. In the United States, the band became known as Yaz, as there was a record label in the region already operating as Yazoo Records that presented trademark issues. Yazoo had several hits, including "Only You", "Don't Go", "Situation" and "Nobody's Diary", and recorded two albums, Upstairs at Eric's and You and Me Both.

An American artist who was born in Los Angeles, California in 1956 and grew up in Laurel Canyon, Cal

An American artist who was born in Los Angeles, California in 1956 and grew up in Laurel Canyon, California. Her parents were Betye Saar, a well-known African American artist, and Richard Saar, an art conservationist. Both parents encouraged their three daughters, all artists, to look at a wide range of art. They were given books on art and were taken to area museums. They also saw Outsider Art, such as Simon Rodia's Watts Towers in Los Angeles and Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village in Simi Valley. During high school, Alison began assisting her father in his restoration work. Dealing with artifacts from different cultures?Chinese frescoes, Egyptian mummies, and Pre-Columbian and African art?taught Alison about properties of various materials, techniques,

A Welsh singer. She presently works as a chiropractor in Cardiff, Wales, where she was born. Fans of

A Welsh singer. She presently works as a chiropractor in Cardiff, Wales, where she was born. Fans of the singer have included Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love and Belle and Sebastian.Statton is best known as the singer for the band Young Marble Giants. Her vocals are gentle, plaintive, and poetic. After Young Marble Giants, she formed the band Weekend with Simon Emmerson (Booth) and Spike Williams, releasing the LP La Variete in 1982 and a live EP, Live at Ronnie Scott's the following year.She released two recordings with the guitarist from Ludus, Ian Devine, The Prince of Wales and Cardiffians. After working with Devine, she released several records with Spike.

Is an American figure skater.

Is an American figure skater.

Is an English singer/songwriter and musician. Already an established songwriter, he first became fam

Is an English singer/songwriter and musician. Already an established songwriter, he first became famous as a solo artist through his appearances on the BBC television show Fame Academy 2 in 2003, where he was "spotted" and championed by Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees. He subsequently had two top twenty hit singles and a top twenty album in the UK. In 2007 he received worldwide press coverage for his adaptation of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" as a tribute to football player, Mark Viduka.

Is an American folk singer/songwriter.Alix Dobkin was born in New York City and raised in Philadelph

Is an American folk singer/songwriter.Alix Dobkin was born in New York City and raised in Philadelphia and Kansas City. She was raised in a Communist Jewish household, graduated from Germantown High School in 1958, and the Tyler School of Fine Art with a

A popular Croatian singer and songwriter.

A popular Croatian singer and songwriter.

The beginning of All Time Low dates back to when the members were in their freshman year at Dulaney

The beginning of All Time Low dates back to when the members were in their freshman year at Dulaney High School. It began when Jack Barakat and Marc Shilling met in class and realized they both shared an appreciation for pop music. Jack played guitar and Marc was a bassist/singer so they decided to throw a band together for fun. Jack knew a drummer from middle school, Yanni Giannaros (now of Baltimore band Four Fifty One), who would join them. These three met on weekends and jammed, playing mostly Blink-182 and New Found Glory cover songs

Is a Russian musical performer, her career having started in 1965 and continuing to this day. She en

Is a Russian musical performer, her career having started in 1965 and continuing to this day. She enjoys an iconic status across the former Soviet Union and rivals Sofia Rotaru as the most successful Soviet performer in terms of record sales and popularit

A Russian singer sometimes compared with Édith Piaf for her simple yet dramatic style of performanc

A Russian singer sometimes compared with Édith Piaf for her simple yet dramatic style of performance.By 1927, she was already performing solo. A major step forward in her career was when she assisted Alexander Vertinsky in his famous show at the Hermitage Restaurant, Montmartre. Two years later, her family moved to Belgrade, while Bayanova went on touring Germany, Greece, Palestine, and Egypt.In 1931, she got acquainted with Pyotr Leshchenko, a foremost Russian singer of the time, who helped her to join the Pavilion Russe in Bucharest. She married a local aristocrat, George Ypsilanti, and made several recordings of tangos (e.g., Columbia, His Master's Voice). After her divorce from Ypsilanti, she signed a contract with the Polish recording company "Syrena-Electro".

Was a folk singer from Rajasthan, India.She took singing lessons from Ustad Hussain Baksh Khan and l

Was a folk singer from Rajasthan, India.She took singing lessons from Ustad Hussain Baksh Khan and later on from Achhan Maharaj.She was well versed in Thumri, Khayal, Dadra and Mhaand (a Bikaner style of singing). Perhaps her best known piece is Kesaria Balma. In 1982, The Indian Government awarded her the Padma Shri, one of the highest civilian awards.

An Indian film composer, record producer, musician and singer. His film scoring career began in the

An Indian film composer, record producer, musician and singer. His film scoring career began in the early 1990s. He has won thirteen Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe and two Academy Awards.[1]Working in India's various film industries, international cinema and theatre, by 2003, Rahman, in a career spanning over a decade, has sold more than 100 million records of his film scores and soundtracks worldwide,[2] and sold over 200 million cassettes,[3] making him one of the world's all-time top selling recording artists.

Is a retired British singer who was one of the founding members of The Hollies. He withdrew from mus

Is a retired British singer who was one of the founding members of The Hollies. He withdrew from music and public life in 1999.

Was one of the most renowned Native American painters and Modernist sculptors of the 20th century.In

Was one of the most renowned Native American painters and Modernist sculptors of the 20th century.In 1939, Houser began his professional career by showing work at the 1939 World’s Fairs of both New York and San Francisco. He received his first major public commission to paint murals at the US Department of the Interior building in Washington, D.C. He also married Anna Maria Gallegos of Santa Fe, his wife for fifty-five years.In 1940, he received another commission with the U.S. Department of Interior to paint life-sized indoor murals, then returned to Fort Sill to study with Norwegian muralist Olle Nordmark, who encouraged Houser to explore sculpture. He made his first wood carvings that year.

Was an American painter, assemblagist and a pioneer in establishing the concepts of performance art.

Was an American painter, assemblagist and a pioneer in establishing the concepts of performance art. He helped to develop the "Environment" and "Happening" in the late 1950s and 1960s, as well as their theory. His Happenings - some 200 of them - evolved over the years. Eventually Kaprow shifted his practice into what he called "Activities", intimately-scaled pieces for one or several players and devoted to the examination of everyday behaviors and habits in a way nearly indistinguishable from ordinary life. Fluxus, Performance art, and Installation art was, in turn, influenced by his work.

Is an American artist living in New York. He is a painter, sculptor, illustrator and writer. He uses

Is an American artist living in New York. He is a painter, sculptor, illustrator and writer. He uses a variety of media, but mostly acrylic paint on canvas.

A contemporary American artist who was born in Los Angeles, California in 1944, and now lives and wo

A contemporary American artist who was born in Los Angeles, California in 1944, and now lives and works in New York City. He has spent over thirty years exploring how objects achieve public and personal meaning in a world constituted in mass production, focusing most recently on collaborations with small community historical society museums in different parts of the world.[1] His first solo exhibition was in 1970, and his first New York showing was in an exhibition at the Sidney Janis Gallery in 1972. In 1975 his work was included in the Whitney Biennial, and he moved to New York City that same year. In the late seventies he became especially well known for his series, Surrogate Paintings.

Is an American artist, writer, and critic based at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in

Is an American artist, writer, and critic based at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Valencia, California.His principal medium is photography, which he employs to create exhibitions, books, and films. His secondary medium is the written word, employing essays and other critical texts in concert with images to create a multi-level critique of contemporary late capitalism. His works make critical contributions on questions of social reality and globalization, and focus on what he describes as "the imaginary and material geographies of the advanced capitalist world".