Artists/performer Famous Names

Also known as Anne Johanson,[1] is an American folk singer, best known for composing the song "Babe,

Also known as Anne Johanson,[1] is an American folk singer, best known for composing the song "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" while she was a student at UC-Berkeley in the late-1950s.

Was an Irish painter and stage designer. She was a daughter of the poet William Butler Yeats and a n

Was an Irish painter and stage designer. She was a daughter of the poet William Butler Yeats and a niece of the painter Jack B. Yeats and botanic artist Elizabeth Yeats. Her brother Michael Yeats was a politician.

An artist based in New York.She has shown work internationally in many exhibitions including at Whit

An artist based in New York.She has shown work internationally in many exhibitions including at White Columns [1] in New York, at the Saatchi Gallery in London and the Galerie Friedrich [2] in Basel. She is represented by the Victoria Miro Gallery in London and 303 Gallery [3] in New York. Anne Chu creates painted sculptures from a variety of materials.

An English poet and songwriter. Her first recording was The Sitting Room in 1982, and she has releas

An English poet and songwriter. Her first recording was The Sitting Room in 1982, and she has released over a dozen albums since then.Her experimental music occupies a region bounded roughly by electronic, dance (techno applies on occasion) and possibly avant-garde genres, with varying hard as well as romantic and orchestral styles.Clark is mainly a spoken word artist, but she also plays piano and occasionally accompanies herself, with piano and voice mixing in a somewhat atypical New Wave style. Many of her lyrics deal critically with the imperfections of humanity, everyday life, and politics. Especially in her early works she has created a gloomy, melancholy kind of atmosphere bordering on weltschmerz.

Was an American figure skater who competed in both ice dance and pairs with partner Carleton Hoffner

Was an American figure skater who competed in both ice dance and pairs with partner Carleton Hoffner. They won the dance title at the 1946 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and won the bronze medal in pairs at the 1949 World Figure Skating Championships.

An Australian country music singer. She is the daughter of country singers Slim Dusty and Joy McKean

An Australian country music singer. She is the daughter of country singers Slim Dusty and Joy McKean.Kirkpatrick has released thirteen albums. She won Golden Guitar Awards at the Tamworth Country Music Festival in 1979, 1991, and twice in 1992. She also won an ARIA Award for Best Australian Country Record in 1991.

A Danish singer, musician and composer. She has released a number of solo albums and has also been a

A Danish singer, musician and composer. She has released a number of solo albums and has also been a member of several bands, such as Shit & Chanel, Anne Linnet Band, and Marquis de Sade. Anne Linnet is one of a small group of Danish musicians and songwri

A Finnish singer, composer and keyboard player who is a member of the band Lacrimosa, who actually l

A Finnish singer, composer and keyboard player who is a member of the band Lacrimosa, who actually lives in Switzerland.In 1987, Anne and a singer named Jyrki started a gothic rock band called Noidat (The Witches in Finnish). In 1989, two more members, Na

An English folk singer. Although she travelled widely, in the 1960s and early 1970s, appearing at fo

An English folk singer. Although she travelled widely, in the 1960s and early 1970s, appearing at folk clubs and venues in England and Ireland, she never aspired to commercial success or to achieve widespread public acknowledgement of her music. However, she was a highly influential figure in the English folk music revival, being a source of songs and musical inspiration for others such as A.L. Lloyd, Bert Jansch, Jimmy Page, The Watersons, June Tabor, Sandy Denny and Maddy Prior.

A French pianist, born in Paris.She started playing piano at the age of five. In 1964, she enrolled

A French pianist, born in Paris.She started playing piano at the age of five. In 1964, she enrolled in the Paris Conservatoire. She won the first prize for piano in 1965 and the first prize for chamber music in 1966. She continued her education with Paul Badura-Skoda and Jörg Demus. She won the first prize at the Munich competition in 1968. Since then she continued her career playing at the international centres.

An English actress, dancer and singer.Anne Rogers has been singing and dancing on the stage since sh

An English actress, dancer and singer.Anne Rogers has been singing and dancing on the stage since she was 15. Her first role was that of Snow White. She was in the original London production of The Boy Friend, playing the female lead of Polly Browne for nearly four years. She was unable to play in the Broadway production of The Boy Friend because of London commitments, but later went to the United States to play Eliza Dolittle in the Hollywood and Chicago productions of My Fair Lady. After two years, she returned to London to play the same role for a period of three years. Rogers can claim to have appeared in three separate shows, each for over 1,000 performances.

A German singer.She was a member of the German pop girl group Preluders. After Preluders disbanded,

A German singer.She was a member of the German pop girl group Preluders. After Preluders disbanded, she and Manel Filali teamed up to form the duo Milk & Honey.

Was an English sculptor.Anne Conway was born into an aristocratic Whig family, the only daughter of

Was an English sculptor.Anne Conway was born into an aristocratic Whig family, the only daughter of Field-Marshal Henry Seymour Conway (1721–1795) and his wife Caroline Bruce, born Campbell, Lady Ailesbury (1721–1803), and was brought up at the family hom

Was a popular English vocalist, who is remembered for providing inspirational songs for soldiers bot

Was a popular English vocalist, who is remembered for providing inspirational songs for soldiers both on radio broadcasts, and in person, at British military bases during World War II. Shelton was also the original singer in the English language of the song, "Lili Marlene".[2]In 1942, Shelton began playing military bases across England and as her popularity grew, was offered her own radio program, Calling Malta, which remained on the air for five years. In 1944, Shelton was invited to sing with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and although some of these shows were recorded, none have ever surfaced in their entirety. Miller invited Shelton to stay on with the band and travel to Versailles, France for a series of shows; she had to turn him down due to prior commitments in Britain, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise as Miller's plane crashed shortly after the shows.

Was a popular English vocalist, who is remembered for providing inspirational songs for soldiers bot

Was a popular English vocalist, who is remembered for providing inspirational songs for soldiers both on radio broadcasts, and in person, at British military bases during World War II. Shelton was also the original singer in the English language of the song, "Lili Marlene".[2]In 1942, Shelton began playing military bases across England and as her popularity grew, was offered her own radio program, Calling Malta, which remained on the air for five years. In 1944, Shelton was invited to sing with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and although some of these shows were recorded, none have ever surfaced in their entirety. Miller invited Shelton to stay on with the band and travel to Versailles, France for a series of shows; she had to turn him down due to prior commitments in Britain, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise as Miller's plane crashed shortly after the shows.[4] But Shelton soon performed with another American: Bing Crosby. Crosby and Shelton appeared on the Variety Bandbox radio show together and afterwards played a show together,

Von Otter was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Her father was the diplomat Göran von Otter and she grew

Von Otter was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Her father was the diplomat Göran von Otter and she grew up in Bonn, London and Stockholm. After studying in Stockholm and Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, she was engaged by the Basel Opera, where she made her operatic début in 1983 as Alcina in Haydn's Orlando paladino. She made her Royal Opera House, Covent Garden début in 1985 and her Metropolitan Opera début in 1988 as Cherubino. In 1987, she made her La Scala debut. She has had notable success in roles of Mozart, Handel, and Monteverdi.

Was a major American artist of the mid-20th century; she is associated with both minimalism and Colo

Was a major American artist of the mid-20th century; she is associated with both minimalism and Color Field artists like Morris Louis and Kenneth Noland.She graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a degree in psychology in 1943. She was married to James Truitt in 1948 (they divorced in 1969), and she became a full-time artist in the 1950's. She made what is considered her most important work in the early 1960s anticipating in many respects the work of minimalists like Donald Judd and Ellsworth Kelly. She was unlike minimalists in some significant ways.

Was an eighteenth-century French painter. Known as a prodigy artist at a young age, she achieved fam

Was an eighteenth-century French painter. Known as a prodigy artist at a young age, she achieved fame and recognition very early in her career, being admitted to the Royal Academy in 1770, at the age of twenty-six

The former singer of the Dutch band The Gathering, now involved in a solo project called Agua de Ann

The former singer of the Dutch band The Gathering, now involved in a solo project called Agua de Annique. She has also worked with Lawn, Farmer Boys, Ayreon, Napalm Death, Moonspell and Within Temptation.Van Giersbergen was born in Sint Michielsgestel, Ne

A Norwegian singer and actress from the city of Tromsø. She is the vocalist for the seminal dream p

A Norwegian singer and actress from the city of Tromsø. She is the vocalist for the seminal dream pop band Bel Canto. In the fall of 2006 Bel Canto celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the first album with several concerts, and are rumoured to be working on a new album. She has released two solo albums, and has provided vocals for various artists including Jah Wobble, Ketil Bjørnstad, and Hector Zazou.She also often works with fellow Norwegians Röyksopp, including as the vocalist on the track "Sparks", as their live backing-vocalist (as heard on their live album Royksopp's Night Out), on three songs on their upcoming album Junior, and on Bel Canto's album Rush. Additionally, she appeared with countrymen a-ha on their Minor Earth, Major Sky Tour and appeared on the live DVD Live from Vallhall and the following album from their European Tour, How Can I Sleep With Your Voice In My Head.

A Belgian singer/songwriter who plays piano and acoustic guitar. She is the lead-singer for the band

A Belgian singer/songwriter who plays piano and acoustic guitar. She is the lead-singer for the band JinXS, but also performs solo.

Is a mezzo-soprano from Estonia. She gained a diploma for choral conducting and completed vocal stud

Is a mezzo-soprano from Estonia. She gained a diploma for choral conducting and completed vocal studies in song and opera. She studied at the University of Music and Dramatic Arts Vienna in Vienna, Austria. In 1997, she became a permanent ensemble member

Is a Greek-American singer/song writer. She is best known for represented Cyprus in the Eurovision S

Is a Greek-American singer/song writer. She is best known for represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, as well as co-writing world-wide hit Everytime with Britney Spears.

A German singer. She lives with a large part of her family in Hamburg. Louisan is her stage name, de

A German singer. She lives with a large part of her family in Hamburg. Louisan is her stage name, derived from the name of her grandmother, Louise. Concerning her birth year, there is contradicting testimony, with the official date being given as 1979. In

Was one of the first great female jazz singers. In the late 1920s she ranked alongside Ethel Waters,

Was one of the first great female jazz singers. In the late 1920s she ranked alongside Ethel Waters, Bessie Smith and the Boswell Sisters.Her singing style was relaxed and suited the new jazz-influenced pop music of the late 1920s. Although she had a low