Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter B

An artist who was born in Sydney, Australia. He is a still life and figurative painter who won the S

An artist who was born in Sydney, Australia. He is a still life and figurative painter who won the Sulman Prize in 1980 with The Old Physics Building (genre painting). He was a finalist in the 2004 Archibald Prize with Brian Kenna: imagines Urfa. He has painted portraits of public figures, including Queen Elizabeth II in 1984 for the 150th anniversary of the founding of Victoria. Has held many exhibitions in Sydney and Melbourne.

Is an English musician, singer, music theorist and record producer. As a solo artist, he is best kno

Is an English musician, singer, music theorist and record producer. As a solo artist, he is best known as the father of modern ambient music. With an art school background and inspiration from minimalism, Eno first came to prominence as the keyboard and synthesizer player of the 1970s glam and art rock band Roxy Music. After leaving the group, Eno recorded four highly idiosyncratic and original rock albums, before turning to more abstract soundscapes on records such as Discreet Music (1975) and Ambient 1/Music for Airports (1978). Since then he has made dozens of albums, many with similarly minded collaborators such as Harold Budd, Cluster, John Cale, David Byrne and Robert Fripp.

Was a Scottish rock vocalist, best known as the lead singer for the glam rock band, Sweet.Brian Conn

Was a Scottish rock vocalist, best known as the lead singer for the glam rock band, Sweet.Brian Connolly was born in 1945 in Govanhill, Glasgow, (some early Sweet biographies claim he was born in 1949). Whilst the true identity of Brian's father was never

Is an Australian singer-songwriter, keyboardist and producer who has performed as a member of The Gr

Is an Australian singer-songwriter, keyboardist and producer who has performed as a member of The Groop, Axiom, Flying Burrito Brothers and solo.[2] Although he was briefly called Brian Caine in late 1966, when first joining The Groop, he is generally known as Brian Cadd.[3]

Better known as simply Brian, is an American singer active in South Korea, where he is known as a me

Better known as simply Brian, is an American singer active in South Korea, where he is known as a member of R&B duo Fly to the Sky. His solo album, The Brian was released in December 2006.

Is an English musician and astrophysicist, most widely known as the lead guitarist in the rock band

Is an English musician and astrophysicist, most widely known as the lead guitarist in the rock band Queen. He was ranked as the 39th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine.[1] He was recently appointed Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores

Is an English musician and astrophysicist, most widely known as the lead guitarist and backing, some

Is an English musician and astrophysicist, most widely known as the lead guitarist and backing, sometimes lead, vocalist of the rock band Queen. As a guitarist he uses his home built guitar,"Red Special", and has composed hits such as "Tie Your Mother Down", "We Will Rock You", "Who Wants to Live Forever", and "I Want It All"

Is a Welsh actor and singer, best remembered as the lead vocalist in the original Flying Pickets.Fol

Is a Welsh actor and singer, best remembered as the lead vocalist in the original Flying Pickets.Following the group's success in the early 1980s, Hibbard went on to pursue a career as a television actor, appearing in Coronation Street as garage mechanic

Better known as Brian Gilliam, was an English alternative rock musician. His lyrics were heavily bas

Better known as Brian Gilliam, was an English alternative rock musician. His lyrics were heavily based in politics, romance and spirituality. During his 22 year career, Gilliam made 14 albums, 4 of which he released himself however none were reached critical acclaim or coverage in the mainstream press. Gilliam died at his home in Upnor, Kent of Melanoma.

Is a British singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the Australian hard rock ban

Is a British singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the Australian hard rock band, AC/DC since April 1980. He currently lives in Sarasota, Florida.

Was a British painter and Special Operations Executive agent during World War II.Stonehouse worked a

Was a British painter and Special Operations Executive agent during World War II.Stonehouse worked as an artist but joined the Territorial Army after the outbreak of World War II. He was later conscripted into the Royal Artillery. In 1940, he worked as an interpreter for French troops in Glasgow who had been evacuated from Norway. In the autumn of 1941, he was training for a commission in the 121 Officer Cadet Unit when the Special Operations Executive contacted him. Due to his fluency in French, SOE recruited him as a wireless operator with code name of Celestin.

Is one of Scotland's jazz musicians, who is recognised as a stellar talent by musicians such as Jame

Is one of Scotland's jazz musicians, who is recognised as a stellar talent by musicians such as James Morrison and Michael Moore. At home with mainstream and contemporary jazz styles, Brian plays in the Oscar Peterson/ Monty Alexander genre that is closes

He worked for a drainage company before his music career. Harvey was initially slated to be a backup

He worked for a drainage company before his music career. Harvey was initially slated to be a backup singer and dancer for the band, but during the initial recording session he was heard singing along by the recording staff and was promptly instated as the lead singer of the band.Harvey's vocal style emulated R&B and New Jack Swing vocalists from the U.S. but with a unique flavour closely followed by Craig David. His vocals put him into a position of the band's frontman, or main member, which was shared with the band's creator, songwriter, instrumentalist, rapper and singer Tony Mortimer.

Is a European jazz pianist and arranger most notable for his works with Benny Goodman, Charlie Watts

Is a European jazz pianist and arranger most notable for his works with Benny Goodman, Charlie Watts, Scott Hamilton, Buddy Tate, Milt Jackson, Ben Webster, George Chisholm and Kenny Baker. He moved to London in the mid-1950s to join Freddy Randall's band

Is an Australian rock music singer and actor.He guest-starred in several episodes of Australian soap

Is an Australian rock music singer and actor.He guest-starred in several episodes of Australian soap Neighbours in 1993 as Conor Cleary, a love interest for Lauren Carpenter.

Is a Scottish folk musician performer, songwriter, composer, producer and musical director. He was a

Is a Scottish folk musician performer, songwriter, composer, producer and musical director. He was a founding member of The Battlefield Band which combined traditional celtic melodies and new material.

A Canadian singer from Hamilton, Ontario who was the winner of the fifth season of Canadian Idol in

A Canadian singer from Hamilton, Ontario who was the winner of the fifth season of Canadian Idol in 2007.Melo was born in the East End of Hamilton, Ontario, to Maria and Augusto Melo, immigrants from São Miguel, Portugal. He professionally trained vocals

Molko and Stefan Olsdal had both attended AISL (though they were never friends); when Molko moved to

Molko and Stefan Olsdal had both attended AISL (though they were never friends); when Molko moved to London, he ran into Olsdal at South Kensington tube station and invited him to one of his gigs in a club, which he played with Steve Hewitt. Olsdal was impressed with Molko's voice and together with drummer Robert Schultzberg (a friend of Olsdal's from Sweden) they formed Ashtray Heart, later changing the band's name to Placebo and replacing Schultzberg with Hewitt, who had played on Placebo's demo tracks.Molko's musical influences include Queens of the Stone Age, Depeche Mode, David Bowie, The Smiths, Iggy Pop, Dead Kennedys, Serge Gainsbourg, Syd Barrett, Bad Religion, Sonic Youth, PJ Harvey, Jane's Addiction, Nick Drake, Joy Division, The Cure and The Pixies. More recent musical tastes include electro-clash artist Peaches, Mogwai, The Cribs and many others.

Is an Irish singer and songwriter. He is the brother of Grease is the Word actress Susan McFadden.

Is an Irish singer and songwriter. He is the brother of Grease is the Word actress Susan McFadden.

Is an English musician, producer, music theorist, and singer, who, as a solo artist, is best known a

Is an English musician, producer, music theorist, and singer, who, as a solo artist, is best known as the "Father of Ambient Music

Of a Welsh father and English mother) is a musician and actor.Protheroe joined a local church choir

Of a Welsh father and English mother) is a musician and actor.Protheroe joined a local church choir when he was twelve years old, and started piano lessons at about the same time. The music of Cliff Richard and The Shadows inspired him to start learning t

Is a Danish singer.His debut-single "No Promises" was a huge hit in Denmark in fall 2005/spring 2006

Is a Danish singer.His debut-single "No Promises" was a huge hit in Denmark in fall 2005/spring 2006. The song was covered and released by British X Factor winner Shayne Ward reaching #2 in the official U.K. charts.

Is an English guitarist, lead guitarist for The Shadows. The group, which primarily performed instru

Is an English guitarist, lead guitarist for The Shadows. The group, which primarily performed instrumentals, was formed as a backing band for singer Cliff Richard. Marvin has a distinctive guitar sound and appearance, primarily using a clean sound with very high reverb and vibrato giving a dreamy effect.

S an American singer, best known as a member of the Backstreet Boys. He is also a contemporary Chris

S an American singer, best known as a member of the Backstreet Boys. He is also a contemporary Christian recording artist, and released a solo album, Welcome Home (You), in 2006.

Is an American retired competitive pair skater. He had the most success with partner Shelby Lyons, w

Is an American retired competitive pair skater. He had the most success with partner Shelby Lyons, with whom he won four medals at the United States Figure Skating Championships, and competed with twice at the World Figure Skating Championships, placing 1