Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is one of the new stars of the salsa music genre. His start was well received by the Puerto Rican re

Is one of the new stars of the salsa music genre. His start was well received by the Puerto Rican recording industry.His models were exponents of the Afro-Caribbean genre such as Héctor Lavoe and Frankie Ruiz. His musical career started by singing chorus for his father, Fonzy Cruz, who recorded three records.

A respected English songwriter who originally trained as an actress, and is best known for her 1979

A respected English songwriter who originally trained as an actress, and is best known for her 1979 hit, "Pilot of the Airwaves", which reached number 13 on the U.S. chart.[2]Dore is most famous in the United States for her 1979 single, "Pilot of the Airwaves," but is also known in Europe for her 1995 album, Things Change.She was a drama student in Newcastle, and appeared on the TV show Rainbow in the first two seasons as part of a trio of singers, but then dabbled in music. Her 1977 country influenced band Prairie Oyster (not to be confused with the Canadian outfit, of the same name) included Pick Withers on drums, who was also playing with the early Dire Straits, at that time playing the same UK pub circuit.[2] The band evolved through various personnel changes into Charlie Dore's Back Pocket (guitarist Julian Littman having since become a long-time songwriting collaborator).[2] When the band broke up, despite attracting interest from Island Records, Dore was signed as a solo act.

Is the singer of the punk band UK Subs.A former hairdresser,[2][3] he was already a veteran of the L

Is the singer of the punk band UK Subs.A former hairdresser,[2][3] he was already a veteran of the London R&B scene at the time of the UK Subs being formed in 1976.[4][5] He continues to tour with the band, typically averaging between 100 and 200 gigs a y

A Canadian country music artist. He has recorded six studio albums and released more than twenty sin

A Canadian country music artist. He has recorded six studio albums and released more than twenty singles.Born in Aylmer, Quebec, Charlie Major knew he wanted to be a musician since he was 19 years old[1]. He was blinded in one eye as a result of a pellet

Was a musician.Famous for his go-go/garage stylings as featured on the "Amor Internacional" single o

Was a musician.Famous for his go-go/garage stylings as featured on the "Amor Internacional" single on Rico-Vox Records, Robles had a simple but catch-laden style.

A Los Angeles-based artist.White’s work has been exhibited internationally in museums such as The

A Los Angeles-based artist.White’s work has been exhibited internationally in museums such as The Center of Contemporary Art of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; ZKM Museum für Neue Kunst, Karlsruhe, Germany; Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art, China; Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA; Oberösterreichisches Landesumuseum, Linz, Austria; Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne, Australia; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco; and the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York. He is represented by Brändström & Se, Berlin, Germany. His latest monograph, tilted "Monsters" will be published by powerHouse Books, New York in Spring of 2007.

Was a Swedish ballerina-dancer, one of the first native dancers in the Royal Swedish Ballet at the R

Was a Swedish ballerina-dancer, one of the first native dancers in the Royal Swedish Ballet at the Royal Swedish Opera and one of the most successful ones. In a time when the majority of the professional dancers in Sweden where from France and Italy, such as the French Ninon Dubois le Clerc and the Italian Giovanna Bassi, she represented native talent in this profession.

Was the daughter of German stage/film couple Rudolf Andersch and Ida Perry. Ander was trained at the

Was the daughter of German stage/film couple Rudolf Andersch and Ida Perry. Ander was trained at the Berliner Staatstheater. Charlotte was a star in the silent era before making the transition to sound. Her film career started in 1920 with the film Die le

Is an American singer-songwriter, who performs predominantly on the piano. She has written several s

Is an American singer-songwriter, who performs predominantly on the piano. She has written several studio albums, two of which have received mainstream commercial releases, 2004's On Your Shore and 2006's Stromata.

Is a Welsh singer and television presenter. She rose to fame in childhood as a classical crossover s

Is a Welsh singer and television presenter. She rose to fame in childhood as a classical crossover singer before branching into pop music in 2005. By 2007, she had sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, her first three classical crossover albums acco

An American country music singer, best-known for series of Country hits during the 1980s.McClain's b

An American country music singer, best-known for series of Country hits during the 1980s.McClain's biggest hits include "Who's Cheatin' Who," "Sleeping With the Radio On," and "Radio Heart."McClain's use of the tape recorder with her father inspired her i

A Canadian children’s singer. She has recorded 12 albums including the Juno Award winning 10 Carro

A Canadian children’s singer. She has recorded 12 albums including the Juno Award winning 10 Carrot Diamond. Some of her most popular songs include "4 Hugs a Day", "I am a pizza", "Octopus", "I am a flower", and "May there always be sunshine". Charlotte Diamond has also recorded songs in Spanish and French, including "Soy una pizza" and "Qu’il y ait toujours le soleil". She has toured in Canada and the U.S.

Was an Austrian singer, pianist and music teacher associated with the Second Viennese School.Born Ch

Was an Austrian singer, pianist and music teacher associated with the Second Viennese School.Born Charlotte Demant in Tarnopol (now in the Ukraine), her family moved to Czernowitz where she attended school. Early in the First World War, they moved to Vienna. There Charlotte studied music. Her teachers included Anton Webern and Eduard Steuermann. As a student she met composers Arnold Schönberg and Hanns Eisler. She married Eisler in 1920, they separated in 1934. Artist Georg Eisler was their only child.

An English guitarist and singer-songwriter. She initially came to prominence as guitarist and backin

An English guitarist and singer-songwriter. She initially came to prominence as guitarist and backing vocalist for alternative rock band Ash. Since departing Ash in 2006, she has found success as a solo artist, and is also a touring bassist for Client.Hatherley was brought up in West London and attended Chiswick Community School. Her music career began aged sixteen, when she played in obscure British punk band Nightnurse.[1] Around this time, Ash were looking for a fourth member, a guitarist, to add to their live sound. Ash frontman Tim Wheeler was present at a Nightnurse gig and thought Hatherley fit the bill. After two weeks of rehearsals, Hatherley's Ash début was at the 1997 V Festival in front of 50,000 people. Her recording debut with the band happened later that year on the single "A Life Less Ordinary" and then on the album Nu-Clear Sounds in 1998.

An English-French actress and singer-songwriter.Gainsbourg was born in London,[1] but was raised in

An English-French actress and singer-songwriter.Gainsbourg was born in London,[1] but was raised in Paris. She is the daughter of British actress and singer Jane Birkin and French actor/singer Serge Gainsbourg. Her maternal grandmother was actress Judy Ca

An American painter and print maker.Charlotte Gilbertson enlisted in the Armed Forces during WWII as

An American painter and print maker.Charlotte Gilbertson enlisted in the Armed Forces during WWII as a psychiatric social worker, stationed on Long Island, New York and in Georgia. After the war, she had access to the G.I. Bill of Rights, as did many of the brave war veterans of her generation. Charlotte used it to promote her education. She graduated from Boston University’s School of Fine Arts in 1948 and then moved to New York to be among notable artists. New York City was brimming over with abstract expressionist painters at the time, but she was more interested in "constructive design" not found in America. Charlotte wanted to develop a stronger sense of "design" in her work, to engage "the new" and "the modern".

Is a Welsh singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter. She rose to fame in childhood as a c

Is a Welsh singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter. She rose to fame in childhood as a classical crossover singer before branching into pop music in 2005. By 2007, she had sold more than 10,500,000 albums worldwide and is said to be worth as m

An English television presenter who currently presents on Setanta Sports News. Her main programme is

An English television presenter who currently presents on Setanta Sports News. Her main programme is the Lunchtime Live show which she co-presents with Murray Dron.She began her career as a model and in 2005 became a presenter on sportal.com, Football365 and golf365 among other sports related websites- where she wrote and presented sports bulletins before joining Setanta Sports News in 2007.[1] She also regurlarly appears with Tim Shaw on his radio show, Absolution.

A Welsh singer, actress and television presenter. She rose to fame in childhood as a classical cross

A Welsh singer, actress and television presenter. She rose to fame in childhood as a classical crossover singer before branching into pop music in 2005. By 2007, she had sold more than 10 million albums worldwide and recently hosted the third series of her Channel 4 chat show "The Charlotte Church Show".Church was born Charlotte Maria Reed[1] in Llandaff, a district of Cardiff, Wales.[2] She was raised a Roman Catholic by her mother, Maria, who was separated from Church's biological father. Church was adopted by her mother's second husband, James Church in 1998. Her break came at 11 when she sang "Pie Jesu" over the telephone on the television show "This Morning" in 1997, followed by her performance on ITV's Big, Big Talent Show in 1998. This led to concerts at Cardiff Arms Park

A former 1960s French Model. She was the girlfriend of Eric Clapton from 1965 till 1968. Martin was

A former 1960s French Model. She was the girlfriend of Eric Clapton from 1965 till 1968. Martin was working in London as a model when she first met Clapton at The Speakeasy club. It was during evening discussions for the formation of the band eventually k

Was an American cellist and performance artist.She began a traditional concert hall career but was s

Was an American cellist and performance artist.She began a traditional concert hall career but was soon drawn into the active mixed-media performance art scene of the 1960s. She became a close associate and collaborator of Korean avant-garde artist Nam June Paik, with whom she toured widely. In 1963 she established the New York Avant Garde Festival which played annually in various locations including Central Park and the Staten Island Ferry until 1980 (except for the years 1970, 1976 and 1979).

An American actress and singer best known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms Diff'rent

An American actress and singer best known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life, in which she appeared from 1979 until 1986. She received a Best Actress Emmy Nomination in a comedy in 1982. She also appea

Is the lead vocalist of the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. She was previously a member of gothic

Is the lead vocalist of the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. She was previously a member of gothic metal band To Elysium, before the band's split. She joined Delain in 2005 when it was formed by ex-Within Temptation pianist Martijn Westerholt.

Is an English multi instrumentalist and vocalist. Currently living in Brighton, England. Coombes gre

Is an English multi instrumentalist and vocalist. Currently living in Brighton, England. Coombes grew up in the Oxfordshire village of Wheatley but lived with his family in San Francisco, USA until the age of four. He was keyboard player of the band 22-20s, active from 2003-2006, that released one self-titled album and supported Oasis during their 2005 tour.

Is a musician from Argentina with a long career in rock.The Beatles appeared in Charly's life when h

Is a musician from Argentina with a long career in rock.The Beatles appeared in Charly's life when he was thirteen. Having previously only been exposed to classical music and folk, he would describe the Beatles as "classical music from Mars". In high school he met Carlos Alberto "Nito" Mestre and the two fused their bands to give birth to Sui Generis.