Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Is an Irish nightclub owner, famous for appearing on reality television programmes and being the for

Is an Irish nightclub owner, famous for appearing on reality television programmes and being the former Westlife bodyguard.Cosgrove won the first season of ITV's Celebrity Love Island reality show in 2005.[1] In September 2006, the ITV2 series Calum, Fran and Dangerous Danan, in which Cosgrove was seen traveling with Paul Danan and Calum Best from Texas to Los Angeles on U.S. Route 66 was aired.

was a singer/actress/model in the 1960s and early-1970s. She had a cameo in the 1963 film The Pink

was a singer/actress/model in the 1960s and early-1970s. She had a cameo in the 1963 film The Pink Panther, in which she sang a song called Meglio Stasera (It Had Better Be Tonight) while sashaying around a fireplace.[1] She also sang a number in the fir

Is an American popular singer.She was born as Frances Wolfe to a Jewish family in the borough of the

Is an American popular singer.She was born as Frances Wolfe to a Jewish family in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City. After some time on a chorus line at New York's Roxy Theater, she auditioned with the big band of Duke Ellington at age 16; though she never made it onto Ellington's band, she soon became a singer with bands led by Randy Brooks, Art Mooney, Billy Eckstine, Charlie Barnet, and Claude Thornhill. It was Eckstine who gave her the stage name of Fran Warren. With Charlie Barnet, she replaced Kay Starr as featured vocalist. In 1947, she made the charts for the first time, with the Thornhill band's recording of "A Sunday Kind Of Love" on Columbia Records. She made a number of other records with Thornhill that year.

A French pianist renowned for her interpretations of the works of Franz Liszt, a great many of which

A French pianist renowned for her interpretations of the works of Franz Liszt, a great many of which she has recorded, and Erik Satie, whose complete piano works she recorded.In 1948, at age 15, France Clidat played Henri Sauguet's Concerto in A minor in Geneva under the conductor Ernest Ansermet.[1] She studied at the Paris Conservatory with Lazare Lévy, Maurice Hewitt, Alexis Roland-Manuel, Norbert Dufourcq, and Robert Siohan[1] and received first prize in piano in 1950, at the age of 18.[2] She later studied with Emil Gilels and Lelia Gousseau.[3]

Is a popular French yé-yé singer. Her father was lyricist Robert Gall, and her mother, Cécile Ber

Is a popular French yé-yé singer. Her father was lyricist Robert Gall, and her mother, Cécile Berthier, was the daughter of Paul Berthier, co-founder of Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois. (This made her cousin to the guitarist Denys Lable and the composer Vincent Berthier de Lioncourt, as well as niece to Jacques Berthier.)

Was the younger sister of George, Ira and Arthur Gershwin. She was the first of the Gershwin family

Was the younger sister of George, Ira and Arthur Gershwin. She was the first of the Gershwin family to perform as a child, and she brought home a good sum of money for the time.She married Leopold Godowsky, Jr. co-inventor (with Leopold Mannes) of Kodachr

The only child of Nirvana frontman, Kurt Cobain and spouse Courtney Love. She was born at Cedars-Sin

The only child of Nirvana frontman, Kurt Cobain and spouse Courtney Love. She was born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California at 7:48 AM, weighing 6 lb 1 oz,Frances Bean Cobain was born to musicians Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love on August 18, 1992 in Los Angeles, California. During Courtney Love's pregnancy with Frances, there were rumors suggesting that Courtney used heroin. This scandal intensified when Vanity Fair published Lynn Hirschberg's article "Strange Love" that alleged Love admitted to taking heroin even after learning of her pregnancy. The response to this article caused serious damage to Love's public standing, and many parenting groups called for Frances to be removed from her parents' custody immediately after birth. Along with Cobain

Was a writer-artist who drew the comic strip Cap Stubbs and Tippie for six decades and is also notab

Was a writer-artist who drew the comic strip Cap Stubbs and Tippie for six decades and is also notable as the nation’s first full-time female editorial cartoonist, She used her middle name for the signature on her comic strip, signed simply Edwina.

Was an American cabaret and show tune singer and pianist. She was born to a working-class Jewish fam

Was an American cabaret and show tune singer and pianist. She was born to a working-class Jewish family in Brooklyn, NY. She was a second cousin of actor Danny Kaye.

Was an American singer and entertainer who was popular during the Golden Age of Radio and also made

Was an American singer and entertainer who was popular during the Golden Age of Radio and also made film appearances over two decades.

A British musical theatre actress and recording artist. Her mother is Sylvia Young OBE, the founder

A British musical theatre actress and recording artist. Her mother is Sylvia Young OBE, the founder of the famous theatre school at which Frances trained and where she began performing at the age of seven. She is best known for originating the role of Éponine in the English language version of Les Misérables for which she won Tony Award. She has also notably appeared in Starlight Express, Children of Eden and Chicago.

Was an American lyric soprano opera singer. Yeend was born Frances Leone Lynch in Vancouver, Washing

Was an American lyric soprano opera singer. Yeend was born Frances Leone Lynch in Vancouver, Washington and grew up in Portland, Oregon. She studied voice at Washington State University (then Washington State College) in Pullman, Washington.[1]

The singer and songwriter of the Italian band The LoveCrave.The Italian name "Francesca" corresponds

The singer and songwriter of the Italian band The LoveCrave.The Italian name "Francesca" corresponds to "Francis" and "Chiara" means "bright" in Italian.She wrote her first novel at the age of 10 and she wrote her first song at 13 years old. It was called

Was an Italian operatic soprano of the Baroque era.Cuzzoni was born in Parma. Her father, Angelo, wa

Was an Italian operatic soprano of the Baroque era.Cuzzoni was born in Parma. Her father, Angelo, was a professional violinist, and her singing teacher was Francesco Lanzi. She made her debut in her home city in 1714, singing in La virtù coronata, o Il Fe

A Québecoise singer and theatre actress featured in Cirque Du Soleil's Alegría and Midnight Sun. D

A Québecoise singer and theatre actress featured in Cirque Du Soleil's Alegría and Midnight Sun. During her career of more than two decades, she has recorded several solo albums and toured three continents singing in French, Italian and Spanish.This interest in the arts carried over into adulthood where she continued her study of music at the University of Quebec. Her first musical performances were on television, followed by live solo performances in Quebec, Europe and Africa. In 1986, after recording her first album, Francesca received a Juno Award nomination for "Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year".[1]

Is an Italian-born singer and songwriter. Born in Rome, Italy, she is the daughter of former Bond gi

Is an Italian-born singer and songwriter. Born in Rome, Italy, she is the daughter of former Bond girl Barbara Bach and businessman Augusto Gregorini, and the stepdaughter of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr. Gregorini graduated from Brown University in 1990, where she had already begun exploring acting and music.

Was an Italian Baroque painter.In the year 1600, Albani moved to Rome to work in the fresco decorati

Was an Italian Baroque painter.In the year 1600, Albani moved to Rome to work in the fresco decoration of the gallery of the Palazzo Farnese, being completed by the studio of Annibale Carracci. Rome, under Clement VIII Aldobrandini (1592-1605) was exhibiting some degree of administrative stability and renewed artistic patronage. While pope Clement was born from a Florentine family residing in Urbino, his family was allied by marriage to the Emilia-Romagna and the Farnese, since Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma had married Margherita Aldobrandini. Parma, like Bologna, are part of the Region of Emilia-Romagna. Thus it was not surprise that Cardinal Odoarde Farnese, Ranuccio's brother, chose the Carraccis from Bologna for patronage, thereby establishing Bolognese predominance of Roman fresco painting for nearly two decades.

Was an Italian painter, the leading artist of Romanticism in mid-19th-century Milan, renowned for hi

Was an Italian painter, the leading artist of Romanticism in mid-19th-century Milan, renowned for his grand historical paintings, political allegories and exceptionally fine portraits.

Was a Dalmatian-born sculptor and medallist. In Croatia he was also known as Frane Vranjanin.After a

Was a Dalmatian-born sculptor and medallist. In Croatia he was also known as Frane Vranjanin.After an apprenticeship under a sculptor, he began his solo career at Naples, where he finished the triumphal arch of Castel Nuovo for Alfonso V of Aragon. After

Was a Italian painter of veduta, a member of the Venetian School. He is considered to be among the l

Was a Italian painter of veduta, a member of the Venetian School. He is considered to be among the last practitioners, along with his brothers, of the classic Venetian school of painting.Francesco Guardi was born in Venice into a family of lesser nobility from Trentino. His father Domenico (born in 1678) and his brothers Niccolò and Gian Antonio were also painters, the latter inheriting the family workshop after the father's death in 1716. They probably all contributed as a team to some of the larger commissions later attributed to Francesco. His sister Maria Cecilia married the pre-eminent Veneto-European painter of his epoch, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

Called Francia, was an Italian painter, goldsmith, and medallist from Bologna, who was also director

Called Francia, was an Italian painter, goldsmith, and medallist from Bologna, who was also director of the city mint.He trained with Marco Zoppo and was first mentioned as a painter in 1486. His earliest known work is the Felicini Madonna, which is signe

Was an Italian architect and sculptor who worked in Florence.He is mentioned at the Orvieto Cathedra

Was an Italian architect and sculptor who worked in Florence.He is mentioned at the Orvieto Cathedral in 1325. In 1351 he succeeded Andrea Pisano as director of the works of the Florence Cathedral. Talenti enlarged its structure by redesigning the apses a

Is an Italian manga artist,chef and famous Italian television personality transplanted in Japan. He

Is an Italian manga artist,chef and famous Italian television personality transplanted in Japan. He studied at the Fourth State 'Liceo' specializing in art subjects "Alessandro Caravillani" in Rome. He was the first Italian mangaka to publish his own Italian-style comic series in Japan: "Roma-kun", publisher: NHK (Japan Broadcast Publishing).

A Swiss pop singer.As a young child she was already singing songs for the Japanese tourists in Inter

A Swiss pop singer.As a young child she was already singing songs for the Japanese tourists in Interlaken. With this musical background she won the German Grand Prix der Volksmusik in 1998. From that moment on Jordi became a real star in Switzerland with golden discs, successes in the charts and tours throughout the German speaking countries. She also hosted two tv-shows at the ARD. In 2002 she represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tallinn with a French language song "Dans le jardin de mon âme". In the autumn of that year she made a solo tour with her band throughout Switzerland.

He is currently the lead singer and main songwriter of the Scottish band Travis, having written near

He is currently the lead singer and main songwriter of the Scottish band Travis, having written nearly all of the songs on their six studio albums.Regarded as one of Britain's best present day songwriters and melodists, HealyÆs songwriting has been publicly praised by numerous artists, including Paul McCartney, Elton John and Noel Gallagher (from British band Oasis). In 2005, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin called himself "a poor manÆs Fran Healy". In interviews, Healy has talked of being influenced by songwriters such as Joni Mitchell, Paul McCartney and Graham Nash (of the Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young fame)