Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Is an artist based in Beijing.He has shown work internationally in exhibitions including The Next On

Is an artist based in Beijing.He has shown work internationally in exhibitions including The Next Ones at Alexander Ochs [1], Beijing, New Work, New Acquisitions at the Museum of Modern Art [2] in New York and Alors, la Chine? at the Pompidou Centre [3] in Paris. He is represented by Galerie am Gendarmenmarkt [4] in Berlin, Thomas Erben [5] in New York, Soobin Art International [6] in Singapore and Hanmo Gallery [7] in Beijing. Fang Lijun is a founder of the Cynical Realist style in China and works often include aggressive, bald figures. [1]

Was an Austrian-born U.S. pianist.Zeisler was born Fannie Blumenfeld on July 16, 1863, in Bielitz, A

Was an Austrian-born U.S. pianist.Zeisler was born Fannie Blumenfeld on July 16, 1863, in Bielitz, Austrian Silesia. She emigrated to the United States with her family at the age of 4 in 1867. The family settled in Chicago, Illinois where they later changed their name to Bloomfield. She was the sister of Maurice Bloomfield.

Was a modern and contemporary fine arts potter, who carried on the traditions of her famous mother,

Was a modern and contemporary fine arts potter, who carried on the traditions of her famous mother, Nampeyo of Hano, the grand matriarch of modern Hopi pottery.Fannie was a prolific potter from 1920-1987 and earned a reputation as an outstanding potter during her lifetime. Her styles included black and red on yellow and black on yellow in the form of jars, cups and saucers. She also made miniatures and bird effigy bowls. Among her favorite designs were clouds, rain, feathers, stars and migrations motifs. In addition to making pottery she also made quilts.

Was an English pianist who was particularly admired in Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, and the early sc

Was an English pianist who was particularly admired in Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, and the early schools, but was also a very early London performer of the works of Debussy and Scriabin. In England, she was regarded as the 'successor' of Arabella Goddard, though her style and technique differed from Goddard's considerably.Her first public performances were in Birmingham at the age of six. She studied privately in Birmingham, then at Leipzig Conservatory under Carl Reinecke and Oscar Paul: she then studied under Clara Schumann at Frankfurt. Her concert career began with the Saturday and Monday popular concerts in 1885; with the Philharmonic concerts 1886; Berlin, 1887; Gewandhaus

Was an opera singer (a lyric soprano).Hainaut, Belgium. After graduating from the Liége Conservatoi

Was an opera singer (a lyric soprano).Hainaut, Belgium. After graduating from the Liége Conservatoire, she made her professional debut as a substitute in premiere of Ivan the Terrible by Raoul Gunsbourg (at the La Monnaie, November 26, 1910). Between 1914 and 1918 she sang a number of major roles at Opéra de Monte-Carlo, making her first Paris appearance at the Opéra-Comique in 1917 as Violetta in La traviata and as Juliette in Charles Gounod's Roméo et Juliette at the Paris Opéra in 1920.

Was an English singer and comic actress primarily known as the creator of principal soprano roles in

Was an English singer and comic actress primarily known as the creator of principal soprano roles in numerous German Reed Entertainments.Holland was born in London and trained at the Royal Academy of Music. For several years, she was a popular concert singer in London and the British provinces. Frederic Clay engaged her for a part in an operetta he had written. It was performed in Canterbury and included a song for Holland that she popularised, "She Wandered Down the Mountain Side."

Was an Italian soprano particularly associated with bel canto composers, such as Rossini, Donizetti,

Was an Italian soprano particularly associated with bel canto composers, such as Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, and early Verdi.she was the daughter of cellist and tenor Nicola Tacchinardi, with whom she trained from childhood. She made her stage debut at L

Was a German writer, artist and translator, who became famous as the "Bohemian Countess" of Schwabin

Was a German writer, artist and translator, who became famous as the "Bohemian Countess" of Schwabing (an entertainment district in Munich) in the years leading up to World War I.[2] While young she was in constant conflict with her mother. She was thrown out of boarding school for misbehavior and lack of respect for the authorities. After being sent to stay with a family friend in 1893, she fled to Hamburg. Here she met Walter Lubke, who paid for a stay in Munich studying art, and whom she married in 1894.[2]

Is an American R&B/soul singer and Broadway actress who rose to fame as the winner of the third seas

Is an American R&B/soul singer and Broadway actress who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the television series American Idol in 2004. Her first album, Free Yourself, was certified platinum and received four Grammy nominations. Her second album, Fantasia, was certified gold, received three Grammy nominations and featured the 8-week #1 Billboard Hot R&B hit "When I See U." Following a critically acclaimed run on Broadway as Celie in the musical, The Color Purple, Fantasia was cast to star in the movie version of the musical, which is slated to begin production in 2009. Fantasia was recently featured in the seventh season of American idol.

An Afghan American singer and composer, as well as a highly acclaimed music producer. Widely popular

An Afghan American singer and composer, as well as a highly acclaimed music producer. Widely popular, he has earned affection for not only his music but also patriotism. He has fan base that stretches from his native Afghanistan to Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan, and extending to the West among the Afghans and Persians.[citation needed] Farhad sings in various languages including: Pashto, Persian, Uzbek, English[citation needed] and Hindi.[1]

An Azerbaijani pianist and composer.Badalbeyli, a People's Artist of the USSR (1990), won, ex-aequo

An Azerbaijani pianist and composer.Badalbeyli, a People's Artist of the USSR (1990), won, ex-aequo with Viktoria Postnikova, the 4th edition of Lisbon' Vianna da Motta competition. Since 1991 he is the rector of Baku's Conservatory, where he has taught since 1971.

Is a renowned Iranian composer, conductor and founder of Iran’s National Orchestra.His deep knowle

Is a renowned Iranian composer, conductor and founder of Iran’s National Orchestra.His deep knowledge of Iranian and western classical music coupled with his experience in directing orchestras made him the most appropriate person to conduct Iran's National Orchestra.

A singer from Afghanistan. He sings in Pashto and Persian. He lives at the moment in Kabul, Afghanis

A singer from Afghanistan. He sings in Pashto and Persian. He lives at the moment in Kabul, Afghanistan, and runs an IT consultancy and wireless communications provider.Farhad Ghafoor was born on June 1, 1965 in Afghanistan. Growing up he was influenced by the many late and great singers of Afghanistan such as Ahmad Zahir and Isaaq Baghlani. He attended the prestigious Lycee Esteqlal in Kabul and performed countless concerts, becoming well received by his peers. In the summer of 1981, Farhad Ghafoor started a long journey through many countries

An Iranian artist.He was born in Shiraz, Iran, and studied fine arts at Calarts in California. In Am

An Iranian artist.He was born in Shiraz, Iran, and studied fine arts at Calarts in California. In America he first started experimenting with installations, video art and painting before coming back to Tehran in 1991. He is well known for his ironic interpretations of hybrids between traditional Iranian forms and those of the consumerist and globalized popular culture widespread in his country.His painted jars, which he is best known for, look like three dimensional objects, bursting with popular foods, drinks and desserts. Elegant popular scripts are written on the body of the large painted jars.

Is an Iranian descended American violin virtuoso.Farjad, who has profound knowledge on Persian Folk

Is an Iranian descended American violin virtuoso.Farjad, who has profound knowledge on Persian Folk Music, also worked on Classical Western Music with violin. His works on Western Classical Music have had a large influence on the development of Persian music. He left Iran in 1978 and became citizen in the USA.

An Iraqi singer. She performs regularly in the Iraqi Maqam Ensemble. The ensemble was established in

An Iraqi singer. She performs regularly in the Iraqi Maqam Ensemble. The ensemble was established in 1989 in Baghdad by Mohammad H.Gomar to continue of the 1973 ensemble organized by the prominent lute professor Munir Bashir. [1] She had taught maqam singing at the Baghdad Conservatory. She left Iraq in 1997. She is married to Mohammad Gomar the Djozza instrument player and lives in The Netherlands. [2]She was the recipient of the Medal Algeria Capital of Arab Culture in 2007. She performed in International Mystic Music Sufi Festival in Karachi, Pakistan in 2007.

An English musician, best known for being the lead vocalist for the English garage rock band The Hor

An English musician, best known for being the lead vocalist for the English garage rock band The Horrors. He is an avid Blackburn Rovers fan.Badwan is best known as vocalist for The Horrors, a garage punk band formed in Southend-on-Sea in 2005. Badwan is notorious for his onstage activities, which have featured violence, the use of black paint to mark audience members, scaling anything available, and using items found in the stage area to antagonise the audience. He once broke his nose when Horrors guitarist Joshua Third accidentally hit him with his guitar headstock.

Was an American country music singer, predominantly in the honky tonk genre.Starting off singing at

Was an American country music singer, predominantly in the honky tonk genre.Starting off singing at the local Optimist Club, Young was discovered by Webb Pierce, who brought him to star on the Louisiana Hayride radio program on KWKH in 1951.

Is an Egyptian abstract painter who was appointed in 1987 to the position of Minister of Culture, wh

Is an Egyptian abstract painter who was appointed in 1987 to the position of Minister of Culture, which he currently still holds.

She used a stage name Lee Hye-Ryeon (hangul: ???; hanja: ???), which was believed to be her birth na

She used a stage name Lee Hye-Ryeon (hangul: ???; hanja: ???), which was believed to be her birth name until her death.Heo was known for her sexually provocative image throughout her short music career. Early in her music career, she attempted to create a sexier appearance through plastic surgery, in order to appeal to a larger fan base. Although successful in achieving a sexy image, the changes were quite drastic in comparison to her previous appearance, and did not contribute to increased album sales. Instead of being known as a talented singer, she became more famous for her unusually large chest, as a result of breast implants. Due to declining music industry in Korea, her record label decided that album sales alone was not enough to produce profit, and chose to market her as a sexy singer. Fans of her music decreased while fans of her new sexy look increased, who often urged the singer to reveal herself in Korean edition of Playboy as well as other adult entertainment publications. Heo, who was soft-spoken and reserved in real life, found this difficult to bear

Is an Iranian 3D animator and programmer.He is actively working on his Renivo project, a media asset

Is an Iranian 3D animator and programmer.He is actively working on his Renivo project, a media asset management software for 3d industry. Also he is working on mapy which is the only free and open source command sender for maya.

Is an English child singer from Kettering who rose to fame after auditioning for the second series o

Is an English child singer from Kettering who rose to fame after auditioning for the second series of the ITV television talent show Britain's Got Talent, performing as a mezzo-soprano. Although reaching the final, she finished outside the top three. Afte

Is an English big beat musician.

Is an English big beat musician.

Was a jazz pianist and bandleader.At age 17, he began playing on the steam boats plying the Mississi

Was a jazz pianist and bandleader.At age 17, he began playing on the steam boats plying the Mississippi River. He soon became bandleader for boats on the Streckfus Line which ran several paddlewheelers which held dances and excursions along the river from

A Persian Classical vocalist and musician.A student of maestro Mahmoud Karimi, Parissa has published

A Persian Classical vocalist and musician.A student of maestro Mahmoud Karimi, Parissa has published several albums and performed numerous concerts throughout the world, sometimes with Dastan ensemble. Her major debut in Tehran was a concert at the Iran-America Society arranged by Lloyd Miller, a disciple of Dr. Daryush Safvat. After that concert, Miller, through writing reviews and other articles in various Terhan newspapers and magazines, was able to influence the Ministry of Culture to allow Parisa to be transfered from there to Dr. Safvat's Center for Preservation and Propagation of Iranian Music where her skills as a purely traditional dastgah vocalist would enhance their excellent instrumental ensemble.