Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a Portuguese cellist. She studied in Leipzig under Julius Klengel. From 1907 to 1913 she lived a

Was a Portuguese cellist. She studied in Leipzig under Julius Klengel. From 1907 to 1913 she lived and worked in Paris with fellow cellist Pau Casals,[1] whom she did not however marry. Starting in 1914, she built a spectacular career based in London and

Is a French artist born in 1971. He started his professional artist career in 1990 in Italy. Italian

Is a French artist born in 1971. He started his professional artist career in 1990 in Italy. Italian art made a profound impression on him during this period, one that would stay with the painter for the rest of his life. The impact is not just the effect of immersion, but the exposure triggered an avid interest in the wealth of techniques used by old masters. Ever since Guillaume Bottazzi has been an enthusiastic user of classical glazing and layering techniques in modern compositions.

Was a French painter and etcher, the brother of the Jesuit painter Jacques Courtois. His working car

Was a French painter and etcher, the brother of the Jesuit painter Jacques Courtois. His working career was spent in Rome. He is also known as Guglielmo Cortese.

Was a French sculptor. The son of Guillaume Coustou the Elder and nephew of Nicolas Coustou, he trai

Was a French sculptor. The son of Guillaume Coustou the Elder and nephew of Nicolas Coustou, he trained in the family atelier and studied at the French Academy in Rome, 1736-39, as winner of the Prix de Rome (1735). He returned to Paris, where he completed the famous "Horse Tamers" (Chevaux de Marly) commissioned from his father in 1739 for Marly, when the elder Coustou was too infirm to actively carry out the commissions. They were completed and installed in 1745.

Is a French musician and composer known internationally for composing the score to the Jean-Pierre J

Is a French musician and composer known internationally for composing the score to the Jean-Pierre Jeunet movie Amélie[1][2]. His music is recognized by its use of a large variety of instruments in relatively minimalist compositions, often with a touch of either European classical music or french folk music, using primarily the piano, accordion or violin together with instruments like the melodica, xylophone, toy piano, ondes martenot, harpsichord and typewriter. He has been compared to musicians Chopin, Erik Satie, Phillip Glass and Michael Nyman [3].

A French operatic mezzo-soprano.Guillemette trained at the Academy of Toulouse and debuted as Baba i

A French operatic mezzo-soprano.Guillemette trained at the Academy of Toulouse and debuted as Baba in The Rake's Progress at Salle Favart. She took part in the premiere recording of Lully's Atys conducted by William Christie. She is a highly-respected sin

Was a Cuban drummer who also played timbales (a traditional charanga instrument played with sticks a

Was a Cuban drummer who also played timbales (a traditional charanga instrument played with sticks and hands) who was a major figure in the Cuban music scene for more than fifty years and is, debatably, the one who pioneered Cuban "Be-bop" jazz drumming.[1]

Is a Mexican actor, singer and matador or bullfighter. He is a member of the Capetillo family. His f

Is a Mexican actor, singer and matador or bullfighter. He is a member of the Capetillo family. His father (Manuel Capetillo, Sr.) and his brother, actor Manuel Capetillo, Jr. are also matadors, his half-brother Eduardo Capetillo is a singer and actor. He dated Costa Rican actress Maribel Guardia, singer Lucero and TV presenter Rebecca de Alba before marrying María Fernanda Chaval.

Was a Cuban painter. His first studies took place in his native city; in 1868, his parents sent him

Was a Cuban painter. His first studies took place in his native city; in 1868, his parents sent him to the United States, as the family's support for Cuban independence was thought to be endangering his life. He worked as a colorist in a photography studio in New York City for a time, before opening his own painting studio. He became famous for his portraits. In 1883, he returned to Cuba, settling for some time in Havana before moving to France, where he lived for the rest of his life. Besides painting portraits, Collazo also produced landscapes and genre scenes. Some of his work may be seen in the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana.

Was born in Mexico City and moved to the US in 1978, where he established himself as a performance a

Was born in Mexico City and moved to the US in 1978, where he established himself as a performance artist, writer, activist, and educator. He has pioneered multiple media, including performance art, experimental radio, video, performance photography and installation art. His eight books include essays, experimental poetry and chronicles in both English, Spanish and Spanglish.Most of his artistic and intellectual work concerns the interface between North and South (Mexico and the U.S.), border culture and the politics of the brown body. His original interdisciplinary arts projects and books explore borders, physical, cultural and otherwise, between his two countries and between the mainstream U.S. and the various Latino cultures: the U.S.-Mexico border itself, immigration, cross-cultural and hybrid identities, and the confrontation and misunderstandings between cultures, languages and races. His artwork and literature also explore the politics of language, the side effects of globalization, "extreme culture" and new technologies from a Latino perspective[1].

Nown simply as Mordillo, is a creator of cartoons and animations, and was one of the most widely pub

Nown simply as Mordillo, is a creator of cartoons and animations, and was one of the most widely published cartoonists of the 1970s.[1] He is most famous for his humorous, colorful, and wordless depictions of love, sports (in particular soccer and golf), and long-necked animals.

Was a Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist who popularized that guajira style of Cuban music from t

Was a Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist who popularized that guajira style of Cuban music from the 1930s through the 1960s. His languid, melancholy, intensely lyrical guajiras and his elegant, stylish singing made him popular throughout Latin America, where he is still revered.

Was a Brazilian pianist noted for individuality of tone and phrasing, singing line, and a subtle and

Was a Brazilian pianist noted for individuality of tone and phrasing, singing line, and a subtle and nuanced approach to her interpretations. She is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century.By the end of 1910, Novaes was a concert veteran. She made her official debut with the Chatelet Orchestra under Gabriel Pierné. She also played under Sir Henry Wood in England and on tour in Italy, Switzerland and Germany. Returning to Brazil at the start of World War I, she made her U.S. debut in Aeolian Hall in New York City in 1915. She was still only 19. Richard Aldrich at the New York Times dubbed her "a musician by the grace of God." Pitts Sanborn in the Boston Globe called her "the young genius of the piano."[2] Dubbed (although incorrectly) "the Paderewska of the Pampas,"

Is an American blues guitarist. Due to both his musical talents and performing stage antics such as

Is an American blues guitarist. Due to both his musical talents and performing stage antics such as somersaults and back flips, he has been considered "among the leading live acts on the blues scene."[1][2]

Is an Iranian-Canadian figurative painter, and graphic designer residing in Canada.[1] She classifie

Is an Iranian-Canadian figurative painter, and graphic designer residing in Canada.[1] She classifies her work as Transpressionism, a movement she has introduced.[2][3] Her works are in private and public collections worldwide.

Is a singer who rose to popularity after placing tenth in SuperStar KZ, the Kazakh version of Pop Id

Is a singer who rose to popularity after placing tenth in SuperStar KZ, the Kazakh version of Pop Idol, shown by Perviy Kanal Evraziya.

Is a Pashto singer with a fan base from Afghanistan to Pakistan and among Pashtoons around the world

Is a Pashto singer with a fan base from Afghanistan to Pakistan and among Pashtoons around the world.Gulzar Alam left singing when the fundamentalists Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal came into government in North-West Frontier Province they banned cultural activities and started beating singers and artists.

She debuted in 2003 with her album Like Them. Due to the success of other labelmates, it was not unt

She debuted in 2003 with her album Like Them. Due to the success of other labelmates, it was not until the release of her second album It's Different that she began to see success.She released her fourth album on March 12, 2008, titled Comfort, and it is her first released in three years. The album was postponed several times because Gummy wanted to release a high-quality album that showed her growth as an artist.[1] The lead single "????" ("I'm Sorry") features T.O.P from Big Bang; he is also featured in the music video, along with Sandara Park. Within a week after its release, the song became a mild success on various digital charts.[2]

Was a Sri Lankan musician.Kapuge was born on August 7, 1945 either in the village of Miriswatte in t

Was a Sri Lankan musician.Kapuge was born on August 7, 1945 either in the village of Miriswatte in the Galle District or in the tiny village of Thanabaddegama in Elpitiya. He was the second of eight children. He went to school until grade five at Karandeniya Central and later at Dharmasoka College in Ambalangoda, where he initially studied science before switching to music. In 1963, he left Haywood college of music, where he was studying at that time, to follow a degree course in India. In the late 1960s, Kapuge joined the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.

A German folk violinist. She lives in Mainz, Roetgen nearby Aachen and East-Clare (Ireland).

A German folk violinist. She lives in Mainz, Roetgen nearby Aachen and East-Clare (Ireland).

Was a Norwegian singer. Best known for the around 120 songs he recorded throughout 17 years from 195

Was a Norwegian singer. Best known for the around 120 songs he recorded throughout 17 years from 1951 together with Erling Stordahl (1923-94). They met at Norges Blindeforbund (association for the blind). The yearly "Ridderrennet" at Beitostölen in Norway was established by Erling Stordahl. They made their first hit as a duo in 1951, produced by Odeon. Erling Stordahl wrote many of the songs, but Gunnar Engedahl's voice is the more noted of the pair.

Was a German textile artist who played a fundamental role in the development of the Bauhaus school’s weaving workshop. As the Bauhaus’s only female master she created enormous change within the weaving department as it transitioned from individual pictorial works to modern industrial designs. She joined the Bauhaus as a student in 1920, became a junior master in 1927 and a full master the next year. She was dismissed for political reasons in 1931, a year before the Bauhaus closed under pressure from the Nazis.

Is a German artist. He is best known for his "Stolperstein" memorials to the victims of Nazi persecu

Is a German artist. He is best known for his "Stolperstein" memorials to the victims of Nazi persecution and oppression in Nazi Germany. Gunter Demnig grew up in Nauen and Berlin and acquired his abitur in 1967. Later that year, he began studying creative education at Berlin University of the Arts with Professor Herbert Kaufmann. From 1969 to 1970, he studied industrial design there. In 1971, he transferred to the Kunsthochschule Kassel, resuming his study of creative education and passed the first state examination in 1974.

A Swiss singer and dancer. She is from Berne and owes her name to her Swedish grandfather.She repres

A Swiss singer and dancer. She is from Berne and owes her name to her Swedish grandfather.She represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham, England with the song Lass Ihn. She co-wrote the song with Egon Egemann. The performance joined an unfortunate group which scored zero points. The song had been one of the favourites before the show but her overblown diva pop failed to capture the audience's imagination. The song had been a clear winner in the Swiss heat held in Zürich on December 18, 1997.

Chinese landscape painter who lived during the Northern Song dynasty. He wrote a book about how to p

Chinese landscape painter who lived during the Northern Song dynasty. He wrote a book about how to paint landscapes. He was a court professional, a literati, well-educated painter who developed an incredibly detailed system of idiomatic brushstrokes which became important for later painters.