Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a multi-instrumental singer and songwriter from Mazomanie, Wisconsin.By the age of two, Brook was

Is a multi-instrumental singer and songwriter from Mazomanie, Wisconsin.By the age of two, Brook was singing and actually harmonizing on "Happy Birthday to You" with her mother, Candace; at the age of six, she was performing professionally in a mother-dau

A Canadian jazz singer, particularly popular in Canada and Japan for both her versatile and distinct

A Canadian jazz singer, particularly popular in Canada and Japan for both her versatile and distinctive voice, along with her adventurous repertoire, which spans such divergent genres as show tunes, rock, and country music.Following 1993's Don't Smoke In Bed, the trio took on its most audacious effort, a CD entirely of songs by Tom Waits, called Temptation. This 1995 release also dropped the "Trio" from the label.

A British singer-songwriter.She is a former member of the all-girl garage band Thee Headcoatees, the

A British singer-songwriter.She is a former member of the all-girl garage band Thee Headcoatees, the female incarnation of Billy Childish group Thee Headcoats. For her solo career, she draws from rhythm and blues, rockabilly, and sounds of the 1960s or earlier. She has released thirteen studio albums of her own and has collaborated with other artists, such as Billy Childish and Rocket From The Crypt, and most notably The White Stripes; she is featured on the track "It's True That We Love One Another" from their album, Elephant.

A soprano, she has been likened to fellow Welsh performer Katherine Jenkins. Her career is following

A soprano, she has been likened to fellow Welsh performer Katherine Jenkins. Her career is following a similar path to Jenkins and she has performed before the Wales national rugby union team matches at the Millennium Stadium. She considers American tenor Mario Lanza her inspiration.Holyoake's debut album, When Dreams Have Wings, was self-released in 2002 with the catalogue number HRH1, and recorded when she was just 14.In 2004 Holyoake performed with Hayley Westenra in Cardiff.[1] She came to prominence in August 2005 when, aged 17, she won a gold award in the Open category of the World Championships of Performing Arts in Hollywood. She was the only person representing the UK - competing against accomplished musicians from 40 countries across the world.[1

Is an English artist, writer and musician.Johnson was born in Liverpool, England. Actively involved

Is an English artist, writer and musician.Johnson was born in Liverpool, England. Actively involved in the Liverpool punk rock/new wave scene, Johnson played bass with Big in Japan and released several solo singles on the Eric's label (first of them in 19

An English singer songwriter known both for her work with Angelou, and for her solo career.Coming to

An English singer songwriter known both for her work with Angelou, and for her solo career.Coming to public attention in the late 1990s with folk rock band Angelou, this Norfolk based singer-songwriter has earned comparisons to Jeff Buckley [1] and Beth Orton [2]. Her music has also been featured in American TV show 'Close to Home', and indie flick 'Fish Without A Bicycle'.Lerski formed Angelou in 1996 with Wymondham High School friend Jo Baker. They recorded their first demo in the winter of that year, including a cover of the Leonard Cohen song 'Hallelujah'. Inspired by Jeff Buckley's version, Lerski had been a fan of Buckley's and had corresponded with the artist. [4] Local Norwich label Haven Records heard the demo and signed Angelou in the beginning of 1997, scheduling the release of the Hallelujah EP to coincide with a UK summer tour supporting Eddi Reader and Boo Hewerdine. 'Hallelujah' sadly came out a week after Jeff Buckley's untimely death, ending the year on novelist Nick Hornby's 'Best of 97' compilation.[5]

A Canadian musician, singer and songwriter.She collaborated with Matthew Good on the song "Flight Re

A Canadian musician, singer and songwriter.She collaborated with Matthew Good on the song "Flight Recorder From Viking 7" from the album Loser Anthems as well as on the song "Pony Boy" from Matthew Good's greatest hits package In a Coma. Holly also provid

An American singer-songwriter, teacher and social change activist.Holly Near's professional career b

An American singer-songwriter, teacher and social change activist.Holly Near's professional career began in 1969 with a part on the television show, The Mod Squad, which was followed by appearances in other shows, such as All in the Family and The Partrid

A two-time ARIA nominated songwriter, singer, guitarist and pianist from Sydney, Australia. She is t

A two-time ARIA nominated songwriter, singer, guitarist and pianist from Sydney, Australia. She is the daughter of ABC Classic FM radio presenter Margaret Throsby. She has recently released her third full length album, A Loud Call on Spunk Records.Holly Throsby was raised in Sydney and began studying guitar at the age of 8. She studied classical guitar techniques as a teenager and began composing from the age of 11. After completing a Bachelor of Arts at Sydney University, majoring in English, Throsby worked in a cult video store and travelled extensively before recording her debut LP, "On Night".

Is an American country music artist. She is the daughter of Hank Williams, Jr. and half-sister of al

Is an American country music artist. She is the daughter of Hank Williams, Jr. and half-sister of alt-country singer Hank Williams III. Williams has released one album for Universal South Records and two singles. The second single, "Keep the Change", was

An American rock singer whose notable works include five platinum albums by the rock band Toronto.A

An American rock singer whose notable works include five platinum albums by the rock band Toronto.A native of Durham, North Carolina, Anne "Holly" Woods moved from San Francisco to Toronto in the mid 70's after fronting Sass, and then Gambler. She was int

Was one of the founding members of the rock group The Velvet Underground, usually playing electric g

Was one of the founding members of the rock group The Velvet Underground, usually playing electric guitar, occasionally bass guitar, and singing backing vocals.

Is an Iranian Painter and academic,[1] born in Tehran, Iran. He is the Head of Department of Paintin

Is an Iranian Painter and academic,[1] born in Tehran, Iran. He is the Head of Department of Painting at University of Art in Tehran.[2] He is one of the foremost exponents of the geometric abstract style in Iran.

Is a renowned Persian classical music vocalist, as well as a Tombak and Kamancheh player.He commence

Is a renowned Persian classical music vocalist, as well as a Tombak and Kamancheh player.He commenced learning Persian traditional vocal Avaz at the age of ten, alongside his older sisters under their father’s supervision and gained knowledge of Avaz techniques and voice-producing.

Was an American musician best known for his 1963 saxophone hit, "Yakety Sax." Randolph was a major p

Was an American musician best known for his 1963 saxophone hit, "Yakety Sax." Randolph was a major part of the "Nashville Sound" for most of his professional career.At the end of World War II, Boots Randolph played saxophone, trombone, and vibraphone in the United States Army Band. After his service in the Army, he played with Dink Welch's Kopy Kats in Decatur, Illinois from 1948-1954. He briefly resided in Louisville, Kentucky before returning to Decatur to start his own group. He left Decatur in 1957. [2]

Was a Canadian landscape painter. He was "the man who first saw Canada as Canada, rather than as dre

Was a Canadian landscape painter. He was "the man who first saw Canada as Canada, rather than as dreamy blurred pastiches of European painting," according to J. Russell Harper, a former curator of Canadian art at the National Gallery of Canada. He was a member and president (1918-1922) of the Royal Canadian Academy, as well as a founding member and first president (1907-1911) of the Canadian Art Club.

A Uruguay-born Swiss pianist.He attended piano lessons under Santiago Baranda Reyes in Uruguay and i

A Uruguay-born Swiss pianist.He attended piano lessons under Santiago Baranda Reyes in Uruguay and in 1967 he was awarded a scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). He then went on to study in Munich under Hugo Steurer and Ludwig Hoffmann.He has premiered the works of several contemporary composers including Hans Werner Henze's Tristan. His recordings include a complete survey of Bartok's Mikrokosmos and Stravinsky's Les Noces under Leonard Bernstein alongside Martha Argerich, Cyprien Katsaris and Krystian Zimmerman.

An English singer and actress, possibly best known for her 1981 UK Top 30 single "Turn Me On Turn Me

An English singer and actress, possibly best known for her 1981 UK Top 30 single "Turn Me On Turn Me Off".Honey Bane began her musical career at the age of 14 in 1978 when she formed the punk rock band the Fatal Microbes. The band released a split 12" record with anarcho-punk band Poison Girls the same year. The first single, Violence Grows garnered some press attention and was given positive reviews by the British music paper Sounds[1]

Is a Singaporean singer and host.He was a contestant on Project SuperStar 2005, organized by MediaCo

Is a Singaporean singer and host.He was a contestant on Project SuperStar 2005, organized by MediaCorp, and became runner-up to the eventual winner Kelvin Tan Wei Lian in the final of the male category. After the competition, he signed a recording contract with Universal Music.

Is a K-pop singer known for his versatility. He is one of a few singers in Korea that excels at many

Is a K-pop singer known for his versatility. He is one of a few singers in Korea that excels at many different styles of music, from rock to dance to ballad. He has also proven himself a talented musician and a well rounded entertainer.

Was from Anhui and a member of the Anhui or Xin'an school of painting. His original name was Jiang F

Was from Anhui and a member of the Anhui or Xin'an school of painting. His original name was Jiang Fang. He is noted for painting Mount Huangshan. After the fall of the Ming dynasty he became a monk. This makes him also linked to the "Four monk painters" along with Zhu Da, Shitao, and Kun Can. These were four men who protested the fall of the Ming by becoming monks.

A Korean singer under SM Entertainment. Although she was originally a solo singer, who debuted in 20

A Korean singer under SM Entertainment. Although she was originally a solo singer, who debuted in 2001, she has since become a member of girl group The Grace, which debuted in 2005. Due to her earlier debut in the Korean music industry, she is seen as the leader, although she has denied this in an interview, stating that each member has an equal status in the group[citation needed].Starting off as a solo artist on Lee Soo Man's SM Entertainment label, Dana was expected to rise as the "next BoA". Prior to debut, she received promotion as an actress in popular boyband H.O.T's Age of Peace movie and in Kangta's "Polaris" music video.

Was a Chinese Buddhist monk, artist and art teacher. He also went by Wen Tao, Guang Hou, and Shu Ton

Was a Chinese Buddhist monk, artist and art teacher. He also went by Wen Tao, Guang Hou, and Shu Tong, but was most commonly known by his Buddhist name, Hong Yi. He was a master painter, musician, dramatist, calligrapher, seal cutter, poet, and Buddhist monk. He was born in Tianjin to a banking family originated in Hongdong County, Shanxi, that immigrated to Tianjin in Ming Dynasty though her mother was from Pinghu, Zhejiang province.

Is a Japanese idol born in Tokyo. She is mostly famous for the roles of CereCere and Sailor Mars in

Is a Japanese idol born in Tokyo. She is mostly famous for the roles of CereCere and Sailor Mars in SeraMyu.

Was an Irish aristocrat from County Louth, a prolific botanical artist[2] and the oldest person in I

Was an Irish aristocrat from County Louth, a prolific botanical artist[2] and the oldest person in Irish history.Plunket was born at Kilsaran, near Castlebellingham in County Louth. The eldest of six children, one of whom died in infancy, she was a granddaughter of a William Plunket, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, who became the first Baron Plunket. Her father Thomas Plunket (1792–1866), who was a junior Church of Ireland clergyman when she was born, later became the Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry.