Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a contemporary French visual artist of Chinese origin. Huang's work combines many media and cultu

Is a contemporary French visual artist of Chinese origin. Huang's work combines many media and cultural influence, but is particularly strongly influence by the intellectual abstraction of Dada and by Chinese numerology traditions. Founder of the Xiamen Dada group in China in the 1980s, Huang's installations have included unorthodox materials such as live snakes and scorpions. Many of Huang's sculptural works encompass a large scale, some tens of meters in dimension.

Was a BBC broadcaster, writer and stage actor, in recent times probably best known for the BBC Radio

Was a BBC broadcaster, writer and stage actor, in recent times probably best known for the BBC Radio 2 "oldies" shows A Square Deal and Thanks For The Memory. In an earlier era he had also been a novelist, a theatre director and a hit songwriter.

Was a French sculptor with the contemporaneous reputation of having trained in Giambologna's Florent

Was a French sculptor with the contemporaneous reputation of having trained in Giambologna's Florentine workshop,[3] who assisted Giambologna's foreman, Pietro Tacca, in Paris, finishing and erecting the equestrian statue of Henri IV on the Pont Neuf. He moved to England and spent the most productive decades of his working career there, providing monuments, portraits and replicas of classical antiquities for the court of Charles I, where his main rival was Francesco Fanelli.

French artist, was born in Paris.His father, Nicolas Robert, was in the service of François-Joseph

French artist, was born in Paris.His father, Nicolas Robert, was in the service of François-Joseph de Choiseul, marquis de Stainville. Young Robert finished his studies with the Jesuits at the Collège de Navarre in 1751 and entered the atelier of the sculptor Michel-Ange Slodtz who taught him design and perspective but encouraged him to turn to painting.

Was a German painter. Salentin was blacksmith for 14 years. It was until 1850 that he came to the Düsseldorf Academy, where Wilhelm von Schadow, Carl Ferdinand son Adolph Tidemand where his main teachers. He deals with fondness gemütvolle scenes from rural life in the West German country, which by correct drawing and the use of clear colors in liquid treatment excels.

Was a French engraver, a famous book illustrator,[1] designer and drawing-master. He emigrated to Lo

Was a French engraver, a famous book illustrator,[1] designer and drawing-master. He emigrated to London in 1732, where he quickly became a central figure in the introduction of the Rococo style in British design. The Rococo style was disseminated from London in this period, through the media of book illustrations and engraved designs, as well as by the examples of luxury goods in the "French taste" brought down from London to provincial towns and country houses.

Was the former singer of Dark Latin Groove. Born to a Puerto Rican mother and a Jamaican father, he

Was the former singer of Dark Latin Groove. Born to a Puerto Rican mother and a Jamaican father, he was exposed to music since his earliest years due to his parents' musical careers. [1] His hits with the band included "La Quiero a Morir", "Juliana", "No

Is an American musician, songwriter and occasional actor. He sings lead vocals and plays harmonica f

Is an American musician, songwriter and occasional actor. He sings lead vocals and plays harmonica for his band Huey Lewis and the News, in addition to writing or co-writing many of the band's songs. The band is perhaps best remembered in American popular culture for their third album Sports and their contribution to the soundtrack of the 1985 feature film Back to the Future. Huey Lewis also played with the band Clover from 1972 to 1979.

Is an English musician and songwriter, best known for being the vocalist and guitarist for punk/new

Is an English musician and songwriter, best known for being the vocalist and guitarist for punk/new wave group, The Stranglers, from 1974 to 1990.

A Canadian musician and actor.Dillon was the lead singer for the Kingston hard rock band The Headsto

A Canadian musician and actor.Dillon was the lead singer for the Kingston hard rock band The Headstones from 1987 until 2003. The Headstones became one of the most commercially successful Canadian bands of the 1990s.[citation needed]After The Headstones b

Was a recognized linguist and an able artist. He was the assistant of Alice Vanderbilt Morris, who f

Was a recognized linguist and an able artist. He was the assistant of Alice Vanderbilt Morris, who founded the International Auxiliary Language Association, and the closest collaborator of Alexander Gode. Blair co-authored the Interlingua Grammar, which was published by IALA in 1951.In 1953, Blair accompanied Alexander Gode to the newly formed Interlingua Division of Science Service. There, he and Gode edited the magazine Novas de Interlingua – the natural successor to Novas de IALA – with an international editorial committee whose members resided in Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Italy, Switzerland, and the United States.

Is an English musician most known for his song "Rhythm Of Life" for the film Uncle Buck. The song is

Is an English musician most known for his song "Rhythm Of Life" for the film Uncle Buck. The song is taken from his 1989 album "Words for Our Years". His first album did get good reviews and he was compared to Prince, Terence Trent D'arby and Tracy Chapma

Is an Emmy Award- and Tony Award-winning Australian actor of film, musical theatre, and television.

Is an Emmy Award- and Tony Award-winning Australian actor of film, musical theatre, and television. An acclaimed singer, dancer, and actor in stage musicals, Jackman is known internationally mostly for his starring roles in several major films, including action/superhero roles and films, period roles, and romance roles. Some of his well-known films include the X-Men series, Kate & Leopold, The Prestige, Van Helsing, and Australia.

Is a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, and singer.He began singing and pl

Is a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, and singer.He began singing and playing piano as a child. At age 14, after seeing the film Young Man With a Horn (in which Kirk Douglas portrays American jazz trumpeter Bix Beiderbecke), he took up playing the trumpet.

Was an Australian artist and founder of the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame, Longreach. Sawrey wa

Was an Australian artist and founder of the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame, Longreach. Sawrey was an artist whose prolific output of paintings,and drawings of the Australian landscape and its people contributed in a profound way to the preserving of the memory of times and places in Australian history that were in danger of being overlooked and lost to posterity. Throughout his long career he experienced firsthand, events that shaped Australian identity in the 20th century and documented through his work many of the characters that lived in this period.

Was an Italian comic book creator who was known for combining strong storytelling with extensive his

Was an Italian comic book creator who was known for combining strong storytelling with extensive historical research on works such as Corto Maltese.He was also related to the actor Boris Karloff, whose birth name was William Henry Pratt. In 1937, Hugo Pra

An American rock musician and singer-songwriter for the band Tantric. He was born on March 7, 1974 i

An American rock musician and singer-songwriter for the band Tantric. He was born on March 7, 1974 in Luanda, Angola.he began thinking about writing and composing music at 14 years of age. Before becoming a more mainstream artist, Ferreira was a member of wedding bands, dance music groups, "off-tune" rock groups, and Portuguese folklore groups. After graduating from Hudson High School in 1994, he moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he started the band Merge. In the course of the next four years, the band self-released a record and a six-song tape.

Was a Finnish artist in a style that has been described as fantastic realism.Long neglected, Kalervo

Was a Finnish artist in a style that has been described as fantastic realism.Long neglected, Kalervo Palsa has enjoyed a revival of sorts since the publication of critical works, a biography and two major retrospectives in Helsinki and Pori.

Is a French multi-instrumentist, producer. he creates a jazz-rock psychedelic band : Güs Weg Waterg

Is a French multi-instrumentist, producer. he creates a jazz-rock psychedelic band : Güs Weg Watergang, with Simon Fayolle (aka Braka), Sébastien Smither, Olivier Dumaine and Richard Rozembaum (in 1997). He's on keyboards, flute, clarinet and sampler, until 2002.

Was a Finnish symbolist painter and graphic artist. In 1895 he became the private pupil of Akseli Ga

Was a Finnish symbolist painter and graphic artist. In 1895 he became the private pupil of Akseli Gallen-Kallela at his wilderness studio Kalela in Ruovesi. The two characters Simberg used most in his art are the "Poor Devil" and Death.He also took photographs and made drawings of naked pre-pubesent boys, many carrying large wreaths. The wreath-bearing boys have a link with Simberg's earlier photographs, including 'Guido, Fish Boy', a boy sitting on a rock looking out to sea and Leo standing with his arm raised on a jetty. These images of boys reflect growth, change, puberty and sexual identity. The wreath-carriers are a central motif of the frescoes at the Tampere Cathedral, which Simberg painted between 1905 and 1906.

Was an Austrian composer of Slovene origin, particularly noted for his art songs, or Lieder. He brou

Was an Austrian composer of Slovene origin, particularly noted for his art songs, or Lieder. He brought to this form a concentrated expressive intensity which was unique in late Romantic music, somewhat related to that of the Second Viennese School in concision but utterly unrelated in technique.Though he had several bursts of extraordinary productivity, particularly in 1888 and 1889, depression frequently interrupted his creative periods, and his last composition was written in 1898, before he died of syphilis.

Hugues Cuénod received his training at the Ribaupierre Institute in Lausanne, at the conservatories

Hugues Cuénod received his training at the Ribaupierre Institute in Lausanne, at the conservatories in Geneva and Basel, and also in Vienna. He started his career as a concert singer. In 1928, he made his stage debut in Ernst Krenek's Jonny spielt auf in Paris, and in 1929 he sang for the first time in the U.S. in Noel Coward's Bitter Sweet. From 1930 to 1933 he was active in Geneva, and then in Paris from 1934 to 1937. During the 1937-1939 seasons, he made an extensive concert tour of North America. From 1940 to 1946 he taught at the Geneva Conservatory. In 1943 he resumed his operatic career singing in Die Fledermaus (Johann Strauss II) in Geneva. He subsequently sang at Milan’s La Scala (1951), the Glyndebourne Festival (from 1954 on) and London’s Covent Garden (1954, 1956 and 1958).

Is a French singer of Spanish ancestry; Aufray began his career singing in Spanish.Aufray represente

Is a French singer of Spanish ancestry; Aufray began his career singing in Spanish.Aufray represented Luxembourg in the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest, performing "Dès que le printemps revient" and finishing fourth. His most famous songs are "Santiano", "Céline", "Stewball" and in Spanish, "Barco de Papel".

Was a French jazz critic and producer. His most famous works were Hot Jazz: The Guide to Swing Music

Was a French jazz critic and producer. His most famous works were Hot Jazz: The Guide to Swing Music and The Real Jazz, published in 1936 and 1942, respectively. He is also remembered for financing a number of jazz records by artists such as Sidney Bechet and Tommy Ladnier.

Was a French sculptor, trained as a menuisier or wood-worker;[1] as a designer of Mannerist ornament

Was a French sculptor, trained as a menuisier or wood-worker;[1] as a designer of Mannerist ornament his published designs, such as La diversité des termes ("The Diversity of Therm figures") Lyon, 1572, inspired luxury furnishings, such as dressoires, armoires and cabinets. Its preface was signed "Hugues Sambin, Architecteur en la ville de Dijon". As an architect, he worked on the designs for temporary festive structures for the Royal entry into Dijon of Henri II and that of Charles IX (1564), for which Sambin was coordinator; in more lasting commissions