Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter I

The stage name of Yoshihito Kamata , a Japanese famous Enka singer-songwriter.Enka is a popular genr

The stage name of Yoshihito Kamata , a Japanese famous Enka singer-songwriter.Enka is a popular genre akin to Japanese folk music or blues music in the Western world. He has released several popular albums. Amongst his most famous hits are "Sake-yo", "Suika", and "Yuki Guni".He also claimed that he became the first popular hip-hop artist in Japan by his 1984 song "Ora Tokyo sa Iguda" (lit. "I'm going to Tokyo").[1]

Was an American figure skater who competed in pairs and ice dance with her brother Ray Hadley, Jr..

Was an American figure skater who competed in pairs and ice dance with her brother Ray Hadley, Jr.. Hadley was born in Renton, Washington. The next year, they finished second in pairs at the U.S. Championships and fourth at the North American Figure Skati

Is a Romanian violinist and orchestra conductor.he started to study music with his father (an amateu

Is a Romanian violinist and orchestra conductor.he started to study music with his father (an amateur musician). He graduated from the Music Conservatory in Bucharest and became a well-known violinist, performing in concerts all over Romania and also abroad.

Was a Bulgarian artist (painter, graphic artist, cartoonist and illustrator), writer and pedagogue.B

Was a Bulgarian artist (painter, graphic artist, cartoonist and illustrator), writer and pedagogue.Beshkov was born in Dolni Dabnik, nowadays a small town near Pleven in Pleven Province, central northern Bulgaria. In 1918–1920, he studied at the Faculty of Law of Sofia University and briefly returned to his native Dolni Dabnik as a teacher. In 1921, he enrolled in painting at the National Academy of Arts, where he was taught by Nikola Marinov; he graduated in 1926.

A member of the Turkish music group Grup Kizilirmak.She started her professional career as singer in

A member of the Turkish music group Grup Kizilirmak.She started her professional career as singer in Turkish/Kurdish protest music group Grup Yorum.

Is a Finnish composer of popular opera and father of Jaakko Kuusisto. He was the general manager of

Is a Finnish composer of popular opera and father of Jaakko Kuusisto. He was the general manager of the Finnish National Opera.

A South African singer-songwriter/guitarist.She was educated in Messina, (now known as Musina), Sout

A South African singer-songwriter/guitarist.She was educated in Messina, (now known as Musina), South Africa at Eric Louw High School[Averaging over 180 live shows per year[2], she is the busiest female musician in South Africa. With 7 CDs and a DVD released[3], her music is popular across Southern Africa.Whilst performing a wide range of cover songs, she also produces her own original music with a distinct rock feel. She sings in English and Afrikaans, and performs music in the genres of rock, pop, country & western and R&B.

Is a Cuban violinist. He is also the first violinist of the New York-based Harlem Quartet, an ensemb

Is a Cuban violinist. He is also the first violinist of the New York-based Harlem Quartet, an ensemble composed of first-place laureates of the Sphinx Competition.Raised in Havana, Gavilán began his violin studies at age at age 3. In 1984 he moved to Moscow with his late mother, pianist Teresita Junco to study at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory under Maia Glizarova.

S an Estonian-Swedish artist and illustrator, born in Tartu, Estonia, but spent her childhood in Haa

S an Estonian-Swedish artist and illustrator, born in Tartu, Estonia, but spent her childhood in Haapsalu on Estonia's Baltic coast. She is known best for her illustrations to various books by the author Astrid Lindgren, including the popular The Children

She became famous in France after the release of her hit single, "Un Monde parfait" ("A Perfect Worl

She became famous in France after the release of her hit single, "Un Monde parfait" ("A Perfect World"), a high-energy techno song which had already been released in Italy in March 2004 under the name 'Très Bien featuring Ilona', on February 28, 2005. The song reached #1 on France's SNEP charts on March 6, 2005, and stayed on top of the charts for 15 weeks. Her second single, "C'est les vacances", was released on June 20, 2005.

Polish singer whose work has its origin in sung poetry, an imprecise, unspecific music genre that me

Polish singer whose work has its origin in sung poetry, an imprecise, unspecific music genre that merges lyrical ballads with written poetry.Since 2005 she cooperates with Marek Tercz, poet and composer from Kielce, who created music and lyrics for their recital 'Kaddish for Rose'. It was introduced for the first time to a wider audience during the 42nd Student Song Festival in 2006, however the official premiere took place a year later at Krakow's Tempel Synagogue in 2007.

Is a Dutch jazz singer. She performs throughout Europe

Is a Dutch jazz singer. She performs throughout Europe

A pianist. She received her training at the Salzburg Mozarteum. She is noted for her interpretations

A pianist. She received her training at the Salzburg Mozarteum. She is noted for her interpretations of Mozart and Mendelssohn, and has recorded the complete piano keyboard music of Haydn

Is a Brazilian-born French harpsichordist. He studied piano and harpsichord in São Paulo, and at th

Is a Brazilian-born French harpsichordist. He studied piano and harpsichord in São Paulo, and at the age of 18 he went to Paris to work with prominent French harpsichordist Huguette Dreyfus and with Canadian harpsichordist Kenneth Gilbert. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he won four premiers prix: Harpsichord and Basso Continuo (1981), Chamber Music (1982), Music History (1983), and Aesthetics (1986).

Became a leading early 20th-century painter in abstract styles in New York City. His work, a search

Became a leading early 20th-century painter in abstract styles in New York City. His work, a search for philosophical order through visual expression, embraced Cubism and Geometric abstraction and was much influenced by Dutch painter Piet Mondrian. He was born in St. Petersburg, Russia.Bolotowsky immigrated to America in 1923 and, settling in New York City, attended the National Academy of Design. He became associated with a group called The Ten, artists including Louis Schanker, Adolph Gottlieb, Mark Rothko and Joseph Solman who rebelled against the strictures of the Academy and held independent exhibitions.

Was a Russian artist, one of the most significant and at the same time most characteristic painters

Was a Russian artist, one of the most significant and at the same time most characteristic painters of the circle of "Jack of Diamonds" (Russian: ???????? ?????).

Was a multi-faceted artist, a painter, jeweler, engraver, sculptor, and renowned artist of Judaica.I

Was a multi-faceted artist, a painter, jeweler, engraver, sculptor, and renowned artist of Judaica.In New York City, Ilya Schor began artwork that would keep fresh his memories of life of the Jews of the shtetls of Eastern Europe, working in the many materials and with the numerous skills at his disposal. He worked on major commissions for synagogues in the United States. Schor’s wood-engraving illustrations for The Earth is The Lord’s and The Sabbath, both important writings by the renowned philosopher and theologian, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, and for Adventures of Mottel The Cantor’s Son by Sholem Aleichem, have remained in print for over fifty years. Rabbi Heschel wrote of Schor’s work,

Was a leading Russian[1] painter and sculptor of the Peredvizhniki artistic school. An important par

Was a leading Russian[1] painter and sculptor of the Peredvizhniki artistic school. An important part of his work is dedicated to his native country, Ukraine.[2] His realistic works often expressed great psychological depth and exposed the tensions within

An English singer.In 1998 she entered the Song For Europe competition to find the UK's song for the

An English singer.In 1998 she entered the Song For Europe competition to find the UK's song for the Eurovision Song Contest. Her track "Where Are You" was a runaway winner with the British public and was selected to represent the UK. Imaani finished just six points behind the winner Dana International, in second place in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998.After its success in the contest, "Where Are You" entered the UK Singles Chart in May 1998, peaking at number 15. The track spent more than two months in the charts, selling over 100,000 copies in the process. Despite this success her record label EMI decided to cancel the release of her follow-up single "You got a way" and parted company with Saleem.

A Japanese shamisen player in the nagauta tradition. He is classically trained as an accompanist to

A Japanese shamisen player in the nagauta tradition. He is classically trained as an accompanist to kabuki chanters, but performs in a number of related styles as well, such as buyo (traditional Japanese dance). He is a part-time lecturer at Kunitachi College of Music, heads the shamisen section of the Tricycle performance troupe of which he is a founding member, and is involved in a number of other organizations and projects which aim to keep Japan's traditional performing arts alive and to pass them on to the next generations.

The lead guitarist and founding member of the Japanese rock band BUCK-TICK since 1985.The two musici

The lead guitarist and founding member of the Japanese rock band BUCK-TICK since 1985.The two musician friends (Imai Hisashi and Maki Fujii) collaborated for a song in 1991 and a few live shows. The enjoyed it so much they went on to do an album. For the album, Fujii recruited his friend Raymond Watts, whom is known for his solo work as Pig and collaborations with such artists as KMFDM. Fujii was able to get many guest musicians to work with Schaft.

Is a graphic designer, based in Tehran, Iran.[1] He is known for his design style which is driven by

Is a graphic designer, based in Tehran, Iran.[1] He is known for his design style which is driven by his admiration for functional art, especially the Persian tradition of making tools and ordinary objects more beautiful. His work is inspired by Iranian folklore and Such Persian and Islamic traditional crafts as calligraphy, pottery, weaves, architecture, talismans, religious flags, and posters.[2] He is a member of the Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS).

Is a Mexican singer and actor. His acting career started with the film Última llamada in 1996, and

Is a Mexican singer and actor. His acting career started with the film Última llamada in 1996, and he has appeared in almost a dozen films and television series since. He is the son of actor Manuel Landeta.

An Australian model, actress and singer. She is currently based in Sydney and is best known in her h

An Australian model, actress and singer. She is currently based in Sydney and is best known in her home country for her many appearances in the men's magazines Ralph and FHM. In 2001, Bailey won the title of Australia's sexiest model in Ralph and was said by the editor to be "winning by a large margin".[cite this quote]

An English pianist.Born in London, she is the daughter of the musicologist Martin Cooper. She studie

An English pianist.Born in London, she is the daughter of the musicologist Martin Cooper. She studied piano in London with Kathleen Long, in Paris with Jacques Février and Yvonne Lefébure, and in Vienna with Alfred Brendel, Jörg Demus and Paul Badura-Skoda. She is particularly known for her interpretations of Schubert and Schumann, but she has also been involved in modern music, giving the premières of works such as Traced Overhead by Thomas Adès. As well as performing as soloist she participates in chamber music and lieder, her long-standing partnership with baritone Wolfgang Holzmair being especially notable.