Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a French photographer, born in Paris, lived in Roche-sur-Yon. He was a medical student until 1924

Is a French photographer, born in Paris, lived in Roche-sur-Yon. He was a medical student until 1924 when he met André Breton through Pierre Naville, a Surrealist writer, and childhood friend. From then on, Boiffard decided to dedicate himself to Surrealist research in the Bureau of Surrealist Research, writing the preface with Paul Éluard and Roger Vitrac to the first issue of La Révolution surréaliste. Preferring photography to literature, he became Man Ray’s assistant. During the 1920s, he took portraits of the English writer Nancy Cunard and photographs of Paris which Breton used to illustrate his novel, Nadja. In 1928, Boiffard was abruptly expelled from the Surrealist movement for taking photographs of Simone Breton.

Was a French sculptor. Dumont came from a large dynasty of sculptors that included his grandfather P

Was a French sculptor. Dumont came from a large dynasty of sculptors that included his grandfather Pierre Dumont and children Augustin-Alexandre Dumont and Jeanne Louise Dumont Farrenc. He was a pupil of Augustin Pajou, and in 1788 he won the Prix de Rome. From 1788 to 1793, he lived in Italy, after which he returned to his native France,

Was a French academic sculptor[1] of modest reputation, whose themes were of neoclassical and biblic

Was a French academic sculptor[1] of modest reputation, whose themes were of neoclassical and biblical inspiration; his public commissions were in large part for the programs of decorative architectural sculpture required by the grandiose public works programs characteristic of the Second Empire,[2] which included commemorative portraits of French culture heroes. He also provided models for goldsmith's work.

The band were arguably more successful with Abbott on board, releasing several Top 10 singles. Among

The band were arguably more successful with Abbott on board, releasing several Top 10 singles. Amongst their most successful hits during her stint were: "Rotterdam", "Perfect 10", "Don't Marry Her" and "Dream A Little Dream". Abbott was discovered by Paul Heaton, the Beautiful South's other lead singer at a party. He was apparently standing on the stairs talking to some friends, with his drink in his hand when he apparently said: "I heard this heavenly voice". The voice belonged to Abbott, who was singing along to a Karaoke machine.

A singer and songwriter.O'Sullivan was originally a member of the country/punk/rockabilly group Shil

A singer and songwriter.O'Sullivan was originally a member of the country/punk/rockabilly group Shillelagh Sisters. In 1978 she was one of three backing vocalists on Status Quo's album "If You Can't Stand the Heat". In 1983 she appeared in the videoclip of Eurythmics "Who's That Girl?", along with the members of Bananarama, which she would later join. In 1986 she played an extra in a café scene in the British film Absolute Beginners. O'Sullivan was a backing vocalist in lip-synched TV performances for Living in a Box for a short time in 1987. She got fired after she did not learn the lyrics and the camera showed close-ups of her mouth not matching the song.

A Québécois pop singer who records as Jacynthe. She records material in English, French and Italia

A Québécois pop singer who records as Jacynthe. She records material in English, French and Italian, and has had Top 40 hits on both the anglophone and francophone pop charts in Canada.Jacynthe is best known amongst adults for starring, along with Anne-Ma

The guitarist for rock band AFI (joined in 1998), and the keyboardist/synthesizer operator for the e

The guitarist for rock band AFI (joined in 1998), and the keyboardist/synthesizer operator for the electronic duo Blaqk Audio. He takes his stepfather's surname. Puget is a vegetarian, and is straight edge along with Davey Havok, the vocalist of AFI.Jade has a half-sister- Alishea, a half-brother named Gibson, and a younger brother named Smith. The latter being AFI's Tour Manager. Gibson appears in the poem in the beginning of This Time Imperfect on the CD Sing The Sorrow. Jade dropped out of school at the age of seventeen, yet still moving on to go to UC Berkeley, where he majored in social theory. After graduating from college,

A English singer and actress. Ewen started her career with the role of Nala in the West End producti

A English singer and actress. Ewen started her career with the role of Nala in the West End production of The Lion King. She has since then been seen in numerous TV series in both the United Kingdom and Australia. In 2005 Ewen joined the R&B group Trinity Stone which achieved moderate success in the UK, Ireland, and Russia. On 31 January, 2009 Ewen won the British national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest and will represent the country at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow on 16 May.

Is an English singer. He is most famous for being the former lead singer of the band Damage. Now ent

Is an English singer. He is most famous for being the former lead singer of the band Damage. Now entering a phase with new band CherryBlackStone, the band can be seen in Channel 4's Bo in the USA. He has also recorded a song with Emma Bunton aka Baby Spic

Was an American ceramic artist and author of two autobiographical volumes.[1]

Was an American ceramic artist and author of two autobiographical volumes.[1]

Formerly known by the stage name, Jade Trini, is an American contemporary gospel music singer. Gorin

Formerly known by the stage name, Jade Trini, is an American contemporary gospel music singer. Goring was also briefly a member of the electronic dance/house music/old school hip hop group, Mantronix, in 1991.

Is an American pop singer, songwriter and actress.[1] She is sometimes known as Jade from Sweetbox.

Is an American pop singer, songwriter and actress.[1] She is sometimes known as Jade from Sweetbox. She was the vocalist and songwriter of the pop project, Sweetbox, until she left the project's title behind, in September 2007, to pursue her music career

Is a Chinese-American singer, dancer, comedienne, and theatrical agent and manager.According to Cele

Is a Chinese-American singer, dancer, comedienne, and theatrical agent and manager.According to Celebrity Sleuth magazine, her body measurements during her 20s and 30s was 37D-22-37. She performed ballet right into her 90s, where she was caught by an inte

A Sri Lankan musician. His best known songs include "Saagara Tharangaa," "Mage Nango," "Pemvantayin

A Sri Lankan musician. His best known songs include "Saagara Tharangaa," "Mage Nango," "Pemvantayin Se," and "Obe Sina Langa." He is currently one of the three judges on Sirasa Superstar.[1]Wickramasinghe initially pursued a career as an engineer, but later decided to become a musician like his parents. His career took off after his songs were played on stations owned by the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.[1]

Was an Indian artist and writer. He was a member of the Communist Party of India.He wrote that: "cul

Was an Indian artist and writer. He was a member of the Communist Party of India.He wrote that: "cultural experiences and activity in India is a multi-level phenomenon – and these levels are often mutually independent and non-interacting – it is the urban and the so-called modern sense of contemporarity that appears to dominate the scene and thus to distort the real perspective".

Is a Jamaican reggae musician, who was raised in Kingston. He was given the name Jah Cure by Capleto

Is a Jamaican reggae musician, who was raised in Kingston. He was given the name Jah Cure by Capleton whom he met while growing up in Kingston.

Was an Azerbaijani folk singer and theatre actress.Talyshinskaya first studied at Maryam Bayramalibe

Was an Azerbaijani folk singer and theatre actress.Talyshinskaya first studied at Maryam Bayramalibeyova's Uns School for Girls and moved to Baku at the age of nine to attend the Azerbaijani Girls Seminary. While residing at her older sister Bilgeys's house, she learned how to play the piano and the tar with no professional instruction.

An Indian painter. [1]Jahar Dasgupta is influenced by his teachers Nandalal Bose and Ramkinkar Baij.

An Indian painter. [1]Jahar Dasgupta is influenced by his teachers Nandalal Bose and Ramkinkar Baij. He is also influenced by the work of Binod Behari Mukherjee.His work has been featured in the Bengali Magazine Shatak Ekush, and is the subject of a documentary film, Bornomoy Jahar, directed by Sandip Ray.[2] Shakti Chatterjee wrote a poem on his sketch on the releasing of a book “Poem on Paintings” in the Silver Jubilee of Painters’ Orchestra, 1994.

Is a Norwegian singer and musician. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest three times

Is a Norwegian singer and musician. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest three times, in 1978, 1982 and 1983 respectively. His given name was Jan, he added the silent H later. Since October 2006 he has been living in Sweden.

Is a Filipino musician best known for being one-third of the APO Hiking Society, along with Danny Ja

Is a Filipino musician best known for being one-third of the APO Hiking Society, along with Danny Javier and Boboy Garovillo.

Is an Australian singer/songwriter and lead singer and guitarist of critically acclaimed Australian

Is an Australian singer/songwriter and lead singer and guitarist of critically acclaimed Australian music group Jaime Robbie Reyne & The Paradise Three. He has said that he is influenced by such folk, blues, country and rock musicians as The Band, Gram Parsons, Ry Cooder, Gillian Welch, Townes Van Zandt, Nirvana amongst many others. As the leader of the band, Jaime Robbie Reyne & The Paradise Three he plays Fender guitars, primarily a Fender Telecaster Deluxe, and sometimes he uses a Gibson SG.

Is a Mexican rock and roll musician.His style has been influenced mostly by British rock groups from

Is a Mexican rock and roll musician.His style has been influenced mostly by British rock groups from the 80’s. Among his influences you can find bands like: The Cure, Depeche Mode, Bauhaus, U2, Soda Stereo, Miguel Mateos, Caifanes and Fobia. These influences can be noticed through his bass lines, guitar sound and his voice.

Is a singer and guitarist, and is best known as a member of Stiff Little Fingers.They were briefly n

Is a singer and guitarist, and is best known as a member of Stiff Little Fingers.They were briefly named The Fast, but as there was already a group of that name they changed it to Stiff Little Fingers, taken from the song of the same name that had appeared on Pure Mania, the 1977 album by The Vibrators.

Hooker was a founding band member of the 1970s group The Arrows . The pop group had several hit sing

Hooker was a founding band member of the 1970s group The Arrows . The pop group had several hit singles produced by Mickie Most and a weekly TV series on the Granada ITV network, The Arrows Show.

Is the male lead vocalist for the American music group Scissor Sisters. Shears was born in Arizona b

Is the male lead vocalist for the American music group Scissor Sisters. Shears was born in Arizona but grew up in the suburbs of Seattle.