Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter J

A German singer who is probably best-known for her performance in the Eurovision Song Contest in 197

A German singer who is probably best-known for her performance in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1975. She performed the song "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" and was placed seventeenth out of nineteen countries.Fleming made a further Eurovision bid in 19

Her aunt is the composer Iris Gruttmann. She has sung children's music for the ARD program Die Sendu

Her aunt is the composer Iris Gruttmann. She has sung children's music for the ARD program Die Sendung mit der Maus since 1999. Her fifth song was "Schnappi", which she recorded in 2001 when she was five years old. In 2004 and 2005 "Schnappi" became a #1 hit in Germany and several other European countries.Joy Gruttmann is currently attending fifth grade at Leibniz Gymnasium in Gelsenkirchen.

Was an American pop singer from Chicago, Illinois, often compared to Sandy Duncan.Layne signed to Me

Was an American pop singer from Chicago, Illinois, often compared to Sandy Duncan.Layne signed to Mercury Records in 1956 after her mother arranged a meeting with Mercury A&R rep Art Talmadge. Her debut single was a cover of The Poni-Tails' "Your Wild Hea

A German singer-songwriter, known for her mixture of soul, R&B, and African folk music with lyrics i

A German singer-songwriter, known for her mixture of soul, R&B, and African folk music with lyrics in German and English.Around the same time Denalane came in first contact with hip hop group Freundeskreis, who searched for a female counterpart to lead si

Is a leading Filipino composer who specializes in a cappella Choral Music. Also a sought after orche

Is a leading Filipino composer who specializes in a cappella Choral Music. Also a sought after orchestrator, his works range from traditional to modern, ethnic to electronic, serious to popular. He is also a pianist, singer, conductor (music) and music educator.

Is an R&B singer who released her debut album Here I Am on June 20, 1995 on the Atlas/A&M record lab

Is an R&B singer who released her debut album Here I Am on June 20, 1995 on the Atlas/A&M record label. Her debut single was "I Like What You're Doing To Me" is described as having an R&B feel with a touch of Hip hop. It reached number 46 on the Billboard

Was a British pianist and piano teacher. She became famous late in life, when unauthorized copies of

Was a British pianist and piano teacher. She became famous late in life, when unauthorized copies of commercial recordings made by other pianists were released under her name, earning her high praise from critics. The fraud did not come to light until a few months after her death.As a promising young professional Hatto played at a large number of concerts in London and throughout Britain and Europe beginning in the 1950s. There were concertos (accompanied by the Boyd Neel, Haydn and London Symphony Orchestras and many others), solo recitals at the Wigmore and Queen Elizabeth Halls and elsewhere, as well as (in the late 1960's and early 1970's) concerts by "pupils of Joyce Hatto":[1] she supplemented her earnings with work as a repetiteur for the London Philharmonic Choir, working under such conductors as Sir Thomas Beecham and Victor de Sabata; and as a piano teacher, both privately and at schools including Crofton Grange, a girls' boarding school in Hertfordshire.[2] She was also active in the recording studios, for several companies such as Saga Records, in England, Germany (Hamburg) and Paris.

Was an English film and television actress, comedienne and singer-songwriter.During World War II, Gr

Was an English film and television actress, comedienne and singer-songwriter.During World War II, Grenfell toured India, North Africa and the Middle East with a company performing for British troops. In 1989 her wartime journals were published under the title The Time of My Life: Entertaining the Troops. Her singing and comedic talents on stage led to offers to appear in motion picture comedies. Although she performed in a number of films, she continued with her recording career, producing a number of humorous albums as well as books.

Is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Known for her 1980s club anthems, her biggest hit was

Is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Known for her 1980s club anthems, her biggest hit was the soul-dance ballad "Come into My Life," which was a worldwide top ten hit in early 1988. It first reached #7 in the UK, and then spread to the rest of t

Is an American singer, most famous for being one-third of the group Tony Orlando and Dawn.[1] As an

Is an American singer, most famous for being one-third of the group Tony Orlando and Dawn.[1] As an original member to the 1970s group, who later had their own successful television program, she was featured on hit singles like "He Don't Love You (Like I

Is a multidisciplinary artist who articulates researches about space-and-time problems, polysensory

Is a multidisciplinary artist who articulates researches about space-and-time problems, polysensory perception, subcognitive attitude and memory of experience. While working with such mediums as photograph, painting, performance and new media.

Was a Dutch painter, and "the most respected Dutch artist of the second half of the nineteenth centu

Was a Dutch painter, and "the most respected Dutch artist of the second half of the nineteenth century".He was born at Groningen, of Jewish parents. His father intended for him to be a man of business, and it was only after a determined struggle that he was allowed to enter on an artistic career.

A Polish concert pianist, born in 1969 in Tarnów, Poland. Lives in Paris, France.Jozef Kapustka was

A Polish concert pianist, born in 1969 in Tarnów, Poland. Lives in Paris, France.Jozef Kapustka was born in 1969 in Tarnów, Poland where he began receiving his precociously early musical tuition from the local instructor Danuta Cieslik at the age of 3. He then briefly studied at the State Higher Academy of Music in Kraków with Ewa Bukojemska, but it was not until he moved to the West that he accomplished a fairly unique scholarly pedigree. Having graduated with a straight A record from The Juilliard School in New York ( Bachelor's of Music degree 1992) where he studied piano with Josef Raieff, whose teaching descended directly from this of Franz Liszt; then Jerome Lowenthal and chamber music with Joseph Fuchs

A native Fanyu (now Guangzhou, was a famed Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty. His courtesy name was Me

A native Fanyu (now Guangzhou, was a famed Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty. His courtesy name was Meisheng, and sobriquet Meichao or Guquan. He wrote "Peoms of Shouxie Shi" (????) and "Yanyu Ci" (???).

Is a Spanish singer-songwriter.He worked in the radio station "40 Principales" in Bilbao. Later, he

Is a Spanish singer-songwriter.He worked in the radio station "40 Principales" in Bilbao. Later, he went to Madrid where he started to sing in the café Libertad 8. There he met Rosana Arbelo, Andrés Molina, Rogelio Botanz, and Paco Bello.

Is a Puerto Rican singer, musician and songwriter, better known for being the winner of the fourth s

Is a Puerto Rican singer, musician and songwriter, better known for being the winner of the fourth season of Objetivo Fama, a Puerto Rican television singing talent contest in the form of a reality show, broadcast by Telefutura in USA and by Univision in Puerto Rico.

Is a Cuban artist living in exile in New York.Boza was fired as a result of the Congress of Educatio

Is a Cuban artist living in exile in New York.Boza was fired as a result of the Congress of Education and Culture which convened in 1971 and led to the censorship of many artists in Cuba. In the years between 1971 and his exodus from Cuba in 1980 Boza restored religious statues to earn a living.

Was a gay[1] Afro-Cuban-American artist specializing at painting, drawing, engraving, installation a

Was a gay[1] Afro-Cuban-American artist specializing at painting, drawing, engraving, installation and graphic design.Boza studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes “San Alejandro” from 1960 to 1962 and then from 1962 to 1964 at the Escuela Nacional de Arte (ENA) both located in Havana, Cuba. He was expelled from San Alejandro due to "political issues" and became a lithographer with the Experimental Graphic Workshop in 1965.

Is a Mexican-American singer for the death-grind band Brujeria.

Is a Mexican-American singer for the death-grind band Brujeria.

Is a well-known Cuban photographer.Alom is photographer and has worked extensively with Fototeca de

Is a well-known Cuban photographer.Alom is photographer and has worked extensively with Fototeca de Cuba. At this institution he taught several photography workshops. In 1990, he studied at the International Institute of Journalism in Havana, Cuba. Alom worked as a journalist from 1985-1989 at Editoral Abril in Havana, Cuba. He is now a freelance photographer.

Is an Argentine musician and composer.He was a member of various small bands until "Irreal" was form

Is an Argentine musician and composer.He was a member of various small bands until "Irreal" was formed, in 1980, comprising himself, Juan Chianelli (keyboards), Jorge Llonch (bass), "Piraña" Fegundez (flute), Alberto Corradini (guitar) and Daniel Wirtz (drums). They attracted a big audience to their concerts, but were always pursued by the censors of the Proceso.Halfway through 1981 Baglietto launched himself as a solo musician. He made his début in Buenos Aires, but he didn't achieve a breakthrough until he became the surprise hit of the "Festival de La Falda" in 1982. By this time, he had armed himself with a supporting group consisting of Silvina Garré as a backing singer,

He is the Titular Conductor of the Venezuelan vocal group Coral Antiphona.He took a degree in Choral

He is the Titular Conductor of the Venezuelan vocal group Coral Antiphona.He took a degree in Choral Conducting at the renomed Escuela Nacional de Instructores de Arte (National Academy of Arts Instructors) and at the Centro Nacional de la Enseñanza Artística (National Center for Artistic Teaching), both in La Habana, with the musician teachers Mayda Martínez and María Felicia Pérez.

Is an Argentinian musician.Born in the '40s in Buenos Aires, Juan Carlos Caceres became intimately i

Is an Argentinian musician.Born in the '40s in Buenos Aires, Juan Carlos Caceres became intimately involved with the existentialist movement that thrived in the city during the years of his youth. Caceres was an accomplished jazz trombonist by his mid-twenties, and though he studied fine arts at the university rather than music, he quickly became a fixture in the Buenos Aires jazz community. He became a mainstay at the legendary Cueva de Passarato jazz club, which was not only an important musical venue

A Colombian operatic tenor. He was born in Manizales, Colombia.He began singing at the age of five i

A Colombian operatic tenor. He was born in Manizales, Colombia.He began singing at the age of five in the children’s choir of his native city Manizales. Later he studied the piano at the University of the Andes, Colombia (Universidad de los Andes), in Bog

Was an Argentine tango pianist, bandleader and composer.Juan Carlos was born in the San Isidro Parti

Was an Argentine tango pianist, bandleader and composer.Juan Carlos was born in the San Isidro Partido of Buenos Aires to parents Juan and Lidia Cerradi. They encouraged him to play the piano and he made his radio debut at the age of 12.Juan Carlos Howard played with many bands including those of Juan D'Arienzo, Roberto Zerrillo, Francisco Lomuto and Héctor Varela. He also led his own band on more than one occasion.