Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an American pair skater. With brother Jerry Fotheringill, she is the 1963 and 1964 U.S. national

Is an American pair skater. With brother Jerry Fotheringill, she is the 1963 and 1964 U.S. national champion. They represented the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics where they placed 7th. The Fotheringills were originally from Tacoma, Washington b

An English singer/songwriter. Her father, Sefton Myers, was a successful property developer who also

An English singer/songwriter. Her father, Sefton Myers, was a successful property developer who also managed artists and singers—most notably Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice during the writing of Jesus Christ Superstar. Her family relocated from Poland to England in the 1920s, and changed their surname from Tzuke to Myers. When Tzuke embarked on her singing career, she decided to reclaim the family's Polish name. Her mother, Jean Silverside, was a television actress. Tzuke has five children: Bailey, also a singer-songwriter; Tallula Muggleton-Tzuke; Annie Moody Muggleton; Andy Muggleton; and Jamie Muggleton.

Is an American former ice dancer. She and Michael Seibert won the 1981-1985 U.S. Figure Skating Cham

Is an American former ice dancer. She and Michael Seibert won the 1981-1985 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and the 1983-1985 World bronze medalist. They placed 7th at the 1980 Winter Olympics and 4th at the 1984 Olympics. They are the 1988 World Profe

A Canadian mezzo-soprano.Forst made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera on September 19, 1968 at the

A Canadian mezzo-soprano.Forst made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera on September 19, 1968 at the age of 24 in the small role of the Page in Rigoletto. Other Met roles include (in chronological order) Tebaldo in Verdi's Don Carlo, Stéphano in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette, Mercédès in Bizet's Carmen, Teresa in Bellini's La sonnambula, Siebel in Gounod's Faust, Kate Pinkerton in Puccini's Madama Butterfly, Lola in Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana, Bersi in Umberto Giordano's Andrea Chénier, Estrella in Offenbach's La Périchole, Preziosilla in La forza del destino, Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel, Flora in La traviata, Giulietta in Les contes d'Hoffman, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Mère Marie in Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites, Kabanicha in Janácek's Káta Kabanová, Adelaide in Arabella, The Witch in Hänsel und Gretel, and Kostelnicka in Jenufa.

Is a contemporary American bluegrass/folk musician and the daughter of the winner of the 1972 Nobel

Is a contemporary American bluegrass/folk musician and the daughter of the winner of the 1972 Nobel Prize in Medicine Gerald Edelman. She graduated from Swarthmore College, then pursued a career in Third World development in the San Francisco Bay Area, Ke

A concert pianist and educator.Judith Gordon gave her New York recital debut on May 27, 1990 at the

A concert pianist and educator.Judith Gordon gave her New York recital debut on May 27, 1990 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of the museum’s Introductions series. Bernard Holland, reviewing for The New York Times, wrote, "… Ms. Gordon does not have the dominating technique associated with major virtuosos, but she has character and she thinks."[2]The Celebrity Series of Boston has presented Gordon frequently and she has performed regularly with Emmanuel Music. With Rob Kapilow she explored music of Beethoven and Debussy in his What Makes It Great? programs in Boston, Los Angeles, and New York. Gordon has performed as a soloist with the Boston Pops, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, and the MIT Symphony.

Was a Dutch artist who worked in a various fields, including genre subjects, portraits and still lif

Was a Dutch artist who worked in a various fields, including genre subjects, portraits and still lifes.Leyster was born in Haarlem[1] as the eighth child of Jan Willemsz Leyster, a local brewer and clothmaker. While the details of her training are uncertain, in her teens she was well enough known to be mentioned in a Dutch book by Samuel Ampzing titled Beschrijvinge ende lof der stadt Haerlem, originally written in 1621, revised in 1626-27, and published in 1628.

Is an American folk and standards singer and songwriter, known for the stunning purity of her sopran

Is an American folk and standards singer and songwriter, known for the stunning purity of her soprano; for her eclectic tastes in the material she records (which has included folk, showtunes, pop, and rock and roll); and for her social activism.

A Dutch soprano, author and poet, who lives in Ireland and has released novels and many articles in

A Dutch soprano, author and poet, who lives in Ireland and has released novels and many articles in English.After graduating from the Royal Conservatory in The Hague at a very young age, Mok won French and Dutch State Grants to study in Vienna under Chris

A female singer/DJ who is currently a make-up artist.Pronk began displaying her talents at the age o

A female singer/DJ who is currently a make-up artist.Pronk began displaying her talents at the age of six when she took up ballet but, by age 18, she became involved with the Dutch club scene, where she added vocalist and DJ duties to her resume.She hooke

A legendary British singer/songwriter whose first band Judy and The Folkmen (1964-1966) then saw her

A legendary British singer/songwriter whose first band Judy and The Folkmen (1964-1966) then saw her taking the limelight as the original vocalist with Fairport Convention from 1967 to 1968. The group recorded their first album with her, their repertoire at the time consisting of both American singer-songwriter works plus originals.After Fairport Convention, Dyble, with Ian McDonald, joined the original line up of Giles, Giles and Fripp by famously advertising in Melody Maker. This group would later become King Crimson. Later she was one half of the duo Trader Horne[1] with Jackie McAuley, releasing one album, Morning Way in 1969, and two highly prized collectible vinyl singles. She also guested on The Incredible String Band's 1968 album The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (on "The Minotaur’s Song") and on G.F. Fitz-Gerald's 1970 album Mouseproof.

An Australian painter. She has twice won the Archibald Prize.Judy Cassab was born Judit Kaszab in Vi

An Australian painter. She has twice won the Archibald Prize.Judy Cassab was born Judit Kaszab in Vienna, Austria in 1920 to Hungarian parents. Her husband was put in a forced labour camp by the Nazis in World War II, and returned to Hungary in 1944.She moved to Australia in 1950 and settled in Sydney.

A feminist artist, author, and educator.Judy Chicago is a feminist artist who has been making work s

A feminist artist, author, and educator.Judy Chicago is a feminist artist who has been making work since the middle 1960s. Her earliest forays into art-making coincided with the rise of Minimalism, which she eventually abandoned in favor of art she believed to have greater content and relevancy. Major works include The Dinner Party and The Holocaust Project.In 1971 Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro jointly founded the CalArts Feminist Art Program for the California Institute of the Arts. Together they organized one of the first-ever feminist art exhibitions - Womanhouse - 30 January-28 February 1972. In 1973, Chicago co-founded the Feminist Studio Workshop, located inside the Los Angeles Women's Building, a seminal feminist art teaching and exhibition space.

Was the lead singer of the girl group The Chiffons.

Was the lead singer of the girl group The Chiffons.

Is an Australian cartoonist, illustrator and writer whose work is widely published and exhibited.In

Is an Australian cartoonist, illustrator and writer whose work is widely published and exhibited.In 2005, a selection of her work was acquired by the National Library of Australia for its collection. She said at the time that "I really like being recognis

Is an American singer and actress. Born in New York City Kuhn's training as a classical soprano was

Is an American singer and actress. Born in New York City Kuhn's training as a classical soprano was at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, from which she graduated in 1981.

An American jazz vocalist.Niemack sang in a church choir from age seven. She decided on a profession

An American jazz vocalist.Niemack sang in a church choir from age seven. She decided on a professional career in singing at age 17, and soon after met Warne Marsh, who encouraged her to explore jazz. She studied jazz at Pasadena City College, and later at

An actress, singer, author and woodblock-print artist from Taiwan. Born in Taipei, she graduated fro

An actress, singer, author and woodblock-print artist from Taiwan. Born in Taipei, she graduated from Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan, and after that, she changed her nationality into Japanese. Her career has spanned more than four decades.She enjoyed great popularity in Chinese-speaking countries, and won the Best Actress honor at the ninth Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. She later won the Special Prize at the 19th Asia Film Festival. She has recorded for Columbia Records, CBS Sony and Toshiba EMI. Her 1979 hit Miserarete sold two million copies. Ongg has had at least one song appear on the NHK program Minna no Uta, and has appeared on the New Year's Eve spectacular Kohaku Uta Gassen with songs 'Miserarete' in 1979 and 'Reika no Yume' in 1980. One of her most popular songs is "The Story of O-Shin", the Cantonese opening song for the hit drama, "Oshin". This song pushed her popularity among many fans of the series in Hong Kong. Judy wasn't fluent in Cantonese, therefore, her accented Cantonese made the song very catchy.

An American Country Music Singer. In the mid-80s, she was a successful country music singer, making

An American Country Music Singer. In the mid-80s, she was a successful country music singer, making all the way to number one on the country charts in 1986 with the song "Until I Met You." She also won the Academy of Country Music's "Top New Female Vocali

An Australian pop singer from Sydney, who came to national prominence in the early 1960s through her

An Australian pop singer from Sydney, who came to national prominence in the early 1960s through her regular TV appearances on the pop music show Brian Henderson's Bandstand and her many hit records.As a young performer she was "by lined" as The Cowgirl from Granville but on her first appearance on "Bandstand" it was mis-announced as The Callgirl from Granville.

American singer and actress. Born 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts. While still a teenager, Valentine b

American singer and actress. Born 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts. While still a teenager, Valentine began singing professionally in local nightclubs. At 22, she married songwriter/disc-jockey Sherm Feller, who assumed an active role in promoting her career

Artist; designer and photographer.Projects for national and foreign publishing houses like: HarperCo

Artist; designer and photographer.Projects for national and foreign publishing houses like: HarperCollins and Penguin Books, Wolters Kluwer, National Geographic Society.The Dream; a photo album coupled with prof. Leszek Kolakowski questionnaire, to be answered by celebrities and public personae, National Geographic Society 2009. Portrait photography: cooperation with celebrities and public personae like: Pope John Paul II , Stanislaw Dziwisz , Wislawa Szymborska , Anna Dymna , Czeslaw Milosz , Michael York (actor) , Krzysztof Penderecki , Andrzej Wajda , Roman Polanski , Leszek Kolakowski , Wladyslaw Bartoszewski , Haley Joel Osment , José Manuel Barroso , Willem Dafoe , Aleksander Wolszczan , Henryk Górecki ,

Is a Finnish musician. He is currently in the band Charon as a vocalist and songwriter and in the ba

Is a Finnish musician. He is currently in the band Charon as a vocalist and songwriter and in the band Harmaja as a vocalist, guitar player and songwriter and also in the band Northern Kings as a vocalist.[1] He also provided vocals for the first release from the band Poisonblack, which featured members from several other Finnish rock bands.

Was an Estonian artist and painter. Juhan Muks acquired a higher education abroad before returning t

Was an Estonian artist and painter. Juhan Muks acquired a higher education abroad before returning to his native Estonia and following his fellow countrymen Adamson-Eric, Eduard Wiiralt, Lydia Mei, Kristjan Teder, Eduard Ole, and Felix Randel in populariz

Was one of the most prominent Finnish singer-songwriters of the late 20th century. From the early 19

Was one of the most prominent Finnish singer-songwriters of the late 20th century. From the early 1970s onward he released nearly 30 full-length albums, as well as writing song lyrics for dozens of Finnish artists. Several of Leskinen's songs have reached classic status in Finnish popular music, e.g., "Viidestoista yö", "Kaksoiselämää" and "Syksyn sävel". His early records are considered staples of the so-called Manserock movement of the mid-'70s. In addition to Leskinen's musical work, he extended his focus to poetry and playwriting with nine collections of verse and seven plays published.