Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter J

S an American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actress. Born in Gary, Indiana and rais

S an American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actress. Born in Gary, Indiana and raised in Encino, California, she is the youngest member of the Jackson family of musicians. Initially performing on stage with her family at the age of seven,

Was an American pair skater who competed with John Nightingale, twice winning the silver medal at th

Was an American pair skater who competed with John Nightingale, twice winning the silver medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships and taking part in the 1952 Winter Olympic Games. After her competitive career ended, she was a judge and a co

Is an American figure skater and Olympic bronze medalist. In 1964, at 11, she became the youngest sk

Is an American figure skater and Olympic bronze medalist. In 1964, at 11, she became the youngest skater to pass the rigorous eighth and final test administered by the United States Figure Skating Association, and two years later she won the U.S. Junior L

American singer and guitar player from Los Angeles, California.She was a student of Randy Rhoads. Sh

American singer and guitar player from Los Angeles, California.She was a student of Randy Rhoads. She started with music as teenager playing the guitar in Precious Metal [1] (1983-1992) music band.

A half-Belgian, half-Spanish, English-born, American-raised singer who has resided in Spain since th

A half-Belgian, half-Spanish, English-born, American-raised singer who has resided in Spain since the age of 12, and who sings primarily in Spanish.Because of her grandparents' import-export business, she lived with her parents first in London, where she was born; and later in Chicago .and La Habra, California, where she grew up. After her parents' separation at age 12, she moved to Barcelona with her mother and younger brother and sister. Having grown up in the United States, Dimech initially spoke only English when she first moved to Spain. She was placed in an American school at first, but later befriended some local Spanish children who helped teach her Spanish.[original research?]

Tang showed an early interest in computers, beginning to learn Perl at age 12.[2] Two years later, T

Tang showed an early interest in computers, beginning to learn Perl at age 12.[2] Two years later, Tang dropped out of high school, unable to adapt to student life.[1] By the year 2000, at the age of 19, Tang had already held positions in software companies, and worked in California's Silicon Valley as an entrepreneur.[2] In late 2005, she changed both her English and Chinese names and began to live her life as a woman, citing a need to "reconcile [her] outward appearance with [her] self-image".[3] Taiwan's Eastern Television reports that she has an IQ of 180.[1] She is a vocal proponent for autodidacticism[4] and individualist anarchism.[2]

Is a highly popular South Korean singer. His music combines elements of popular music, jazz, and Kor

Is a highly popular South Korean singer. His music combines elements of popular music, jazz, and Korean traditional music. In particular, the style of pansori can be heard throughout Jang Sa-ik's music.

Is a former vocalist from the group Sechs Kies and a duet singer along with former Sechs Kies member

Is a former vocalist from the group Sechs Kies and a duet singer along with former Sechs Kies member Kim Jae Duc under Kiss Entertainment. He was known to be the most considerate of the group and also the youngest of member of the group. He was a sophomore is college as he was a member of the boy band. Though he had little parts in the group, his parts were very valuable as he sang it with much ease.

A semi-trot singer. She exploded into fame at the beginning of 2005 with her single ???! (an exclama

A semi-trot singer. She exploded into fame at the beginning of 2005 with her single ???! (an exclamation close in meaning to "Oh my goodness!"). Although in her 20s, she has decided to stick with a genre mainly appealing to older Koreans and has parlayed that into continued success, with four full albums (the latest one in June of 2008) and two "half" albums. Because of her age and her popularity, she has been able to play in both the younger K-Pop shows and the older trot shows. She is currently one of the MCs on SBS's 1000 Song Challenge.

Is an American recording artist who is the lead vocalist and songwriter for the glam metal band Warr

Is an American recording artist who is the lead vocalist and songwriter for the glam metal band Warrant. Lane was born as John Kennedy Oswald on February 1, 1964 in Akron, Ohio, the youngest of five children. Due to several complaints, his parents changed

Jani started playing around the age of 13–14 years old.[1]

Jani started playing around the age of 13–14 years old.[1]

Is an American dramatic soprano, best known for her interpretation of Wagner and Strauss.[1] Baird w

Is an American dramatic soprano, best known for her interpretation of Wagner and Strauss.[1] Baird was born in New York City.She studied with Astrid Varnay to develop the seminal dramatic soprano roles of Wagner and Strauss (Ortrud, Brünnhilde, Isolde, El

Was a Polish-born American painter well regarded both in France and the United States for her painti

Was a Polish-born American painter well regarded both in France and the United States for her paintings of intimate interiors, portraits of her famous friends, and the places she traveled. In 1930, on a trip to Paris, she met and fell in love with the English Novelist, Ford Madox Ford. Remaining with Ford until his death in 1939, Biala became the perfect representation of American bohemia in France signing her paintings simply as Biala. Following the death of Ford in 1939, Biala returned to New York where she became one of the few women associated with the New York School befriending painter Willem de Kooning and critic Harold Rosenberg among others. In 1950 she participated in the important abstract expressionist discussion group at Studio 35 and exhibited frequently at the Stable Gallery.

Was a soprano singer and college professor.Janice was the daughter of a Presbyterian minister and li

Was a soprano singer and college professor.Janice was the daughter of a Presbyterian minister and lived in Hamilton Square, New Jersey at an early age. Harsanyi married Nicholas Harsanyi, a violist who went to school with Béla Bartók in Hungary. Nikki fou

Gained worldwide success in the early-mid 1990s with the Eurodance/Hi-NRG/Italo House group Livin' J

Gained worldwide success in the early-mid 1990s with the Eurodance/Hi-NRG/Italo House group Livin' Joy as the lead singer before going solo in 1999. After Robinson left, Livin' Joy scored more hits during the 1995-1996 period with another singer. HOwever,

Gers was the lead guitarist of the band White Spirit before joining Gillan, a group formed by former

Gers was the lead guitarist of the band White Spirit before joining Gillan, a group formed by former Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan. After Gillan disbanded, he joined Gogmagog which included former Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di'Anno and drummer Clive Burr. Gers also performed with other artists including former Marillion vocalist Fish. In 1990, he played guitar on the first solo album of Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson, Tattooed Millionaire. During the recording of the album he was asked to join Iron Maiden in place of departing Adrian

An award-winning English actress and singer.Dee has performed a wide range of stage productions, fro

An award-winning English actress and singer.Dee has performed a wide range of stage productions, from modern comedy to Shakespeare, contemporary drama to musical theatre and opera. She has also directed school productions.In 2007, she played Kate in the Harold Pinter play Old Times, alongside Neil Pearson and Susannah Harker. In 2005 she starred as Beatrice in Sir Peter Hall's acclaimed production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing at the Theatre Royal in Bath. Hall remarked in a radio interview that the reason he had chosen to produce that play was to see Dee perform the role. Early in 2003, she played the role of Nurse Fay in the premiere production of Anyone Can Whistle at the Bridewell Theatre.

Is an American country music singer, best remembered for a series of country music hits in the early

Is an American country music singer, best remembered for a series of country music hits in the early to mid 1980s.Janie Fricke was one of the most popular female country singers of the '80s, racking a string of hits and proving herself a versatile vocalis

A Puerto Rican singer more known for being the winner of the first season of Objetivo Fama, a singin

A Puerto Rican singer more known for being the winner of the first season of Objetivo Fama, a singing talent contest held in Puerto Rico.In 2005, Janina released her first album titled Todo De Mí. The album was pretty successful and Janina performed heavily throughout the island.In 2006, she released her second album titled Contra La Corriente with the hit single of the same title. In 2007 she started touring Mexico to promote her new album.

Was a female Polish artist.She was born in Warsaw and was the wife of Antoni Slonimski.In 1932 she w

Was a female Polish artist.She was born in Warsaw and was the wife of Antoni Slonimski.In 1932 she won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for her woodcut "Narciarze" ("Skier").

A contemporary artist whose work focuses mostly on process. She often uses her whole body of differe

A contemporary artist whose work focuses mostly on process. She often uses her whole body of different parts of it, such as her mouth, hair, eyelashes, and brain as tools and with them performs everyday activities to create her artwork. For example, in her work Gnaw (1992) Antoni uses her mouth and the activity of eating or chewing to carve two 600 lb. cubes, one made of chocolate, the other of lard, and then used the chewed out bits to create chocolate boxes and lipstick tubes, which she then displayed in a mock store front. In this work and others, Antoni often confronts issues such as materiality, process, the body, cultural perceptions of femininity, and her art historical roots.[1]

Is a Dutch violinist.

Is a Dutch violinist.

Is an American exotic dancer and adult film actress, best-known for her work in American pornographi

Is an American exotic dancer and adult film actress, best-known for her work in American pornographic films (typically credited as just Janine), during the mid-1990s and a 2004-2005 comeback.

In her early years Kira often devoted more time to her guitar studies and songwriting than to her sc

In her early years Kira often devoted more time to her guitar studies and songwriting than to her school work. With the help of her guitar teacher, she recorded one of her first songs and submitted it to a home recording competition in 1997. The material was passed on to Hamburg-based producer Michael Hagel, and Kira received feedback on it a year later. This considerably influenced her decision to set herself apart with her talent and her work, and also created an important mutual trust. Her work on new songs began. ôIÆve always written my music and lyrics together,ö she has said. ôAt first [I wrote my lyrics] in English, but my producer took me aside again and again and wanted me to write something in German. As soon as I tried that, we were both immediately convinced by the result and the new feeling it generated.ö From then on she was no longer interested in writing English lyrics.

Was a film and television actress working in the 1940s and 1950s.After attending Mather College in C

Was a film and television actress working in the 1940s and 1950s.After attending Mather College in Cleveland, Ohio, Carter headed to New York in an attempt to start an opera career. Although her attempt was a failure, she did end up working on Broadway wh