Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is an influential Chinese painter.[1] He first rose to prominence in the late 1970s and early 1980s

Is an influential Chinese painter.[1] He first rose to prominence in the late 1970s and early 1980s as a member of the No Name Group, a circle of largely self-taught, underground artists based in Beijing, who worked in direct contravention of the Chinese government's official sponsorship of Socialist Realism. After the crackdown against avante garde artists during the "anti-spiritual pollution" campaign in 1986, he began to show his paintings in galleries in Berlin, New York, Boston, London, and Vancouver. In 2006, Ma's work was featured in the No Name Group Retrospective in Beijing, curated by internationally renowned Chinese art historian and critic Gao Minglu[2].

Was a Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).His style name was 'Fuxi' and his sobriq

Was a Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).His style name was 'Fuxi' and his sobriquets were 'Xixia and Tianyu shanren'. Ma was taught by Yun Shouping, and specialized in Bird-and-flower painting.

Is an Estonian musician, and former member of the girl group Vanilla Ninja. Born to Riina and Madis

Is an Estonian musician, and former member of the girl group Vanilla Ninja. Born to Riina and Madis Kivi. She has a brother, Vahur and two sisters, Helen and Kristi.

Was a contralto classical singer.

Was a contralto classical singer.

A J-pop singer in Hello! Project. In 2002, she successfully passed the Hello! Project Kids Audition.

A J-pop singer in Hello! Project. In 2002, she successfully passed the Hello! Project Kids Audition. Sudo is currently a member of the group Berryz Kobo.

A Japanese seiyu and singer-songwriter who made her debut in 1996 as the voice of Hitomi Kanzaki[1]

A Japanese seiyu and singer-songwriter who made her debut in 1996 as the voice of Hitomi Kanzaki[1] in the hit anime series The Vision of Escaflowne. She sings songs in both Japanese and English.She is set to voice Alphard, alongside Miyuki Sawashiro who voices the main character Canaan, in the anime Canaan.[2] She also does the voice of Padmé Amidala in the Japanese dub of Star Wars Episodes I, II, and III. She reprised the role in the current ongoing American 3D CGI animated television series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars.[3]

Is an Israeli artist.Strauss studied architecture at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusa

Is an Israeli artist.Strauss studied architecture at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. She has exhibited in several galleries and art projects, such as the project "Sharon", that suggests, according to curator Joshua Simon, "an unlikely connection between the most affluent region in Israel, and the name of the Israeli PM."

Was a Spanish-American artist and oil painter. She was born to a prominent Spanish family who lived

Was a Spanish-American artist and oil painter. She was born to a prominent Spanish family who lived on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.Alvarez demonstrated artistic talent at a young age and 1915 enrolled in a Los Angeles art school, where she enjoyed immediate success. She painted a large mural for the Panama-California Exposition San Diego, for which she won a Gold Medal. Alvarez attended William Cahill’s prestigious School for Illustration and Painting in Los Angeles and drew a haunting charcoal portrait of a woman in profile used by the School for its catalog cover.

Was an African-American figure skater and coach. She fell in love with figure skating in the 1930s w

Was an African-American figure skater and coach. She fell in love with figure skating in the 1930s when she saw Sonya Henie in movies. She could not skate in the 1930s because she was not allowed to join a skating club due to being African-American. She w

Was an English-born cabaret singer who performed in the United States, Britain, and Europe with the

Was an English-born cabaret singer who performed in the United States, Britain, and Europe with the greats in jazz and cabaret. She was a featured performer at Chez Bricktop in Paris, owned by the legendary hostess Bricktop, and performed in such clubs as Le Ruban Bleu, Tony's, the RSVP, the Carlyle, the St. Regis Hotel, and eventually her own room, the Byline Club. AmonIn 1928, she was an unknown member of the black chorus in the London production of Show Boat, but she had become the toast of Paris by the 1930s, with admirers who included Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Cole Porter.

Is an American blues vocalist who was the first female signed by Berry Gordy to Motown's Tamla label

Is an American blues vocalist who was the first female signed by Berry Gordy to Motown's Tamla label.John was born in Bastrop, Louisiana, and moved from the south to Detroit to find employment. After graduating from Pershing High School, she took a job as

Is a noted American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the

Is a noted American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of Brown's hit recordings, and a key part of his band, playing alto, tenor and baritone saxophones.

Who recorded as Exuma, was born in the early 1940s on Cat Island (Bahamas) to Ms. Daisy Mackie and d

Who recorded as Exuma, was born in the early 1940s on Cat Island (Bahamas) to Ms. Daisy Mackie and died in Nassau in the Bahamas on January 25, 1997.

Was a Japanese voice actor and actress. Her mother died when she was a child; she was raised by her

Was a Japanese voice actor and actress. Her mother died when she was a child; she was raised by her father. She had two brothers and a sister. One of her brothers died during a war; the other is still alive. Her sister died in childbirth, and her father d

Was an influential Latin jazz musician. [1] His sister was the singer Graciela.Machito played a huge

Was an influential Latin jazz musician. [1] His sister was the singer Graciela.Machito played a huge role in the history of Latin jazz. His bands of the 1940s, especially the band named the Afro-Cubans, were among the first to fuse Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz improvisation. Machito was the front man, singer, conductor, and maraca player of the Afro-Cubans and its successors. Machito's brother-in-law Mario Bauza, the musical director, influenced Machito to hire jazz-oriented arrangers.

An American country music singer-songwriter from Bethany, Oklahoma.Highlights of her career include

An American country music singer-songwriter from Bethany, Oklahoma.Highlights of her career include performing alongside Vince Gill and Toby Keith in a concert for the 10th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing in 2005 and performing "You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma" with David Frizzell. In 2005, she released her first album Good Day as well as writing and recording a jingle for KWTV's News 9's This Morning, a local morning show aired in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Wainwright has written songs with Don Shlitz – who has worked with Alison Krauss and Steve Williams, a songwriter who has worked with Craig Morgan among many other songwriters. Although not currently signed to a label, Wainwright signed with BMI Nashville and she and her producers have agreed on an artist development deal in order to sign Wainwright to a record label.[3]

Is a Polish singer, guitarist, poet, former leader of music groups Püdelsi and Homo Twist.

Is a Polish singer, guitarist, poet, former leader of music groups Püdelsi and Homo Twist.

Is a Polish singer who rose to fame in his country after winning Idol Poland 4, the Polish version o

Is a Polish singer who rose to fame in his country after winning Idol Poland 4, the Polish version of Pop Idol, televised by Polsat. He won with 53.58% of the vote in a 3-way final on June 18, 2005.

Studied art in Wroclaw and Warsaw and became a poster designer and commercial artist. . He was a Pro

Studied art in Wroclaw and Warsaw and became a poster designer and commercial artist. . He was a Professor, Academy of Fine Art (ASP), Warsaw PL from 1975 until his death, teaching and becoming a significant influence on the the artists of the Third Generation (1960s-1980s) of Polish School of Posters.His style conveys simple and powerful messages; often with the use of ingenious and humorous devices as well as painterly gestures with exceptionally elaborate metaphors. His Mona Lisa CYRK poster, which is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York has been honored with a postage stamp issued in 2002 by the Polish post office

Is a Polish artist, writer, journalist, singer, poet and comic. Despite being considered one of the

Is a Polish artist, writer, journalist, singer, poet and comic. Despite being considered one of the classics of Polish grim humour, he is perhaps best known as a translator of songs and poems by Leonard Cohen.

He partially owns Tezuka Productions, help creating posthumous works of his father, the famous Osamu

He partially owns Tezuka Productions, help creating posthumous works of his father, the famous Osamu Tezuka. He also runs his own company, Neontetra. He is married to mangaka Reiko Okano.

Is an English folk singer.In 1966 she began performing with Tim Hart, another St Albans resident, an

Is an English folk singer.In 1966 she began performing with Tim Hart, another St Albans resident, and together they recorded two albums before becoming founding members of Steeleye Span in 1970.

Is an American-born pop and jazz singer and a stage actress. Her father was a pharmacist and her mot

Is an American-born pop and jazz singer and a stage actress. Her father was a pharmacist and her mother a housewife, substitute teacher, and singing evangelist for the African Methodist Episcopal Church in the state of Georgia.

Was a French classical singer whose voice is usually described as soprano but which also encompassed

Was a French classical singer whose voice is usually described as soprano but which also encompassed a mezzo-soprano repertoire.This first concert was attended by Fauré and Ravel, both of whom went on to work closely with her in performances of their work

A famous Tamil cartoonist, journalist, writer and mediocre film-critic who works for Ananda Vikatan

A famous Tamil cartoonist, journalist, writer and mediocre film-critic who works for Ananda Vikatan magazine, a leading Tamil weekly. Though his native is thanjavur , he was brought up at chennai. He did his schooling at triplicane hindu school and his college education at vivekananda college,chennai.During 1970's ,he started his life as cartoonist at Ananda vikatan magazine.Later he was assisstant editor of ananda vikatan, Junior vikatan. He also answers to the questions asked from the readers in Hi Madhan in Ananda Vikatan which is very popular and informative