Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a groundbreaking Russian choreographer and dancer. He was born in St.Petersburg as son of a pros

Was a groundbreaking Russian choreographer and dancer. He was born in St.Petersburg as son of a prosperous, middle-class merchant, and at the age of 9 he was accepted into the St. Petersburg Imperial Ballet School. In 1898, on his 18th birthday, he debute

Is a French singer and composer. Originally he released music along with his singers and dancers ent

Is a French singer and composer. Originally he released music along with his singers and dancers entitled "Le Big Bazar" but went for a more solo approach 1977. In 1969 he published his first album: "Je n'aurai pas le temps" (French: "I won't have time"). The song was later covered in English by John Rowles and was entitled "If I only had time".

Is a French composer-songwriter, singer and actor. His compositions include: La boîte de jazz, Joue

Is a French composer-songwriter, singer and actor. His compositions include: La boîte de jazz, Joueurs de blues and Les vacances au bord de la mer.Michel Jonasz left school at the age of 15 to find his way in the arts. Painting, theatre and music interested him, but he began his artistic career as a pianist. After having worked with both Vigon and The Lemons, in 1966 he created the band King Set with his friend, the guitarist Alain Goldstein.

Was a painter. The gifted son of a banker in the small south-eastern town of Rechytsa in Belarus, Mi

Was a painter. The gifted son of a banker in the small south-eastern town of Rechytsa in Belarus, Michel Kikoine was barely into his teens when he began studying at "Kruger's School of Drawing" in Minsk

A French Canadian singer most popular in the 60s and 70s among women. His first hit, "Buenas Noches

A French Canadian singer most popular in the 60s and 70s among women. His first hit, "Buenas Noches Mi Amor", launched his career, and his biggest hits include "La Dame en Bleu" and "Je Déclare l'Amour au Monde Entier". He has also worked as a host for a

Is a French singer who was very popular from the mid-1960s until the early 1980s. While his commerci

Is a French singer who was very popular from the mid-1960s until the early 1980s. While his commercial success is considerably smaller nowadays, he is still active and critically respected.

A singer-songwriter and musician from Quebec. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His father wa

A singer-songwriter and musician from Quebec. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His father was an actor, Robert Rivard. Michel began his career at an early age appearing in a Canadian television series (Rue des Pignons) and in TV commercials.Rivard

Is a French singer.He is known not only for his love songs ("La Maladie d'Amour"), but also for song

Is a French singer.He is known not only for his love songs ("La Maladie d'Amour"), but also for songs dealing with various social and political issues, such as the rights of women in Islamic countries, clerical celibacy, colonialism and the death penalty. Another sometimes controversial theme found in some of his songs ("Les Ricains" and "Monsieur le Président de France" for example) is his respect and support for the culture and foreign policies of the United States.

Was an internationally active French critic, curator, and collector of art. He was an early and infl

Was an internationally active French critic, curator, and collector of art. He was an early and influential theorist and practitioner of "tachisme", which is generally regarded as the European equivalent of abstract expressionism. Tapié was from an old and aristocratic French family; he was also a second cousin ("petit-cousin") of the painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

Was a Dutch composer, performer and inventor of experimental electronic musical instruments. He has

Was a Dutch composer, performer and inventor of experimental electronic musical instruments. He has been the artistic director of STEIM in Amsterdam since 1981, where he collaborated with musicians and artists from all over the world.

Was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta and Sicily between 1593 and 1610, considered the

Was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta and Sicily between 1593 and 1610, considered the first great representative of the Baroque school of painting.Even in his own lifetime Caravaggio was considered enigmatic, fascinating, rebellious and dan

Was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, who worked in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from

Was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, who worked in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1674 onward. In 1688, Palloni became a court painter of the Polish king Jan III Sobieski. He was a pupil of Baldassare Franceschini (Il Volterrano)[2]

Is an American actress and singer, known primarily for her roles on movies, soap operas and televisi

Is an American actress and singer, known primarily for her roles on movies, soap operas and television.The naturally blonde-haired Fabares is best known for her roles as Donna Reed's daughter and oldest child, Mary Stone, on the long-running The Donna Ree

An Italian pianist who specialises in the music of Franz Liszt, and is also a conductor.Campanella w

An Italian pianist who specialises in the music of Franz Liszt, and is also a conductor.Campanella was born in Naples in 1947. He won the Alfredo Casella Prize at age 19, after studying with Vincenzo Vitale. This led to an international performing career, taking him to many countries (Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, China, Argentina, Brazil), regularly appearing at international music festivals such as Lucerne, Vienna, Berlin, Prague, Taormina, Turin, and Pesaro[1], and working with such conductors as Claudio Abbado, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Vernon Handley, Eliahu Inbal, Sir Charles Mackerras, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Georges Prêtre, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Thomas Schippers, Hubert Soudant, and Christian Thieleman.[2][1] He is also a regular chamber music player, and has often appeared with Salvatore Accardo, Rocco Filippini and Claudio Desideri.[2]

Is a Tony and Emmy-nominated American singer, dancer, actress, producer, director and frequent game

Is a Tony and Emmy-nominated American singer, dancer, actress, producer, director and frequent game show panelist of the 1970s. She is best-known for her role as Karen Cooper Fairgate MacKenzie on the 1980s prime-time soap opera, Knots Landing. She also co-starred with Dean Jones in the 1969 Disney film, The Love Bug.

Better known as Michele Lee, is a Tony and Emmy-nominated American singer, dancer, actress, producer

Better known as Michele Lee, is a Tony and Emmy-nominated American singer, dancer, actress, producer, director and frequent game show panelist of the 1970s. She is best-known for her role as Karen Cooper Fairgate MacKenzie on the 1980s prime-time soap ope

An R&B singer who released her debut album, My Dream, on August 26, 1997 on the RCA record label, wh

An R&B singer who released her debut album, My Dream, on August 26, 1997 on the RCA record label, which peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200.[3] From 1996-1998 she released three Top 20 singles, "Everyday, Everynight" (#3),[4] "I'm Not Feeling You" (#

Is a former nude dancer at the Casino de Paris before being chosen by Louis Réard to model the firs

Is a former nude dancer at the Casino de Paris before being chosen by Louis Réard to model the first modern-day bikini on July 5, 1946 at Piscine Molitor in Paris. Réard could not find a model who would dare to wear his design. He ended up hiring Bernardini, a 19 year old nude dancer from the Casino de Paris as his model.[1][2] That bikini, a string bikini with a g-string back made out of 30 square inches (194 cm2) of cloth with newspaper type printed across,

Was a French athlete and pianist.A great-niece of the French author Victor Hugo, and a niece of the

Was a French athlete and pianist.A great-niece of the French author Victor Hugo, and a niece of the composer Lucien Paroche, Ostermeyer was born in Rang-du-Fliers, France. At the insistence of her mother, she began learning piano at the age of 4, and at 14 she left her family's home in Tunisia to attend the Conservatoire de Paris. After the outbreak of World War II, she moved back to Tunisia where she performed a weekly half-hour piano recital on Radio Tunis.

Is an American figure skater. She competes in ladies' singles.

Is an American figure skater. She competes in ladies' singles.

Is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. She made her debut in 2000, and released the platin

Is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. She made her debut in 2000, and released the platinum-selling albums The Spirit Room and Hotel Paper in August 2001 and June 2003 respectively. During this period, she collaborated with Santana on the single "The Game of Love", which won a Grammy Award. In 2004, she formed the musical duo The Wreckers with fellow musician Jessica Harp. Michelle Branch will release her third solo album with Maverick, Everything Comes and Goes, in the summer of 2008.

A British pop singer, television personality and sometime glamour model voted "the most sought after

A British pop singer, television personality and sometime glamour model voted "the most sought after girl in Newcastle". She was married to former boyband member Andy Scott-Lee, and was coincidentally the sister-in-law to former Steps singer Lisa Scott-Lee and the sister-in-law by marriage to former Hear'Say and Boom!! singer Johnny Shentall. She and Andy announced the end of their marriage on 5 June 2008 citing adultery on her part. Most recently, she has appeared on Celebrity Big Brother.

Is a Dutch singer, who is known from her performance in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001.On March 2,

Is a Dutch singer, who is known from her performance in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001.On March 2, 2001 Michelle competed in the final of the Dutch National Song Contest, with the alternative pop song "Out On My Own". She won the final with a score of 84, 30 points more than the contestant finishing second. Both the audience and the professional jury awarded her the most points, respectively 50 and 34.

Is the former vocalist/guitarist/pianist of the band Straylight Run.Before Straylight Run, she provi

Is the former vocalist/guitarist/pianist of the band Straylight Run.Before Straylight Run, she provided background vocals for two of the songs off of Taking Back Sunday's debut album, Tell All Your Friends ("Bike Scene" and "Ghost Man on Third"). Also, Mi

Is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. She made her debut in 2000, and released the platin

Is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. She made her debut in 2000, and released the platinum-selling albums The Spirit Room and Hotel Paper in August 2001 and June 2003 respectively. During this period, she collaborated with Santana on the singl