Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is an English Jazz pianist, composer, writer, and the host of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz on Nati

Is an English Jazz pianist, composer, writer, and the host of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz on National Public Radio.She pursued classical studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Much to the dismay of her family, she developed a lov

Was an American dancer who starred in a series of movie musicals at Universal Studios, tapping and c

Was an American dancer who starred in a series of movie musicals at Universal Studios, tapping and clowning with Donald O'Connor.Her parents were vaudevilleians, "The Merry Dancing Ryans", and Peggy joined them onstage before she was two years old. Her singing, acting, and dancing skills were noticed by George Murphy, who helped her get a role in 1937's Top of the Town. Her first pairing with O'Connor was 1942's What's Cookin'?, and they appeared in films together throughout World War II.

An Australian painter. Her work concentrates on the still life. In 1997 a major retrospective of her

An Australian painter. Her work concentrates on the still life. In 1997 a major retrospective of her work was organised by the Art Gallery of New South Wales. She has held more than 60 solo exhibitions. She received the inaugural Mosman Art Prize in 1947. Margaret Olley attended Somerville House during her high school years. She was so focused on art that she dropped one French class in order to take another art lesson.On June 12 2006 in the Queen's Birthday Honours list, Olley was awarded Australia's highest civilian honour, the Companion of the Order of Australia, for her commitment to art and philanthropy. On July 13 2006 she donated more works to the Art Gallery of New South Wales; her donations to date include more than 130 works worth $7 million.[1]

Was a well known Australian artist. She was very influential during the 1920s to 1940s for her moder

Was a well known Australian artist. She was very influential during the 1920s to 1940s for her modernist works as a painter and printmaker and her views promoting Aboriginal art in contemporary art.Margaret first travelled to Europe in 1900, studying in Paris and Munich. With the outbreak of World War I Margaret travelled to England, where she exhibited at the Royal Academy, the New English Art Club and the Society of Women Artists. In 1916, she enrolled at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts studying pottery, fabric printing and dyeing, basket weaving and the many techniques of printmaking.

Is a singer of American popular music who first made her reputation during the 1940s and 1950s.Marga

Is a singer of American popular music who first made her reputation during the 1940s and 1950s.Margaret's musical talent may have been inherited; her father Richard Whiting, was a famous composer of popular songs. She also had an aunt, Margaret Young, who

Was a popular singer in the United States in the 1920s.Margaret Young began her professional career

Was a popular singer in the United States in the 1920s.Margaret Young began her professional career in Detroit, Michigan. She sang at theaters, dinner clubs, and on Vaudeville. Young first recorded commercially for the Victor Talking Machine Company in 19

Was a Finnish artist, the first professional native female artist in Finland. She mainly painted alt

Was a Finnish artist, the first professional native female artist in Finland. She mainly painted altarpieces, but was also active as a portrait painter.Capsia was born in Sweden as the child of Gottfried Capsia and Anna Schultz and married the priest Jacob Gavelin in Stockholm in 1719. After the Great Northern War in 1721 they moved to Vasa in Finland, were Margareta became known as an altarpiece painter in Österbotten. In 1730, they mowed to Turku, were she became a famous artist in all Finland. Her altarpieces where described as individual illustrations of the bible, and she was regarded as one of the best painters in the genre together with Mikael Toppelius. She painted the altarpieces of a long line of churches, such as in the churches of Paltamo in 1727 and Säkylan in 1739.

A Romanian singer and actress. She made her debut in 1958. Married to Gheorghe Sencovici until his d

A Romanian singer and actress. She made her debut in 1958. Married to Gheorghe Sencovici until his death, she has lived in the United States since 1983 (now residing in Summit, New Jersey).

Was a nightclub singer and television star, as Cha Cha O'Brien on Surfside 6, before dying at age 27

Was a nightclub singer and television star, as Cha Cha O'Brien on Surfside 6, before dying at age 27 a day after heart surgery. Most episodes featured her singing, usually in English but occasionally in Spanish. One of her songs from the second and final season, "The Cha Cha Twist" was released as a single but did not enter the Billboard Top 100 chart. Her tenuous grasp on English provided comic relief on the show. She died a year after the series ended. Often compared to Lupe Velez and Carmen Miranda, the Madrid-born Sierra responded "Carmen Miranda wore all sorts of funny hairdresses, some made of bananas, and I have never done that. Miss Velez, on the screen, was a spitfire type while I prefer happy-go-lucky parts."

Was an Italian operatic soprano. She was one of the most remarkable light lyric sopranos of her gene

Was an Italian operatic soprano. She was one of the most remarkable light lyric sopranos of her generation. Her warm, expressive and expertly produced voice is preserved in many Parlophone and Ultraphon recordings made before World War II, as well as a me

Was an Italian singer of the 18th century. Vocally, she is best described as a soprano, though later

Was an Italian singer of the 18th century. Vocally, she is best described as a soprano, though later in her career her tessitura descended to that of a mezzo-soprano. She is particularly well-known for her association with the composer George Frideric Han

Was an Australian-born Italian soprano, particularly associated with dramatic Italian roles. She pos

Was an Australian-born Italian soprano, particularly associated with dramatic Italian roles. She possessed a powerful voice and was a forceful singing-actress in the grand manner.Margherita Grandi was born Margaret Gard in Harwood Island, New South Wales, Australia. When she was ten her family moved to Tasmania and she went to school in Hobart. She left Australia in 1911 to study at the Royal Conservatory of Music in London. She also studied with Mathilde Marchesi and Jean de Reszke; and later in Paris with Emma Calvé. She made her professional debut in Paris, as a mezzo-soprano under the stage name of Djéma Vécla (Vecla being an anagram of Calvé) singing Charlotte in Massenet's Werther. In 1922, she created Massenet's Amadis in Monte Carlo.

An Italian lyric soprano, primarily active in the 1960s and 1970s.Rinaldi was born in Turin, Italy,

An Italian lyric soprano, primarily active in the 1960s and 1970s.Rinaldi was born in Turin, Italy, and completed her music studies in Rovigo. She won a voice competition in Spoleto and made her debut there in 1958 in the title role of Lucia di Lammermoor

Is one of the pioneers of the Women's Music movement.Her first album, Margie Adam, was promoted with

Is one of the pioneers of the Women's Music movement.Her first album, Margie Adam, was promoted with a fifty city tour which concluded with a performance of her song, "We Shall Go Forth" at the National Women's Conference in Houston. The song quickly beca

Is an American Country Music singer. She was most popular in the late 50s for her Top Ten Country Hi

Is an American Country Music singer. She was most popular in the late 50s for her Top Ten Country Hit "Poor Old Heartsick Me". For a period of a time as well, she was briefly married to Doyle Wilburn of the Wilburn Brothers.

Is an American country music singer. In the 1960s, Margie Singleton was a popular duet and solo reco

Is an American country music singer. In the 1960s, Margie Singleton was a popular duet and solo recording artist, working with legendary Country stars George Jones and Faron Young. She had her biggest hit with Faron Young called "Keeping up With the Jones

Is an American Country Music Singer. In the 1970s, she was a popular female Country vocalist, acquir

Is an American Country Music Singer. In the 1970s, she was a popular female Country vocalist, acquiring two No. 1 hits on the Country charts during that time, "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" and "It Only Hurts for a Little While", both Country musi

The lead vocalist of the Canadian band Cowboy Junkies. Margo’s ethereal vocals, paired with the ba

The lead vocalist of the Canadian band Cowboy Junkies. Margo’s ethereal vocals, paired with the band’s spare and quiet songs performed at a lethargic pace, gives the band its unique sound.[2]Margo was born and spent most of her childhood in Montreal, Queb

A German Schlager singer, most popular in the 1950s and 1960s. She continued to be a frequent guest

A German Schlager singer, most popular in the 1950s and 1960s. She continued to be a frequent guest on television programs into the 2000's.In 1954, while a dental assistant, Eskens won a Polydor Records talent competition with the song "Moulin Rouge". A c

A famous musician, folk singer and researcher of the folklore of her country and, in general, of Lat

A famous musician, folk singer and researcher of the folklore of her country and, in general, of Latin America.Margot has been fully active for many decades and has carried out and published an outstanding body of work dealing with musical styles and folk music and customs of all Chilean regions as well as other South American countries. She has been a devoted teacher of her art; she applies a method of research of the purest ethnographic and anthropological style, which culminates with the staging of an aesthetic form.

Was a Belgian dancer, choreographer, and artist.Acarin is generally known by her stage-name, Akarova

Was a Belgian dancer, choreographer, and artist.Acarin is generally known by her stage-name, Akarova. She was called "the Belgian Isadora Duncan". She studied music and dance under Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, creator of eurhythmics, after which she joined the Antwerp ballet. She soon left due to disputes with the ballet mistress.In 1922, attending a meeting arranged by Isadora Duncan's brother Raymond, she met artist Marcel Baugniet, with whom she would collaborate for many years. They married on 31 October 1923, but separated in 1928. Baugniet coined Marguerite's stage name. In this period she danced, choreographed, and designed sets and costumes, in performances to works by composers such as Igor Stravinski and Maurice Ravel. Her second marriage, to artistic patron Louis Lievens, took place on 6 April 1935. This marriage too ended in a separation, in 1939.

Was a French singer and actress.orn in Paris, France to a poor and dysfunctional Breton family, Marg

Was a French singer and actress.orn in Paris, France to a poor and dysfunctional Breton family, Marguerite Boulc'h was a child left to a life on the streets in the dark side of Paris. In her teens she got a break when she met one of the female music-hall

Was a French pianist.Marguerite Marie-Charlotte Long was born in Nîmes. She studied with Henri Fiss

Was a French pianist.Marguerite Marie-Charlotte Long was born in Nîmes. She studied with Henri Fissot at the Paris Conservatoire, taking a premier prix in 1891, and privately with Antoine Marmontel. Marguerite Long gave the first performances of Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin and Piano Concerto in G major. From 1906 to 1940 she taught at the Paris Conservatoire, her students including Jacques Février,Willem Ibes and Samson François.

Is a Japanese female singer and actress, who was famous in 1970s' Japan. She was born as Mari Saito

Is a Japanese female singer and actress, who was famous in 1970s' Japan. She was born as Mari Saito in Omiya, Saitama Prefecture. She got five oricon number one song, a record as a female singer which was later broken by Seiko Matsuda. She started the era

A Japanese female rock singer , songwriter and producer. She must not be confused with another singe

A Japanese female rock singer , songwriter and producer. She must not be confused with another singer and actress also named Mari Hamada (????), who also released two solo albums and solo singles in the 90's, and who was the singer of two Japanese band: "