Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter M

A Belgian musician and songwriter.The 32 year old Belgian singer was discovered for her musical tale

A Belgian musician and songwriter.The 32 year old Belgian singer was discovered for her musical talents by her current manager Patrick Renier at a local talent show. In 1999 she participated in the Belgian preselections of the Eurovision Song Contest and from then on Belle's career in music took off. She started off in pop music but in 2002 she changed her style to Latino/pop and went live on stage with her own "Baila Perez"-band. The album that came with it was an instant success and remained on the top spot in the Belgian charts for several weeks.

A Spanish singer born in 1958 in Huelva, Spain.She borrows her style and inspiration from flamenco t

A Spanish singer born in 1958 in Huelva, Spain.She borrows her style and inspiration from flamenco that she adapts or merge with more modern musical trends, especially jazz and tango but also pop, rock, swing and guaracha, in this sense, she can properly be ranked as a New Flamenco artist.

Was an American pair skater. With partner Dudley Richards, she was the 1961 U.S. national champion a

Was an American pair skater. With partner Dudley Richards, she was the 1961 U.S. national champion and represented the United States at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where they placed 10th. She was the daughter of Maribel Vinson and Guy Owen and the sister of

Was an American figure skater and coach. She competed in the disciplines of ladies singles and pair

Was an American figure skater and coach. She competed in the disciplines of ladies singles and pair skating. As a single skater, she was a nine-time U.S. national champion and the 1932 Olympic bronze medalist. As a pair skater, she won six national titles

A critically acclaimed Filipina film and television actress.Dubbed as the Diamond Star of Philippine

A critically acclaimed Filipina film and television actress.Dubbed as the Diamond Star of Philippine movies,[1] she started acting at the age of six with the 1971 film My Heart Belongs to Daddy with fellow child actress Snooky Serna.In 1974, she received her first award as Best Child Actress at the age of nine at the 9th Manila Film Festival for Virgo Film's Alaala mo, Daigdig ko (Your Memory is My World). She won her second acting award at the 1974 Ilo-ilo Film Festival for the movie version of the TV sitcom John En Marsha which later became the longest running Philippine sitcom. [2]

A singer from the Philippines, best known for winning Pinoy Pop Superstar Year 3. She first audition

A singer from the Philippines, best known for winning Pinoy Pop Superstar Year 3. She first auditioned in Pinoy Pop Superstar Year 1, but did not become a finalist. Two years later, she won with her rendition of Barry Manilow's "One Voice"[citation needed] at the Grand Finale held in Araneta Colosseum. She was the 3rd Pinoy Pop Superstar[1] champion (the others were Jonalyn Viray & Gerald Santos). Her voice is distinctly similar to the Divine Diva Zsazsa Padilla's voice, so she has been given the title of the "Divine Princess".[citation needed]

Was a Ukrainian-born Russian diarist, painter and sculptor. Born Maria Konstantinovna Bashkirtseva i

Was a Ukrainian-born Russian diarist, painter and sculptor. Born Maria Konstantinovna Bashkirtseva in Gavrontsy near Poltava, to a wealthy noble family, she grew up abroad, traveling with her mother across most of Europe

Was a French Impressionist artist described by Gustave Geffroy in 1894 as one of the "le trois grand

Was a French Impressionist artist described by Gustave Geffroy in 1894 as one of the "le trois grandes dames" of Impressionism alongside Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt.[1] However, her often omission from books on women artists indicate the success of her husband, Félix Bracquemond, in his campaign to thwart her development as an artist.

Known as Toyen, was a Czech painter, draftsman and illustrator, a member of the surrealist movement.

Known as Toyen, was a Czech painter, draftsman and illustrator, a member of the surrealist movement.From 1919 to 1920 she attended UMPRUM (the School of Decorative Arts) in Prague. She worked closely with fellow Surrealist poet and artist Jindrich Štyrský until his death. They joined the Devetsil group in 1923 and exhibited with the group. In the early 1920s she travelled to Paris, and soon returned there with Štyrský. While living in Paris, the two founded an artistic alternative to Abstraction and Surrealism, which they dubbed Artificialism.

Was an Australian operatic soprano.Marie Collier was born in Ballarat, Victoria. She first came to p

Was an Australian operatic soprano.Marie Collier was born in Ballarat, Victoria. She first came to prominence in 1952 singing the role of Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana for the National Theatre Opera company in Melbourne. However she became a household name in Australia in 1953-4 performing Magda Sorel in The Consul, for a total of seventy-five performances in Melbourne, Sydney and regional areas.

A Belgian who was killed that same year by Simba rebels, and to a local Bantu woman. The local Pygmi

A Belgian who was killed that same year by Simba rebels, and to a local Bantu woman. The local Pygmies saved Daulne from also being murdered.Daulne and her mother and sisters were airlifted out to Kinshasa in an emergency evacuation by Belgian paratroopers[5] and flown to Belgium because their father had been a Belgian citizen.[1] Daulne was raised in Belgium and as of 2007 calls Brussels home, but lived in New York City for three years starting in 2000.

Was a music-hall singer and comedienne.Born in Paris, France, Marie Dubas began her career as a stag

Was a music-hall singer and comedienne.Born in Paris, France, Marie Dubas began her career as a stage actress but became famous as a singer. Using the great Yvette Guilbert as her model, Dubas started singing in the small cabarets of Montmartre mixing com

In 1998, Serneholt signed a record deal with Stockholm Records (part of Universal Music) along with

In 1998, Serneholt signed a record deal with Stockholm Records (part of Universal Music) along with her then bandmates Sara, Dhani and Amit. Together they performed as the A*Teens. In 1999, they released their first single, a cover of ABBA's "Mamma Mia". The single topped the charts in Sweden for 8 consecutive weeks, and the success was similar around the world.By 2000, the A*Teens' first album, "The ABBA Generation" had sold 4 million copies, and they became one of the most internationally successful Swedish pop bands.[1]

, was a London-born Pre-Raphaelite painter of Greek descent, arguably the greatest female artist of

, was a London-born Pre-Raphaelite painter of Greek descent, arguably the greatest female artist of that movement. During a sixty-year career she produced over one hundred works, contributing regularly to galleries in Great Britain and the United States.

Was an Austrian singer.Fillunger was born in Vienna. She studied at the Vienna Conservatory from 186

Was an Austrian singer.Fillunger was born in Vienna. She studied at the Vienna Conservatory from 1869-73. Then, on the recommendation of Johannes Brahms she studied at the Hochschule in Berlin in 1874. There she met Eugenie Schumann the same year. Eugenie was one of the daughters of Clara and Robert Schumann, and she and Fillunger became lovers. Using the Schumann house as a base for a number of years, first in Berlin and then in Frankfurt from 1878, she left for England in January 1889 after a dispute with Marie Schumann. Eugenie was to join her in 1892 remaining there until 1912 when she joined her sister Marie in Switzerland. Fillunger would return to Vienna.

Is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter and pianist, best known as one half of the pop duo Roxette, which

Is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter and pianist, best known as one half of the pop duo Roxette, which she created together with Per Gessle.Lasse Lindbom asked Marie to record a duet with him, "Så nära nu," which lead to her joining his group "The Lasse Lindbom Band." Per Gessle started to encourage her to start a solo career, but Marie was too nervous and lacked confidence. Fredriksson finally accepted, and she recorded her first solo album, Het vind, produced by Lindbom.

A singer-songwriter from Saint-Brieuc, France. She started singing and playing piano at the age of 6

A singer-songwriter from Saint-Brieuc, France. She started singing and playing piano at the age of 6. At this early age, she was singing with her hometown's classical choir. Later she became involved in other musical styles such as jazz, which can be reco

A Swedish singer, actress and musical theatre performer who lives in Gamla Enskede in Stockholm. She

A Swedish singer, actress and musical theatre performer who lives in Gamla Enskede in Stockholm. She grew up in Sundsvall and started to sing in choirs at an early age, working, among others, with Swedish conductor Kjell Lönnå. By the end of the 1980s she toured with the group "Just For Fun".Her career as a performer of musical theatre began with small-scale concert presentations of Chess, in which she sang the role of Florence. She took part in a number of smaller productions, including Little Dorrit in Enskede and the musical Elvira Madigan at Malmö Music Theatre in Malmö, Sweden.

Was a French painter and printmaker.Laurencin was born in Paris where she was raised by her mother a

Was a French painter and printmaker.Laurencin was born in Paris where she was raised by her mother and lived much of her life. When she was 18 years old, she studied porcelain painting in Sèvres. She then returned to Paris and continued her art education at Académie Humbert, where she changed her focus to oil on canvas.

Was a French ballet dancer. The daughter of Hébert Lesieur and Marie Calliaud, Lesieur made her deb

Was a French ballet dancer. The daughter of Hébert Lesieur and Marie Calliaud, Lesieur made her debut at the Théâtre de Marseille in 1816, as a 'sujet de la danse'. In the course of a production of the ballet La Naissance de Vénus (The Birth of Venus) in July 1817 she was noted for turning her back on the public, in an inconvenient attitude,

Was an Austrian-Jewish painter. She was born in Vienna in 1906 to an aristocratic family. After leav

Was an Austrian-Jewish painter. She was born in Vienna in 1906 to an aristocratic family. After leaving school aged only 13 she attended art schools in various locations around Europe including Vienna, Paris (at the Montparnasse Painting Academy) and Berlin. In 1928 , Max Beckmann invited her to join his masterclass at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main, where she honed her craft and the two became life-long friends. Motesiczky spent the next 10 years developing her craft but had to flee the Nazi annexation of Vienna in 1938.

Was an American singer and actress known as "The Body".Marie McDonald's singing voice brought work w

Was an American singer and actress known as "The Body".Marie McDonald's singing voice brought work with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra on his radio show and she later performed with other Big bands. In 1942, she was put under contract by Universal Studios a

A Portuguese / French singer.Representing France, she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1977 with "

A Portuguese / French singer.Representing France, she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1977 with " L'oiseau et l'enfant" (The bird and the child) with music by Jean Paul Cara and words by Joe Gracy. In 1981, Marie Myriam also represented France in the Y

Was a French dancer and choreographer known for her expressive, dramatic performances rather than a

Was a French dancer and choreographer known for her expressive, dramatic performances rather than a series of "leaps and frolics" typical of ballet of her time. As a choreographer she integrated music, costumes, and dance styles of her ballets with their themes, thereby anticipating the reforms made by choreographer Jean-Georges Noverre in the late 18th century. She changed the costume from heavy long dress to muslin flowing material which caused shock and delight.

Was a Native American potter from Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. Marie and her friends Lucy M. Lewis and

Was a Native American potter from Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. Marie and her friends Lucy M. Lewis and Jessie Garcia are recognized as the three most important Acoma potters during the 1950s. The inspiration for many designs used on their pottery were found on old potsherds gathered to use for temper. Together they led the revival of ancient pottery forms including the Mimbres, Tularosa and other various cultures in the Anasazi region. This revival spread to other potters who also accepted the old styles, which led to new innovative designs and variations of style and form.