Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is an American artist living and working in Los Angeles.He has won the Bucksbaum Award (2006), the L

Is an American artist living and working in Los Angeles.He has won the Bucksbaum Award (2006), the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award (2003), the Nancy Graves Foundation Grant (2002) and the Joan Mitchell Foundation Award.[citation needed] Most recently, he was a 2009 recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship (also called the "MacArthur Genius Award").Bradford has exhibited in the Sao Paulo Biennial (2006), Whitney Biennial (2006), Liverpool Biennial (2006), ARCO 2003 in Madrid, In Site at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and the Centro Cultural de Tijuana, USA Today at The Royal Academy in London, and Street Level (2007) at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University.

Is a English singer, bass player and songwriter, is the lead singer and main force behind English po

Is a English singer, bass player and songwriter, is the lead singer and main force behind English post-punk band The Chameleons since its founding in 1981.The Chameleons was formed with guitarists Dave Fielding and Reg Smithies and drummer John Lever. Soon after the first break-up, Burgess reunited with John Lever to form "The Sun & the Moon", with guitarist Andy Clegg (who had played keyboards with the Chameleons) and second guitarist Andy Whitaker.

Is co-founder, lead singer/songwriter and guitarist of the British band, The Levellers.Mark Chadwick

Is co-founder, lead singer/songwriter and guitarist of the British band, The Levellers.Mark Chadwick, son of Geoff and Hazel Chadwick, was born at the British Army Hospital in Münster. Because of his father's military career, Chadwick grew up in Germany, Colchester, Warwick and Northern Ireland. Geoff Chadwick's best friend in the army was Bob Coxon, father of Graham Coxon, who went on to play in Blur before launching a solo career. Mark and Graham were friends as youngsters.

A scheduled jury trial did not go ahead because Chapman changed his plea from not guilty by reason o

A scheduled jury trial did not go ahead because Chapman changed his plea from not guilty by reason of insanity to guilty of second degree murder, against the advice of his lawyer. He had been assessed as delusional and possibly psychotic, and the defense team argued that Chapman was not competent to make the decision.

Is an American abstract expressionist sculptor born in Shanghai, China in 1933 to Italian expatriate

Is an American abstract expressionist sculptor born in Shanghai, China in 1933 to Italian expatriates. He came to San Francisco, California in 1941 with his father. From 1953 to 1957, he attended the University of California, Berkeley to study fine arts a

Is a Luxemburgeois conceptual artist and curator who organises large scale interactive art projects

Is a Luxemburgeois conceptual artist and curator who organises large scale interactive art projects incorporating the work of a number of well-known underground artists. His own work involves performance, photography, installation, often using found mater

Is the lead singer, lyricist, frontman, and sole constant member of English post-punk band The Fall.

Is the lead singer, lyricist, frontman, and sole constant member of English post-punk band The Fall.Smith was born to a working-class family in Broughton, Salford, in Lancashire, England, and moved to nearby Prestwich, in Bury early in his life. He formed

Is an American illustrator and painter, born in Hubbard, Texas, whose work has appeared in such publ

Is an American illustrator and painter, born in Hubbard, Texas, whose work has appeared in such publications as Redbook, Sports Illustrated, McCall's, Atlantic Monthly, Good Housekeeping, TIME, and others. In 1983, English entered « The Society of Illustr

Was an American artist and photographer best known for his large format photography of the streetlif

Was an American artist and photographer best known for his large format photography of the streetlife and architecture of New York City.Feldstein, whose parents were German Jews, often remarked that he just happened to be born in Milan, where his family w

Is a singer/songwriter, writer, dj and model.Mark was born in Stafford, England and currently reside

Is a singer/songwriter, writer, dj and model.Mark was born in Stafford, England and currently resides between London and Berlin. In 2006 Mark undertook a solo musical career, which initially saw him pursue an acoustic sound, although his recent work has a

Is a British guitarist, singer, songwriter, and film score composer.Occasionally, Knopfler has playe

Is a British guitarist, singer, songwriter, and film score composer.Occasionally, Knopfler has played in other groups, such as the The Notting Hillbillies; as well, he has guested on works by other artists, including The Dandy Warhols, Bob Dylan, Bryan Ferry, Eric Clapton, John Fogerty, Jools Holland.

Was an American abstract expressionist painter, born in Centerville, Wisconsin. Widely recognized th

Was an American abstract expressionist painter, born in Centerville, Wisconsin. Widely recognized throughout the United States and Europe, Tobey is the most noted among the "mystical painters of the Northwest." Senior in age and experience, Tobey had a strong influence on the others. Friend and mentor, Tobey shared their interest in philosophy and Eastern religions. Along with Guy Anderson, Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, and William Cumming, Tobey was a founder of the Northwest School

Is a singer, songwriter, currently living and touring in Germany, where he has built himself a subst

Is a singer, songwriter, currently living and touring in Germany, where he has built himself a substantial fanbase, and has recently toured with Jethro Tull, Meat Loaf, Lisa Stansfield, and Chris De Burgh.

Was a distinguished Russian-British concert pianist, among the most famous of his age.The family mov

Was a distinguished Russian-British concert pianist, among the most famous of his age.The family moved to London in 1889, as refugees from the Tsarist regime. There, having been heard by Paderewski, Mark made a debut at the old Prince's Hall in July 1890. This was a success, and there was another concert there, and a tour of the provinces. The family was too poor to turn down these opportunities, though they would gladly have protected the boy from public life.

Is an Scottish ice dancer who represents Great Britain. He teamed up with American ice dancer Christ

Is an Scottish ice dancer who represents Great Britain. He teamed up with American ice dancer Christina Chitwood on 31 December 2005. They are the 2008 & 2010 British bronze medalists. They placed 18th at the 2009 European Figure Skating Championships in

Is an Australian singer and television personality. He was one of four judges on the television seri

Is an Australian singer and television personality. He was one of four judges on the television series Australian Idol.Holden was a television and film actor. He was an original cast member of soap opera The Young Doctors when it began in late 1976. Film roles included Blue Fire Lady and "Newsfront". Mark was the first pop star in the world to create the lead role in 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' in the first Australian production of the Webber and Rice musical.

Is a composer, musician, singer-songwriter.Hollis is most famous as the lead singer of the band Talk

Is a composer, musician, singer-songwriter.Hollis is most famous as the lead singer of the band Talk Talk. It was he, along with unofficial Talk Talk member Tim Friese-Greene, who took the lead in evolving the band's style from New Romantic into what woul

An American blue eyed soul and blues singer-songwriter and member of The Boogie Kings, an American s

An American blue eyed soul and blues singer-songwriter and member of The Boogie Kings, an American swamp pop band.Klein began singing at the age of 2. However, he is most notable for becoming the youngest member of the legendary 1950s supergroup, The Boogie Kings at the age of 10[1][2][3] Ned Theall, a Cajun trumpeter and member of The Boogie Kings became his mentor after Klein e-mailed him and became a member of the band. Klein is a multi-instrumentalist; playing guitar, mandolin, keyboards, drums, and Bass guitar.

Is an English singer-songwriter. He is the lead singer for the The Bluetones, andis the older brothe

Is an English singer-songwriter. He is the lead singer for the The Bluetones, andis the older brother of bandmate Scott Morriss. He is also pursuing a solo career.His debut solo album, Memory Muscle, was released in May 2008. A gentler, folk-tinged record

Is a heavy metal musician.A guitarist, Jansen founded After Forever with Sander Gommans, and was one

Is a heavy metal musician.A guitarist, Jansen founded After Forever with Sander Gommans, and was one of the main song writers since their debut album Prison of Desire. He was fired from After Forever in 2002, and after he left the band took a new musical direction.

Is an American pair skater. He competes with Amanda Evora. They are the 2010 U.S. silver medalists a

Is an American pair skater. He competes with Amanda Evora. They are the 2010 U.S. silver medalists and 2007 & 2009 pewter medalists. As of 11 December 2010 (2010 -12-11), the pair has the season's 11th highest total score. The International Skating Union

Is an American rock musician and actor most famous as the drummer (and often vocalist) for the rock

Is an American rock musician and actor most famous as the drummer (and often vocalist) for the rock group The Band. Helm is known for his deeply soulful, country-style voice, and powerful drumming style highlighted on many of the The Band's recordings, such as "The Weight", "Up on Cripple Creek", "King Harvest", "Ophelia" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". His 2007 comeback album Dirt Farmer earned the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album in February 2008.

Is a Dutch artist. He was born in 1968 in Volkel, The Netherlands. Manders's body of work consists m

Is a Dutch artist. He was born in 1968 in Volkel, The Netherlands. Manders's body of work consists mainly of installations, drawings, sculptures and short films.[1] Typical of his work is the arrangement of random objects, such as tables, chairs, light bulbs, blankets and dead animals. He is best known for his rough-hewn clay sculptures.[2]

Was a Russian sculptor who was admired for psychological complexity of his historical images and pan

Was a Russian sculptor who was admired for psychological complexity of his historical images and panned for occasional lapses into sentimentalism.

Is a German singer and the winner of the fourth season of the television show Deutschland sucht den

Is a German singer and the winner of the fourth season of the television show Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS), the German version of Pop Idol.Medlock was one of the favorite contestants right from the beginning of the competition. He had wowed the audience and the judges with his first performance in the Top 20 motto show and so on to the final. Medlock eventually won the competition with 78.02 % of the votes against Martin Stosch who originally placed fourth but returned because of Max Buskohl's withdrawal.