Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was an influential German Jewish Artist.[1][2]

Was an influential German Jewish Artist.[1][2]

Is lead singer of the band ABC.Martin Fry first met up with future bandmates Mark White and Stephen

Is lead singer of the band ABC.Martin Fry first met up with future bandmates Mark White and Stephen Singleton while interviewing them for a fanzine that he edited called Modern Drugs. White and Singleton, then fronting a rock band called Vice Versa, invit

Was a pianist, teacher, musical editor and composer who spent most of his career in Vienna. He is pa

Was a pianist, teacher, musical editor and composer who spent most of his career in Vienna. He is particularly celebrated for his studies of Beethoven.Nottebohm studied in Leipzig, where he met Mendelssohn and Schumann, and settled in Vienna in 1846. In 1862 he met Brahms, who became a lifelong friend; Brahms cared for Nottebohm in his last illness and took care of the arrangements for his funeral. Nottebohm was a pioneer researcher in what are now described as 'Beethoven studies'. He sought out Beethoven relics and produced an important 'thematic catalogue' of Beethoven's works. His greatest contribution, however, is probably his series of essays and commentaries on several of the musical 'sketchbooks' in which Beethoven notated and elaborated his initial ideas. The last of Nottebohm's publications on this subject appeared posthumously in 1887, edited by his former pupil Mandyczewski.

Is a British children's author and illustrator who gained worldwide fame in the mid 1980s with his W

Is a British children's author and illustrator who gained worldwide fame in the mid 1980s with his Where's Wally? creation, known as Where's Waldo in the USA and Canada.As a young adult, Handford worked illustrating crowds for clients who paid him to do s

Also known simply as Martin, is a Danish singer who rose to fame as the winner of the the first Dani

Also known simply as Martin, is a Danish singer who rose to fame as the winner of the the first Danish series of the The X Factor. To date, he is the youngest winner of the competition anywhere in the world, taking the title at the age of fifteen. He is known for singing in a distinctive nasal tone.

Is a German artist based in Düsseldorf. He is known for making veristic sculptures of memories or i

Is a German artist based in Düsseldorf. He is known for making veristic sculptures of memories or images related to his childhood. He is represented by the Matthew Marks Gallery in New York. His early sculptures like Red Upholstered Chair and Table with Jell-O (both 1983) (Catalogue Raisonné nos. 4 & 5) are highly realistic handmade sculptures based on drawings Honert made of his time spent in boarding school in Westphalia. Both pieces appear as the ordinary objects their titles describe: a red upholstered chair and a table with a plate of real Jell-O resting on top of it.

Is an English actor and former bassist with the New Romantic band Spandau Ballet.Kemp’s life chang

Is an English actor and former bassist with the New Romantic band Spandau Ballet.Kemp’s life changed when Steve Dagger, the manager of his brother Gary’s band The Gentry, suggested he should replace the band’s bass player[6]. He learned to play bass in th

Was a prolific American painter known for his salt marsh landscapes, seascapes, portraits of tropica

Was a prolific American painter known for his salt marsh landscapes, seascapes, portraits of tropical birds, and still lifes. His painting style and subject matter, while derived from the romanticism of the time, is regarded by art historians as a signifi

Is a mixed martial artist who is currently fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada and trains at the Xtrem

Is a mixed martial artist who is currently fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada and trains at the Xtreme Couture gym. He is currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he made his debut at UFC Fight Night 6 as a late replacement for Kalib Starnes.

Is an ASCAP-awarded and Grammy-nominated,[1] Swedish music producer and songwriter. He was born in S

Is an ASCAP-awarded and Grammy-nominated,[1] Swedish music producer and songwriter. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and is best known by his pen name Max Martin. Breaking through as a producer and songwriter in the mid 1990s, he has crafted a string of worldwide hits for pop artists like the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Britney Spears, and Pink among many others.

An American pianist, educator and conductor, primarily known for his work as an accompanist.Over his

An American pianist, educator and conductor, primarily known for his work as an accompanist.Over his 30 years as a performer, Mr. Katz has accompanied such stars as Marilyn Horne, Cecilia Bartoli, Kathleen Battle, Kiri Te Kanawa, Sylvia McNair, Frederica von Stade, Karita Mattila, David Daniels, and José Carreras.[1]Editions of Baroque and bel canto operas prepared by Katz have been performed at the Metropolitan Opera, the Houston Grand Opera, and Opera Lyra Ottawa.[2]

German artist whose penchant for mischievousness made him the focus of a generation of German enfant

German artist whose penchant for mischievousness made him the focus of a generation of German enfants terribles including Albert Oehlen and Markus Oehlen, Georg Herold[1], Dieter G

Was court painter to King Stefan Batory of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Was court painter to King Stefan Batory of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Was a German concert pianist, piano teacher and writer on music.Martin Krause was born in 1853 as th

Was a German concert pianist, piano teacher and writer on music.Martin Krause was born in 1853 as the youngest son of the choirmaster and church schoolmaster Johann Carl Friedrich Krause in Lobstädt. Initially he attended the teacher training college in Borna, then he became a pupil of Franz Liszt and later established himself as a piano teacher and writer on music in Leipzig, where he founded the Franz-Liszt-Verein (Association). From 1901 Krause worked as a professor at the Royal Academy of Arts in Munich, and from at least 1896 to 1911 at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin. He died on 2 August 1918.

Is an English rock musician.Barre has been the guitarist for rock band Jethro Tull since 1969. He ha

Is an English rock musician.Barre has been the guitarist for rock band Jethro Tull since 1969. He has appeared on every Jethro Tull album except This Was. His sound has been marked by a blend of Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton style blues with the baroque complexities of early 1970s

Is an Estonian singer, actor, author, conductor and television host. Sander began his musical educat

Is an Estonian singer, actor, author, conductor and television host. Sander began his musical education at the age of 7, studying violin at the Tallinn Music School, followed by terms at the State Choreography School, and the Estonian Music Academy where

Is a singer/songwriter, famous as a member of the British pop group Brotherhood of Man.Lee was born

Is a singer/songwriter, famous as a member of the British pop group Brotherhood of Man.Lee was born in Surrey, just outside London, but spent five years of his youth in Australia. As a teenager he had a great interest in music and after learning to play g

Is a British jazz pianist born in Grays, Essex, UK, most noteworthy for his work with Kenny Ball fro

Is a British jazz pianist born in Grays, Essex, UK, most noteworthy for his work with Kenny Ball from 1983-1985 on his British tours and for recording sessions with George Chisholm. Litton has worked with various musicians over his career, including Humph

Is a Czech artist and professor. He studied: VŠUP in Prague 1978 - 81, AVU 1981 - 85 (prof. A. Padr

Is a Czech artist and professor. He studied: VŠUP in Prague 1978 - 81, AVU 1981 - 85 (prof. A. Padrlík).In 1993 he received the Jindrich Chalupecký Award (the most prestigious Czech art prize). He worked in the Headlands Center for the Arts, and his paintings are, for example, in Amsterdam's Rijks Museum. Mainer participated in the IBCA 2005 in the National Gallery in Prague.

Also known as "the Wild Man of Wivenhoe", is an English rock musician, singer, guitarist, songwriter

Also known as "the Wild Man of Wivenhoe", is an English rock musician, singer, guitarist, songwriter, poet and author. He grew up in an army family in various parts of England and the Far East. His music is guitar pop with clever[citation needed] lyrics a

Is a musician, singer, bass player, and noted pop songwriter. Page spent the early part of his caree

Is a musician, singer, bass player, and noted pop songwriter. Page spent the early part of his career writing or co-writing several smash hit songs such as "We Built This City" (Starship), "King of Wishful Thinking" (Go West), and "These Dreams" (Heart).

Is a German sculptor. He graduated from the Dusseldorf Kunstakademie in 2004 with a master’s degre

Is a German sculptor. He graduated from the Dusseldorf Kunstakademie in 2004 with a master’s degree where he studied with Hubert Kiecol. He has already created numerous installations in interior and exterior space, including at the Westfälische Landesmuseum in Münster, the Neuer Kunstverein in Aachen, the Lehmbruck Museum in Duisburg,[1] Ringel/Garage, Düsseldorf,[2] and Villa Romana, Florenz.[3] He was Artist in Residence at Goethe-Institut Vietnam.[4]

Is a South African singer, songwriter and actor.At 16, it looked like Martin had hit the big time wh

Is a South African singer, songwriter and actor.At 16, it looked like Martin had hit the big time when his brother invited him to be part of a three men group that was to work with top producer, Gabi Le Roux. That group was Inadiflo [1]of “Halala” fame. They signed to Sony Music and released their first album.

Is the pseudonym of Martin Edward Murphy[1], who is a vocalist/guitarist/songwriter with Australian

Is the pseudonym of Martin Edward Murphy[1], who is a vocalist/guitarist/songwriter with Australian pop/R&B band Mental As Anything.[2] Plaza also has a solo music career and in 1986 had a #2 hit in Australia with his cover of the 1960s Unit 4+2 song "Concrete and Clay".[2][3] Plaza has worked in other bands and is an accomplished artist.

An African American sculptor. He is considered one of the foremost sculptors of the present day,[1]

An African American sculptor. He is considered one of the foremost sculptors of the present day,[1] and the leading African American sculptor.[2] He works in media such as wood, stone, tar, and wire,[1] and his work is a union of minimalism and traditional crafts.Martin Puryear’s work is the product of much thought, assembled in a minimalist, simple design. Two of his main works are Sanctuary and Box and Pole. The latter’s simplicity is evident just by analyzing its simple title. Box and Pole comprises a box on the ground with a hundred foot pole jutting upwards to the sky, therefore symbolizing our position on earth[citation needed]. We are superior to some things (the box), yet inferior to others (God)[who?]. He is clearly a modern sculptor, but in works such as Sanctuary he uses primitive techniques to create his final work.