Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is an American singer-songwriter.Ferrick was raised in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Her father was a publ

Is an American singer-songwriter.Ferrick was raised in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Her father was a public school teacher who managed several free-jazz bands on the side. As a child, Ferrick would often accompany her father to clubs on Boston's North Shore to

Is the lead singer and pianist of alternative rock and piano rock band The Fray. Slade and band memb

Is the lead singer and pianist of alternative rock and piano rock band The Fray. Slade and band member Joe King attended Faith Christian Academy together and formed The Fray in 2002 after bumping into each other at a local Guitar Center. Slade started singing when he was 8 years old, and started playing piano when he was 11 years old after temporarily losing his voice. Slade co-wrote all of the songs on The Fray's debut album How to Save a Life. Before forming The Fray, Slade worked at Starbucks for several years.

Is a singer, songwriter, and self-styled comedian. Her song "I Love Life" was on the the soundtrack

Is a singer, songwriter, and self-styled comedian. Her song "I Love Life" was on the the soundtrack album for The Princess Diaries movie, released in 2001. A cover song she did, He Blinded Me With Science appeared on the soundtrack to Jimmy Neutron: Boy G

Is a Mexican American R&B singer and songwriter currently signed to SRC Records/Universal Motown Rec

Is a Mexican American R&B singer and songwriter currently signed to SRC Records/Universal Motown Records Group. Jiménez is slated to release her debut album titled Signed Sealed Delivered in 2009.

Is an American country music singer. On August 4, 2008, she was declared the winner of the televisio

Is an American country music singer. On August 4, 2008, she was declared the winner of the television program Nashville Star, a country music singing competition which airs on NBC.[1] Signed to Warner Bros. Records Nashville, she released her debut single

An American singer-songwriter and actress.Manchester was born in the Bronx area of New York city to

An American singer-songwriter and actress.Manchester was born in the Bronx area of New York city to a musical family of Jewish descent. Her father was a bassoonist for the New York Metropolitan Opera. Manchester started a singing career at an early age, l

Is an American soprano, and former singer of Aesma Daeva (until 2005) and Visions of Atlantis (until

Is an American soprano, and former singer of Aesma Daeva (until 2005) and Visions of Atlantis (until 2007). She currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She’s married to Wolfgang Koch, the former guitarist of Visions of Atlantis. The couple married on M

Is an American figure skater who competed as a single skater and pair skater. As a pair skater, she

Is an American figure skater who competed as a single skater and pair skater. As a pair skater, she won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships three times, in 1973 with her brother Mark Militano and in 1974 and 1975 with Johnny Johns. Their coaches include

A Canadian singer-songwriter who lived in Burlington, Ontario, Canada in her youth and now bases her

A Canadian singer-songwriter who lived in Burlington, Ontario, Canada in her youth and now bases her career from Toronto. She performs both as a solo artist and in the band Ladybird Sideshow.She recently performed as the opening act for Matthew Good's sol

Is a cartoonist and creator of two comic strips, Miss Peach (1957-2002) and Momma (1970-present).Ear

Is a cartoonist and creator of two comic strips, Miss Peach (1957-2002) and Momma (1970-present).Early in his career he was an apprentice cartoonist working for Al Capp and his brother Elliott Caplin at the Capp family-owned Toby Press, which published Sh

A female J-Pop singer and TV host. She debuted on February 2, 2003 with the song "Dreamin' Away", un

A female J-Pop singer and TV host. She debuted on February 2, 2003 with the song "Dreamin' Away", under Toy's Factory. melody. is friends with fellow Hawaii-born Japanese-American singer, Yuna Ito. According to melody.'s blog (October 22, 2008), she state

Is an American jazz singer and musician in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Her musical beginning was prom

Is an American jazz singer and musician in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Her musical beginning was prompted by a tending physician who was concerned with her cognitive impairment as a result of head injury sustained in the accident. He believed music would h

Was an Italian Renaissance painter near the Umbrian school, the first who practised foreshortening w

Was an Italian Renaissance painter near the Umbrian school, the first who practised foreshortening with much success and one of the most outstanding fresco painters of the 15th century. He was the most important member of the Forlì painting school.

Better known today by his middle name, LaThomas, is a singer-songwriter, vocal producer, dancer-chor

Better known today by his middle name, LaThomas, is a singer-songwriter, vocal producer, dancer-choreographer, and actor.Born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, FL, LaThomas left Florida Agriculture & Mechanical University mid sophmore year to pursue his pass

Is a Puerto Rican actor, comedian, merengue musician, and singer. Cedeño is better known for his co

Is a Puerto Rican actor, comedian, merengue musician, and singer. Cedeño is better known for his comedic character role as Chevy, el Ponzonu, a Nuyorican teenager.

Was a prominent Greek sculptor. He spent his early childhood in Patras but his family moved to Athen

Was a prominent Greek sculptor. He spent his early childhood in Patras but his family moved to Athens in 1919. He studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts and soon became involved in the artistic and cultural life of the 1930s. During the German Occupation Makris joined the National Resistance. After the liberation he continued his studies in Paris. He was deported from France in 1950 due to his political allegiance to the Left and sought political asylum in Hungary.

Was an American Blues guitarist, vocalist, and composer.She recorded for forty years, almost unheard

Was an American Blues guitarist, vocalist, and composer.She recorded for forty years, almost unheard of for any woman in show business at the time and possibly unique among female blues artists. A flamboyant character who wore bracelets made of silver dol

A German-born Israeli pianist.Menahem Pressler is the founding member of the Beaux Arts Trio, an ens

A German-born Israeli pianist.Menahem Pressler is the founding member of the Beaux Arts Trio, an ensemble widely considered to be the world's leading piano trio for more than 50 years. Pressler currently resides in Bloomington, Indiana with his wife Sara. There he teaches at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and holds the Dean Charles H. Webb Chair in Music. His musical precision and vast knowledge of piano and chamber music literature have gained him an international reputation as a remarkable teacher.

A Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist and painter.In 1975 Joe adopted his current name, and began

A Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist and painter.In 1975 Joe adopted his current name, and began performing as a solo artist, frequently collaborating with musicians such as Ben Mink, Gwen Swick and Colin Linden. He also began to make a name for himself as a contemporary artist, pursuing painting as well as music.Joe has also been an outspoken political activist, often using his art to express political themes. His most famous painting depicted Prime Minister Brian Mulroney with his face superimposed on a pair of human buttocks. He published a book of his portraits, Joe's Toronto, in 2005.

Was a leading Hollywood production illustrator who did storyboards, production art and creative conc

Was a leading Hollywood production illustrator who did storyboards, production art and creative concepts for more than 250 films, including King Kong (1976), Blade Runner (1982) and Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula (1992).

Was a Georgian dissident, musician and poet; one of the leaders of the National-Liberation movement

Was a Georgian dissident, musician and poet; one of the leaders of the National-Liberation movement in Georgia. He was born in 1939 in Tbilisi, of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR (the current capital of the Republic of Georgia).

Is an American dancer and choreographer.Cunningham was born in Centralia, Washington, and received h

Is an American dancer and choreographer.Cunningham was born in Centralia, Washington, and received his first formal dance and theater training at the Cornish School (now Cornish College of the Arts) in Seattle. From 1939 to 1945, he was a soloist in the company of Martha Graham. He presented his first New York solo concert with John Cage in April 1944. Merce Cunningham Dance Company was formed at Black Mountain College in the summer of 1953. Since that time Cunningham has choreographed nearly 200 works for his company. In 1973 he choreographed Un jour ou deux for the Ballet of the Paris Opéra, with music by Cage and set design by Jasper Johns. (A revised version was presented there in 1986.) The Ballet of the Paris Opéra also performed a revival of his Points in Space in 1990. His work has also been presented by New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, White Oak Dance Project, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Zurich Ballet, and Rambert Dance Company (London), among others.

A Spanish singer-songwriter, active since 1983.Influenced by the Doors, Bob Dylan or David Bowie, sh

A Spanish singer-songwriter, active since 1983.Influenced by the Doors, Bob Dylan or David Bowie, she took part in several French musical bands until she went back to Madrid in 1984, during la movida madrileña. She met Carlos Torero and more musicians and they created the group La llave, which wan VIII trofeo rock Villa de Madrid in 1985 and was a support band of The Cure.She started later a solo career during which she has met Yoko Ono or Nacho Cano, who was the writer of the famous song Vivimos siempre juntos (We Lived Always Together). At the early 1990s she lived in New York and went back to Madrid in 1993. She has participated in several artistic events, like a tribute to John Lennon or a concert for the victims of 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings.

Was a popular Spanish soprano who later became a successful teacher of singing in Milan. Among her m

Was a popular Spanish soprano who later became a successful teacher of singing in Milan. Among her most illustrious pupils were Renata Tebaldi, Montserrat Caballé, Fiorenza Cossotto, Ivo Vinco, Alfredo Kraus, Francisco Kraus, Anna Moffo, Renata Scotto and Elena Souliotis.She appeared at the world premiere of Wolf-Ferrari's opera Sly, at the Teatro alla Scala, in 1927, with the great Italian tenor Aureliano Pertile.

A Spanish singer-songwriter.Her interest in music started when she was a girl. She studied Advertisi

A Spanish singer-songwriter.Her interest in music started when she was a girl. She studied Advertising and Public Relations in Segovia, where she also worked as a waitress. She left her university career to be a contestant in Operación Triunfo 2002, her springboard to fame. Her musical style can be defined as the classical Spanish canción de autor or singer-songwriter, but it shows influences of Frank Sinatra, K's Choice and Las Planetas.Vega did reasonably well in Operacion Triunfo, but was not one of the finalists. At the end of the series, each contestant not in the final was asked to release their own original 'single'. This was a smart move by the programme makers, as it introduced a further element of competition: contestants who sold more than 200,000 copies of their single won a recording contract for a debut album. Vega's single was "Quiero Ser Tú" (I want to be you)