Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter N

One of Turkey's most successful and famous pop music and pop rock singers/songwriters. She writes he

One of Turkey's most successful and famous pop music and pop rock singers/songwriters. She writes her own songs, does the arrangements for most of them and has also written songs for many famous singers such as Tarkan and Ibrahim Tatlises. She's mostly known for her unique writing style, a combination of grammatically perfect "high-class" Turkish and slang.Nazan Öncel was born on 6 February 1956 in Karsiyaka, Izmir, the second child to a family of government officials. Her mother, Raziye Hanim, was a teacher. Her interest towards music started early in her childhood. She began singing songs and playing guitar in her middle school years. For three years from 1969 she worked with "Kervanlar Orkestrasi", then in 1971 she joined the band "Çilginlar", which performed at weddings and celebrations. In 1976 she won a song contest organized by the Izmir Radio Station with her song "Annem" ("My Mother").

An Iranian-Canadian Human Rights Activist, Singer, Songwriter, model, actress, pilot, former Miss Wo

An Iranian-Canadian Human Rights Activist, Singer, Songwriter, model, actress, pilot, former Miss World Canada and Miss World 1st runner up. She immigrated to Canada with her family in 1981.She graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and Political Science, and undertook scholarship studies at the prestigious Science Po in Paris and the International Study Center Herstmonceux Castle in England. After graduation she worked with the Red Cross as a Global Youth Educator, teaching on subjects ranging from the Landmine Crisis, Children affected by War, the Poverty-Disease Cycle to Natural Disasters.

Was an Iraqi artist and painter, described by the country's president, Jalal Talabani, as "the first

Was an Iraqi artist and painter, described by the country's president, Jalal Talabani, as "the first Iraqi woman who anchored the pillars of Iraqi contemporary art [1].Naziha Salim was born into a family of Iraqi artists living in Turkey.[1] Her father was a painter, while her brother, Jawad Salim, has been cited as one of Iraq's most important modern sculptors.[1] In the 1940s, she graduated from the Baghdad Fine Arts Institution and continued her education in Paris.[1] In the 1960s Salim returned to the Fine Arts Institute as a teacher and remained at the school until her retirement in the 1980s. [1]

Is an American comic book and commercial artist best known for his highly naturalistic style of illu

Is an American comic book and commercial artist best known for his highly naturalistic style of illustration and helping to create some of the definitive modern imagery of the DC Comics characters Batman, Green Arrow, and others.

Was an American jazz composer, originally from the Virgin Islands. He was a sought after session mus

Was an American jazz composer, originally from the Virgin Islands. He was a sought after session musician and his credits include Stanley Turrentine, Theresa Brewer, Leon Thomas, Grant Green, Harold Ousley, Bernard Purdie, and Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson.

Ned ColletteÆs musical history to date draws on a broad sound palette: an honours degree in modern

Ned ColletteÆs musical history to date draws on a broad sound palette: an honours degree in modern composition, works for string quartets, various electro-concrete pieces and playing in a variety of loose fit outfits whilst focusing his talents in City City City. Parallel to all this Collette produced his own album, Jokes & Trials. Forgoing the democracies of a group Collette plays close to all the instruments, writes all the songs and sings in a warm and weary voice. Collette admits that the influence of Leonard Cohen, Robert Wyatt and Cat Power has led him to focus more and more on the importance of the lyrics.

Is a Croatian singer, best known as a member of Feminnem girl band.In 2004 she joined the Hrvatski I

Is a Croatian singer, best known as a member of Feminnem girl band.In 2004 she joined the Hrvatski Idol (Croatian version of Pop Idol) competition. She won the audience over with her self-confident approach and ability to improvise, best seen in her rendition of Michael Jackson's Beat It, when she continued to perform despite forgetting the lyrics. She finished third, much to the displeasure of large sections of the Croatian public, which considered her superior to the show's winner Žanamari Lalic.

A famous Serbian pop-folk singer across all of the former Yugoslavia, whose professional career stre

A famous Serbian pop-folk singer across all of the former Yugoslavia, whose professional career stretches back over 30 years.Her surname Ukraden, roughly translated in Croatian/Serbian means Stolen (masculine adjective), but her ancestors were originally from Montenegro and the original surname was Pavlovic. According to an interview she gave to Glas javnosti in 2005, her surname was changed as a result of her male ancestors who had spent time in the army serving in Herzegovina, defending ancient homelands. The majority of southern Slavic surnames ending in ic were converted in Bosnia or Serbian lands which were part of Austro-Hungarian Empire if those citizens did not want to be converted from Orthodox to Catholic or Islam.

He has studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad, at the European Ceramic Work Centre in the Ne

He has studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad, at the European Ceramic Work Centre in the Netherlands and Graphic Design at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Utrecht. He works with mixed media, from paper and flowers to earth and ceramics, in order to develop a close relationship between the disciplines of printing and etching, sculpture, and design. In his frequent use of grids in his artwork, Nedim Kufi draws on the Islamic tradition of repetition and patterning. Between 2004 and 2005 Kufi published 16 issues of an on-line culture diary Daftar, meaning an artist’s notebook in Arabic, containing essays, translated articles and other artistic projects. Nedim Kufi lives in Cairo and Amersfoort.

Is a Bulgarian contemporary artist.He created his works of art in the Bulgarian tradition of great e

Is a Bulgarian contemporary artist.He created his works of art in the Bulgarian tradition of great evocative artists like Cristo Yavasheff, Dimitar Kazakov, Cvetan Crastev, and Veselin Dimov. His long experience in Cuba as a student of art at the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) and the Instituto Superior de Arte "Las Americas" gave him the possibility of knowing and receiving an education next to artists like Segundo Planes, Agustín Bejarano, Rubén Alpizar, Umberto Castro, Fabelo, Luis Miquel Valdes, Consuelo Castaneda, Carmelo Gonzales and others.

Was a member of the girl group The Ronettes, along with her cousins Ronnie Spector and Estelle Benne

Was a member of the girl group The Ronettes, along with her cousins Ronnie Spector and Estelle Bennett.In 1966 she left the Ronettes, in search of spirituality. She became a real estate agent, and later opened a number of restaurants and sold her own bran

Was a South African Afrikaner traditional musician.[1]He was known for his virtuoso concertina playi

Was a South African Afrikaner traditional musician.[1]He was known for his virtuoso concertina playing, and combined the traditional genre of Boeremusiek with later genres such as jazz to produce a vibrant, modern sound while preserving the essence and beauty of Boeremusiek. A regular performer at festivals and dance halls throughout South Africa, Mattheus gained a reputation for affability and warmth. His hits, such as the Groot Leeu Mazurka, Mooi Bly and Gamtoos Opskud, were enjoyed by South Africans of all ages.

Is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska best known for being a singer in the band Tilly and the Wall. She

Is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska best known for being a singer in the band Tilly and the Wall. She was also a member of the band Park Ave. along with Tilly and the Wall bandmate Jamie Pressnall, (then Jamie Williams). And in the past, Jenkins sung in "C

Is a painter, photographer, sculptor, and graphic artist born in Tehran, Iran. She graduated with a

Is a painter, photographer, sculptor, and graphic artist born in Tehran, Iran. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Art and Architecture (Tehran) with a concentration in Educational Visual Communication in 1993. After moving to the United States in 1994, she earned a Master's degree in Visual Information Technology from George Mason University, Fairfax, VA in 1997.

An Indian singer-songwriter, dancer, model and TV hostess and was a member of the Indian pop girl gr

An Indian singer-songwriter, dancer, model and TV hostess and was a member of the Indian pop girl group Viva!.Neha Bhasin was born on November 18, 1982 in Delhi, India to Ashok Bhasin and Rekha Bhasin and has an elder sister and a younger brother.[1] She first went to the Frank Anthony Private School in Delhi, where her first dreams of becoming a superstar or performer shaped up. She later joined the Lady Shri Ram College for Women in New Delhi, where she graduated in sociology honors.

Had a solo hit single in 1966, when "That's Nice" (written by Miki Dallon), reached Number 16 in the

Had a solo hit single in 1966, when "That's Nice" (written by Miki Dallon), reached Number 16 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] However, he remains a one-hit wonder. Follow-up singles "Oops" and "Two at a Time" never reached the charts.

An American contemporary dancer. He is best known as a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance wher

An American contemporary dancer. He is best known as a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance where he finished third in the final four. On April 22, 2008, he began performing in the Off-Broadway musical Altar Boyz as Luke.[1].Neil is a dancer who first started dancing at age five at the David DeMarie Dance Studio in Clarence, New York, and American Academy of Ballet in Williamsville, NY. He also appeared in small roles in movies. At age 14, he began intensive training in ballet at the Chautauqua Institution for three summers. He attended Point Park University for a year, majoring in dance

As a child, Tennant attended St. Cuthbert's Grammar School, an all-boys' Roman Catholic school in Ne

As a child, Tennant attended St. Cuthbert's Grammar School, an all-boys' Roman Catholic school in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. (Sting went to the same school.) Tennant's songs "This Must Be the Place I Waited Years to Leave" and "It's a Sin" refer to his early life in Catholic school and the strict Catholic upbringing there. "It's a Sin" caused controversy with its implicit criticism of Catholic education.

His painting style was described by the art critic Marcia Tucker in 1978 as "Bad Painting," a descri

His painting style was described by the art critic Marcia Tucker in 1978 as "Bad Painting," a description which he has embraced. Jenney describes his style as realism, but it is an idiosyncratic use of the word on his part, meaning: a style in which narrative truths are found in the simple relationships of objects. His body of work from 1969-70, which is the period for which he was first known, was a reaction to minimalism and photo-realism. Neil Jenney has always been anti-photo. The work's impact was large for such a brief period: according to New York Times art critic Roberta Smith "in those two years Mr. Jenney helped put representational painting on a new course and established precedents for the art of the 1970s, 80's and 90's.

Is an English musician. He is best known as the former keyboardist for the alternative rock band Sue

Is an English musician. He is best known as the former keyboardist for the alternative rock band Suede.Neil came to borrow a suit from Simon and just sort of stayed and hung around the studio quite frequently. They then decided to let him in the band as keyboardist and backing vocals, and he officially became one of them in the autumn of '95 to record their third album, Coming Up.

Is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor.Neil Diamond is one of pop music's most enduri

Is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor.Neil Diamond is one of pop music's most enduring and successful singer-songwriters. As a successful pop music performer, Diamond scored a number of hits worldwide in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

Is an American born musician who is best known from television's The Lawrence Welk Show, his instrum

Is an American born musician who is best known from television's The Lawrence Welk Show, his instruments are the guitar and the banjo.Welk was so pleased with his ability, that he was hired Neil on a permanent basis when Buddy completed his tour of duty in 1961. Neil stayed with the Welk Band until its final show in 1982. That same year, at the Country Music Awards he was nominated for best artist on a Speciality Instrument, the mandolin. He was also an accomplished studio musician, playing on several records for artists such as Glen Campbell, Frank Zappa, Bobby Darin, Bobbi Gentry, David Clayton Thomas, Neil Hefti's "Batman Theme", Elvis Presley, Dean Martin, Neil Diamond and Noel Boggs.

A Canadian rock singer, bass player and songwriter. He has recorded and performed with musicians inc

A Canadian rock singer, bass player and songwriter. He has recorded and performed with musicians including Steve Miller, Dave Mason, Rick James and Wilson Pickett.During 1964, he joined forces with Gary Muir & The Reflections, a local group comprising Mui

Is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician and film director.Young's work is characterized by deeply

Is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician and film director.Young's work is characterized by deeply personal lyrics, distinctive guitar work, and signature nasal tenor singing voice

Is a Scottish former child singing star, winner of ITV's Opportunity Knocks, and the holder of the t

Is a Scottish former child singing star, winner of ITV's Opportunity Knocks, and the holder of the title youngest person to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart.