Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Was a Finnish singer, acclaimed as the king of Finnish tango.[1] Between 1939 and 1966 he recorded a

Was a Finnish singer, acclaimed as the king of Finnish tango.[1] Between 1939 and 1966 he recorded almost 600 songs, many of which are classics of Finnish popular music, and appeared in many films and theatrical productions. Of his most acclaimed tangos are Punatukkaiselle tytölleni (For my red haired girl), Ennen kuolemaa (Before the death) and Täysikuu (Full moon), while standouts from his other popular music are Poika varjoisalta kujalta (Boy from shady alley), Hopeinen kuu (Silver moon) (Guarda Che Luna), Eva and Kultainen nuoruus (The golden youth).

Is a Finnish composer of contemporary music. He has mainly written instrumental music for various ch

Is a Finnish composer of contemporary music. He has mainly written instrumental music for various chamber music line-ups, three concertos (one for mallet instruments, a viola concerto and a cello concerto) as well as for symphony orchestra[1]. His best known work is the 2005 orchestral portrait Barlinnie Nine, a tribute to the Scottish football player Duncan Ferguson, then of Everton, whom Räihälä is known to be a supporter of.[2] In 2004, another orchestral tribute, this time to the Islay single malt whisky Ardbeg, was chosen as one of recommended works in the international Uuno Klami competition[3].

Was a Russian artist and sculptor. Born in Vitebsk, Belarus, then Russian Empire, of Jewish (his fat

Was a Russian artist and sculptor. Born in Vitebsk, Belarus, then Russian Empire, of Jewish (his father) and Scottish (his mother) extraction, Zadkine is primarily known as a sculptor but also produced paintings and lithographs.

Was an Iranian musician and kamancheh player. He was born in Tehran and started his music lessons un

Was an Iranian musician and kamancheh player. He was born in Tehran and started his music lessons under his grand father Mohammad Taghi Khan, who was a kamancheh player as well. After three years, his father sent him to his uncles to learn more advanced techniques. Asghar had three uncles (all mother's brothers): Akbar, Reza and hassan. They were all famous kamancheh players. His first major success was with Ebrahim Khan Mansouri's Orchestra at the age of 18.

Was an Inuit sculptor who lived in Cape Dorset, Nunavut. His sculptures in green soapstone of caribo

Was an Inuit sculptor who lived in Cape Dorset, Nunavut. His sculptures in green soapstone of caribou and birds are particularly esteemed for their balance and delicacy. He was an early collaborator with James Houston, and by Houston's account was instrumental in the conception of the West Baffin Island Eskimo Cooperative. He was also one of the witnesses of the last-remembered traditional Inuit trial.[1]

Is a Puerto Rican actor, model, singer, and guitarist, who is best known for his roles in telenovela

Is a Puerto Rican actor, model, singer, and guitarist, who is best known for his roles in telenovelas. He has appeared in several soap operas, including Abrazame muy Fuerte, Kassandra and the 1996 version of La Viuda de Blanco.

Was a Danish -German artist, considered a painter of dramatic genre, landscapes and an engraver from

Was a Danish -German artist, considered a painter of dramatic genre, landscapes and an engraver from the English school. He left Munich to settle in England at the time of the Great Exhibition, Oswald's work having been recommended by Freiin Rebecca von Kreusser to Ralph Nicholson Wornum, who was Keeper of the National Gallery at the time.

Was a famous Czech landscape painter. He was also widely regarded as Bohemia's greatest marionnetter

Was a famous Czech landscape painter. He was also widely regarded as Bohemia's greatest marionnetter.

Was an internationally renowned Czech painter and sculptor born in Boskovice, Moravia, Czech Republi

Was an internationally renowned Czech painter and sculptor born in Boskovice, Moravia, Czech Republic. His works are mainly associated with Impressionism. He was influenced by such artists as Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, and formed a friendship with Pablo Picasso. He was known in France as Othon Coubine.

Was a Czech violinist and important teacher, born in Horaždovice.He received his first lessons by h

Was a Czech violinist and important teacher, born in Horaždovice.He received his first lessons by his father. He studied under Antonín Bennewitz at the Prague Conservatory (1866–1870) and began his career in 1870 as concertmaster of the Mozarteum concerts in Salzburg, where he also taught. After 1873, he was concertmaster at the Prague Interim (Provisional) Theatre and the Komische Oper at the Ring Theatre in Vienna.

Is a Georgian ice dancer. With partner Allison Reed, he represented Georgia at the 2010 Winter Olymp

Is a Georgian ice dancer. With partner Allison Reed, he represented Georgia at the 2010 Winter Olympics. From 2002 through 2004, he competed with Marina Sheltsina. They were the 2004 Georgian national champions. From 2005 through 2007, he competed with Ek

A Japanese artist, is considered to be one of the founding artists and pioneers of anime. Little is

A Japanese artist, is considered to be one of the founding artists and pioneers of anime. Little is known of his early personal life, other than his family moved to the Tokyo area when he was nine years old. Here he began working for Tokyo Puck Magazine as a political cartoonist and manga series artist, later becoming an editorial assistant.At the age of 26, Shimokawa was hired by Tenkatsu Production Company to create a short animated film. Shimokawa used several animation techniques that were, at the time, unique: using chalk or white wax on a dark board background to draw characters, rubbing out portions to be animated, and drawing with ink directly onto film, whiting out animated portions. At the time, celluloid cels (rather than modern acetate film) was costly and scarce in Japan, having to be imported. These techniques cut production costs, material costs and completion time.

An American singer/songwriter. She made her debut in 2000 with the band Otep, and released the full

An American singer/songwriter. She made her debut in 2000 with the band Otep, and released the full length albums Sevas Tra, House of Secrets, and The Ascension in June 2002, July 2004, and October 2007 respectively. Little is known about Otep Shamaya's p

A Canadian dramatic soprano, whose operatic roles to date include the title roles of Puccini's Turan

A Canadian dramatic soprano, whose operatic roles to date include the title roles of Puccini's Turandot, Verdi's Aida, Strauss' Elektra and Leonora in Verdi's Il trovatore as well as a role in Tosca and the role of Odabella in Attila. She is a protégé of the legendary soprano Lois McDonall and began her professional opera career in October 2004.

Is a Greek composer, songwriter and pianist. At the end of the '90s he moves to London in the UK whe

Is a Greek composer, songwriter and pianist. At the end of the '90s he moves to London in the UK where he studies piano and composition at the Royal College of Music with British pianist Peter Katin, Birkbeck College and at Trinity College of Music with composers Andrew Poppy and Stephen Montague. As a Leverhulme Scholar at Trinity he wins the John Halford Prize. During this time he writes his first pieces but it is after leaving college that he begins his professional career as a composer and songwriter.

Was an American soul singer. According to the website of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (where he wa

Was an American soul singer. According to the website of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (where he was inducted in 1989), Redding's name is "synonymous with the term soul, music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm and blues into a form of funky, secular testifying."[1]

Is a blues musician, singer and guitarist. His distinctive guitar style features a slow burning soun

Is a blues musician, singer and guitarist. His distinctive guitar style features a slow burning sound, jazz-style arpeggios and long bent notes. With similar qualities to Luther Allison, Magic Sam, Buddy Guy and Albert King, his sound became known as West Side Chicago blues and became an influence on Michael Bloomfield, Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

A Northern Irish blues singer best known for her performances and recordings with the Chris Barber J

A Northern Irish blues singer best known for her performances and recordings with the Chris Barber Jazz Band in the late 1950s and early 1960s.In 1949 Ottilie went to study art at Belfast College of Technology, where a fellow student introduced her to the music of Bessie Smith, Jelly Roll Morton, and Meade Lux Lewis. [2] In 1951 she began singing with Jimmy Compton's Jazz Band, and in August 1952 she formed the Muskrat Ramblers with Al Watt and Derek Martin.

A notable German artist, art professor and writer.From 1975 to 1978, he studied at the "Städelschul

A notable German artist, art professor and writer.From 1975 to 1978, he studied at the "Städelschule" in Frankfurt and from 1978 to 1981 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf. In 1985 he was co-founder of the group Formalhaut, with the architects Gabriela Seifert and Götz Stöckmann.1992/ 1993 Ottmar Hörl was Visiting Professor at TU Graz, 1999 he became Professor of Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg, Germany. Since 2005 Hörl is president of the Nuremberg Academy.

Was a German painter and graphic artist. He was a prominent member of the "floral" branch of Jugends

Was a German painter and graphic artist. He was a prominent member of the "floral" branch of Jugendstil.[1] He created the Eckmann typeface,[2] which was based on Japanese calligraphy.Otto Eckmann was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1865. He studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Hamburg and Nuremberg and at the academy in Munich. In 1894, Eckmann gave up painting (and auctioned off his works) in order to concentrate on applied design. He began producing graphic work for the magazines Pan in 1895 and Jugend in 1896. He also designed book covers for the publishers Cotta, Diederichs, Scherl and Seemann, as well as the logo for the publishing house S. Fischer Verlag. In 1897 he taught ornamental painting at the Unterrichtsanstalt des Königlichen

Was a key figure in German expressionism. He produced oil paintings, watercolor paintings, sketches,

Was a key figure in German expressionism. He produced oil paintings, watercolor paintings, sketches, lithographs and pictures in mixed media. His works from the 1920s and 1930s were characterised by his bad experiences as a soldier (1915) and his injuries (1916) during the First World War - and his belief that the growth of National Socialism was a bad thing.

Was a Danish musician, singer and actor and film score composer.

Was a Danish musician, singer and actor and film score composer.

Was a German graphical artist. His main working area was heraldry, yet he also worked as a typeface

Was a German graphical artist. His main working area was heraldry, yet he also worked as a typeface designer, creating commercial symbols and metal works.Hupp's main field of work was heraldry, painting more than 6,000 coats of arms and writing books on heraldry. His Wappen und Siegel der deutschen Städte, Flecken und Dörfer (Coats of Arms and Seals of German Cities, Places and Villages[1]) book series was started in 1895, but of the originally ten planned volumes only five were finished. 3,300 of his paintings of coats of arms were published as a collecting set from the coffee company Kaffee HAG from 1913–18 and 1926–38. This publication helped to make heraldry better known to the general public. Another important heraldic publication by Hupp were the Münchener Kalender (Munich calendar), of which 51 issues were published from 1885–1936 (the issue of 1933 was omitted).

Is a German-born Canadian musician and composer of electronic music.he trained as a violinist at Dü

Is a German-born Canadian musician and composer of electronic music.he trained as a violinist at Düsseldorf and Cologne. In 1934 he left Germany and played in Singapore and Shanghai during the war years. He settled permanently in Montreal in 1949. For the next 15 years Joachim worked as a player, teacher, instrument builder and composer. Since the 1960s he has concentrated on his compositions which are a mix of aleatoric and electroacoustic works.

Is a Finnish graphic designer originating from Helsinki. The artist currently lives in Jurva in an a

Is a Finnish graphic designer originating from Helsinki. The artist currently lives in Jurva in an art commune and continues to study graphic design at a vocational education centre Sedu [1]. The artist has a strong street art background, which also shows in his works [2].