Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was an Irish-Canadian painter, famous for his paintings of First Nations peoples in the Canadian Wes

Was an Irish-Canadian painter, famous for his paintings of First Nations peoples in the Canadian West and other Native Americans in the Oregon Country.

Is an Irish[1]-born British singer, musician, VJ, and TV presenter.Paul King was born in Galway, Ire

Is an Irish[1]-born British singer, musician, VJ, and TV presenter.Paul King was born in Galway, Ireland, but moved to Coventry, England with his parents when he was three months old.[2] After graduating from Coventry Drama School, King considered joining

Was a French sculptor working under the name Jacques France. The museum in Rouen contains a Bust of

Was a French sculptor working under the name Jacques France. The museum in Rouen contains a Bust of the Republic by him, and he also produced a Marianne wearing Masonic attributes.

Irish in heritage, Lee was born and grew up in London, England. He studied at St Martins School of A

Irish in heritage, Lee was born and grew up in London, England. He studied at St Martins School of Art and then Winchester School of Art where he received his BA Hons in Fine Art.He was 'Artist in Residence' at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas in 2007.He works in painting, sculpture and collage, using materials such as light-bulbs, cans, rocks and towels[2] Despite LeeÆs range of subject matter and media, reviewers have often noted how his art references the cultural impact of male queerness.

Is a Singaporean musician. He is widely credited for having launched the xinyao trend along with his

Is a Singaporean musician. He is widely credited for having launched the xinyao trend along with his twin brother Lee Shih Shiong back in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is the founder of the Lee Wei Song School of Music, where he is well-known for having groomed one of Singapore's most famous Mandopop singer, Stefanie Sun.

An English classical music pianist.He started out on the cello, which was the only instrument on whi

An English classical music pianist.He started out on the cello, which was the only instrument on which his school could offer him tuition. At age 14, he was accepted into Chetham's School of Music in Manchester, where his piano studies blossomed. Among music teachers were Ryszard Bakst (at Chetham's), Joan Havill (at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama) and Alfred Brendel. His first international achievement was the second prize at the 1994 World Piano Competition in London.

Was an American early dixieland jazz cornet & trumpet player, and leader of the New Orleans Rhythm K

Was an American early dixieland jazz cornet & trumpet player, and leader of the New Orleans Rhythm Kings.Mares was born in New Orleans. His father, Joseph E. Mares, played cornet with the military band at the New Orleans lakefront and ran a fur and hide business.

Was the original lead vocalist of Iron Maiden from 1975 to 1976. He later formed a band called More

Was the original lead vocalist of Iron Maiden from 1975 to 1976. He later formed a band called More that played at the Donington Monsters of Rock Festival in 1981. He was lead singer of Wildfire in 1983 to 1984. He recorded a live album at the Marquee Club in London as lead singer of The Sweet in 1986.

Was a French orchestra leader, specializing in light music. He is best known in the United States fo

Was a French orchestra leader, specializing in light music. He is best known in the United States for his hit (#1 for 5 weeks in 1968) recording of André Popp's "L'Amour est bleu" ("Love is Blue"), originally recorded by Vicky Leandros.In 1957, Mauriat released his first EP Paul Mauriat, a four track RGM release. Between 1959-1964 Mauriat recorded several albums on the Bel-Air record label under the name Paul Mauriat et Son Orchestre, as well as using the various pseudonyms of Richard Audrey, Nico Papadopoulos, Eduardo Ruo and Willy Twist, to better reflect the international flavour of his recordings. During this period, Mauriat also released several recordings with Les Satellites, where he creatively arranged vocal backing harmony for such albums as Slow Rock and Twist, (1961), A Malypense (1962) and Les Satellites Chantent Noel (1964).

Is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player.[5] Kelly has performe

Is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player.[5] Kelly has performed solo and led numerous groups including Paul Kelly and the Dots, Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls and Paul Kelly and the Messengers; he has been a member of associated projects Professor Ratbaggy and Stardust Five and performed with other artists and groups.[5] Kelly has been acknowledged as one of Australia's best singer-songwriters,[6][7][8] his music style has ranged from bluegrass to studio-oriented dub reggae, but his core output comfortably straddles folk, rock, and country.

Was a French monument sculptor of Polish ancestry. A graduate of the French national academy, he won

Was a French monument sculptor of Polish ancestry. A graduate of the French national academy, he won the Prix de Rome in 1900 with his statue of David, and went on to a fifty-five year career that produced over thirty five monuments in the city of Paris and twelve more in the surrounding area. Among those is the Art Deco figure of St. Genevieve on the 1928 Pont de la Tournelle. He also created 'Les Fantomes', the French Memorial to the Second Battle of the Marne which stands upon the Butte de Chalmont in Northern France.

Is an Italian musician. He has a legend status among the fans of the "italo-disco" music style, a va

Is an Italian musician. He has a legend status among the fans of the "italo-disco" music style, a variation of 1980s eurodance (also known as eurodisco).

A contemporary artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, California.Paul McCarthy misleadingly is o

A contemporary artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, California.Paul McCarthy misleadingly is often considered to be influenced by the Viennese Actionism. Although by his own statement the happenings of the group were known to him in the 1970s, he sees a clear difference between the self-injurious actions of the Viennese and his own performances: "Vienna is not Los Angeles. My work came out of kids' television in Los Angeles. I didn' t go through Catholicism and World War II as a teenager, I didn' t live in a European environment. People make references to Viennese art without really questioning the fact that there is a big difference between ketchup and blood.

Was originally a singer and drummer. Most notable for his time as lead vocalist in L.A. Guns, with w

Was originally a singer and drummer. Most notable for his time as lead vocalist in L.A. Guns, with whom he wrote most of their self-titled debut album.He moved to Los Angeles in May 1980 still using his given name Paul Martin Marmorstein. His first L.A. b

Is a Belgian singer and songwriter who became popular for his work with the Belgian music group Soul

Is a Belgian singer and songwriter who became popular for his work with the Belgian music group Soulsister. He has earned the nickname Polle Pap, a name he inherited from a childhood job as a milkman in his hometown of Heist-op-den-Berg.

Is a British singer who achieved fame as a boy soprano classical singer.In 1982, Paul Miles-Kingston

Is a British singer who achieved fame as a boy soprano classical singer.In 1982, Paul Miles-Kingston won a choral scholarship into Winchester Cathedral Choir. While a chorister, he sang many solos in services, broadcasts and oratorios; he toured Western C

Was a noted French sculptor. Moreau-Vauthier first achieved public renown with his statue La Parisie

Was a noted French sculptor. Moreau-Vauthier first achieved public renown with his statue La Parisienne shown at the Exposition Universelle (1900) in Paris, and is now perhaps best known for his memorial wall to the Victimes des révolutions (Mur des Fédérés) on Avenue Gambetta, Paris. He also created an allegorical work to commemorate Louis Blériot's first cross-Channel airplane flight in 1909.

Was a nationally important Romanian artist, working in diverse media such as drawing, sculpture, and

Was a nationally important Romanian artist, working in diverse media such as drawing, sculpture, and watercolors. But his work is also internationally recognised. He died in London and Flowers East have since organised sales of works left in his estate.

Is an English actor and singer who has had considerable success on stage, screen and in the pop char

Is an English actor and singer who has had considerable success on stage, screen and in the pop charts.Nicholas's father Oscar Beuselinck was a highly esteemed entertainment lawyer. During the 1970s, his father's family home was at Letchmore Heath, Watfor

Was a French sculptor, most famous for his art deco medals cast in bronze.

Was a French sculptor, most famous for his art deco medals cast in bronze.

Is a Jewish-American artist, writer and educator.Many of Palnik's original drawings are in the colle

Is a Jewish-American artist, writer and educator.Many of Palnik's original drawings are in the collection of the Ohio State University Libraries in Columbus, Ohio and his work is also represented in the National Cartoon Museum in New York City . Numerous

Was a Canadian painter.Later he studied under William Lees Judson and at the Academy of Fine Arts in

Was a Canadian painter.Later he studied under William Lees Judson and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia under Thomas Eakins. He later moved to Paris, France where he received art instruction at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts under Jean-Léon Gérôme and at the Académie Julian under Benjamin Constant, Henri Doucet and Jules Lefebvre.[Peel travelled widely in Canada and in Europe, exhibiting as a member of the Ontario Society of Artists and the Royal Canadian Academy. He also exhibited at international shows like the Paris Salon. He was known for his often sentimental nudes and for his pictures of children; he was in fact among the first Canadian painters to explore the nude as a subject.[2]

Is a French blues singer and guitar player.

Is a French blues singer and guitar player.

Was a German artist based in Nuremberg. He is best known for his Hafner ware.

Was a German artist based in Nuremberg. He is best known for his Hafner ware.

Was a French painter and writer.Paul-Elie Ranson was born in Limoges and studied at the Ecole des Ar

Was a French painter and writer.Paul-Elie Ranson was born in Limoges and studied at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs there before moving to Paris and transferring to the Académie Julian in 1886. There he met Paul Sérusier in 1888. Subsequently from 1890 he became a member and a creative leader of the Nabis group.