Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was a Swedish sculptor. He was also known as Petter Hasselberg or Petter Åkesson. Little known outs

Was a Swedish sculptor. He was also known as Petter Hasselberg or Petter Åkesson. Little known outside Sweden, his delicate marble nudes have received critical acclaim. Hasselberg grew up in Blekinge, but moved to Paris as a young man, where he studied un

Is a Danish painter, poet, filmmaker and sculptor.1962 Studies at the Experimental Art School in Cop

Is a Danish painter, poet, filmmaker and sculptor.1962 Studies at the Experimental Art School in Copenhagen; works in the School on painting, graphic arts, 8 millimeter films and performance pieces

Most famous for his works at Holmegaard Glass Factory ("Holmegaard Glasværk" in Danish).Lütken has

Most famous for his works at Holmegaard Glass Factory ("Holmegaard Glasværk" in Danish).Lütken has, more than anyone else, set his signature on the history of Danish glassmaking, designing more than 3,000 pieces of glass for Holmegaard, for whom he worked from 1942 and until his death in 1998.

Also known as «Prepple» is the vocalist and frontman in the Norwegian rock band DumDum Boys. He ha

Also known as «Prepple» is the vocalist and frontman in the Norwegian rock band DumDum Boys. He had been the vocalist in the band Wannskrækk, drummer in Belsen Boys and bassist in the band Betty Bohm Bang Band

Was an English sculptor active in Australia.Ball was born in Westminster, London, the son of Edward

Was an English sculptor active in Australia.Ball was born in Westminster, London, the son of Edward Henry Ball, carver, and his wife Louisa, née Percival. He later studied at the Royal Academy of Arts schools in England winning several gold medals and pri

Was an English painter and author (he dropped the name 'Percy', which he disliked). He was a co-foun

Was an English painter and author (he dropped the name 'Percy', which he disliked). He was a co-founder of the Vorticist movement in art, and edited the literary magazine of the Vorticists, BLAST. His novels include his pre-World War I-era novel Tarr (set in Paris), and The Human Age, a trilogy comprising The Childermass (1928), Monstre Gai and Malign Fiesta (both 1955), set in the afterworld. A fourth volume of The Human Age, The Trial of Man, was begun by Lewis but left in a fragmentary state at the time of his death. He also wrote two autobiographical volumes, Blasting and Bombardiering (1937) and Rude Assignment: A Narrative of my Career up-to-date (1950).

Was a Cuban bandleader and composer. He is commonly referred to as the "King of the Mambo".[1]In Mam

Was a Cuban bandleader and composer. He is commonly referred to as the "King of the Mambo".[1]In Mambo his orchestra was the most popular, his son, Perez Prado, Jr., continues to direct the Pérez Prado Orchestra in Mexico City to this day.

An American dance-pop and urban contemporary singer-songwriter.Although dance-pop singer Pebbles sco

An American dance-pop and urban contemporary singer-songwriter.Although dance-pop singer Pebbles scored several hit singles on her own during the late 1980s and early 1990s (Girlfriend and Mercedes Boy), she became known as the manager and creator of one

Is an Irish singer and songwriter, known for the delicate, downtempo, melancholic style of his songs

Is an Irish singer and songwriter, known for the delicate, downtempo, melancholic style of his songs and his soft singing voice.His 1998 self-titled debut album was very successful in the United Kingdom and won critical praise. His first single, The Hunchback Of San Francisco, also came from this album.

Is an Australian singer-songwriter He is based in Sydney, Australia. Former singer-songwriter with S

Is an Australian singer-songwriter He is based in Sydney, Australia. Former singer-songwriter with Sydney band the Stolen Holdens. Keyes' output is best described as "rock" but is close to a "folk-rock" style in that the lyrics detail the minutiae of life, love and (often) the seamier side of existence in and around the working class Sydney suburbs of Redfern and Waterloo.

Was an Israeli-American, Polish American actor, comedian, singer and director of Yiddish vaudeville

Was an Israeli-American, Polish American actor, comedian, singer and director of Yiddish vaudeville and Yiddish theater. His wife Lillian Lux, and son Mike Burstyn were also actors on the Yiddish stage.

Is a British singer-songwriter and radio producer notable for his 1970s musical collaborations with

Is a British singer-songwriter and radio producer notable for his 1970s musical collaborations with Clive James and for producing the BBC Radio 4 series This Sceptred Isle.

Is an Los Angeles, California, based English recording artist, and lead singer for the pop duo, Nake

Is an Los Angeles, California, based English recording artist, and lead singer for the pop duo, Naked Eyes, during the earlier years of the 1980s. They are well known for their cover version of the Sandie Shaw hit, "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me". They achieved further hits also writing their own songs, including "Promises Promises" which also made it to the higher reaches of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Is an Australian singer-songwriter whose three full-length albums have all reached #1 on the Austral

Is an Australian singer-songwriter whose three full-length albums have all reached #1 on the Australian music charts. He has been nominated several times at the ARIAs and has had several songs reach the top ten in Australia.

Is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best-known as the leader of Buzzcocks.Buzzcocks were

Is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best-known as the leader of Buzzcocks.Buzzcocks were formed by Shelley and Howard Devoto shortly after the two met at an electronic music society at Bolton Institute of Technology (now the University of Bolt

Is a British/ Serbian singer/songwriter.As a youngster, he was a keen hard rock/ heavy metal fan and

Is a British/ Serbian singer/songwriter.As a youngster, he was a keen hard rock/ heavy metal fan and played in bands with his older brother throughout his teens in his hometown of Tiverton in Devon, his first notable success came in 1993 after leaving his

Is an English record producer, keyboard player, songwriter, singer and music journalist.As a special

Is an English record producer, keyboard player, songwriter, singer and music journalist.As a specialist in soul music, in the 1970s Wingfield contributed regular articles and reviews to the monthly journal Let It Rock, and the weekly Melody Maker magazine

Is a British singer/songwriter and guitarist, best known as the leader of the band variously known a

Is a British singer/songwriter and guitarist, best known as the leader of the band variously known as Wah!, Wah! Heat, Shambeko! Say Wah!, JF Wah!, The Mighty Wah! and Wah! the Mongrel. He was credited by Melody Maker with coining "rockism", a post-punk t

Is an Austrian singer and actor, who became popular in the 1950s and 1960s with his numerous roles i

Is an Austrian singer and actor, who became popular in the 1950s and 1960s with his numerous roles in German musical films.After the war he attended Vienna's Max Reinhardt Seminary for actors until 1948 and started a career as actor. He starred in several musical comedies, including among others Liebe, Tanz und 1000 Schlager and Peter schießt den Vogel ab. Later he starred in the famous Count Bobby movies and the Luemmel-series. In the 1970s, Peter Alexander started a second career as a TV host and entertainer.

Was an Australian songwriter and entertainer. His songs were made popular by many recording artists,

Was an Australian songwriter and entertainer. His songs were made popular by many recording artists, including Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, Elkie Brooks, and one, Arthur's Theme, won the Academy Award. In addition to recording many albums, he enjoyed a cabaret and concert career, including appearing at Radio City Music Hall riding a camel. His marriage to Liza Minnelli ended in divorce.

Is an American Avant-garde jazz pianist, tenor saxophonist, drummer and composer born in Berkeley, C

Is an American Avant-garde jazz pianist, tenor saxophonist, drummer and composer born in Berkeley, California. He first emerged on the jazz scene in the late 1970s, performing with Carla Bley from 1978-1982 and touring with Warren Smith and Karl Berger. A

Is a Swedish singer and musical artist, and is regarded as being one of Sweden's best male vocalists

Is a Swedish singer and musical artist, and is regarded as being one of Sweden's best male vocalists.Jöback's musical education extends back to childhood, when he studied at Adolf Fredriks musikskola (Adolf Fredrik's School of Music). He continued his musical studies in high school at Södra Latin, and studied jazz at Kungliga Musikhögskolan (The Royal Academy of Music). Jöback also attended the Lasse Kühler School of Dance as a teenager.

Was a U.S. cartoonist.Born Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr. in New York, New York, and educated at the Hotc

Was a U.S. cartoonist.Born Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr. in New York, New York, and educated at the Hotchkiss School and Yale University, his cartoons were published in The New Yorker from 1925–1968. They often depicted a cross-section of New York society fro

Is a former choirboy who sang with the St Paul's Cathedral and an opera singer.Auty is best known fo

Is a former choirboy who sang with the St Paul's Cathedral and an opera singer.Auty is best known for being the original voice behind "Walking in the Air", the theme song to the 1982 cartoon film The Snowman; and not, as most people thought, by Aled Jones who only released the song as a single in 1985. Auty's version, which was recorded especially for The Snowman, had been released as a single two years earlier.

a German architect and designer.

a German architect and designer.