Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was an Italian painter of the Renaissance in Venice, famous for paintings such as The Wedding at Can

Was an Italian painter of the Renaissance in Venice, famous for paintings such as The Wedding at Cana and The Feast in the House of Levi. He adopted the name Paolo Cagliari or Paolo Caliari,[1] and became known as "Veronese" from his birthplace in Verona.Veronese, Titian, and Tintoretto constitute the triumvirate of pre-eminent Venetian painters of the late Renaissance (1500s). Veronese is known as a supreme colourist, and for his illusionistic decorations in both fresco and oil. His most famous works are elaborate narrative cycles, executed in a dramatic and colorful Mannerist style, full of majestic architectural settings and glittering pageantry. His large paintings of biblical feasts executed for the refectories of monasteries in Venice and Verona are especially notable. His brief testimony with the Inquisition is often quoted for its insight into contemporary painting technique.

A Japanese celebrity most famous for his dancing and for his afro hairstyle. His real name is Hirosh

A Japanese celebrity most famous for his dancing and for his afro hairstyle. His real name is Hiroshi Suzuki (?? ?, Suzuki Hiroshi?). He originates from the city of Higashikurume in Tokyo.He originally intended to be a singer, but gave up due to a drastic gain in weight. According to his official web site, he is 178cm tall, and weighs 108kg. He is now a choreographer and dancer, and he is a member of the dancing group Oyaji dancers, where oyaji is a faintly derogatory Japanese word literally meaning "dad" but also used for middle-aged men in general.

Principal/Dean/Professor of PDM College of Engineering at the P.D. Memorial Religious and Educationa

Principal/Dean/Professor of PDM College of Engineering at the P.D. Memorial Religious and Educational Association (PDMREA).Having twenty plus years of teaching, research, and administrative experience at institutes of repute at national level.Prior to joining PDMCE, Dr. Singh worked on three important assignment : (i) as Dean and Professor, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), (ii) as Dean and Professor, College of Computing and Applied Software Engineering (C2ASE), and (iii) as Dean of Directorate of Correspondence Courses, Rai Foundation, New Delhi. Before Rai foundation, Dr. Singh worked as Professor of Computer Sciences and Information Technology at International Management Institute,

In 2002, at the age of 13 (b. December 27, 1988), vocalist Hayley Nichole Williams moved from her ho

In 2002, at the age of 13 (b. December 27, 1988), vocalist Hayley Nichole Williams moved from her hometown Meridian, Mississippi to Franklin, Tennessee USA where she met brothers Josh and Zac Farro while attending private school.[7][8] Shortly after arriving, she began taking vocal lessons with Brett Manning.[9] Prior to forming Paramore, however, Williams and bassist Jeremy Davis took part in a funk cover band called the Factory

An Indonesian pop singer with mother Ani. On September 11, 2007, she won the first season of the rea

An Indonesian pop singer with mother Ani. On September 11, 2007, she won the first season of the reality television Mamamia Show. At 16, she is also the oldest winner in Mamamia Show history.Paramytha Lestari Mulyarto was born in Biak, Papua. She is the y

Was a Bulgarian singer, best known for performing one of Bulgaria's most popular songs "Edna balgars

Was a Bulgarian singer, best known for performing one of Bulgaria's most popular songs "Edna balgarska roza" ("A Bulgarian Rose"). Some of her other hits were "Povey, vetre" ("Blow, oh Wind"), "Tozi diven sviat" ("This Wonderful World", a version of Czeslaw Niemen's "Dziwny jest ten swiat") and "Yantra" ("Yantra"). Her brief but meteoric career started in the late 1960s. Between 1967 and 1971, she won a number of awards at Bulgarian and international music festivals. She died in a plane crash in 1971.

An Indian artist. He lives and works in Delhi and is married to artist Jayasri Burman.He has a degre

An Indian artist. He lives and works in Delhi and is married to artist Jayasri Burman.He has a degree in Fine Arts from the Government College of Art & Craft, Calcutta and graduated at the top of his class with a Masters of Fine Arts from the Delhi College of Arts. He has had some 43 shows in twenty years. He gradually moved from atmospheric scenery to representations of the human form. His more recent paintings are bold and graphic, with a strong color and unusual cropping. Maity's works are in a number of collections, including the British Museum, and the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. He has won a number of awards, the most recent being an award from Royal Watercolour Society, London in 2002.

His main instruments are Persian and Azerbaijani tar. Additionally he plays kamanche as well as seta

His main instruments are Persian and Azerbaijani tar. Additionally he plays kamanche as well as setar.At an early age he was initiated into classical Persian music by his family. His father is the vocalist and professor for classical Persian vocal music, Nasrollah Nasehpoor, and the renowned garmon player Agha Shakour was his grandfather.

Is an American singer. She came to national recognition as a contestant on the fifth season of the r

Is an American singer. She came to national recognition as a contestant on the fifth season of the reality television talent show, American Idol, finishing in fifth place. Paris Bennett released her debut album Princess P on 306 Entertainment/TVT Records

Is an American singer, most known for her work with the Detroit based, techno music producer Kevin S

Is an American singer, most known for her work with the Detroit based, techno music producer Kevin Saunderson, as Inner City. The group found international crossover success in the late 1980s with a mixture of electronic beats, sweeping synthetic strings,

Was a leading Indian artist. He was born in Dhaka (then known as Dacca), the present-day capital of

Was a leading Indian artist. He was born in Dhaka (then known as Dacca), the present-day capital of Bangladesh. He was a founder member of the Calcutta Group, an art movement established in 1942 that did much to introduce modernism into Indian art.Sen pursued his artistic training at the Academie Andre Lhote, the Academie la Grande Chaumiere, the Ecole des Beaux Arts, and the Ecole des Louvre in Paris. Upon his return to India, he taught first in Bihar and then at Jadavpur University.

A K-pop singer who debuted in 2005 with the album Vol. 1 - My Sweet and Free Day. The album was a mi

A K-pop singer who debuted in 2005 with the album Vol. 1 - My Sweet and Free Day. The album was a minor hit and after a one year's hiatus, she released her second album Vol. 2 - A Sweet Moment, which spawned the #1 hit Sonata Of Temptation. Ivy has been known to encounter major controversy due to her music video being often too suggestive. She was educated at the Dongduk Women's University.Ivy debuted in 2005 with the single "??? ?" ("What Happened Tonight"). The official second single "A ha.." was also an uptempo/R&B single; the dance routine was famously parodied by Park Kyung Lim on X-Man. Around the same time, Ivy also promoted "????" (I Am A Fool), a ballad, which was performed in conjunction with "A ha..". The album placed 48th for the year.[1] Although inactive for most of 2006, she has collaborated with Shinhwa for their album State of the Art on the track "Highway Star".

A Korean American R&B singer. Early in her life, Park showed talent for singing, mainly in the choir

A Korean American R&B singer. Early in her life, Park showed talent for singing, mainly in the choir of her father's church in Downey with her siblings Brian and Uriah. She also learned to play saxophone and piano. As of June 2007, Park has released 8 Korean albums, 2 Korean singles, 3 Japanese albums and 7 Japanese singles.Park won several singing contests in the United States before recording a Gospel album in 1993. She continued her studies while doing many performances. She attended UCLA for a year before she began a career as a singer beginning with her first Korean album, Piece, in 1998. Park's first album sold more than 500,000 copies despite her not being comfortable enough to do promotions on talk shows. She did not learn to speak Korean very well until she released her first album.[citation needed]

In 2000, Park was discovered by a talent scout in Myeongdong, South Korea. He was asked to audition

In 2000, Park was discovered by a talent scout in Myeongdong, South Korea. He was asked to audition for the Starlight Casting System, which he soon signed a record contract with SM Entertainment that same year. Park made an extremely brief cameo appearance in the MBC Korean drama All About Eve in 2000 and was also a brief model for Pepsi. He was then recruited into a five-member boy band, O-Kay, along with future bandmate Donghae by his talent agency, but this idea was dropped.

Is an American figure skater. He is the only man to have achieved the distinction of winning Nation

Is an American figure skater. He is the only man to have achieved the distinction of winning Nationals on all those levels.

Was the son of Evenor and one of the greatest painters of Ancient Greece. He settled in Athens, and

Was the son of Evenor and one of the greatest painters of Ancient Greece. He settled in Athens, and may be ranked among the Attic artists. The period of his activity is fixed by the anecdote which Xenophon records of the conversation between him and Socrates on the subject of art; he was therefore distinguished as a painter before 399 BC. Seneca relates a tale that Parrhasius bought one of the Olynthians whom Philip sold into slavery, 346 BC

A playback singer for Indian films, was born on 18 February, 1976 in Bhavnagar, a town in the Sauras

A playback singer for Indian films, was born on 18 February, 1976 in Bhavnagar, a town in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat state. Both his great grandfather and father shared a passion for music and it is they who introduced him to the world of classical music.At the tender age of ten, Parthiv began his formal lessons with Smt. Bhanuben Solanki, Smt. Dakshaben Mehta and Shri Laxmipati Shukla, a disciple of Pandit Omkarnath Thakur.

Is a Persian musician, composer, researcher and university lecturer.Meshkatian entered the Tehran Ac

Is a Persian musician, composer, researcher and university lecturer.Meshkatian entered the Tehran Academy of Arts, where he studied music theory and was introduced to radif (the Persian classical music repertoire) by the masters Nour Ali Boroumand, Dariush Safvat, Mohammad Taghi Massoudieh, and Mehdi Barkeshli. He focused on the radif of Mirza Abdollah for santur and setar.

Was a distinguished Iranian composer and violinist.Starting from about 20 years of age Yahaghi was e

Was a distinguished Iranian composer and violinist.Starting from about 20 years of age Yahaghi was employed for many years as a musician with the Iranian government-financed radio station. His ability in playing violin, his compositions, and his musical director's role made him a central figure in Persian music during his lifetime.

Is a French pop singer and composer.After two minor hits, he scored a N°1 hit single in France and

Is a French pop singer and composer.After two minor hits, he scored a N°1 hit single in France and various European countries with "La Plage aux Romantiques", a gold disc in 1966, followed in 1967 by the international success of "Kilimandjaro", a platinum and N°1 single, recorded by Danel in 6 languages.

Is a digital artist who uses computers and algorithms to produce excessive repetition of simple proc

Is a digital artist who uses computers and algorithms to produce excessive repetition of simple processes. Dombis lives and works in Paris. He earned an engineering degree from the Insa University in Lyon. In 1987, he spent one year at Tufts University where he attended computer art classes at Boston Museum School and began to use computers and algorithms in his art. From 1994 to 2000,

A French pianist. In 1981, he was admitted to The Juilliard School on full scholarship (Steinway & F

A French pianist. In 1981, he was admitted to The Juilliard School on full scholarship (Steinway & Freundlich Fund) and studied with Nadia Reisenberg, pupil of Josef Hoffman and Adele Marcus, pupil of Josef Lhevinne.As a pedagogue, he enjoys an international reputation presenting master classes throughout the world and is often a jury member at international piano competitions. His students are numerous from all over the world amongst them Lise de la Salle.

Is a French singer/songwriter.Pascal Obispo started singing in 1980. He got his first record deal in

Is a French singer/songwriter.Pascal Obispo started singing in 1980. He got his first record deal in 1990, Le long du fleuve. With his second album, Plus que tout au monde, selling over 2 million albums, his songs became a popular success. Some of his most famous songs are "Plus que tout au monde", "Laurelenn", "Tombé pour elle", "Lucie", "Personne" and "Fan".

Is a French songwriter and singer.

Is a French songwriter and singer.

A Murex D'or Award nominated Lebanese singer. Her debut album Sahar Sahar rose her to stardom throug

A Murex D'or Award nominated Lebanese singer. Her debut album Sahar Sahar rose her to stardom throughout the Middle East, making Mashalaani one of the most successful female artistes in the 90's Lebanon. She released her second and third albums, Nazrat Ay