Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a singer, guitarist, composer, lyricist, and producer who performs mainly in his native West Fris

Is a singer, guitarist, composer, lyricist, and producer who performs mainly in his native West Frisian language. His performances are often solo, but he also performs with a back up band.His repertoire is a traditional ballad and folk styles mixed with rock and pop, typically penned himself.

An American-born singer who lives in London. She mostly performs under the name "Plavka".Plavka is b

An American-born singer who lives in London. She mostly performs under the name "Plavka".Plavka is best known for being the vocal talent behind German dance act Jam & Spoon, whose trance-infused pop sound dominated the international charts in the mid 1990

Is a reggae musician, vocalist, engineer and producer.Shervington began his career in the early 1970

Is a reggae musician, vocalist, engineer and producer.Shervington began his career in the early 1970s as a member of the showband Tomorrow's Children.[2] Inspired by the success of Ernie Smith's "Duppy or a Gunman" and Tinga Stewart's "Play de Music", both delivered in heavy patois, he recorded "Ram Goat Liver" in a similar style.

Is an American Emmy Award-winning actress, singer, and entrepreneur.She had roles in three Dean Mart

Is an American Emmy Award-winning actress, singer, and entrepreneur.She had roles in three Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis comedy films in the early 1950s: At War with the Army, That's My Boy and The Stooge.

An English singer.Browne was the lead singer of the groups Pickettywitch, the name being suggested b

An English singer.Browne was the lead singer of the groups Pickettywitch, the name being suggested by her sister Pamela Browne, and Sweet Dreams.[2] She released a solo album in 1975 entitled Special Delivery on GTO Records. "Same Old Feeling" was one of the hits that Pickettywitch enjoyed, and post Pickettywitch a single from the album, "Up in a Puff of Smoke", was a hit in America, reaching #3 on the U.S. disco chart and #16 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] In the UK Singles Chart, it reached #43.[4]

An English musician and songwriter. Raised in Corscombe, Dorset, England, Harvey formed an eponymous

An English musician and songwriter. Raised in Corscombe, Dorset, England, Harvey formed an eponymous band as a teenager with drummer Rob Ellis and bassist Ian Olliver, who was replaced with Steve Vaughan. The trio released their first album Dry in 1992. Ellis and Vaughan left the band after the release of Rid of Me (1993), and Harvey continued as a solo artist.Among the accolades she has received have been the 2001 Mercury Music Prize, seven BRIT Award nominations, five Grammy Award nominations and two further Mercury Music Prize nominations. Rolling Stone named her 1992's Best New Artist and Best Singer Songwriter and 1995's Artist of the Year, and placed two of her albums on its 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. She was also rated the number one female rock artist by Q magazine in a 2002 poll. Harvey has said that she enjoys performing more than writing and recording because performing is when the music makes more sense. [1]

Montañez was born Fernando Borrego Linares in Sierra del Rosario, Pinar del Río, in a farm kno

Montañez was born Fernando Borrego Linares in Sierra del Rosario, Pinar del Río, in a farm known as El Brujito. At an early age he worked various jobs including driving a tractor, milking cows, making coal, assisting on the family farm, and as a lumberjack. In his spare time, Montañez would go from house to house singing and later began to sing in local parties and family gatherings.

Was a Cuban singer and songwriter.Montañez was born Fernando Borrego Linares in Sierra del Rosario,

Was a Cuban singer and songwriter.Montañez was born Fernando Borrego Linares in Sierra del Rosario, Pinar del Río, in a farm known as El Brujito. At an early age he worked various jobs including driving a tractor, milking cows, making coal, assisting on the family farm, and as a lumberjack. In his spare time, Montañez would go from house to house singing and later began to sing in local parties and family gatherings.

The stage name of Marian Joan Elliott Said, singer in the English punk rock band X-Ray Spex.Said is

The stage name of Marian Joan Elliott Said, singer in the English punk rock band X-Ray Spex.Said is best known for her vocal performances for X-Ray Spex.[1] She has been described by Billboard as the "archetype for the modern-day feminist punk" who, because she wore braces, was heavyset, sported a gaudy Dayglo wardrobe, and was of mixed-race, was "one of the least conventional front-persons in rock history, male or female".[3]After seeing a Sex Pistols concert in Hastings, Said was inspired to start a music career beginning with X-Ray Spex.[1].

Was a Greek painter, a member of the Munich School of Greek artists.[1] In 1880, Lembesis returned t

Was a Greek painter, a member of the Munich School of Greek artists.[1] In 1880, Lembesis returned to Athens and opened his atelier in the Thission district. Although he was a master in Landscape painting he became known more for his skills in portraiture. He began painting portraits of aristocrats and politicians of his age such as Kapsalis, Santarozas, Serpieris, Levidis and many more.

Was an ancient Greek painter from the middle of the 5th century BC, son of Aglaophon. He was a nativ

Was an ancient Greek painter from the middle of the 5th century BC, son of Aglaophon. He was a native of Thasos, but was adopted by the Athenians, and admitted to their citizenship.

Called the Elder[1] was a Greek sculptor in bronze of the fifth and the early fourth century BC. Nex

Called the Elder[1] was a Greek sculptor in bronze of the fifth and the early fourth century BC. Next to famous Phidias, Myron and Kresilas, he is the most important sculptor of Classical antiquity: the fourth-century catalogue attributed to Xenocrates (the "Xenocratic catalogue"), which was Pliny's guide in matters of art, ranked him between Phidias and Myron [2].

Was an Italian painter whose style incorporated elements of the French Rococo, Bolognese classicism,

Was an Italian painter whose style incorporated elements of the French Rococo, Bolognese classicism, and nascent Neoclassicism.By the early 1740s, however, he started to receive independent commissions. In 1741, he was inducted into the Accademia di San L

An English actress, screenwriter and singer. Quesnel was raised in Eccles, Lancashire, along with he

An English actress, screenwriter and singer. Quesnel was raised in Eccles, Lancashire, along with her six siblings. She read English at Oxford University before spending a year at drama school.[1] In the 1980s she performed in Humphrey Carpenter's Vile Bodies band at the Ritz Hotel, and performed in a tribute concert to him following his death in 2005.[1][2]She played Dr Monica Broome in the first series of Cardiac Arrest and DC Grace Harris in the first two series of Thief Takers. She had a recurring role in the third series of Cold Feet as Emma Keaton and returned to medical dramas in 2006, playing Dr Christine Whelan in The Golden Hour. In 2007 she starred as Nita in the BBC One series True Dare Kiss, and later that year began a recurring role in EastEnders as Rachel Branning, taking over the character from Sukie Smith.

Was a finalist on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 who hails from Machli Mohalla near Sadar Bazar in Lu

Was a finalist on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 who hails from Machli Mohalla near Sadar Bazar in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Yadav was eliminated on 28 September and attained 4th place in the competition with public votes.Poonam comes from an underprivileged family living with her mother, who brought her up. Her father passed away while her mother was in the second month of her pregnancy. Poonam described her emotional encounters with life during her upbringing and her struggles and has attributed those to her standard of becoming tough and compromising with life. She attended Sanskrit Pathshala Kanya Inter College in Lucknow. At the age of 26, Yadav left her home and came to Mumbai to participate in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007. Before participating in SRGMP C2007, she used to work at a PCO for Rs. 600 per month.

Is a santur player. His family with a long and rich music tradition initiated him at an early age in

Is a santur player. His family with a long and rich music tradition initiated him at an early age into classical Persian and Azerbaijani music.The vocalist and professor for classical Persian vocal music Nasrollah Nasehpoor is his father and the renowned garmon player Agha Shakour was his grandfather. Together with his father and his brothers Peyman and Parham he forms since 1996 the Nassehpoor Ensemble.

Served as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1522 until his death. He was the last non-Italian p

Served as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1522 until his death. He was the last non-Italian pope until John Paul II.

Is the 265th and reigning Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the spiritual head of the

Is the 265th and reigning Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the spiritual head of the Roman Catholic Church and, as such, Sovereign of the Vatican City State.[1] He was elected on 19 April 2005 in a papal conclave, celebrated his Papal Inauguration Mass on 24 April 2005, and took possession of his cathedral, the Basilica of St. John Lateran, on 7 May 2005. Pope Benedict XVI has both German and Vatican citizenship. He succeeded Pope John Paul II.

Was the Pope and Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (10 May 1959 - 9 March 1971).

Was the Pope and Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (10 May 1959 - 9 March 1971).Pope Cyril VI was born in Damanhour, Egypt, into a Coptic Orthodox family. He resigned a civil service position to become a monk in July 1927. He passed his probationary period and, on February 24, 1928, took his monastic vows at the Paromeos (Roman) Monastery and assumed the name of Father Mina el-Baramosy (Mina of the Roman Monastery).

Reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and as Sovereign of Vatican City from August 26, 1978 u

Reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and as Sovereign of Vatican City from August 26, 1978 until his death just 33 days later. His reign is among the shortest in papal history, resulting in the most recent Year of Three Popes.

Was Pope from 1276 until his death about eight months later. He was the only Portuguese Pope, althou

Was Pope from 1276 until his death about eight months later. He was the only Portuguese Pope, although Damasus I can also be considered Portuguese, as he was born in territory that is nowadays in Portugal, and Paul IV also had a Portuguese maternal grandm

Is the 117th Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy Apostolic See of Saint M

Is the 117th Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy Apostolic See of Saint Mark the Evangelist of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.Pope Cyril VI summoned Fr. Antonios to the patriarchate where he ordained him Bishop of Christian Education and Dean of the Coptic Orthodox Theological University, whereupon he assumed the name Shenouda, which was the name of a Coptic Saint and two previous Popes: Shenouda I (859- 880) and Shenouda II (1047–1077).

Was an American country music singer. Famous for his flashy Nudie suits and blond pompadour, Wagoner

Was an American country music singer. Famous for his flashy Nudie suits and blond pompadour, Wagoner introduced a young Dolly Parton to his long-running television show. Together, "Porter and Dolly" were a well-known duet team throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. Parton wrote the song "I Will Always Love You" after Wagoner suggested she shift from story songs to focus on love songs. [1]

Was a singer who achieved international fame because of her voice and stage presence. As an African

Was a singer who achieved international fame because of her voice and stage presence. As an African Canadian, her popularity helped to open previously closed doors for talented blacks who followed.She made her musical debut at the age of six in her father

Was a Bicolano musician. He was the composer of Sarung Banggi (One Evening), the most famous song in

Was a Bicolano musician. He was the composer of Sarung Banggi (One Evening), the most famous song in the Bikol language.Potenciano Gregorio was born in what was then known as the town of Lib-og (now Santo Domingo) in the province of Albay in the Philippines. His parents were Narciso Gregorio and Canuta Valladolid (some sources spell his mother's name as Balladolid). At an early age he learned to play the violin and was soon recognized for his talent. He subsequently learned to play other instruments such as the bandurria, the guitar, and piano. Later he started writing music for the local church by himself or in collaboration with his older brother Bernardo who organized the local band Banda de Lib-og. Potenciano later became the bandmaster of the same band until he joined the Philippine Constabulary Band in 1919.