Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is an English musician, and founding member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine.[1

Is an English musician, and founding member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine.[1] He is married to English painter and songwriter Alfreda Benge.Wyatt's mother, Honor Wyatt was a journalist who worked for the BBC, and his father, George

Is an American singer-songwriter and musician who is notable in the areas of jazz, soul, and folk. F

Is an American singer-songwriter and musician who is notable in the areas of jazz, soul, and folk. Flack is best known for singles such as "Killing Me Softly with His Song", "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Where Is the Love?" (one of her many duets with Donny Hathaway), and "Feel Like Makin' Love

An Italian soprano. She originally studied piano and double bass before turning to singing. She spec

An Italian soprano. She originally studied piano and double bass before turning to singing. She specialises in early music from the baroque and classical period of music.She has sung in many operas in Italy, wider Europe and the US and has made over 60 re

Professionally known as Bobbie Gentry, is an American singer-songwriter. Gentry was one of the first

Professionally known as Bobbie Gentry, is an American singer-songwriter. Gentry was one of the first female country artists to write and produce her own material.[1] She wrote much of her own material, drawing on her Mississippi roots to compose vignettes

Is an American coloratura soprano who enjoyed a long and distinguished career at the Metropolitan Op

Is an American coloratura soprano who enjoyed a long and distinguished career at the Metropolitan Opera, one of the most durable opera stars of America.Combining an attractive voice with sparkling coloratura and good looks, Peters became the darling of America and a great proponent of opera for the masses. She quickly established herself in the standard soubrette and coloratura repertoire, her roles included Susanna in Nozze di Figaro, Despina in Cosi fan tutte, The Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute, Amore in Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice, Marzeline in Beethoven's Fidelio, Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Adina in Elisir d'amore, Norina in Don Pasquale, Oscar in Ballo in maschera, Nanetta in Falstaff, Olympia in Les contes d'Hoffmann, Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier, Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos, Adele in Die Fledermaus. She later added lyric-coloratura roles such as Amina in La Sonnambula, Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor and Gilda in Rigoletto, the later being her farewell role at the Met in 1985.

Is a French operatic tenor of Sicilian descent. He was born in Clichy-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis,

Is a French operatic tenor of Sicilian descent. He was born in Clichy-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.After winning the Luciano Pavarotti Voice Competition, Alagna made his professional debut in 1988 as Alfredo Germont in La Traviata with the Glyndebourne touring company.[4] This led to many engagements throughout the smaller cities in France and Italy, mainly again as Alfredo, a role he would eventually sing over 150 times.

Is a Grammy Award-winning Música Popular Brasileira singer, who has achieved a great deal of succes

Is a Grammy Award-winning Música Popular Brasileira singer, who has achieved a great deal of success and recognition in his 50 year old career.[1] Most of his songs are written in partnership with his friend, the singer and songwriter Erasmo Carlos. Roberto Carlos has sold over 100 million albums around the world.

Roberto Chabet is a pioneering Filipino conceptual artist whose works are results of the process of

Roberto Chabet is a pioneering Filipino conceptual artist whose works are results of the process of unraveling of fixed notions about art and meaning. Highly allegorical, his drawings, collages, sculptures and installations question modernity. His works are meditations on space, the transitory nature of commonplace objects and the collisions that occur with their displacement.

Is a contemporary Cuban artist. He is both a painter and illustrator. Fabelo studied at The National

Is a contemporary Cuban artist. He is both a painter and illustrator. Fabelo studied at The National Art School and at the Superior Art Institute of Havana. He was a professor and a jury member for very important national and international visual arts contests.

Was a Cuban musician born in Regla who reached the height of his popularity from the 1950s to 1960s.

Was a Cuban musician born in Regla who reached the height of his popularity from the 1950s to 1960s. He was a singer and conductor of the Cuban band Conjunto Roberto Faz.Previously, he was a singer of Conjunto Casino. He specialized in many forms of Cuban music, like his contemporary Beny Moré. He composed songs like "Te traigo mi son", "El pregon de la montana", "Nadie baila como yo", El retozon. He died in Havana in 1966.

Was an Argentine tango singer who epitomized the archetype of 1950s Buenos Aires' bohemian life, and

Was an Argentine tango singer who epitomized the archetype of 1950s Buenos Aires' bohemian life, and became a living legend in the local music scene. [1]In 1944, at the age of 18, he joined Raúl Kaplún's orchestra after winning a local contest and soon gave his live debut performance on Radio Belgrano. In 1952 Goyeneche teamed up with Horacio Salgán and with Aníbal Troilo in 1956, later becoming the first singer to record Ástor Piazzolla's classic Balada Para Un Loco, after starting his solo career in 1963. During the 1980s, Goyeneche participated as special guest in the movies El Exilio de Gardel and Sur, both directed by Fernando Solanas. [2]

Is a popular singer whose heyday occurred during Mexico's nueva ola (new wave) of music in the late

Is a popular singer whose heyday occurred during Mexico's nueva ola (new wave) of music in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Many of his songs were covers of English-language rock and pop songs, with arrangements provided by music teachers and producers Enrique Okamura and Eduardo Magallanes. Jordán popularized several Bubblegum rock songs among youth in the Spanish-speaking world, singing songs by the 1910 Fruitgum Company, the Ohio Express and The Turtles as well as introducing the repertoire of singer-songwriters like Neil Diamond and Joe South.

Is a Portuguese-Brazilian singer, born in Macedo de Cavaleiros municipality, Braganza district, in n

Is a Portuguese-Brazilian singer, born in Macedo de Cavaleiros municipality, Braganza district, in northeast Portugal. He has sold more than 17 million albums[1], and has received 30 golden records and 5 platinum records.

Better known by his artist names Sandro/Sandro de América ("Sandro of America" in Spanish) or Git

Better known by his artist names Sandro/Sandro de América ("Sandro of America" in Spanish) or Gitano is an Argentine Romani singer and actor.He learned to play the guitar from childhood, identifying his music as Romani[1]. His paternal grandfather was Russian Rom - Roma are known in Argentina as Gitanos[2] [3]. Considered as a precursor of Rock music in Spanish, initially he imitated Elvis Presley, afterwards creating a personal style that marked his career. He created the musical group Sandro & los de Fuego, which gained popularity in the TV show Sábados Circulares. He became well-known in the decades 1960-1970 with songs like Trigal, Tengo, ¿A esto le llamas amor?, Eres el demonio disfrazado, Porque yo te amo and Rosa, Rosa.

Is a Peruvian table tennis player, who plays professionally for the Peruvian national team.

Is a Peruvian table tennis player, who plays professionally for the Peruvian national team.

Is an Italian singer, music producer, composer and businessman from Massa, Tuscany. As a singer he i

Is an Italian singer, music producer, composer and businessman from Massa, Tuscany. As a singer he is known under the stage name Savage, and as a music producer he uses the alias Robyx.

Was an American Grammy-nominated voice actress and singer.Robie Lester was one of the busiest voice-

Was an American Grammy-nominated voice actress and singer.Robie Lester was one of the busiest voice-over artists in early 1960s commercials, working in many commercials for Kelloggs breakfast cereal. She was first heard as both of Toucan Sam's infant neph

Is an American female singer. She topped the singles chart in the UK in 1988, and Germany in 1989 wi

Is an American female singer. She topped the singles chart in the UK in 1988, and Germany in 1989 with her single "The First Time", which had come to the public's attention via its use in a Coca-Cola commercial. The Coca-Cola Co. had tapped the then 33-ye

Is an English countertenor.Having made his first solo recordings as a treble with Stephen Lomas, Bla

Is an English countertenor.Having made his first solo recordings as a treble with Stephen Lomas, Blaze was both a chorister and an academical clerk at Magdalen College where he recorded with the Dufay Consort, and after graduating won a scholarship for postgraduate studies at the Royal College of Music.

Lead singer and founder of a music project he called M, is a singer originally from the United Kingd

Lead singer and founder of a music project he called M, is a singer originally from the United Kingdom. His career encompasses four decades.In early 1970 he conceived a multimedia project, 'The Voice' which was aired on BBC Radio 3, but he left to travel

Is a singer and songwriter. He was born in Douglas, Isle of Man, to English parents, the twin brothe

Is a singer and songwriter. He was born in Douglas, Isle of Man, to English parents, the twin brother of Maurice Gibb (1949-2003), and younger brother to Barry. He is best known as a member of the singing/songwriting trio the Bee Gees.

Was an American figure skater. He was the 1935-1939 U.S. national champion. At age 12, he became the

Was an American figure skater. He was the 1935-1939 U.S. national champion. At age 12, he became the youngest skater to win the junior national title. At the 1935 United States Figure Skating Championships, at the age of 15[2][3], he became the first and,

Is an American country music artist, known professionally as Robin Lee or Robin Lee Bruce. After sev

Is an American country music artist, known professionally as Robin Lee or Robin Lee Bruce. After several years on an independent label, Lee broke through on the country music scene in 1990 with her cover of Alannah Myles' Number One pop single "Black Velv

Was a French musician of the Renaissance, probably a composer, who spent most of his life in Rome. H

Was a French musician of the Renaissance, probably a composer, who spent most of his life in Rome. He is best known as the teacher of Palestrina. Nothing definite is known about the beginning or end of his life, but he was employed successively by several Roman churches and chapels: the Cappella Liberiana at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, the San Luigi dei Francesi, the Cappella Giulia (the Julian Chapel) at St Peter's, and Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano. During the period 1538-1539, when he was maestro di cappella at Santa Maria Maggiore, Palestrina was one of his singers: most likely he taught him singing and/or composition at this time.

Is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter and is widely known in her homeland. Robyn was known in the late

Is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter and is widely known in her homeland. Robyn was known in the late nineties for her dance-pop hits "Show Me Love" and "Do You Know (What it Takes)". Robyn entered Melodifestivalen 1997 as songwriter to the entry "Du g÷r mig hel igen". She has since started to gain mainstream success worldwide owing to the popularity of her single "With Every Heartbeat" and subsequent album release.In 1991 and at the age of 13, Robyn recorded the theme song for the Swedish television show Lilla Sportspegeln, named Du kan alltid bli nummer ett ("You can always be number one"). She also performed her first self-written song at this age in another TV show called S÷ndags÷ppet.