Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter S

An Icelandic pop singer-songwriter. She is most notable for her 2001 hit, 'The Real Me', from the al

An Icelandic pop singer-songwriter. She is most notable for her 2001 hit, 'The Real Me', from the album with the same title. She is now known as Kali, a member of Steed Lord, a house band.

Is a singer, songwriter and piano player. A 6 ft 5 in, 350 lb. gentle giant with a habit of pinching

Is a singer, songwriter and piano player. A 6 ft 5 in, 350 lb. gentle giant with a habit of pinching people's behinds (as a greeting), Sveinung created five albums full of bizarre, excited, and often obscene rants about love, dogs, loneliness and the pleasures of camping.

As an artist known as Thåström, is one of Sweden's best known rock musicians, he is mostly known f

As an artist known as Thåström, is one of Sweden's best known rock musicians, he is mostly known for the rock bands Ebba Grön and Imperiet.

Is a jazz violinist from Denmark, known as "The Fiddling Viking". Asmussen grew up in a musical fami

Is a jazz violinist from Denmark, known as "The Fiddling Viking". Asmussen grew up in a musical family, starting violin lessons at age 7. At age 16 he first heard recordings by jazz violin great Joe Venuti and began to emulate his style. He started working professionally as a violinist, vibraphonist, and singer at age 17, leaving his formal training behind for good. Early in his career he worked in Denmark and on cruise ships with artists such as Josephine Baker and Fats Waller. Asmussen later was greatly influenced by Stuff Smith, who he met in Denmark. Asmussen played with Valdemar Eiberg and Kjeld Bonfils during World War II, during which time jazz had moved to the underground and served as a form of political protest. In the late 1950s, Asmussen formed the trio Swe-Danes with singer Alice Babs and guitarist Ulrik Neumann. The group became very popular in Scandinavia for their music hall style entertainment and also toured the United States. Asmussen also worked with Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, and Duke Ellington. Asmussen was invited by Ellington to play on the Jazz Violin Session recording in 1963 with Stéphane Grappelli and Ray Nance. In 1966, Asmussen appeared alongside Grappelli, Stuff Smith, and Jean-Luc Ponty in a jazz violin summit in Switzerland that was issued as a live recording. He made an appearance at the 1967 Monterey Jazz Festival, which included a celebrated violin summit with him, Ray Nance and Jean-Luc Ponty.

Is a conceptual artist from Kjellerup, Denmark. He is founder of Adressens Forlag.

Is a conceptual artist from Kjellerup, Denmark. He is founder of Adressens Forlag.

A notable Bulgarian classical pianist and professor of music.Svetla Protich started taking piano les

A notable Bulgarian classical pianist and professor of music.Svetla Protich started taking piano lessons at the age of 5 under prof. Dimitar Nenov, and performed her first solo-recital when she was only 8 years old. At the age of 9 she was offered a membership in the prestigious Bulgarian Union of Performing Artists and Musicians. At 15 she became a full time piano student at the Sofia Conservatory of Music, and graduated from the same school at 20 years old, with honors. She took her Master Degree at the Bucharest Conservatory of Music, with the legendary professor Florica Musicescu (daughter of Moldova-born Romanian composer Gavril Musicescu).

Ceca is a very popular and successful Serbian pop folk singer in the Balkan countries.Her success ha

Ceca is a very popular and successful Serbian pop folk singer in the Balkan countries.Her success has made her one of the highest paid artists in the Serbian music industry. Ceca began her career as a folk and turbo folk singer but her style has evolved to resemble the Serbian modern folk-pop-dance music, and is mostly a mixture of Eastern European, Latin and Oriental styles. Ceca is also popular among the expatriate Balkan population living in Western Europe.

A Russian rock musician, singer, poet and lesbian icon. She was a founding member of the popular Rus

A Russian rock musician, singer, poet and lesbian icon. She was a founding member of the popular Russian rock band Nochnye Snaipery, vocalling and playing violin.Murakami, Surganova's popular song, is widely considered to be a lesbian anthem.Svetlana Surganova is an open lesbian, occasionally mentioned by mainstream Russian media as an example of dedicated lesbian celebrity. NTV's documentary on Russian lesbians named Surganova as such, and included her brief comment on the issue while standing drunk next to her girlfriend.

Is a famous artist and one of the greatest Bulgarian collectors of creations of art. He is very famo

Is a famous artist and one of the greatest Bulgarian collectors of creations of art. He is very famous for the Svetlin Rusev Donative Exhibition, a permanent art exhibition in Pleven, including over 400 works of Bulgarian and foreign art donated by him.

Russian painter, son of Nicholas Roerich, studied from a young age under his father's tutelage. He s

Russian painter, son of Nicholas Roerich, studied from a young age under his father's tutelage. He studied architecture in England in 1919. He entered Columbia University's school of architecture in 1920. He won the Grand Prix of the Sesqui-Centennial Exh

Was a Soviet pianist, widely recognized as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. He was

Was a Soviet pianist, widely recognized as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. He was well known for the depth of his interpretations, virtuoso technique and vast repertoire.

Is the lead vocalist of Okean Elzy, the most successful post-Soviet rock band in Ukraine. He was act

Is the lead vocalist of Okean Elzy, the most successful post-Soviet rock band in Ukraine. He was active in supporting the Orange Revolution, and is involved in many social and cultural projects. He is one of the most successful musicians in Ukraine and ha

Is an American contemporary jazz singer, songwriter, producer, arranger, playwright, and actress. Sh

Is an American contemporary jazz singer, songwriter, producer, arranger, playwright, and actress. She lives in Los Angeles, CA.Sweet Baby J'ai got her start under the guidance of her mentor, the legendary Phil Moore[citation needed]. Shortly thereafter sh

Was a self-taught jazz pianist and singer who worked with the Original Tuxedo Orchestra between 1923

Was a self-taught jazz pianist and singer who worked with the Original Tuxedo Orchestra between 1923 and 1936,[1] first under Papa Celestin, then William Ridgely. Also active with Armand Piron, John Robichaux, and Sidney Desvigne, Sweet Emma Barrett was a

A half Filipino, quarter Japanese and American who used to be a contestant on the reality television

A half Filipino, quarter Japanese and American who used to be a contestant on the reality television Born Diva.Sophia was born on March 1, 1986 to parents Aladino and Melinda Nibley, she was the eldest in her family, with one brother (Carlyle Lloyd Nino) and one sister (Furzopeda Mae).Young promising diva Sophia Montecarlo's father was such a big fan of Vilma Santos that he named his daughter after the star mayor's son Luis Manzano aka Lucky Manzano, Sophia was baptized Swirtty Mae Nibley, Lucky. Swirtty/Sophia's dad must have been totally starstruck that he trained his daughter to sing, starting at age 3. The 6th Grandfinalist of Born Diva TV series, said she could sing as many as 20 songs every day when she reached her teens, Little wonder Sophia, a Computer Science major in Trinity University of Asia, was a runaway winner when she sang the lungbusting Halik by Aegis.

An American R&B/pop singer, more popularly known as Sybil.Sybil has been recording since 1986 and is

An American R&B/pop singer, more popularly known as Sybil.Sybil has been recording since 1986 and is best known for her covers of Dionne Warwick's hits "Don't Make Me Over" and "Walk On By", which were released in 1989 and 1990 respectively. They were bot

Was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist and artist. He is most remembered as a founding member

Was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist and artist. He is most remembered as a founding member of British psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd, providing major musical and stylistic direction in their early work, although he left the group in 1968 amidst speculations of mental illness exacerbated by heavy drug use.

Is a French musician whose real name is Jonathan Morali. Syd Matters is a pseudonym which comes from

Is a French musician whose real name is Jonathan Morali. Syd Matters is a pseudonym which comes from the slight modification of the names of two Pink Floyd members: Syd Barrett and Roger Waters.

Is a former American figure skater. Vogel was an early rival of Tara Lipinski and beat her out to be

Is a former American figure skater. Vogel was an early rival of Tara Lipinski and beat her out to become US Junior National Champion in 1995. She was coached by Traci Coleman.Vogel won the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in 1997. After dealing w

Is Scotland's very own rhinestone cowboy, a singer whose career began with a television appearance i

Is Scotland's very own rhinestone cowboy, a singer whose career began with a television appearance in 1953 at the age of thirteen, developed during eight years touring with the White Heather Group. When visiting Hawaii with Andy Stewart's band, he heard t

Was an Australian Artist.Sydney Long began formal art classes at the New South Wales Art Society in

Was an Australian Artist.Sydney Long began formal art classes at the New South Wales Art Society in 1890. in 1894 his Heidelberg School-influenced painting 'By Tranquil Waters' caused a small scandal, but was purchased by the Art Gallery of New South Wales. The sale brought him to the attention of Julian Ashton, a Trustee of the Gallery and founder of the influential Julian Ashton Art School (at that time called the Sydney Art School), and in 1907 he became Ashton's partner in the school.In 1898 he had a short engagement with Thea Proctor. In 1910 he moved to London, where he learned etching and became an associate of the Royal Society of Painters, Etchers and Engravers. He returned to Australia in 1921 and helped found the Australian Painters, Etchers and Engravers Society, lived in England for the period 1922-1925, then returned once more to Australia, becoming President of the Society. He won the Wynne Prize twice; in 1938 for The Approaching Storm,

Was a Scottish tenor and singer of traditional Scottish and Irish songs.He was born and brought up i

Was a Scottish tenor and singer of traditional Scottish and Irish songs.He was born and brought up in the Springburn area of Glasgow by his mother alone after his father left the family, and was the younger of two brothers. He undertook his singing career on the advice of Sir Compton Mackenzie and John McCormack and began recording for Parlophone in 1934 while still attending the Royal Academy of Music in London. He began touring the world in 1936, playing to audiences in Canada, the USA and Australia, and the tour was repeated in 1938 with even greater success.

Was a British portrait painter and illustrator and one of the leading reportage artists of the later

Was a British portrait painter and illustrator and one of the leading reportage artists of the later Victorian period.As stated in the contemporary publication The Art Journal, his drawings of the Parnell Commission were among his finest achievements in the medium of graphic journalism: "he was in court the whole time, busy with a swift revealing pencil which missed no turn of affairs".[3]He illustrated a number of books including Tom Brown at Oxford by Thomas Hughes.

Is an American born German singer, who had several successful dance/funk hits during the late 1980s

Is an American born German singer, who had several successful dance/funk hits during the late 1980s and early 1990s.He had four Top 40 hits in the UK and Europe in 1988 and 1989, including "Sit And Wait", "I'd Rather Go Blind" and his debut "If Only I Could". "If Only I Could" used the bassline and drumbeat from the Raze house music track, "Break For Love", and reached number three on the UK Singles Chart

An eminent Indian artist who has lived and worked in France since 1950, but maintains strong ties wi

An eminent Indian artist who has lived and worked in France since 1950, but maintains strong ties with India.His works are mainly abstracts in oil or acrylic, with a very rich use of color, replete with icons from Indian cosmology as well as its philosophy [1][2]. He was awarded the Padma Shri and Fellowship of the Lalit Kala Akademi [3] in 1981 and Padma Bhushan in 2007 [4].At a Dec 2006 auction, a painting by Raza reportedly sold for US $1.4 million [5].