Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter U

An Indian classical dancer of bharatanatyam.[1]Urmila Satyanarayna has been trained under the guidan

An Indian classical dancer of bharatanatyam.[1]Urmila Satyanarayna has been trained under the guidance of eminent gurus ‘Padmashri’ K.N. Dandayauthapani Pillai, Kalaimamani K.J. Sarasa and Padmabhushan Kalanidhi Narayanan.

Is a classically-trained tenor and member of the operatic pop musical quartet, Il Divo.His musical t

Is a classically-trained tenor and member of the operatic pop musical quartet, Il Divo.His musical training started at the age of five, when Bühler began singing in a choir and also learned to play violin, clarinet, piano, guitar and drums. His musical career, though, started when he was fifteen in an entirely different genre from lyrical song, being a member of a cover band and later the lead singer of a heavy metal band called "Conspiracy" when he was seventeen years old in Luzern.

Is a sculptor who has been working in Brooklyn, New York for the past 30 years. She received her MFA

Is a sculptor who has been working in Brooklyn, New York for the past 30 years. She received her MFA from Columbia University in 1975 after which time she started to work with cedar, a material through which she has explored a wide range of images.

A Polish singer.

A Polish singer.

A Polish singer-songwriter, pianist and architect. She ended her musical career in the early 1990s,

A Polish singer-songwriter, pianist and architect. She ended her musical career in the early 1990s, turning her focus to architecture.

An Indian singer who has recorded many Hindi and MarathiGujarati songs soundtracks. She is the young

An Indian singer who has recorded many Hindi and MarathiGujarati songs soundtracks. She is the younger sister of singers, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. She gained spotlight as a playback singer after singing some devotional songs for the low-budget movie, Jai Santoshi Maa (1975), which became an all-time blockbuster.[1] She was nominated for the Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer award for her song, "Main to Aarti," in that film. She sang the same songs again for that movie's remake in 2006.

Is an American R&B and pop singer-songwriter and actor who rose to fame in the 1990s. To date, he ha

Is an American R&B and pop singer-songwriter and actor who rose to fame in the 1990s. To date, he has sold approximately 30 million albums worldwide and has won five Grammy Awards.[2] Usher is also a part owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers National Basketball Association franchise. He also has his own record label, US Records.At age thirteen, Raymond competed on Star Search, where he was spotted by an A&R representative from LaFace Records, who arranged an audition for him with L.A. Reid. A contract with the company soon followed. Usher was introduced on "Call Me A Mack," a song he recorded for the soundtrack album to the John Singleton film, Poetic Justice.

A Japanese choreographer known for the creation of the Butoh troupe Sankai Juku (???). Amagatsu form

A Japanese choreographer known for the creation of the Butoh troupe Sankai Juku (???). Amagatsu formed the internationally celebrated and innovative modern dance group in 1975. He was also co-founder of the equally seminal Butoh collective Dairakakudakan in 1972.

A Japanese Neo-Dadaist artist. He was born in Tokyo in 1932 and is nicknamed “Gyu-chan”. His exc

A Japanese Neo-Dadaist artist. He was born in Tokyo in 1932 and is nicknamed “Gyu-chan”. His exciting, bright, oversized work has been powerful and popular in Japan and the United States.Growing up Ushio Shinohara had a love for Cézanne, Van Gogh and Gauguin because of his parents. Shinohara’s father was a tanka poet who was taught by Wakayma Bokusui. Tanka poetry is an unbroken thirty one-syllable poem. It is a form of a Japanese song writing called Waka. Tanka was created in the seventh century and was the preferred verse of the Japanese Imperial Court but of women and men engaged in courtship. This type of poetry was extremely expressive and used between lovers and also used a gift for others. Shinohara’s mother was a Japanese painter who went to school at Woman’s Art University (Joshi Bijutu Daigaku) in Tokyo Japan.

Is one of the worlds most skilled sarangi players. Surjit Singh is a senior student of Pandit Ram Na

Is one of the worlds most skilled sarangi players. Surjit Singh is a senior student of Pandit Ram Narayan's. He started his early training under the tutelage of Gurdev Singh and Ustad Harbhajan Singh. He is a member of the staff at Raj Academy and includes Prof. Surinder Singh in his students.

He was the master khayal vocalist of his time. Born at Sikandara near Agra in 1886 (contested as 188

He was the master khayal vocalist of his time. Born at Sikandara near Agra in 1886 (contested as 1888, 1889)[1], he was the son of Shabr Hussain, who died three months before his birth. He was brought up by his maternal grandfather, Ghulam Abbas, who taught him music, up to the age of 25. Faiyaz Khan's musical lineage goes back to Tansen himself. He served for a long time as the court musician of Baroda, where he was awarded the "Gyan Ratna"; the Maharaja of Mysore awarded him the title "Aftab-e-Mousiqui." Faiyaz Khan's specialities were dhrupad and khyal

A Tabla player of international repute and belongs to the Delhi Gharana. He was born in 1934 at Sika

A Tabla player of international repute and belongs to the Delhi Gharana. He was born in 1934 at Sikar, Rajasthan, in a family of musicians. Nazir Khan his father, was a sarangi and tabla-player at the court of the Maharaja of Karoli. Munir Khan his elder brother is a well-known sarangi player. His initial training was under Ustad Hidayat Khan. Then he also learnt under the late Ustad Inam Ali Khan of the Delhi gharana of Tabla. Ustad Fiyaz Khan has also received training in mridangam from Ramnad Ishwaran.

Was one of the greatest sitar and surbahar players of all time. His two sons Enayat Khan and Wahid K

Was one of the greatest sitar and surbahar players of all time. His two sons Enayat Khan and Wahid Khan, his grandsons Vilayat Khan and Imrat Khan, and great-grandsons Shahid Parvez Khan, Shujaat Khan, Nishat Khan, Irshad Khan and Wajahat Khan have all upheld his musical tradition, musical luminaries themselves.

A veteran singer of Afghanistan's golden music era.[2][3][4] He is also a poet and music composer.He

A veteran singer of Afghanistan's golden music era.[2][3][4] He is also a poet and music composer.He is the father of Farid Zaland, Shala Zaland, Soheila Zaland, Wahid Zaland, Mina Zaland,and Mirwais Zaland. He was one of the early teachers of Ahmad Wali.

An Indian classical musician in the North Indian Hindustani music tradition. He belongs to the Rampu

An Indian classical musician in the North Indian Hindustani music tradition. He belongs to the Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana, and is the great grandson of Gharana founder Ustad Inayat Hussain.In a story told in several versions, it appears that Pandit Bhimsen Joshi said at one point, that Rashid Khan was the "assurance for the future of Indian vocal music"[1][2].

Was one of India's well known sitar maestros, born in Gauripur in Mymensingh, Bengal (now in Banglad

Was one of India's well known sitar maestros, born in Gauripur in Mymensingh, Bengal (now in Bangladesh). He recorded his first 78-RPM disc at the age of 8, and gave his last concert in 2004 at the age of 75.Vilayat Khan omitted one of the two thick bronze alloy bass strings from the sitar. The Etawah gharana sitar is designed for long sustaining of meend (pulling the string along curved frets) and produces a clearer, more resonant tone with less buzz than the traditional sitars. In the 1950s, Vilayat Khan worked closely with instrument makers, especially the famous sitar-makers Kanailal & Hiren Roy, to further develop the instrument. Also, he liked to perform without a tanpura drone, filling out the silence with strokes to his chikari strings.

An Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor and soundtrack composer.Hussain was a child pro

An Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor and soundtrack composer.Hussain was a child prodigy, and was touring by the age of twelve. He went to the United States in 1970, embarking on an international career which includes no fewer than 160 concert dates a year.[citation needed] He has composed and recorded many albums and soundtracks, and has received widespread recognition as a composer for his many ensembles and collaborations.

One of India's youngest concert pianists.Lal gave his debut solo piano concert in New Delhi, India a

One of India's youngest concert pianists.Lal gave his debut solo piano concert in New Delhi, India at the age of 9 with a unique repertoire of Indian Music compositions. Currently based in Dublin, Ireland and oft referred to as a child prodigy, Utsav is a certified Grade 8 Western Classical Pianist from Trinity School of Music, London.Utsav’s strong Indian roots drew him to the Power of Ragas and led him to be the first Indian musician to experiment with Indian Classical Music on Piano. Utsav’s creative expression of Moods and Emotions of different Ragas in the soulful sound of the piano has been critically acclaimed and his recreation of Indian film compositions on piano have held enraptured audiences. Utsav's Raga Piano Music has earned him the name of the Indian Raga Pianist.

Is one of the most famous musical stars in the German-speaking countries of the world. Besides starr

Is one of the most famous musical stars in the German-speaking countries of the world. Besides starring on stage, Kröger has taken part in numerous galas and concerts, as well as making a few television and film appearances. He has also released many cast recordings and solo CDs.

Uwe Wittwer's work begins in the late 1970s in abstract painting. The change towards figurative pain

Uwe Wittwer's work begins in the late 1970s in abstract painting. The change towards figurative painting takes place during the early 80s. "Uwe Wittwer is a painter with a restricted, a ritualised vocabulary"; the scope of his motifs consisting of four main subjects: landscapes, cities, still lifes and portraits. During the course of time, his scope is condensed even further, into three main threads: idyll, referential work and the theme of violence.

Was an Israeli singer, songwriter, composer and television personality.His career began in 1976 and

Was an Israeli singer, songwriter, composer and television personality.His career began in 1976 and he became a popular Israeli artist during the 1980s and 1990s. He has famously composed a popular melody for Adon Olam in 1976. His most famous songs include Noladati Lashalom (I Was Born for Peace), Ratziti Sheteda (I Wanted You to Know), Todah (Thank you) and Kan (Here), which reached 3rd place during the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest.