Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Was an Australian artist who specialized in fine pen and ink drawings, born in Canterbury, Sydney.Va

Was an Australian artist who specialized in fine pen and ink drawings, born in Canterbury, Sydney.Vali was a flamboyant artist who divided her life between her adopted home of Melbourne, the Hotel Chelsea in New York City, and a 14th century cottage in her valley near Il Porto (Positano), Italy. She was acquainted with Tennessee Williams, Salvador Dalí, Django Reinhardt, Jean Cocteau, and Jean Genet, among many others. Vali died in Melbourne after a short battle with cancer at the age of 72.On the 18th January 2003 The Age newspaper printed an article about the artist's life. The article concluded with the following quote from Vali Myers: "I've had 72 absolutely flaming years. It (the illness) doesn't bother me at all, because, you know love, when you've lived like I have, you've done it all. I put all my effort into living; any dope can drop dead. I'm in the hospital now, and I guess I'll kick the bucket here. Every beetle does it, every bird, everybody. You come into the world and then you go."

A South Indian Music Director, Who is also a playback singer and an Actor.

A South Indian Music Director, Who is also a playback singer and an Actor.

A multifaceted Puerto Rican who is a cartoonist, dancer, writer and a model. She is also the founder

A multifaceted Puerto Rican who is a cartoonist, dancer, writer and a model. She is also the founder of VAS Littlecrow, a multidisciplinary arts firm based in Minnesota.In 1985, Littlecrow moved to West Valley City in Utah with her mother and younger brother. She became a member of the school's choir and was picked to do a solo from the play Les Misérables. Shortly thereafter her family moved again, this time to Minnesota. There, she auditioned for her high school's rendition of Grease as Frenchie. When she was given an understudy role that was later taken from her, Littlecrow vowed to write her own play. Meanwhile, she became notorious in her school for her madcap parody song writing efforts, her satirical underground comic book series, The Bombardeering Bunnies from Biloxi (a.k.a. Horror Hares,) and her award-winning science fiction-inspired fashion design.[2]

A nikkei enka singer born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She debuted in 2000 at the age of eighteen.

A nikkei enka singer born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She debuted in 2000 at the age of eighteen.

Was an English painter and interior designer, a member of the Bloomsbury group, and the sister of Vi

Was an English painter and interior designer, a member of the Bloomsbury group, and the sister of Virginia Woolf.Vanessa Bell was the eldest daughter of Sir Leslie Stephen and Julia Prinsep Jackson (1846 - 1895). Her parents lived at 22 Hyde Park Gate, London, and Vanessa lived there until 1904. She was educated at home by her parents in languages, mathematics and history, and took drawing lessons from Ebenezer Cook before she attended Sir Arthur Cope's art school in 1896,and then studied painting at the Royal Academy in 1901.

Vanessa Paradis was discovered on the TV show L'+cole des fans in 1980. She recorded her first singl

Vanessa Paradis was discovered on the TV show L'+cole des fans in 1980. She recorded her first single La Magie des surprises-parties in 1985. Although it was not a hit, it paved the way for the song with which she would become internationally famous - "Joe le taxi" in 1987, while she was still only 14 years old.[1] It was #1 in France for 11 weeks[2] and, unusually for a song sung in French, was released in the United Kingdom the following year, where it reached #3. It was taken from her first album M&J (it stands for Marilyn & John) which, although it gained a number 13 placing in France, drew little attention in the UK and did not chart.

An American singer best known as the first finalist to be eliminated on the second season of the tel

An American singer best known as the first finalist to be eliminated on the second season of the television series American Idol.Olivarez auditioned for American Idol's second season with a rendition of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" in 2002. Paula Abdul was

Is an American singer. She is most notable for her debut country music album, Reach, which was relea

Is an American singer. She is most notable for her debut country music album, Reach, which was released in 2001 under Free Lance Entertainment, a now defunct company of former NSYNC member, Lance Bass.

Was a semifinalist on Germany's third season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (the German Version

Was a semifinalist on Germany's third season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (the German Version of Pop Idol) being voted out by the audience in the Top 3 Show. Dedmon was one of the favourites of the jury.[citation needed]As of March 2006 she was goin

Is an American soft rock/Piano pop singer, songwriter, and pianist best known for the Billboard top

Is an American soft rock/Piano pop singer, songwriter, and pianist best known for the Billboard top five, Grammy-nominated single "A Thousand Miles" from her debut album, Be Not Nobody which was released April 30, 2002, and certified platinum in the U.S.Carlton's second album, Harmonium (released November 9, 2004), debuted at number 33 on the U.S. Billboard 200[1] and had sold 179,000 copies as of February 2006,[2] with the single "White Houses," peaking at 86 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[3] She subsequently parted company from her record label A&M, though she still holds a dedicated fanbase.

Is a German singer, songwriter, musician and film, television and voice actress. She debuted in 2000

Is a German singer, songwriter, musician and film, television and voice actress. She debuted in 2000 as a member of the all-female pop band No Angels who enjoyed a great deal of success throughout Central Europe in the early 2000s, following their record-breaking debut single "Daylight in Your Eyes" and the album Elle'ments (2001). During Petruo's time with the group they sold more than five million singles and albums. The group officially disbanded in 2003 [1], due to "exhaustion"[2] and in favour of individual solo careers.After the release of the moderately successful solo song "Drama Queen", Petruo took much more control over her image and music

Aka Vanessa Contenay-Quinones, also known under the musical alias Vanessa St. James as part of the d

Aka Vanessa Contenay-Quinones, also known under the musical alias Vanessa St. James as part of the dueting Vanessa st James and Lou Reed [Sunday Morning 2004], is a London-based singer-songwriter. From 1992 to '97 she co-wrote/co-produced and recorded as

A German singer and songwriter who came to fame as a finalist of the first season of the television

A German singer and songwriter who came to fame as a finalist of the first season of the television show Deutschland sucht den SuperStar, the German version of Pop Idol.In 2002 Vanessa participated in the first season of Deutschland sucht den SuperStar. S

Is an internationally known Singaporean-born British pop and classical musician, especially noted fo

Is an internationally known Singaporean-born British pop and classical musician, especially noted for her violin skills. Her music style is self-described as "violin techno-acoustic fusion," as several of her albums prominently feature the techno style.

Is an American actress and singer of German-Russian-Puerto Rican descent. She is best known for port

Is an American actress and singer of German-Russian-Puerto Rican descent. She is best known for portraying Lorena Garcia on the Nickelodeon family show The Brothers Garcia. She currently attends college at the University of Southern California and is majo

A popular Bulgarian female singer. She is one of the most prolific performers in the pop-folk music

A popular Bulgarian female singer. She is one of the most prolific performers in the pop-folk music style in Bulgaria.Ivana’s father worked along the Black sea coast with his orchestra. One night, their singer got sick and his daughter Ivana had to sing several Bulgarian folklore songs in place of her. Ivana was perfect. She was immediately offered to perform with the orchestra for the summer. She was 14 years old and really liked being on the stage. After that she made a female formation called "Prima +", including her, Stoqna and Rumen Radoinov. The group was invited to sing at the hotel estate `Prikazkite` (translation: "The tales"). Ivana’s talent was noticed by the owner of the musical company Payner – Mitko Dimitrov(Bulgarian: ????? ????????)

Popularly known as the Dhananjayans are regarded as the legendary dancing couple of India. They have

Popularly known as the Dhananjayans are regarded as the legendary dancing couple of India. They have 2 sons. The elder son Sanjay lives with his wife in the USA and their younger son Satyajit is an accomplished photographer and dancer who lives with his wife and son in Chennai, India

A popular Bulgarian singer and writer. She's known for her eccentric attitude and image. She has wri

A popular Bulgarian singer and writer. She's known for her eccentric attitude and image. She has written songs for a lot of Bulgarian artists such as Stenli, Antibiotika, Aksiniya, etc. Her first, and only to this date, album is called "In Vitro" and was released in 2003. It gained little success due to poor promotion. Today, Vanya is the vocalist of the group MatchPoint. They released their first single in July 2007 charting #1 on MAD TV BG Top 10. Her first book "Obraztsov dom" was published in 2005 and since then has become one of the best selling books in Bulgaria by a contemporary author.

Is an Armenian American artist born in Iraq who now lives in Los Angeles. He is the father of Daron

Is an Armenian American artist born in Iraq who now lives in Los Angeles. He is the father of Daron Malakian, guitarist of System of a Down. He contributed the artwork for the band's 2005 albums Mezmerize and Hypnotize as well as Daron Malakian's Ibanez S

Is an American artist based in Los Angeles, California.Mihich has lived in Los Angeles since his arr

Is an American artist based in Los Angeles, California.Mihich has lived in Los Angeles since his arrival in the United States in 1960. He is an academically trained painter and a senior Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles in the Department of Design | Media Arts. Mihich teaches theories of color to understand interdependence and interaction of color and form, color and quantity, color and placement, and after-image.

A Thai contemporary visual artist. A graduate of the College of Fine Art in Bangkok, he has works in

A Thai contemporary visual artist. A graduate of the College of Fine Art in Bangkok, he has works in many fields, including painting and poetry. He has staged three plays, written more than 10 books of poetry, children’s books and political writings.Active since the 1970s, Vasan's works are often provocative and political in nature. One of his works was a performance art piece, involving fake rubber breasts and buttocks and a simulated rape of the entire nation of Thailand.[1]

A cartoonist from India who has primarily contributed to Marathi publications.Some of his best work

A cartoonist from India who has primarily contributed to Marathi publications.Some of his best work has been in collaboration with satirist Jaywant Dalvi when Dalvi wrote a monthly column called "Thanthanpal" for Marathi magazine "Lalit".Apart from cartoons, Sarwate is also known for his illustrations. For number of years now (until 2007), he has created covers of Diwali issues of Marathi magazine, Lalit.

Better known as Grão Vasco, was one of the main Portuguese Renaissance painters.Vasco Fernandes was

Better known as Grão Vasco, was one of the main Portuguese Renaissance painters.Vasco Fernandes was probably born in Viseu, in Northern Portugal, where he began his career in the team of painters executing the main altarpiece of Viseu Cathedral (1501-1506

An English singer-songwriter.Although said to be descended from The Pilgrim's Progress author John B

An English singer-songwriter.Although said to be descended from The Pilgrim's Progress author John Bunyan[2], this is a claim she has herself refuted.[3] In the early 1960s, she studied at The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art at Oxford University, but was expelled for failing to turn up to classes and spending her time writing songs. At 18, she travelled to New York and discovered the music of Bob Dylan through his The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan album and decided to become a full-time musician. Returning to London she was discovered by Rolling Stones' manager, Andrew Loog Oldham,

Was a Russian guitarist and composer. Sarenko played and wrote music for the Russian seven-string (s

Was a Russian guitarist and composer. Sarenko played and wrote music for the Russian seven-string (semistrunnaia) guitar, much of which has now been published. Leif Christensen recorded a selection of Sarenko's music on a seven-string guitar for the Paula