Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Y Liver's work spans video, performance, drawing, installation and storytelling. In addition to its

Y Liver's work spans video, performance, drawing, installation and storytelling. In addition to its guerilla-style artwork and its unorthodox performance pieces, which involves everything from interacting with strangers to graffiti, Y Liver is well known for its manipulation and pervesion of languages, inspired by ancient religious scriptures and other hand-written texts.

Is an Israeli sculptor and experimental artist best known for his contributions to optical and kinet

Is an Israeli sculptor and experimental artist best known for his contributions to optical and kinetic art. Born in Rishon LeZion, Israel (British Mandate of Palestine at the time) to a religious family, Agam trained at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem, before moving to Zürich and then to Paris, where he settled.

Her German partner Andreas Groethuysen (born 2 September 1956 in Munich) are a piano duo.Yaara Tal s

Her German partner Andreas Groethuysen (born 2 September 1956 in Munich) are a piano duo.Yaara Tal studied with Ilona Vincze and Arie Vardi before going to Germany where she finished her studies with Hugo Steurer and Ludwig Hoffmann. Andreas Groethuysen studied in Munich with Ludwig Hoffmann and in London with Peter Feuchtwanger.Since 1985 they have been performing worldwide as piano duo and have appeared at musical centers and renowned festivals.

Is a calligrapher from Khansar, Iran. He is a member of the board of The Trustees of the Society of

Is a calligrapher from Khansar, Iran. He is a member of the board of The Trustees of the Society of Iranian Calligraphists and also a holds a First Degree art's Certificate.

Is a female artist who lives and works in Amsterdam and Tel Aviv. Her work investigates society and

Is a female artist who lives and works in Amsterdam and Tel Aviv. Her work investigates society and politics. She has become known for her complex visualizations in the forms of photography, film, video, and sound works and installations.

A French-Israeli singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in 2008 in the US after her hit single "New Sou

A French-Israeli singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in 2008 in the US after her hit single "New Soul" was used by Apple in an advertising campaign for its MacBook Air. The success of this song made her the first Israeli solo artist to have a top ten hit in the United States. The song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.Naïm joined with percussionist David Donatien, and over a period of two years they arranged and recorded thirteen of Naïm's songs in a studio in Naïm's apartment in Paris,[5] and these were released as her second album, Yael Naïm, on 22 October 2007, on the Tôt ou tard label. The songs are in French, English, and Hebrew and received critical acclaim,[2] and the album entered the French album chart at #11 the week after its release. Her style has been described as having a touch of folk and a touch of jazz, with mysterious and evocative words sung with a delicate and intentionally husky voice [6]

Is a lead vocalist from Filipino band Sponge Cola.He graduated English Literature at Ateneo de Manil

Is a lead vocalist from Filipino band Sponge Cola.He graduated English Literature at Ateneo de Manila University. His awesome singing voice has beguiled many; and together with Erwin Armovit, Gosh Dilay, and Chris Cantada, they create genuine Pinoy music better than ever.

An Israeli singer, known as the War Singer, due to her frequent appearances in front of Israel Defen

An Israeli singer, known as the War Singer, due to her frequent appearances in front of Israel Defense Forces soldiers, especially during Israel's wars.At an early age, she was a ballet dancer under Gertrude Kraus, one of Israel's choreography pioneers. She married Joseph Gustin, a volunteer in the Jewish Brigade, in August 1940, and was widowed when Gustin was killed in a battle for the Senio River in 1945.Yarkoni joined an IDF musical group in the Givati Brigade, which was active during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Bab el-Wad, a song she performed at the time which is still sung today on Yom HaZikaron, became a major symbol of the war. After the war, she performed songs for a program on the Kol Yisrael radio station.

Is an Israeli trance producer and DJ. Sherman started his DJ career at age 14. Producing mostly psyc

Is an Israeli trance producer and DJ. Sherman started his DJ career at age 14. Producing mostly psychedelic trance music, he has collaborated with other artists such as Infected Mushroom and Eyal Barkan.

Is a Mexican singer and actor.He began his career as one of the participants in the music reality sh

Is a Mexican singer and actor.He began his career as one of the participants in the music reality show "La Academia" in 2002 and is perhaps the most popular singer to come out of the show.

Is an Israeli artist. He was director of the art school at Beit Berl Teachers Training College for 1

Is an Israeli artist. He was director of the art school at Beit Berl Teachers Training College for 12 years.In 1973-2009, Garbuz taught at Hamidrasha, the art school of Beit Berl Teachers Training College, which he directed from 1997. He has also taught at the Avni Institute, Tel-Hai College, and the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem.

A singer-songwriter from Puerto Rico, better known for her emblematic hits "Tu mayor tentación", "C

A singer-songwriter from Puerto Rico, better known for her emblematic hits "Tu mayor tentación", "Contéstame" and "Te amo tanto". Her romantic style goes from pop rock to ballads.Yaire, entered the music industry at an early age, where she spent several years writing and composing for numerous mainstays in the Latin industry, eventually winning a writing award from ASCAP for the 1993 Olga Tañon hit, Mujer de Fuego. Yaire soon became a performer herself, making her singing debut in JUVENTUD VIBRA, and then, releasing a debut album, Formas de Vida, in 1998. Soon after she moved to Madrid, Spain, where she resides today, and from where she did the work on her three follow up albums: 2001's Yaire, a commercial success that spawned several radio and video hits; 2002's ...Donde Me Lleve El Viento; and 2005's Volver A Nacer.[1]

A Russian classical pianist Professor of Piano and Artist-in-Residence at the University of Alabama

A Russian classical pianist Professor of Piano and Artist-in-Residence at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.Since his American debut as the silver medalist at the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1997, Yakov Kasman has performed concerts in the United States, Russia, and Asia, and appeared as soloist with more than forty orchestras.He has performed piano concertos and recitals at numerous summer festivals including Brevard, the Peninsula, Las Vegas, Lake Placid, Sewanee and the Grand Teton winter festival. Active as a chamber musician, he has collaborated with the Manhattan, Parissi, Charleston, Shanghai, Tokyo and Talich String Quartets. He regularly gives master classes and serves as competition juror.

Is a Ukrainian-born American comedian and painter. He was popular with American audiences in the 198

Is a Ukrainian-born American comedian and painter. He was popular with American audiences in the 1980s for comedy performances in which he used irony and word play to contrast life under the Communist regime in his native Soviet Union with life in the Uni

Is a Turkish pop singer and songwriter. He achieved success with the song "Zalim". He is of Crimean

Is a Turkish pop singer and songwriter. He achieved success with the song "Zalim". He is of Crimean Tatar origin.With his second album Bir Bakmissin, Yalin arguably outdid the musical achievements of his first album. Although he kept the tone of his music similar to Ellerine Saglik, the music quality and the sound of Bir Bakmissin received better comments from Turkish music critiques. The album was brought together by the same group of musicians that Yalin worked with in his first album.

Was an American pianist.Yaltah was born of Russian Jewish parents in San Francisco, the youngest of

Was an American pianist.Yaltah was born of Russian Jewish parents in San Francisco, the youngest of three extraordinarily musical children. Her siblings were Yehudi Menuhin and Hephzibah Menuhin. Through her father Moshe Menuhin, a former rabbinical student and anti-Zionist writer, Menuhin was descended from a distinguished rabbinical dynasty. Yaltah was named after her mother, Marutha's, home town of Yalta in Crimea. At the age of three, she became part of the rigorous regime already imposed on her siblings: the family employed tutors for the children, and Yaltah had her first piano lessons from the wife of the tutor in harmony and counterpoint.

A Japanese vocalist and visual artist, best known as a member of Boredoms. He has changed his name t

A Japanese vocalist and visual artist, best known as a member of Boredoms. He has changed his name three times, from Yamatsuka Eye, to Yamantaka Eye, to Yamataka Eye, and sometimes calls himself eYe or EY?. He also DJs under the name DJ ??? or "DJ pica pica pica" ("pica" means "bright" or "shiny"), and has used other pseudonyms on occasion.Yamantaka Eye is also a member of the bands Hanatarash, UFO or Die, Puzzle Punks, and Destroy 2, though he is notorious for his vast, confusing discography, and countless guest appearances. In 1993, he recorded an EP with Sonic Youth called TV Shit for Thurston Moore's label, Ecstatic Peace. He also collaborated with Yamamoto Seiichi & Yamazaki Maso in the project "(Triple) Yama's" which was titled for their shared namesake. He released two albums, Live! and Live!!, with Japanese turntablist/improviser Yoshihide Otomo, under the moniker "MC Hellshit & DJ Carhouse".

An eminent Indian dancer of Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi styles of dancing. She was born on a full moo

An eminent Indian dancer of Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi styles of dancing. She was born on a full moon night, and her grandfather named her Yamini Poornatilaka, which means “a beautiful mark on the brow of light.”Beginning her dancing debut in 1957 in Chennai, then called Madras, Yamini had led an eventful dancing career. She has the honor of being Asthana Nartaki (resident dancer) of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam. Her dancing career brought her many awards, including the Padma Shree (1968) and the Padma Bhushan (2001), which are among the highest civilian awards of the Republic of India.

A kuchipudi exponent, an Indian classical dance form.Yamini Reddy started performing at a young age.

A kuchipudi exponent, an Indian classical dance form.Yamini Reddy started performing at a young age. Her poised ability to hold difficult balancing poses along with her finely honed sense of rhythm can easily dazzle audiences.[2]She has toured the United Kingdom, France, the United States and Dubai. In Dublin, the Mayor of Dublin presented her with the golden key to the city after watching her captivating Kuchipudi dance performance.

Is a Chinese artist and teacher. Yan taught at North China University and then at the Lu Xun Academy

Is a Chinese artist and teacher. Yan taught at North China University and then at the Lu Xun Academy of Art (Shenyang); from 1949, he taught first at the National Art Academy, Hangzhou, and then, in 1950, at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Yan participated in the First Congress of the All-China Art Workers' Association, held in 1949. His official posts have included chairman of the Chinese Printmakers' Association and standing director of the Chinese Artists' Association.

Was a Chinese painter and government official of the early Tang Dynasty. His notable works include t

Was a Chinese painter and government official of the early Tang Dynasty. His notable works include the Thirteen Emperors Scroll and Northern Qi Scholars Collating Classic Texts. He also painted the Portraits at Lingyan Pavilion, under Emperor Taizong of Tang, commissioned in 643 to commemorate 24 of the greatest contributors to Emperor Taizong's reign, as well as 18 portraits commemorating the 18 great scholars who served Emperor Taizong when he was the Prince of Qin. Yan's paintings included painted portraits of various Chinese emperors from the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) up until the Sui Dynasty (581-618) period. His works were highly regarded by the Tang writers Zhu Jingxuan and Zhang Yanyuan, who noted his paintings were "works among the glories of all times".[2

Is a Chinese painter born in 1960 in Shanghai. Since 1982 he has lived in Dijon, France. His most fa

Is a Chinese painter born in 1960 in Shanghai. Since 1982 he has lived in Dijon, France. His most famous paintings are "epic-sized" portraits of Mao Zedong worked out in black and white or red and white. He works with big brushes, and his paintings are brought to life by the rapid brush strokes which structure the picture space.[1]

Was a leading Chinese calligrapher and a loyal governor of the Tang Dynasty. His artistic accomplish

Was a leading Chinese calligrapher and a loyal governor of the Tang Dynasty. His artistic accomplishment in Chinese calligraphy parallels the greatest master calligraphers throughout the history, and his calligraphy style, Yan, is the textbook-style that every calligraphy lover has to imitate today.

Was a Chinese scholar, calligrapher, painter, musician, and government official who served four diff

Was a Chinese scholar, calligrapher, painter, musician, and government official who served four different Chinese states during the late Southern and Northern Dynasties: the Liang Dynasty in southern China, the Northern Qi and Northern Zhou Dynasties of northern China, and their successor state that reunified China, the Sui Dynasty. Yan Zhitui was a supporter of Buddhism in China despite criticism by many of his Confucian-taught peers. Yan was also the first person in history to mention the use of toilet paper.[1]

A Japanese musician, songwriter and arranger who have worked with many different artists, both Japan

A Japanese musician, songwriter and arranger who have worked with many different artists, both Japanese and foreign. He was born in November 1960 in Kagoshima prefecture on the Japanese island of Kyushu. As a child and teenager he lived in many different places across Japan, and from elementary school to junior high school he sang in the choirs of the schools he went to. When he went to university he joined a band playing the guitar. Their style was primarily funk. Yanagiman eventually left his university studies unfinished to pursue a career in music. Currently he runs his own recording studio, Nothin' to Loose Studio.