Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Is historically considered the best known teacher of the soft style martial art of Tai Chi Chuan (Ta

Is historically considered the best known teacher of the soft style martial art of Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan).

Is a South Korean record producer and hip-hop singer.Yang debuted as part of the legendary Korean gr

Is a South Korean record producer and hip-hop singer.Yang debuted as part of the legendary Korean group Seo Taiji & Boys and was member until the group disbanded in January 1996. After the group's breakup, he went on to establish and produce other artists.

Was a Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).Yang was born in Changshu in the Jiangsu

Was a Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).Yang was born in Changshu in the Jiangsu province[1] . His style name was 'Zi He' and his sobriquet was 'Xi Ting'. Yang's paintings were meticulous and exquisite, in the style of Wang Hui.

Is a Chinese classical violinist. He studied under Yao-Ji Lin at the Central Conservatory of Music i

Is a Chinese classical violinist. He studied under Yao-Ji Lin at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. He also studied with Dorothy DeLay and Kurt Sassmannshaus at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He was a medalist at the 2002 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. He currently teaches at Roosevelt University and performs regularly at the Aspen Music Festival. The "Lady Tennant" Stradivarius violin has been permanently loaned to him.

Is a Chinese revolutionary and extreme performance artist living and working in Shanghai.After gradu

Is a Chinese revolutionary and extreme performance artist living and working in Shanghai.After graduating from the Northern Manchuria Art University, Northwest Normal University in 1986, he started as a painter but became embroiled in the Marxist and Maoist politics of the multiracial prefect of East Guangzhou in which he lives. He attempts to raise social issues through his performances and has achieved notoriety through extreme actions such as branding his ID number on his body, planting grass on his back, and surgically implanting objects in his leg and stomach. His work is concerned with the body, and how, in an age of science and technology, our bodies no longer belong to ourselves but to society and the state. He has exhibited both in China and abroad, including the famous "Fuck off" show at the Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai, the Guangdong Museum of Art Contemporary Art, Guangzhou, 2003, the Dadao Live Art Festival, Beijing, 2004 and a tour of eight major institutions in the UK organised by Beijing-based curator Shu Yang in 2006.

Is a singer-vocalist of the band.Being a very busy man, Yani is also a writer for ABS-CBN’s TV sho

Is a singer-vocalist of the band.Being a very busy man, Yani is also a writer for ABS-CBN’s TV show "Goin' Bulilit". He also played the short role of Liam in ABS-CBN’s "Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay". His acting performances also include the role of Romeo in the Metropolitan Theater Guild's production of Romeo and Juliet (which was used in Sponge Cola's "Gemini" music video), alongside Ina Feleo

Is a French musician and composer.[1][2] His music is recognized by its use of a large variety of in

Is a French musician and composer.[1][2] His music is recognized by its use of a large variety of instruments in relatively minimalist compositions, often with a touch of either European classical music or French folk music, using primarily the piano, accordion or violin together with instruments like the melodica, xylophone, toy piano, ondes martenot, harpsichord and typewriter. His musical style, particularly when using toy and folk instruments is similar to Penguin Cafe Orchestra and Pascal Comelade, but his more serious work is reminiscent of Frédéric Chopin, Erik Satie, Philip Glass and Michael Nyman.

Is a London based conceptual artist originally from Poland. She works in a variety of media, includi

Is a London based conceptual artist originally from Poland. She works in a variety of media, including interactive art, video, live art, painting, drawing and installations.[1] She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Her work is included in the collection of the Osaka Contemporary Art center. Kubic has exhibited work internationally in prestigious art venues such as the Center for the Development of the Visual Arts in Havana, Mucsarnok kunsthalle Budapest, and the Pergamon Museum, Berlin. Her work has consistently explored the theme of identity and authenticity, especially in relation to how art is received by audiences in institutional environments.[2]

Is a self-taught pianist, keyboardist, and composer. Yanni left his homeland at the age of 18 to att

Is a self-taught pianist, keyboardist, and composer. Yanni left his homeland at the age of 18 to attend the University of Minnesota. After receiving a B.A. in psychology, he would instead seek a life in music though he had no formal training and could not read a note. After playing keyboards in local rock bands such as Chameleon, he moved to California in pursuit of movie soundtrack work. In 1987, he put together a small band which included long-time bandmate Charlie Adams, and John Tesh, and began touring to promote his earliest instrumental albums, Keys to Imagination, Out of Silence, and Chameleon Days. He later earned Grammy nominations for his 1992 album, Dare to Dream, and the 1993 follow-up, In My Time.

Was born in 1945 and he is one of the main Greek exponents of artistic Critical Realism, an art move

Was born in 1945 and he is one of the main Greek exponents of artistic Critical Realism, an art movement that developed in Europe after the political and social upheavals of 1968. The May 1968 student rebellions in France, the Prague Spring uprising in Czechoslovakia, and the coup d'état establishing the Greek military junta of 1967-1974 were catalysts for this group.

Is a contemporary Greek artist, painter. Yannis Stavrou (G?????? Sta???? in Greek) was born in Thess

Is a contemporary Greek artist, painter. Yannis Stavrou (G?????? Sta???? in Greek) was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. He originally studied sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts before painting won him over. He currently lives and works in Athens.

He studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1929-1935). He was also a student of Photis Kontoglou,

He studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1929-1935). He was also a student of Photis Kontoglou, who introduced him to Byzantine iconography, while he also studied popular architecture and dressing customs. Together with Pikionis, Kontoglou and Agh. Chatzimichalis he led the movement for the introduction of Greek tradition in painting.

Was a member of the Israeli female vocal trio Chocolat, Menta, Mastik in the 1970s along with Lea Lu

Was a member of the Israeli female vocal trio Chocolat, Menta, Mastik in the 1970s along with Lea Lupatin and Ruti Holtzman. Together they represented Israel in the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Emor Shalom" ("Say peace"). They were placed sixth in The Hague.In 1979, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority (IBA) asked Arazi to co-host the Eurovision Song Contest, staged on March 31 in Jerusalem. Her connection with the song contest continued when she sang entries in the Israeli finals of 1982, 1983 and 1985. 1987 saw her co-host the event and in 1988 she was selected by IBA to sing the Israeli entry. Arazi went to Dublin with the song "Ben Adam" ("Human Being") which came seventh.

A Filipino singer and actress. She was one of the Final Four in the first season of StarStruck, a re

A Filipino singer and actress. She was one of the Final Four in the first season of StarStruck, a reality-based talent search show of GMA Network in the Philippines, but she lost to Jennylyn Mercado and finished as first runner up. Her biggest break as an actress was in 2006 in the role of Charming, the ugly daughter of Bakekang in 2006 Bakekang TV Series.Kurdi started competing in singing competitions at the age of three. At the age of seven in Kuwait, she performed monologue acting and played the role of Maria Clara in a zarzuela adaptation of Noli Me Tangere that was hosted by the Kuwaiti-Filipino community in celebration of Philippine Independence Day. And her idol actress Sharon Cuneta, Anne Curtis and Vilma Santos

A Dominican-Colombian reggaetón singer-songwriter, model and actress. She is best known for her wor

A Dominican-Colombian reggaetón singer-songwriter, model and actress. She is best known for her work as co-host on mun2's music video countdown show Vivo and reality television show The Chicas Project.In January 2007, Deliz teamed up with fellow VJ Crash

An Israeli singer-songwriter of Sephardic music. Her late father, Yitzhak Levy, was a pioneer resear

An Israeli singer-songwriter of Sephardic music. Her late father, Yitzhak Levy, was a pioneer researcher into the long and rich history of the Ladino music and culture of Spanish Jewry and its diaspora, being the editor of the Ladino language magazine Aki Yerushalayim. With her distinctive and emotive style, Yasmin has brought a new interpretation to the medieval Ladino/Judeo-Spanish song by incorporating more "modern" sounds of Andalusian Flamenco and Turkey[1], as well as traditional instruments like the oud, violin, cello, and piano. In her second album, La Judería (Sp: "The Jewish Quarter"), she also covered the popular songs Gracias a la Vida by Violeta Parra and Nací en Alamó from the film Vengo, directed by Tony Gatlif, which in its original version won the 2001 César Award for Best Music Written for a Film.

Is an American figure skater.

Is an American figure skater.

A Flemish singer and television presenter. Born in the Antwerp municipality of Kontich, her real nam

A Flemish singer and television presenter. Born in the Antwerp municipality of Kontich, her real name is Hilde Rens. Yasmine released her first CD (Mooi zo) in 1991. Recently, she has made various adaptations of Leonard Cohen songs, translated into Dutch.Yasmine is a regular on the VRT's main television station, één, where she is currently an in-vision continuity announcer. Prior to joining the VRT, she presented music programmes for commercial station VTM and was one of the launch VJs for TMF Flanders.

A Japanese illustrator from Tokushima, Japan, though now lives in Tokyo. As of 2007, Yasu is a free

A Japanese illustrator from Tokushima, Japan, though now lives in Tokyo. As of 2007, Yasu is a free illustrator.

A male Japanese popular music artist and composer. He made his debut on November 1, 1982 with the si

A male Japanese popular music artist and composer. He made his debut on November 1, 1982 with the single We Got It!.

A Japanese animator, character designer and anime director.[1][2]Beginning his career at Sunrise, he

A Japanese animator, character designer and anime director.[1][2]Beginning his career at Sunrise, he has worked as an animation director and animator on several productions, and made his debut as a director with volumes 2 to 4 of Alien 9 and the 2004 television series Kurau Phantom Memory.[1][2] He is currently directing the new Fullmetal Alchemist television series.[3][4]

A Japanese anime director and founding member of Gainax; for most of his career, he was General Mana

A Japanese anime director and founding member of Gainax; for most of his career, he was General Manager. He is also a two-time chair of the Nihon SF Taikai (DAICON III and the 1988 Mig.Con[3])In April 1976, he enrolled in Kinki University for nuclear engineering[4], but began neglecting studies (repeating his sophomore year) when he joined the sci-fi club in April 1977 and became active in organizing clubs, founding the "Confederation of Kansai Student Sci-Fi Clubs". It was through these early activities that Takeda met many other fans, some who would become more involved: at his first convention, Seto-Con ("Sci-Fi Festival 78"), Takeda met Toshio Okada[5].

A Japanese writer and director of animated short films. Born in 1980 in Hokkaido, and raised in Fuku

A Japanese writer and director of animated short films. Born in 1980 in Hokkaido, and raised in Fukuoka. Graduated from Kyushu University's Faculty of Design (formerly Kyushu Institute of Design) in 2003. Moved to Tokyo following the release of Pale Cocoon in 2006. Yoshiura's production company is called Studio Rikka. Currently is creating the new series Time of Eve while undertaking other projects in the anime industry.

Was an animator who worked with Toei Animation, while it was still known as Toei Doga. He was also a

Was an animator who worked with Toei Animation, while it was still known as Toei Doga. He was also a famous illustrator of children's books. Mori was responsible for one of the major animation styles within Toei Animation. In The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon Mori was the first to be credited as animation director in Japan, although Akira Daikubara had the same post on The Tale of the White Serpent but was not credited as that. As a senior animator he formed many of the great animators of the next generation (including, but not limited to, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Yasuo Otsuka, and Yoichi Kotabe). He latter left Toei Animation to work with Nippon Animation.

A Japanese appropriation artist. He was born in Osaka and graduated from Kyoto City University of Ar

A Japanese appropriation artist. He was born in Osaka and graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts in 1978. Since 1985, Yasumasa Morimura has primarily shown his work in international solo exhibitions, although he has been involved in various group exhibitions.Yasumasa Morimura borrows images from historical artists (ranging from Edouard Manet to Rembrandt to Cindy Sherman), and inserts his own face and body into them.[1]