Famous People with Name Karan

Karan Singh            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Karan Singh: an Indian politician, author, diplomat and present titular Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. He was born as the Yuvraj (Crown Prince), i.e., heir-apparent to the then ruler of the state of Jammu and Kashmir Maharaja Hari Singh, in the royal family of Jammu and Kashmir. He received the Padma Vibhushan in 2005.

Marija Karan            Origin/Culture/Country: Slavic

Marija Karan: is a Serbian actress. She had her film debut in Kad porastem bicu Kengur and appeared after this in Jesen stiže, dunjo moja.

Chris Karan            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Chris Karan: is a jazz percussionist, primarily a drummer, of Greek descent from Melbourne. He played in Mike Nock's trio and the Dudley Moore trio. He also worked with Roy Budd and Katie Melua, along with putting out CDs of his own. Other than drums he has an interest in various percussion styles of the world and plays the tabla on some albums.[2]

Panos Karan            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Panos Karan: is a Greek pianist. He was educated at the Royal Academy of Music as a student of Sulamita Aronovsky. He made his professional debut performance at the Southbank Centre at the age of 19. Other performances have included the Hermitage Theatre, St Martin-in-the-Fields, St John's, Smith Square, Athens Concert Hall and Carnegie Hall. He was laureate at the 2004 "José Iturbi" International Piano Competition in Valencia, Spain. Concerto performances have included Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos No. 2 and 3 and the complete cycle of Beethoven Piano Concertos.

Goran Karan            Origin/Culture/Country: Serbia, Europe

Goran Karan: is a Croatian singer from Split. He specializes in songs influenced by Dalmatian folk music and is known for his powerful and refined tenor voice. Karan's collaboration with composer Zdenko Runjic led to some of his finest work, which won him several awards. In 2000 he represented Croatia at Eurovision Song Contest, after winning the Croatian pre-selection Dora. In the Eurovision Song Contest, he won the ninth place with his song "Ostani" ("Stay").