Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter B

A Welsh rock singer. Born Gaynor Hopkins, she is recognisable by her highly distinctive, husky voice

A Welsh rock singer. Born Gaynor Hopkins, she is recognisable by her highly distinctive, husky voice.Following the Top 10 success of her 1976 song "Lost in France", Tyler released her first album in 1977 entitled The World Starts Tonight. A further single from the album, "More Than a Lover," made the UK Top 30, whereas the follow up single, "Heaven," reached the Top 30 in Germany. In 1977, Tyler was diagnosed with nodules on her vocal cords that were so severe that surgery was mandatory. However, Tyler began speaking again prior to her doctor's orders, causing her voice to take on a raspy quality. At first this made her believe that her singing career was over, but (to her surprise) her next single made her an international star. "It's a Heartache" made #3 on the US chart and had become a hit worldwide

Is an English singer-songwriter. His work includes lead singer and creative force behind The Bible,

Is an English singer-songwriter. His work includes lead singer and creative force behind The Bible, formed in the 1980s, and reformed in 1994, as well as solo recordings and work for film. He lives in Ely.

Is an American musician who uses unconventional instruments in her music.She explores where sound co

Is an American musician who uses unconventional instruments in her music.She explores where sound connects to the subliminal through the timbre languages offered in the voice, violin (now viola), water, ancient Tibetan singing bowls, cell phones, music bo

Is an American free jazz pianist.Bergman learned clarinet as a child, and did not commence studies o

Is an American free jazz pianist.Bergman learned clarinet as a child, and did not commence studies on piano until adulthood. He developed his left hand playing to the point where he became essentially ambidextrous as a pianist, and can play equally fast i

Was a Ukrainian-born illustrator active in the United States, notable for his strongly worked and of

Was a Ukrainian-born illustrator active in the United States, notable for his strongly worked and often surreal designs.

Is a Russian pianist. Berezovsky studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Eliso Virsaladze and privat

Is a Russian pianist. Berezovsky studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Eliso Virsaladze and privately with Alexander Satz

A Russian pianist and pedagogueHe was a student of Lev Oborin at the Moscow Conservatory. He made hi

A Russian pianist and pedagogueHe was a student of Lev Oborin at the Moscow Conservatory. He made his debut in Moscow in 1965. He joined an early music ensemble, at the time the only one in Russia, as a harpsichordist. At the same time he worked with contemporary composers such as Alfred Schnittke and Edison Denisov. He played in the first Russian performances of works by Arnold Schoenberg, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Luciano Berio and György Ligeti.

A German-Ecuadorian Pianist and Diplomat.Boris Cepeda got his first piano lessons at four. He appear

A German-Ecuadorian Pianist and Diplomat.Boris Cepeda got his first piano lessons at four. He appeared in public for the first time in Ecuadorian television at five. Since then he has performed worldwide. Boris Cepeda studied at the University of the Arts Bremen in the class of Kurt Seibert. In 1999 he become assistant manager to the artistic director of the Festival Weidener Max-Reger-Tage From 2002 to 2007 he acted as Cultural attaché at the Embassy of Ecuador in Berlin.

Was a Bulgarian opera singer, one of the greatest basses of the 20th century.Christoff demonstrated

Was a Bulgarian opera singer, one of the greatest basses of the 20th century.Christoff demonstrated early his singing talent and sang as a boy at the choir of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia. In the late 1930s he graduated in law and started on a career as a magistrate. He, however, continued singing in his spare time in the Gusla Chorus in Sofia, achieving an enormous success as the chorus soloist in 1940. Thanks to a government grant, Christoff left in May 1942 for Italy where he was tutored for two years in the core Italian bass repertoire by the great baritone of an earlier generation, Riccardo Stracciari.

Is a Jamaican singer, songwriter and bass guitarist.He charted solo with "Elizabethan Reggae" in 197

Is a Jamaican singer, songwriter and bass guitarist.He charted solo with "Elizabethan Reggae" in 1970. Actually, he nearly did not appear at all. The story about his first hit is that, when it was released in the UK, the first copies were printed with the label incorrectly identifying Byron Lee as the performer. The reality was that he was the instrumental track's record producer.

Is a German contemporary artist based in Barcelona. His artistic roots lie in graffiti, but today hi

Is a German contemporary artist based in Barcelona. His artistic roots lie in graffiti, but today his work spans painting, photography, video, sculpture and installation art. His work has been used in advertising campaigns as well. Hoppek's trademark is a symmetric oval, which appears in most of his work either alone or in a constellation of three, thus forming a face. He is the creator of The C'Mons, a fictional rock band at the centre of a viral marketing campaign for the fourth-generation Opel Corsa car. In 2010 he was named as one of the leading figures in urban art by Patrick Nguyen in his book Beyond the Street.

Was a Russian sculptor.Born into a peasant family in Tula, Russia, his artistic talent led to him be

Was a Russian sculptor.Born into a peasant family in Tula, Russia, his artistic talent led to him being freed by his master and sent to the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg. After studying in Italy under Bertel Thorvaldsen, he returned to teac

Was a Russian painter and stage designer. Boris Kustodiev was born in Astrakhan into the family of a

Was a Russian painter and stage designer. Boris Kustodiev was born in Astrakhan into the family of a professor of philosophy, history of literature, and logic at the local theological seminary. His father died young, and all financial and material burdens fell on his mother's shoulders. The Kustodiev family rented a small wing in a rich merchant's house.

Miljkovic first studied art history at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Philosophy before tra

Miljkovic first studied art history at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Philosophy before transferring to Faculty of Dramatic Arts (FDU) where he eventually graduated at the Department of TV and Film Directing. Together with Branimir Dimitrijevic he became a part of the directing tandem Boris and Tucko that authored many TV programs and films in the 1980s, including Niko kao ja (Nobody Like Me), Rokenroler (Rockenroller), Ruski umetnicki eksperiment (The Russian Artistic Experiment) and Šumanovic - Komedija umetnika (Šumanovic - A Comedy of an Artist). The latter two video dramas were awarded at the prestigious Festival de Télévision in Monte Carlo and are a part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Belgrade.

A French artist and cartoonist. An anthropomorphic artist, he is known for his numerous prints and w

A French artist and cartoonist. An anthropomorphic artist, he is known for his numerous prints and watercolors of dogs getting up to mischief. The prints are generally called "The Naughty Dogs" or "The Dirty Dogs" or "The Dirty Dogs of Paris."

Was a Lithuanian artist and sculptor, who founded what is now known as the Bezalel Academy of Art an

Was a Lithuanian artist and sculptor, who founded what is now known as the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. Schatz's father, a teacher in a cheder (a religious school), sent him to study in a yeshiva in Vilnius, Lithuania, but Schatz left t

Was a Russian painter, member of Amaravella group. (In Sanskrit language Amaravella means immortalit

Was a Russian painter, member of Amaravella group. (In Sanskrit language Amaravella means immortality sprouts). He was influenced by ideas of Russian cosmism and eastern mysticism.

A Russian pianist.Berezovsky studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Eliso Virsaladze and privately

A Russian pianist.Berezovsky studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Eliso Virsaladze and privately with Alexander Satz. Following his London début at the Wigmore Hall in 1988, The Times described him as "an artist of exceptional promise, a player of dazzling virtuosity and formidable power."[citation needed] Two years later that promise was fulfilled when he won the Gold Medal at the 1990 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.[citation needed]

Is a Peruvian-born American painter. He emigrated to the United States in 1964, and he currently res

Is a Peruvian-born American painter. He emigrated to the United States in 1964, and he currently resides in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He frequently works with Julie Bell, his wife, painter and model.

Is a Dutch visual artist who was born, has lived, and works in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.He has als

Is a Dutch visual artist who was born, has lived, and works in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.He has also been an artist in residence at a number of institutions, and was the Art Editor of Rails Magazine Netherlands from November 2006 to August 2008.

Is Croatian musician, best known as the member of Colonia dance music band.After experimenting with

Is Croatian musician, best known as the member of Colonia dance music band.After experimenting with rap and disco music in his youth, Ðurdevic became DJ in Vinkovci in early 1990s. After meeting with Tomislav Jelic and Indira Vladic, he founded Colonia, a band for which he writes music and lyrics.

Is one of the most famous Dutch singer/songwriters

Is one of the most famous Dutch singer/songwriters

Is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. He is the founder of a dancehall collective, known as The

Is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. He is the founder of a dancehall collective, known as The Alliance.The last son in a family of nine, he grew up in a rough part of Jamaica in the neighborhood of Seaview Gardens. His mother stayed at home while his father went out to earn a living. While walking through a rough neighborhoods of Kingston, he was caught in a crossfire and hit by a bullet.

A Taiwanese female Mandopop singer, actress, TV host and author. She is also known by her nickname a

A Taiwanese female Mandopop singer, actress, TV host and author. She is also known by her nickname a*baw (traditional Chinese: ??; simplified Chinese: ??; pinyin: A Bao).She holds a bachelor degree in Sociology from National Taiwan University. She speaks Mandarin, Cantonese, English, and a little Japanese. She loves singing and speaks very quickly. Her hobbies include watching movies, eating good food, sleeping and singing.

Was an American "hobo music" singer.In Lincoln, Nebraska, Martin was once sitting at a railroad cros

Was an American "hobo music" singer.In Lincoln, Nebraska, Martin was once sitting at a railroad crossing and a fellow that closely resembled his chief boom operator, Willie Wilson, passed by sitting in a boxcar. He said, "There goes Willie." He pulled ove