Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Danish painter, was born on the Krabbesholm estate on the fjord near Skive, and was son of the estat

Danish painter, was born on the Krabbesholm estate on the fjord near Skive, and was son of the estate owner, Jens Dalsgaard.Later that year he traveled to Copenhagen and began his art studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Art (Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi) in October 1841. In December 1841 he began private studies with painter Martinus Rørbye. These last until 1847.

Danish painter, was born in Copenhagen to Peter Berendt Købke, a baker, and his wife Cecilie Margre

Danish painter, was born in Copenhagen to Peter Berendt Købke, a baker, and his wife Cecilie Margrete. He was one of 11 children. Købke is one of the best known artists belonging to the Golden Age of Danish Painting.

Was a Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet. He started painting at the age of fourteen and studied at t

Was a Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet. He started painting at the age of fourteen and studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam in the 1940s. He was one of the founders of the avant-garde movement Cobra in 1948.He studied at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten there from 1940 to 1943 and had his first show in Groningen in 1946. He was influenced by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Jean Dubuffet; he joined the Nederlandse Experimentele Groep and joined CoBrA in 1948 together with Corneille, Constant and Jan Nieuwenhuys (see also Aart Kemink). His 1949 fresco 'Questioning Children' in the Amsterdam City Hall caused controversy and was covered up for ten years.

Is a vocalist in Eluveitie (Folk metal). He also plays mandola, whistles and bagpipes in Branâ Kete

Is a vocalist in Eluveitie (Folk metal). He also plays mandola, whistles and bagpipes in Branâ Keternâ (Folk).

Was a Danish painter. He was the instructor of Martinus Rørbye

Was a Danish painter. He was the instructor of Martinus Rørbye

Argentine musician.Composer and multi instrumentals, Christian Basso has created music pieces for th

Argentine musician.Composer and multi instrumentals, Christian Basso has created music pieces for theater, dance, installations, television and films. Among his most recent creations is the music for Korean feature Secret Sunshine / Milyang by renowned filmmaker Lee Chang Dong, film which was awarded a Golden Palm in Cannes 2007.Throughout his over twenty-year career, Basso became well-known in the local scene as bassist and musician of diverse projects next to such artists as Charly Garcia, Gustavo Cerati, Richard Coleman, Andrés Calamaro, Daniel Melingo, Javier Malosetti, Maria Gabriela Epumer, among others; and mainly with La Portuaria, band of which he was mastermind and founding member next to Diego Frenkel. This group became key in the music renewal scene of the 90’s in Argentina for it combined sounds, rhythms and instruments characteristic of the so-called world music with rock. His themes Selva and El Bar de la Calle Rodney remained in the first positions of best-selling charts for weeks.

Was a German painter. Berentz was born in Hamburg, Germany and in the later half of the 1680's, trav

Was a German painter. Berentz was born in Hamburg, Germany and in the later half of the 1680's, traveled to Rome where he settled. He lived in the house of Marchese Pallavicini. Berentz painted primarily still lifes, and was important, because he introduced North European themes.[1] He died in Rome in 1722.[2]

He is a French singer, songwriter, a journalist, a writer, and a panoramist photographer.1983 : scor

He is a French singer, songwriter, a journalist, a writer, and a panoramist photographer.1983 : score for short movie Deux Larmes dans une poubelle 1991 : score for feature movie Elle préfère l'appeler Bob, from Pierre-François Bertrand 2008 : fr:Thierry Aymès, writes and sings the song l'Inconscient on the album Philosong, volume 1 (2008), Les Indépendants

Is the son of Tony Burns of "The Signs", a Liverpool based rock band, who were signed to Decca Recor

Is the son of Tony Burns of "The Signs", a Liverpool based rock band, who were signed to Decca Records, in the 1960s.Burns was a member of the popular British band, BBMak, along with Mark Barry and Stephen McNally. The group sold nearly three million albums worldwide and had a Top 5 single with "Back Here", in the UK. In the United States, "Back Here" reached number 1 in the charts and received heavy video play on MTV and TRL.

A Canadian painter, sculptor and designer.he was raised by his paternal grandparents A. J. Corbet II

A Canadian painter, sculptor and designer.he was raised by his paternal grandparents A. J. Corbet II and Alice Charlotte Corbet (née Gould), descendants of a prominent family from Guernsey and a theatrical family from London, England. At a very young age, he developed a strong interest in the fine arts while working with his grandfather on commercial signs. Due to increasingly ill health, chromic asthma, by the age of 14 he was not able to participate in regular sports like most children his age, so his grandparents along with his great uncle John Gould and great aunt Olive Gould strongly encouraged him to paint and sculpt. Being raised predominantly on the shores of Lake Ontario he always held a close fascination with water, water formations and its power which to this very day has become a main theme for his paintings.

A singer and actor best known for his role as Giovanni Méndez López in the telenovela Rebelde and

A singer and actor best known for his role as Giovanni Méndez López in the telenovela Rebelde and its spin off teen band RBD. After 2007, he has been open about his homosexuality.The success of Mexican telenovela Rebelde led to the band RBD, which is gaining success in the United States. Although Chávez became famous with Rebelde, he appeared in another popular telenovela, Clase 406 as Fercho along with his Rebelde co-stars Dulce María, Anahí, and Alfonso Herrera. In June 2007, he appeared briefly in the stage show "Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar", and after May 2008 he participated in Avenida Q (the mexican version of Avenue Q), where he played the main puppet characters Eugenio(Princeton) and Rodri(Rod), and his presence was meant to be one of the box office attractions to the show.

Is a blues, boogie woogie and zydeco multi-instrumentalist and singer from Austria, now based in the

Is a blues, boogie woogie and zydeco multi-instrumentalist and singer from Austria, now based in the Dallas/Fort Worth (Texas) area. He plays piano, harmonica, accordion and organ, and writes most of his recorded material.

Is a jazz guitarist from France. He grew up in Angoulême and is of Romani people descent on his fat

Is a jazz guitarist from France. He grew up in Angoulême and is of Romani people descent on his father's side. His father was a guitarist too and influenced by Django Reinhardt. Christian became a musician at 15 and starting in 1972 he worked in a trio with Aldo Romano. By the 1980s he had success in a quartet with John Lewis. He also played with Philip Catherine for a time. In his forties he received a contract with the French division of Verve Records[1]

An Austrian electronic musician, often credited on albums simply as Fennesz.A key figure in the asce

An Austrian electronic musician, often credited on albums simply as Fennesz.A key figure in the ascent of IDM and electronica in the 1990s, Fennesz uses guitar[1] and notebook computers to make multilayered compositions that blend melody and conventional musical instruments with harsh, irregular glitch-influenced sounds and washes of white noise. He lives and works in Vienna, Austria and Paris, France.

Is an English rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. His highest profile musical role has been front

Is an English rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. His highest profile musical role has been fronting the band Dark Star (for which he was singer and guitarist) between 1998 and 2001.Since Dark Star split up, Hayes has toured with Heather Nova and The P

Is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and musician. He was a member of the British boyband a1 from 1998 t

Is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and musician. He was a member of the British boyband a1 from 1998 to 2002 and then revived in 2009.In 2003 Christian started his career as a solo artist. His debut was the specially written duet In Love with an Angel for the new talent Maria Arredondo and himself. The song became a smash hit, staying 3 months on the top 10 list of VG-Lista Topp 20 (Norway's official single chart). The chemistry between the two was perfect, and Christian even wrote the song True Friendship for her debut album.

A French pianist born on September 2nd, 1938 in Paris. He studied at the Paris Conservatory with Jac

A French pianist born on September 2nd, 1938 in Paris. He studied at the Paris Conservatory with Jacques Février and took a Premier Prix in piano performance, as well as in chamber music, counterpoint, and accompaniment. He first appeared as a soloist at Radio France in 1961. He has premiered pieces by Gilbert Amy, Georges Aperghis, André Boucourechliev, Maurice Ohana, and Luis de Pablo among others.

Was a Norwegian naturalist painter, illustrator, author and journalist.Krohg was educated in Germany

Was a Norwegian naturalist painter, illustrator, author and journalist.Krohg was educated in Germany at the Baden School of Art in Karlsruhe under Hans Gude[1], and later worked in Paris from 1881 to 1882. Inspired by the thoughts of the realists he chose motives primarily from everyday life – often its darker or socially inferior sides.

An award-winning Italian virtuoso pianist. Leotta has a vast repertoire and is now recoginzed for be

An award-winning Italian virtuoso pianist. Leotta has a vast repertoire and is now recoginzed for being the youngest pianist since Daniel Barenboim to perform and record all 32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas.He began his study of piano at the age of 7, furthering his studies at the Milan Conservatory under Mario Patuzzi and is a former pupil of the acclaimed pianist Karl Ulrich Schnabel. Leotta studied at the Theo Lieven International Piano Foundation and also with Rosalyn Tureck at the Tureck Bach Research Foundation at Oxford. He also studied at the Literature and Philosophy faculty of Milan State University. Leotta officially began his career in the year 2002 in Montreal at the age of 22 and began to perform the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, which Leotta completed in a period of less than a month.

Is a Swedish trombone virtuoso. Lindberg has premiered over 200 works, including over 70 new concert

Is a Swedish trombone virtuoso. Lindberg has premiered over 200 works, including over 70 new concerti. His performances are characterised as having “a charismatic intensity of delivery” (New Grove, OUP).Growing up in Germany, it was there that he learned to play the baritone horn before taking up the trombone at the age of 17. He originally borrowed a trombone to join his friends’ dixieland jazz group, inspired by records of Jack Teagarden.

An Austrian artist.After he had spent his youth in Upper Austria (also at the Attersee, that's where

An Austrian artist.After he had spent his youth in Upper Austria (also at the Attersee, that's where his artist's name comes from), Attersee began his studies in 1957 at the then-named Vienna Akademie für angewandte Kunst (Academy of Applied Arts, in 1998 renamed to "University of Applied Arts") with E. Bäumer, keeping these up until 1963. From 1966 on, he got in touch with the short-lived Viennese Actionism movement. Being very intrigued by object and action art from the start, Attersee attempted to combine music, speech, photo and video art with the basic form to create a new form of total artwork (also known by the German term Gesamtkunstwerk) like object inventions such as the "Speisekugel" ("food sphere"), the "Speiseblau" ("food blue"), the "Prothesenalphabet" ("prosthetical alphabet"), the "Speicheltönung" ("saliva tinge" or "saliva hue"), the female vagina as an object of arts as well as the self-coined "Attersteck". In later years, the quintessence of his work shall be characterized by subjects like sexuality and natural studies.

An American visual artist and composer based in New York.Marclay's work explores connections between

An American visual artist and composer based in New York.Marclay's work explores connections between sound, photography, video, and film. A pioneer of using gramaphone records and turntables as musical instruments to create sound collage, Marclay is, in the words of critic Thom Jurek, perhaps the "unwitting inventor of turntablism."[1] His own use of turntables and records, beginning in the mid-1970s, was developed independently of hip hop's use of the instrument, and though not well-known to mainstream audiences, Marclay has nonetheless been described as "the most influential [turntable] figure outside hip hop." [2]

Is a singer who rose to popularity as the winner of Idols Denmark, the Danish version of Pop Idol. C

Is a singer who rose to popularity as the winner of Idols Denmark, the Danish version of Pop Idol. Christian won with 57% of the total vote against Mirza Radonjica.

Is a German artist and painter. He studied at the Academy of fine arts (Staatliche Akademie der Bild

Is a German artist and painter. He studied at the Academy of fine arts (Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste) in Karlsruhe by Horst Antes from 1986 to 1992.

Is a Danish artist and composer. He lives and works in Copenhagen.Christian Skeel's paintings are hy

Is a Danish artist and composer. He lives and works in Copenhagen.Christian Skeel's paintings are hyperrealistic and sensual representations of the worlds visual presence on a scale from open winter landscapes, waves and tree trunks to other painted pictures and film stills. The paintings have in common that they all lead the familiar and intimate (mostly photographed) space out to the border where it partly breaks down in visual paradoxes.