Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter E

A Canadian photographer best known for his large-scale photographs of the urban landscape. In partic

A Canadian photographer best known for his large-scale photographs of the urban landscape. In particular, his work addresses contentious issues such as Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and the Woodward's building.[1]Eric Deis received his MFA from the University of California, San Diego in 2004.[2] Deis is currently lives and works in Vancouver, B.C., where he teaches photography at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design.[3]

Is a French actor and musician. He is best known internationally for portraying Serge Gainsbourg in

Is a French actor and musician. He is best known internationally for portraying Serge Gainsbourg in the film Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque).

An American painter and sculptor.Fischl has embraced the description of himself as a painter of the

An American painter and sculptor.Fischl has embraced the description of himself as a painter of the suburbs, not generally considered appropriate subject matter prior to his generation. [1] Some of Fischl's earlier works have a theme of adolescent sexuality and voyeurism, such as Sleepwalker (1979) which depicts an adolescent boy masturbating into a children's pool.[1] Bad Boy (1981) and Birthday Boy (1983) both depict young boys looking at older women shown in provocative poses on a bed. In Bad Boy, the subject is surreptitiously slipping his hand into a purse. In Birthday Boy, the child is depicted naked on the bed.

Was a Jewish-Canadian painter, born in 1890 in Berlin, Germany. Goldberg was influenced by the art o

Was a Jewish-Canadian painter, born in 1890 in Berlin, Germany. Goldberg was influenced by the art of Pierre-Auguste Renoir at an early age. He studied at Paris, France's Ecole des Beaux-Arts (1906-10) and Académie Julian under Tony Robert-Fleury, Jules Joseph Lefebvre and Jean-Paul Laurens, and taught at the Berlin Academy of Art and, later, the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem (1911-1915, returning to teach again in then British Mandate of Palestine from 1924-1926). He began working in Montreal in 1928, and soon after began favouring the landscapes of Quebec's Gaspésie region as subjects. In 1939, Goldberg became a founding member of the Contemporary Arts Society (in French, Société d'art contemporain), a group of Canadian artists intent on sensitizing the public to modern art.

Was an American singer, musician, and Golden Globe-nominated actor. With more than 50 Hot 100 hits,

Was an American singer, musician, and Golden Globe-nominated actor. With more than 50 Hot 100 hits, Nelson was second only to Elvis Presley as the most popular rock and roll artist of the late 1950s and early 1960s.

An award winning Australian artist. Smith has won many of Australia's major art prizes multiple time

An award winning Australian artist. Smith has won many of Australia's major art prizes multiple times including the Archibald Prize for portraiture three times; the Wynne Prize twice; the Sulman Prize three times; and the Blake Prize for Religious Art six times.Eric Smith was born and raised in Brunswick, Melbourne.[1] At the age of 17 Smith undertook the study of Commercial Art and Painting at the Brunswick Technical School and joined the Victorian Artists Society. In 1940 Smith joined the Australian Army for the remainder of the Second World War. Upon the end of the war, Smith returned to Melbourne and pursued his artistic ambitions. In 1945, a self portrait painted on an army canvass was runner up for the Archibald Prize.

Was a French origami artist who specialized in the wet-folding method, creating figurative art sculp

Was a French origami artist who specialized in the wet-folding method, creating figurative art sculptures using sheets of paper and water, without the use of any adhesive or scissors.

Was born in England (migrating to Australia in 1911 with his family) but is known as an Australian c

Was born in England (migrating to Australia in 1911 with his family) but is known as an Australian cartoonist who contributed to The Bulletin and Smith's Weekly. He was particularly fond of “bush” subjects.

Is a musician. In 1975 Eric Lévi founded the hard rock band Shakin' Street with Fabienne Shine, whi

Is a musician. In 1975 Eric Lévi founded the hard rock band Shakin' Street with Fabienne Shine, which would release the two albums Vampire Rock and Solid as a Rock. Shakin' Street briefly toured with AC/DC and the Blue Öyster Cult before disbanding in 1981. He then moved to New York, and back to Paris in 1992. Later on in his career, Eric Lévi wrote the musical score to several movies, including L'Opération Corned-beef and the comedy Les Visiteurs which was an international success and one of the highest grossing movies of all time in France.

Is an award winning singer, composer and producer. An ethnic Hakka, his mother died when he was 8, a

Is an award winning singer, composer and producer. An ethnic Hakka, his mother died when he was 8, and he was looked after by his elder sister. He is also a permanent resident of Singapore.

Is a singer from Austria who represented his home country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Hel

Is a singer from Austria who represented his home country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. He performed the song "Get A Life - Get Alive", but eliminated in semi-finals. Before he participated in Starmania, where he reached a top-5 position.

Is an 19 time Grammy Award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. He is on

Is an 19 time Grammy Award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. He is one of the most successful musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries,[4] garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (The Yardbirds, Cream, and solo). Often viewed by critics and fans alike as one of the greatest guitarists of all time[5], Clapton was ranked fourth in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"[6] and #53 on their list of the Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time

Was the singer of The Animals and War before becoming a solo artist.Burdon was a founding member and

Was the singer of The Animals and War before becoming a solo artist.Burdon was a founding member and vocalist of The Animals, a rock band formed in Newcastle, England in the early 1960s. Considered one of the leading bands of the "British Invasion", The Animals garnered a worldwide following. Along with, among others,

Townsend grew up in Wentzville, Missouri, not far from the home of rock and roll legend Chuck Berry.

Townsend grew up in Wentzville, Missouri, not far from the home of rock and roll legend Chuck Berry. Townsend's great uncle was author Ira Jones, former sergeant of singer Elvis Presley.In 1996, Townsend with brother Jason Townsend started publishing the underground Giovanni Audiori Catalog, named in tribute of the late songwriter Mark Heard whom sometimes used the name Giovanni Audiori. The catalog was used primarily by record collectors, and independent record labels like Heard's Fingerprint Records, Larry Norman's Solid Rock Records, Daniel Amos' Stunt Records as well as music stores to advertise their merchandise, which - in the cases of independent or fan club releases - often didn't receive a lot of attention in the regular media. The catalog also became the primary source of promotion for a number of very limited edition releases, including a CD of Heard's earliest LP, Setting Yesterday Free.

Is a Kenyan Kora Award-winning singer-songwriter whose career was launched with his debut album, Saw

Is a Kenyan Kora Award-winning singer-songwriter whose career was launched with his debut album, Sawa Sawa, in 2001. Wainaina's music is a blend of Kenyan Benga rhythm and East African guitars, with some modern harmony.

A Ghanaian-English footballer, currently playing at right back for Swindon Town. He has had many inj

A Ghanaian-English footballer, currently playing at right back for Swindon Town. He has had many injuries including a car crash in 2002. He was born in Harrow, London, but has stated his desire to play internationally for Ghana who he qualifies for through his parents.[2] He began his career as a trainee with Bristol City, turning professional in January 2000. He made his first team debut on March 18, 2000, replacing Matt Hewlett as a late substitute in the 1-1 draw away to Oldham Athletic and soon became a regular squad member.

Is a Scottish lead singer, songwriter and lyricist, executive producer, pianist, and co-founder of T

Is a Scottish lead singer, songwriter and lyricist, executive producer, pianist, and co-founder of The Alan Parsons Project.He started composing music in his early teens. He moved to London where he found work as a session pianist, at the age of eighteen.

Better known by her stage name Erykah Badu American R&B, soul, and hip hop singer and songwriter, wh

Better known by her stage name Erykah Badu American R&B, soul, and hip hop singer and songwriter, whose work encompasses elements of jazz. She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, and for her eccentric, cerebral musical stylings and sense of fashion.

Is an American figure skater who competes in ladies singles.

Is an American figure skater who competes in ladies singles.

An Australian singer and model. She is also the wife of Australia's third richest man, James Packer.

An Australian singer and model. She is also the wife of Australia's third richest man, James Packer.[1]She released her debut single, "I Spy" on 14 October 2006 through SonyBMG. Her debut album "Through My Eyes" was released on 28 April 2007 with little success.Erica was born in Gunnedah in North West New South Wales in 1974 and attended high school at the Abbotsleigh School for Girls in Sydney. She dated wannabe pop star Jason Donovan for some time before snaring the eye of a richer man. She later married James Packer on 20 June 2007 after dating on and off for four years. The wedding was at the Antibes town hall, or Hotel de Ville on the French Riviera

Was an Austrian conductor.He was known for his interpretations of the standard symphonic and operati

Was an Austrian conductor.He was known for his interpretations of the standard symphonic and operatic repertoire, as well as for championing new works. In 1925, for example, he conducted the première of Alban Berg's opera, Wozzeck. When Berg's second opera Lulu was branded Entartete Musik (degenerate music) by the Nazi Party, Kleiber resigned from his post at the Berlin Opera in protest. He was not Jewish. Kleiber also repudiated his contract with La Scala in Milan in April 1939, shortly after the Mussolini regime enacted its own anti-semitic legislation, saying: "...[since] la Scala is denied for Jews...both as a Christian and an artist, I can no longer cooperate."

Was a French/German art historian and a painter, now primarily known as the father of the writer-phi

Was a French/German art historian and a painter, now primarily known as the father of the writer-philosopher- painter and actor Pierre Klossowski and the artist Balthus.Erich Klossowski wrote (in German) one of the early monographs on Honoré Daumier, first published in Munich in 1908 and again in 1914 . He married the artist Baladine Elisabeth Dorothea Spiro. whom Rainer Maria Rilke called Merline Later, the couple moved to Paris.

Was an Academy Award-winning 20th century film and romantic music composer. While his compositional

Was an Academy Award-winning 20th century film and romantic music composer. While his compositional style was considered well out of vogue at the time he died, his music has more recently undergone a reevaluation and a gradual reawakening of interest.[1]Born in a Jewish home in Brünn (Brno), Austria-Hungary (now in the Czech Republic), Erich was the second son of eminent music critic Julius Korngold. A child prodigy, Erich played his cantata Gold to Gustav Mahler in 1906; Mahler called him a "musical genius" and recommended study with composer Alexander von Zemlinsky. Richard Strauss also spoke very highly of the youth. At the age of 11 he composed his ballet Der Schneemann (The Snowman), which became a sensation when performed at the Vienna Court Opera in 1910. This work was followed first with a piano trio, then his Piano Sonata No. 2 in E major that Artur Schnabel played throughout Europe.[1] During his early years Korngold also made live-recording player piano music rolls for the Aeolian Duo-Art system, all of which survive today and can be heard.[citation needed]

Is a Jewish Mexican actor, model and singer.Erick Elias began his studies in acting, music, dance, a

Is a Jewish Mexican actor, model and singer.Erick Elias began his studies in acting, music, dance, and modeling at a very young age. He moved to Mexico City, soon after graduating from high school. There, Elias became the lead voice of the pop music group Tierra Cero, giving him the opportunity to travel throughout Mexico and Central and South America.

Is a Mexican telenovela actor and one of the singers of the Mexican boy band Magneto. He sang with M

Is a Mexican telenovela actor and one of the singers of the Mexican boy band Magneto. He sang with Magneto throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He also acted in several of Televisa's telenovelas and television series.