Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Best known as Johnny Kidd, was an English singer and songwriter, who was the front man for the rock

Best known as Johnny Kidd, was an English singer and songwriter, who was the front man for the rock band, Johnny Kidd and the Pirates. He was one of the pre-Beatles British rock and rollers to achieve worldwide fame.

Was a member of the Canadian Group of Seven artists.Varley was born in Sheffield, England in 1881 an

Was a member of the Canadian Group of Seven artists.Varley was born in Sheffield, England in 1881 and studied art in Sheffield and in Belgium. He came to Canada in 1912 on the advice of another Sheffield native, Arthur Lismer, and found work at Grip Ltd.. He served in the First World War and painted scenes of combat from his experiences of the time. He was deeply disturbed by what he saw.

Austrian-American theater designer, artist, theoretician and architect.Beginning in 1908–09, Kiesl

Austrian-American theater designer, artist, theoretician and architect.Beginning in 1908–09, Kiesler studied at the Technische Hochschule and beginning in 1910–12, he attended painting and printmaking classes at the Akademie der bildenden Künste, both in Vienna. He did not finish the architecture curriculum at the Technische Hochschule, a circumstance which was to become a distinct disadvantage. Kiesler was productive as a theater and art-exhibition designer in the 1920s in Vienna and Berlin. In 1920 he started a brief collaboration with architect Adolf Loos, and in 1923 ,he became a member of the De Stijl group in 1923. Kiesler was friendly with many of the major figures of the European avant-garde, which may have influenced his heretical, if bizarre, approach to artistic theories and practices.

Was an Australian painter who was prominent in the famous Heidelberg School, one of the most importa

Was an Australian painter who was prominent in the famous Heidelberg School, one of the most important periods in Australia's visual arts history.the third of eight children of a baker, McCubbin worked for a time as solicitor's clerk, a coach painter, and in his family's bakery business while studying art at the National Gallery of Victoria's School of Design, where he met Tom Roberts and studied under Eugene von Guerard. He also studied at the Victorian Academy of the Arts, and in 1876 and from 1879 to 1882 exhibited there, selling his first painting in 1880. In this period, with the death of his father he became responsible for running the family business.

French-born American sculptor and art critic.Born Ruckstuhl in Breitenbach, Alsace, France, his fami

French-born American sculptor and art critic.Born Ruckstuhl in Breitenbach, Alsace, France, his family moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1855. He worked at a variety of unsatisfying jobs until his early twenties when an art exhibition in St. Louis inspired

Was an Australian artist and a member of several well known art societies including the Royal Art So

Was an Australian artist and a member of several well known art societies including the Royal Art Society and the NSW Society of Artists.Leist studied at the Sydney Art School studying under Julian Ashton and beginning work in 1908 as a black-and-white artist for The Bulletin and Sydney Mail newspapers, eventually moving onto the Graphic magazine in London.During the First World War, Leist was one of ten artists resident in England appointed as an official war artist to serve with the Australian Imperial Force in France. He completed numerous paintings during the war and after his war service contributed two large murals for the Australian Exhibition at the British Empire Exhibition held at Wembley in 1924. As a result of these works Leist popularity increased and he gained several commissions from the United States and toured the south west of America.

Was the best known expatriate American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts school, as successful and lauded i

Was the best known expatriate American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts school, as successful and lauded in France as he was in the United States. He was also a highly accomplished painter and portraitist.Three of MacMonnies' best-known sculptures are Nathan Ha

Was a Cuban female singer of high quality. She was born in Céspedes, a small village in the Camagü

Was a Cuban female singer of high quality. She was born in Céspedes, a small village in the Camagüey province of Cuba from a poor peasant family. She sang a cappella in clubs in Havana and recorded only one album before her death from a heart attack. Her weight (she was over 300lbs) gave a very distinctive, androgynous sound to her voice. She was, almost entirely, a singer of boleros and canciones.[1]

A small village in the Camagüey province of Cuba from a poor peasant family. She died of heart fail

A small village in the Camagüey province of Cuba from a poor peasant family. She died of heart failure on 31 July 1961 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Known as Freddy, she sang a cappella in clubs in Havana and recorded only one album before her death. Her weight (she was over 300lbs) gave a very distinctive, androgynous sound to her voice.When she moved Havana, aged 12, she became a cook for the Bengochea family (Arturo Bengochea was the president of the Cuban League of Professional Base-Ball) but soon she found herself singing nights at the Celeste Bar, on Humboldt and Infanta Streets, a place where artists used to meet. She was spotted by the director of the Hotel Capri's casino, and given a contract.

Is a Swedish song writer and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the mu

Is a Swedish song writer and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco. At the Melodifestivalen 2004, he performed his own song Finally, a tribute to his favourite composer Benny Andersson. One year later, he performed in the contest again, together with Sanna Nielsen, singing Du och jag mot världen. In the Melodifestivalen 2007, he wrote three songs, all performed by other artists.

He runs another project named Kvoteringen. Before joining Millencolin in 1993, Larzon was a member o

He runs another project named Kvoteringen. Before joining Millencolin in 1993, Larzon was a member of the band Kung Pung. He replaced Mathias on drums, who was better on guitar. His first recording with the band was their 1993 demo tape titled Melack. Larzon has the most interaction with fans as he is in charge of the Millencolin newsletter and responds to most of the fanmail. He is also an active member in some Millencolin fan forums. Is a vegetarian.

Is the lead guitarist and a founding member of the Swedish experimental metal band Meshuggah.Under t

Is the lead guitarist and a founding member of the Swedish experimental metal band Meshuggah.Under the name Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects, Thordendal released a solo album in 1997 titled Sol Niger Within with Ultimate Audio Entertainment. The album was remixed and re-released by Ultimate Audio Entertainment and Relapse Records in 1999 under the title Sol Niger Within version 3.33.

Was a Swedish singer (soprano).Stenhammar was born to doctor Andreas Andrée and sister of Sweden's

Was a Swedish singer (soprano).Stenhammar was born to doctor Andreas Andrée and sister of Sweden's first female organist Elfrida Andrée. She became a student at the Conservatory in Leipzig in 1851-54, was employed at the Hofoper in Dessau 1854-55, and at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1855-57. She was a student of Duprez in 1857-58 and sang at the opera in Vienna in 1859. When she returned to Sweden she became a prima donna and a singing instructor. She was elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1864. She married opera singer Oskar Fredrik Stenhammar (1834-1884).

A Danish singer/songwriter based in Copenhagen. She is currently working as a MTV VJ[1]. She was bor

A Danish singer/songwriter based in Copenhagen. She is currently working as a MTV VJ[1]. She was born on the November 17, 1978 in Møgeltønder. She has released two solo albums, Tea with the Queen and Chasing My Tale.

A Taiwanese singer.

A Taiwanese singer.

Was a French singer.Frida Boccara was born in Casablanca, Morocco.She submitted the song "Autrefois"

Was a French singer.Frida Boccara was born in Casablanca, Morocco.She submitted the song "Autrefois" to the French Eurovision Song Contest selection panel in 1964 but she was unsuccessful. At the Eurovision Song Contest held in Madrid, Spain in 1969 she r

Was a Mexican painter, who has achieved great international popularity. She painted using vibrant co

Was a Mexican painter, who has achieved great international popularity. She painted using vibrant colors in a style that was influenced by indigenous cultures of Mexico as well as by European influences that include Realism, Symbolism, and Surrealism. Many of her works are self-portraits that symbolically express her own pain and sexuality.

A Hungarian singer.In 1994 she won the Song Contest called by the Hungarian Television. The title of

A Hungarian singer.In 1994 she won the Song Contest called by the Hungarian Television. The title of her winning song was: "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?" ("To whom can I tell my sins?") Later in 1994 she was the third runner up in the Eurovision Song Contest staged in Dublin. This was the first time that a Hungarian singer ever got into its final. She finished in the 4th place with 122 points.Her first album came out on CD and cassette on 30th April, 1994. It became a gold album in less than two months.

He was an abstract painter.Friedel Dzubas studied art in his native land before fleeing Nazi Germany

He was an abstract painter.Friedel Dzubas studied art in his native land before fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939 and settling in New York City. In Manhattan during the early 1950s, he shared a studio with fellow abstract painter Helen Frankenthaler. He began exhibiting his Abstract expressionist paintings at this time. His work was included in the Ninth Street Show in New York City in 1951, and in group exhibitions at the Leo Castelli gallery, the Stable Gallery, and the Tibor de Nagy Gallery among others. After the Ninth Street Show annual invitational exhibitions were held at the Stable Gallery throughout the 1950s. The poster of the second New York Painting and Sculpture Annual at The Stable Gallery in 1953, included an introduction by Clement Greenberg:[1] [

An Austrian composer and conductor.Cerha received his education at the Viennese Music Academy (violi

An Austrian composer and conductor.Cerha received his education at the Viennese Music Academy (violin, composition, musician drawing) and at the University of Vienna (music sciences, German culture and language, philosophy). In 1958 he, together with Kurt Schwertsik, created the ensemble "die reihe", which was an important instrument for the spreading of contemporary music in Austria. Apart from his compositions, Cerha widely earned a reputation as an interpreter of the works of Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern; his affinity for the works of the second Viennese school culminated in the completion of Alban Berg's opera „Lulu“ by finishing the instrumentation of the 3. act and filling the gaps in the score (premiered by Pierre Boulez in Paris, 1979).

Was a German artist active during the reign of Frederick II of Prussia. The sculptural decorations a

Was a German artist active during the reign of Frederick II of Prussia. The sculptural decorations above the entrance doors of Sanssouci were created by him.[1]

Was an Austrian pianist who performed in both the classical and jazz fields.He won first prize at th

Was an Austrian pianist who performed in both the classical and jazz fields.He won first prize at the International Competition in Geneva in 1946. Initially the jury preferred the Belgian pianist Lode Backx (b. 1922), but when the final vote was taken, Gulda was the winner. One of the jurors, Eileen Joyce, who favoured Backx, stormed out and created a minor international incident by claiming the other jurors were "nobbled" by Gulda's supporters.[1] Gulda began going on concert tours throughout the world. Together with Jörg Demus and Paul Badura-Skoda, Gulda formed what became known as the "Viennese troika".

Is an artist based in Los Angeles. His work covers a variety of media such as sculpture, painting, v

Is an artist based in Los Angeles. His work covers a variety of media such as sculpture, painting, video and drawing and he commonly uses text alongside these techniques.[1] His work deals with ideas of love, despair and longing via familiar references to popular culture.[2][3]

Was a German landscape painter.After studying drawing at Weimar, he went in 1821, on Goethe's advice

Was a German landscape painter.After studying drawing at Weimar, he went in 1821, on Goethe's advice, to Dresden, where in 1824 he was invited to accompany the grand duke of Weimar to Belgium. He became a pupil in the academy at Antwerp. From 1827 to 1831 he studied in Italy, and in 1831 received an appointment in the Weimar school of art.In 1834-1836 he executed in tempera six pictures on subjects taken from the Odyssey in the Roman House at Leipzig, in 1836-1837 the landscapes with scenes from Oberon in the Wieland room in the grand-ducal palace at Weimar, and in 1836-1848 six frescoes on Thuringian subjects commissioned by the grand duchess.

Was an Austro-Hungarian portrait painter in the court of Franz Josef. He was born in Vienna and was

Was an Austro-Hungarian portrait painter in the court of Franz Josef. He was born in Vienna and was court painter between 1835 and 1880. With Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller he is one of the outstanding Austrian portrait painters of the 19th century.He was the son of the gold- and silversmith Franz Amerling and Theresia Kargl. He studied from 1815 to 1824 at the academy of the arts in Vienna, before journeying to Prague where he studied at the Academy until 1826. He spent 1827 and 1828 in London, where he was influenced by the portrait painter Sir Thomas Lawrence. Further journeys led him to Paris, where he studied with Horace Vernet, and Rome; he then returned to Vienna, where after 1828 he worked for the Austrian court, the aristocracy and middle class. He received the Reichel prize of the academy in Vienna in 1829.