Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter G

A Chinese aerial skier who won silver at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She came 5th in the 2002 Winter O

A Chinese aerial skier who won silver at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She came 5th in the 2002 Winter Olympics, and won the 2005 World Championships in Ruka, Finland.

A Spanish singer and actress.She comes from a family of artists (Sanlúcar Évoras), and she started

A Spanish singer and actress.She comes from a family of artists (Sanlúcar Évoras), and she started as an actress in 1991 film El día que nací yo.She was a member of the group Papá Levante and she’s worked in choruses for singers like Carmen Linares, Enrique Morente, Camarón de la Isla or Falete.Her first leading role in 2007 movie Lola was a polemic personification of Lola Flores.

An Italian NY based, singer songwriter. For her first album, "Come Into My Life", she was nominated

An Italian NY based, singer songwriter. For her first album, "Come Into My Life", she was nominated for Best Female Artist at the COFA (Celebration of Female Artists) Awards in the UK and she received the Disc d'Or at the Midem in Cannes that same year[1]

A Canadian singer known for her Grammy-winning folk hit "We'll Sing in the Sunshine." Garnett has si

A Canadian singer known for her Grammy-winning folk hit "We'll Sing in the Sunshine." Garnett has since carved out a career as a writer and actress.Garnett was born in Auckland, New Zealand. When Garnett was 11, her family moved to Canada, and she made her public singing debut in 1960, while at the same time pursuing an acting career making guest appearances on television shows such as 77 Sunset Strip. In the fall of 1964, Garnett scored a Top 10 pop hit with her original composition "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" (also #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary singles chart for seven weeks and a Top 50 country hit), and recorded her debut album, My Kind of Folk Songs, for RCA Victor. Riding the success of "We'll Sing in the Sunshine

Is a Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1966

Is a Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1966.Vishnevskaya was born in Leningrad. She made her professional stage debut in 1944 singing operetta. After a year studying with Vera Nikolayevna Garina, she won a competition held by the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow (with Rachmaninoff's song "O, Do Not Grieve" and Giuseppe Verdi's aria "O patria mia" from Aida) in 1952. The next year, she became a member of the Bolshoi Theatre.

Is a Turkish vocalist. He was born in the Sultantepe district in Istanbul, Turkey.Galip Sokullu star

Is a Turkish vocalist. He was born in the Sultantepe district in Istanbul, Turkey.Galip Sokullu started his music career in 1972, starting in the Bati Müzigi (West Music) choir at Ankara Radyosu (Ankara Radio Station). He later entered the Istanbul Radyosu (Istanbul Radio Station) in 1977 as a TSM (1) artist. He retired from TRT after 29 years. He released only a single album during his career. He is still involved in theater and writes compositions.

Is a former Israeli ice dancer with partner Sergei Sakhnovski. They competed internationally for Isr

Is a former Israeli ice dancer with partner Sergei Sakhnovski. They competed internationally for Israel from 1995 to 2006. She initially competed with Max Sevostianov, finishing 6th at the US Nationals and 28th at the World Championships (representing Isr

The name used by a New Age composer from Austria. He plays a wide variety of instruments including g

The name used by a New Age composer from Austria. He plays a wide variety of instruments including guitars, keyboards, synthesizers and sitars. He includes electronic sounds into his music. His music includes influences from music around the world. He released his first album Journey to an Imaginary Land on March 17, 1981, and his second Visions almost one year later on March 16, 1982. He has become one of Austria's most accomplished international musicians.[citation needed]

A renowned Calcutta born Indian painter.Pyne was born in Calcutta in 1937. He was a student at the G

A renowned Calcutta born Indian painter.Pyne was born in Calcutta in 1937. He was a student at the Government College of Arts & Craft, Calcutta between 1955 and 1959. Surprisingly he held his first solo exhibition as late as 1988 at The Village Gallery, New Delhi.

One of the greats of the Hindustani classical music. She is a vocalist and an exponent of the Kirana

One of the greats of the Hindustani classical music. She is a vocalist and an exponent of the Kirana Gharana [1]. She learnt her music under the tutelage of Sawai Gandharva. Gangubai lives in the city of Hubli in Karnataka.

Courtesy name as Shanchang or Weisheng, is a famed Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty. A native Hangzho

Courtesy name as Shanchang or Weisheng, is a famed Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty. A native Hangzhou, he lived in Jinling (now Nanjing) and was one of "Eight Masters in Jinling".

Was born in Shandong to a minor bureaucrat. He was a painter, poet, and seal-carver. He later became

Was born in Shandong to a minor bureaucrat. He was a painter, poet, and seal-carver. He later became associated with the Yangzhou school of painters. These painters were known as eccentrics for their unorthodox style and preference for individualism. Gao Fènghàn is not usually considered of the eight Yangzhou eccentrics, but is associational. Like his father he served a minor post in the bureaucracy, but this did not occur until 1739. In 1736 this job led to his imprisonment. Then in 1737 injuries during his time in prison combined with arthritis to disable his right hand. After that he painted with his left. These paintings have since gained some renown among Chinese art collectors.

Was a Chinese painter born during the Yuan dynasty, he was known for his landscapes.

Was a Chinese painter born during the Yuan dynasty, he was known for his landscapes.

Was born in Jiangxi to a family with Manchurian connections. He had success as an official in southe

Was born in Jiangxi to a family with Manchurian connections. He had success as an official in southern China, but is best known today as a painter. He initially gained reputation as an artist who did landscapes and figures in traditional style. By age twenty he became known as an eccentric who preferred using his fingers instead of a brush. This style had precedents as Zhang Zhao also preferred finger painting, but Gao Qípeì went further. He grew his fingernails long to make them more effect instruments and used his entire hand to create a highly individualized style.

Was a Qing Chinese painter, and one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou.

Was a Qing Chinese painter, and one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou.

Was an Armenian sculptor, artist, and freedom fighter. Garegin Khachatryan was born in Yerevan, 17 S

Was an Armenian sculptor, artist, and freedom fighter. Garegin Khachatryan was born in Yerevan, 17 September 1975.

He came second in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol. Gates overcame a severe stammer

He came second in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol. Gates overcame a severe stammer through the McGuire Programme, qualifying as a speech coach in 2004 [13]. He has sold 3.5 million singles & albums in the UK.[citation needed] Gates was runner-up on the first series of Pop Idol in February 2002. Despite not winning the competition, he was soon signed up with Simon Cowell's record label BMG.Gates' first single, a cover version of "Unchained Melody", entered the UK Singles Chart at number one. The single went double-platinum in the UK, and was voted 2002's Record of the Year by ITV viewers. This was followed by another number-one single, "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)". His third single, "The Long and Winding Road",

Was an American jazz pianist.Clark began playing professionally in his birthplace of Washington, D.C

Was an American jazz pianist.Clark began playing professionally in his birthplace of Washington, D.C at age 16 in Tommy Myles's band. By 1934 he was playing regularly in New York City clubs; in the mid-1930s he recorded with Alex Hill and Charlie Barnet.

Was an Irish painter.One of the earliest, if not the earliest, Irish painters, Morphey practised in

Was an Irish painter.One of the earliest, if not the earliest, Irish painters, Morphey practised in Dublin. He was most likely a pupil of Gaspar Smitz, a Dutch painter who worked in Ireland.[1] He painted portraits, genre scenes and landscapes based on the Dutch style of Constantine and Gaspar Netscher and Adriaen van der Werff.

Is an American cartoonist, best known for the Doonesbury comic strip.In 1970, Garry's creation of Do

Is an American cartoonist, best known for the Doonesbury comic strip.In 1970, Garry's creation of Doonesbury was syndicated by the newly formed Universal Press Syndicate. Today Doonesbury is syndicated to almost 1,400 newspapers worldwide and is accessibl

Is an American pair skater. With partner Katie Orscher, he is the 2005 U.S. National Champion. Lucas

Is an American pair skater. With partner Katie Orscher, he is the 2005 U.S. National Champion. Lucash was brought together with Orscher because he was searching for a new partner, and he remembered Katie, so he gave her a call. They are both clockwise ska

An American classical music pianist.Ohlsson was the first American to win first prize in the Interna

An American classical music pianist.Ohlsson was the first American to win first prize in the International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in 1970. He also won first prize at the Busoni Competition in Italy and the Montreal Piano Competition in Canada. Ohlsson was awarded the Avery Fisher Prize in 1994 and received the 1998 University Musical Society Distinguished Artist Award in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The bass guitarist in the alternative rock/pop band Eisley. He was approached by his first cousins f

The bass guitarist in the alternative rock/pop band Eisley. He was approached by his first cousins from Tyler, Texas to replace former bassist Jonathan Wilson on July 5th, 2005.Garron also plays guitar/bass for his church, The Sugar Land Vineyard, when the band isn't touring.

Is a South African artist who works in several media, including painting, Garth's work is represente

Is a South African artist who works in several media, including painting, Garth's work is represented in several art collections, including the National Museum of African Art and the Smithsonian Institution.

Was a prominent American illustrator known for his work on children's books. He was 84 years old whe

Was a prominent American illustrator known for his work on children's books. He was 84 years old when he died. Garth Williams grew up on farms in New Jersey and Canada. When Garth was 10, he and his family moved to the United Kingdom, where he studied arc