Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter G

A Spanish pop singer. She was born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and became famous after coming 8t

A Spanish pop singer. She was born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and became famous after coming 8th in the first edition of Operación Triunfo. Before the start of Operacion Triunfo, she was a student at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, studying Journalism.Her first album was Parte De Mí. It came out in Spain in 2002, selling 200,000 copies in a few weeks. Este Amor Es Tuyo, won the Viña del Mar International Song Festival contest in 2003 and also she won the award for best voice in the same edition. That year she also sung at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn with her friend Rosa López.

Is an Puerto Rican singer and actress.Gisselle was raised in New York where at the age of 15 she beg

Is an Puerto Rican singer and actress.Gisselle was raised in New York where at the age of 15 she began to dance and appear on television. She then joined the group Menudo and performed often in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Soon after that she became a vocalist

Was an Iranian singer and musician. Her name, Giti means world in original Pahlavi.She inherited her

Was an Iranian singer and musician. Her name, Giti means world in original Pahlavi.She inherited her passion for music from her grandfather, Jafar Mansoori, who was known as a poet and musician. Her early life was spent attending the master-classes of such musicians as Faramarz Paywar, Mahdi Foroogh and Mahmoud Karimi. She continued her education in New York, where she obtained a diploma in architecture and also studied orchestration and harmony and became a composer. Giti was one of the most popular Iranian singers of the late 1960s and 1970s. She became famous with her song "Gol-e Maryam" (The Maria Flower). The Iranian Revolution put an end to her singing career in 1979. Women were forbidden to sing in public. Later on she composed many sound tracks for Iranian movies after the Iranian Revolution in 1979. As a composer, most of the time she worked with her husband Masoud Kimiai,

A Danish singer and film actress, who rose to fame as a child star in the 1950s.Because her name was

A Danish singer and film actress, who rose to fame as a child star in the 1950s.Because her name was relatively unique, she was known primarily without a surname in Europe. She moved to Sweden in 1958. Her first hit in Swedish was "Tror du jag ljuger" fro

Was an Italian opera singer.she was the daughter of one of Napoleon Bonaparte's Italian officers. Sh

Was an Italian opera singer.she was the daughter of one of Napoleon Bonaparte's Italian officers. She came from a musically gifted family, her maternal aunt Giuseppina Grassini (1773–1850) being a favourite opera-singer both on the continent and in London

Was an Italian sculptor, architect and military engineer active during the Italian Renaissance.He wa

Was an Italian sculptor, architect and military engineer active during the Italian Renaissance.He was born in Florence. His father Francesco Giamberti was a woodworker and architect, much employed by Cosimo de Medici, and his brother Antonio da Sangallo t

Is an Italian mezzo-soprano and one of the great singers of the post-war operatic stage. Her career

Is an Italian mezzo-soprano and one of the great singers of the post-war operatic stage. Her career spanned from the 1930s until her retirement in 1966. Simionato was much admired for vibrant singing in a remarkably wide repertoire, excelling in both dramatic and comic roles and in lyric and heavier repertoire. She was in demand at every major opera house and worked with the greatest conductors of the time. She had a special rapport with both the reigning sopranos of her day, Maria Callas and Renata Tebaldi, and was widely admired by colleagues and audiences alike for her warmth, sense of humor and professionalism.

Was an Italian naturalist sculptor.

Was an Italian naturalist sculptor.

Was an Italian painter and architect. A prominent pupil of Raphael, his stylistic deviations from hi

Was an Italian painter and architect. A prominent pupil of Raphael, his stylistic deviations from high Renaissance classicism help define the 16th-century style known as Mannerism. Giulio's drawings have long been treasured by collectors; contemporary pri

An Italian singer. Her brothers Antonio and Salvatore Bella are famous musicians, and her brother Gi

An Italian singer. Her brothers Antonio and Salvatore Bella are famous musicians, and her brother Gianni Bella is another popular singer-songwriter who has composed several songs for her.In 1972, she took part in Festival di Sanremo with the song Montagne

An Italian pianist.Giuseppe began studying the piano at the age of five and graduated in 1996 at Con

An Italian pianist.Giuseppe began studying the piano at the age of five and graduated in 1996 at Conservatory "G. Rossini " in Pesaro under the guidance of Annamaria Cristina Raffa. He then attended the Imola International Piano Academy under the supervision of Franco Scala and Piero Rattalino, achieving the master title (the highest certificate released by this institution) in 2003.

Was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mostly in Rome.He also frescoed the Palazz

Was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mostly in Rome.He also frescoed the Palazzos Colonna and Spada with scenes based on Ovid's Metamorphoses. He additionally frescoed the Villa di Marchese Torri outside of Porta San Pancrazio in coll

Was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Genoa from 1946 to 1

Was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Genoa from 1946 to 1987, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.

Was an Italian operatic tenor whose career lasted from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. He was als

Was an Italian operatic tenor whose career lasted from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. He was also known for his long association with the soprano Maria Callas, with whom he performed and recorded many times, and with whom he was romantically involved for a brief period.

Was an Italian luthier from the Guarneri house of Cremona. He is the only other luthier to rival Ant

Was an Italian luthier from the Guarneri house of Cremona. He is the only other luthier to rival Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737) with regard to the respect and reverence accorded his instruments, and has been called the finest violin maker of the Amati lin

Was an Italian composer, conductor, pianist and teacher. As a composer and teacher he was influentia

Was an Italian composer, conductor, pianist and teacher. As a composer and teacher he was influential in reviving Italian interest in non-operatic music. As a conductor he helped to introduce Richard Wagner's operas to Italy and also gave important early concerts of English music there.He learned the basics of music from his father, Gaetano, who played the trumpet. He was a child prodigy, performing on the piano at the age of 8[1]. From the age of 11, he was a student at the Naples conservatory, on the recommendation of professor Beniamino Cesi[2], the latter being a former student of Sigismond Thalberg. Martucci became a student in composition with Paolo Serrao. Martucci subsequently (from 1880 onwards) held a professorship and became director in 1902. Among his students was Ottorino Respighi.

Was a Italian sculptor during the Rococo period.Sanmartino was born in Naples. His first dated (1753

Was a Italian sculptor during the Rococo period.Sanmartino was born in Naples. His first dated (1753) work is The Veiled Christ or Christ lying under the Shroud, commissioned initially from the Venetian sculptor Antonio Corradini who did not live to compl

Was an Italian ballerina, noted for creating the role of Swanilda in Léo Delibes' ballet Coppélia

Was an Italian ballerina, noted for creating the role of Swanilda in Léo Delibes' ballet Coppélia at the age of 16. Bozzacchi had come to Paris to study with Mme Dominique. The choreographer, Arthur Saint-Léon, and the director of the Paris Opéra, Émile Perrin, had been searching for a suitable Swanilda, after deciding that none of the ballerinas previously considered - Léontine Beaugrand, Angelina Fioretti and Adèle Grantzou - were suitable. They even asked the composer Léo Delibes to seek out a suitable Swanilda on his trip to Italy

An Italian singer and songwriter.In 2008 Giusy took part at the first Italian edition of the talent

An Italian singer and songwriter.In 2008 Giusy took part at the first Italian edition of the talent show X Factor, in which she came second. She has been compared to Nina Simone, Bessie Smith and Amy Winehouse for her personal and unusual voice.In June 20

Was an American blues singer during the Harlem Renaissance.Bentley was born in Philadelphia, Pennsyl

Was an American blues singer during the Harlem Renaissance.Bentley was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of American George L. Bentley and his wife, a Trinidadian, Mary Mote. She appeared at Harry Hansberry's "Clam House" on 133rd Street, o

Is a seven-time Grammy Award-winning American R&B/soul singer, actress and author. She is best known

Is a seven-time Grammy Award-winning American R&B/soul singer, actress and author. She is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s and 1970s, for both the Motown and Buddah Records labels, with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips, the most famous incarnation of which also included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and her cousins Edward Patten and William Guest.

Is a seven-time Grammy Award-winning American R&B/soul singer, actress, humanitarian and author. She

Is a seven-time Grammy Award-winning American R&B/soul singer, actress, humanitarian and author. She is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s and 1970s, for both the Motown and Buddah Records labels, with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips, the most famous incarnation of which also included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and her cousins Edward Patten and William Guest.

Was an Australian singer who was so successful in musical theatre and recordings that she became kno

Was an Australian singer who was so successful in musical theatre and recordings that she became known as 'Australia's Queen of Song' and 'Our Glad'.Moncrieff was born in Bundaberg, Queensland. Her father Reginald Edward Moncrieff was a piano tuner, and her mother, who went by the stage name Amy Lambell, was a professional singer. She attended several schools in north Queensland, and quickly became involved in music. Her first stage performance was at the age of six at the Queen's Theatre in Bundaberg, where she sang the American folk song "The Merriest Girl That's Out" with her father accompanying on piano.[1] She performed in Gilbert and Sullivan productions and won an award for her soprano voice in the Charters Towers annual eisteddfod.

Was a British contralto. She was born in Forest Gate, Essex, on 9 July 1908, the daughter of Alfred

Was a British contralto. She was born in Forest Gate, Essex, on 9 July 1908, the daughter of Alfred and Amy Ripley. Gladys Ripley was educated at St. Edmund Roman Catholic School, East Ham, and at Clark’s Business College.In 1925, she gave her first important concert, singing Elijah at the Royal Albert Hall conducted by Albert Coates). Ripley broadcast continually from 1926 in a variety of programmes: opera, oratorio, musical plays, and light music. She sang with all the leading orchestras under conductors including Adrian Boult, Malcolm Sargent, Thomas Beecham, Charles Thornton Lofthouse, Sergei Koussevitzky, Wilhelm Furtwängler, and Victor de Sabata.

Was a U.S. musician, and guitarist for the original Alice Cooper band. He was born in Akron, Ohio.In

Was a U.S. musician, and guitarist for the original Alice Cooper band. He was born in Akron, Ohio.In 1964, while attending Cortez High School in Phoenix, Arizona, Buxton made his debut in a rock band called The Earwigs, comprised of high school students Dennis Dunaway and Vincent Furnier.