Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter K

A Polish pop singer. She started her career in 1995 singing a song by Varius Manx, a multi-platinum

A Polish pop singer. She started her career in 1995 singing a song by Varius Manx, a multi-platinum Polish band, in the TV song contest Szansa na sukces (A Chance for Success). A few months later she actually became the lead vocalist for Varius Manx, replaceing the former vocalist Anita Lipnicka. In 1996 they recorded Ego – a 5 times platinum album. The hit singles "Orla cien", "Ten sen" and "Mówia mi" were high in the Polish charts for months. In 1997 she recorded a platinum soundtrack for the Polish movie Nocne graffitti and her second album with Varius Manx entitled End. There were #1 singles off the album again ("Kiedy mnie malujesz", "Najmniejsze panstwo swiata", "Czy tak chcesz" "Próbujcie marzyc") and it became platinum. In 1999 she recorded her first solo album, Kasia Stankiewicz, with soul and jazz compositions. In 2000 she recorded her last album with Varius Manx, Najlepsze z dobrych (The Best of the Good Ones)

Was a Dutch painter who specialised in townscapes.He taught Cornelis Springer 1835-1837.

Was a Dutch painter who specialised in townscapes.He taught Cornelis Springer 1835-1837.

A Polish singer.From 1964-1972 she was a member of the band Czerwono-Czarni, later she and her husba

A Polish singer.From 1964-1972 she was a member of the band Czerwono-Czarni, later she and her husband Henryk Fabian were vocalists in the band Wiatraki.

One of the most successful female Polish singer-songwriters. She has released several albums, and wo

One of the most successful female Polish singer-songwriters. She has released several albums, and won numerous awards.At the start of her career, Kayah sang in choirs and with many bands (such as Tilt and Atrakcyjny Kazimierz). She made her solo debut with the song Daughter in 1988 at the Sopot Festival.[citation needed]She released her first, self-produced solo album, Kamien (Stone), in 1996. It was a great success, consisting of melancholy pop songs. In the same year, she was voted ‘Vocalist of the Year’ by the Polish music industry and received a Fryderyk in recognition of her achievements.

A Polish singer, more commonly known as Kasia Wilk.In 2008 she began her solo career with the hit si

A Polish singer, more commonly known as Kasia Wilk.In 2008 she began her solo career with the hit single "Pierwszy raz" which reached #1 status on the Polish National Top 50 music chart.[1] Previously she was a vocalist for KTO TO, Dreamland, and Groovestreet. She has also collaborated with Mezo. In 2004 she received an award at the Polish National Song Festival in memory of Anna Jantar.

A Scottish singer and songwriter. She broke into the public eye with a live solo performance of her

A Scottish singer and songwriter. She broke into the public eye with a live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on Later with Jools Holland. She has enjoyed commercial and critical success since, picking up three BRIT Awards and one Grammy nomination.Tunstall was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 23 June 1975, and was adopted eighteen days later.[2] She had been born in Edinburgh to a half Chinese and half Scottish mother and an Irish father.[3] KT has never met her biological father.[4] Her adoptive father was employed as a physics lecturer at the University of St Andrews, and her adoptive mother a school teacher.[2] Tunstall's family also included an older brother named Joe and a younger brother named Daniel.

An Australian pop singer and the daughter of Australian music promoter Michael Gudinski AM. Alexa fi

An Australian pop singer and the daughter of Australian music promoter Michael Gudinski AM. Alexa first hit the spotlight in 2004 when her song "Always There" was featured in the Channel 7 series Home & Away. The second single was a mediocre success, but after supporting the Backstreet Boys on their Australia tour, her third single "All I Hear" shot straight into the ARIA top ten, and stayed inside the top twenty for eight weeks. There are many who think that Alexa's music success was due to an act of nepotism by her father, who in fact owns her record company[

is an American folk singer/songwriter. Her songwriting is strongly influenced by her southern roots

is an American folk singer/songwriter. Her songwriting is strongly influenced by her southern roots and authors in the literary world, as on her most recent album, Save the Day. John Prine, Nanci Griffith and Mac McAnally provided guest vocals on the alb

Was an English singer and comedian who played the music halls in London.She first appeared as Kate C

Was an English singer and comedian who played the music halls in London.She first appeared as Kate Carney at the Albert Music Hall in Canning Town, singing Irish songs. She was, however, more famous for her Cockney songs, and became known as the Coster Comedienne. She appeared in the Royal Variety Performance in 1935, and, following the death of her husband, became the lessee of the Grand Theatre, Clapham Junction [3] in her own right. Carney continued to perform until just before she died in 1950 [4], at the age of 80.

An award winning Australian pop vocalist entertainer. She acquired local fame in the soul, jazz and

An award winning Australian pop vocalist entertainer. She acquired local fame in the soul, jazz and pop genres as well as in her brief forays into musicals with Jesus Christ Superstar and film. She has also achieved success as a songwriter, with the hit "Pash" going gold in 1998.Ceberano is an active member of the Church of Scientology[1][2] As of September 2008, Kate is the face of Playtex lingerie.Noted for her soulful and powerful vocal style, singer-songwriter Kate Ceberano has won almost every entertainment award in Australia. She has released five Platinum albums, five Gold albums, selling in excess of 1 million albums in Australia alone, performed tours, acted in feature films and hosted her own television show.

Is an American singer-songwriter.Earl's music has been likened to that of Meiko, Björk, Joni Mitche

Is an American singer-songwriter.Earl's music has been likened to that of Meiko, Björk, Joni Mitchell, Fiona Apple, and fellow Alaskan Jewel. Her songs have a similar jazzy-soul feel and progression to them. However, Earl's influences also trace back to h

An English singer and photographer. Garner was one third of the trio of 1980s avant-garde, new wave

An English singer and photographer. Garner was one third of the trio of 1980s avant-garde, new wave pop project called Haysi Fantayzee, the other members being Jeremy Healy and Paul Caplin. Their music combined reggae, country and electro with political and sociological lyrics couched as nursery rhymes.[1]Haysi Fantayzee combined their extreme clothes sense, described[who?] as "rasta meets hillbilly meets Dickens character meets pearly king and queen" with a quirky musical sound comparable to other new wave musical pop acts of the era, such as Bow Wow Wow, Adam and the Ants, Culture Club and Bananarama. They appeared several times on the popular BBC programme Top of The Pops. However, the group quickly disbanded after releasing two hit singles "John Wayne Is Big Leggy" and "Shiny Shiny", and an album that went gold.[citation needed]

Was a children's book illustrator and writer. Her first book, Under The Window (1879), a collection

Was a children's book illustrator and writer. Her first book, Under The Window (1879), a collection of simple, perfectly idyllic verses concerning children who endlessly gathered posies, untouched by the Industrial Revolution, was a best-seller.The Kate Greenaway Medal, established in her honour in 1955, is awarded annually by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in the UK to an illustrator of children's books.New techniques of photolithography enabled her delicate watercolors to be reproduced. Through the 1880s and 90s, in popularity her only rivals in the field of children's book illustration were Walter Crane and Randolph Caldecott, himself also the eponym of a highly-regarded prize medal. "Kate Greenaway" children, all of them little girls and boys too young to be put in trousers,

A Norwegian singer and songwriter from Oslo. Her debut album, the trip-hop and electronica infused M

A Norwegian singer and songwriter from Oslo. Her debut album, the trip-hop and electronica infused Melankton, was released in March 2006 on iTunes and April 2006 (on physical CD) in Norway, before being licensed internationally later in the year. Havnevik has been working on three albums simultaneously - Melankton, an untitled project and an acoustic album entitled Embla. Kate is releasing her albums through her own record label, Continentica Records, which she runs with her husband, Gotti Sigurdarson.

Was a singer and folksong collector.She entered the Royal Academy of Music in January 1876 with the

Was a singer and folksong collector.She entered the Royal Academy of Music in January 1876 with the ambition to become a singer; but her studies were at this time not completed and she married Arthur Morier Lee (1847-1909) in December 1877. She had two children, in 1879 and 1881, but retained the desire to become a singer. She studied at the Royal College of Music from 1887 to 1889 and became a professional singer in 1895. She also collected folksongs, notably from James and Thomas Copper. She was one of the leading figures in setting up the Folk-Song Society and became its first secretary. In 1900 however, she became ill with cancer, of which she died at Stubbings near Maidenhead in 1904.

An English[3] singer-songwriter based in London. She had a UK #2 hit "Foundations" in 2007, followed

An English[3] singer-songwriter based in London. She had a UK #2 hit "Foundations" in 2007, followed by the platinum selling UK number 1 album Made of Bricks.Nash started her career in 2007. Kate says "I usually create my music by looking through my diary, picking out creative words to express my life...and turn them into songs"[cite this quote].Nash's début was a single—Caroline's a Victim/Birds—produced and recorded in Iceland by Valgeir Sigurðsson and released through Moshi Moshi Records in February 2007. The release was limited to 1000 copies, and was available on only 7" vinyl. Due to demand another 1000 copies were made and sold out. A video for the song was released and received airplay on MTV2. The video, directed by Kinga Burza. The B-side, "Birds", later featured on her debut album, Made of Bricks.

A Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, who writes and performs as a duo with her sister Anna McGar

A Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, who writes and performs as a duo with her sister Anna McGarrigle.

An American singer and actor specializing in big band/swing and musical theater.Early in her career,

An American singer and actor specializing in big band/swing and musical theater.Early in her career, Michaels appeared in both leading and supporting roles for many stage, musical and concert productions in the San Francisco, Sacramento, Napa Valley and L

A singer-songwriter from Brisbane, Australia. Although trained as an opera singer, she has followed

A singer-songwriter from Brisbane, Australia. Although trained as an opera singer, she has followed a career in popular music and currently records for Sony-BMG Australia.Kate Miller-Heidke had always had an interest in performing. She states in one of her interviews that when she was little she would charge her family members 5 cents for her performances. Miller-Heidke formed a band during her senior years of high school, comprising of 3 flautists. They split after a short while.[1] Miller-Heidke went on to University, completing degrees in music from Queensland Conservatorium of Music and Queensland University of Technology.

Was an English painter of the Victorian era and the daughter of Charles Dickens.She was Dickens' you

Was an English painter of the Victorian era and the daughter of Charles Dickens.She was Dickens' youngest surviving daughter, and according to her siblings her father's favorite child;[1] he named her after his friend Charles Macready. As a girl, she also bore the nickname "Lucifer Box" for her hot temper.She traveled widely with her family as a child, and performed in her father's elaborate amateur theatrical productions — including the 1857 performance of Wilkie Collins's The Frozen Deep before Queen Victoria. Kate Dickens studied at Bedford College, the first institution of higher learning for women in Britain.

An English folk singer and songwriter from Penistone, South Yorkshire. Sometimes known as The Barnsl

An English folk singer and songwriter from Penistone, South Yorkshire. Sometimes known as The Barnsley Nightingale. She has headlined various British national folk festivals, and is regarded as one of the most famous English folk singers of contemporary times. In 2001 The Guardian described her as "a superstar of the British acoustic scene." In 2007 the BBC website described her as "The first lady of young folkies". She is one of the few folk singers to have been nominated for the Mercury Prize.

Was an American-born English actress, singer, comedienne, and theatre manager. Her brother was the E

Was an American-born English actress, singer, comedienne, and theatre manager. Her brother was the English baritone, Sir Charles Santley, famous in Wagner's Flying Dutchman among other roles.Santley made a name in the 1860s in British music halls and Drury Lane Theatre pantomimes. Early in her career, she was popular for singing the song "The Bell goes a-ringing for Sarah." At the Oxford Music Hall, she had appeared with Euphrosyne Parepa, who later married Carl Rosa. Santley was slim and pretty and became much photographed for visiting cards, postcards and advertising. Early in her career, she played in F. C. Burnand's St. George and the Dragon.

A Danish singer.Hall was born in Harwich, and moved to Allerød when she was three years old. As a c

A Danish singer.Hall was born in Harwich, and moved to Allerød when she was three years old. As a child, she had lessons in singing, piano and dancing. When she was twelve years old, she was accepted into the Danish Radio Girls' Choir. A year later, she m

Was a Hungarian-born writer and illustrator of children's books, written in the English language. Sh

Was a Hungarian-born writer and illustrator of children's books, written in the English language. She moved from Budapest to the United States in 1922 with an art teacher's diploma from Academy of Arts, Budapest. In 1935, she published her first book, The

Is an American folk singer and singer-songwriter, originally from Boston, Massachusetts. She grew up

Is an American folk singer and singer-songwriter, originally from Boston, Massachusetts. She grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where her father was Dean of the medical school at the University of North Carolina. Her mother, Trudy, had received train