Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Was a prominent 20th-century Kathakali artiste and tutor who specialised in the Hanuman roles of the

Was a prominent 20th-century Kathakali artiste and tutor who specialised in the Hanuman roles of the classical dance-drama from Kerala in south India.[citation needed].A contemporary of greats like Pattikkamthodi Ravunni Menon and Guru Kunchu Kurup, Narayanan Nair also shone in virtuous slots like Bahukan and Brihannala, anti-hero roles like Shishupalan and Keechakan, grotesque characters like Raudra Bhiman and even minor roles like Mannaan, Aanakkaran, Narasimham, Bheeru and Yavanan. His ability to instantaneously improvise on the stage by employing realistic touches to facial expressions and hand gestures won him massive following in south Kerala's Travancore belt as well. In fact, Narayanan Nair was the only northerner Kathakali artiste to figure on the regular pay rolls of the royal palace in Thiruvananthapuram.

Is a British singer and actor.He released two albums Kavana (1997) and Instinct (1999) and enjoyed a

Is a British singer and actor.He released two albums Kavana (1997) and Instinct (1999) and enjoyed a number of chart singles including "Crazy Chance". Other songs include "Thank You", "Special Kind of Something", "I Can Make You Feel Good" (his debut UK T

Is the lead singer, song writer, bassist and occasionally the keys of the Australian band Eskimo Joe

Is the lead singer, song writer, bassist and occasionally the keys of the Australian band Eskimo Joe. He apparently changed his name at age 7 to Satyam Kavyen Temperley, Temperley being his mother's maiden name and the rest meaning "Poet of Truth" . As a child he changed schools quite often and travelled the world, gaining valuable life experiences.

A Japanese musician and singer. He is the most famous singer of Kawachi ondo folk music.he started s

A Japanese musician and singer. He is the most famous singer of Kawachi ondo folk music.he started studying Kawachi ondo with his father, Kawachiya Kikusui, at the age of nine. He came to national attention in 1991 with his reggae-style song "Kakin Ondo" (??????, kaakin ondo) which was featured in a television commercial for recruitment magazine "From A" (???·??).Kawachiya is known for performing in a wide variety of countries, from Hawaii in 1983 to Baghdad in 1990 (at the Iraq for peace festival) and Pyongyang in 1995.

A member of idol group AKB48 under Team A

A member of idol group AKB48 under Team A

Is an American country singer.In the 1960s, Adams arrived on the country scene with the songs "Six D

Is an American country singer.In the 1960s, Adams arrived on the country scene with the songs "Six Days A Waiting," "Old Heart Get Ready," "Anymore," "Don't Talk Trouble To Me," "Trapped," "Roll Out The Red Carpet," "I Cried At Your Wedding,"

Was a Danish illustrator who was popular in the early 20th century, the "golden age of illustration"

Was a Danish illustrator who was popular in the early 20th century, the "golden age of illustration" which lasted from when Daniel Vierge and other pioneers developed printing technology to the point that drawings and paintings could be reproduced with re

An American jazz singer who enjoyed considerable success in the 1950s.She was born Katherine Laverne

An American jazz singer who enjoyed considerable success in the 1950s.She was born Katherine Laverne Starks on a reservation in Dougherty, Oklahoma. Her father, Harry, was a full-blooded Iroquois Indian; her mother, Annie, was of mixed Irish and American

A Grammy Award-winning country music singer and songwriter. Between 1981 and the present, she has re

A Grammy Award-winning country music singer and songwriter. Between 1981 and the present, she has released seven studio albums, and has charted more than fifteen singles on the Billboard country charts. Her chart singles include the Number One hits "Do Ya

A Japanese musician, who was a vocalist of the now defunct electro/darkwave duo Schwarz Stein (2001-

A Japanese musician, who was a vocalist of the now defunct electro/darkwave duo Schwarz Stein (2001-2004) and also Meties and Isola under the alias of Hime. Originally on his own label, Kaya recently signed to a Japanese record label next muxic inc., and

Is a Turkish pop singer and composer, one of the consistently best-selling musicians in Turkey. He w

Is a Turkish pop singer and composer, one of the consistently best-selling musicians in Turkey. He writes all of his own material and has released more than eight best-selling albums during a career spanning 30 years.

Is an American actress.Kaye's big break in show business came at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, whe

Is an American actress.Kaye's big break in show business came at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, when the headliner for the night, Debbie Reynolds, became ill and Stevens filled in for the night. She then went on to do small shows at the Plaza Hotel's Per

Is a Kurdish Iranian kamancheh player, composer and master of classical Persian music.Kayhan Kalhor

Is a Kurdish Iranian kamancheh player, composer and master of classical Persian music.Kayhan Kalhor has a wide range of musical influences, he uses several musical instruments, and crosses cultural borders with his work, but at his center he is an intense player of the Persian violin. In his playing Kalhor often pins Persian classical music structures to the rich folk modes and melodies of the Kurdish tradition of Iran.

Is a Kazakh singer who rose to popularity after winning SuperStar KZ 2, the Kazakh version of Pop Id

Is a Kazakh singer who rose to popularity after winning SuperStar KZ 2, the Kazakh version of Pop Idol, shown by Perviy Kanal Evraziya. Kayrat won in his semi final group with highest votes of 26.1% of the total vote to advance to the finals of SuperStar KZ 2. During the entire series Kayrat sang in no less than five languages - English, Russian, Kazakh, Spanish and Italian.

Is an Iranian composer, Radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and excellent Tar and Setar instrument

Is an Iranian composer, Radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and excellent Tar and Setar instrumentalist and improvisor, dubbed by many as an Ostad (Master of Persian music). He was considered by critics to be one of the most promising artists of his generation.

Is a Polish sculptor. He studied at the Sculpture Academy of Fine Arts from 1988 - 1993. He created

Is a Polish sculptor. He studied at the Sculpture Academy of Fine Arts from 1988 - 1993. He created the Old Testament prophet statues in the Krasicki Palace in Krasiczyn near Przemysl. He is also designer of the coin "Cracoviae Merenti" and statuettes in his native Krakow.

Was a Lithuanian-born Polish romantic painter.Alchimowicz was banished to Siberia for six years for

Was a Lithuanian-born Polish romantic painter.Alchimowicz was banished to Siberia for six years for his participation in the January Uprising. After his return, he enrolled in a drawing class in Warsaw taught by Wojciech Gerson. The class had a great influence on his later artistic works. He later studied art in Munich, Germany and Paris, France. While staying in France, Alchimowicz was a craftsmen decorating porcelain and earthenware crafts. He settled permanently in Warsaw in 1880 to paint professionally. His artistic inspiration mainly came from patriotic topics and history. Among his most noted works is a series of twelve tablets entitled Goplana. This was greeted with great enthusiasm by art critics of the time. He died in Warsaw.

Was a Polish painter.After World War II in 1945 he reported together with his father and two brother

Was a Polish painter.After World War II in 1945 he reported together with his father and two brothers to the Urban Office in Gdynia where he was given the task of changing the street names and signs on the buildings of State institutions. In the same year he began his painting studies at the Academy of the Fine Arts in Sopot. In 1949 he received a scholarship from the French government to study in Paris where he apprenticed to the famous French painter Fernand Léger. In 1950 he came back to Gdynia and married Halina Krywald, with whom he had two children. From 1964 to 1987 he was professor in the painting atelier at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. In October 1981 he received the title of associate professor.

Was a Polish painter.His work as a portraitist was influenced by that of the Polish painter Józef G

Was a Polish painter.His work as a portraitist was influenced by that of the Polish painter Józef Grassi, as in Wojniakowski's 1796 Portrait of Izabela Czartoryska, née Fleming.[Other note-worthy portraits by Wojniakowski include his portrait of Tadeusz Kosciuszko.Wojniakowski also produced religious works and scenes of contemporary historic events (e.g., The Constitution of May 3, 1791, 1806).

Was a painter and art theoretician, pioneer of geometric abstract art and one of the most important

Was a painter and art theoretician, pioneer of geometric abstract art and one of the most important members of the Russian avant-garde and Suprematist movement.

Is an American graphic novel author and illustrator. He is best known for being the creator and edit

Is an American graphic novel author and illustrator. He is best known for being the creator and editor of the comic anthology Flight and for creating the webcomic Copper. The webcomic artist and noted critic Scott McCloud has said that some of Kazu Kibuis

A Japanese koto player noted for her performance of contemporary classical music and free improvisat

A Japanese koto player noted for her performance of contemporary classical music and free improvisation.She began studying, at the age of eight, with Michio Miyagi. She later graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.She plays both the 13-string and 17-string kotos. As a soloist, as well as with her koto ensemble, she has performed and worked with John Cage, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Yuji Takahashi, Roberto Carnevale, Sofia Gubaidulina, David Behrman, Carl Stone, and many other composers. She has performed in Japan, North America, and Europe.

The founder of the Japanese bands The Boom and Ganga Zumba. The former was noted in the 1990s for a

The founder of the Japanese bands The Boom and Ganga Zumba. The former was noted in the 1990s for a fusion of rock, pop, and local Okinawan folk music. Miyazawa is responsible for virtually all lyrics and music for The Boom, who are best known for their 1993 hit song "Shima Uta."

A Japanese record producer, songwriter, and singer.As a member of the Folk Crusaders, Kato launched

A Japanese record producer, songwriter, and singer.As a member of the Folk Crusaders, Kato launched his recording career in the mid 1960s."Kaettekita Yopparai (I Only Live Twice)", their psychedelic debut song composed by Kato and released in 1967, sold more than 1.3 million copies in Japan, and became one of the best-selling singles of the early Japanese popular music industry.[1]After the breakup of Folk Crusaders in 1970, Kato gained success for his production works for other musicians, including Shigeru Izumiya, Mariya Takeuchi, and Takuro Yoshida. In particular, Sadistic Mika Band, the acclaimed project he started with his first wife Mika Fukui, received international success. Their 1974 album entitled Kurofune (The Black Ship) is regarded as one of the most significant Japanese rock albums of the mid 1970s. Sadistic Mika Band has been disbanded and reassembled again several times, with new vocalists such as Yumi Matsutoya, Karen Kirishima, and Kaela Kimura.[2]

A Japanese anime director and supervisor, born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. He is amongst anim

A Japanese anime director and supervisor, born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. He is amongst anime's most foremost directors[1], having directed and helmed the entire Rurouni Kenshin series (including the original television series, and its subsequent much-lauded OVA iterations[2]), the first You're Under Arrest OVA, GetBackers, Hunter x Hunter, Zipang, Le Chevalier D'Eon and most recently, Real Drive.[3][1]