Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a Norwegian pop/country singer. He won the Norwegian version of the reality television show Pop I

Is a Norwegian pop/country singer. He won the Norwegian version of the reality television show Pop Idol, which aired on TV 2 in May 2003. He then won a one-off international version of Pop Idol, called World Idol on January 1, 2004, featuring winners of the various national Idol shows.Nilsen is left-handed and plays his guitar with the strings the "wrong" way.[citation needed] Nilsen was the lead singer in the Norwegian band Fenrik Lane.He appeared on and won Pop Idol with 53 % of the votes against Gaute Ormssen. His subsequent single, "She's So High", written by Tal Bachman, went straight to number one in the Norwegian singles chart and is among the biggest-selling singles in Norway to date. His debut album was simply called I.

Was a Norwegian composer, singer and vaudeville artist.Kurt Foss created the hugely popular duo "Rad

Was a Norwegian composer, singer and vaudeville artist.Kurt Foss created the hugely popular duo "Radiofantomene" ("The Radio Phantoms") that was active throughout the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Their biggest success was the song "Blåveispiken" ("The Liverwort Girl") with lyrics by Arne Paasche Aasen and which was released in 1950 selling 100,000 records.

Was a 20th century German painter. Kurt Roth, also known to the Hamburg society as a portrait painte

Was a 20th century German painter. Kurt Roth, also known to the Hamburg society as a portrait painter painted his pictures in oil, preferably depicting motives of his home region Holstein, especially of the Old Town of Uetersen where he lived in. Roth was a great admirer of Adolph Menzel, saying: “He devoted his whole life to the drawing. He was only able to do it because of constant exercises. Talent only is a foundation.” This was also true of Kurt Roth.

A German painter who was born in Hannover, Germany.

A German painter who was born in Hannover, Germany.

Is a Danish painter and sculptor. By the end of the 1960’s Trampedach had his artistic breakthroug

Is a Danish painter and sculptor. By the end of the 1960’s Trampedach had his artistic breakthrough after he started studying at the Arts Academy in 1963. Trampedach has often made distorted self-portraits and portraits of his own wife. Painting is a way of dealing with his own psyche. At least two times Trampedach’s studio was set on fire by unknown perpetrators. Some people claimed that he had started the fire himself, but in 2005 a French-Moroccan was sentenced for the crime.

Was a German artist born in Köln, Germany. He moved to Sweden in 1938, and died in Järna.

Was a German artist born in Köln, Germany. He moved to Sweden in 1938, and died in Järna.

Is a Danish cartoonist who created the controversial cartoon of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad wearing

Is a Danish cartoonist who created the controversial cartoon of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad wearing a bomb in his turban. This cartoon was the most contentious of the 12 Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons, which met with strong and sometimes violent reactions from Muslims worldwide. Westegaard has since the drawing of the cartoon received several death threats and murder attempts. He as of today under constant protection from the police.[2][3]

Is an important Russian and Soviet painter and writer. Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin was born in Khvalynsk (no

Is an important Russian and Soviet painter and writer. Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin was born in Khvalynsk (now Engels) outside Saratov, to the family of a shoemaker.

An important Russian and Soviet painter and writer.Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin was born in Khvalynsk (Sarato

An important Russian and Soviet painter and writer.Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin was born in Khvalynsk (Saratov region), to the family of a shoemaker. His first exposure to art was in his early childhood, when he took some lessons from a couple of icon painters and a signmaker. Still, Petrov-Vodkin didn't quite see himself in art at that time; after graduating from middle school, he took a summer job at a small shipyard with plans to get into railroad college in Samara. After failing his exam, he turned to "Art Classes of Fedor Burov" in 1893.

Was soprano singer best known to the Ukrainian-speaking world for her two albums of Ukrainian folk s

Was soprano singer best known to the Ukrainian-speaking world for her two albums of Ukrainian folk songs, "Kvitka, Songs of Ukraine" and "Kvitka, Two Colors". Her name Kvitka is Ukranian for "flower". o the English-speaking world she was known as Kacey (f

Is an American cartoonist, comic book writer and artist, and animator, as well as the self-publisher

Is an American cartoonist, comic book writer and artist, and animator, as well as the self-publisher of two anthologies, Cartoonist and Cartoonist Vol. 2: Now with More Bakers.

The lead vocalist with Scottish band The View.In 2007 he was convicted of possessing cocaine, result

The lead vocalist with Scottish band The View.In 2007 he was convicted of possessing cocaine, resulting in the cancellation of The View's US tour.[1]Falconer was taken to hospital in Japan in May 2007 suffering from suspected blood poisoning, but was released after four days. The band was in Japan promoting their album Hats Off to the Buskers and played some gigs without him before he recovered to continue the tour

A Japanese American singer, originating from Arizona, United States. She is currently signed onto RX

A Japanese American singer, originating from Arizona, United States. She is currently signed onto RX-Records.Born to an American father and Japanese mother, Kylee became interested in singing thanks to the influence of her father and was exposed to singin

An Australian pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. She rose to prominence in the late 1980s

An Australian pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. She rose to prominence in the late 1980s through her role in the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing her career as a recording artist in 1987.Signed to a contract by British songwriters and producers Stock, Aitken & Waterman in 1987, she achieved a string of hit records throughout the world. Her popularity waned during the early 1990s, leading her to part company from Stock, Aitken & Waterman in 1992. During the mid to late 1990s, Minogue distanced herself from her earlier work and attempted to establish herself as a credible and independent performer and songwriter

Is an American figure skater. She is the daughter of former Olympian Suna Murray. Gleason finished 1

Is an American figure skater. She is the daughter of former Olympian Suna Murray. Gleason finished 15th at the 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships and first at the 2007 Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships. She was rejected from Dart

An American dance-pop, Hi-NRG, soul music, and house music singer. She was brought up and lived on t

An American dance-pop, Hi-NRG, soul music, and house music singer. She was brought up and lived on the same street as the Jackson family and knew Michael Jackson's mother and uncle.[1]Mazelle's career started in Chicago working with the record producer Ma

An American singer born 1966, whose biggest success came outside her home market. Kym began her care

An American singer born 1966, whose biggest success came outside her home market. Kym began her career as an advertising jingle singer before breaking through into the dance music market.Working with 4-time Grammy Award-nominated producer Steve Hurley (ak

A Japanese musician known as the vocalist of Dir en grey. He has been with the band since its incept

A Japanese musician known as the vocalist of Dir en grey. He has been with the band since its inception in 1997 and was previously the frontman of La:Sadie's.[citation needed] His birth name is a topic of controversy amongst both fans and critics alike. He signs his poetry volumes " " (Tooru Nishimura), though other sources instead claim his family name to be Niimura.While he has only composed a handful of Dir en grey's songs (for example, "The Domestic Fucker Family" and "Hades"), Kyo is responsible for all the lyrics, which usually have negative implications and touch on a variety of dark, sometimes taboo, subjects

Was a Japanese glass artist. He is best known for his glass boxes with complicated surface decoratio

Was a Japanese glass artist. He is best known for his glass boxes with complicated surface decorations, and his work was included in the exhibit One of a Kind: The Studio Craft Movement at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, December 22, 2006-September 3, 2007.

A Japanese poet, artist and theorist. Gardiner started writing poetry and making drawings at a young

A Japanese poet, artist and theorist. Gardiner started writing poetry and making drawings at a young age, and started publishing works as a student at Tokyo University. Her first appearance in the European art scene as a kawaii Japanese artist was through the "Hitch-Snog" travels she made in the early ninetieth with her then-partner Henrik Nyberg, in the Southern region of Sweden, which also had a purpose of raising awareness for Multiple Sclerosis, a condition from which Nyberg suffered. Gardiner became widely known with a public poetry project called "Toilet Thoughts" she started in 1999. "Toilet Thoughts" was made in several Japanese and European cities, and the version made in Amsterdam won People's Awards in 2000, while the original version made in Tokyo was published as an artist book in 2002.

Is a Japanese-American figure skater. With partner John Zimmerman, she is a three-time (2000-2002) U

Is a Japanese-American figure skater. With partner John Zimmerman, she is a three-time (2000-2002) U.S. national champion and 2002 Olympian. With partner Jason Dungjen, she was a two-time (1997 & 1998) U.S. Champion and a 1994 & 1998 Olympian. In 2010, In

A former J-pop singer and member of the groups Lip's and Nanatsuboshi.She was born in Shimane prefec

A former J-pop singer and member of the groups Lip's and Nanatsuboshi.She was born in Shimane prefecture, Japan. She made her debut on 21 March 1990, and her solo debut on December 16, 1992.

A Canadian social activist and folk singer, known for the poetry of his lyrics.He was born in Sarnia

A Canadian social activist and folk singer, known for the poetry of his lyrics.He was born in Sarnia, Ontario. He arrived in Toronto, Ontario in 1984 and began playing in coffee houses and open stages across the city, most notably Fat Albert's, where he m