Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter L

A Mexican singer. She performs her own compositions as well as tapping into native Mesoamerican musi

A Mexican singer. She performs her own compositions as well as tapping into native Mesoamerican music of the Mixtec, Zapotec, Maya and Nahuatl cultures.Downs is the daughter of Mixtec cabaret singer Anita Sánchez and Allen Downs, a Scottish/English-American[1] professor of art and cinematographer from Minnesota. She grew up partly in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, partly in the U.S. state of California as a teen, and Minnesota as an adult where she graduated from the University of Minnesota in voice and anthropology [2].

An Indian model and Actress and Miss Asia Pacific for the year 2000. She was also second runner up i

An Indian model and Actress and Miss Asia Pacific for the year 2000. She was also second runner up in the Miss India 2000 beauty contest.She made her cinematic debut with Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein opposite R. Madhavan. The film was not a box office success. A series of unsuccessful films followed, among them Tumsa Nahin Dekha and Deewaanapan.In 2005, Mirza appeared in Parineeta, a Vidhu Vinod Chopra production. . She also played in the music video Kajara Mohabbat Wala alongside Sonu Nigam from the album Kajara Nite. The album contained multiple remixes, but was mainly advertised with the title song, sang by Sonu Nigam and Alisha Chinai[She has also appeared in Dus and in Fight Club. She will appear later this year in Familywala and Naa Naa Karte.

A Venezuelan actress and singer.She moved to Caracas, to pursue her career in acting. At a young age

A Venezuelan actress and singer.She moved to Caracas, to pursue her career in acting. At a young age, she met José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma", who became a famous singer and actor himself. In 1964, Morillo made her television acting debut, in a soap opera named "Isla de Sal" ("Salt Island"). She had a minor role in that soap opera, however, and it wasn't until her marriage to Rodriguez that she became well known. Towards the end of the 1960s, Morillo and Rodriguez were featured in a detergent commercial that became a popular ad among television viewers in Venezuela. In 1968

Born to a Sephardic Jewish family in the Kasbah area of Algiers, is a singer of Andalusian-Arab musi

Born to a Sephardic Jewish family in the Kasbah area of Algiers, is a singer of Andalusian-Arab music. He died in Paris. In addition to writing music for commercial release, he also is a film composer

A popular Bulgarian singer.Lili Ivanova was born on April 24, 1939 [1][2][3] in the town of Kubrat.

A popular Bulgarian singer.Lili Ivanova was born on April 24, 1939 [1][2][3] in the town of Kubrat. During high school, she participated in rhythmic gymnastics competitions and won a gold medal in the Bulgarian national championship in 1952. She studied in the Varna Medical School for Nurses between 1956-1959. After graduation she worked for a year as a nurse in the hospital in Kubrat after which she started a music career following an audition for singers in the capital of Bulgaria - Sofia. Her first big hit Saturday Evening (?????? ?????) was released in 1963. Currently, Lili Ivanova supports a foundation for orphans 'Lili Ivanova Foundation'. Some of her songs have been performed by foreign singers in a variety of different languages.

Was a Hungarian pianist.Pianist Lili Kraus was born in Budapest in 1903. At the age of 17, she enter

Was a Hungarian pianist.Pianist Lili Kraus was born in Budapest in 1903. At the age of 17, she entered the conservatory in Budapest where she studied with Artur Schnabel, Zoltán Kodály, Béla Bartók, and Severin Eisenberger. In the 1930s, she continued her studies with Eduard Steuermann and with Schnabel, who focused her interest in the classical tradition.Lili Kraus soon became known as a specialist in Mozart and Beethoven. Her early chamber music performances and recording with violinist Szymon Goldberg helped gain the critical acclaim that launched her international career. In the 1930s, she toured Europe, Japan, Australia and South Africa. In 1942, Kraus embarked on a tour of Asia where, while in Java, she and her family were captured and interned by the Japanese until the end of World War II.

Is a Cuban artist. She studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro" in Havana.In

Is a Cuban artist. She studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro" in Havana.In 1973 she participates in the III Salón Nacional Juvenil de Artes Plásticas , Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana. In 1976 she was included in the VI Salón Nacional Juvenil de Artes Plásticas, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba.

Is an American singer and ring announcer. She is currently employed by World Wrestling Entertainment

Is an American singer and ring announcer. She is currently employed by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), as the lead ring announcer for their Raw brand.

Is an Argentine musician born in 1948 in Villaguay, province of Entre Ríos. In 1966 she moved to Ro

Is an Argentine musician born in 1948 in Villaguay, province of Entre Ríos. In 1966 she moved to Rosario, Santa Fe, in order to study Philosophy, and has since become an adoptive citizen.In her youth she took part in the vocal groups Contracanto and Canto Libre. She was arrested by the military government for her involvement in Peronist movements.In Rosario she met the local singer and composer Fito Páez, who convinced her of abandoning her teaching career and become a professional singer. Páez was the producer of Herrero's first record, in 1987. This album was also the first that Páez produced. Its music was what they called "supermodern folklore". In 1989 Páez also produced Herrero's second album.

A French actress, dancer, and singer.Born in Paris, France, Montevecchi began her career as a prima

A French actress, dancer, and singer.Born in Paris, France, Montevecchi began her career as a prima ballerina in Roland Petit's dance company. In the mid-1950s she was signed to a contract by MGM, which cast her in secondary roles in such films as The Gla

Was an American artist who worked in the Impressionist style, rendering portraits and landscapes in

Was an American artist who worked in the Impressionist style, rendering portraits and landscapes in the free form manner of her mentor, Claude Monet. Perry was an early advocate of the French Impressionist style and contributed to its reception in the Uni

Was an American rockabilly musician.Briggs was raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania. In the early 1950s

Was an American rockabilly musician.Briggs was raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania. In the early 1950s she worked as a truck driver and played trombone in Joy Cayler's All-Girl Orchestra. In 1952 Alan Freed asked her to appear in his New York City stage sho

Was an African American opera singer. Evanti, a soprano, debuted in 1927 in Delibes's Lakmé at Nice

Was an African American opera singer. Evanti, a soprano, debuted in 1927 in Delibes's Lakmé at Nice, France. She graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor's Degree in music and studied in France and Italy. As an opera singer and concert artist, she

Was an Israeli-American singer, author, songwriter and actor in Yiddish theater and Yiddish vaudevil

Was an Israeli-American singer, author, songwriter and actor in Yiddish theater and Yiddish vaudeville in the United States, Israel and other Yiddish speaking communities in the diaspora.Wife of actor-director Pesach Burstein of the Yiddish stage who was often criticized for staging melodramas and song-and-dance acts, she is best remembered for her roles in the Yiddish shows -The Komediant, and A Khasene in Shtetl (A Wedding in the Village) directed by her husband. However, her most critically acclaimed performance was in Itzik Manger's Songs of the Megillah (Yiddish: Megille Lider - the longest running Yiddish production to date in Israel, released on Broadway as Megilla of Itzik Manger).

Was an American actress and singer, a veteran of radio, film, and television.A native of Louisville,

Was an American actress and singer, a veteran of radio, film, and television.A native of Louisville, Kentucky, she was the younger sister of actress Amanda Randolph. An African American, she worked in entertainment from the 1930s well into the 1970s, appe

Is an Tony and Emmy award-winning American singer and actress.The Brooklyn, New York native made her

Is an Tony and Emmy award-winning American singer and actress.The Brooklyn, New York native made her Broadway debut in Barnum in 1981. She understudied the role of Effie in the original 1981 production of Dreamgirls and played the part in the 1987 revival

Was a popular English actress and singer during the Edwardian era, best known for her starring role

Was a popular English actress and singer during the Edwardian era, best known for her starring role in the hit London premiere of Franz Lehár's operetta The Merry Widow.Beginning as a child star in the 1890s, Elsie found success in several successful Edwardian musical comedies before her great success in The Merry Widow, opening in 1907. Afterwards, she starred in several more successful operettas and musicals. Admired for her beauty and charm on stage, Elsie became one of the most photographed women of Edwardian times.

Is a Korean-American figure skater. She represented South Korea at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Lee ori

Is a Korean-American figure skater. She represented South Korea at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Lee originally competed on the national level in the United States, including competing several times at the United States Figure Skating Championships in the 198

A South Korean R&B and Pop artist that debuted in 2005 under JYP Entertainment. One of her notable p

A South Korean R&B and Pop artist that debuted in 2005 under JYP Entertainment. One of her notable performances in 2005 was the 5th Pattaya Music Festival in Thailand which helped promote and expose her to the foreign music industry. She will also be debuting in America, and will not be on any entertainment shows or anything of that matter to focus on a successful debut in America. One of her lastest performances was at the 2008 JYP TOUR in Madison Square Garden, New York.

Who got his break at the Astro Talent Quest (Astro ????)competition in 2001 when he came out in firs

Who got his break at the Astro Talent Quest (Astro ????)competition in 2001 when he came out in first place. He subsequently represented Malaysia at the Asian level competition, held in China.

Was a Chinese imperial painter of plum, flower, and fruit works during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644

Was a Chinese imperial painter of plum, flower, and fruit works during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).[1]His style name was 'Yishan'. Lin often painted with a very unconstrained style.

Was a Scottish-Aboriginal Koori Artist of Wiradjuri descent[1] from Melbourne, Australia.Onus was a

Was a Scottish-Aboriginal Koori Artist of Wiradjuri descent[1] from Melbourne, Australia.Onus was a largely self-taught artist who began as a motor mechanic before making artifacts for the tourist market with his father's business, Aboriginal Enterprise Novelties.[2] Onus was a successful painter, sculptor and maker of prints. His painting Barmah Forest won Canberra's national Aboriginal Heritage Award in 1994.[3]Onus' works often involve symbolism from Aboriginal styles of painting, along with recontextualisation of modern artistic elements. The images in his works include haunting portrayals of the Barmah red gum forests of his father's ancestral country, and the use of rarrk cross-hatching-based based painting style that he learned (and was given permission to use)[4] when visiting the Indigenous communities of Maningrida.

Was a Chinese painter of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127 - 1279 AD). His artwork was greatly influen

Was a Chinese painter of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127 - 1279 AD). His artwork was greatly influenced by themes of Chinese Buddhism.

Was an Italian operatic soprano. She was particularly noted for her performances in the verismo repe

Was an Italian operatic soprano. She was particularly noted for her performances in the verismo repertoire and was a favourite of Pietro Mascagni who considered her the ideal Santuzza. Bruna Rasa created the roles of Atte in Mascagni's Nerone, Cecilia Sag

Was an Italian operatic soprano known for her great beauty.Blessed with a good singing voice, a youn

Was an Italian operatic soprano known for her great beauty.Blessed with a good singing voice, a young Cavalieri made her way to Paris, France, where her stunning good looks opened doors and she obtained work as a singer at one of the city's café-concerts.