Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter M

A Finnish conductor. He began to play the violin at the age of 5. By age 7, he reportedly preferred

A Finnish conductor. He began to play the violin at the age of 5. By age 7, he reportedly preferred orchestral scores to all other reading matter. His first favorite score was Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 (the Pathétique) which he used to conduct while listening to a recording on earphones.[citation needed] He continued violin studies at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, beginning in 1992.In 1995, Franck took an opportunity from the Junior Department at the Sibelius Academy, which was celebrating its anniversary, to conduct an orchestra offered to any student who wished to do so. After this occurred, Jorma Panula immediately enlisted him as a private student. Franck entered Panula's conducting class at the Sibelius Academy in the fall of 1996. He has said of Panula:

Is a Finnish power metal keyboardist, who has performed with Sonata Arctica[1] and Kenziner.In 2000,

Is a Finnish power metal keyboardist, who has performed with Sonata Arctica[1] and Kenziner.In 2000, he joined Sonata Arctica and toured Europe with Stratovarius and Rhapsody. Härkin recorded keyboards for Sonata Arctica's second album, Silence, which was released in 2001. Sonata Arctica's first live CD, named Songs of Silence, featured Härkin on keyboards. At the end of 2002, Härkin left Sonata Arctica.[citation needed]

The lead guitarist of the Finnish rock band, HIM. Lindström is commonly called by his nickname, Lin

The lead guitarist of the Finnish rock band, HIM. Lindström is commonly called by his nickname, Linde.Linde also has a younger brother named Jude, who was born four years after Linde. Linde was an introverted boy notable only for his bobbed blond hair and glasses. He developed a passion for music at an early age. Lindström's father has always been an avid music fan and especially loves Elvis Presley. Lindström was given his first guitar, an acoustic mini Landola, for Christmas at the age of 10. Himself and keyboardist Burton are the only current members of HIM who do not have a heartagram tattoo. He has a daughter named Olivia, born 6 March 2003, with his common law wife, Mariam "Manna" Jäntti. Linde skipped playing Top of the Pops to be there when his daughter was born; thus, Valo appeared singing and playing a Gibson Flying V. [1] [2]

He developed a passion for music at an early age. Lindstr÷m's father has always been an avid music

He developed a passion for music at an early age. Lindstr÷m's father has always been an avid music fan and especially loves Elvis Presley. Lindstr÷m was given his first guitar, an acoustic mini Landola, for Christmas at the age of 10. Himself and keyboardist Burton are the only current members of HIM who do not have a heartagram tattoo. He has a daughter named Olivia, born March 6, 2003, with his common law wife, Mariam "Manna" JSntti. Linde skipped playing Top of the Pops to be there when his daughter was born; thus, Valo appeared singing and playing a Gibson Flying V. [1] [2]

Was a Polish painter.

Was a Polish painter.

An American country music artist. She made her debut on the country music scene in 1996 with the rel

An American country music artist. She made her debut on the country music scene in 1996 with the release of her debut album That's Enough of That, which produced three hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart

A Czech pianist.He won Smetana Competition and the Chopin Competition in Mariánské Lázne, and was

A Czech pianist.He won Smetana Competition and the Chopin Competition in Mariánské Lázne, and was prized at the 1976 Paloma O'Shea Competition. Langer is best known for his work as a member of the Czech Trio (1994- ) and his recordings for Supraphon on the Czech pre-romantic repertory, such as Václav Tomášek's Eclogues and Antonín Rejcha's fugues.

Was an Irish painter.Butler's work often reflects the birds and animals native to the country surrou

Was an Irish painter.Butler's work often reflects the birds and animals native to the country surrounding her Kilmurry home. She first studied under Paul Jacob Naftel of London, crediting him for her understanding of watercolour. She traveled to Brussels and Paris in the early 1880s, studying alongside contemporaries such as Walter Osborne and Sir John Lavery. In France she was associated with the Newlyn School where she studied under Norman Garstin.

Was a popular American jazz singer during the 1930s.Born as Mildred Rinker in Tekoa, Washington, Bai

Was a popular American jazz singer during the 1930s.Born as Mildred Rinker in Tekoa, Washington, Bailey retained the last name of her first husband, Ted Bailey, when she moved to Seattle to bolster her singing career. With the help of her second husband, Benny Stafford, she became an established blues and jazz singer on the West Coast. According to Gary Giddins' book Bing Crosby - A Pocketful of Dreams - The Early Years 1903-1940, in 1925 she secured work for her brother, Al Rinker and his partner Bing Crosby. Giddins further states that Crosby first heard of Louis Armstrong and other Chicago black jazz records from Bailey's own record collection. Crosby helped Bailey in turn by introducing her to Paul Whiteman. She sang with Paul Whiteman's band from 1929 to 1933 (Whiteman had a popular radio program and when Bailey debuted with her version of "Moaning Low" in 1929, public reaction was immediate, although she did not start recording with Whiteman until late 1931).

Is a noted gusle player in Croatia, who sings traditional folk songs. Many of his songs are about hi

Is a noted gusle player in Croatia, who sings traditional folk songs. Many of his songs are about his birthplace Oklaj in the Cetina region.

After her undergraduate studies at UCLA and NYU, the bulgarian born artist meets Pierre Restany in 1

After her undergraduate studies at UCLA and NYU, the bulgarian born artist meets Pierre Restany in 1983 in Milan. Under his influence she studies the life and works of Yves Klein[1] and moves to Paris in 1984 in order to write a screenplay. While researching the project she reunites with Niki de Saint-Phale [2], whom she had met in Hollywood in 1978. Niki de Saint Phalle introduces her to Jean Tinguely in 1986 and the young woman abandons the screenplay to follow Tinguely to Switzerland where she returns back to painting.

Is a record producer, singer, trumpeter, and DJ. Miles currently lives in Kansas City, Missouri. The

Is a record producer, singer, trumpeter, and DJ. Miles currently lives in Kansas City, Missouri. The grandson of Helen Bonny, he was born in New York, New York to Francis Bonny and Anne Grothe, and grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey. He moved to Lawrence, Kan

Was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.Widely considered one of the most influenti

Was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz from World War II to the 1990s. He played on various early bebop records and recorded one of the first cool jazz records. He was partially responsible for the development of modal jazz, and both jazz-funk and jazz fusion arose from his work with other musicians in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Is the singer / guitarist and songwriter for the Stourbridge, England)-based pop band The Wonder Stu

Is the singer / guitarist and songwriter for the Stourbridge, England)-based pop band The Wonder Stuff.Hunt's first band (in which he played drums) was called From Eden, and featured future members of another successful Stourbridge group, Pop Will Eat Its

Is a Golden Globe[4] and Critic's Choice Award[5] nominated American singer, and actress. Cyrus is b

Is a Golden Globe[4] and Critic's Choice Award[5] nominated American singer, and actress. Cyrus is better known for starring as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana in the television series Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel.

Was a Romanian sculptor of great renown.

Was a Romanian sculptor of great renown.

A Japanese Urban artist and producer of kawiJamele. Her real name is Miho Kato (???? ,Kato Miho?). Q

A Japanese Urban artist and producer of kawiJamele. Her real name is Miho Kato (???? ,Kato Miho?). Quite some time ago she won a Sony audition, but only debuted with her first single called "Never Let go" the 8th of September. It was ranked as one of the

Was an American painter and a representative of the California School of Painting, later a teacher a

Was an American painter and a representative of the California School of Painting, later a teacher and educational director, and architect of more than 50 branch banks in Southern California.By the early 1930s, he was well on his way to national recognition as a prominent American artist. He was exhibiting works in Paris, New York, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Houston, St. Louis, San Antonio, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Baltimore and many other cities throughout the United States. At home in Los Angeles, he was recognized as the leading figure and driving force behind the California Style watercolor movement.

Was often known as "Little Millie Small", and in the United States as "Millie Small", and is best kn

Was often known as "Little Millie Small", and in the United States as "Millie Small", and is best known as the singer of the 1964 hit, "My Boy Lollipop".Millie is the daughter of a sugar plantation overseer.[1] In her teens, she was part of a duo called 'Roy and Millie' (with Roy Panton) and was recording for Coxsone Dodd's Studio One record label.[1] They had a minor local hit with "We'll Meet".[1]In late 1963 she went to Forest Hill, London to make her fourth recording, an Ernest Ranglin rearrangement of "My Boy Lollipop", which had originally been recorded and released by Barbie Gaye in late 1956. Released in March 1964, Small's cover was a massive hit, reaching number two both in the UK Singles Chart[2] and in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It also topped the chart in Australia. Initially it sold over 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[3] Including singles sales, album usage and compilation inclusions, the song has since sold more than seven million copies worldwide.[1]

Is an American singer, songwriter and research biochemist. The enigmatic Aukerman is perhaps most wi

Is an American singer, songwriter and research biochemist. The enigmatic Aukerman is perhaps most widely known for being the lead singer of the early Los Angeles area punk rock band the Descendents, a group widely considered to be pioneers of modern "pop punk". While not an original member, he joined after their first single (Ride the Wild/It's a Hectic World). The initial single had caricatures of the three original members, and the drawing used to symbolize Milo, invented by a high school classmate, later was used on most of their albums and has since become a popular tattoo among Descendents fans, with some celebrities having them such as Travis Barker.

Was an American jazz pianist and organist, originally from St. Louis, Missouri. He was orphaned as a

Was an American jazz pianist and organist, originally from St. Louis, Missouri. He was orphaned as a child, but an uncle in Detroit taught him to play. Buckner pioneered the parallel chords style which influenced Red Garland, George Shearing, and Oscar Pe

Was an American cartoonist famous for the Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon comic strips.In 193

Was an American cartoonist famous for the Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon comic strips.In 1932, Caniff moved to New York City to accept an artist position in the Features Service of the Associated Press. He did general assignment art for several mo

Was an American modern painter. Although born in Altmar, New York, he moved to Connecticut in 1898 a

Was an American modern painter. Although born in Altmar, New York, he moved to Connecticut in 1898 and later to New York City.In 1924 he met Sally Michel, a young art student, and in 1926 they married; her income as an illustrator enabled him to devote himself more fully to painting. For several years in the late 1920s through the late 1930s Avery practiced painting and drawing at the Art Students League of New York. Roy Neuberger saw his work and thought he deserved recognition. Determined to get the world to know and respect Avery's work, Neuberger bought over 100 of his paintings, starting with Gaspé Landscape, and lent or donated them to museums all over the world. With the work of Milton Avery rotating through high-profile museums, he came to be a highly respected and successful painter.

Was an animator for the Disney studio, and one of Disney's Nine Old Men.Kahl is often considered the

Was an animator for the Disney studio, and one of Disney's Nine Old Men.Kahl is often considered the finest draughtsman of the Disney animators. He would often refine the characters sketches from Bill Peet with the ideas of Ken Anderson. For many years th

Is a Russian American sculptor and artist known for work that, according to a 1957 citation of honor

Is a Russian American sculptor and artist known for work that, according to a 1957 citation of honor from the American Institute of Architects, demonstrated "the truth that architecture and sculpture are not two separate arts but, in the hands of sympathe