Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a Dutch painter. He worked in Zeeland from 1533-1545. Hence he is also named Marinus de Seeu (fr

Was a Dutch painter. He worked in Zeeland from 1533-1545. Hence he is also named Marinus de Seeu (from Zeeland). He studied at the University of Leuven (1504) and was trained as a painter in Antwerp (1509).

Is a well known, Miami based artist. His work is in the collection of numerous museums, including Th

Is a well known, Miami based artist. His work is in the collection of numerous museums, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Detroit Institute of Art, Norton Museum of Art, Denver Art Museum, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, La Habana, Cuba, Art Museum of the Americas, Washington, D.C., Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, Museo de Arte Maria Zambrano, Malaga-Velez, Spain, Frost Art Museum at FIU, Miami, Archer M. Huntington Gallery, Museum of the University of Texas, Austin, Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Panama, Mizel Museum, Denver, Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, State University of New York, Cortland, Lehigh University Art Galleries, PA, among others.

Was a Cuban painter.He studied painting in the Academia de San Alejandro, Havana, Cuba since 1925 un

Was a Cuban painter.He studied painting in the Academia de San Alejandro, Havana, Cuba since 1925 until 1926. In 1934, he studied in the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, Spain. In 1937 in the Ecole des Arts Appliqués, Paris, France and in the same year in the Académie Julian, Paris, France.

An American R&B and pop singer. He is best known for his hit singles "Just a Friend 2002" (2002) and

An American R&B and pop singer. He is best known for his hit singles "Just a Friend 2002" (2002) and "Let Me Love You" (2004), which won him two Billboard awards, as well as for appearing in the films Step Up and Freedom Writers. His latest album, Go! was released on December 11, 2007 in the United States, but was released in South Africa on October 9, 2007 under Gallo Records. On February 18, 2008, it was announced Mario will be appearing on Season 6 of Dancing with the Stars. His partner is Karina Smirnoff, who was paired with Mario Lopez in Season 3 of the series. Mario is currently working on his 4th album which is due out in the Fall of 2008.

Is a Greek tenor and is best known for his song, "Vincerò, Perderò."

Is a Greek tenor and is best known for his song, "Vincerò, Perderò."

Is an Austrian rock-singer.In the Austrian media there where lots of rumors, that it was planned by

Is an Austrian rock-singer.In the Austrian media there where lots of rumors, that it was planned by the Austrian television, that he should win, but in the episode from January 19, 2007, he failed and didn't reach the big final of the casting show.

Was an American tenor and Hollywood movie star who enjoyed success in the late 1940s and 1950s. His

Was an American tenor and Hollywood movie star who enjoyed success in the late 1940s and 1950s. His lirico spinto tenor voice was considered by some to rival that of Enrico Caruso, whom Lanza portrayed in the 1951 film The Great Caruso. Lanza sang a wide variety of music throughout his career, ranging from opera to the popular songs of the day. While his highly emotional style was not universally praised by critics, he was immensely popular and his many recordings are still prized today. He died of pulmonary embolism aged only 38.

Is an award-winning Cuban artist.Perez emigrated to the United States as a teenager and has focused

Is an award-winning Cuban artist.Perez emigrated to the United States as a teenager and has focused his artistic career primarily on documenting the pre-war Havana of his youth. He is noted for his urban landscapes often recreated from memory. His work has become especially popular in Cuban expatriate communities, such as in south Florida, where collectors celebrate his ability to recapture the tone and atmosphere of 1940s and 1950s Cuba before the revolution. Perez works primarily in a combination of pen/ink and watercolor, though some of his most noted (and most overtly political) work appears in oil on canvas. These include "La Muerte de José Martí", depicting the death of the Cuban national hero and poet who led the nation's independence movement against Spain, and who died in a charge during the Battle of Dos Rios.

Was a French artist and illustrator of Greek origin. His first exhibition took place in 1938 at the

Was a French artist and illustrator of Greek origin. His first exhibition took place in 1938 at the Galerie Pierre Vorms. That same year he married Yolande Borelly. His daughter Catherine Prassinos was born in 1946.

A contemporary Australian artist based in Sydney. While originally trained as a painter, she also wo

A contemporary Australian artist based in Sydney. While originally trained as a painter, she also works in other media such as installation and mixed media. During the 1970s Borgelt trained at the South Australian School of Arts, the Torrens College of Advanced Education and the New York Studio School.In her work Anima/Animus: Splitting Into One No. III, there is a reference to a Jungian theory of the archetypes[1]. What is noticeable in these works is the presence of the circle shape. This shape often occurs in Borgelt’s oeuvre. While various shapes have different significance for Borgelt, the circle, as she states,“ […] embraces to me the most, and the oval too to a certain degree, but the circle seems to represent to me ‘totality.’ Because the circle is […] a contained thing without […] any tension.” [2].

A Norwegian singer-songwriter and former child actress. Her surname is of Norse origin, with Ravn me

A Norwegian singer-songwriter and former child actress. Her surname is of Norse origin, with Ravn meaning Raven, which she adopted as her stage name Marion Raven as well as for her trademark raven logo. She was one-half of the now defunct pop duo M2M, along with Marit Larsen. Raven was later marketed as a pop-rock artist with the release of her 2005 international debut album, Here I Am. In 2006, Raven was signed to indie record label, Eleven Seven, and released the Heads Will Roll EP

Known as Ellis Rowan was an Australian naturalist and well known illustrator.Marion, the daughter of

Known as Ellis Rowan was an Australian naturalist and well known illustrator.Marion, the daughter of Charles and Marian Ryan, was born at Killam, one of her father's stations in Victoria. She was educated at Miss Murphy's private school in Melbourne, and in 1873 married Captain Charles Rowan, who had fought in the New Zealand wars. Her husband was interested in botany and he encouraged her to paint wild flowers. She had had no training but working conscientiously and carefully in water-colour; her work is noted for being botanically informative as well as artistic. Rowan returned to Melbourne in 1877, and for many years travelled in Australia painting the flora of the country, at times in the company of her painting companion, Margaret Forrest. She published in 1898 A Flower-Hunter in Queensland and New Zealand, largely based on letters to her husband and friends.

Was an American popular singer, most successful around 1920. She was the first widely known white si

Was an American popular singer, most successful around 1920. She was the first widely known white singer to sing jazz and blues songs.Born Mary Ellen Harrison, probably in Indiana[5], she first played vaudeville and movie theaters in Chicago around 1914.

Was a plein air painter in watercolors and oils that lived and worked with her artist husband Elmer

Was a plein air painter in watercolors and oils that lived and worked with her artist husband Elmer Wachtel in the Arroyo Seco near Pasadena, California, in the early 20th century. Her work was valued in her own day, and her works were exhibited across the United States.Like most of the American Impressionistartists now known as California Impressionists, Wachtel relocated to Southern California after first establishing her career in the eastern US. She trained at the Art Institute of Chicago, and under William Merritt Chase in New York. Later, she taught in public schools and at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1903 she journeyed to California, where she studied under William Keith, and Elmer Wachtel, whom she married in 1904.

An American singer and actress.She is best known for her performances on the television variety seri

An American singer and actress.She is best known for her performances on the television variety series, Arthur Godfrey and his Friends, from 1950 to 1955[3]. She recorded for CBS Records in the mid-1950s, and had a hit single with "The Man in the Raincoat

Is a Finnish pop singer. She is known to have represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest in

Is a Finnish pop singer. She is known to have represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 and 1973, her two Eurovision songs were a big success and in 1973 she managed to bring Finland's second best result ever in this contest, placing 6th.

She was a popular British singer in the 1950's.Once called "the Marilyn Monroe of popular song" she

She was a popular British singer in the 1950's.Once called "the Marilyn Monroe of popular song" she was a pop singer of the 1950's in the early years of British Independent Television. She was the regular singer in the popular musical quiz "[2]", on Granada Television for 7 years from 1956, with a total of 209 half-hour programmes. Several star hosts including disc-jockey Pete Murray, the Canadian pop singer Jackie Rae, and the comedians Ken Platt and Ted Ray. The big band in support was that of Peter Knight and his Orchestra. She made one brief appearance as herself in a feature film with singer Tommy Steele[3]. THe show re-emerged in the 1970s as "Name That Tune".

Was a United States singer and actress.She was the elder sister of actress Betty Hutton. Their fathe

Was a United States singer and actress.She was the elder sister of actress Betty Hutton. Their father abandoned their family when they were both young, he later committed suicide. Their mother worked a variety of jobs to support the family until she becam

Was an American gospel singer.Williams was invited to join the Ward Singers when they heard her sing

Was an American gospel singer.Williams was invited to join the Ward Singers when they heard her singing during a visit to a close friend in Philadelphia in 1946. Williams did so in 1947, staying with them for eleven years. Her first recording with the gro

Was an American Country Music Singer. She was a popular performer on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville

Was an American Country Music Singer. She was a popular performer on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. She also had several hits in the early 1960s.

Was a Greek visual artist. Loizides's work falls into the category of geometrical abstract art. His

Was a Greek visual artist. Loizides's work falls into the category of geometrical abstract art. His artistic aim was to present not the world of the senses but rather the deeper immanent unity of the universe, hence his visionary approach to art.

Was a Latvian ballet dancer. He graduated from Riga Choreography School where he was taught by Valen

Was a Latvian ballet dancer. He graduated from Riga Choreography School where he was taught by Valentins Blinovs. He performed in Moscow for the first time in 1950. In 1953 Liepa began studies in Moscow Choreography School in a class taught by Nikolay Tar

Is the birth name of two times Latin Grammy-nominated fado singer Mariza. She moved to Portugal when

Is the birth name of two times Latin Grammy-nominated fado singer Mariza. She moved to Portugal when she was three, and was raised in one of the most traditional quarters of Lisbon, Mouraria and Alfama, where she learned how to sing fado. She has an ethni

Was an Italian singer from the island of Sardinia.[1]. She started her career with success in pop mu

Was an Italian singer from the island of Sardinia.[1]. She started her career with success in pop music in the sixties. And she later became an interpreter of songs, composer, an actress and then finally an artistic researcher. She is primarily noted for

A Finnish rapper. She writes her songs by herself, and the lyrics often deal with relationships, mal

A Finnish rapper. She writes her songs by herself, and the lyrics often deal with relationships, male chauvinism and politics.Mariska began to play piano in Sibelius-Akatemia at the age of 7. She soon changed her style to punk and joined a punk-band calle