Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter M

The former president of Manhattan School of Music.Eventually, Casals Istomin was awarded a scholarsh

The former president of Manhattan School of Music.Eventually, Casals Istomin was awarded a scholarship to attend Mannes College of Music in New York City to study cello. In 1952, her uncle Rafael took the 15 year old to the Prades Festival. There she first met the Maestro Pablo Casals (1876-1973) who was very impressed when he heard her play. Casals recommended that she return to New York where he would accept her as a student. In 1954, Casals Istomin graduated "summa cum laude" from Mannes College and joined Casals in France where she became an active participant in the Prades Festival. [2]

Was a Cuban mezzo-soprano and the first Cuban to sing in Milan’s famed La Scala opera house.Miss P

Was a Cuban mezzo-soprano and the first Cuban to sing in Milan’s famed La Scala opera house.Miss Perez' artistic talents were recognized early in life and as a little girl she studied singing with Marila Granowska. By the age of 13, she was performing as a soloist with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Havana. In the 1940s she began a series of tours with Ernesto Lecuona. Perez was the first to record Gonzalo Roig’s zarzuela, "Cecilia Valdes". She sang at the renowned opera house La Scala in Milan, Italy in 1955, in the role of Preciosilla in Verdi’s opera La Forza del Destino, sharing the stage with Renata Tebaldi and Giuseppe di Stefano. In 1961, she performed on the Ed Sullivan Show.

An actress and singer, who was one of the pioneers in Puerto Rican television.Her debut in televisio

An actress and singer, who was one of the pioneers in Puerto Rican television.Her debut in television was in 1956, in Telemundo. Romero starred in over 25 soap operas such as La Divina Infiel (The Divine Unfaithful) in 1962. Her leading man during those times, was the late Spanish actor Ricardo Palmerola. Soap operas were performed live, at those times, since video tape didn't yet exist. Among other soap operas in which she participated were, Cuatro Mujeres (Four Women), La sombra del otro (The Shadow of the Other) in 1966; La infamia (The Infamy) in 1967; Cuando los Hijos Condenan (When the Children Condemn) in 1968, and Entre la Espada y la Cruz (Between the Spade and the Cross) with Cuban actor Jose Yedra", among others. In 1975, she made her last appearance in a telenovela, performing in Pueblo Chico (Small Town).

Was an American Gospel-Country music singer, most popular in the 1950s.Carson was born Irene Amburge

Was an American Gospel-Country music singer, most popular in the 1950s.Carson was born Irene Amburgey in Neon, Kentucky (now absorbed into Fleming-Neon). She and her two sisters were spotted by radio barn-dance impresario John Lair and invited to join the

Was an African American singer and pianist whose musical comedy act, "Martha Davis & Spouse", was po

Was an African American singer and pianist whose musical comedy act, "Martha Davis & Spouse", was popular in the late 1940s and 1950s.Davis was born in Wichita, Kansas, and raised in Chicago, Illinois. By the mid 1930s she had met and been influenced by F

A Canadian pop singer and songwriter, best known as the vocalist for the 1980s new wave band, Martha

A Canadian pop singer and songwriter, best known as the vocalist for the 1980s new wave band, Martha and the Muffins. She also released a solo children's album, Songs from the Treehouse, in 1997, for which she won the Juno Award for Best Children's Album.

An internationally acclaimed and award winning Gospel music singer, songwriter, author, and actress.

An internationally acclaimed and award winning Gospel music singer, songwriter, author, and actress.A native of central Florida, Martha Munizzi was born into a Christian musical family. The daughter of evangelists, Martha and her twin sister Mary Alessi w

An American R&B and soul singer and was the lead singer of the Motown girl group Martha and the Vand

An American R&B and soul singer and was the lead singer of the Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. During her tenure with The Vandellas, they scored over a dozen hit singles including "Dancing in the Street", "Nowhere to Run" and "Jimmy Mack". Sin

She was born in Brooklyn, New York, where she now lives. She graduated from Brooklyn College (1965)

She was born in Brooklyn, New York, where she now lives. She graduated from Brooklyn College (1965) and the University of California, San Diego (1974).Rosler works in video, photo-text, installation, and performance, as well as writing about art and culture. Her work and writing have been widely influential. She has lectured extensively nationally and internationally and teaches art at Rutgers University and the Städelschule in Frankfurt.She serves in an advisory capacity to the departments of education at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Modern Art, the Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University, and the Center for Urban Pedagogy (all New York City).

Was an American popular singer, best-known for her 1939 recording of "And the Angels Sing" with Benn

Was an American popular singer, best-known for her 1939 recording of "And the Angels Sing" with Benny Goodman. She was sometimes introduced as The Liltin' Miss Tilton.Tilton and her family lived in Texas and Kansas, relocating to Los Angeles when she was seven years old. While attending Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, she was singing on a small radio station when she was heard by an agent who signed her and began booking her with larger stations. She then dropped out of school in the 11th grade to join Hal Grayson's band.

Is an R&B, soul, house, and club/dance singer/songwriter known for her distinctive and powerful voic

Is an R&B, soul, house, and club/dance singer/songwriter known for her distinctive and powerful voice.Wash began her music career as a backing singer for Sylvester. With fellow backing singer Izora Rhodes, she was half of "Two Tons O' Fun", who would late

Is an American actress best known for her performances on Broadway and on television.Moving to New Y

Is an American actress best known for her performances on Broadway and on television.Moving to New York City, Wright began to sing on RKO-WOR Radio with its orchestra in 1947. She soon became the understudy for Florence George as Désirée Artôt in the oper

Was a French painter.Little is known of Janssaud's early life other than he left his home province b

Was a French painter.Little is known of Janssaud's early life other than he left his home province before the onset of World War I. Like many artists of the day he initially traveled to Paris, yet in time he became more interested in the scenes of Brittany and Concarneau. Here he would enjoy painting vivid ocean scenes and townspeople.

Has been the lead singer of the Scottish pop group Wet Wet Wet since their formation in 1982. He has

Has been the lead singer of the Scottish pop group Wet Wet Wet since their formation in 1982. He has also recorded solo material.Mark McLachlan was born in Clydebank on 23 March 1965.[1] In 1982, at the age of seventeen, McLachlan formed a band with three

A musical actress from England, who appeared on stage in Evita, before starring in Andrew Lloyd Webb

A musical actress from England, who appeared on stage in Evita, before starring in Andrew Lloyd Webber's one woman show Tell Me On A Sunday in 1980. This included her biggest hit single, "Take That Look Off Your Face".Having studied at the Aida Foster Stage School, Webb first came to prominence as Ann in the original London production of Half a Sixpence opposite Tommy Steele. She later dubbed the singing voice of Julia Foster, her replacement for the film adaptation. Immediately prior to her appearance in Half a Sixpence, Webb had made her West End debut in Stop the World, I Want to Get Off, which starred and had lyrics by Anthony Newley, whom Webb considered to be her mentor.

Is a French artist.Raysse was born in a ceramists family in Vallauris and began to paint and write p

Is a French artist.Raysse was born in a ceramists family in Vallauris and began to paint and write poetry at age 12. After studying and practising athleticism at a high level, he began to accumulate rubbish odds and ends that he preserved under plexiglas. In 1958 he exhibited at Galerie Longchamp some of his paintings with Jean Cocteau.

Is the keyboardist for Dutch metal band Within Temptation.

Is the keyboardist for Dutch metal band Within Temptation.

An American classical pianist known primarily for his interpretations of music by Franz Liszt and Al

An American classical pianist known primarily for his interpretations of music by Franz Liszt and Alan Hovhaness. He has performed extensively throughout Europe as well as in Turkey and Armenia.Of Belarussian ancestry, Berkofsky was a child prodigy; he began giving public performances and making recordings at the age of 8. During his early years he began traveling frequently to Europe to perform and record with orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra and Berlin Symphony Orchestra. He studied with the Polish pianist Mieczyslaw Munz (who had been a student of Ferruccio Busoni), with Konrad Wolff (a student of Artur Schnabel), and Walter Hautzig (who was a student of both Schnabel and Munz), as well as with Hans Kann in Vienna.

Also known by his stage name Marty Brem, is an Austrian-born former singer, record executive and ent

Also known by his stage name Marty Brem, is an Austrian-born former singer, record executive and entrepreneur currently active in Berlin. He is known to wider audiences for his participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, representing Austria in 1980 as a member of Blue Danube (band) and as a soloist in 1981, singing Wenn Du Da Bist amidst somewhat unusual choreography performed by female dancers in an equally unusual selection of costumes.

Is an Australian stage, television and movie actor.Crewes was born in London, England. He moved to A

Is an Australian stage, television and movie actor.Crewes was born in London, England. He moved to Australia when he was 10 years of age, and attended the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, in Perth, Western Australia. Other notable graduates of WAAPA include Hugh Jackman, Lisa McCune and Frances O'Connor. Since graduating, Crewes has taken part in many stage plays and musical productions, both in Australia and internationally, and has also appeared in various television and movie productions.

Is an Argentine musician best known as a composer, guitarist and producer of Vernian Process. He has

Is an Argentine musician best known as a composer, guitarist and producer of Vernian Process. He has participated in many solo and group projects outside of Vernian Process, as well as being involved with Gilded Age Records as a producer.Irigoyen was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he participated in numerous musical projects in various styles. He played extensively in the Buenos Aires scene and in other South American cities as well for more than 10 years. In 1998, he received an award for his participation in SaludArte (Health & Art). Soon after, he started his own production house (Zix Records) where he composed and collaborated in several independent film scores. In 2002

Was an American piano-player and composer best known as the "father of exotica." In a long career th

Was an American piano-player and composer best known as the "father of exotica." In a long career that saw him performing well into his 80s, he toured the world popularizing his brand of lounge music which included exotic percussion, imaginative rearrange

A Canadian rock singer from Quebec. He records and performs both as a solo artist and as the lead vo

A Canadian rock singer from Quebec. He records and performs both as a solo artist and as the lead vocalist for the reunited Offenbach.His musical career began in 1996 when, with that group, he was named best vocalist in the L'Empire des futures stars comp

Was a French sculptor and stuccoist of Dutch birth.He was born the son of a milliner in a house that

Was a French sculptor and stuccoist of Dutch birth.He was born the son of a milliner in a house that would later carry the name 'de Drye Bredasche Hoeden' ("the Three Hats from Breda"). His early training was at Antwerp with the sculptor Pieter Verbruggen

Is a German artist. From 1986 until 1992, he studied at the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences,

Is a German artist. From 1986 until 1992, he studied at the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, and from 1993 until 1995 continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg, attending the University of Kassel in 1995 and 1996. From 1996 until 1999 he studied under Eberhard Bosslet at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts and was a master student under Professor Bosslet from 1991 until 2001. Eder lives and works in Berlin and is represented by Eigen + Art Gallery and Hauser & Wirth. [1][2]