Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is an American pianist and pops conductor.Nero recorded his first album in 1961, and won a Grammy Aw

Is an American pianist and pops conductor.Nero recorded his first album in 1961, and won a Grammy Award that year for "Best New Artist." Since then, he has received another Grammy, garnered ten additional nominations and released 67 albums. Nero's early association with RCA Records produced 23 albums in eight years. His subsequent move to Columbia Records resulted in a million-selling single and album - Summer of '42.

Is an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist and actor, best known as "Herman" of the succes

Is an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist and actor, best known as "Herman" of the successful 1960s rock group Herman's Hermits.The son of an accountant, Noone attended Wellacre Primary School in Flixton, Urmston and Stretford Grammar School ne

A musician with Australian band Dog Trumpet (alongside his brother Chris aka Reg Mombassa) and forme

A musician with Australian band Dog Trumpet (alongside his brother Chris aka Reg Mombassa) and formerly with Australian band Mental As Anything. He is also a recognised fine artist specialising in still life.Although he never attended Art school, unlike the other members of the Mentals, he eventually became the most prolific artist of the five, and second most acclaimed after his brother Chris. He left the Mentals in 2000 to concentrate fulltime on his art. Both Peter and his wife Susan are prolific artists, Peter himself specialises in still lifes and built landscapes. He has entered the Archibald Prize numerous times with many of his works making the Salon des Refusés.

Is an American retired pair skater and coach. With his partner Jill Watson, he won three U.S. champi

Is an American retired pair skater and coach. With his partner Jill Watson, he won three U.S. championships and a bronze medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Oppegard initially paired with Vicki Heasley. He began competing with Watson in 1985. In their care

Is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitar player and producer best known for being an original

Is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitar player and producer best known for being an original member of the rock band Chicago, before launching a successful solo career. As a solo artist Cetera has scored five top forty singles, including two that r

Is an English singer-songwriter. He fronts the recently re-formed 1970s English band, The Only Ones.

Is an English singer-songwriter. He fronts the recently re-formed 1970s English band, The Only Ones. Perrett lives in Forest Hill, South East London. The Only Ones often described as New Wave were noted for their musicianship during the Punk period. In fa

An American abstract sculptor. Reginato grew up in the hills outside of Oakland, California and he a

An American abstract sculptor. Reginato grew up in the hills outside of Oakland, California and he attended the San Francisco Art Institute. He began making abstract sculpture in 1965 and moved to New York City in 1966 to pursue his career as a sculptor. In 1967 he was included in several group exhibitions including showing a major piece at the Park Place Gallery in New York.During his early career he was represented by the Tibor de Nagy Gallery and was associated with the Park Place Gallery. He was included in the Whitney Museum of American Art's Biennial in 1970 and 1973. A veteran of more than 50 solo exhibitions and hundreds of group exhibitions, he is best known for his abstract painted welded steel sculptures.

Was a North American artist who specialized in watercolors and illustrations dealing with First Nati

Was a North American artist who specialized in watercolors and illustrations dealing with First Nation tribes of mid-Western Canada and the United States, mostly depictions of the Anishinaabe, Cree, and Sioux, usually in group action or genre scenes.[1] H

Better known as Marilyn, is a British pop singer who achieved international fame in the 1980s with h

Better known as Marilyn, is a British pop singer who achieved international fame in the 1980s with his hit song "Calling Your Name".Robinson was a part of the British New Romantic movement which emerged in the late 1970s and was popularised in the very ea

Is an Israeli singer and record producer, and a member of the Israeli rock band, Monica Sex.In the m

Is an Israeli singer and record producer, and a member of the Israeli rock band, Monica Sex.In the middle of the 90s, Rott joined Monica Sex, which already included Even-Tzur, Yahaly Sobol and Yossi Khamami. The band had many performances in Tel Aviv, garnered a following, and signed a contract with Hed Artzi. In 1995 the band released the album Ptzaim Veneshikot (Wounds and Kisses), which sold a few tens of thousands of copies. In 1996 the band moved to New York City. After a year and half they disbanded.

A British pianist.He was admitted to the Royal Academy of Music at the age of 12, four years younger

A British pianist.He was admitted to the Royal Academy of Music at the age of 12, four years younger than the official entry age, where he studied under Harold Craxton. Katin made his debut at the Wigmore Hall on 13 December 1948 where the programme included works by Scarlatti, Mozart, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin and Chopin. He went on to give concerts in England, Europe, Africa, the USA, and Japan.

Is a singer-songwriter.He is best known for his 1969, UK number one hit, "Where Do You Go To (My Lov

Is a singer-songwriter.He is best known for his 1969, UK number one hit, "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)"; a portrait of a poor-born girl who becomes a member of the Euro jet-set, set to a faux European waltz tune, it reached the top chart position in 14 other countries, but was only a minor hit in the U.S.

Was a Flemish Roman Catholic sculptor who worked for most of his life in London, Great Britain. Sche

Was a Flemish Roman Catholic sculptor who worked for most of his life in London, Great Britain. Scheemakers studied both classical and baroque styles of sculpture in Rome before settling in London in 1716.

Is a distinguished American pianist.He was born in New York City and is the son of one of the world'

Is a distinguished American pianist.He was born in New York City and is the son of one of the world's leading pianists, Rudolf Serkin, and grandson of the influential violinist Adolf Busch, whose daughter Irene had married Rudolf Serkin.

Is a Los Angeles artist. Shire was born in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles, where he currently

Is a Los Angeles artist. Shire was born in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles, where he currently lives and works. His sculpture, furniture and ceramics have been exhibited in the United States, Italy, France, Japan and Poland; Shire has been associated with the Memphis Group of designers, has worked on the Design Team for the XXIII Olympiad with the American Institute of Architects, and has designed public sculptures in Los Angeles and other California cities. Shire has been honored by awards for his contribution to the cultural life of the City of Los Angeles.

Is an English singer-songwriter and pianist.Skellern's first hit song was "You're a Lady" in 1972. T

Is an English singer-songwriter and pianist.Skellern's first hit song was "You're a Lady" in 1972. The record reached number three in the UK Singles Chart and number 50 in the United States. He followed this three years later with "Hold On To Love" which

Is a Swedish musician. He is the founder, main composer, lead singer, and guitarist of the death met

Is a Swedish musician. He is the founder, main composer, lead singer, and guitarist of the death metal band Hypocrisy. Although Hypocrisy is his main band, he has also worked on many other Swedish metal projects. These include Pain (industrial metal), for which he performs all instruments and vocals and composes all songs, Lock Up (grindcore/death metal), in which he was the vocalist, The Abyss (black metal), where he performed drums, bass and vocals, War (black metal), where he performed drums, and most recently Bloodbath (death metal), also with him on vocals. He also appeared as a live guitarist for the bands Marduk and E-Type.

Is a Russian-American ice dancer. Competing with Naomi Lang, he captured five gold medals at the U.S

Is a Russian-American ice dancer. Competing with Naomi Lang, he captured five gold medals at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Tchernyshev was originally a singles skater and switched to ice dance at the age of 18. He first competed with Sofia Eliaze

Was a Danish guitarist, singer, composer and record producer. He was one of the most important blues

Was a Danish guitarist, singer, composer and record producer. He was one of the most important blues musicians in Denmark, and he was known outside his own country, when in the late 1960s he met Alexis Korner and the two formed the bands New Church, Snape, and later CCS.

Is an American musician and actor, best known as a member of The Monkees.Tork was born in Washington

Is an American musician and actor, best known as a member of The Monkees.Tork was born in Washington, D.C. and began studying piano at the age of nine, showing an aptitude for music by learning to play several different instruments, including the banjo and acoustic and bass guitars.

Was the guitarist in the original Wailing Wailers, a reggae musician, and a trailblazer for the Rast

Was the guitarist in the original Wailing Wailers, a reggae musician, and a trailblazer for the Rastafari movement.Tosh grew up in the Kingston, Jamaica slum of Trenchtown. He stood out because of his height at 6 feet, 5 1/2 inches.

Was a German sculptor, the son of Hermann Vischer, and the most famous member of the noted Vischer F

Was a German sculptor, the son of Hermann Vischer, and the most famous member of the noted Vischer Family of Nuremberg.ed. He became "master" in 1489, and in 1494 was summoned by Philip, Elector Palatine to Heidelberg. He soon returned, however, to Nuremberg, where he worked with the help of his five sons, Hermann, Peter, Hans, Jakob and Paul. His works are: the tomb of Bishop Johannes IV., in the Breslau cathedral (1496); the tomb of Archbishop Ernest, in Magdeburg cathedral (1497); the shrine of Saint Sebald in the Sebalduskirche at Nuremberg, between 1508 and 1519; a large grille ordered by the Fugger brothers in Augsburg (lost); a relief of the "Crowning of the Blessed Virgin" in the Erfurt cathedral (a second example in the Wittenberg Schlosskirche, 1521); the tombstones for Margareta Tucherin in the Regensburg cathedral (1521)

Popular name of Panagiotis Voulkos, was an American artist of Greek descent. He is known for his Abs

Popular name of Panagiotis Voulkos, was an American artist of Greek descent. He is known for his Abstract Expressionist ceramic sculptures, which bounded the traditional divide between ceramic crafts and fine art.He first studied painting and ceramics at Montana State University (then Montana State College) in Bozeman, then earned an MFA degree from the California College of the Arts. He began his career producing functional dinnerware in Bozeman, Montana. His talent was quickly recognized and he soon began winning prizes. In 1953, Voulkos was invited to teach a summer session ceramics course at Black Mountain College in Asheville, North Carolina. In 1954, after founding the art ceramics department at the Otis College of Art and Design (then called the Los Angeles County Art Institute),

Is an American pair skater. He competed with his adopted sister Kitty Carruthers. They are the 1981-

Is an American pair skater. He competed with his adopted sister Kitty Carruthers. They are the 1981-1984 U.S. national champions, the 1982 World bronze medalists, and the 1984 Olympic silver medalists. After retiring from professional skating, Carruthers

A German artist and writer.[1] Peter Wawerzinek was born in 1954 in Rostock, Germany, at the time pa

A German artist and writer.[1] Peter Wawerzinek was born in 1954 in Rostock, Germany, at the time part of East Germany. As of 2010 he lives in Berlin.[1] He moved to East Berlin in 1978 where he studied art (without completing a degree), worked a various jobs including gravedigger and carpenter.[1] In the 1980s he was a performance artist and poet.[1] In 2010 he won the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize for his short story "I'll find you/Bad love" (German: "Ich finde dich/Rabenliebe").[1]