Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a notable Persian musician and conductor of Persepolis Orchestra.

Is a notable Persian musician and conductor of Persepolis Orchestra.

Is a famous and awarded Iranian pianist and music composer. As a composer, he has written over forty

Is a famous and awarded Iranian pianist and music composer. As a composer, he has written over forty pieces for solo piano and has composed a lot for national and foreign featured films. He has also written original soundtracks for plays and multimedia. He has introduced a new form of expressionism based on Persian motives and its oriental moods.

Was a Greek Graphic Designer and Painter

Was a Greek Graphic Designer and Painter

Is an American jazz saxophonist. Ornette Coleman once described him as "probably the best tenor play

Is an American jazz saxophonist. Ornette Coleman once described him as "probably the best tenor player in the world."[1] Emerging from John Coltrane's groups of the mid-60s Sanders is known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on the saxophone, as well as his use of "sheets of sound." Albert Ayler famously said "Trane was the Father, Pharoah was the Son, I was the Holy Ghost."[2]

He, along with Chad Hugo are the duo of The Neptunes where they produce pop, hip hop and R&B music.

He, along with Chad Hugo are the duo of The Neptunes where they produce pop, hip hop and R&B music. He is also the lead singer and drummer of the funk-rock band, N*E*R*D. He released his debut single "Frontin'" in 2003 and followed up with his debut album In My Mind in 2006.As part of The Neptunes, Pharrell has produced numerous hit singles for various music artists. The Neptunes have earned three Grammy Awards amongst ten nominations. He is also the co-founder of the clothing brand Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream Footwear.

A Japanese singer working in the areas of rock and jazz avant-garde. Since 1980 she has worked with

A Japanese singer working in the areas of rock and jazz avant-garde. Since 1980 she has worked with musicians such as Holger Czukay, Jaki Liebezeit, Jah Wobble[1], Bill Laswell, Anton Fier, Buckethead, Nicky Skopelitis, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alexander Hack

On of Charmides, (not to be mistaken for the Charmides who participated in the tyranny at Athens) ,

On of Charmides, (not to be mistaken for the Charmides who participated in the tyranny at Athens) , was an ancient Greek sculptor, painter and architect, universally regarded as the greatest of all Classical sculptors.

Is a French singer-songwriter. He was particularly successful with his 1987 song "Un Enfant de toi".

Is a French singer-songwriter. He was particularly successful with his 1987 song "Un Enfant de toi".In the 1980s, Phil Barney had several success on the French Singles Chart,[1] including the big hit "Un Enfant de toi", his first single, which was a number three hit in November 1987. "Avec qui tu vis", "Tellement je pense à toi", "Il est parti" and "Loin de tes bras" were among his other singles, but they achieved a moderate success in comparison with his debut single.

Is a British singer-songwriter, drummer and actor best known as the lead singer and drummer of Engli

Is a British singer-songwriter, drummer and actor best known as the lead singer and drummer of English progressive rock group Genesis and as a Grammy and Academy Award-winning solo artist. He has also starred in numerous films. Collins sang the lead vocals on eight American chart-toppers between 1984 and 1989; seven as a solo artist and one with Genesis. His singles, often dealing with lost love, ranged from the drum-heavy "In the Air Tonight", to the dance pop of "Sussudio", to the political statements of his most successful song, "Another Day in Paradise".

Is a jazz saxophonist, pianist, composer, producer and teacher who, after 15 years in Toronto, now r

Is a jazz saxophonist, pianist, composer, producer and teacher who, after 15 years in Toronto, now resides on Vancouver Island. Dwyer has been nominated for Juno Awards 4 times and won Best Mainstream Jazz Album in 1994.

Is a British record producer. He was the lead singer, songwriter and keyboardist for the 1980s band,

Is a British record producer. He was the lead singer, songwriter and keyboardist for the 1980s band, Galaxy.Rather like the RAH Band, Galaxy was not a true group of musicians but a front for an individual producing all the music in a studio environment, w

Is an Australian musician from Wauchope, New South Wales. He attended Wauchope High School.Phil co-a

Is an Australian musician from Wauchope, New South Wales. He attended Wauchope High School.Phil co-acted the lead in the school's 1994 production of 'Joseph & The Technicolor Dreamcoat', sharing the role with Matt Joyce. Also during his school years he had a band with his sister, Fiona, called "Dancing With Daisies In a Meadow Full of Corruption". This band won the Hastings Battle of the Bands competition. Phil is best known as the frontman of alternative band Grinspoon. The band was the first band ever "unearthed" by the ABC Youth Radio Network Triple J.

Is an English vocalist. He is best known for being the lead singer of the band, The Pretty Things, o

Is an English vocalist. He is best known for being the lead singer of the band, The Pretty Things, of whom he was a founding member.May has been a relatively continuous member of the band's line-up, which otherwise underwent many changes over the years, a

Was a English piano based singer-songwriter who found fame with his hit single "Rain" in 1972, and t

Was a English piano based singer-songwriter who found fame with his hit single "Rain" in 1972, and the album Vermillion Memoirs of the same year.

Is a songwriter-producer and occasional bassist and vocalist who has worked in the music industry si

Is a songwriter-producer and occasional bassist and vocalist who has worked in the music industry since 1978. Best known for co-writing (with Scott Cutler and Anne Preven) and producing the song "Torn" for Cutler and Preven's band Ednaswap, which Natalie

Is an American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer and percussionist, best known as one of the longtim

Is an American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer and percussionist, best known as one of the longtime members of Earth, Wind & Fire. Together with Verdine White, B. David Whitworth, and Ralph Johnson he forms the heart of the current EWF line-up on stage.He has a rare four octave vocal range.

A German video artist working for international dance and theater productions since 1995.After study

A German video artist working for international dance and theater productions since 1995.After studying set and costume design with Professor Jürgen Rose at Stuttgart State Academy of Fine Arts he moved to New York City. There he worked for eight years as video and graphic designer for the internationally renowned Wooster Group, which is known for its media theater performances under the direction of Elizabeth LeCompte. In Germany he worked at Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, at Schauspielhaus Bochum, for the Ruhrtriennale, at Schauspiel Frankfurt, with William Forsythe for Ballett Frankfurt, with Wanda Golonka and with Sasha Waltz at Schaubühne Berlin, and at Stuttgart State Opera.

Was an influential American architect. With his thick, round-framed glasses, Johnson was the most re

Was an influential American architect. With his thick, round-framed glasses, Johnson was the most recognizable figure in American architecture for decades.In 1930, he founded the Department of Architecture and Design at MoMA and later (1978), as a trustee, he was awarded an American Institute of Architects Gold Medal and the first Pritzker Architecture Prize, in 1979. He was a student at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. When Johnson died in January 2005, he was survived by his long-time life partner, David Whitney, who died only a few months later, on June 12, 2005.

Is an English[2][3][4] singer-songwriter, drummer, keyboardist and actor best known as the lead sing

Is an English[2][3][4] singer-songwriter, drummer, keyboardist and actor best known as the lead singer and drummer of English progressive rock group Genesis and as a Grammy and Academy Award-winning solo artist.

Was a Dutch landscape painter.Little is known of his history except that he was said to be a pupil o

Was a Dutch landscape painter.Little is known of his history except that he was said to be a pupil of Rembrandt, whose influence is to be seen in much of his work. He painted chiefly broad, sunny landscapes, full of space, light and atmosphere; they are seen from a high perspective, allowing a prominent view of the sky

Is an American pair skater. He competed in pairs with partner Tiffany Scott, and the duo won the gol

Is an American pair skater. He competed in pairs with partner Tiffany Scott, and the duo won the gold medal at the 2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. He and Scott ended their partnership in 2005, and now Dulebohn coaches Scott and her new partner, Ru

Is a composer, singer, songwriter and producer.He is best known as the lead singer, frontman and co-

Is a composer, singer, songwriter and producer.He is best known as the lead singer, frontman and co-founder of the famous British synthpop band, The Human League. He has also had an extensive solo music career and collaborated with numerous other artists

Was a singer, bassist, instrumentalist, and songwriter, who first came to prominence as the frontman

Was a singer, bassist, instrumentalist, and songwriter, who first came to prominence as the frontman of Thin Lizzy.After a short stint in Brush Shiels' Skid Row with Gary Moore, Phil formed Thin Lizzy around 1970 in Dublin.[2] Lynott was the main songwriter for Thin Lizzy, as well as the lead singer and bassist

An American painter, and an important and innovative artist of the contemporary Realist school.Altho

An American painter, and an important and innovative artist of the contemporary Realist school.Although Pearlstein remained as much a Modernist as many of his contemporaries, he found himself obliged to reconsider the realist option, and in so doing he helped to reinvent the terms by which figurative realism could once again be made into a vital art form. The Milwaukee Art Museum honored him with a retrospective exhibition in 1983 and accompanied the exhibition with a monograph on his complete paintings.

An American artist,An admirer of Matisse’s cut-outs and of Synthetic Cubism, from the mid 1980s he

An American artist,An admirer of Matisse’s cut-outs and of Synthetic Cubism, from the mid 1980s he began to borrow images and designs directly from more recent artists. In We Are Not Afraid (1985), he develops Barnett Newman’s zip motif into a spiral; the title is a reply to Newman’s series of paintings Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue (1966–70). In Defiance (1986), he reinterprets work by Bridget Riley.His first solo exhibition was in New York in 1982. He has since been included in exhibitions at Carnegie International, two Sydney Bienniales, and three Whitney Bienniales. His work is held in the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.