Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a popular Greek singer.

Is a popular Greek singer.

Is an Iranian Kurdish musician.Pashang Kamkar plays santur, and is the conductor of the group. In 19

Is an Iranian Kurdish musician.Pashang Kamkar plays santur, and is the conductor of the group. In 1969 Pashang himself became a santur teacher at the Center of Art and Culture in Sanandaj. He studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Tehran University and has worked with Sanandaj Radio. Pashang has composed a number of accomplished works, and is one of the founding members of "Sheyda".

Is an Italian retired competitive ice dancer who now works as a coach and choreographer. As a skater

Is an Italian retired competitive ice dancer who now works as a coach and choreographer. As a skater, he competed with Stefania Calegari at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where they placed 5th, and with Diane Gerencser at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where they p

Considered the most important woman flamenco singer of the 20th century.[citation needed] She was a

Considered the most important woman flamenco singer of the 20th century.[citation needed] She was a sister of singers Arturo Pavón and Tomás Pavón, also an important flamenco singer, and aunt to Arturo Pavón, the first flamenco pianist. Both brothers, Pastora and Tomás, together with singer Manuel Torre, were the inspiring models for the next generation of singers like Antonio Mairena, Pepe de la Matrona or Fosforito, who led the movement towards the revival of traditional forms in the decades of the 50s-70s.

An Andalusian singer.Precocious chanteuse, she started singing coplas and flamenco songs in several

An Andalusian singer.Precocious chanteuse, she started singing coplas and flamenco songs in several events when she was a child. She has made versions of classical songs by León or Quiroga and worked with musicians like Carlos Jean. She is also a songwriter and her compositions usually mix copla or flamenco with electronic music or pop.

Was a South Indian music director. His major works were in Telugu films in the 1970s and 1980s. The

Was a South Indian music director. His major works were in Telugu films in the 1970s and 1980s. The music he did for the film Megha Sandesham is considered as his best score.He was born in Kondapalli in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh, India. He ran away from home in his childhood and settled as assistant in a music instrument shop, where he learned music and also got opportunities to interact with Hindi and Marati directors

Professionally known as P.P. Arnold, is an American born soul singer who enjoyed considerable succes

Professionally known as P.P. Arnold, is an American born soul singer who enjoyed considerable success in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and beyond.

With seven platinum and three gold albums to her credit, as well as 19 Top 40 singles. Pat Benatar w

With seven platinum and three gold albums to her credit, as well as 19 Top 40 singles. Pat Benatar was eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.

An Australian singer from the 1960s.Carroll began her entertainment career at age eight when she sta

An Australian singer from the 1960s.Carroll began her entertainment career at age eight when she started taking singing and dancing lessons. Appearances on children's TV shows followed by the time she was eleven years old. She continued by appearing in musical comedy shows such as Carnival and Bye Bye Birdie.This led to appearing on national Australian pop TV shows such as Brian Henderson's Bandstand and The Go!! Show when in her mid-teens. Her first 45 single "He's My Guy" was released when she was 18.

Is an American soul singer and backing vocalist since the 1960s.Pat Lewis was born in Johnstown, Pen

Is an American soul singer and backing vocalist since the 1960s.Pat Lewis was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1951. In the early 60s, Pat and her sisters formed the group The Adorables and began singing backing vocals for

An American actress, singer, author and entrepreneur most notable for her gospel country style of mu

An American actress, singer, author and entrepreneur most notable for her gospel country style of music.[1] and hit solo single Outlaw Blues.She later attended Brigham Young University and got degrees in Psychology, Musical Theater and Education. She taug

Mastelotto started playing the drums at the age of 10. When he was 16, he was playing in the most po

Mastelotto started playing the drums at the age of 10. When he was 16, he was playing in the most popular local bands and, while still in high school, commuted several hours to Lake Tahoe for gigs. Beginning in the 1970s, Mastelotto worked for many bands and as a studio session drummer, most notably for Mr. Mister, Scandal, Al Jarreau, Pointer Sisters, Patti LaBelle, Kenny Loggins, XTC, The Sugarcubes, Hall & Oates, Cock Robin, The Rembrandts, Jude Cole, Eddie Money,

Was a famous Irish singer. His son, Barry McGuigan, is a former world Featherweight champion boxer,

Was a famous Irish singer. His son, Barry McGuigan, is a former world Featherweight champion boxer, who is considered by many to be the greatest Irish boxer in history.

An American painter and printmaker.Steir’s ?rst museum exhibition, in 1973 at the Corcoran Gallery

An American painter and printmaker.Steir’s ?rst museum exhibition, in 1973 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, marks the beginning of a career dense with painting exhibitions. She has also made installation work (shown at Documenta IX, Kassel, Germany, in 1992) and is an important printmaker. Crown Point Press began publishing her prints in 1977 and in 1983 the Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, gave her a print and drawing exhibition. A print retrospective at the Cabinet des Estampes in Geneva traveled to the Tate Gallery in London. Steir has had one-person painting exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum in 1984 and the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York in 1987, both of which traveled to other museums, many in Europe.

Is an American popular singer and actress, who is best known for her role in the original Broadway p

Is an American popular singer and actress, who is best known for her role in the original Broadway production of the musical Flower Drum Song, and her performance of the song "I Enjoy Being a Girl" in the show.Suzuki is a Nisei or second-generation Japane

An Australian singer and journalist. Wilson wrote for Go-Set, a 1960s and 1970s music magazine, unde

An Australian singer and journalist. Wilson wrote for Go-Set, a 1960s and 1970s music magazine, under the pen-name "Mummy Cool" during 1971-1972.[2] Usually regarded as a one hit wonder, Wilson released several singles in the early 1980s including the hit single "Bop Girl".[2] The song was written by her then husband Ross Wilson[2][3] of the bands Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock, and its style and lyrics satirised 1980s fashion and pop music.

Was an important Canadian painter, born in 1925 in Montreal, Quebec. He attended McGill University f

Was an important Canadian painter, born in 1925 in Montreal, Quebec. He attended McGill University from 1946-47 where he studied geology, and fine arts with John Goodwin Lyman. From 1948-50 he took classes at the School of Art and Design at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, studying under Goodridge Roberts, Arthur Lismer, William Armstrong, and Jacques de Tonnancour.His earliest works of the late 1940s reveal a range of interests and, particularly, the influence of Goodridge Roberts. By the mid 1950s, he had begun a 16-year exploration of abstraction, at first with gestural and then, by 1964, with geometric forms loosely related to hard-edge painting. While in Montreal, he was tangentially connected to the artists of the Automatiste movement (see Jean-Paul Riopelle and Paul-Émile Borduas), and became a member of the Non-Figurative Artists' Association of Montreal, founded in 1956.

Was the first recognized American-born sculptor. She chiefly created wax figures of people.Wright wa

Was the first recognized American-born sculptor. She chiefly created wax figures of people.Wright was born into a Quaker farm family and married Joseph Wright in 1748.[1] For years, she had amused herself and her five children by molding faces out of putt

A Grammy Award winning American R&B singer, songwriter, composer, and pianist.Rushen has also achiev

A Grammy Award winning American R&B singer, songwriter, composer, and pianist.Rushen has also achieved great success as a singer. A classically trained pianist, Rushen has spent great deal of time channeling her skills towards making great music. Won comp

An English actress and singer.She is best known for her role as Gina Ward in ITV1's long-running 196

An English actress and singer.She is best known for her role as Gina Ward in ITV1's long-running 1960s drama Heartbeat. She has also appeared in The Royal, Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Boon and Dancin' Thru the Dark.Penrose has made several attempts to break into the music industry. She has released two singles – "Where Did Our Love Go?" (1996) and "Don't Wanna Be Alone" (2000); neither of which was especially successful. In 2002 she reached the final of A Song for Europe (the competition to select the UK's Eurovision Song Contest entry) but did not win. She has also sung a number of times on Heartbeat.

Is an American jazz singer, pianist, songwriter, and bandleader. She was born to parents who were bo

Is an American jazz singer, pianist, songwriter, and bandleader. She was born to parents who were both professional musicians; her father is Floyd "Shim" Barber, a former member of Glenn Miller's Band. She was raised in South Sioux City, Nebraska.

Was a member of the girl group, the Chiffons.

Was a member of the girl group, the Chiffons.

From Hull, England was the first United Kingdom representative in the Eurovision Song Contest. She t

From Hull, England was the first United Kingdom representative in the Eurovision Song Contest. She took part in the 1957 contest, held in Frankfurt, and finished in seventh place out of ten entries with the song All, the first ever song sung in English at the Eurovision. According to The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History by John Kennedy O'Connor [1] at 1:52, this is the shortest performance in the history of the contest.In 1959 she starred in the British comedy film Left, Right & Centre with Ian Carmichael. The following year Patricia had a leading part in another film, the period adventure The Treasure of Monte Cristo, and starred with Sid James in the Desert Mice[2].

Was the lead singer of the 1980s New Wave rock group The Waitresses.During the recording of the seco

Was the lead singer of the 1980s New Wave rock group The Waitresses.During the recording of the second and final Waitresses' album, Bruiseology, Donahue left the band and was replaced with Holly Beth Vincent. Donahue rejoined afterward. After The Waitress

A French singer and actress.Kaas is one of the most successful French-speaking singers in the world.

A French singer and actress.Kaas is one of the most successful French-speaking singers in the world. Stylistically her music is not classical chanson, but is closer to a mixture of pop music, jazz and chanson.Since the appearance of her debut album Mademo