Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter R

An Indian musician famous for his debut album Rabbi and the chart-topper song of 2005, Bulla Ki Jaan

An Indian musician famous for his debut album Rabbi and the chart-topper song of 2005, Bulla Ki Jaana. His music has been described variously as rock,[1] Sufiana, and "semi-Sufi semi-folksy kind of music with a lot of Western arrangements."[2] Rabbi himself has been called "Punjabi music's true urban balladeer".[2]

Is an American singer-songwriter.she grew up in Orange County, California.[2] She currently lives in

Is an American singer-songwriter.she grew up in Orange County, California.[2] She currently lives in both Los Angeles and Boston.Cantu started her career fronting a southern Californian indie rock band called Quite Satellite while still at high school. Sh

Is an American figure skater. As of 11 December 2010 (2010 -12-11), Flatt has the season's 13th high

Is an American figure skater. As of 11 December 2010 (2010 -12-11), Flatt has the season's 13th highest total score. As of 14 December 2010 (2010 -12-14), the International Skating Union (ISU) ranks her 10th in the world. At the 2010 United States Figure

A Dove award winning American Christian singer-songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, and occa

A Dove award winning American Christian singer-songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, and occasional actress. She rose to fame is 2000 with her debut album Live For You, winning a Dove Award as well as achieving four number one singles including "Blessed, "Shaken", "God Loves You", and "Live for You". She was also named the #1 Young New Female Artist by CCM Magazine and made appearances on The Tonight Show and The View. Rachael has released three studio albums,

Is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Born in Arlington, Virginia, she is a Yonsei or fourth

Is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Born in Arlington, Virginia, she is a Yonsei or fourth-generation Japanese American on her father's side and of Italian and German ancestry on her mother's side.

Was born James Southworth. He is the bass player of New Jersey metal band, Skid Row. He founded the

Was born James Southworth. He is the bass player of New Jersey metal band, Skid Row. He founded the band in 1986 with guitarist Dave "The Snake" Sabo. Rachel has appeared as a vocalist on two of Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley's solo albums, and also formed Pr

A singer-songwriter who was a vocalist with shoegazing pioneers Slowdive. Following Slowdive's disso

A singer-songwriter who was a vocalist with shoegazing pioneers Slowdive. Following Slowdive's dissolution, Goswell joined Slowdive alumni Neil Halstead and Ian McCutcheon to form Mojave 3, an indie pop/dream pop outfit. This new band also included Simon Rowe of Chapterhouse fame.The year 2004 saw Goswell release solo recordings with co-writer Joe Light and producer David Naughton. Nine months after Mojave 3 released Spoon and Rafter, she released The Sleep Shelter EP. Waves Are Universal, her first full-length recording, appeared a month later. In 2005, a limited edition remix 12" (now available as a download) entitled Coastline / Plucked was issued. This recording, released on February 14, features two mixes apiece from The Earlies and Ulrich Schnauss.

Is the current bass guitarist for Todd Rundgren on his "Arena Rock" tour, and one of the triplet dau

Is the current bass guitarist for Todd Rundgren on his "Arena Rock" tour, and one of the triplet daughters of jazz bassist Charlie Haden.Later, Rachel became one of the four founding members of the band The Rentals, along with Rod Cervera, Weezer’s Patric

A sculptor based in New York.Harrison's work has been seen in many exhibitions including: ‘Posh Fl

A sculptor based in New York.Harrison's work has been seen in many exhibitions including: ‘Posh Floored as Ali G Tackles Beck’ at Arndt & Partner [1] in Berlin, ‘Should home windows or shutters be required to withstand a direct hit from an eight-foot-long two-by-four shot from a cannon at 34 miles (55 km) an hour, without creating a hole big enough to let through a three-inch (76 mm) sphere?’ at Arena Gallery [2] in Brooklyn, ‘Sleeping Waters’ in Chantal Crousel in Paris and ‘24 Seven’ at Galerie Klaus Peter Goebel in Stuttgart.

An Australian-born contemporary artist of Iraqi heritage.Khedoori was born in Sydney and raised in A

An Australian-born contemporary artist of Iraqi heritage.Khedoori was born in Sydney and raised in Australia, and currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. She received her MFA from UCLA in 1994. She is the identical twin sister of artist Toba Khedoori, and the widow of the late artist Jason Rhoades.Rachel Khedoori is represented by Hauser & Wirth and David Zwirner, New York.

Is an American ice dancer. With partner Peter Breen, she represented the United States at the 1992 W

Is an American ice dancer. With partner Peter Breen, she represented the United States at the 1992 Winter Olympics where they placed 15th. At the Olympics, their original dance was to the music of Saak-I-Jaarven and their free dance was to the soundtrack

A Canadian country music artist. Matkin first began performing with at the age of thirteen with her

A Canadian country music artist. Matkin first began performing with at the age of thirteen with her father Dave and her brothers Seth and Judd in The Matkin Family Band. They opened for Ian Tyson, Dwight Yoakam, Patricia Conroy, Lisa Brokop, The Moffats a

A Canadian musician and songwriter.Paiement, a franco-ontarian, was a singer and songwriter for the

A Canadian musician and songwriter.Paiement, a franco-ontarian, was a singer and songwriter for the band CANO in the 1970s. She also appeared as a guest musician on albums by Bruce Cockburn and Connie Kaldor. She once recorded a commercial jingle for Dani

A musician and singer from New York City. She is a drummer and vocalist in the Trachtenburg Family S

A musician and singer from New York City. She is a drummer and vocalist in the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, a band she is a member of along with her parents, Jason, who is Jewish, and Tina, who is Mexican American.Jason and Tina began taking their slideshow act in various places all over Seattle. Later, they added Rachel to the band, with her playing the drums at the age of six. Trachtenburg is multi-talented; She plays not only drums, but the harmonica and the Bass guitar and she sings back-up along with her father. When Rachel is not performing with her family, she has also played guitar with other bands such as King Missile and Schwervon. She also appeared in the short indie film, Happy Birthday, playing the role of Lisa, and was the youngest member of a Seattle-based band.

Was a Dutch artist who specialized in still-life paintings of flowers.She was born in The Hague, but

Was a Dutch artist who specialized in still-life paintings of flowers.She was born in The Hague, but moved to Amsterdam when she was three. Her father Frederik Ruysch, a famous anatomist, and botanist, was appointed a professor there. He gathered a huge collection of rarities in his house.

Is an American singer, writer and actress.She began recording country music in 1976, but with little

Is an American singer, writer and actress.She began recording country music in 1976, but with little success. Switching to rock and roll, she signed to the British Stiff Records label and released her first album, Fool Around, in 1978. Rachel was backed b

A Northern Irish singer and actress who competed as one of the finalists in the BBC talent show-them

A Northern Irish singer and actress who competed as one of the finalists in the BBC talent show-themed television series I'd Do Anything in 2008.[1]Tucker grew up singing on the cabaret circuit from the age of 15 with her father, Tommy (Tucker) Kelly and sister Margaret Kelly under the groups name Tucker Kelly and the Kelstar.[citation needed] She was a member of the Arts Youth Theatre during the late 1990s featuring in shows such as Ecstasy and Our Day out.[citation needed] She then went on to feature in Michael Poyners version of the Rockin Mikado as Katisha.[citation needed] She also featured as a contestant with sister Margaret on Michael Barrymore's My Kind of Music singing "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!".[citation needed] She also competed in the talent show Star for a Night making the final with her performance of "Kids".[citation needed]

An English born singer of gaelic folk music, having performed and recorded as a solo artist as well

An English born singer of gaelic folk music, having performed and recorded as a solo artist as well as in bands, such as Skippinish. [1].she moved to Wester Ross at age eight, and attended Kinlochewe Primary School and Gairloch High School, learning Gaelic song and traditional music.On leaving school Rachel completed a course in Classical music at Napier University and in 1996, Rachel was accepted as one of the first students on the brand new Scottish Music course at the RSAMD where she studied Gaelic song under the tutelage of renowned Gaelic singer Kenna Campbell.

Is an American singer and musician. Although she has had some success in the mainstream R&B, pop, go

Is an American singer and musician. Although she has had some success in the mainstream R&B, pop, gospel, and classical music scene, she is most noted for her talents as a contemporary jazz singer.

Is an French-Algerian musician. His music is influenced by many different styles such as rock, techn

Is an French-Algerian musician. His music is influenced by many different styles such as rock, techno and raï.Based in Paris, France where he began his solo career after his beginnings as the leader of the French rock band Carte de Séjour, he usually sings in Arabic. In 1981, while living in Lyon, France, Taha met Mohammed and Mokhtar Amini.

A graduate of [://www.art.ac.ir/ University of ?Arts], is an Iranian animation artist.Rad was born i

A graduate of [://www.art.ac.ir/ University of ?Arts], is an Iranian animation artist.Rad was born in June 1967 in Tehran to a family of Northern descent ([://en..org/wiki/G%C4%ABl%C4%81n_Province]). His father worked in Tehran's Grand Market in the Crystal and Glass business, and his mother was a housewife. The last of four children, he grew up in Tehran and spent most of his free time painting and sketching and reading comic books, though few were available because of the political and economic climate. He liked to make crafts using cardboard, clay, wood, and other materials, samples of which survive. He made a bookcase at 16 for his large collection of books.

West Java was a rock singer from Indonesia. She died as the result of a car accident in Bandung at t

West Java was a rock singer from Indonesia. She died as the result of a car accident in Bandung at the age of 19.Deny Sabry helped her a record deal with ARISTA Record. Her Seberkas Sinar titled debut album was released in the summer of 1989, and with tee

Is one of the best known painters from Indonesia. Raden Saleh, was born into a noble Javanese family

Is one of the best known painters from Indonesia. Raden Saleh, was born into a noble Javanese family in 1807, was a pioneer of modern Indonesian art. He was considered to be the first modern artist from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), and his paintings corresponded with nineteenth-century romanticism which was popular in Europe at the time. He also expressed his cultural roots and inventiveness in his work.

Also known as Radha Raman, Radha Romon, Bhaibe Radha Romon, was an influential Sylheti folk music co

Also known as Radha Raman, Radha Romon, Bhaibe Radha Romon, was an influential Sylheti folk music composer[1] and poet[2] from the Sunamganj District in Sylhet, Bangladesh. A prominent Baul (mystic minstrel), Romon's body of work has led him to be considered "the father of dhamail songs";[3] his music is widely performed by modern Bengali musicians.

Was an Indian sarod player.[1] He was an extremely influential figure in 20th century sarod music an

Was an Indian sarod player.[1] He was an extremely influential figure in 20th century sarod music and had the title Sangeetacharya.[2]Maitra's debut concert was in Calcutta, in the home of another aristocratic family, the Gangulys, who were also patrons of music. Two of the Ganguly brothers, Shyam and Hirendra Kumar became renowned sarod and tabla players, respectively. This was followed by an appearance at the Allahabad Music Conference in 1937, where he won the first prize in the instrumental music contest and was invited to perform alongside stalwarts such as Hafiz Ali Khan and Allauddin Khan. It was at this same conference that he gave a duet concert with Allauddin Khan at the latter's invitation.