Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter S

An American R&B singer, who is best known for her 1986 R&B hit "As We Lay".Murdock started out singi

An American R&B singer, who is best known for her 1986 R&B hit "As We Lay".Murdock started out singing gospel music in her native Toledo. Singer/musician Roger Troutman hired Murdock as a backing singer for his family's band Zapp, who had several hits on

A Swedish pop singer. Because her mother is Swedish and her father is British, Shirley has dual nati

A Swedish pop singer. Because her mother is Swedish and her father is British, Shirley has dual nationality. Her career began as a backing singer for various singers and groups, including Antique.She started her solo career in 2003, when she took part in Melodifestivalen 2003 with the song "Mr. Memory". Finishing in 6th place in her semifinal, she lost the chance to qualify for the final. Her big breakthrough came in Melodifestivalen 2004 with the song "Min kärlek" (My love) composed by Ingela "Pling" Forsman. She came fourth in the last semifinal and went on to take second place at Andra Chansen, the "second chance" semifinal, thus qualifying for the final. There she was the first artist on stage, and ended 2nd, behind Lena Philipsson's immensely popular winner, "Det gör ont". "Min kärlek" won the National Finals Song Contest. A little later, in May 2004, Shirley released her first studio album, Den långsamma blomman (The Slow Flower).

Was the member of the hit group, the Shirelles. As well as Owens, the Shirelles consisted of classma

Was the member of the hit group, the Shirelles. As well as Owens, the Shirelles consisted of classmates of hers from Passaic High School, New Jersey: Addie Harris, Doris Coley, and Beverly Lee. However, her strong, distinctive voice meant that Owens was t

Was an American actress and singer.her family moved to California when she was a child. She studied

Was an American actress and singer.her family moved to California when she was a child. She studied at Hollywood High School and the University of California and auditioned successfully for Gus Arnheim's band during her second year at university. She made

Was an American jazz singer and pianist.Shirley Horn began playing piano at an early age, and had th

Was an American jazz singer and pianist.Shirley Horn began playing piano at an early age, and had thoughts as a teenager of becoming a classical artist. She was offered a scholarship to Juilliard, but turned it down for financial reasons. She then became

Is an American mezzo-soprano and soprano who sings opera as well as American musical theater. Verret

Is an American mezzo-soprano and soprano who sings opera as well as American musical theater. Verrett has enjoyed great fame since the late 1960s and is much admired for her radiant voice, beauty, and great versatility.Born into an African-American family of devout Seventh-day Adventists in New Orleans, Louisiana, Verrett showed early musical abilities, but initially a singing career was frowned upon by her family. Later Verrett went on to study in Los Angeles, California and at the Juilliard School in New York.

An English former pop singer, who found fame in the 1980s with Wham! and as part of the duo Pepsi &

An English former pop singer, who found fame in the 1980s with Wham! and as part of the duo Pepsi & Shirlie.One of five children born and raised on a council estate in Bushey, Watford, Hertfordshire,[1] Holliman wanted to train as a horse riding instructor.[2] However, after she developed hay fever at aged 18 and with nothing else to do, her then boyfriend Andrew Ridgeley suggested she come and dance while he and his friend George Michael's band did a local gig.[1]

A Japanese mangaka who has worked on several projects, including his adaption on the popular Kingdom

A Japanese mangaka who has worked on several projects, including his adaption on the popular Kingdom Hearts series.

A famous actor from Kyoto, Japan.His most famous role was that of Sandy in Monkey. However, he decla

A famous actor from Kyoto, Japan.His most famous role was that of Sandy in Monkey. However, he declared bankruptcy in 2001 due to different cases of business failure. Still, Kishibe remains popular in his current acting career in Japan. Before Kishibe was

An artist in Bangladesh. His paintings, critical of the political establishment but always in a sati

An artist in Bangladesh. His paintings, critical of the political establishment but always in a satirical fashion, were first seen in the 1980s. His political cartoons appear regularly in daily newspapers in Bangladesh. During the past couple of years, he has produced paintings that appropriate images from Bengali film posters, altered to serve his social and political messages.

A cartoonist and illustrator from India.A number his cartoons have been exhibited and published by t

A cartoonist and illustrator from India.A number his cartoons have been exhibited and published by the Montreal International Salon of Cartoons. He was invitee participant in 'Cartoons from India' exhibition at Frankfurt Book Fair.

A Japanese seiyu and singer. She is also known by her nickname Shizu-sama (?? ?), and is currently b

A Japanese seiyu and singer. She is also known by her nickname Shizu-sama (?? ?), and is currently being represented by Ken Production.Shizuka Ito and fellow seiyu Hitomi Nabatame formed a seiyu unit called "Hitomi Nabatame and Shizuka Ito". Together, the

Is an Israeli Rock Musician and Record producer, best known for being the guitarist and one of the s

Is an Israeli Rock Musician and Record producer, best known for being the guitarist and one of the songwriters in the Israeli rock band Mashina.

Is a popular Israeli singer, musician and artist who sings in the oriental Mizrahi style. He stems f

Is a popular Israeli singer, musician and artist who sings in the oriental Mizrahi style. He stems from a sephardic family that immigrated from Turkey. He sings in Hebrew, Turkish, and Spanish.

Is an Israeli folk rock singer-songwriter and composer.In the course of his career, he has sold over

Is an Israeli folk rock singer-songwriter and composer.In the course of his career, he has sold over 1.5 million records in Israel, making him the most successful male singer in the country's music scene.

Is an Israeli musician, composer, and social activist. A pioneer of ethnic music in Israel.As a resu

Is an Israeli musician, composer, and social activist. A pioneer of ethnic music in Israel.As a result of the play, Bar decided it was time to form his own group, "Habrera Hativit" (The natural selection, but also known in English as the Gathering). The original lineup was Samson Kehimkar, an Indian violin and sitar virtuoso, Miguel Herstein, an American guitarist, the bassist Israel Borochov, and Bar on percussion and vocals.

Is a male Israeli composer, singer, songwriter, arranger, and choir conductor.Gronich is most widely

Is a male Israeli composer, singer, songwriter, arranger, and choir conductor.Gronich is most widely known for composing and performing Israeli pop, folk and rock songs. His unique style blends different music genres, including Shirei Eretz Yisraels (the arch typical Israeli music style between 1940-1980), Israeli rock, rhythm and blues, ethnic, Mizrahi music, klezmer and Middle-Eastern.was a good musician.

Is an Israeli sculptor who was born in Poland and immigrated to Israel in 1945. From 1955 to 1958, h

Is an Israeli sculptor who was born in Poland and immigrated to Israel in 1945. From 1955 to 1958, he studied at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Is the chief cantor of the Viennese Jewish Community (the "Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien", or in

Is the chief cantor of the Viennese Jewish Community (the "Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien", or in its acronym the "IKG"). Barzilai has a lyrical tenor voice, and studied under cantor Moshe Stern in the Tel Aviv Institute for Cantorial Art. He was in the first graduating class of the Institute, which was established under former Tel Aviv mayor Shlomo Lahat. Barzilai has served as the chief cantor in Vienna since 1992, and frequently tours throughout Europe.

A Japanese actor and musician. Along with Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, Satoshi Ohno, and Jun Mats

A Japanese actor and musician. Along with Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, Satoshi Ohno, and Jun Matsumoto, he is a member of Arashi, which is a J-pop group under the management of Johnny & Associates.Sakurai started his journey in the Japanese entertainme

A Japanese singer-songwriter and former member of the group Aido. He is a part of Sony Music Japan's

A Japanese singer-songwriter and former member of the group Aido. He is a part of Sony Music Japan's SME Records division. He was born in Takehara City in Hiroshima Prefecture, and graduated from Kuremitsuta High School (where he was a member of the baseb

A popular Iranian singer. She has had one of the most consistently active and prolific careers among

A popular Iranian singer. She has had one of the most consistently active and prolific careers among contemporary, women Iranian singers. Since the Islamic Revolution in Iran, she has continued her music career in exile and achieved acclaim for her contribution to Iranian music. She has received recognition for her ability to continuously reinvent herself as well. Sometimes called the "Iranian Madonna", Shohreh also has been referred to as the "Queen of Scene", for her attention-grabbing music videos and stage presence, as well as the "Queen of Iranian Pop".

Is a famous legendary Bukharian Jewish Shashmakom singer.She was born in Dushanbe, Tajikistan to a r

Is a famous legendary Bukharian Jewish Shashmakom singer.She was born in Dushanbe, Tajikistan to a religious Bukharian Jewish family to mother, Sivyo Davydov, from Bukhara and father, Ruben Mullodzhanov, from Samarkand. The Mullodzhanov family trace their ancestry to an artistocratic Levite tribe that has been into performing and entertainment since the time of the First and Second Temple in Jerusalem. Shoista had four older brothers. She came from a family full of entertainers (actors, singers, and musicians), so singing was in her blood. In 1924, her parents and her four older brothers moved from Uzbekistan to Tajikistan and Shoista was born a year later. Mullodzhanova learned to speak fluent Bukhori, a dialect of the Persian language, and Russian. Her mother was also a singer and her whole family was into music and acting. Shoista studied at the Stalinabad Women's Pedagogical School and later at Moscow Conservatory, where she graduated cum laude.

Is a female Japanese popular music artist and Japanese actress. She was born in Higashimurayama, Tok

Is a female Japanese popular music artist and Japanese actress. She was born in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, and made her debut as a member of the J-Pop duo, Wink. She began working as a solo artist in April 1, 1996, one month after Wink dissolved. She collabo

A Japanese idol and tarento (an actress, seiyu (voice actor), illustrator, and singer). She is the d

A Japanese idol and tarento (an actress, seiyu (voice actor), illustrator, and singer). She is the daughter of Katsuhiko Nakagawa, a celebrity in Japan in the 1980s.[citation needed]She is represented by the Watanabe Entertainment talent agency. Her nickn