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Was born in Valenciennes and after early studies in his home town he studied in Paris under Jean Ant

Was born in Valenciennes and after early studies in his home town he studied in Paris under Jean Antoine Injalbert and was runner-up for the Rome prize for sculpture in 1919. Bottiau had joined the army in 1910 and served until 1919. He was director of the Ecoles Académiques de Valenciennes from 1946 to 1951.

Is an Italian light music singer and songwriter who was very popular in the 1960s and 1970s.He debut

Is an Italian light music singer and songwriter who was very popular in the 1960s and 1970s.He debuted with the song "Bella Bellissima", which was written by his friend Ghigo Agosti and produced by the Milan-based label Primary. It was released on 45 rpm record in 1960, with "Doce Doce" as B-side. Some of his most successful songs include "Malaga", "Una rotonda sul mare", "Spaghetti a Detroit" and "Prima c'eri tu", which won the 1966-edition of Un Disco per l'Estate.

Was a distinguished Spanish tenor of Austrian descent, particularly known for the artistry he brough

Was a distinguished Spanish tenor of Austrian descent, particularly known for the artistry he brought to opera's bel canto roles.[1] He was also considered an outstanding interpreter of the title role in Massenet's opera Werther, and especially of its famous aria, "Pourquoi me réveiller?"[2]

Was a Filipino comic book artist, born in Talisay, Negros Occidental in the Philippines.The biggest

Was a Filipino comic book artist, born in Talisay, Negros Occidental in the Philippines.The biggest honor of his childhood came when he started drawing cartoons during the Japanese occupation in World War II. He acted as a spy for the American forces not even having intentions on doing so.

Better known as Alfredo Marceneiro due to his profession (Portuguese; marceneiro - English; woodwork

Better known as Alfredo Marceneiro due to his profession (Portuguese; marceneiro - English; woodworker) was a Portuguese Fado singer, owner of a singular voice, became a milestone in this kind of music in Portugal.

Was a Cuban Jazz piano player.He moved to Manhattan in 1960, and later to Paris in 1985. After a bri

Was a Cuban Jazz piano player.He moved to Manhattan in 1960, and later to Paris in 1985. After a brief stint in Miami in the early '70s, he began working as a session player and club performer in New York with notable success, recorded best on the 1976 album Ready for Freddie with Patato Valdes[1].

Was a Cuban graphic designer and artist. He was one of the leading designers of revolutionary Cuban

Was a Cuban graphic designer and artist. He was one of the leading designers of revolutionary Cuban film and political posters through his work for the Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográfico, Organisation for Solidarity with the People of Africa, Asia and Latin America, Casa de las Americas, Comisión de Orientación Revolucionaria and other Cuban agencies.

A graduate of the College of Art, University of Tehran, is one of the most prolific and successful I

A graduate of the College of Art, University of Tehran, is one of the most prolific and successful Iranian painters and artists.He began to teach painting in high school in the 1950s, before entering the university in 1958. His early works were with watercolor, but as of 1959, soon after entering college, he began oil painting and drawing.

Was an Iranian musician and master of the tar.He recorded many pieces with the great vocalists of hi

Was an Iranian musician and master of the tar.He recorded many pieces with the great vocalists of his time, such as Eghbal Azar , Nakisa. He also collaborated with other great masters of his time, namely Reza Mahjubi (violinist) and Hossein Tehrani (“father of modern tonbak”).

Is an Algerian ( with Kabylian origin) cartoonist. On February 11, 2006, he was sentenced to one yea

Is an Algerian ( with Kabylian origin) cartoonist. On February 11, 2006, he was sentenced to one year in jail and a 50,000 dinar fine by an Algerian court for a dozen cartoons printed in the newspaper Liberté in 2003 depicting President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Dilem has been frequently the subject of legal action and condemned to death in fatwas.

Is a solo musician. He was signed to Columbia Records.In 2006 Ali Love released his first two single

Is a solo musician. He was signed to Columbia Records.In 2006 Ali Love released his first two singles independently on his record label, "I Love Records". He rose to the limelight providing vocals for The Chemical Brothers hit, "Do It Again", for their 20

More commonly known as DJ Aligator was born in Tehran, Iran and is an Iranian-Danish musician. He cu

More commonly known as DJ Aligator was born in Tehran, Iran and is an Iranian-Danish musician. He currently resides in Sweden after having lived in Denmark for most of his life. He is known for lyrical sexual innuendos.

An internationally renowned artist, writer, and speaker as well as a community activist; but above a

An internationally renowned artist, writer, and speaker as well as a community activist; but above all, he is a thinker who never restricts his objective to one precinct [1][2][3] Having spent a period in Libya during which he wrote constantly and published in Arabic, he continues to write on various issues in both Arabic and English, but today his primary focus is on conference papers. Ermes delivers speeches at national and international conferences, in locations ranging from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt, as well as at the VIII Conference ‘European Culture’ in Pamplona, Spain. In his art, articles, ideas and speeches, he addresses a variety of social and cultural issues, including identity, language, education, art, media and community. In addition, he serves as chair of the Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre in Kensington, London, inaugurated by HRH the Prince of Wales in May 2001.

Was an Iranian musician, composer and tar player. He had been based in Tehran for the last few decad

Was an Iranian musician, composer and tar player. He had been based in Tehran for the last few decades where he made significant contribution to promotion and development of Azeri music.

Was a Persian musician, composer, violinist, songwriter, and music professor at the School of Nation

Was a Persian musician, composer, violinist, songwriter, and music professor at the School of National Music and Tehran University. He composed more than 150 songs and discovered and produced for many Persian performers such as Delkash and Hayedeh.

is an Anatolian rock-pop singer-songwriter.He has contributed albums such as Kayip Sehir, Zaman and

is an Anatolian rock-pop singer-songwriter.He has contributed albums such as Kayip Sehir, Zaman and many others. In addition, he has contributed with other artists such as Funda Arar in the songs "Seni Düsünürüm", "Çesminaz", "Sevgiliye", and many others as well as movie soundtracks such as "Aliye" He has also recorded songs such as "Zaman", "Vefasiz", "Yolcu", "Yalan", "Aman Aysam"

Also known as Prince of Pop, is a Pakistani musician, actor, painter and model probably most noted a

Also known as Prince of Pop, is a Pakistani musician, actor, painter and model probably most noted around South Asia for his music, including his hit songs like Channo, Rangeen, Chal Dil Merey, Dekha, Masty and Sajania. He started his singing career with his hit song Jugnuon se bhar le aanchal in the film Shararat directed by Pakistani actress and director Samina Peerzada.

The younger sister of actress and singer Lindsay Lohan and an aspiring singer and actress. Like her

The younger sister of actress and singer Lindsay Lohan and an aspiring singer and actress. Like her sister, Lohan started her career as a Ford model at age three. Lohan and her mother, Dina, star in the E! Channel reality series Living Lohan.Lohan's musical career began when she released her first single, "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree", which was featured on the YMC Records' Totally Awesome Christmas in 2005. She shared the bill with musical artists such as Aly & AJ, Jesse McCartney and Hilary Duff. Ali then released her debut Christmas album, Lohan Holiday, in late 2006 under the record label YMC Records. The album had three singles "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree", "I Like Christmas" and "Lohan Holiday", featuring Lindsay Lohan and Christian pop singer Alicia Martinez.

Akon rose to fame in 2004 following the release of his single "Locked Up" from his debut album Troub

Akon rose to fame in 2004 following the release of his single "Locked Up" from his debut album Trouble. His second album, Konvicted, earned him a Grammy Award nomination for the single "Smack That". He is the founder of Konvict Muzik and Kon Live Distribution. He is well known for singing hooks and has over 145 guest appearances and 21 Billboard Hot 100 songs to his credit. He is the only artist to ever accomplish the feat of holding both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts twice.[6]

Is an American sculptor.Aycock studied at Douglass College in New Brunswick, New Jersey graduating w

Is an American sculptor.Aycock studied at Douglass College in New Brunswick, New Jersey graduating with a bachelor of arts in 1968, she then went to New York where she studied for her masters at Hunter College where she was taught and supervised by Robert Morris,

Was an American abstract expressionist painter who worked in oils and watercolor.She grew up in Kans

Was an American abstract expressionist painter who worked in oils and watercolor.She grew up in Kansas, Illinois and Miami, Florida, her family traveled south to Florida yearly because of Alice poor health. They settled in Illinois when World War II started. She was interested in becoming an artist from an early age and choose to study art when she attended Lindenwood College for Women in Missouri and at Indiana University. She also studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and lived in Paris throughout the late 1950s and 1960s. She was briefly married to painter Paul Jenkins, the union lasted from 1964 to 1968.

Is a singer and actor from Kalmar in Sweden. While she has worked in a wide number of genres - e.g.

Is a singer and actor from Kalmar in Sweden. While she has worked in a wide number of genres - e.g. Swedish folklore, Elizabethan songs and opera - she is best known internationally as a jazz singer. Making her breakthrough in Swing it magistern (Swing It, Teacher!) (1940), she appeared in more than a dozen Swedish language-films.

Was an American jazz pianist, organist, harpist, composer, and the wife of John Coltrane.After John

Was an American jazz pianist, organist, harpist, composer, and the wife of John Coltrane.After John Coltrane (Sr.)'s death she continued to play with her own groups, moving into more and more meditative music, and later playing with her children. She was

Is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans five decades. With a stage sh

Is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans five decades. With a stage show that features guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood and boa constrictors, Cooper has drawn equally from horror movies, vaudeville, heavy metal, and garage rock to create a theatrical brand of rock music that would come to be known as shock rock

Was a French artists' model, nightclub singer, actress, and painter. Her chosen name was simply Kiki

Was a French artists' model, nightclub singer, actress, and painter. Her chosen name was simply Kiki, but she also was referred to as Reine de la Montparnasse, the Queen of Montparnasse, and Kiki de Montparnasse. She flourished in, and helped define, the liberated culture of Paris in the 1920s. In 1996, biographers Billy Klüver and Julie Martin called her "one of the century's first truly independent women."