Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Was a member of the English band The Cooper Temple Clause. He played both guitar and occasionally ba

Was a member of the English band The Cooper Temple Clause. He played both guitar and occasionally bass or keyboard and was responsible for the lead vocals in the band.

Known by her stage name Beni, is a Japanese pop singer, songwriter and former actress. She was born

Known by her stage name Beni, is a Japanese pop singer, songwriter and former actress. She was born in Okinawa and moved to California and then Yokohama.[1][2][3] Her father is American of White and Amerindian descent, and her mother is Okinawan. She was

Is a Basque singer-songwriter.He is an acclaimed and veteran figure in Basque music, who spearheaded

Is a Basque singer-songwriter.He is an acclaimed and veteran figure in Basque music, who spearheaded with other key figures its revival in the 1960s and following years, showing a especial commitment to Basque culture and matters in general.

Was an Argentine painter born in La Boca, Buenos Aires. Quinquela Martín is considered the port pai

Was an Argentine painter born in La Boca, Buenos Aires. Quinquela Martín is considered the port painter-par-excellence and one of the most popular Argentine painters. His paintings of port scenes show the activity, vigor and roughness of the daily life in portuary La Boca.

Is a French singer, songwriter, musician, actor and record producer. He is the brother of singer Cor

Is a French singer, songwriter, musician, actor and record producer. He is the brother of singer Coralie Clément, whose two albums he wrote and produced, and the ex-husband of Chiara Mastroianni, the daughter of Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni.

Is synonymous with White Mountain art of the 19th century. He began his training as a lithographer u

Is synonymous with White Mountain art of the 19th century. He began his training as a lithographer under Pendleton in Boston. Most art historians consider him the founder of the "North Conway Colony" of painters who came to North Conway, New Hampshire and

Is a British singer who finished in third place in the third UK series of TV talent show The X Facto

Is a British singer who finished in third place in the third UK series of TV talent show The X Factor. He signed a five-album record deal with Sony BMG.[1] His album, Picture of You, was released on 12 March 2007, the same date as the debut album from The

Was a sculptor, active in the Birmingham area in the 1880s-1920s at least.Creswick moved to Birmingh

Was a sculptor, active in the Birmingham area in the 1880s-1920s at least.Creswick moved to Birmingham to work at the School of Art, as Master of Modelling and Modelled Design, from 1889-1918. He exhibited at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in 191

Is an Australian musician, best known as the drummer of successful rock band Silverchair, which has

Is an Australian musician, best known as the drummer of successful rock band Silverchair, which has sold over 6 million albums worldwide and has had more Top 20 hits during the last decade than any other Australian artist.Gillies was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. Gillies' first cousin is Channel 7 TV presenter, Kylie Gillies. The Gillies family is a part of the Surfrider Foundation, which promotes clean ocean water. Gillies was a quad drummer in The Marching Koalas and he taught his friend Chris Joannou of Silverchair how to play bass in three months. Gillies also plays the guitar and bass.

Is a French singer.He started life as a punk rocker in the band Chicken Pox, but taking inspiration

Is a French singer.He started life as a punk rocker in the band Chicken Pox, but taking inspiration from artists such as New Order, Michael Jackson, and Roxy Music, he veered towards electro and joined The Party. However, he is best known for his collaboration in Stardust with Alan Braxe and Thomas Bangalter (of Daft Punk). He sang the lyrics in their 1998 single "Music Sounds Better With You", which was an international success. This sparked interest in Diamond's own music.

Was a Romanian and French poet, critic and existentialist philosopher, also noted for his work in fi

Was a Romanian and French poet, critic and existentialist philosopher, also noted for his work in film and theater. Known from his Romanian youth as a Symbolist poet and columnist, he alternated Neoromantic and Expressionist themes with echoes from Tudor Arghezi, and dedicated several poetic cycles to the rural life of his native Moldavia. Fondane, who was of Jewish Romanian extraction and a nephew of Jewish intellectuals Elias and Moses Schwartzfeld, participated in both minority secular Jewish culture and mainstream Romanian culture. During and after World War I, he was active as a cultural critic, avant-garde promoter and, with his brother-in-law Armand Pascal, manager of the theatrical troupe Insula.

Is an American pop singer formerly of the boyband "Natural". He is currently a solo singer and actor

Is an American pop singer formerly of the boyband "Natural". He is currently a solo singer and actor living in Los Angeles, CA.After his move to Florida, Ben did whatever acting was available to him in Orlando. After meeting Marc Terenzi, Ben decided to c

An American musician who has formed several indie bands. He is most notable as the lead singer of De

An American musician who has formed several indie bands. He is most notable as the lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service, although also known for his project íAll-Time Quarterback!.Gibbard was born into a Catholic family, but later became an atheist.[citation needed] His strong atheist and antitheist worldviews inspire many of his songs, including I Will Follow You Into the Dark and Crooked Teeth.[citation needed] Gibbard spent his formative years in Bremerton, Washington during the time of the grunge musical explosion during the early 1990s. Growing up he was influenced by Nirvana, Stone Roses, Superchunk, Built to Spill, Teenage Fanclub, The Pixies and Ultra Vivid Scene

A classical pianist from the United Kingdom. He won the piano section of the BBC Young Musician of t

A classical pianist from the United Kingdom. He won the piano section of the BBC Young Musician of the Year 2004 competition.In May 2003, Benjamin gave his first full recital at a local church. In the same year, he made his first concerto appearance, performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 with the Westcliff Sinfonia.Since then he has given many high profile recitals in Europe and the United States. Some of the concerts he has played in were at the Royal Albert Hall, St George's, Bristol, Wigmore Hall, Barbican Centre, Usher Hall, Carnegie Hall and Symphony Hall.Benjamin has performed with prestigious orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Scottish String Ensemble, Westcliff High School for Boys Big Band, New York Youth Symphony, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra and English Chamber Orchestra playing works by Mozart, Grieg, Ravel, Britten and Chopin.

Ben taught himself to play guitar by listening to Nirvana's Nevermind. Ben has also claimed that Nir

Ben taught himself to play guitar by listening to Nirvana's Nevermind. Ben has also claimed that Nirvana was his biggest influence. Before Breaking Benjamin was formed, Ben had earned money by playing cover songs in various coffee houses as a solo artist under his own name "Benjamin". He later came up with the bands name "Breaking Benjamin" after doing a performance of a Nirvana cover when he knocked over a cheap microphone from Radioshack that he borrowed from someone, to the ground. The owner of the borrowed gear came on stage and said "I'd like to thank Benjamin for breaking my fucking microphone

He attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School, where he was originally a drummer in a band n

He attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School, where he was originally a drummer in a band named "To Each His Own". In this band he would meet Jonathan Gallant. After drumming for "To Each His Own" Ben moved to the bands vocals and rhythm guitar. The band then recruited Aaron Solowoniuk to play the drums. The three would then meet the final member Ian D'Sa and so they formed a band called "Pezz" "Pezz" released their first album Watoosh! in 1998.[2]. When threatened with a lawsuit from an American band who was also using the name Pezz

Was an English abstract painter. Born at Denham, Buckinghamshire, Nicholson was the son of the paint

Was an English abstract painter. Born at Denham, Buckinghamshire, Nicholson was the son of the painter Sir William Nicholson and the brother of Nancy Nicholson. The family moved to London in 1896 and Nicholson was educated as a boarder at Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk, followed by the Slade School of Fine Art.He travelled to New York in 1917 for an operation on his tonsils, then visited other American cities, returning to England in 1918. From 1920 to 1933 he was married to the painter Winifred Nicholson and lived in London. After his first exhibition of figurative works in London in 1922, his work began to be influenced by Synthetic Cubism, and later by the primitive style of Rousseau. In London, Nicholson met the sculptors Barbara Hepworth (to whom he was married from 1938 to 1951) and Henry Moore.

Is the guitarist and backup vocalist of the band Good Charlotte.

Is the guitarist and backup vocalist of the band Good Charlotte.

Was a French violinist and Romantic composer.

Was a French violinist and Romantic composer.

Is an ARIA Award winning Australian musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the ag

Is an ARIA Award winning Australian musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but focused on his solo career when the band broke up. He appeared as the protagonist in the Australian film The Rage in Placid Lake (2003). Lee dated Claire Danes for several years, but their relationship ended in 2003. He is currently dating the actress Ione Skye.[1] The couple got engaged on January 11, 2008.[1] Lee was nominated as PETA's World's Sexiest Vegetarian.[2]

Is a principal dancer at New York City Ballet[2] and a ballet choreographer of international reputat

Is a principal dancer at New York City Ballet[2] and a ballet choreographer of international reputation. Millepied was born in Bordeaux, France.[2] His ballet training started at the age of 8 with his mother, a former ballet dancer. Between the ages of 13 and 16 he studied with Michel Rahn at the Conservatoire National in Lyon, France. In the summer of 1992 he attended classes at the School of American Ballet (SAB) and returned to study full time in 1993, with a scholarship from the French Ministry (Bourse Lavoisier or Lavoisier Scholarship).

Is an American figure skater who currently competes as an ice dancer. As a single skater, he won a s

Is an American figure skater who currently competes as an ice dancer. As a single skater, he won a silver medal on the Junior Grand Prix circuit, a silver and bronze medal at the junior level at the United States Figure Skating Championships, and competed

Is an American pair skater. His partner is Brooke Castile. They are the 2007 U.S. National Champions

Is an American pair skater. His partner is Brooke Castile. They are the 2007 U.S. National Champions.

Was an able American sculptor.Among his works are busts of Edward Everett and Henry Wadsworth Longfe

Was an able American sculptor.Among his works are busts of Edward Everett and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a head of John Milton and Dead Pearl Diver, on display at the Portland Museum of Art in Portland, Maine.

Was an English historical painter and writer.Full of energy and hope, he left home, on 14 May 1804,

Was an English historical painter and writer.Full of energy and hope, he left home, on 14 May 1804, for London, and entered the Royal Academy as a student. He was so enthusiastic that Henry Fuseli asked when he ever found time to eat. Aged twenty-one (1807) Haydon exhibited, for the first time, at the Royal Academy, The Repose in Egypt, which was bought by Thomas Hope the year after for the Egyptian Room at his townhouse in Duchess Street. This was a good start for the young artist, who shortly received a commission from Lord Mulgrave and an introduction to Sir George Beaumont. In 1809 he finished his well-known picture of Dentatus, which,