Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a Swedish singer from Umeå who won the Swedish Idol 2004 contest against Darin Zanyar. His first

Is a Swedish singer from Umeå who won the Swedish Idol 2004 contest against Darin Zanyar. His first single, "Coming True", sold double platinum, and his self-titled album, released in December 2004, topped the Swedish pop charts. The second album Nån slags verklighet (Some kind of reality) contains songs written in Swedish by the singer himself. In October 2008 his third album, "D-Day", will be released.

Dani took his education very seriously, until he started gaining an interest in music (upon the firs

Dani took his education very seriously, until he started gaining an interest in music (upon the first incarnation of Cradle of Filth, he drew out the band's logo on a piece of notebook paper)[citation needed]. His moniker "Dani" is Hebrew for "bereft of God", versus his real name of Daniel, or "One with God". His earliest bands were Carnival Fruitcake, The Lemon Grove Kids, PDA and Feast of Excrement,[1]and he named Judas Priest, Venom, Emperor, Destruction, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Sabbat, The Misfits, Paradise Lost and Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas among his major influences.[1] At the age of eighteen, Filth took up a job at a Chinese restaurant. He later chose his career in music over an internship at a newspaper,[

Irish painter, was the son of a Highland soldier and was born in Cork City, working for most of his

Irish painter, was the son of a Highland soldier and was born in Cork City, working for most of his life in London.His education was of the plainest kind, but he was eager for culture, fond of reading, and anxious to become an artist. His father, however, placed him, in 1820, in Newenham's Bank, where he remained for two years, and then left to study in the Cork school of art.

A Canadian singer-songwriter. Though he spent a considerable amount of his childhood in Ontario, Dan

A Canadian singer-songwriter. Though he spent a considerable amount of his childhood in Ontario, Dan was born in Smithers, British Columbia, and now resides in Vancouver, BC, Canada.As a child, Dan versed himself in his parents' old vinyls of The Beatles,

Is the vocalist of award-winning Spanish rock band El Canto del Loco (ECDL) and has also acted, prom

Is the vocalist of award-winning Spanish rock band El Canto del Loco (ECDL) and has also acted, prominently in Spanish film Yo soy la Juani, and also in the TV series Cuenta atrás. He is also one of Fernando Torres' best friends.

Was a Polish-German painter and printmaker with Huguenot ancestry, who is most famous as an etcher.

Was a Polish-German painter and printmaker with Huguenot ancestry, who is most famous as an etcher. He spent most of his life in Berlin, and became the director of the Berlin Academy of Art.Soon Daniel was able to earn a living by painting. He was admitted to the Berlin Academy in 1764 and became vice-director under Rhode in 1788. He had found his true calling and became the most famous German graphic artist of his time. His works include several thousand etchings, usually rather small, and many drawings and paintings. He illustrated nearly all of the great classics. His prints represent in great detail the life of the middle classes during the Zopfstil period, a time between Rococo and Classicism. In 1797 Chodowiecki was appointed director of the Academy of Arts in Berlin,

Was a musician from Kenya. He was known as the "King of History" in Kenya; overseas, he was known as

Was a musician from Kenya. He was known as the "King of History" in Kenya; overseas, he was known as the "the grandfather of benga", of which he was a pioneer.

Self-taught drummer best known for currently drumming with Canadian rock band Nickelback as the repl

Self-taught drummer best known for currently drumming with Canadian rock band Nickelback as the replacement for Ryan Vikedal. Adair's other projects include his previous work with American rock band 3 Doors Down and continuous work with Canadian bands Suspect, instrumental fusion band Martone among others.Daniel often uses the quote "The harder you work, the luckier you get.", coined by Gary Player, to describe his career.

Is an Australian vocalist, composer, guitarist, and pianist, best known as frontman of the rock band

Is an Australian vocalist, composer, guitarist, and pianist, best known as frontman of the rock band Silverchair. He is also part of The Dissociatives. In 2007, he was ranked at #18 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of The Twenty-Five Most Underrated Guitarists.Growing up in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, his interest for music started when he was 8. He, Ben Gillies and Chris Joannou formed their band at the age of 12, originally named the Innocent Criminals.[The band's career began when they were just 14 years old, signing to Murmur Records in 1994 after their demo "Tomorrow" won a competition by the SBS TV program Nomad. The single was then picked up by radio network Triple J. Their first album release was Frogstomp, in 1995.

Is an R&B singer/songwriter.Merriweather's first commercially released recording was a guest appeara

Is an R&B singer/songwriter.Merriweather's first commercially released recording was a guest appearance on the track "All I Want" from Australian dance act Disco Montego's self-titled album in 2002. This was followed by a guest appearance on DJ/Producer Mark Ronson's Here Comes the Fuzz album ("She's Got Me") in 2003. His debut solo single "City Rules" (produced by Ronson and featuring raps from New York MC Saigon) followed in early 2004 with the aforementioned "She's Got Me" released as its follow-up.

Is a musician, writer, humorist and lawyer. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he is a founding member

Is a musician, writer, humorist and lawyer. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he is a founding member of the group Les Luthiers.Within Les Luthiers, Rabinovich sings and plays guitar, drums, violin, and some of the group's invented instruments (most notably the "basspipe a vara").

A Canadian recording artist. He grew up in Vernon, in the Okanagan Shuswap region of British Columbi

A Canadian recording artist. He grew up in Vernon, in the Okanagan Shuswap region of British Columbia. He is best known for his #1 smash hit "Bad Day".As a child, Powter played the violin before changing to piano. He changed to piano once a group of kids

Is an American musician and one the founding members of the alternative rock band Idiot Pilot and th

Is an American musician and one the founding members of the alternative rock band Idiot Pilot and the folk / alternative band The Ghost And The Grace. He is a multi-instrumentalist and provides vocals. [1] Anderson also contributes a track, without a moniker, to the Pacific Northwest electronic music compilation titled "Cumulous".

"The Simpsons Theme" and leading the rock band Oingo Boingo as singer/songwriter from 1976 until its

"The Simpsons Theme" and leading the rock band Oingo Boingo as singer/songwriter from 1976 until its breakup in 1995, and has composed film scores extensively since 1985's Pee-wee's Big Adventure. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and won a Grammy Award for Tim Burton's Batman and an Emmy Award for his Desperate Housewives theme. Elfman also wrote the theme for the video game Fable.

Was an American cartoonist best known as the artist who developed the look of Archie Comics in the l

Was an American cartoonist best known as the artist who developed the look of Archie Comics in the late 1950s and early 1960s, modernizing the characters to their contemporary appearance and establishing the publisher's house style. As well, he is the gen

Is an Israeli pop rock singer and musician. He was born and raised in Haifa and has been playing the

Is an Israeli pop rock singer and musician. He was born and raised in Haifa and has been playing the piano since the tender age of six and by the time he was 12, he has already begun to write his own music. When he turned 20, he has already studied 4 years with Prof. Isaac Sadai and mastered the field of compositions and orchestral arrangements.

Was a Canadian singer, who sang for the Canadian/British hard rock band Bonham.With Bonham, he relea

Was a Canadian singer, who sang for the Canadian/British hard rock band Bonham.With Bonham, he released two albums: 1989's The Disregard of Timekeeping (which peaked at #38 on the Billboard charts) and 1992's Mad Hatter.In 2005, Daniel released a solo alb

Is an American organist.Chorzempa is known for his great virtuosity, particularly in the organ works

Is an American organist.Chorzempa is known for his great virtuosity, particularly in the organ works of Franz Liszt and Julius Reubke. Unlike most organists, he plays from memory, without sheet music.

He started to show his interest in music as a child. Son of a commercial agent and a cook, he studie

He started to show his interest in music as a child. Son of a commercial agent and a cook, he studied music theory and piano. He loves running but, above all, singing. Before entering Operación Triunfo he worked as a waiter in the weekends at a theater of the Aragonese capital, but has always wished to devote himself to music. One of his idols is Mariah Carey. His big opportunity arrived in 2006 with the TV singing contest Operación triunfo

A Chilean female pop singer and actress. She debuted in 2002 as a solo artist on the Chilean TV show

A Chilean female pop singer and actress. She debuted in 2002 as a solo artist on the Chilean TV show Rojo: Fama Contra Fama. She studied four years at the Alicia Puccio Academy where she met the casting crew for the TV show Rojo. Although she did not win first place in the singer talent contest, she became really popular due to her stunning voice. She released her first studio album in 2003 entitled "Daniela Castillo" under the Warner label, the first album 'Daniela Castillo' is certification 2x Platinum in Chile.

An Italian lirico-spinto soprano.Daniela Dessì was born in Genoa and completed her singing studies

An Italian lirico-spinto soprano.Daniela Dessì was born in Genoa and completed her singing studies at the Conservatory of Parma and the Accademia Chigiana of Siena. After having won the first prize at the International Competition organized by RAI TV in 1

An actress, singer, and television host.As the years came about, Droz became a young woman and her i

An actress, singer, and television host.As the years came about, Droz became a young woman and her interests inclined to the music business, even though she had an alternate career as a fashion model. She became part of a merengue vocal group, studied communications at college, and after several attempts to fulfill her dreams of becoming a singer, in 1999, at age 22, she was signed by the EMI Latin recording label, and recorded her first album called: Cosas de Mujeres (Women talk), in the merengue genre. By then, Daniela was also known by the cognomen: La Dama de Hierro, (The Iron Lady). This surname is also the title of her first video clip, & her first hit single, composed by Marco Antonio Solis. The second hit single was Debo contar hasta diez,(I must count to ten), and her opposite leading man in the video clip was Cuban-Mexican actor Francisco Gattorno

A Mexican pop singer and actress.she is the youngest of 3 daughters. She started her artistic career

A Mexican pop singer and actress.she is the youngest of 3 daughters. She started her artistic career at the age of 5 when she played on the show Plaza Sésamo (Mexican version of Sesame Street). She shot to fame in 1997 with the telenovela Luz Clarita, where Daniela played the main character, seven-year-old Luz Clarita. Daniela went on to star in other telenovelas like El diario de Daniela and Cómplices al Rescate which she completed after Belinda dropped out. She also contributed to the soundtracks for the telenovelas. She has released two solo albums, one in 1999 titled Por Un Mundo Mejor (For a better world) and the other in 2001 titled Corazón.com (Heart.com).

A Bulgarian folk singer, performing folklore from the Balkans, who became world known as a soloist a

A Bulgarian folk singer, performing folklore from the Balkans, who became world known as a soloist at the Filip Kutev Ensemble, and at the orchestra of Goran Bregovic. She is sister of the Bulgarian folk singer Ludmila Radkova.Daniela Radkova was born in a family with strong musical traditions. Her mother - Liliana Zhivkova - is a librarian, and performer in amateur arts. Her father - Radko Yankov is known for his voice and dancing skills.Daniela graduates the musical school in Kotel in 1990, and is accepted after a test exam at the Filip Kutev Ensemble, where she becomes a soloist.

Was an Italian mannerist painter and sculptor.He is best remembered for his association, for better

Was an Italian mannerist painter and sculptor.He is best remembered for his association, for better or worse, with the late Michelangelo. Several of Daniele's most important works were based on designs made for that purpose by Michelangelo. After Michelangelo's death Daniele was hired to cover the genitals in his Last Judgment with vestments and loincloths. This earned him the nickname "Il Braghettone" ("the breeches maker").