Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Was the drummer of progressive metal band Stream of Passion. He also played on the special edition b

Was the drummer of progressive metal band Stream of Passion. He also played on the special edition bonus-disc of Ayreon's debut album, The Final Experiment.

Was a South African broadcaster, composer and musicologist.His parents, both members of the Gereform

Was a South African broadcaster, composer and musicologist.His parents, both members of the Gereformeerde Kerk, brought him up to be highly religious, an important fact which was reflected in various compositions. His father was of an artistic nature and was a self-taught musician and painter, and Dawid was encouraged to learn the piano formally.He took an early interest in African music and song and would attend Sunday afternoon church services in the African neighbourhood to make closer acquaintance with the music of the people. This knowledge evidently contributed in later years to his decision to set two poems by Roy Campbell including The Zulu Girl to music; these poems describe typical Zulu characters.

A Toronto-based singer/songwriter and painter. She has released two EPs, self-titled "Dawn Langstrot

A Toronto-based singer/songwriter and painter. She has released two EPs, self-titled "Dawn Langstroth" and "No Mercy", and is currently completing her debut album.[1] Langstroth is the daughter of Canadian singer Anne Murray and former CBC television producer Bill Langstroth (Singalong Jubilee).

Is a Jamaican reggae singer.She recorded a small number of unsuccessful tunes for Prince Buster arou

Is a Jamaican reggae singer.She recorded a small number of unsuccessful tunes for Prince Buster around 1966. In 1967 she recorded and released the rocksteady single, "You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)" (in fact a remake of a 1961 blues tune called "You Don't

An American R&B/soul/Dance-pop singer mostly best known for her work as a member of hit Urban/Dance-

An American R&B/soul/Dance-pop singer mostly best known for her work as a member of hit Urban/Dance-pop group, En Vogue.Following her departure from En Vogue in 1997, Robinson joined Lucy Pearl for a brief period of time from 1999 to 2001. Besides occasio

An American funk vocalist.Silva was born in Sacramento, California. She started her career as a back

An American funk vocalist.Silva was born in Sacramento, California. She started her career as a background vocalist for Sly and The Family Stone. She joined P-Funk in 1977. She was the only original Brides of Funkenstein member to continue through Brides'

A world-renowned American soprano described as "one of the most consequential performers of our time

A world-renowned American soprano described as "one of the most consequential performers of our time" by the Los Angeles Times. The recipient of several Grammy Awards and Edison Prize-winning discs, Upshaw is at home both in opera and art song, and in rep

Is a singer-songwriter and writer for publications such as Relevant Magazine (she is currently the M

Is a singer-songwriter and writer for publications such as Relevant Magazine (she is currently the Movies Editor for RelevantMagazine.com). She mixes folk and pop on both the piano and guitar, reminiscent of artists such as Vienna Teng, Tori Amos, Joni Mitchell, and Sarah McLachlan. She is an innovator in melding Western folk and pop music with Eastern influences. She also freelances as a graphic/web designer, actress, dancer, and model.

A Canadian folk and pop singer-songwriter. Manning has released three albums since her debut in 1997

A Canadian folk and pop singer-songwriter. Manning has released three albums since her debut in 1997.a music teacher, and Darlene Manning. Set to self-produce her first album at the age of 16, she was discovered by Honeymoon Suite keyboardist Ray Coburn a

Was a French ballerina and the first professional female dancer, the premiere danseuse of the Paris

Was a French ballerina and the first professional female dancer, the premiere danseuse of the Paris Opéra. Together with Jean-Baptiste Lully and others, De Lafontaine contributed to the development of Opera ballet.

Is a Jamaican saxophonist who has contributed to hundreds of reggae recordings since the mid-1970s.

Is a Jamaican saxophonist who has contributed to hundreds of reggae recordings since the mid-1970s. Fraser was, in his youth, originally a clarinettist from the age of 12, meeting Ronald 'Nambo' Robinson and Junior 'Chico' Chinn at a youthclub in Jonestow

Was an Italian-American singer, film actor, television personality, and comedian. He was one of the

Was an Italian-American singer, film actor, television personality, and comedian. He was one of the most well known musical artists of the 1950s and 1960s. Martin's hit singles included the songs "Memories Are Made Of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "Mambo Italiano", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head". One of the organizers of The Rat Pack, he was a major star in four areas of show business: concert stage, recordings, motion pictures, and television.

Is an Australian singer-songwriter and actor who finished third in the talent contest Australian Ido

Is an Australian singer-songwriter and actor who finished third in the talent contest Australian Idol 2006.In the weeks leading up to the final of Australian Idol 2006, Geyer was selected by both Mark Holden and former Australian Idol judge Ian Dickson as their favourites for winning the competition. He then secured a contract with SonyBMG after the competition ended.

An American rapper, dancer, and record producer. In September 2007, his single "Crank That (Soulja B

An American rapper, dancer, and record producer. In September 2007, his single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was initially self-published on the Internet, and it became a number-one hit in the United States for seven non-consecutive weeks starting in September 2007.In November 2005, Way posted his songs on the video-based social community YouTube. Following positive reviews on the site, Soulja Boy then established his own web pages on YouTube and MySpace.[7][8] In March 2007, he recorded "Crank That" and released his first independent album Unsigned and Still Major, followed by a low-budget video filmed demonstrating the "Soulja Boy" dance. By the end of May 2007, "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" received its first airplay and Soulja Boy met with Mr. Collipark to sign a deal with Interscope Records.

Is a Canadian singer and Academy Award-winning actress from Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.

Is a Canadian singer and Academy Award-winning actress from Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.

She is perhaps best known as a contestant on the reality television show Rock Star: INXS.Deanna firs

She is perhaps best known as a contestant on the reality television show Rock Star: INXS.Deanna first loved sports but it was in college where she found her love for music. Deanna graduated with a degree in graphic design. She had been working in this field for approximately a year and a half when she was asked to go on tour with a band. That band was "Mask", based in Willoughby, Ohio which featured Deanna in various costumes dressed as Madonna, Cher, Tina Turner and others, and local drummer Steve Shutts, local male vocalist Dave Richards, and a couple of fellow Canadians. She quit that gig after friends urged her to move on, and Deanna has never looked back.

Is a retired American figure skater. She placed fifth at the 2000 Skate Canada International, but wi

Is a retired American figure skater. She placed fifth at the 2000 Skate Canada International, but withdrew before the 2001 United States Figure Skating Championships, ending her career due to injury.

An Indian musician, renowned for his compositions on slide guitar. His technical prowess with the sl

An Indian musician, renowned for his compositions on slide guitar. His technical prowess with the slide allows him to play complex passages at blistering speeds.His parents, both traditional Indian vocalists, gave him a basic understanding of music from his birth, and he first began strumming a guitar at age three, when his father gave him a full-size Hawaiian lap steel guitar. He made his debut at the age of four on All India Radio, in Calcutta.

Is an American singer of Bahamian ethnicity who has had a career in music in Denmark.Her career star

Is an American singer of Bahamian ethnicity who has had a career in music in Denmark.Her career started in 1976, when she was awarded the prize "Most promising student" at The Music School at the University of Miami. In 1978, she went to Copenhagen, where

Is a multiple-award-winning American artist specializing in Science Fiction and Fantasy illustration

Is a multiple-award-winning American artist specializing in Science Fiction and Fantasy illustration.Hughes' work has also been seen in the CD Rom games "JumpRaven" and "Dust". The Bookworm's Illustrated Classic Series, and The Learning Company's, Learn t

Is an American ice dancer who competed with Oleg Fediukov. They captured a pair of bronze medals at

Is an American ice dancer who competed with Oleg Fediukov. They captured a pair of bronze medals at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

An American female singer, best known as the frontwoman of the Ozzy Osbourne tribute bands The Littl

An American female singer, best known as the frontwoman of the Ozzy Osbourne tribute bands The Little Dolls and Diary of a Madwoman, as well as a short stint with The Iron Maidens.At the age of 21, Obarski began her career as a cover band singer. Two year

Is an American singer and theater actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit "You Light Up My Life"

Is an American singer and theater actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit "You Light Up My Life", which spent 10 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and won her a Grammy award the following year for Best New Artist.

An American R&B singer and songwriter. Her stage name was simply Debelah at the beginning of her mus

An American R&B singer and songwriter. Her stage name was simply Debelah at the beginning of her music career, but changed to her full name after her first music label dropped her. Morgan has enjoyed sporadic success, peaking with her song "Dance with Me.

Is Indian-Bengali singer and was the winner of Zee TV's reality series, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 200

Is Indian-Bengali singer and was the winner of Zee TV's reality series, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005.He is a Silcharite . He was placed in Ismail Darbar's Yalgaar Ho Gharana and then started to gain public attention by going through the initial rounds by being chosen by the judges. In the final 12, he was only in the bottom three once. On February 24, 2006, he was announced the winner of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005 with the majority of votes from the North Eastern states of India.