Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter D

A model, actress, television host, and Argentine singer. Working first in Argentina and later in Mia

A model, actress, television host, and Argentine singer. Working first in Argentina and later in Miami. She was selected to appear on the cover of Playboy, representing The Sexy Ladies of Latin TV, in March 2003. She was a hostess of the Univisión Network, (the largest Spanish-language television network in the United States), television show Caliente from 2000 to 2006.[2]

A Canadian soprano soloist who performed in North America and Europe from the 1940s through to the 1

A Canadian soprano soloist who performed in North America and Europe from the 1940s through to the 1970s.she was a student of John Blackburn in the Sault from 1945-53 and with George Lambert at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. As well, she was soloist from 1946 to 1953 at Grace Church on-the-Hill in Toronto.She began a long association with the CBC after winning an Opportunity Knocks award in 1948. It was at that point that she began a 13-week series with the network and also sang in Gilbert & Sullivan operettas with the CBC Light Opera Company. She was cast in CBC's North American radio premiere of Peter Grimes on October 12, 1949 and also in the repeat broadcast in 1952.

Was a famous Carnatic Musician and an exponent of the Veena. Born into a family of musicians, His fa

Was a famous Carnatic Musician and an exponent of the Veena. Born into a family of musicians, His father, Venkatesha Iyengar, was himself a Vainika and a musician in the court of the Maharaja of Mysore.He started learning the Veena from his father at an early age and soon became the disciple of Veena Venkatagiriyappa one of the foremost Vainikas of the day in Mysore. He gave his first public performance in 1943, in the Bangalore Gayana Samaja. He participated in music conferences including the one in Shiraz, Iran in 1969.

Was a member (and occasional lead singer) of the Shirelles. She initially left the group in 1968, bu

Was a member (and occasional lead singer) of the Shirelles. She initially left the group in 1968, but returned in 1975.

Was born in Illinois and was an American folk artist who was known for her figurative painting and p

Was born in Illinois and was an American folk artist who was known for her figurative painting and printmaking. She won the Logan Medal of the arts from the Chicago Art Institute in 1935.She graduated from Rockford College in 1927 and in 1929 with the American Impressionist Ernest Lawson at the Kansas City Art Institute, and in 1930 she attended the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco.

Was a United States singer and songwriter.Doris Fisher's hit compositions included "You Always Hurt

Was a United States singer and songwriter.Doris Fisher's hit compositions included "You Always Hurt the One You Love", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall", and "Put the Blame on Mame". She also collaborated with Slim Gaillard on "Tutti Frutti".

Is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe and Grammy Award winning American singer, actress, and a

Is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe and Grammy Award winning American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as Doris Day. A vivacious blonde with a wholesome image, Day was one of the most prolific actresses of the 1950s and 1960s. Able to sing, dance, and play comedy and dramatic roles, she became one of the biggest box-office stars in Hollywood. She has 39 films to her credit, as well as over 75 hours of television work, and has recorded well over 650 songs.

A Canadian artist specializing in abstracted landscapes.McCarthy attended the Ontario College of Art

A Canadian artist specializing in abstracted landscapes.McCarthy attended the Ontario College of Art from 1926 - 1930, where she was awarded various scholarships and prizes. She became a teacher shortly thereafter and taught most frequently at Central Technical School in downtown Toronto from 1932 until she retired in 1972. She has spent most of her life living and working in Scarborough (just outside of Toronto), Ontario, though she has traveled abroad extensively and painted the landscapes of various countries, including: Costa Rica, Spain, Italy, Japan, India, England, and Ireland. McCarthy is nonetheless probably best known for her Canadian landscapes and her depictions of Arctic icebergs.

A female vocalist, formerly of the German heavy metal band Warlock and one of the few female singers

A female vocalist, formerly of the German heavy metal band Warlock and one of the few female singers of the 1980s heavy metal scene, which was primarily a male-dominated genre of music.After Warlock went through many line-up changes, Pesch was the only re

A singer and actress whose projects include: KMFDM, Hobson, Fairocious, Old Shoes, Pick up the Piece

A singer and actress whose projects include: KMFDM, Hobson, Fairocious, Old Shoes, Pick up the Pieces, and Briskey. She first began singing for KMFDM in 1992. Currently Alberti is with the Dutch/Belgian Lounge group Gare du Nord.In 1999, she had a role in

Is a Polish sculptor and drawing artist.Dziekiewicz-Pilich creates sculptures mainly made of bronze

Is a Polish sculptor and drawing artist.Dziekiewicz-Pilich creates sculptures mainly made of bronze with the lost-wax casting technique. Her favourite types of sculptures are portrait and grotesque. She also makes small forms like: statuettes, medals, commemorative plaques, jewellery[2] and other items.[3]An important place in Dorota Dziekiewicz-Pilich creations take children topics. She made many sculptures, which in realistic or grotesque ways portray children, their play, dance, dalliance and mischief.

A famous Polish singer with one of the largest number of awards in Poland.In her youth she was coach

A famous Polish singer with one of the largest number of awards in Poland.In her youth she was coached in athletics for four years (long jump, 100 metres). She won the Championships at Voivodeship for 1000 and 600 metres and shot put. She also won bronze in the Polish Championships. She then quit sport for a musical career. Doda started this career as a teenager, at the Buffo Theatre in Warsaw. Simultaneously she was taking singing lessons from Elzbieta Zapendowska (one of the most famous teachers of singing in Poland). She earned popularity due to her participation in the reality show Bar.

A famous Polish singer with one of the largest number of awards in Poland.Doda was born to Wanda and

A famous Polish singer with one of the largest number of awards in Poland.Doda was born to Wanda and Pawel Rabczewskis. Her older brother, Rafal, is currently her manager.In youth she was coached in athletics for four years (long jump, 100 metres). She won at Championships of Voivodeship for 1000 and 600 metres and shot put. She also won bronze at Championship of Poland. She has quit sport for dance and song. Doda started career at the age of 14 with her projections at the Buffo Theatre in Warsaw. Simultaneously she was taking singing lessons from Elzbieta Zapendowska (one of the fairest teachers of singing in Poland).

Was an influential American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depress

Was an influential American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Lange's photographs humanized the tragic consequences of the Great Depression and profoundly influenced the development of documentary photography.She was informally apprenticed to several New York photography studios, including that of the famed Arnold Genthe. In 1918, she moved to San Francisco, and by the following year she had opened a successful portrait studio.[3][2] She lived across the bay in Berkeley for the rest of her life. In 1920, she married the noted western painter Maynard Dixon, with whom she had two sons.[4]

An abstract painter drawing inspiration primarily from her deep interest in mathematics and astronom

An abstract painter drawing inspiration primarily from her deep interest in mathematics and astronomy. In 1950 she moved to the United States to attend Black Mountain College where she studied with mathematician Max Dehn, a life long influence on her work. In addition to Dehn, she studied with Franz Kline, Philip Guston, John Cage, and Merce Cunningham. She also met fellow student Robert Rauschenberg. In 1955, Rockburne moved to New York City where she met many of the leading artists and poets of the time. In 1971 she had her first solo exhibition at the Bykert Gallery. Rockburne is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Academy of Design.

Is an American painter, printmaker, sculptor and writer. She has also designed sets and costumes for

Is an American painter, printmaker, sculptor and writer. She has also designed sets and costumes for ballet and theatre.Tanning lived in Paris for twenty-eight years. Having moved to New York, she exhibited with the Julien Levy Gallery prior to meeting the German painter Max Ernst in 1942; she married Ernst four years later (becoming his fourth wife, after Luise Straus-Ernst in 1918, Marie-Berthe Aurenche in 1927 and Peggy Guggenheim in 1942). Ernst introduced her to the circle of the Surrealists. Her best-known work, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (a dark painting laden with symbolism; ironically named after Mozart's light-hearted serenade), shows that she became a member of that group for a while, but later her painting style became prismatic and lyrical.

A socially-engaged German theologian and writer who coined the term Christofascism. [1] [2] [3] She

A socially-engaged German theologian and writer who coined the term Christofascism. [1] [2] [3] She died at a congress in G

Was a popular U.S. singer, actress, and recording artist. She was born Marjorie Chandler in Windsor,

Was a popular U.S. singer, actress, and recording artist. She was born Marjorie Chandler in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and adopted her stage name in her mid-teens.As a youngster, Collins sang on radio stations in Windsor and Detroit. In 1940, at age 14, she and her family were introduced to bandleader/composer Raymond Scott in Chicago. Shortly thereafter, she became Scott's protégée. In early 1942, at age 15, she became a featured vocalist with Scott's orchestra, performing on radio and on tour. Scott groomed her for stardom, which included coaching her vocals (pitch, phrasing, and delivery) and mentoring her performance skills. In the late 1940s, she contributed vocals to the revived Raymond Scott Quintet, a sextet that released records on the bandleader's own Master label and served as house band on the radio program Herb Shriner Time. In 1949,

Was an American sculptor. Her work is included in the collections of the National Museum of Women in

Was an American sculptor. Her work is included in the collections of the National Museum of Women in the Arts and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[1]

Was a classically trained jazz pianist primarily known for performing in the stride piano and boogie

Was a classically trained jazz pianist primarily known for performing in the stride piano and boogie-woogie style. She also played bop, swing jazz, and classical music. Obituaries for her argued that her flamboyant personality, tendency to mix unrelated g

Is a jazz singer who was born in Zimbabwe in 1935, then called Southern Rhodesia. She was the fourth

Is a jazz singer who was born in Zimbabwe in 1935, then called Southern Rhodesia. She was the fourth of seven children and her mother was Zulu while her father was a Zambian hotel chef. Still, she attended a Catholic school deemed good by the standards of education allowed blacks. Her family moved to South Africa when she was twelve due to her health. By the time she was nineteen she was touring in South Africa with singers she had admired as a girl.

In 1952, they appeared on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, and as a result, Godfrey hired them for hi

In 1952, they appeared on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, and as a result, Godfrey hired them for his other shows, where they remained for seven years. They performed for five Presidents of the United States (Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Rona

Is an American pop, R&B, and soul singer best known for her 1976 hit song, "Misty Blue".Moore began

Is an American pop, R&B, and soul singer best known for her 1976 hit song, "Misty Blue".Moore began singing with her church choir at the age of five, and eventually became a soloist. While attending Jackson State University, she formed an all-female group called the Poppies with Petsye McCune and Rosemary Taylor

A singer, dancer, actress, and comedienne.Provine appeared in many professional and amateur stage pr

A singer, dancer, actress, and comedienne.Provine appeared in many professional and amateur stage productions while attending the University of Washington. In Hollywood, she starred in The Bonnie Parker Story (1958) and The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (19

Was a popular comedic recording artist in the late 1940s and early 1950s who later became a characte

Was a popular comedic recording artist in the late 1940s and early 1950s who later became a character actress. She was known as the "Park Avenue Hillbillie.Shay was born Dorothy Sims in Jacksonville, Florida. When she began her career as a 'straight' sing