Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter I

Was a popular Finnish rock and folk singer. He recorded over 300 songs, most of which were his own c

Was a popular Finnish rock and folk singer. He recorded over 300 songs, most of which were his own compositions, with lyrics written by Vexi Salmi. Irwin Goodman started as a protest song singer in the folk boom of the mid-1960s, his humorous songs often mocking any authorities becoming evergreens among Finnish people; to such extent that small "Irwin singalike" contests are nowadays arranged by some pubs for entertainment.

Was formerly known as Jack Jones, and was the lead singer in the 1990s Australian band Southern Sons

Was formerly known as Jack Jones, and was the lead singer in the 1990s Australian band Southern Sons.Since reverting to his birthname, he has released music as a solo artist, first for BMG and currently as an independent artist. Since 2004 he has also been involved with a Melbourne band called Electric Mary, and he is also currently involved in a band called She Said Yes, led by Tania Doko, the former lead singer of Bachelor Girl.

Was the drummer for Les Variations, a French rock band that rose to stardom between 1967 and 1975, a

Was the drummer for Les Variations, a French rock band that rose to stardom between 1967 and 1975, after which when they split up.Together with his friends, Bitton formed a rock group and played locally until getting noticed in 1969. Variations opened for some of the top billed rockers of the day, such as Bachman Turner Overdrive, Kiss, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, Taste, and Aerosmith.

The lead singer, guitarist, banjoist, and songwriter for the American indie rock band Modest Mouse,

The lead singer, guitarist, banjoist, and songwriter for the American indie rock band Modest Mouse, as well as his side project band, Ugly Casanova. He currently resides in Portland, Oregon. His style is notable for his word play, lyrical themes, intense performances, vocal pitching, rhythm, guitar scratching, and overall unique voice.Despite having written several songs with religious themes, Brock describes himself as "not really religious at all" and that "I'm 100 percent on the whole Christianity thing being a crock of shit, pretty much." He claims to "toy around with the whole Biblical thing, just as amazing characters."

Was an Egyptian artist and scholar, who specialized in Coptic art and founded its contemporary schoo

Was an Egyptian artist and scholar, who specialized in Coptic art and founded its contemporary school.Fanous was born in Al-Minya and moved to Cairo to gain his degree from The Faculty of Applied arts now part of Helwan University in Egypt in 1941 and got a diploma in teaching in 1943. Fanous was one of the first students of the Institute of Coptic Studies founded in 1954 and he obtained his doctorate in 1958 .

Was a Swedish-Jewish Expressionist painter born in Stockholm. Having studied at a Swedish art school

Was a Swedish-Jewish Expressionist painter born in Stockholm. Having studied at a Swedish art school, at age nineteen Grünewald travelled to Paris to study under Henri Matisse. In 1909 he gained recognition in his homeland when he exhibited his work at Halldins konsthandel. He met Fauvist painter Sigrid Hjertén, who had studied at the College of Crafts and Design in Stockholm, and encouraged her to return with him to study in Paris. Married in 1911, they became part of a group of Scandinavian artists known as "De Unga" (The Young Ones).

Was a classical Russian landscape painter who advanced the genre of the mood landscape.

Was a classical Russian landscape painter who advanced the genre of the mood landscape.

Was an American figure skater, artist, lawyer, and financier. He represented the United States at th

Was an American figure skater, artist, lawyer, and financier. He represented the United States at the 1908 Summer Olympics in the figure skating competition, becoming the first American to compete in a sport included in the Winter Olympic program. After h

Was an American soul and funk singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger, composer, and

Was an American soul and funk singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger, composer, and actor. Hayes was one of the main creative forces behind southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served as both an in-house songwriter and producer with partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. In the late 1960s, Hayes became a recording artist, and recorded successful soul albums such as Hot Buttered Soul (1969) and Black Moses (1971) as the Stax label's premier artist.

After completing her six months training with the Royal Ballet School, Cojocaru was offered a contra

After completing her six months training with the Royal Ballet School, Cojocaru was offered a contract to join The Royal Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet. She was also offered a contract to join the Kiev Ballet as Principal. She subsequently joined Kiev Ballet in November 1998, believing she would gain greater experience as a Principal dancer. She stayed for one season, dancing a variety of roles.Whilst dancing with Kiev Ballet, Cojocaru re-applied to the Royal Ballet in London, but was only invited to audition for the corps de ballet. She attended an audition for the company whilst on leave from Kiev Ballet and was offered a contract. Doubtful of development opportunities elsewhere, she accepted the contract and joined the company in November 1999. She was then promoted to Principal at the Royal Ballet in London in 2001.

Was a social realist painter and often portrayed working-class people of New York City in his painti

Was a social realist painter and often portrayed working-class people of New York City in his paintings. He was the youngest of three siblings, the others being Moses Soyer and Raphael Soyer, both twins. In 1912, his parents emigrated to New York. [2] In his life, he has created several paintings, the most notable being Employment Agency.

Was an American violin virtuoso. Born in Kremenetz, Ukraine, to Jewish parents. Stern was ten months

Was an American violin virtuoso. Born in Kremenetz, Ukraine, to Jewish parents. Stern was ten months old when his family moved to San Francisco. He received his first music lessons from his mother before enrolling at the San Francisco Conservatory of Musi

Was a Dutch genre and landscape painter.Van Ostade began his studies under his brother, Adriaen, wit

Was a Dutch genre and landscape painter.Van Ostade began his studies under his brother, Adriaen, with whom he remained till 1641, when he started his own practice. At an early period he felt the influence of Rembrandt, and this is apparent in a Slaughtered Pig of 1639, in the gallery of Augsburg.

Was a country singer from Central Australia. He was a Pitjantjatjara man who was born by a waterhole

Was a country singer from Central Australia. He was a Pitjantjatjara man who was born by a waterhole near Docker River (Kaltukatjara). He started his musical career as a member of Areyonga Desert Tigers. He later performed with his band the Pitjantjatjara Country Band, a band made up of his sons Hector, Frank, Peter and Paul and his cousin Russell Yamma.

Was a Soviet painter whose work provided a blueprint for the art movement of socialist realism. He i

Was a Soviet painter whose work provided a blueprint for the art movement of socialist realism. He is known for his iconic portrayals of Lenin and idealized, carefully crafted paintings dedicated to the events of the Russian Civil War and Bolshevik Revolution. Brodskiy was born in the village of Sofiyevka in Ukraine. He studied at Odessa Art Academy and the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg.

Is an Armenian-Canadian soprano. Born in Lebanon in 1974, she moved to Canada as a teenager. Isabel

Is an Armenian-Canadian soprano. Born in Lebanon in 1974, she moved to Canada as a teenager. Isabel graduated in 1997 from the University of Toronto with an honours B.A.Sc. in Engineering Science. In 2004 the singer married pianist Serouj Kradjian.

Was an American actress, perhaps best remembered for originating the part of Sarah Brown in Frank Lo

Was an American actress, perhaps best remembered for originating the part of Sarah Brown in Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls.

Was an American painter and graphic artist, who produced numerous paintings and prints of working wo

Was an American painter and graphic artist, who produced numerous paintings and prints of working women in realistic urban settings. She was widely exhibited in her lifetime, and was recognised with a number of awards including one for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts, presented to her by President Jimmy Carter in 1979.Although she never focused on landscape painting per se, many of the remaining early paintings exhibit an interest in natural lighting, trees, still-life, and street scenes, often in a forced 1:3 landscape ratio. Early pieces, of which few survive owing to the artist's intense self-criticism, are often on pressboard.

Is a popular contemporary gypsy Spanish singer, born on 2 August 1956, in the Triana district of Sev

Is a popular contemporary gypsy Spanish singer, born on 2 August 1956, in the Triana district of Seville, Spain. She has released more than a dozen albums throughout a career spanning many decades, and is known for her distinctive Andalusian style.

A famous Chilean singer-songwriter and interpreter of Latin American musical folklore.Isabel Parra w

A famous Chilean singer-songwriter and interpreter of Latin American musical folklore.Isabel Parra was born in Chile in 1939 and began her career in music at the age of 13 when she made her first recording with her world-renowned mother and folklorist, Violeta Parra. She has since interpreted and recorded the songs of some of the most famous Latin American folk singers. After the September 11, 1973 Chilean coup d’etat she lived in exile in Argentina and France for many years. She returned to Chile when democracy returned to her country.

Was a Ferrarese noblewoman who, along with her sister Lucrezia Bendidio, sang in the first incarnati

Was a Ferrarese noblewoman who, along with her sister Lucrezia Bendidio, sang in the first incarnation of the concerto delle donne as part of the court's musica secreta. She married Cornelio Bentivoglio, a powerful nobleman and member of the Bentivoglio f

A Hong Kong-based singer, actress, and model. She is considered a symbol of a new generation of actr

A Hong Kong-based singer, actress, and model. She is considered a symbol of a new generation of actresses in Hong Kong's entertainment industry. She can speak Cantonese, Mandarin and English.To help her mother support the family, Leong joined the Emperor Entertainment Group at 12 years old and began to work as a teenage model. She later turned to singing and released her debut album, Isabella, at 16 years of age. Isabella did not achieve the success hoped for and Leong turned to acting instead.In 2004, Leong appeared as a guest star in the TV series Sunshine Heartbeat. In 2005, she made her film debut in The Eye 10 and also appeared in Bug Me Not, for which she was nominated as Best New Performer in the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Is an Italian ice dancer. She competes with partner Stefano Caruso. They are the 2008 Italian junior

Is an Italian ice dancer. She competes with partner Stefano Caruso. They are the 2008 Italian junior national champions and placed 9th at the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

A French singer.Aubret won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 representing France and singing "Un p

A French singer.Aubret won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 representing France and singing "Un premier amour" (A first love) with music composed by Claude-Henri Vic and lyrics by Roland Stephane Valade. In 1968, she returned to the contest, again repr

Is an ice dancer who competed for both Canada and France. She and her brother Paul Duchesnay were a

Is an ice dancer who competed for both Canada and France. She and her brother Paul Duchesnay were a successful pair in the sport, winning a world championship in 1991 and an Olympic silver medal in 1992.