Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter I

Is an Algerian musician.Idir was born in Aït Lahcène, a Berber village in Haute-Kabylia. This farm

Is an Algerian musician.Idir was born in Aït Lahcène, a Berber village in Haute-Kabylia. This farmer's son started studying Geology and was destined for a career in the petroleum industry before his rise to stardom. Idir has been the ambassador of the Kabyle culture, especially the Kabyle music, with only his vocals and acoustic guitar.

Is an American rock singer, songwriter, and occasional actor.[1] Although he has had only limited co

Is an American rock singer, songwriter, and occasional actor.[1] Although he has had only limited commercial success, Iggy Pop is considered an innovator of punk rock, garage rock, and other related styles.[1] He is sometimes referred to by the nicknames

Was an Austrian-born French composer of the Classical period.He was born in Ruppersthal in Lower Aus

Was an Austrian-born French composer of the Classical period.He was born in Ruppersthal in Lower Austria, the son of a schoolmaster named Martin Pleyel. While still young he probably studied with Johann Baptist Vanhal, and from 1772 he became the pupil of Joseph Haydn in Eisenstadt. As with Beethoven, born 13 years later, Pleyel benefited in his study from the sponsorship of aristocracy, in this case Count Ladislaus Erdody (1746–1786). Pleyel evidently had a close relationship with Haydn, who considered him to be a superb student.

An artist in a wide range of graphic genres, working in comics, children's books, magazine illustrat

An artist in a wide range of graphic genres, working in comics, children's books, magazine illustration and erotic comics, in a highly rendered style that utilizes both digital and traditional media. His works include "The Piano Tuner", "Ship of Fools" and most notably "Convent of Hell".

Is a double bass player, music producer and founder of Orquesta El Arranque[1] (1996)[2]. He is also

Is a double bass player, music producer and founder of Orquesta El Arranque[1] (1996)[2]. He is also the creator and artistic director of Orquesta Escuela de Tango Emilio Balcarce.Varchausky is the founder of TangoVia Buenos Aires, a non profit organization, which aims at preserving, spreading and developing tango culture throughout the world.With this group Varchausky has recorded six albums and has performed as a double bass player in over 150 cities throughout the USA, Europe, Japan [3] and China. His most significant shows include the cycle at the Lincoln Center[4] in New York with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra[5], the concert at the Carré Theatre in Amsterdam, at Orchard Hall in Tokyo, at Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and the series of concerts at the 2007 Hong Kong Arts Festival.

Was a Polish painter and pedagogue active primarily in Krakow. He was the brother of the prominent p

Was a Polish painter and pedagogue active primarily in Krakow. He was the brother of the prominent physicist Stefan Pienkowski. In 1892, he was educated at an Art school in Warsaw under Wojciech Gerson. He continued his studies in Krakow under Teodor Axentowicz and Leon Wyczólkowski. He travelled across the world, to Brazil, Russia, Germany, and the United States.

Was a Romanian painter who worked in almost every genre of painting before devoting himself purely t

Was a Romanian painter who worked in almost every genre of painting before devoting himself purely to watercolor. He was also interested in decorative art, design, interior decoration and book illustration. In his lifetime, he produced more than 3,000 works of art.

Was an Austrian pianist and composer.Ignaz Brüll was born the eldest son of a prosperous Jewish mer

Was an Austrian pianist and composer.Ignaz Brüll was born the eldest son of a prosperous Jewish merchant family in the Moravian provincial town of Prostejov (Prossnitz). In 1850 he moved with his parents to Vienna, which became the centre of his life and work. Brüll was originally destined to take over his father's business, but because of his precocious gifts he also received a thorough musical education. He studied the piano with Julius Epstein, and composition with Johann Rufinatscha and Felix Otto Dessoff. An enthusiastic assessment when he was fourteen years old from Anton Rubinstein proved the decisive factor in his dedication to a musical career.

Was a Polish pianist and composer. Critics (e.g. Harold C. Schonberg) and colleagues (e.g. Sergei Ra

Was a Polish pianist and composer. Critics (e.g. Harold C. Schonberg) and colleagues (e.g. Sergei Rachmaninoff) alike placed him among the supreme piano virtuosi of his day, alongside Leopold Godowsky, Moriz Rosenthal, Józef Hofmann and Josef Lhevinne.His official début in Vienna in 1904 featured a program of three piano concertos, rivalling the similar programs of established titans like Busoni and Godowsky, and he remained a titan throughout his career. His style was quiet and effortless, imbued with a sense of rhythm and color, grounded in a sovereign technique, and much has been written about his peerless interpretations of Chopin in particular.

Was a German sculptor and woodcarver within the Bavarian rococo tradition.He studied under Johann Ba

Was a German sculptor and woodcarver within the Bavarian rococo tradition.He studied under Johann Baptist Straub from 1743 to 1750 and under Paul Egell in Mannheim from 1751 to 1752. In 1753, he worked at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. In 1754, he started his own shop in Munich.He is best remembered for his work in churches, especially his altars.

Is a Brazilian folk singer and TV host who has also done some acting.[1] She is noted for supporting

Is a Brazilian folk singer and TV host who has also done some acting.[1] She is noted for supporting or reviving songs from the caipira.She became interested in music from an early point and after her marriage she managed to get the support needed to do so. By the 1950s she had had a few hits, but her fondness for traditional folk and rural music kept her from being "mainstream" in Brazilian music. Despite, or perhaps because of, that she gained a following in rural Brazil even though she was an urbanite herself.[

Has been widely acclaimed as the greatest 20th-century choreographer of folk dance.Since the early 1

Has been widely acclaimed as the greatest 20th-century choreographer of folk dance.Since the early 1930s, he staged acrobatic parades on Red Square and finally came up with the idea of establishing the Theatre of Folk Art. In 1936, Vyacheslav Molotov put him in charge of the new dance company, which has since been known as the Moiseyev Ballet. Among about 200 dances he created for his company, some humorously represented the game of football and guerrilla warfare. After visiting Belarus he choreographed a Belarusian "folk" dance Bulba ("Potato"), which over the years indeed became a Belarusian folk dance. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, Moiseyev's work has been especially admired "for the balance that it maintained between authentic folk dance and theatrical effectiveness".

Is a Russian British artist and yogi. Igor Kufayev was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and classically

Is a Russian British artist and yogi. Igor Kufayev was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and classically trained in art from the age of 12.[citation needed] In his teens he attended a private studio of an artist Shamil Rakhimov in his native town

Is a Croatian singer, musician and television personality. He came to media attention as one of sixt

Is a Croatian singer, musician and television personality. He came to media attention as one of sixteen contestants of talents show Operacija trijumf, Balkan version of Endemol's Star Academy. Cukrov represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 alongside Andrea Šušnjara with the song "Lijepa Tena", written by Tonci Huljic.[3][2] The song qualified to the final from the second semi-final as the jury's selected qualifier. It eventually finished in 18th place with 45 points.

A Russian classical pianist who has made a distinguished international career as performer, recordin

A Russian classical pianist who has made a distinguished international career as performer, recording artist and teacher of other pianists.Igor Lazko is descended from a family renowned for its musicians through several generations. When he was six years old he was admitted to the special school for young musicians in the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory, where his professors were Pavel Serebryakov and Lekhovitskaya. He was profoundly affected by the example of Glenn Gould's playing, when he made a tour in the Soviet Union in 1957, and from this and from Gould's recordings he drew a wealth of inspiration: the pianist describes this in an article cited below.

Is a Polish artist born in Oederan, Germany.Shortly afterwards, he became fascinated by Latin Americ

Is a Polish artist born in Oederan, Germany.Shortly afterwards, he became fascinated by Latin American art and culture, spending a year painting and travelling around Mexico. The experience led him to take up sculpture.

He got his Master's Degree in lithography at The Institute of Fine Art and Culture, a subsidiary of

He got his Master's Degree in lithography at The Institute of Fine Art and Culture, a subsidiary of the (then) T. Kotarbinski Teacher's Education School in Zielona Góra, at assistant professor's Stefan Ficner studio.Presently employed at Lubusz Museum in Zielona Góra. His artistic field of interest spans over painting, drawing, illustrating books, infography and comics. He wrote, drawn and self-published many graphic novels (many of them set in his home city), including: Undertaker, Animal Dreams, Paradise, Witch, Ships, The Winter Templar, City of Wine, Son of a Dog, Vermin, Graal and Carrion. Participant of many art exhibitions, group and individual. Co-founder and Grandmaster of Galeria Twórców Galera (Galley Gallery of Creators), an organization promoting young artists since 1997. Editor of TARTAK, AVE GALERA!, ANARION and PRZESTRÓJ. Co-founder of an artistic group Korpotacja Trylobit (Corporation Trilobite) as the Trilobite of the East. Since 2006 vice-chairman of Zielona Góra branch of the Association of Polish Artists and Designers.

Is a Ukrainian violinist. He was born in Odessa, Ukraine and is the son of violinist David Oistrakh.

Is a Ukrainian violinist. He was born in Odessa, Ukraine and is the son of violinist David Oistrakh. He attended the Central Music School in Moscow and made his concert debut in 1948. From 1949 to 1955 he studied at the Moscow Conservatory, winning first

Is a Norwegian composer, guitar, bass, keyboard player and vocalist. He is best known for his work w

Is a Norwegian composer, guitar, bass, keyboard player and vocalist. He is best known for his work with Norwegian black metal band Emperor. He has appeared in Thou Shalt Suffer, up until March 4, 2006, played in Peccatum with his wife Ihriel (real name Heidi S. Tveitan), and now devotes himself to his solo project, Ihsahn. In his very early releases, he went by the name Ygg. He is currently endorsed by Ibanez[1] [2] and Line 6[3].

Is a Finnish jazz pianist. He has studied piano in the jazz department of Sibelius Academy and class

Is a Finnish jazz pianist. He has studied piano in the jazz department of Sibelius Academy and classical piano in Manhattan School of Music. He is one of the best known Finnish jazz pianists, both in Finland and abroad. He's a pianist and composer of Trio Töykeät, a Finnish jazz trio. In addition to jazz, he has composed some classical pieces - most notably, the Concerto for Piano and Concerto in G??A?.

Was an American musician, bandleader, talent scout, and record producer. His recording of Rocket 88,

Was an American musician, bandleader, talent scout, and record producer. His recording of Rocket 88, under the pseudonym of "Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats" in 1951 is considered to be the "first rock and roll song" ever. However, he is best known Tur

A well-known Japanese graphic designer.Ikko Tanaka's work includes the design of the symbols for Exp

A well-known Japanese graphic designer.Ikko Tanaka's work includes the design of the symbols for Expo '85 in Tsukuba and World City Expo Tokyo '96. Amongst others he has worked for the Seibu Saison Group, The International Garden and Greenery Exposition, Hanae Mori, Issey Miyake, and the Mazda Corporation. Tanaka has curated and designed exhibitions for the Victoria and Albert Museum (London) and throughout Japan.[1]

A Japanese folk singer from Kagoshima. She was born in Kedomi, Amami Islands. She grew up on the Ama

A Japanese folk singer from Kagoshima. She was born in Kedomi, Amami Islands. She grew up on the Amami Islands (in Setouchi, Kagoshima) which are famous for spawning popular singers of the traditional Okinawan Folk or Ryukyuan Music. Her father influenced

Her first musical experience was as the drummer for seminal no wave band DNA, which also featured Ea

Her first musical experience was as the drummer for seminal no wave band DNA, which also featured East Village hero, Arto Lindsay. Though she had little prior musical experience (and had never played drums), Mori quickly developed a distinctive style: One critic describes her as "a tight, tireless master of shifting asymmetrical rhythm", while Lester Bangs wrote that she "cuts Sunny Murray in my book" (Bangs, 303) His comment is no small praise, as Murray is widely considered a major free jazz drummer.

A female Japanese actress and a J-pop singer.Her Peter Pan's stage play is very popular and continui

A female Japanese actress and a J-pop singer.Her Peter Pan's stage play is very popular and continuing for 20 years or more.