Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Belgian-born singer who became the first French Pop Idol. He has had hit singles across France,

Is a Belgian-born singer who became the first French Pop Idol. He has had hit singles across France, Belgium, Spain, and Western Europe.

Is an American folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. She began her career in the late 1980s as

Is an American folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. She began her career in the late 1980s as one half of the folk duo The Story, and began her solo career in 1994. Her music merges elements of folk, rock and pop, often with poignant lyrics and comp

Is a musician from South Africa, who has recorded and performed with his bands Juluka and Savuka. So

Is a musician from South Africa, who has recorded and performed with his bands Juluka and Savuka. Sometimes called Le Zoulou Blanc ("The White Zulu"), he is an important figure in South African popular music history, with songs that mix Zulu with English lyrics, and African with various Western European (such as Celtic) music styles.As a young man, in the early stages of his musical career, he combined his music with the study of anthropology, a subject which he also taught for a while at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, where he was influenced, among others, by the work of David Webster, a social anthropologist who was assassinated in 1989.

Is a pianist, composer, and bandleader from Kenner, Louisiana, United States.By the age of 17, he re

Is a pianist, composer, and bandleader from Kenner, Louisiana, United States.By the age of 17, he released his first of his two CDs as a leader entitled "Times In New Orleans" featuring New Orleans musicians including Jason Marsalis, Donald Harrison Jr. a

Is an Australian actor, singer, writer and comedian. He has appeared on film, stage and television,

Is an Australian actor, singer, writer and comedian. He has appeared on film, stage and television, as well as in satirical sketch comedy television programs.Stage appearances include The Importance of Being Earnest (in which he appeared as "John Worthing", inheriting the role from Geoffrey Rush) — also appearing in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Orpheus in the Underworld, and the Gilbert and Sullivan Savoy operas Ruddigore and The Mikado .

An American artist who lives and works in Maine.He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at Carnegie Me

An American artist who lives and works in Maine.He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University in 1964, after which he continued his studies at France's Ecole de Fontainebleau and received his Master of Fine Arts from Yale University in 1966. In the 1960's, Mr. Borofsky's art sought to interconnect minimalism and pop art.Jonathan Borofsky's most famous works, at least among the general public, are his Hammering Man sculptures. "Hammering Men" have been installed in various cities around the world. The largest Hammering Man is in Frankfurt, Germany and the second largest is in Seattle, Washington. Other Hammering Men are in New York City, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Basel, Seoul, and Washington, D.C..

Is an American figure skater. He placed 12th at the 2010 United States Figure Skating Championships.

Is an American figure skater. He placed 12th at the 2010 United States Figure Skating Championships.

Is a contemporary musician and the founder of J.Viewz and Violet Vision (together with Shay Raviv).

Is a contemporary musician and the founder of J.Viewz and Violet Vision (together with Shay Raviv).

Went on to become a member of the famous popular boy band East 17.Hendy has a daughter called Justic

Went on to become a member of the famous popular boy band East 17.Hendy has a daughter called Justice. He chose this name for her because he did not believe there was enough justice in this world.

Is an English singer and guitarist, and frontman of Razorlight. He grew up in and around the city of

Is an English singer and guitarist, and frontman of Razorlight. He grew up in and around the city of London, in Muswell Hill, and attended first St. Anthony's School, Hampstead, and then Highgate School, an expensive public school, with John Hassall, form

The bassist of the group Billy Talent. Of MTtis decent, Jon grew up in Streetsville, Ontario, pickin

The bassist of the group Billy Talent. Of MTtis decent, Jon grew up in Streetsville, Ontario, picking up bass guitar at age 12. He attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Secondary School, and played in a band called "To Each His Own" with school-mate Benjamin Kowalewicz. They later recruited Aaron Solowoniuk, and merged with the band "Dragon Flower" to meet Ian D'Sa and form Pezz. During these times, Jon also went to Humber College for his post-secondary education, where he studied Jazz bass. Once he crafted his own unique style, the band recorded two demos, and eventually a full-length studio album, Watoosh!, in 1998.[1] During that time, Jon also played bass part-time in The Kitchen Party. Currently, Jon now is touring with Billy Talent to promote Billy Talent II. Jon is currently living with his wife and newborn child, Xavier Jeffrey Gallant, born October 5th 2007.

A Yonkers, New York cartoonist famous mostly for creating the animated Macromedia Flash series 'Neur

A Yonkers, New York cartoonist famous mostly for creating the animated Macromedia Flash series 'Neurotically Yours', featuring characters that rant about the world around them. Mathers was also the centerpiece of a band called Negative Sock Boy.One of his first cartoons, 4Y-Records, was a comic strip about Marek, a disgruntled record store clerk, who complains about the state of the music industry to his various clients.He then progressed to his most recent success, the animated Macromedia Flash black comedy series Neurotically Yours, starring Foamy the ranting squirrel and Germaine, his goth-chick companion (Germaine's voice is done by Dawn Bennett, a budding female voice over artist).

Is a singer-songwriter, who formed Jonathan Kelly's Outside in 1973, a British folk rock band.Outsid

Is a singer-songwriter, who formed Jonathan Kelly's Outside in 1973, a British folk rock band.Outside was made up of Kelly, Snowy White and Chas Jankel on guitars, Dave Sheen on drums and Trevor Williams (ex-Audience) on bass guitar. White went on to play with Pink Floyd and Thin Lizzy before a successful solo career, and Jankel later played with Ian Dury and the Blockheads.

Is a British singer, songwriter, TV personality, impresario, and pop music producer.He first came to

Is a British singer, songwriter, TV personality, impresario, and pop music producer.He first came to prominence when he wrote and sang the global hit "Everyone's Gone to the Moon" in 1965, going on to become an executive and media entrepreneur.

An American artist who attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City as well as California Ins

An American artist who attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City as well as California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California. Lasker lives and works in New York City, New York.Lasker has been awarded National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Grant in 1987 and again in 1989. In 1989 he was also awarded the New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship Grant.His work has been covered in Artforum, Artscribe, Arts Magazine, Art Today, Flash Art, New Art Examiner, New York Magazine, The New York Times, Tema Celeste, Village Voice, and The Washington Post among many others. Richard Milazzo has written the book Jonathan Lasker:Expressions Become Things in 2005.

Is a former member of the late 1990s and early 2000s pop group S Club 7 (later S Club) which split i

Is a former member of the late 1990s and early 2000s pop group S Club 7 (later S Club) which split in April 2003. The group also starred in a number of their own TV sitcoms, playing themselves. Lee grew up in Ipplepen, Devon.

He lead singer, guitarist, and co-founder of the alternative rock band Switchfoot. He started Switch

He lead singer, guitarist, and co-founder of the alternative rock band Switchfoot. He started Switchfoot in 1996 with drummer Chad Butler and his brother Tim on bass. He writes or co-writes the music for all of Switchfoot's songs.Foreman was born in San Bernardino County, California, but his family then moved to Massachusetts and Virginia Beach during his childhood. After moving to Encinitas in North County San Diego in his junior high years, he went to Torrey Pines High School in Carmel Valley, California, and he became fast friends with Todd Cooper who encouraged him to learn guitar. [1] Cooper was later a guitar tech for Switchfoot, eventually leaving in 2005 to pursue his own musical career. Foreman attended UC San Diego and later dropped out to follow his singing career.

Is a German painter, sculptor, performance artist and installation artist based in Berlin and Hambur

Is a German painter, sculptor, performance artist and installation artist based in Berlin and Hamburg. His (often multi-media) works include collages, drawings and writing. He also designs theater sets and wrote and starred in a play, "De Frau: Dr. Poundaddylein - Dr. Ezodysseusszeusuzur" in 2007 at the Volksbühne Theater.

A British concert pianist. Educated at Stonyhurst College, Lancashire.Gold Medallist at The Royal Ac

A British concert pianist. Educated at Stonyhurst College, Lancashire.Gold Medallist at The Royal Academy of Music, London where his professor was Alexander Kelly, and recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore USA with Julio Esteban.Winner of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Award and the European Piano Competition.

A British pianist and composer. He specializes in playing avant garde and Russian Romantic music.His

A British pianist and composer. He specializes in playing avant garde and Russian Romantic music.His repertoire is broad and ranges from Bach to many contemporary works (he is associated with composers as varied as Finnissy, White, Ambrosini, Staud and Sirodeau). He specialises in the late Romantic era, and made his first acquaintance with Sorabji's music, with which he has since become strongly associated, in 1984 through the radio broadcasts of Yonty Solomon and through the scores that were then still published and available through Curwen. He was encouraged to contact the composer, and obtained copies of several later works which he premiered starting in 1990, and has been recording and performing regularly.

An American professional ballroom dancer. He decided to take up dancing after he received a free tri

An American professional ballroom dancer. He decided to take up dancing after he received a free trial at a local dance studio and enjoyed it. He currently resides in California with his wife and former dance partner, Anna Trebunskaya.He has competed on the seasons 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 of the U.S. version of Dancing with the Stars. In Season 1, he danced with celebrity Rachel Hunter.[3] They were the third couple to be eliminated coming in 4th place. In Season 2, he danced with celebrity Giselle Fernandez. They were also eliminated in the third week and came in 8th place. In Season 4,

Is a South African cartoonist, famous as Zapiro, whose work appears in numerous South African public

Is a South African cartoonist, famous as Zapiro, whose work appears in numerous South African publications and has been exhibited internationally on many occasions. He is the nephew of British magician David Berglas and cousin to Marvin Berglas director of Marvin's Magic.Jonathan started out as the editorial cartoonist of South in 1987. In 1988 Jonathan was detained shortly before leaving on a Fulbright Scholarship to study media arts at the School of Visual Arts in New York. There he studied under the comics masters Art Spiegelman, Will Eisner and Harvey Kurtzman.

Is a British artist and illustrator.He has had three one-man shows in London and has exhibited at th

Is a British artist and illustrator.He has had three one-man shows in London and has exhibited at the Singer and Friedlander Exhibition several times, and also at the Discerning Eye Competition at the Mall Galleries, winning a prize in 2002. In 1997 an ex

Is a retired American pair skater. With partner Laura Handy, he is the 2000 Karl Shafer Memorial cha

Is a retired American pair skater. With partner Laura Handy, he is the 2000 Karl Shafer Memorial champion and the 2001 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist. With partner Jennifer Don, he is the 2003 World Junior bronze medalist, the 2003 Junior Grand Prix bro

Is an Australian rock singer, musician, actor and writer. Jon English emigrated to Australia with hi

Is an Australian rock singer, musician, actor and writer. Jon English emigrated to Australia with his parents in 1961. He was an early vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Sebastian Hardie but left to take on the role of Judas Iscariot in the Australian version of the stage musical Jesus Christ Superstar from May 1972,[2] which was broadcast on television.[1] English is also a noted solo singer, his Australian top twenty hit singles include "Turn the Page", "Hollywood Seven", "Words are Not Enough", "Six Ribbons" and "Hot Town".