Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a visually impaired professional singer in Singapore.During his busking days, he performed with h

Is a visually impaired professional singer in Singapore.During his busking days, he performed with his guitar at various locations in Singapore such as the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple at Waterloo Street and areas around Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) stations, drawing crowds of people who were attracted by his soulful voice.

Is an author-composer-singer born in 1970 in Las Tunas, on The Isla de la Juventud ("Isle of Youth")

Is an author-composer-singer born in 1970 in Las Tunas, on The Isla de la Juventud ("Isle of Youth"), situated about 100 kilometers south of the Havana shore (Cuba). He is very popular with young Cubans and famous worldwide for having co-composed the original soundtrack from the movie Habana Blues. He is also part of the Cuban band Habana Abierta.

Is a Jamaican recording artist.His recording career began in 1963 when the legendary, West Indian re

Is a Jamaican recording artist.His recording career began in 1963 when the legendary, West Indian record producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd recorded him singing a song called "Prevention" with Byron Lee and the Dragonaires. His first solo efforts weren't to be recorded until three years later when Dodd signed him to Studio One.

Was a Canadian artist.Ken Danby enrolled at the Ontario College of Art in 1958. His first exhibition

Was a Canadian artist.Ken Danby enrolled at the Ontario College of Art in 1958. His first exhibition in 1964 sold out.Danby was best known for creating unique visual images that study everyday life. In At the Crease (1972), the masked ice-hockey goalie has been referred to as "something of a national symbol".In 1975, Danby was elected a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. He has also been a recipient of the Jessie Dow Prize, the 125th Anniversary Commemorative Medal of Canada, the City of Sault Ste. Marie's Award of Merit and both the Queen's Silver and Golden Jubilee Medals.

Is an American singer best known as a member of television's The Lawrence Welk Show.Delo started per

Is an American singer best known as a member of television's The Lawrence Welk Show.Delo started performing first as a magician, then a ventriloquist and later a hypnotist before taking up singing by miming to records. While attending Our Lady Of Lourdes High School in River Rouge, he made his public singing debut as a member of a doo-wop group known as The Pencil Smudges, a take-off of the group The Ink Spots, singing The Battle of Jericho at a school recital.

An Australian artist best known for his design work. His simple, brightly coloured images of Austral

An Australian artist best known for his design work. His simple, brightly coloured images of Australian landmarks have adorned a very popular range of clothing and homewares sold under the "Done Design" brand.Done's first solo exhibition was in Sydney during 1980. To date he has staged over 50 exhibitions dedicated solely to his work. Done's work has been exhibited in Australia, Japan, and France, amongst others. His first European exhibition was held in Paris in 1996. In the year 2000 his works were exhibited in Los Angeles and in London.[1]

Is a keyboard (especially Hammond organ) player, guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer best kno

Is a keyboard (especially Hammond organ) player, guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer best known for his work with Uriah Heep during the 1970s.He wrote or cowrote the majority of Uriah Heep's songs during this period, including such hits as "Look at

Was a Canadian jazz pianist who spent most of his life working in the United States.In 1942 he repla

Was a Canadian jazz pianist who spent most of his life working in the United States.In 1942 he replaced Mary Lou Williams as Andy Kirk's pianist; Kirk recorded his composition "Boogie Woogie Cocktail". He joined the Army from 1943 to 1945, where he occasi

Is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. He is considered one of the most successful so

Is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. He is considered one of the most successful songwriters of the 1960s as a result of his collaborations with John Carter. His biggest success was the million seller Can't you hear my heartbeat, which wa

An abstract painter, based in London. His is included the leading British figurative painters Willia

An abstract painter, based in London. His is included the leading British figurative painters William Coldstream, Euan Uglow, Patrick George and Craigie Aitchison.Maycock works in the medium of oil paint on canvas. He explores formalist concerns such as position, space, colour and design. Maycock believes that "paintings should be allowed to speak for themselves, like bo." For a 2002 exhibition he made the following artist's statement: "The subject matter of my paintings is painting itself and my starting point is the proportion of the rectangle. I paint two sorts of picture. The first is to do with instigating and following a system or procedure and the second is an intuitive, investigative process involving (seemingly) endless and arduous revision. These can take trillions of years to paint."[citation needed]

A Japanese vocalist who is primarily an anison, or a singer of anime theme songs. He is most known f

A Japanese vocalist who is primarily an anison, or a singer of anime theme songs. He is most known for being the singer of the theme songs "For Who's Sake" (????? ,Taga Tame ni?) of the 1979 anime Cyborg 009 and "Oh, Denshi Sentai Denziman" (??????????? ,

Is a Swedish rap artist born in Kenya and brought up in Hässelby,a suburb in the area of Stockholm.

Is a Swedish rap artist born in Kenya and brought up in Hässelby,a suburb in the area of Stockholm. He has collaborated with Norwegian rapper and producer Tommy Tee, Redman, Saigon, Heltah Skeltah, Morgan Heritage, Kalamashaka, and almost everybody in Eur

A Japanese illustrator most famous for being the art director of the Pokémon franchise. A friend of

A Japanese illustrator most famous for being the art director of the Pokémon franchise. A friend of Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of the franchise, Sugimori is responsible for the bulk of Pokémon art and almost single-handedly designed the first 251 Pokémon (since Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, others have helped to design the characters). He is also responsible for designing many of the main characters in the Pokémon video games, such as Red, Blue, and the various Gym Leaders. Also among his work is a majority of early Pokémon cards. Ken Sugimori also helped with the design of Pokémon characters on the popular video games Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee, and was the prime character designer for Pulseman, an earlier game by Game Freak for the Sega Mega Drive. He also participated in the Game Freak event in which he and two others traded their Psyducks for Ponyta. A character in the Pokémon anime, the artist and trainer Tracey, (Known as Kenji in Japanese), is most likely based on him, much like Ash (Satoshi in Japanese) was based on Tajiri.

And educated in Singapore. A famous Mandopop singer and composer, he is one of the members of the fa

And educated in Singapore. A famous Mandopop singer and composer, he is one of the members of the famous Taiwanese boy band F4 and also a prominent Taiwanese drama actor.

Is a Turkish pop musician. He represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, wh

Is a Turkish pop musician. He represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, where he reached fourth, with 163 points.His first album, Yaparim Bilirsin was released in March 1993. 93 concerts held that year was a considerable achievement in Turkey. His second album Simsiki Siki Siki was released in January 1995 and achieved an unbelievable success with 175 live performances of the singer that year. The album Kenan Dogulu 3 which was launched in the music shops in August 1996 achieved great appreciation of his fans.

Is an artist, performance artist, musician and film-maker. In 1993, at the Venice Biennial, Kendell

Is an artist, performance artist, musician and film-maker. In 1993, at the Venice Biennial, Kendell Geers changed his date of birth to May 1968. That same year, in Venice, Geers rose to international notoriety when he urinated in Marcel Duchamp's Fountain. [1] He has exhibited globally since 1993 and participated in numerous exhibitions including Documenta, the Carnegie International, Havana Biennia, Istanbul Biennial, Kwang Ju Biennial, Taipei Biennial, Lyon Biennial as well as presented solo exhibitions in the CCA Cincinnati, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst Gent, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Aspen Art Museum and the CAC in Lyon.

Is an American ice dancer. Goodwin was adopted from Indonesia as an infant. She was raised in New Je

Is an American ice dancer. Goodwin was adopted from Indonesia as an infant. She was raised in New Jersey, and currently lives in Randolph.[2] She has competed with Paul Goldner, Chris Obzansky, and Brent Bommentre.

Is an American pair skater. She previously skated with Andy Seitz. Together, they are the 2006 US Ju

Is an American pair skater. She previously skated with Andy Seitz. Together, they are the 2006 US Junior national champions and won the silver medal at the 2006 World Junior championships. They are skated on both the Junior Grand Prix and senior Grand Pri

An African-American singer, songwriter, performer, intellectual and social activist from Pittsburgh,

An African-American singer, songwriter, performer, intellectual and social activist from Pittsburgh, PA (though born in Youngstown, OH) who now resides in Brooklyn, NY. She got her start singing in church and performing with the Civic Light Opera Mini Sta

Was the lead singer of The Tempters, the "bad boys" of the Group Sounds Japan pop scene in the mid a

Was the lead singer of The Tempters, the "bad boys" of the Group Sounds Japan pop scene in the mid and late 1960s. A teen idol with a legion of loyal fans, Hagiwara was known for his good looks and arrogance, which appealed to both young male and female J

A Japanese singer and TV personality, known for his outspoken views and one (????, effeminate, liter

A Japanese singer and TV personality, known for his outspoken views and one (????, effeminate, literally elder sister) style.[1]Mikawa was born in Suwa, Nagano as Yoshikazu Momose (?? ?? ,Momose Yoshikazu?).[2] He recorded a number of hit songs as a male

A Japanese author and rock musician.

A Japanese author and rock musician.

A musician and video game designer based in Japan. He is best-known for his cult survival horror ser

A musician and video game designer based in Japan. He is best-known for his cult survival horror series, the D games and his audio game series, Real Sound.Eno attended a school for gifted children in his younger years, however the regular course of his childhood was greatly affected by the disappearance of his mother from his life during his second year of elementary school[1]. Eno dropped out of high school at age 17 and, after brief jobs at Canon and a telephone-appointment company, he soon entered the video game industry[2].

Was a Japanese architect and professor.Kenji Imai went to Waseda University in Tokyo and graduated w

Was a Japanese architect and professor.Kenji Imai went to Waseda University in Tokyo and graduated with a degree in Architecture. He travelled to the USSR, Scandinavia, Italy and Spain in 1926. He met Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, Ernst May and others, which asserted an influence on his way of thinking and his architectural style. Like Togo Murano and Takamasa Yoshizaka who also trained at Waseda University, Imai had a style which can be categorized as Expressionist. Impressed with the works of Antoni Gaudi, he proceeded to promote him in Japan and elsewhere. He also introduced the work of the Austrian mystic, Rudolf Steiner to Japan. In 1948 his wife Maria Shimko died and he converted to Catholicism. [1][2]

A Japanese video game composer and musician. He is best known for his work on the Mana and SaGa seri

A Japanese video game composer and musician. He is best known for his work on the Mana and SaGa series. In 2001, he left Square to become a freelance composer, but has since continued to collaborate with the company.[1]His first project was a co-effort between himself and Nobuo Uematsu for the Game Boy title, Final Fantasy Legend II (SaGa 2). Shortly after in 1991, he composed the complete soundtrack for Final Fantasy Adventure (Seiken Densetsu), another Game Boy title. Beginning in 1992, Ito would have the Super Nintendo's 8 channel sound chip to rely on as he began composing music for the SaGa trilogy. This includes all of the music for the three Romancing SaGa releases, as well as SaGa Frontier (a PlayStation title).