Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter L

A Swedish singer and song writer in popular music. She has so far published 10 albums, most of them

A Swedish singer and song writer in popular music. She has so far published 10 albums, most of them in the Swedish language but some entirely in English. Her voice has been described as "child-like"[1] and "soft, supple and smooth".[2] Her Swedish lyrics have also been praised.In 1994, at the age of 23, Ekdahl became famous overnight in Sweden with her self titled debut album and the #1 hit single "Vem Vet (Who Knows?)".[2] The record sold almost 800,000 copies[3] and she was awarded three Swedish music prizes, one of them as the nation's best artist of the year. She repeated the success in Denmark and Norway as well.

Is an American retired figure skater. She was coached by Carol Heiss Jenkins and originally trained

Is an American retired figure skater. She was coached by Carol Heiss Jenkins and originally trained by Melissa Smith at the Charleston Civic Center Ice Arena. Due to an eating disorder, she chose to retire from competitive skating. Her decision to stop s

Is an American Grammy Award winning R&B singer. She is known for her beautiful image, impressive voc

Is an American Grammy Award winning R&B singer. She is known for her beautiful image, impressive vocal range and talents that reach high up to the whistle register, and her 1991 smash hit single "How Can I Ease the Pain". Fischer has been recognized as on

Is an American singer, musical theater and television actress who was the tenth-place finalist on th

Is an American singer, musical theater and television actress who was the tenth-place finalist on the fifth season of American Idol.Tucker was born in Anaheim, California[2] to Stanley and Eleanor Tucker, and has two older brothers: Billy and Stanley III.

Is an American singer, musical theater and television actress who was the tenth-place finalist on th

Is an American singer, musical theater and television actress who was the tenth-place finalist on the fifth season of American Idol.[1]Tucker was encouraged by her parents to audition for a production of The Little Princess at Orange County Children's The

An internationally-acclaimed Australian opera singer.She won the Cardiff Singer of the World competi

An internationally-acclaimed Australian opera singer.She won the Cardiff Singer of the World competition in 1991, and is a well-known Wagner opera soprano.Lisa studied at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music and was a pupil of the esteemed Margaret Nickson. In 1982 she won the Australian Regional Finals of the Metropolitan Opera Auditions and in 1984 she was awarded the Covent Garden Scholarship. In the same year she sang in the Queen's 60th Birthday Gala at the Royal Opera House.

Is a filmmaker, actress, composer and singer and is the sister of director James Merendino (SLC Punk

Is a filmmaker, actress, composer and singer and is the sister of director James Merendino (SLC Punk!)She graduated from Emerson College, with a BS in Film. She founded the Blessed Elysium Motion Picture Company, which produces German Expressionist films.

Is an actress.She made her first big splash in television in 1977 in the TV flop Tabitha; the belate

Is an actress.She made her first big splash in television in 1977 in the TV flop Tabitha; the belated spin-off of the 1960s sitcom Bewitched. Lisa played the now grown-up Tabitha Stephens, who tried making it on her own without using her magic powers. Aft

An Australian singer-songwriter, who grew up in Albury, New South Wales. Her debut EP, entitled Said

An Australian singer-songwriter, who grew up in Albury, New South Wales. Her debut EP, entitled Said One To The Other topped iTunes in Australia and on its success brought her to the attention boutique London based publisher, Little Victories a subsidiary of Sony/ATV, with whom she signed in 2007. Subsequently, Mitchell relocated to the UK for much of 2008 where she spent the summer working on songs for her debut studio album. She signed to RCA Records in November and the label will release Mitchell’s debut single, Neopolitan Dreams, on January 19.

The singer of the Swedish Gothic/Doom metal band Draconian.

The singer of the Swedish Gothic/Doom metal band Draconian.

A Canadian-born singer and songwriter . Lavie discovered her musical talent at age 10. Her love for

A Canadian-born singer and songwriter . Lavie discovered her musical talent at age 10. Her love for music was inspired by Mariah Carey’s work, and, closer to home, by her older brothers’ musical and dance talent. An independent-minded teenager, Lavie tour

A Welsh singer and voice actress.Dark was born in Clydach, one of the Swansea valleys[2]. She is rel

A Welsh singer and voice actress.Dark was born in Clydach, one of the Swansea valleys[2]. She is related to Adelina Patti (1843-1919) and Bette Davis (1908-1989) [3] [4] Dark was born with a rare inter-sex medical condition called Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)[5]. This meant that throughout Dark’s childhood she was raised as a boy because doctors failed to realise that she was biologically female[6][7].

A Canadian singer and voice actor. She is probably best known for her role as Lisa Raccoon in the an

A Canadian singer and voice actor. She is probably best known for her role as Lisa Raccoon in the animated television series The Raccoons, as well as for singing the series' various songs, including the theme song "Run With Us".As a teenager, Lougheed att

An English singer-songwriter, model, musician and presenter, who originally came to the public's att

An English singer-songwriter, model, musician and presenter, who originally came to the public's attention as the main female member of So Solid Crew. Whilst in So Solid, the singer notched up 5 top 20 hits, including a platinum selling single "21 Seconds" and a platinum selling album They Don't Know. As a solo artist, she has released two top 10 singles and an award winning album including the gold selling single "All Over". She was born to an Italian mother and a black father.

A former member of pop band Deuce and now make-up expert for ITV1's programme This Morning.On 22 Jul

A former member of pop band Deuce and now make-up expert for ITV1's programme This Morning.On 22 July 2006 Lisa married long-term boyfriend, Ant McPartlin in Taplow, Buckinghamshire.[1] Ant is one half of the English acting and television presenting duo Ant & Dec alongside Declan Donnelly, who stood as best man at the wedding. The couple met when they were both performing at a pop concert at Newcastle City Hall in 1994. McPartlin was there as part of PJ & Duncan AKA, whilst Armstrong was in Deuce.[2] Ant proposed to Lisa whilst on holiday in Dubai on 26 April 2005.

And grew up in Rhuddlan. She is a Welsh singer and a graduate of the Italia Conti Academy stage scho

And grew up in Rhuddlan. She is a Welsh singer and a graduate of the Italia Conti Academy stage school, who is best known for her five years with one of the most successful UK pop groups of all time, Steps.Scott-Lee is best known for her five years with one of the most successful UK pop groups of all time, Steps. The group, which came together in 1997 and had 14 top 10 singles in the UK, split up on Boxing Day 2001.

Is an American actress, born to Nancy and Frank Chlumsky. She is best known for playing Vada Sultenf

Is an American actress, born to Nancy and Frank Chlumsky. She is best known for playing Vada Sultenfuss in the 1991 movie My Girl and the 1994 sequel My Girl 2.She entered show business at an early age modeling with her mother in an advertising campaign. She is best known for playing Vada Sultenfuss in the 1991 movie My Girl and the 1994 sequel My Girl 2.She was in Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain with Christina Ricci, in which they "clown around" on a "haunted" mountain.Columbia Pictures expressed serious interest in My Girl 3 (also known as Still My Girl) and a script has been in development since 2003, according to Dan Aykroyd. Aykroyd revealed in media outlets that Columbia was attempting to sign Anna for the role.[2] The project is still in development stages, with no current updates in four years.

A Swedish musician.Lisa Miskovsky quickly placed herself on the Swedish rock music charts with her d

A Swedish musician.Lisa Miskovsky quickly placed herself on the Swedish rock music charts with her debut album Lisa Miskovsky and single "Driving One Of Your Cars", with Swedish releases in 2001. Following this release, she received two Swedish Rock Bear awards; one for Best Swedish Newcomer, and the other for Best Swedish Female Artist of the Year. She followed up her musical success with the album Fallingwater, released in 2003, which quickly climbed to number one in the Swedish pop charts, even reaching platinum sales. The album's success came greatly from two of its songs "Lady Stardust" and "Sing To Me" which both became hits. "Lady Stardust" was also a radio hit in countries like Germany and the United Kingdom.

An American singer who is part of the Washington, DC area music scene. She is listed in Music Hound'

An American singer who is part of the Washington, DC area music scene. She is listed in Music Hound's Folk: Essential Album Guide, and is most often categorized as a folk vocalist. Moscatiello is, however, known for her versatility and range, and has appe

A Swedish singer. She is perhaps best known in Sweden for her 1992 hit, Himlen runt hörnet, produce

A Swedish singer. She is perhaps best known in Sweden for her 1992 hit, Himlen runt hörnet, produced by Mauro Scocco and Johan Ekelund. It was released in English in 1995, titled Ticket to Heaven. She has released four subsequent albums, Till Morelia in 1995, Viva in 2000, Små rum in 2002 and Hotel Vermont 609 in 2006, all in Swedish. A greatest hits compilation, Samlade sånger followed in 2003 and contained two new songs. Prior to Himlen runt hörnet she had released two English language albums, Lean On Love in 1989 and Indestructible in 1991.

A popular Japanese bossa nova singer. She was born in São Paulo, Brazil in 1962 but moved with her

A popular Japanese bossa nova singer. She was born in São Paulo, Brazil in 1962 but moved with her family to Tokyo at the age of 10. From that time on she spent half of every year in Japan, and half in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Although she lived in Brazil for a short time, she was turned into a type of "MPB (Brazil Popular Music) ambassador" in Japan, influenced by her father, who owned a club while living in Brazil, and was also Baden Powell de Aquino's agent.

German operatic soprano.She studied at the Hochschule f

German operatic soprano.She studied at the Hochschule f

An English rock musician, who became a touring keyboardist and back-up vocalist with the alternative

An English rock musician, who became a touring keyboardist and back-up vocalist with the alternative rock band, The Smashing Pumpkins in 2007. She is also a singer/songwriter serving up a soulful blend of pop infused with jazz and world influences.[citation needed] Her music ranges from introspective ballads to infectious grooves, which she leads from the keyboard. Harriton began working as a studio singer at age 8 on dates for Disney, Integrity Media and Word Records. She sang the preproduction duet vocals on Rod Stewart's “Great American Songbook.”

A Welsh singer-songwriter and graduate of the Italia Conti Academy stage school, who is best known f

A Welsh singer-songwriter and graduate of the Italia Conti Academy stage school, who is best known for her five years with the successful UK pop group, Steps.Scott-Lee decided she would go solo and was signed to Mercury Records. She stepped back into the limelight in April 2003 with her debut single, "Lately", which she co-wrote. The single was released on 12 May 2003 and pulled into the singles chart at a respectable number 6.On 8 September 2003 Scott-Lee released her second single (which she also co-wrote), "Too Far Gone", which entered the charts at number 11.

A Norwegian singer and actress. She has appeared most notably in the stage musicals Mamma Mia! and G

A Norwegian singer and actress. She has appeared most notably in the stage musicals Mamma Mia! and Guys and Dolls and in the UK television series Jonathan Creek.Stokke was in the first class ever to graduate LIPA, Paul McCartneys´ school in Liverpool, in 1998. Just four months after finishing her final exams, she was cast in the leading role as "Sophie" in the West End production of the brand new ABBA musical Mamma Mia!. She remained as a part of the cast for only a year after having been on stage around 400 times. She moved on to appear in the musical Guys and Dolls and the productions of the shows Chess and Hard Times.