Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was an Irish singer and folk musician from Dublin, Ireland, most famous as a founding member of the

Was an Irish singer and folk musician from Dublin, Ireland, most famous as a founding member of the band The Dubliners.The first folk club he came across was in Newcastle upon Tyne in early 1960. Having already acquired the use of a banjo, he started memorising songs.

Is a Filipino singer.He was chosen as the new vocalist of South Border in 1999, but he left the grou

Is a Filipino singer.He was chosen as the new vocalist of South Border in 1999, but he left the group in 2002. As a solo recording artist he remade Rivermaya's "214". He is also one of the co-hosts of Sabado Boys, a weekly musical talk show.[1]

Is a Welsh singer.Luke Moses was first noticed on YouTube in August 2006 for amateur videos of him s

Is a Welsh singer.Luke Moses was first noticed on YouTube in August 2006 for amateur videos of him singing cover versions of popular songs. Dutch native Ramey Watson spotted his talent early on and introduced Moses to Grammy nominated songwriter and manag

Is an American ice dancer who represented Mexico in international competition with his sister Laura

Is an American ice dancer who represented Mexico in international competition with his sister Laura Munana. The two competed for the United States until 2004. After that, they competed at the Four Continents Championships and the World Figure Skating Cham

Is an English musician. He is currently the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the British indie

Is an English musician. He is currently the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the British indie rock band The Kooks.Pritchard was born in Lewisham, London and also grew up in Clapham, London. His father, musician Bob Pritchard, died when Luke was thre

A singer and songwriter who currently lives in Berlin. She is also the manager of Bela B..She is als

A singer and songwriter who currently lives in Berlin. She is also the manager of Bela B..She is also Bela B.'s best friend and muse. Their first co-operation came on the duet "Leave". The song was featured in the cinema film Kaliber Deluxe and was releas

A female American R&B singer-songwriter and rapper of Puerto Rican descent.Cedeño's father died in

A female American R&B singer-songwriter and rapper of Puerto Rican descent.Cedeño's father died in 1995, and she and her four siblings were raised by her grandparents. She began singing and rapping at the age of twelve. After graduating high school, she c

A Romanian singer. Anghel, along with the percussion band Sistem, represented Romania at the Eurovis

A Romanian singer. Anghel, along with the percussion band Sistem, represented Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, with the song Let Me Try, where they were ranked third in the final, Romania's best ever result at Eurovision. In the semi-final, held two days before the final, Romania was ranked first, with 235 points.

He started playing the piano at age nine, taking lessons from his neighbour, and then played regular

He started playing the piano at age nine, taking lessons from his neighbour, and then played regularly at church. He went to Dale College Boy's High School in King Williams Town, where his formal piano training continued. His friends and the street culture of his home, "Gugs", however, were the strongest influence in steering his music towards his R&B, hip-hop, soul, Kwaito sound - "Kasi-soul". He studied music at the Professional Music Performance and Technology College (PROMPT), then attended M7 - the music school founded by Abdullah Ibrahim - and added Production and Engineering to his skills.

Was a painter, poet and prose writer born in Jiangxi. He spent most of his life in the capital Nanch

Was a painter, poet and prose writer born in Jiangxi. He spent most of his life in the capital Nanchang. He was noted for his landscape paintings, especially of mountains, and for what would be termed the "The JiangXi Style". His personality was said to be convivial and he counted Xu Yuxi amongst his friends.

A Mexican singer and actress. She is nicknamed La Leona Dormida (a title of one of her songs which t

A Mexican singer and actress. She is nicknamed La Leona Dormida (a title of one of her songs which translates to "The sleeping lioness") because of the constant theme of criticism of men in her songs and presentations.According to herself, she has sold more than 50 million albums in her whole career.She is the daughter of television presenter Poncho D'Alessio and was previously married to actors Jorge Vargas and Sabú (from Argentina) as well as to footballers Carlos Reinoso (from Chile) and Julio Canessa (from Uruguay), musician César Gómez and model Christian Rössen (from Germany). She has two sons with Vargas: Jorge, and actor Ernesto D'Alessio and a younger son, César, with César Gómez.

Was an American blues guitarist. He was born in Widener, Arkansas and moved with his family, at age

Was an American blues guitarist. He was born in Widener, Arkansas and moved with his family, at age twelve, to Chicago, Illinois in 1951.[2] He had taught himself guitar whilst in Arkansas and began listening to blues extensively. Three years later he began hanging outside blues clubs with the hopes of being invited to perform. He played with Howlin' Wolf's band and backed up James Cotton.

A Spanish pop singer. She grew up in neighbouring Asturias, took singing, piano and ballet classes,

A Spanish pop singer. She grew up in neighbouring Asturias, took singing, piano and ballet classes, and moved to Madrid to pursue a career as a musician.She became famous in the early 1980s, and remained an important figure in Spanish pop music all through said decade and beyond, with her sound gradually maturing towards soft adult pop. She recorded a cover version of Étienne Daho's French language song "Duel au Soleil" in Spanish called "Un nuevo día brillará", which became a hit song.

A native of Bayamon and is also a well known international singer.Lucecita was a member of what is h

A native of Bayamon and is also a well known international singer.Lucecita was a member of what is historically known in Puerto Rico as the New Wave, or Nueva Ola of popular music, created by Alfred D. Herger, alongside Lissette and Chucho Avellanet, among others. She was a participant of Telemundo channel 2's El Club del Clan (The Clan's Club) television show, and she occasionally would show up at the Show de Las 12 (12 O' Clock Show) to sing too. In 1964, she had her first major hit, with the song "Un Lugar Para los Dos" ("A Place For Both of Us"). This was a cover song of Dusty Springfield's "I Only Want To Be With You", but sung in Spanish by Lucecita.

An Australian singer. Lydia grew up in the town of Neidermittlau. When she was eight, she moved to M

An Australian singer. Lydia grew up in the town of Neidermittlau. When she was eight, she moved to Melbourne.Lydia Denker started singing at an early age. At 11, she recorded an original song which she co-wrote with her father Herman Denker. She pursued her interest in music from a young age - from singing in the local choir to performances at night clubs, pubs and casinos.At 15, she joined the Midnight Revue Show where she performed regularly. She was singing at the Mercury Lounge at the Crown Casino where Ross Fraser of Gotham MD saw her singing and signed her to a record contract distributed through BMG Australia.

An American singer, poet, writer, and actress.After arriving in New York City at the age of 16, Lunc

An American singer, poet, writer, and actress.After arriving in New York City at the age of 16, Lunch moved into a large communal household of artists and musicians in NYC, including Kitty Bruce, daughter of Lenny Bruce. Soon after she earned the surname

Was a famous Russian ballerina dancer during the early 20th-century. She is known also as Lady Keyne

Was a famous Russian ballerina dancer during the early 20th-century. She is known also as Lady Keynes, the wife of the economist, John Maynard Keynes. Lopokova was born in St. Petersburg, where her father was a theatre usher. All his four children became

Is an American ice dancer. She won the bronze medal at the 2005 U.S. Figure Skating Championships wi

Is an American ice dancer. She won the bronze medal at the 2005 U.S. Figure Skating Championships with Ryan O'Meara, but the duo ended their partnership shortly thereafter. Through mid-2006 she skated with Brandon Forsyth, but ended that partnership to re

Was an Estonian artist who specialized in watercolors and still lifes. Born on the Estonian island o

Was an Estonian artist who specialized in watercolors and still lifes. Born on the Estonian island of Hiiumaa, Lydia Mei was the middle child of the three daughters of a ship's captain. All three sisters would become artists, with Lydia and Natalie Mei ac

Was an American guitarist and singer of Tejano music. She is considered by many "the queen of Tejano

Was an American guitarist and singer of Tejano music. She is considered by many "the queen of Tejano music".Mendoza was born into a musical family in Houston, Texas. She learned to sing and play stringed instruments from her mother and grandmother. In 1928, as part of the family group Cuarteto Carta Blanca, she made her first recordings for the OKeh company in San Antonio. In the early thirties, Mendoza came to the attention of Manuel J. Cortez, a pioneer of Mexican-American radio broadcasting. Her live radio performances set the stage for her recordings for the Blue Bird label in 1934. One of her recordings, "Mal Hombre", became an overnight success, and led to an intensive schedule of touring and recording. After World War II, Mendoza recorded for all the major Mexican-American record labels

An American rock-soul-jazz singer who since 1969 has performed with the band Cold Blood. Her style h

An American rock-soul-jazz singer who since 1969 has performed with the band Cold Blood. Her style has been compared to powerful singers including Janis Joplin (who recommended the band to Bill Graham for their first audition), Aretha Franklin and Teena M

A Spanish pop singer.When she was 16 years old, she released her first album, Lydia, which went plat

A Spanish pop singer.When she was 16 years old, she released her first album, Lydia, which went platinum in Spain. She became famous after dedicating a song to her musical idol Alejandro Sanz. In 1999 she represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "No quiero escuchar", finishing last with one point. Her colorful dress, designed by Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada, was blamed for the poor result. In 2007 she starred in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar in several Spanish cities. She is the new voice of the famous spanish band Presuntos Implicados.

Is a major Greek artist, and a descendant of the Mykinian branch of the Venieri family. Born in Athe

Is a major Greek artist, and a descendant of the Mykinian branch of the Venieri family. Born in Athens, she studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts, and later lived in Paris. She is currently living in New York. Her web site dates from 1995, and showed some of the first Internet-based art.[citation needed]

Was an Australian singer and actress of the stage and motion pictures. She was the daughter of a cir

Was an Australian singer and actress of the stage and motion pictures. She was the daughter of a circus clown and Annie Yeamans(1835-March 3, 1912). Her mother was a noted stage performer on two continents as well as having traveled to Japan, China, Java and the Philippines. Her parents came to America through San Francisco and shortly after arriving Mr Yeamans died. Lydia had two siblings, older sister Jennie Yeamans(1862-November 29, 1906) was an even more famous child actress on the stage in the 1870s & 1880s, and died of tuberculosis in 1906. And younger sister Emily Yeamans who was a supporting actress and who died young as well. Lydia also a child actress & singer became more famous to film audiences as a character actress after she started appearing in silent films in the 1910s.

Was an influential Brazilian artist, active in both the Concrete and Neo-Concretist movements in Bra

Was an influential Brazilian artist, active in both the Concrete and Neo-Concretist movements in Brazil.Along with Helio Oiticica and Lygia Clark, she sought to expand the territory of contemporary art to include aspects of interaction, though, like the Concretists, she remained opposed to any kind of representation in art.