Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a children's book illustrator and graphic artist, younger sister of Frank Lloyd Wright, and moth

Was a children's book illustrator and graphic artist, younger sister of Frank Lloyd Wright, and mother of Elizabeth Enright, children's book author and illustrator.

Is the pseudonym used by Norwegian singer-songwriter Even Johansen.During his involvement with Libid

Is the pseudonym used by Norwegian singer-songwriter Even Johansen.During his involvement with Libido, Johansen conceived a series of songs he thought were inappropriate for the band. Thus, his first solo album, Quiet & Still, was released in the Spring of 2001 under his real name.

Was a Finnish painter.Enckell was the youngest of six sons in a vicar's family, in a small provincia

Was a Finnish painter.Enckell was the youngest of six sons in a vicar's family, in a small provincial town in eastern Finland. He studied painting in Helsinki, then later in Paris at the Académie Julian. There he became a member of the Symbolist movement.Enckell was homosexual as this was reflected in his erotic paintings showing some quite uninhibited portraits given the time period.[1]In 1907, Enckell was assigned to paint the altarpiece for the new cathedral in the city of Tampere. In the middle of the painting, which portrays the Resurrection, two men walk hand in hand - a detail that has often been ignored.

Is a well-known Finnish photographic artist who is part of The Helsinki School. He lives and works i

Is a well-known Finnish photographic artist who is part of The Helsinki School. He lives and works in Helsinki. He helped create the Bonk Business with another Finnish artist and sculptor Alvar Gullichsen.[1][2]

Was an African-American gospel singer, widely regarded as the best in the history of the genre, and

Was an African-American gospel singer, widely regarded as the best in the history of the genre, and is the first "Queen of Gospel Music". With her powerful, distinct voice, Mahalia Jackson became one of the most influential gospel singers in the world. Sh

Was a legendary female Iranian pop and classical singer and diva.In the beginning, her family was re

Was a legendary female Iranian pop and classical singer and diva.In the beginning, her family was reluctant to allow her to pursue a career in entertainment because it was not appreciated for women at the time in Iran. However, Mahasti overcame this stigma by providing Iran with a new image for women within the entertainment industry. She was an image of a "gentle-woman", a lady with great manners.

Was born in Baroda (India). An Indian classical musician and younger brother of Hazrat Inayat Khan,

Was born in Baroda (India). An Indian classical musician and younger brother of Hazrat Inayat Khan, he became the representative of the International Sufi Movement on the latter's death in 1927.When Inayat began to travel from Baroda, he entrusted his musical students to Maheboob, but when Inayat sailed to the West in 1910 Maheboob Khan accompanied him.[1] He settled in The Hague, marrying a Dutch disciple, Shadbiy van Goens, who bore him two children, Raheemunnisa and Mahmood. In Europe, Maheboob learned musical composition and singing with composer and musicologist Edmond Bailly.[2][3]

Was a singer-songwriter from New Zealand.She wrote more than 600 songs in a 25-year career.[2] Her v

Was a singer-songwriter from New Zealand.She wrote more than 600 songs in a 25-year career.[2] Her vocal style has been compared to that of Joan Armatrading and Tracey Chapman [3] She also gave lectures around New Zealand about the use of music and creativity to boost learning and self-esteem, and was an adult literacy tutor, writer and poet.Tocker was born in Taumarunui and was of Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngati Maniapoto, Jewish and Celtic ancestry.[2] She was an open lesbian.[4]For her services to music, she became a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2008 New Year's Honours List.

Was an American musician who was a member of the Lawrence Welk orchestra from 1962 to 1968. His prim

Was an American musician who was a member of the Lawrence Welk orchestra from 1962 to 1968. His primary instrument was the clarinet.Born and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia; Mahlon started out in vaudeville as a child. Later as a teenager, he became a big band musician playing for the Dean Hudson, Ray McKinley and Will Bradley bands. Relocating to California during World War II, after serving in the armed forces, found employment at Paramount Pictures where he performed music on many movie soundtracks.

Commonly referred to as Ustad Mahwash (Persian: ????? ????) is a popular Afghan[1] singer. She was t

Commonly referred to as Ustad Mahwash (Persian: ????? ????) is a popular Afghan[1] singer. She was the first woman (as of 2006) to have been conferred the honorary title of “Ustad” (meaning Master or Maestra in Persian). She currently lives in exile in California, U.S.; however, she occasionally does tour other countries for performances.

A J-Pop singer from Hokkaido, Japan. She works at Fit One, part of Rhythm Zone owned by Avex Enterta

A J-Pop singer from Hokkaido, Japan. She works at Fit One, part of Rhythm Zone owned by Avex Entertainment Inc. She originally debuted as "Ruppina". As Ruppina, she recorded the song "Free Will" which was used as the 9th ending theme of the Japanese anime series One Piece.

A Japanese pop singer, currently a member of °C-ute and Hello! Project Kids.Hagiwara joined Hello!

A Japanese pop singer, currently a member of °C-ute and Hello! Project Kids.Hagiwara joined Hello! Project after passing the 2002 Hello! Project Kids audition. She is the youngest out of the fifteen Hello! Project Kids and is also the youngest member in °C-ute. As a member of Hello! Project, she has been participated in the groups 4Kids and H.P. All Stars.Hagiwara later took part of the one-shot unit Kira?Pika with Morning Musume's Koharu Kusumi. Their only single "Hana o Pun / Futari wa NS" was released on August 1, 2007.[1]Hagiwara currently holds the record for the youngest participant on NHK's Kouhaku Uta Gassen. She appeared on the 2007 edition at the age of 11, dethroning Morning Musume's Ai Kago (who previously held the record for her 2000 appearance at the age of 12).

A Japanese artist currently under the Sony Music Japan label. She writes and composes all of her mus

A Japanese artist currently under the Sony Music Japan label. She writes and composes all of her music. She is known for her famous standing crouched stance while playing the piano.Mai Hoshimura was born on April 18, 1981 in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. Ho

A Japanese pop singer-songwriter.She was influenced at an early age by Whitney Houston's singing and

A Japanese pop singer-songwriter.She was influenced at an early age by Whitney Houston's singing and Michael Jackson's dancing. In her second year of junior high school, she submitted a demo tape to the Giza Studio recording label and won a contract. She

A Spanish singer-songwriter.Mai Meneses, the youngest of six children, has a Bachelor degree in Law.

A Spanish singer-songwriter.Mai Meneses, the youngest of six children, has a Bachelor degree in Law. In 2002, she was a contestant on the 2nd series of Operacion Triunfo, where she was first to be voted off; after her participation, she released a single Vuelve.In 2003, she collaborated in one of the songs of "Soy capaz & Pequeñas cosas" by Inma Serrano called Mi Amor. It was released as a single, and its remix was widely played across Spain. She's a member of the group Nena Daconte, and their debut album was the 3rd best selling album of 2007 in Spain. This album included En que estrella estará, which became the most downloaded song of Spain that same year. Their new single Tenía tanto que darte hit Number 1 on the Spanish iTunes immediately after release (as of 20th of September 2008).

A singer and a member of idol group AKB48.Oshima passed the first AKB48 audition in December, 2005 a

A singer and a member of idol group AKB48.Oshima passed the first AKB48 audition in December, 2005 along with 23 other girls. She was assigned to Team A, and has participated in recording of most of AKB48's single. In April 26, 2007, it was announced that

A member of the Hello! Project group Country Musume.Satoda was discovered during the Morning Musume

A member of the Hello! Project group Country Musume.Satoda was discovered during the Morning Musume 4th Generation Auditions in 2000. She is also a member of Hello! Project's futsal team, Gatas Brilhantes H.P. She has released one self-titled solo photobo

A young Arabic artist who started off her singing career in early 2005. Sister of Comedian Mais Hamd

A young Arabic artist who started off her singing career in early 2005. Sister of Comedian Mais Hamdan.hemdan made her appearance to the community through her two video clips which are "Alby Byehlam" and "Tal" which were directed by both Ahmad Yousri and

A Japanese singer, well known for her work on the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack with Yoko Kanno. Her caree

A Japanese singer, well known for her work on the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack with Yoko Kanno. Her career started at the very beginning of 80's when she participated in a young singer's contest in Japan. Six months later she finished her first album. She reco

Is an American ice dancer. She competes with her brother Alex Shibutani. They are the 2009 World Jun

Is an American ice dancer. She competes with her brother Alex Shibutani. They are the 2009 World Junior silver medalists and the 2010 U.S. Junior national champions. As of 11 December 2010 (2010 -12-11), they have the season's 8th highest total score. As

Is a Swedish-Japanese singer-songwriter. She was born and raised in Sollentuna, but has lived for so

Is a Swedish-Japanese singer-songwriter. She was born and raised in Sollentuna, but has lived for some years in Gothenburg. Maia became known through Annika Norlin's band Hello Saferide, where she is a back-up singer. Her solo career began in early 2007 when the song "And I Found This Boy" started being played heavily on Swedish radio. The single was followed up by the album "Though, I'm Just Me" and the single "Gothenburg". During the summer of 2007 she toured around Sweden, playing at such shows as Allssng ps Skansen, Hultsfredsfestivalen, Peace & Love and Arvika Festival.

A Singaporean singer and television artiste.Lee is part of the local techno trio, The Usual Suspects

A Singaporean singer and television artiste.Lee is part of the local techno trio, The Usual Suspects, who have had three Number 1 hits on the local station WKRZ 91.3 FM: "China Girl", "The Love You Promised", and "Sunburn". "The Love You Promised" has also been released in Japan and Europe, receiving airplay as far as Scandinavia. Famed German dance group Cascada recorded a remix in December 2004.Lee was a finalist in the national talent contest, Singapore Idol, where she was known for her high-energy performances and controversial "bad girl" image. At 1.48 meters, Lee was the shortest finalist of that season. She appeared on the May 2005 cover of FHM. She was voted eighth in FHM Singapore's list of the World's Most Sexiest Women, and was FHM's Most Outspoken Babe 2005.

Was a member of Hello! Project Kids and Berryz Kobo. In 2002, Maiha successfully passed the Hello! P

Was a member of Hello! Project Kids and Berryz Kobo. In 2002, Maiha successfully passed the Hello! Project Kids Audition. On October 2, 2005, Ishimura graduated from Berryz Kobo and Hello! Project to finish her education full-time.[1]

A Finnish rock/pop singer and songwriter.

A Finnish rock/pop singer and songwriter.

A member and the leader of °C-ute, a Japanese pop group within Hello! Project.Yajima first joined H

A member and the leader of °C-ute, a Japanese pop group within Hello! Project.Yajima first joined Hello! Project in 2002 as one of the fifteen children chosen from the Hello! Project Kids auditions after performing "Momoiro Kataomoi" by Aya Matsuura. She made her debut the same year in the movie Koinu Dan no Monogatari, taking on one of the main roles as an antagonist. The following year she then joined the first of the kids groups, ZYX, where they released two singles.In 2004 Berryz Kobo was formed, with the intention of rotating the kids throughout the unit. Yajima didn't make the original pick, and the idea was eventually dropped. The remaining kids ending up forming °C-ute in 2005. Despite not being the oldest, Yajima still became the group's leader. The group didn't make its official debut until late in 2006, with their first official single released in February 2007.