Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a member of the popular Irish vocal pop group, Westlife.He has two younger brothers named Barry (

Is a member of the popular Irish vocal pop group, Westlife.He has two younger brothers named Barry (born 1985) and Colin (born 1989). His parents are Marie and Oliver Feehily.

Is an American retired competitive figure skater. He is a three-time medalist at the United States F

Is an American retired competitive figure skater. He is a three-time medalist at the United States Figure Skating Championships and placed as high as fourth at the World Figure Skating Championships (in 1993). He currently works as a coach and choreograph

Morris grew up in Seattle, Washington, in a family that appreciated music and dance and nurtured his

Morris grew up in Seattle, Washington, in a family that appreciated music and dance and nurtured his budding talents; his father taught him how to read music and his mother Maxine introduced him to Balkan folk dance, and ballet. In the early years of his career, he performed with Lar Lubovitch, Hannah Kahn, Laura Dean, Eliot Feld, and the Koleda Balkan Dance Ensemble.

Is a British R&B singer who saw major success in the mid-1990s. He is one of the most successful Bri

Is a British R&B singer who saw major success in the mid-1990s. He is one of the most successful British urban R&B singers of all time. His multi-platinum single, "Return of the Mack" became a #1 top ten hit across Europe in 1996, and opened the U.S. mark

Is a singer-songwriter and musician. He was a member of the British boyband, a1, from 1998 to 2002 a

Is a singer-songwriter and musician. He was a member of the British boyband, a1, from 1998 to 2002 and then revived in 2009.

Is a singer, guitarist, songwriter, journalist and writer from the Netherlands. During the eighties

Is a singer, guitarist, songwriter, journalist and writer from the Netherlands. During the eighties and nineties he fronted cult bands Spasmodique and Cobraz and currently he plays with Raskolnikov. He also performs as the solo-artist Nightporter and plays guitar for John Sinclair, Vera and Mecano (Dutch band).

Sang and played the guitar during his teenage years in the local Welsh band, Y Cyrff. He then met Ce

Sang and played the guitar during his teenage years in the local Welsh band, Y Cyrff. He then met Cerys Matthews and formed Catatonia along with Paul Jones.He claimed for a number of years that he had stumbled across Matthews busking in Cardiff and offere

Was a Latvian-born Jewish American painter and printmaker who is classified as an abstract expressio

Was a Latvian-born Jewish American painter and printmaker who is classified as an abstract expressionist, although he rejected not only the label but even being called an abstract painter. Mark Rothko was born in Dvinsk, Russian Empire (now Latvia). His f

He left school to study fulltime at a local art college. Finishing this course after a year he then

He left school to study fulltime at a local art college. Finishing this course after a year he then moved to SydneyAustralia in the late-1990s. Following the move he continued his studies for four more years two of which were at the National Art School, where he became friends with many young artists, as well as gaining the support of a Master printer Diana Davidson who owned her own printmaking studio called Whaling Road Studios, which has been running for thirty years. This is where Rowden became her clean hands then moved up the ranks to printer, working with on prints by some of Australia's leading artists, Charles Blackman, Adam Cullen, John Olsen, Martin Sharp and Peter Kingston amongst others, enhancing his skills and knowledge previously learnt from his five years of art education. Rowden tuned to his own work which was mainly Woodcuts

Is an American painter. Mark Ryden is the son of Barbara and Keith Ryden, born in Medford, Oregon bu

Is an American painter. Mark Ryden is the son of Barbara and Keith Ryden, born in Medford, Oregon but was raised in Southern California, in cities like Escondido. He has two sisters and two brothers, one a fellow artist named Keyth, (the spelling from Kei

Is an Australian musician and singer best known for his work as the frontman and songwriter of rock

Is an Australian musician and singer best known for his work as the frontman and songwriter of rock band Hunters & Collectors, He has also released a number of albums on his solo career.

Is an American artist. He is also an author, illustrator and educator. His subjects are often famili

Is an American artist. He is also an author, illustrator and educator. His subjects are often familiar and are usually inspired by the textures and light found along the New England coast where he lives and works.Shasha's work has received acclaim; "Capti

Is an English singer, who formed the 1980s rock band, Then Jerico. He made his acting debut as 'John

Is an English singer, who formed the 1980s rock band, Then Jerico. He made his acting debut as 'Johnny' in the highly controversial London production of Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom by Daniel Abineri

Is an English rock musician, and former singer and guitarist with the popular shoegazing band, Ride.

Is an English rock musician, and former singer and guitarist with the popular shoegazing band, Ride.Gardener formed Ride with Andy Bell (guitar), who he met at Cheney School in Oxford, and Laurence Colbert (drummer) and Steve Queralt (bass guitarist), who

An American postmodern painter best known for monochromatic works, elaborate paintings incorporating

An American postmodern painter best known for monochromatic works, elaborate paintings incorporating hidden text, images and symbols and his invented "color wheel" approach to painting, in which a large, wooden wheel consisting of three rows of ambiguous words is spun -- the results noted for Tansey's next work's subject.Tansey's paintings normally depict everyday or historical occurrences, though they reveal certain oddities under closer scrutinization. Although Mark Tansey uses depiction of recognizable objects in realistic perspective states, he is not a "realist" painter, because photography has co-opted the role of realism in painting. He argues that representation has other functions rather than "capturing the real." He argues that his work is about "how different realities interact with each other.

Is an American activist with Chicano and other issues, curator, figurative realist painter, and blog

Is an American activist with Chicano and other issues, curator, figurative realist painter, and blogger, who runs the Art for a Change web site; he founded The Black Moon web site for Japanese culture.By the age of 17, his cartoons had been published in the Los Angeles Free Press and the Black Panther Party newspaper, and he had printed a (pre-Watergate) street poster, proclaiming, "Evict Nixon!".[2] He worked on Slash, and produced art work based on the early punk scene.[3] He participated in Penelope Spheeris' punk rock documentary The Decline of Western Civilization (1981).[1] At the end of the 1970s and into the early 1980s, Vallen was involved in the Los Angeles Punk scene and the civil rights movement. He advocated for the neglected Central American refugee community, and was the first person to distribute on the streets of Los Angeles political posters in support of that community. These posters used his artwork with bilingual text (the latter a practice derived from the 1960 Chicano Arts movement).[2] In 2001 he gave the International Workers Association the right to use his image and poster Ningun ser Humano es Ilegal (No human being is illegal).[4]

Is an American pair skater. With sister Melissa Militano, he is the 1973 U.S. national champion. The

Is an American pair skater. With sister Melissa Militano, he is the 1973 U.S. national champion. They represented the United States at the 1972 Winter Olympics where they placed 7th. Militano began skating seriously by the age of 7. Two years later, he fo

Is an English actor and former singer, who had four Top 20 singles in the 1960s, including "Venus in

Is an English actor and former singer, who had four Top 20 singles in the 1960s, including "Venus in Blue Jeans" and "Go Away Little Girl". He enjoyed a lengthy career from 1960 to 1968 as a pop singer and teen idol, but developed later into an actor in f

Was a prolific Irish painter with a distinctive naïve expressionist style.He painted the inhabite

Was a prolific Irish painter with a distinctive naïve expressionist style.He painted the inhabited countryside with flat muted colour and, in his almost abstract, almost geometrical compositions he seemed to capture the easy relationship between beauty and sadness. He was the son of a house painter and spent time as a boxer and as a merchant sailor. In his early career he was championed by the Oriel Gallery in Dublin.

Is the former bassist of the band Hoobastank. He was in the band from 1997 [1][2]until 2005. Why Mar

Is the former bassist of the band Hoobastank. He was in the band from 1997 [1][2]until 2005. Why Markku left the band is not clear, although rumors were that he had severe back problem that left him in pain during live performances. He left after Hoobastank's 2005 summer tour. He has since been replaced by Josh Moreau. He currently owns a hair salon, avocado farm, and supermarket chain.[citation needed]

Is a musician, best known as lead vocalist, co-founder and songwriter of the Finnish rock band Poets

Is a musician, best known as lead vocalist, co-founder and songwriter of the Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall. Before Poets of the Fall, he was a singer in the band called "Playground". The band made only a demo record that consists of 11 songs.Marko's mother lived in England and she spoke English to Marko when he was young. Marko studied English and classic singing in university, as he was an exchange student in Ireland and Florida.

Better known by his stage name Markoolio, is a Swedish-Finnish multi-platinum selling recording arti

Better known by his stage name Markoolio, is a Swedish-Finnish multi-platinum selling recording artist, singer, musician, songwriter, actor, and comedian. His stage name Markoolio is a portmanteau on his first name Marko and the stage name of the world renowned American rapper Coolio.

Is an Estonian multimedia artist, working within the mediums of video, drawing, interactive CDs, and

Is an Estonian multimedia artist, working within the mediums of video, drawing, interactive CDs, and the internet. Mäetamm began studying graphic art at the Estonian Academy of Arts in 1988 and received his M.A. from the academy in 1995. Mäetamm also stud

Is a Croatian singer and songwriter.Under the accusations of neo-Nazism, he was banned from performi

Is a Croatian singer and songwriter.Under the accusations of neo-Nazism, he was banned from performing in the Netherlands. [1], although, no evidence of nazi iconography (swastikas, fascios etc.) or glorifying of nazi leaders (Hitler, Mussolini...) were given.

A Serbian pianist and university professor.Marko Savic performed in numerous recitals, chamber music

A Serbian pianist and university professor.Marko Savic performed in numerous recitals, chamber music concerts and concerts as a soloist with orchestras throughout Yugoslavia (Belgrade, Skopje, Pristina, Prizren, Ðakovica, Opatija, Rovinj, etc.).Savic has been esteemed as a piano pedagogue. His students won top prizes at various competitions in Paris, Geneva, Città di Ostuni, Stresa, Belgrade, Ljubljana, Valjevo, Niš, Skopje, Dubrovnik, Novi Sad, Šabac, etc.