Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was an American country musician.She was born Maybelle Addington near Nickelsville, Virginia, the da

Was an American country musician.She was born Maybelle Addington near Nickelsville, Virginia, the daughter of Hugh Jackson Addington and Margaret S. Kilgore. According to family lore, the Addington family of Virginia is descended from former British prime minister Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth.

He and his daughter Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett published They Called Me Mayer July: Painted Memor

He and his daughter Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett published They Called Me Mayer July: Painted Memories of a Jewish Childhood before the Holocaust (University of California Press in conjunction with the Judah L Magnes Museum). The book won the Canadian Jewish Book Award, J. I. Segal Book Award, and American Association of University Presses (AAUP) award for book design, and was a finalist in three categories for the National Jewish Book Award. An exhibition of his work, which opened at the Magnes Museum in 2007, will travel to the The Jewish Museum (New York City), Jewish Historical Museum (Amsterdam), and Museum of the History of Polish Jews (Warsaw). The book and exhibition are the culmination of a forty-year collaboration between father and daughter. In 1967, Barbara began interviewing Mayer about his childhood. In 1990, at the urging of his wife, daughter, and son-in-law Max Gimblett, Mayer began to paint.

Is a Cuban-American model and actress. She has appeared on Univision's Don Francisco Presenta. She h

Is a Cuban-American model and actress. She has appeared on Univision's Don Francisco Presenta. She has also appeared in numerous magazines, particularly men's magazines, including the U.S. edition of FHM and on the cover of Open Your Eyes.Veronica just released her first English single titled “If You Wanna Fly” from her Saint nor Sinner album and appears on the cover of Billboard Magazine on January 23 2010.

Better known as Maysa Matarazzo or simply Maysa, daughter of Alcibíades Guaraná Monjardim, born in

Better known as Maysa Matarazzo or simply Maysa, daughter of Alcibíades Guaraná Monjardim, born in Brazil on June 06, 1936, and wife Inah Figueira and paternal granddaughter of Manuel Silvino Monjardim and wife Ursulina Guaraná, was a singer, composer, and actress from Brazil. She is also associated with Bossa nova music but is widely known as a torch-song interpreter.Maysa showed talent at a young age and by twelve had written a samba song, which later became a hit from her first album. She married a member of a wealthy and traditional family at the age of 18 and two years later had a son, Jayme Monjardim. Jayme would later be known as a television director. In the late 1950s she formed a successful bossa nova group and also did television work.

A Spanish singer and was a participant on the reality television show Operación Triunfo.During her

A Spanish singer and was a participant on the reality television show Operación Triunfo.During her childhood she only played the piano but around the age of 16, she begins to sing. She studied piano about two years in an academy, has sung in orchestras and in a duet, with which she recorded some demo tape, and won several galas in her native city, Murcia. At about 20 years old, she decided to study Tourism.When she was 22, and after several previous attempts, she tried out for Operación Triunfo in the summer of year 2006 and was selected from more than 23,000 aspirants.

She is widely recognized as one of the most important flamenco voices of her generation. She has als

She is widely recognized as one of the most important flamenco voices of her generation. She has also devoted part of her career to the Spanish American genre of bolero.She started singing as a small child in her family environment, and at the age of 10 she won an amateur singing contest organized by a supermarket. After this, she started performing regularly as an amateur at the peñas flamencas in Barcelona and its outskirts, and became a professional at the age of 16. In the meantime, she acquired a solid knowledge of flamenco styles, mainly by listening intensively to recordings of flamenco cantaores like Juan Valderrama, Manolo Caracol, Camarón de la Isla, Lole Montoya and most of all, Pastora Pavón, also known as La Niña de los Peines. She also received some formal musical training, and practised her skills as a "cantaora de atrás" (singer for flamenco dance).

A Japanese vocalist, composer, lyricist, and keyboardist who made her debut in 1972.Her first studio

A Japanese vocalist, composer, lyricist, and keyboardist who made her debut in 1972.Her first studio album entitled Shoujo was recorded in Los Angeles, with distinguished musicians such as David Campbell, Carole King and Charles Larkey who was King's husb

A South African writer, lyricist, composer and director was born in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal (near Dur

A South African writer, lyricist, composer and director was born in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal (near Durban). He started his career as a theatre backing guitarist.In some sectors of South African society, Ngema is considered a racist because of his controversial song, AmaNdiya (about racism that Blacks in KwaZulu-Natal have suffered at the hands of Indians). It was banned in the country soon after it was released in 2002, and even Nelson Mandela had asked Ngema to apologize but Ngema refused.

Is a Taiwanese rap artist known for his use of explicit lyrics in his songs. Some consider his music

Is a Taiwanese rap artist known for his use of explicit lyrics in his songs. Some consider his music to present a gritty, realistic picture of life, while others claim that it is not suitable for younger audiences.[weasel words] He is known for his two famous hits - ???? (My Life) and ???? (The Korean Invasion).

Is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He cur

Is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He currently is a member of KBS's 1 Night, 2 Days, a part of the network's Happy Sunday line-up.

Better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered "the Father

Better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered "the Father of Chicago blues". He is also the actual father of blues musicians Big Bill Morganfield and Larry 'Muddy Junior' Williams.In 2004 Waters was ranked #17 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

Is a member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a South African choral group founded in 1960 - and still led

Is a member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a South African choral group founded in 1960 - and still led - by his cousin Joseph.Albert joined Mambazo in 1969 as a tenor voice, with his brother Milton as an alto voice. Aside from Joseph Shabalala, Albert is the only original member left in the group and has seen many changes; whereas the early line-ups were formed of a few Shabalalas and two Mazibukos, the group largely included members unrelated to Joseph.

Is a South African kwaito musician.He subsequently released the album Nkalakatha in 2000, which won

Is a South African kwaito musician.He subsequently released the album Nkalakatha in 2000, which won multi-platinum status. The title track became a crossover hit and reached the top of the charts on both traditionally black and white radio stations. This album won the Best Kwaito Music Album category and the album's title track won the Song Of The Year category at the South African Music Awards in 2001.[2] Mandoza also won in five of the ten categories at the 2001 Metro Music Awards: Best Kwaito Artist, Best Male Vocalist, Best Album, Best Styled Artist and Song Of The Year. Finally, also in 2001, Mandoza won the Best Artist - Southern Africa category at the Kora All Africa Music Awards. In 2003 Mandoza participated in the documentary film SHARP! SHARP! - the kwaito story, directed by Aryan Kaganof.

A Canadian reggaeton singer.Meagan Taylor gained popularity in Panama in 2007 with her single "Rojo

A Canadian reggaeton singer.Meagan Taylor gained popularity in Panama in 2007 with her single "Rojo Caliente" (Red Hot)[1], which was subsequently released in Canada on 9 June 2007.[2]

Is a Cuban painter, better known as Zafra.Zafra is known for his unique abstract paintings inspired

Is a Cuban painter, better known as Zafra.Zafra is known for his unique abstract paintings inspired by indigenous Taino petroglyphs found in the caves of eastern Cuba. Like most Cubans, Zafra is of mixed ancestry - among his ancestors were Spanish Jews, Filipinos, Africans and Tainos. However, it is the Taino culture in particular that haunts and inspires his work. In his artist statement he writes -

A Canadian soprano who performs both as a concert artist and opera singer.Brueggergosman's paternal

A Canadian soprano who performs both as a concert artist and opera singer.Brueggergosman's paternal great-great-great great grandfather was an African American who fled slavery in Connecticut during the American Revolution to Shelburne, Nova Scotia in the 1780s, later settling in Fredericton. Brueggergosman learned of her African American roots on "Who Do You Think You Are" a British based program bought by the CBC. According to DNA records, it is likely her ancestors came from the Bassa people of Cameroon.[1] As a child Brueggergosman began singing in the choir of her local Baptist church. As a teen, she took voice lessons in her home town, and spent summers on scholarships at the Boston Conservatory and at a choral camp in Rothesay, New Brunswick. She studied for one year with New Brunswick soprano Wendy Nielson, before moving on to studies at the University of Toronto, where she obtained a B.Mus, and then pursuing a Master's degree at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Was an Indian and Indian American Bharatanatyam dancer and teacher of classical Indian dance at UCLA

Was an Indian and Indian American Bharatanatyam dancer and teacher of classical Indian dance at UCLA. She was a disciple of Tanjore Balasaraswati and created a documentary on Garba.Medha Yodh was born on July 31, 1927 in the city of Ahmadabad, which is located in the present day state of Gujarat.[1] Yodha began dancing before she turned five years old.[1] Yodh became fascinated with Bharatanatyam, one of India's best known forms of classical dance, early in life.[1]

Estonia is a cosmopolitan artist, primarily concerned with glass, light and space, active in Finland

Estonia is a cosmopolitan artist, primarily concerned with glass, light and space, active in Finland, Belgium and US, where she has produced a range of paintings, architectural lighting sculptures, multimedia installations and architectural stained glass

Has sung for a few Hindi and Marathi soundtracks. She is the daughter of Master Dinanath, and younge

Has sung for a few Hindi and Marathi soundtracks. She is the daughter of Master Dinanath, and younger sister of Lata Mangeshkar. She has composed several non-film Marathi songs for children ('saang saang bholanath' et al), and has also composed music for the Marathi film : MaaNasaaalaa Pankh Asataat.

Is an American retired competitive pair skater who has also competed for Canada. She competed with I

Is an American retired competitive pair skater who has also competed for Canada. She competed with Ian Moram on the novice and junior levels before teaming up with Jesse Sturdy in 2001. With Sturdy, she is the 2002 Canadian junior silver medalist. With Ry

Is an American folk singer associated with the Women's music movement.She graduated from the Univers

Is an American folk singer associated with the Women's music movement.She graduated from the University of North Carolina and moved to Washington, D.C. in 1969, where she performed in nightclubs and began writing material from an explicitly political and

Is an American folk singer/songwriter. Bard College at Simon's Rock, BA in Liberal Arts with(concent

Is an American folk singer/songwriter. Bard College at Simon's Rock, BA in Liberal Arts with(concentration in creative writing).Meg Hutchinson was raised in the small town outside of Great Barrington, Massachusetts by English teachers. Growing up in the B

A British musician and former award-winning actress.Megan Burns was born in Liverpool, England. When

A British musician and former award-winning actress.Megan Burns was born in Liverpool, England. When she was three years old, her father left her and her mother. At age 11 her grandmother sent her to a drama class. From there she received a part in the film Liam (2000). She won the Marcello Mastroianni award at the Venice film festival for her performance. Danny Boyle saw this and put her in his film 28 Days Later (2002), where she played Hannah, one of the survivors.

Is an American figure skater.

Is an American figure skater.

Is an American singer and a finalist on the eighth season of the reality television series American

Is an American singer and a finalist on the eighth season of the reality television series American Idol from Sandy, Utah.