Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter N

She was a contestant on the successful Spanish TV show Operación Triunfo in 2001, where she finishe

She was a contestant on the successful Spanish TV show Operación Triunfo in 2001, where she finished 14th. She is the Spanish Pop Princess.In 2002, she released her highly successful album No soy un ángel (I'm Not an Angel), produced by British dance producers Xenomania. She was transformed into the Spanish Britney Spears, and the first single off the album, Vas a volverme loca.In 2003, Natalia released Besa mi piel (Kiss My Skin), which equally was a success. On this album, she included 4 of her own compositions (including the first single, also called 'Besa Mi Piel').

Was a prominent Russian avant-garde artist (Cubo-Futurism), painter and costume designer. Her great-

Was a prominent Russian avant-garde artist (Cubo-Futurism), painter and costume designer. Her great-aunt was Natalia Pushkina, wife of the poet Alexander Pushkin. Goncharova was born in Nagaevo village near Tula, Russia in 1881. She studied sculpture at the Moscow Academy of Art, but turned to painting in 1904. She was deeply inspired by the primitive aspects of Russian folk art and attempted to emulate it in her own work while incorporating elements of fauvism and cubism.

Is an American artist and musician raised in Manhattan, New York. She is the daughter of violist/con

Is an American artist and musician raised in Manhattan, New York. She is the daughter of violist/conductor Pinchas Zukerman and flutist/writer Eugenia Zukerman, and the sister of opera singer Arianna Zukerman.

Are identical twin sisters who sing under the stage name "Nina Sky".Because their stepfather worked

Are identical twin sisters who sing under the stage name "Nina Sky".Because their stepfather worked as a DJ, the twins were influenced by different types of music. When the sisters were only 7 years old, they wrote their first song, "Sisters", and by the time they were 10, they already knew that they wanted to become singers.The twins' parents were very supportive of their daughters' ambitions. Their stepfather even gave them guitar and drum lessons. They were taken to auditions and, on some occasions, they even performed on some showcases. The sisters wanted to devise a name of their own. In using the first two syllables of their names ("Ni" and "Na"), they came up with Nina. They then added Sky, which for them represented "the sky's the limit".[4]

Is an artist based in Los Angeles, California. She is well-known for her work in new media, and serv

Is an artist based in Los Angeles, California. She is well-known for her work in new media, and serving as the co-Director of the Photography and Media Program in the Art School at California Institute of the Arts. She has also previously taught at the University of California, San Diego.Her recent projects include the online work agoraXchange, created with Jackie Stevens, commissioned by the Tate Online. Metapet (2003) was an online game commissioned by Creative Time in association with HAMACA. The beta version was launched at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles; Version 1 was launched on May Day, 2003 and linked from the Whitney Museum’s online gallery.

He has been test and third driver for the Jordan and Red Bull Racing Formula One teams, as well as d

He has been test and third driver for the Jordan and Red Bull Racing Formula One teams, as well as driving for Minardi and Red Bull Racing in 2005 and 2006. Doornbos then drove for Minardi Team USA in the 2007 and final season of the Champ Car World Series, and will compete in the Super League Formula racing series in 2008.Returning to the UK in 2001, Doornbos contested the Scholarship class of the British Formula 3 championship with FGR Racing. He finished the year fifth in the championship, taking two poles, two wins and nine podiums. He drew attention to himself with a second place finish in the Formula 3 support race to the British Grand Prix. He then moved to the German Formula 3 championship with Team Ghinzani.

Is an influential American singer-songwriter and performer who has won eight Grammy Awards throughou

Is an influential American singer-songwriter and performer who has won eight Grammy Awards throughout her career. She achieved success in her early career as an R&B star, but smoothly changed her repertoire towards a more jazzy orientated musical style since the early 90's. Natalie Cole is the daughter of noted crooner Nat King Cole. In several interviews, she talked about her upbringing; she was raised in an affluent area of Los Angeles, and her family, which she has referred to as "the black Kennedys", just a few doors down from the California governor. Cole also stated in an interview that she did not connect with her cultural heritage or "blackness" until she attended college. She was 15 years old when her father died of lung cancer.

An Australian singer of Italian and Maltese descent. Gauci undertook music tuition at the Victorian

An Australian singer of Italian and Maltese descent. Gauci undertook music tuition at the Victorian College of the Arts, forming her own band in which she played gigs around Melbourne, while also working as a music teacher. After an appearance on Triple J Unearthed, she successfully auditioned for the 2007 series of Australian Idol Gauci would go on to win the series, defeating Matt Corby in the Grand Final.

An English-German singer and television presenter, known internationally as the lead singer for the

An English-German singer and television presenter, known internationally as the lead singer for the German Eurodance/Eurotrance group Cascada. The group consists of Horler along with the two DJs and producers DJ Manian and Yanou. DJ Manian and Horler also

A Hong Kong-born Australian actress and musician. She is best known for her role as one of the main

A Hong Kong-born Australian actress and musician. She is best known for her role as one of the main characters, Jackie Clunes in the British TV comedy Hotel Babylon.Presentation Star of the Sea Secondary College until half way through year 11 when she was accepted into Cats the Musical after auditioning alongside her sister. In 1998, Mendoza formed the band Jackson Mendoza with her sister Rebecca. They had minor success, releasing two singles that reached the Top 30 in Australia before disbanding in 2000, while Mendoza was achieving great success in her television roles.

In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan Willis in the popular Australia

In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan Willis in the popular Australian soap Neighbours (also responsible for launching pop singers Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, Delta Goodrem and Holly Valance). Two years after leaving the program, Natalie launched a singing career with the international hit, "Torn". The subsequent debut album Left of the Middle (1997) sold 7 million copies worldwide. While following releases, White Lilies Island (2001) and Counting Down the Days (2005), have been unable to match the commercial success of her debut, the latter became her first UK #1, and all are critically acclaimed. To date she has sold more than 10 million records worldwide.

Is an influential American singer-songwriter and performer who has won ten Grammy Awards. She achiev

Is an influential American singer-songwriter and performer who has won ten Grammy Awards. She achieved success in her early career as an R&B star, but smoothly changed her repertoire toward a more jazz orientated musical style in the early 1990s.

Member of Lendi Vexer (Downbeat/Trip hop Group)

Member of Lendi Vexer (Downbeat/Trip hop Group)

An American R&B singer and songwriter.After her high school years, she chose to study criminal justi

An American R&B singer and songwriter.After her high school years, she chose to study criminal justice after giving up her dreams of being a singer. She was previously a cheerleader for the Houston Rockets NBA team and backup dancer for various R&B and ra

An American singer and dancer. Mejia is a member of the musical group Girlicious.Natalie was a conte

An American singer and dancer. Mejia is a member of the musical group Girlicious.Natalie was a contestant on the CW Reality show Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious, in which she became one of the four girls to make up the group, Girlicious. She was known

A British solo recording artist and lead vocalist of the pop group Scooch, which represented the Uni

A British solo recording artist and lead vocalist of the pop group Scooch, which represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.Natalie Powers began acting at the age of seven when she played the youngest orphan in the first run of the hit musical Annie. Natalie was brought up with her two brothers in Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands. Natalie's parents, Peter and Gloria, recognised her talent and took her to audition for the lead role in Annie. Natalie toured around the country, and between the ages of seven and 14, she starred in many musicals and pantomimes, working with popular entertainers such as Michael Barrymore and Les Dawson amongst others.

Was an Italian singer. He started the swing genre in Italy.In 1935 he was hired by an Italian-Americ

Was an Italian singer. He started the swing genre in Italy.In 1935 he was hired by an Italian-American radio station in New York. Back in Italy in 1937, Otto presented an innovative repertoire, strongly influenced by American music of that era. But he had to face Italian Fascist regime censorship, that banned anything foreign. He was forced to translate song titles and lyrics into Italian. The Italian state radio company EIAR did not broadcast his songs, and labelled them as "barbaric negro antimusic".

Was an Israeli classical pianist.Brand was the son of a doctor, Aron Brand, and his wife, Mala, who

Was an Israeli classical pianist.Brand was the son of a doctor, Aron Brand, and his wife, Mala, who immigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1939. The family settled in Jerusalem. Brand began his studies as a child prodigy at the age of seven, with Haim Alexander at the Rubin Academy, where he later received an Artist's and Teacher's diploma. He made his orchestral debut at the age of 11, playing with the Israel Broadcasting Authority Symphony Orchestra.[1]

An American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Lo

An American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television as a contestant on the Star Search program in 1992 and went on to star on the television series The New Mickey Mouse Club from 1993û1994. After a brief membership with the pop musical group Innosense, Spears signed a recording contract with Jive Records, releasing her debut album ...Baby One More Time in 1999 which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.[1][2] The success of the album propelled Spears into stardom, establishing her as a pop icon and "bona fide pop phenomenon", credited for influencing the revival of teen pop in the late 1990s.

A Mexican actress. she has interpreted many roles, including Evita in the telenovela Peregrina (2005

A Mexican actress. she has interpreted many roles, including Evita in the telenovela Peregrina (2005 - 2006).[citation needed]She started her career when she was only twenty days old in the TV show Cándido Pérez.[citation needed] From that point she has appeared in numerous TV programs. In 2003, she was the protagonist in the telenovela De Pocas Pulgas as Alejandra.[citation needed] In 2004, Dupeyrón obtained another role in Un mundo a colores, where she personified a pop star who was kidnapped by a witch in a dark world were she was saved by many characters from Disney.[citation needed] She has also been seen in Cándido Pérez, Mujer Casos de la Vida Real, Chiquilladas, Hoy, El cubo de Donalú, Vida TV, Nuestra Casa, and Buscando a Timbiriche La Nueva Banda.

An English singer and member of Atomic Kitten.Natasha Hamilton grew up in the Kensington area of Liv

An English singer and member of Atomic Kitten.Natasha Hamilton grew up in the Kensington area of Liverpool, and started singing and performing from the age of 12 in the Starlight Show Group.[3] Hamilton says she was inspired by Marvin Gaye, Barry White and Quincy Jones.[4] After Heidi Range left the early Atomic Kitten, Hamilton was offered the opportunity to replace her.

An African American father and a Korean mother.She is one of the leading female hiphop/R&B/Soul sing

An African American father and a Korean mother.She is one of the leading female hiphop/R&B/Soul singers in Korea. Known as Queen of Soul in Korean music industry, she has been appointed as the ambassador/spokeswoman for DaMoonWha(Muti-Cultural Youth Organization). Making her debut at an early age of 16, she later formed Tashannie, a hip-hop and R & B duo in 1999 where she was the primary vocalist. In 2001, she started a solo career under the moniker T and was awarded in two categories at the Korea Music Awards, the prestigious music award in Korea. She monopolized the KMA by winning both the Best R&B/Soul album, and Best R&B/Soul song of 2008.

Is an American R&B singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress, who rose to fame as one of the founding m

Is an American R&B singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful R&B girl group Destiny's Child, the best-selling female group of all time, according to the IFPI and SonyBMG.[1] After a series of commercially successful releases with the group and a worldwide number-one success with rapper Nelly and "Dilemma," Rowland released her pop rock-influenced solo album Simply Deep in 2002. The album became a commercial success, eventually selling more than two million copies woldwide, and garnered three more or less successful singles, among "Stole."[2] Following the formal disbandment of Destiny's Child in 2005

In 2003, at the age of sixteen, Thomas's debut single "Why (Does Your Love Hurt So Much)" reached nu

In 2003, at the age of sixteen, Thomas's debut single "Why (Does Your Love Hurt So Much)" reached number forty in Germany (and airplay top four).Save Your Kisses For Me", released at the beginning of June 2004, had great success. Her second single "It's Over Now" ranked 12th. The mid-tempo love song, which features the Tobagan reggae artist Sugar Daddy (who has already worked with Buju Banton, Sizzla and Capleton), also made it into the top twenty of the airplay charts.Thomas was selected to represent one of the world's best-known and most important fashion label, Lacoste. As the new worldwide "Lacoste face" Thomas was seen from May 2004 onwards in a pan-European print and TV campaign alongside the French tennis ace Arnaud Clement (currently number 26 in the world rankings).

A Belgian singer and model.At the age of thirteen Kira had her first brush with fame when she appear

A Belgian singer and model.At the age of thirteen Kira had her first brush with fame when she appeared on the Belgian TV show Stars in Their Eyes. In 2000 she competed in the Belgian version of Popstars and was voted in the top ten. That same year she was runner-up in the Miss Belgium beauty contest.[2]In March 2002 Kira was introduced to record producers Bart Grinaert and the brothers Bert and Maarten Wilmaers, who are known for producing the Viper records The Twister and Blue Sunshine and Montini Experience's My House is Your House, and remixed versions of songs such as Sash!'s "Mysterious Times" and Groovezone's "Eisbaer". The first result of this collaboration was Kira's debut single "I'll Be Your Angel", for which she was signed worldwide (except Benelux) to BMG NuLife Records in May 2002.[3] The single went to #15 in the Belgian chart and #9 in the UK Single Chart