Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Is an American pop singer, pianist, and songwriter often associated with the Brill Building. He team

Is an American pop singer, pianist, and songwriter often associated with the Brill Building. He teamed up with Howard Greenfield to write many major hit songs for himself and others. Sedaka's voice is in the tenor and alto ranges.

Is an artist born in Kearsley, Lancashire, England, and resident in Northern Ireland since 1962. Pri

Is an artist born in Kearsley, Lancashire, England, and resident in Northern Ireland since 1962. Primarily a portrait painter, his subjects have included novelist Francis Stuart (for the Ulster Museum), former Lord Mayor of Belfast David Cook (for Belfast City Council), footballer Derek Dougan and fellow artists Colin Middleton and Terry Frost.

An Indian self-taught artist, famous for building the Rock Garden of Chandigarh, a forty-acre (160,0

An Indian self-taught artist, famous for building the Rock Garden of Chandigarh, a forty-acre (160,000 m²) sculpture garden in the city of Chandigarh, India. His family moved to Chandigarh in 1947 during the Partition. At the time, the city was being redesigned as a modern utopia by the Swiss/French architect Le Corbusier. It was to be the first planned city in India, and Chand found work there as a roads inspector for the Public Works Department in 1951.

Is an American alternative country singer-songwriter, best known for her solo career and her contrib

Is an American alternative country singer-songwriter, best known for her solo career and her contributions as a member of the Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers.

Is a Byzantine and traditional singer from Greece

Is a Byzantine and traditional singer from Greece

A Canadian actor, comedian, writer and film producer. He began his career doing standup comedy for f

A Canadian actor, comedian, writer and film producer. He began his career doing standup comedy for four years during his teens, coming in second place in the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest when he was 16. After moving to Los Angeles, he landed supporting roles in the short-lived television series Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared (the latter of which also hired him as a staff writer).After landing a job as a staff writer on the final season of Da Ali G Show, for which he and the other writers received an Emmy nomination, he was guided by director Judd Apatow toward a film career. He was cast in a major supporting role and credited as a co-producer in Apatow

Was an African-American R&B and jazz singer and pianist, who achieved prominence in the late 1940s a

Was an African-American R&B and jazz singer and pianist, who achieved prominence in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She was most recognizable for her distinctive voice, particularly her phrasing and exaggerated pronunciation, and was credited as an influence by Nina Simone among others.

An English-born American singer-songwriter, actress, and former stand-up comedian, noted for her cri

An English-born American singer-songwriter, actress, and former stand-up comedian, noted for her critically acclaimed debut album Get Away from Me and for her Broadway debut in The Threepenny Opera (2006), for which she won a Theatre World Award.McKay (pr

Was the wife of Ladysmith Black Mambazo (LBM) leader and founder, Joseph Shabalala, for over thirty

Was the wife of Ladysmith Black Mambazo (LBM) leader and founder, Joseph Shabalala, for over thirty years. She had formed her own allied group, Women of Mambazo, in the 1970s.[1] The group were beginning to create a name for themselves after touring with LBM in the United Kingdom in 2001, but disbanded after Nellie Shabalala was shot and killed by a masked gunman, initially for unknown reasons, in May 2002.[2]In October 2001, Joseph Shabalala brought his wife's group, Women of Mambazo (WOM) to the UK to support LBM in their thirty-date tour of the country. The group, formed of members from the Shabalala's church in South Africa, the Church of God of Prophecy,[3] were a hit with audiences. After both Mambazo groups returned home to South Africa, Joseph organised the recording of WOM's first album.

Was an Australian actress and singer, known as "Our Nell" and "Sweet Nell".Eleanor Towzey (Nellie) S

Was an Australian actress and singer, known as "Our Nell" and "Sweet Nell".Eleanor Towzey (Nellie) Stewart was born in Sydney on 20 November 1858. Her father, Richard Stewart (c. 1826-1902), was an excellent actor and singer who, in 1857, married Mrs. Guerin, née Theodosia Yates, a great-granddaughter of the famous actor and actress Richard Yates (1706-1796) and Mary Ann Yates (1728-1787). Nellie's mother came to Australia in 1840 and took leading parts in opera. She played the title role in Maritana when the opera was first produced at Sydney. Her two daughters by Guerin were well known on the Australian stage as Dollie and Maggie Stewart

Was an American sculptor best known for her statue of James Harlan in the National Statuary Hall Col

Was an American sculptor best known for her statue of James Harlan in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol, Washington D.C.

Is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, actress and instrumentalist, who also holds Portug

Is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, actress and instrumentalist, who also holds Portuguese citizenship.Furtado came to fame in 2000 with the release of her debut album Whoa, Nelly!, which featured her breakthrough Grammy Award-winning single "I'm like a Bird". After becoming a mother and releasing the less commercially successful Folklore (2003), she returned to prominence in 2006 with the release of Loose and its hit singles "Promiscuous", "Maneater", "Say It Right", and "All Good Things (Come to an End)". Furtado is known for experimenting with different instruments,

A Lebanese singer, songwriter, record producer, instrumentalist and model. Nelly started her career

A Lebanese singer, songwriter, record producer, instrumentalist and model. Nelly started her career in the amateurs TV program "Kaass El Noujoum" which was broadcast on the Lebanese channel LBC in early 1990s, she sang in the category of Folklore Music. M

Was an English singer, actress and performer in music hall, burlesque and pantomime.[2] Her funeral

Was an English singer, actress and performer in music hall, burlesque and pantomime.[2] Her funeral attracted three to four thousand spectators at Abney Park Cemetery and a further great crowd at the start of the procession from her home.[3]Nelly Power appeared in the music halls from the age of 12[4], and developed a comic style mimicking that of George Leybourne, which brought her fame by the age of 15[5] and the offer of principal parts in pantomimes. She made her first appearance on the London stage in 1868 in the pantomime Robinson Crusoe.[6] She then moved to the Vaudeville Theatre performing in a number of burlesque plays. After a further spell in pantomime,

Was an American singer who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in op

Was an American singer who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs. Although he was a classically trained baritone, he is best remembered for the eight films in which he costarred with soprano Jeanette MacDonald.

Nelson was born in 1962, in the Buena Vista neighbourhood, Havana city, Cuba. Cuban music was a part

Nelson was born in 1962, in the Buena Vista neighbourhood, Havana city, Cuba. Cuban music was a part of Nelson's childhood, and through his life in Cuba, Latin dance became a family tradition, passed from father to son. He trained in dance alongside his regular studies at specialised dance courses in the Casa de Cultura community centre, and did a lot of social dancing throughout the years. He also studied economics, and studied languages to a high level. After moving to England in the Mid-eighties, he did some work for Dunn & Co., before taking up a serious career in Salsa dance.

A Brazilian classical pianist.Freire began playing the piano when he was three years old, amazing ev

A Brazilian classical pianist.Freire began playing the piano when he was three years old, amazing everyone around him by replaying from memory pieces his elder sister had just performed. His teachers in Brazil were Nise Obino and Lucia Branco, who had studied with a pupil of Liszt. For his first public recital at the age of five, Freire chose Mozart's Sonata in A major, K. 331.In 1957, Freire's performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, at the age of 12, was awarded 7th place at the Rio de Janeiro International Piano Competition by a jury which included Marguerite Long, Guiomar Novaes and Lili Kraus. Following the competition, he left for Vienna to study with Bruno Seidlhofer (who also taught Friedrich Gulda). In 1964, Freire won first prize at the Vianna da Motta International Piano Competition in Lisbon, as well as receiving the Lipatti Medal and the Harriet Cohen Medal in London.

Was a Brazilian singer and songwriter.Nelson Gonçalves had a very productive collaboration with lyr

Was a Brazilian singer and songwriter.Nelson Gonçalves had a very productive collaboration with lyricist Adelino Moreira and recorded numerous successful albums. One of the great crooners of the day, he gained an international following and appeared at venues such as Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Is a famous Brazilian singer from Ubá, Minas Gerais. Nelson built a solid career as a singer and co

Is a famous Brazilian singer from Ubá, Minas Gerais. Nelson built a solid career as a singer and composer of sentimental, suffering songs, rising to popularity in Brazil and Latin America in 1969 and becoming known internationally, especially in Portugal, France and Spain. In 1971 he released his first Spanish album, "Canción Popular" and performed in the U.S., Latin America, Europe, and Africa. His international performances have included Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, and mega-events in Mexico.

Was a well-known American bandleader, arranger and orchestrator whose career spanned from the late 1

Was a well-known American bandleader, arranger and orchestrator whose career spanned from the late 1940s, struggled with the advent of rock n roll, and saw a career revival in the early 1980s. In the 1950's, Riddle was forever associated with his work for Capitol Records, providing arrangements and musical direction to such vocalists as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Peggy Lee and Keely Smith and in the 1980's his career was brought back into focus and prominence, working with singer Linda Ronstadt on a series of highly successful platinum selling albums and international concerts.

A singer and actress and the founder of the Neue Schule Hamburg, a school following the Sudbury mode

A singer and actress and the founder of the Neue Schule Hamburg, a school following the Sudbury model.

Is a Turkish folk music singer, lyrics writer and a virtuoso of the traditional Turkish instrument b

Is a Turkish folk music singer, lyrics writer and a virtuoso of the traditional Turkish instrument baglama. His profession in Turkish is known as halk sairi, which literally means "folk poet".Neset Ertas went to primary school for only 2 years, Before this he used to play the violin then the saz (the Turkish national instrument, baglama).

Is an American actress, singer, and puppeteer.Small was acclaimed for her three-octave voice from an

Is an American actress, singer, and puppeteer.Small was acclaimed for her three-octave voice from an early age. She made her Broadway debut in the 1964 musical Something More!. Additional stage credits include The Impossible Years and Henry, Sweet Henry.S

A Bulgarian singer who won the first season of the Bulgarian television series Music Idol in 2007[1]

A Bulgarian singer who won the first season of the Bulgarian television series Music Idol in 2007[1].Nevena's first performance is at the age of 6. Nevena entered the first season of the contest in January 2007. She began auditioning together with over 8,000 hopefuls in a race for a place in the Music Idol finals. Before she qualified for the finals, Nevena impressed the judges with her powerful voice and demonstrated her vocal potential with songs such as Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive", ABBA's "Mamma Mia", Mariah Carey's "Hero" and Christina Aguilera's "The Voice Within", the latter she chose to sing in the Finale.

Is an English boogie-woogie and stride piano player. He has performed all over Europe and North Amer

Is an English boogie-woogie and stride piano player. He has performed all over Europe and North America.After serving in the RAF, Dickie left Durham and moved to London, where he began playing piano for small wages in various pubs. It was only after Doree