Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is an Australian actor, singer, pianist, writer and comedian.He has appeared on film as well as in s

Is an Australian actor, singer, pianist, writer and comedian.He has appeared on film as well as in sketch comedy television programs. His television appearances include The Dingo Principle and Three Men and a Baby Grand, satirical sketch television comedy programs for which he was a writer/performer with Jonathan Biggins and Drew Forsythe. Since 2000 he has co-written, composed and performed as an actor/musician in political satirical revues for the Sydney Theatre Company, including "Free Petrol", "Sunday in Iraq with George", "Much Revue About Nothing", "Stuff All Happens" and "Revue Sans Frontieres".

A New Zealand solo singer-songwriter, playing all the instruments in studio and touring with a band.

A New Zealand solo singer-songwriter, playing all the instruments in studio and touring with a band. She was formerly a part of the Wellington band Two Lane Blacktop named for the 1970s road movie of the same name[1] the Sydney duo Teenager with Nick Littlemore of Pnau. Ladyhawke named herself after the Rutger Hauer film Ladyhawke.[2] Ladyhawke is best known for the 2008 single "Paris Is Burning", which she wrote after a visit to Paris.[3] Her debut album was released on Modular Recordings[4] in September 2008.

Was a Greek painter and engraver.

Was a Greek painter and engraver.

Is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for her 1975 hit "Poetry Man".Born in New York Ci

Is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for her 1975 hit "Poetry Man".Born in New York City, Snow was raised in a household where Delta blues, Broadway show tunes, Dixieland jazz, classical music and folk music recordings were played around the

Sometimes spelled Phivos or Fivos (pronounced "Fee-Vohs"), is a well known songwriter in both Greece

Sometimes spelled Phivos or Fivos (pronounced "Fee-Vohs"), is a well known songwriter in both Greece and Cyprus. Phoebus is mostly known for his music through Despina Vandi and Katy Garbi, although he has composed albums for many other artists in Greece and Cyprus. A high percentage of the albums he composes receive certification making him one of the most successful Greek songwriters of the 1990s and 2000s.

Was a Greek writer, painter and iconographer. He was raised by his mother, Despoina Kontoglou, and h

Was a Greek writer, painter and iconographer. He was raised by his mother, Despoina Kontoglou, and his uncle Stefanos Kontoglou, who was abbot in the nearby monastery of Aghia Paraskevi. He spent his childhood among the monastery, the sea and the fishermen. In 1913, he enrolled at the Athens School of Fine Arts. From 1915 onwards, he spent a lot of time travelling to places such as Spain, France, Portugal, Angola. He afterwards moved to Paris.

An American singer-songwriter whose career has spanned several decades.She began her performing care

An American singer-songwriter whose career has spanned several decades.She began her performing career in the late 1970s and early 1980s punk scene in Los Angeles. She had a bleach blonde crewcut and wore male attire creating an androgynous persona for he

Is an American soprano.Curtin was known for her creation of new roles such as the title role in the

Is an American soprano.Curtin was known for her creation of new roles such as the title role in the Carlisle Floyd opera Susannah and in other works by this composer. She was also a dedicated song recitalist and retired from singing in 1984.

Was an English singer and actress who was famous for her performances in Edwardian musical comedy an

Was an English singer and actress who was famous for her performances in Edwardian musical comedy and other musical theatre in the first half of the 20th century.Dare's first performance on stage was in 1899, at the age of nine, in the Christmas pantomime Babes in the Woods at the Coronet Theatre in London. Her sister Zena was also cast in this production, and they both adopted the surname of Dare. The next year, Phyllis was cast as Christina in a production of Ib and Little Christina at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, and she ended the year in the Christmas pantomime Little Red Riding Hood in Manchester. In 1901, she played one of the children in The Wilderness, and Seymour Hicks and Ellaline Terriss cast her as Mab in their musical Bluebell in Fairyland. The following Christmas, she performed in a production of The Forty Thieves.[

Was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer who recorded for Duke Reid's lucrative Treasure Isle record lab

Was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer who recorded for Duke Reid's lucrative Treasure Isle record label in the late 1960s and early 1970s.Dillon was born in 1948 in Linstead, St. Catherine, Jamaica.[1] Influenced by American singers Connie Francis, Patti Page and Dionne Warwick, she began singing in talent contests. It was during a performance at the Glass Bucket Club in Kingston, Jamaica with the group The Vulcans, that Duke Reid's session guitarist Lynn Taitt discovered Dillon.[1]Dillon was 19 when she recorded her first record for Duke Reid. In 1967, Reid released Dillon's "Don’t Stay Away". While most of Dillon’s subsequent recordings would be covers of popular and obscure American songs including Bettye Swann's "Make Me Yours", Perry Como's "Tulips and Heather," The Grass Roots "Midnight Confessions", and Stephen Stills's "Love the One You're With"; "Don't Stay Away" was an original composition featuring Tommy McCook and the Supersonics as the backing band.

Was a sculptor. She was born in England, but migrated to Canada in 1933.Jones traveled around Denmar

Was a sculptor. She was born in England, but migrated to Canada in 1933.Jones traveled around Denmark and Italy with her mother for years until, at 28, she studied casting, carving, and modeling at the Regent Street Polytechnic in London. She moved to Can

Was an American singer.Nelson was born in Indiana. She worked and recorded for several years from th

Was an American singer.Nelson was born in Indiana. She worked and recorded for several years from the late 1970s into the mid 1980s without achieving much success. Her records were usually dance tracks, and she had also recorded quite a number of records

Was a Broadway actress and singer from the 1880s until the 1920s. Her full name was Phyllis McKee Ra

Was a Broadway actress and singer from the 1880s until the 1920s. Her full name was Phyllis McKee Rankin.[2]Rankin was in the supporting cast of Sara, a play performed at the Palmer Theatre (Wallack's Theatre), in the summer of 1890.[6] Sara was the aband

A Dutch musical theatre actress who is very successful in Europe.Douwes was born in Amsterdam, North

A Dutch musical theatre actress who is very successful in Europe.Douwes was born in Amsterdam, North Holland, to an arts dealer and a social worker and the grandniece of Doris Day. Initially Douwes wanted to become a nurse for mentally handicapped childre

An American former bass guitarist and backing vocals for the female heavy metal band Vixen. She is m

An American former bass guitarist and backing vocals for the female heavy metal band Vixen. She is married to the famous rock guitarist Steve Vai, whom she met while they both attended the Berklee College of Music. They have two children, Fire and Julian

Was an Italian soprano and later mezzo-soprano, particularly associated with the Italian and French

Was an Italian soprano and later mezzo-soprano, particularly associated with the Italian and French repertories.She sang widely in Italy and South America, making her debut at La Scala in Milan, in 1932, and at the Metropolitan Opera in 1947. In 1955, she

Is an American actress and singer. After work as a child actress on Broadway, in regional theater an

Is an American actress and singer. After work as a child actress on Broadway, in regional theater and in the film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, she came to national attention in 1981 when, following her starring role in the critically lambasted[1] Bu

Is a singer-songwriter and guitarist.He is a familiar, and good-looking, face in the live band circu

Is a singer-songwriter and guitarist.He is a familiar, and good-looking, face in the live band circuit. Already strumming future hits on his guitar when he was 17, Pido soon became an original member of Side A in the late 80s before he formed the band Artstart and churned out the sweet favorite, "Danielle." After being in a short-lived group Anthem, he later re-emerged in the new millennium's acoustic scene with the band Take One. Now in his late 30s, Pido has finally decided to go solo.

Was an Italian-American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a

Was an Italian-American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with it in 1943. "Mr. C", as he was nicknamed, sold millions of records for RCA and also pioneered a weekly musical variety television show, which set the standards for the genre and proved to be one of the most successful in television history. His combined success on television and popular recordings was not matched by any other artist of the time.

Was an Italian artist of the Early Renaissance. To contemporaries, he was known as a mathematician a

Was an Italian artist of the Early Renaissance. To contemporaries, he was known as a mathematician and geometer as well as an artist, though now he is chiefly appreciated for his art. His painting was characterized by its serene humanism and its use of geometric forms, particularly in relation to perspective and foreshortening. Most of his work was produced in the Tuscan town of Arezzo.

Is an Italian rock singer and songwriter, best known for his work with the famous Italian rock band

Is an Italian rock singer and songwriter, best known for his work with the famous Italian rock band Litfiba. He was born in Florence.In 2002 his duet with an Indonesian popstar, Anggun, entitled "L'amore immaginato" reached #1 in the National Italian Airplay Charts for over two months.

Was a French sculptor. He was a student of David d'Angers.

Was a French sculptor. He was a student of David d'Angers.

Is a French musician, composer, and experimental musical instrument builder. He began building mecha

Is a French musician, composer, and experimental musical instrument builder. He began building mechanical-based musical instruments at an early age, using items such as metronomes, cymbals, and pulleys. In 1977 he began collaborating with Pascal Comelade and composing music for dance companies. He performed in ensembles such as Operation Rhino, Nu Creative Methods, and Effectifs de Profil.

Was a French painter and printmaker, a founding member of Les Nabis.Bonnard was born in Fontenay-aux

Was a French painter and printmaker, a founding member of Les Nabis.Bonnard was born in Fontenay-aux-Roses. He led a happy and careless youth as the son of a prominent official of the French Ministry of War. At the insistence of his father, Bonnard studied law, graduating and practising as a barrister briefly.

A French sculptor known for his funeral monuments, was, with Germain Pilon, one of the pre-eminent s

A French sculptor known for his funeral monuments, was, with Germain Pilon, one of the pre-eminent sculptors of the French Renaissance.