Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a Danish painter.He started painting in the 1960s and studied at The Jutland Academy of Art in Aa

Is a Danish painter.He started painting in the 1960s and studied at The Jutland Academy of Art in Aarhus, 1966-67. He quit his job in 1988 to become a full-time painter.Poul Anker Bech paints everyday landscapes and situations, from an unusual point of view. His motives often contain ironic or surrealistic elements.

Is a Danish illustrator, graphic designer, photographer, fine artist and children's book creator, wh

Is a Danish illustrator, graphic designer, photographer, fine artist and children's book creator, who has won numerous awards for his design work. Since the early 1990s, he has lived and worked in the USA, in New York City.Over the years, Lange has designed hundreds of book jackets and created hundreds of illustrations for print media. His design work also includes editorial design. A children's book that Lange created was published in 2004. Lange teaches design in New York and in Copenhagen. Collage has formed an important part of both his design and fine art works.

Is an Iranian guitarist, songwriter and singer.He is a pioneer of Iranian world fusion style, mixing

Is an Iranian guitarist, songwriter and singer.He is a pioneer of Iranian world fusion style, mixing Iranian traditional music with western music styles such as jazz, blues, and rock.

An Indian singer who works in Bollywood films, as well as reality shows. She was studying science in

An Indian singer who works in Bollywood films, as well as reality shows. She was studying science in 12th standard in Jabalpur when she decided to participate in Indian Idol Season 1l she finished at 4th place.

A famous Indian cartoonist. He was born in Mangalore, Karnataka. He began cartooning in 1975 at the

A famous Indian cartoonist. He was born in Mangalore, Karnataka. He began cartooning in 1975 at the age of 15. He worked as a staff cartoonist for Kannada Publications. Kitoo, a comic serial with a boy as the main character, has been published in several different magazines for 15 years. He joined The Week as a cartoon illustrator in the 1990's and left in 2001.

Is one of the most successful Indian cartoonists.Pran graduated with a Master of Arts (Political Sci

Is one of the most successful Indian cartoonists.Pran graduated with a Master of Arts (Political Science) degree. He then completed a four-year course in Fine Arts from Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai.Pran began his career in 1960 as a cartoonist for the Delhi-based newspaper Milap with comic strip Daabu. In 1969, he sketched Chacha Chaudhary for the Hindi magazine Lotpot, which made him famous. Pran has also created other cartoon characters like Shrimatiji, Pinki, Billoo, Raman, Channie Chachi and others, which are regularly published in Indian magazines.

A rising Bharatanatyam dancer in India .

A rising Bharatanatyam dancer in India .

) of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus the Elder, was the most renowned of the Attic sculptors of the

) of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus the Elder, was the most renowned of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BC. He was the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue. While no indubitably attributable sculpture by Praxiteles is extant, numerous copies of his works have survived; contemporary authors, including Pliny the Elder, wrote of his oeuvres; and coins engraved with silhouettes of his various famous statuary types from the period still exist.

A soul singer. Though from Jamaica, Wilson now lives in London.Wilson's debut single was a cover ver

A soul singer. Though from Jamaica, Wilson now lives in London.Wilson's debut single was a cover version of Sam & Dave's "Hold On I'm Coming", released in August 1979. The song was also included in Boney M.'s fourth album Oceans of Fantasy which also yielded a guest performance by Wilson on the opening track "Let It All Be Music".Her debut album On the Race Track was completed during 1980 with high expectations from Hansa. It was released in October, heralded by the single "Cry to Me" which Wilson performed on TV, backed by the dancing troop Sky Train. The single reached #3 in Switzerland. The second single "We Are on the Race Track" gave her a #11 hit single in Germany in early 1981.

A Sri Lankan sitarist.[1] He has lived in Japan since 1974.Hegoda studied with Ravi Shankar. He is t

A Sri Lankan sitarist.[1] He has lived in Japan since 1974.Hegoda studied with Ravi Shankar. He is the President of the Premadasa Hegoda Foundation. He is an Associate Professor of Music at the University of Tokyo and also teaches Indian music at Takasaki Art College. He also operates the Premadasa Institute of Indian Music in Tokyo, which provides instruction in sitar, sarod, esraj, tabla, and voice.[1]

Also known as "Khemadasa Master" is one of the most influential composers in Sri Lankan music. Explo

Also known as "Khemadasa Master" is one of the most influential composers in Sri Lankan music. Exploring the various styles of music around the world Khemadasa endeavored to develop a unique style of music. He combined Sinhala folk tunes, Hindustani music, Western music and many other streams of music in his compositions while adapting them to fit contemporary music.

Was an American rhythm and blues singer in the 1950's. Barnes was born in Magnolia, Mississippi. He

Was an American rhythm and blues singer in the 1950's. Barnes was born in Magnolia, Mississippi. He sang bass for the legendary vocal group The Moonglows which had such hits as "Sincerely" and "The Ten Commandments of Love". Mentored by Alan Freed, the group’s doo-wop harmony style achieved great success on the national R&B charts and recorded on Chess Records.

A singer of pop-folk or chalga.Preslava, a famous Bulgarian singer, is classified as a Chalga singer

A singer of pop-folk or chalga.Preslava, a famous Bulgarian singer, is classified as a Chalga singer. Chalga is a contemporary popular style of music theoretically based on traditional folk styles. Her real name is Petja Koleva Ivanova. The "slava," which deals with piety towards the Orthodox religion is a widely used addition to the names. She was born on June 26th 1984 in Dobrich, Bulgaria. She is a singer who started in 2004 with her first hit, "Njamash Syrce" or "You Don't Have a Heart". Her hit song is the Bulgarian version of the acclaimed Serbia version by Marta Savic, "Ravno Do Kosova." Preslava is signed to Payner Music, which is one of the biggest record companies in Bulgaria. Payner Music is in close ties with the famous Serbian record label, Grand Production. Payner has a contract with Grand where they are permitted to use Grand's music.File:S1 0000047396-article.jpg

Was an Argentine painter, architect, and engineer. As one of the country's first prominent painters,

Was an Argentine painter, architect, and engineer. As one of the country's first prominent painters, he was known for his costumbrist sensibility and preference for everyday themes.

Was an English painter and dramatist. "Prince" is a given name, not a royal title.the son of painter

Was an English painter and dramatist. "Prince" is a given name, not a royal title.the son of painter William Hoare, he became well known for his portraits and historical scenes. Later in his life, he wrote twenty plays.

Is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay and producer.Prince Jazzbo began recording with Coxsone Do

Is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay and producer.Prince Jazzbo began recording with Coxsone Dodd's Studio One label in the early 1970s. He went on to work on his own releases with Bunny Lee, producing as well in collaboration with many artists as a vocalist and producer for labels including his own, Ujama.

A French singer and actress with Cameroonese origins. She is particularly known for her ragga songs

A French singer and actress with Cameroonese origins. She is particularly known for her ragga songs "Trop de bla-bla" ou "Faut qu'j'travaille".In 1982, Erika formed with her sisters a band named Blackheart Daughters, then joined the band Princess and the

Is an anonymous street artist working primarily in Paris. Her art centres on veiling the main charac

Is an anonymous street artist working primarily in Paris. Her art centres on veiling the main characters on subway advertisements using black paint.[1] Princess Hijab is recognized as the founder of “hijabism”, a movement based on the veiling, or “hijabizing” of advertising images. She is widely recognized for her iconic images of veiled girls, boys and courting couples on advertising posters, which reference contemporary culture, celebrity culture and the world of fashion. Her humour attempts to expose contradictions inherent in mainstream culture.

Was a great-niece of Napoleon I of France, and the only daughter of Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte by his

Was a great-niece of Napoleon I of France, and the only daughter of Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte by his wife Justine Eleanore Ruflin.[1] She was well-known in French society as an artist and sculptress.

An American emcee and DJ.Her musical style, as she describes it, is flip-flop —a mixture of hip ho

An American emcee and DJ.Her musical style, as she describes it, is flip-flop —a mixture of hip hop, rock and electronica [2].After graduating from high school, she moved to New York City and studied acting at New York University. She took up the guitar[3

She first became known for her participation in "World On Ice" in Madrid and in Spain's Gran Circo M

She first became known for her participation in "World On Ice" in Madrid and in Spain's Gran Circo Mundial. She was discovered by producer Frank Peterson at age 16 and a few years later recorded her first album. She has produced three full-length records released in Europe and Japan, and a fourth, All I Want, is in production, having released the title single. Princessa recorded a cover version of Valerie Dore's The Night on her self-titled debut.

Is a French child and teenage singer. She was discovered in a TV show Drôles de petits champions wh

Is a French child and teenage singer. She was discovered in a TV show Drôles de petits champions when she was 11 years old, and has since released four successful albums. She is also a popular TV performer.

Is an American folk singer. Although she has written songs, she is notable chiefly for her interpret

Is an American folk singer. Although she has written songs, she is notable chiefly for her interpretations of other artists' work.

Is an American retired competitive figure skater who currently works as a coach. She was a two-time

Is an American retired competitive figure skater who currently works as a coach. She was a two-time medalist at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and competed twice at the World Figure Skating Championships. She was the first American woman to land th

Was a popular English singer and actress, known for her role as Ariel in W. C. Macready's production

Was a popular English singer and actress, known for her role as Ariel in W. C. Macready's production of The Tempest in 1838 and "fairy" burlesques at Covent Garden Theatre. Later, she was known, along with her husband, Thomas German Reed, for creating the family-friendly German Reed Entertainments. There, she was a mentor to W. S. Gilbert, and her performances inspired Gilbert to create some of his famous contralto roles.