Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter P

An American singer, dancer, and actress.Lopez has the distinction of having appeared in two Broadway

An American singer, dancer, and actress.Lopez has the distinction of having appeared in two Broadway landmarks - one of its greatest hits, the highly-acclaimed, long-running A Chorus Line, and one of its biggest flops, the infamous musical version of Brea

Was an American country music singer.Ms Mitchell was a Rock 'n' Roll singer in in the 1950s and beca

Was an American country music singer.Ms Mitchell was a Rock 'n' Roll singer in in the 1950s and became most popular as a duet performer when she cut a string of duet recordings in the 1960s with country singer Roy Drusky. Drusky and Mitchell recorded a se

A Brazilian hard rock singer.She spent much of her childhood in Porto Seguro, another Brazilian town

A Brazilian hard rock singer.She spent much of her childhood in Porto Seguro, another Brazilian town, also in Bahia state. She grew up listening to various bands, including The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Faith No More, Pantera, Nirvana and Metallica.In 1996, she moved back to Salvador and played in various garage bands. She was the vocalist for the hardcore band Inkoma, and released several albums with the band. When Inkoma ended, she was invited by the producer Rafael Ramos to record a solo album.

Was an American singer. She had two sons, Edan and Seth.Backed by her two older Paris Sisters, Albet

Was an American singer. She had two sons, Edan and Seth.Backed by her two older Paris Sisters, Albeth and Sherrell, Priscilla Paris is best remembered for the song, "I Love How You Love Me", an international hit in October 1961.

Was an English botanist and illustrator.Daughter of a rich Liverpool merchant, she married Edward Bu

Was an English botanist and illustrator.Daughter of a rich Liverpool merchant, she married Edward Bury (1794-1858), a noted railway engineer. Working with amateur botanist William Roscoe (1753-1831), she published in 1831-1834 A Selection of Hexandrian Pl

A Canadian singer.Wright had a hit in the United States at the age of 14 with the song "Man in the R

A Canadian singer.Wright had a hit in the United States at the age of 14 with the song "Man in the Raincoat" in 1955. It sold over half a million copies in the U.S.[1] and hit #16 on the Billboard Singles Chart.[2] Following this she spent 14 years singin

Is a Greek singer. He became famous after his participation in the reality show Big Brother, but his

Is a Greek singer. He became famous after his participation in the reality show Big Brother, but his career was shortlived.[citation needed] His nickname was the "blond loverboy" from Skopelos (famous Greek island). He is currently appearing on the Greek daily TV show H Ellada paizei ("Greece plays" - Alter Channel).

Was an Indian model turned exponent of Classical Indian dance, Odissi, who in 1990 established 'Nrit

Was an Indian model turned exponent of Classical Indian dance, Odissi, who in 1990 established 'Nrityagram', a dance village near Bangalore.In August 1975, at the age of 26, an Odissi dance recital [8] completely changed her life when she ran into the Bhulabhai Memorial Institute by chance, and saw two young dancers giving an Odissi performance. It filled her with a kind of passion she'd never known before, in spite of its extremely complex rhythms, patterns and sophisticated hand-and-eye gestures.

Lynx and Lamb Gaede first performed together by singing at a white nationalist festival called "Euro

Lynx and Lamb Gaede first performed together by singing at a white nationalist festival called "Eurofest" in 2001.[4] They began learning how to play instruments in 2002 (Lamb plays the guitar and Lynx plays the violin). In the same year they appeared on a VH1 special called Inside Hate Rock. In 2003, they were featured in a Louis Theroux BBC documentary, entitled Louis and the Nazis, on racism and white supremacy in the United States. Lamb, Lynx, and their mother April also appeared in the low-budget 2003 horror film called Dark Walker.[5]

Also known as Pu Hsin-yu or Pu Ju, was a native of Beijing, and a member of the Manchu imperial fami

Also known as Pu Hsin-yu or Pu Ju, was a native of Beijing, and a member of the Manchu imperial family, born near the end of the Qing Dynasty. After the overthrow of the dynasty he changed his name to Pu Ju. His studio name was Hsi-shan I-shih, "Retired official of Mt. Hsi", where he spent seven years at the Chien Tai monastery.

Was a "feeling" composer.She was a natural composer and guitarist. She described her guitar as her b

Was a "feeling" composer.She was a natural composer and guitarist. She described her guitar as her best friend, as she used it constantly to compose her songs. Puchi's best known compositions were: "En La Soledad", (In Solitude) and "Tu y mi Canción" (You and my Song). "En la Soledad", was a hit song in the 1970s in the voice of legendary Puerto Rican singer: Tito Rodríguez, although there were previous versions sung by other singers such as: Chucho Avellanet, Julio Angel, and Flor de Loto, among others. In the 1990s, Gilberto Santa Rosa, recorded and had a hit with this song, and with the help of the digital technology, he performed a duet with the original voice of late Tito Rodríguez. "Tu y mi Canción" was a hit song in the 1950s, in the voices of the Puerto Rican vocal quartet: "Los Hispanos"; this song was also recorded in an instrumental version by the: "Dimartino/Osland Jazz Orquestra", in 2004.

A Carnatic music vocalist.[1] He learnt music from Tiruppambaram Somasundaram Pillai, T. M. Tyagaraj

A Carnatic music vocalist.[1] He learnt music from Tiruppambaram Somasundaram Pillai, T. M. Tyagarajan and later from Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer.[citation needed] He awarded the Bala Gana Kala Rathnam at the age of 12.[citation needed] He worked in All India Radio.[citation needed]

Was a Cuban popular singer.[1] Puntillita was active in the 1940s and 50s, and later gained notice w

Was a Cuban popular singer.[1] Puntillita was active in the 1940s and 50s, and later gained notice when he joined other elderly Cuban musicians and American guitarist Ry Cooder to form the Buena Vista Social Club.Puntillita was a member of the Hermanos Licea in the 1940s in Camaguey. He began singing with the Orquesta Escorcia, and played percussion in the Orquesta Tentación. In 1945 he went to Havana to sing in trumpeter Julio Cueva's band. He got his nickname from Son de la puntillita, which he sang with this band. He went on to achieve huge popularity in the 1950s as a soloist on Radio Cadena Habana. In Mexico City he performed at El Patio, singing with Celia Cruz and Beny Moré. With the conjunto Gloria Matancera he played at the Cabaret Antillano.

Was the pioneer of the Nathdwara school of Pakhawaj playing.

Was the pioneer of the Nathdwara school of Pakhawaj playing.

Was a Russian painter, a member of Jack of Diamonds group. Pyotr Konchalovsky was born in the villag

Was a Russian painter, a member of Jack of Diamonds group. Pyotr Konchalovsky was born in the village of Slavianka, Kharkov gubernia (currently Ukraine) on February 21, 1876. His father was an art publisher.