Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a French animalière, realist artist, and sculptor. As a painter she became famous primarily for

Was a French animalière, realist artist, and sculptor. As a painter she became famous primarily for two chief works: Ploughing in the Nivernais (in French Le labourage nivernais, le sombrage ), which was first exhibited at the Salon of 1848, and is now in the Musée d’Orsay in Paris depicts a team of oxen ploughing a field while attended by peasants set against a vast pastoral landscape; and, The Horse Fair (in French Le marché aux chevaux),

Was a jazz and blues singer, and vaudeville entertainer.Her nine year recording career began in 1923

Was a jazz and blues singer, and vaudeville entertainer.Her nine year recording career began in 1923. During that time she recorded upwards of one hundred songs using numerous pseudonyms such as Sally Ritz, Flora Dale, Sarah Johnson, Josephine Thomas, Gla

A singer, soloist Spanish. She came to fame in 2001 as part of the reality show "Operation Triumph",

A singer, soloist Spanish. She came to fame in 2001 as part of the reality show "Operation Triumph", she represented Spain in the 'Eurovision Song Contest 2002. Subsequently released five studio albums, an album on DVD and ten singles.Has been awarded several times throughout her musical career. These include: 'Cadena Dial 2003 to the best artists of the year' and 'gold Antena 2006.

Was an English painter who visited South Africa in 1935 and stayed.After attending the Manchester Hi

Was an English painter who visited South Africa in 1935 and stayed.After attending the Manchester High School For Girls, she received her training at the Slade School of Art in London and in 1926 won the Prix de Rome for her etching The Adoration of the Shepherds, which was subsequently shown at the Royal Academy. At this time she was living at 40 Downshire Hill, Hampstead, N.W, the same house where Mark Rutherford, the novelist, lived in 1852. When she visited South Africa in 1935, a former teacher at the Slade School, Professor John Wheatley, offered her a teaching post at the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town

Was a New Zealander-Australian sculptor who shot to late fame at the age of 57 for her poetic assemb

Was a New Zealander-Australian sculptor who shot to late fame at the age of 57 for her poetic assemblages of eclectic found materials. She showed at the Venice Biennale in 1982, becoming the first female artist to represent Australia there. In 1994 she was awarded the Order of Australia for her services to the arts. She died in Canberra in 1999.Gascoigne was born Rosalie Norah King Walker in Auckland, New Zealand, and emigrated to Canberra, Australia in 1943 at the age of 26 in order to become a war bride. Here she married astronomer S. C. B (Ben) Gascoigne, later to become an eminent professor, and set up home in the isolated scientific community of Mount Stromlo. During the many lonely years spent raising her three children,

An American folk singer-songwriter who resides in the mountains near Boise, Idaho. She began her pub

An American folk singer-songwriter who resides in the mountains near Boise, Idaho. She began her public career as a singer and collector of traditional folksongs in the late 1950s. During the early 1960s she left her husband and began traveling and perfor

Is an American cartoonist and is a staff cartoonist for The New Yorker. She grew up in the Flatbush

Is an American cartoonist and is a staff cartoonist for The New Yorker. She grew up in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, the only child of an assistant principal and a high school teacher who subscribed to The New Yorker. Her earliest cartoons were publis

Was an American actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known for her role as a fast-talking newsp

Was an American actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known for her role as a fast-talking newspaper reporter in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday, as well as originating the role of Auntie Mame on Broadway and in film. She won all 5 G

Was an American pianist and harpsichordist who was particularly associated with the music of Johann

Was an American pianist and harpsichordist who was particularly associated with the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. She was born in Chicago, Illinois.Tureck did not play only Bach, but had a wide-ranging repertoire which included works by composers including Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, and Frédéric Chopin, as well as more modern composers such as David Diamond, Luigi Dallapiccola, and William Schuman. Diamond's Piano Sonata No. 1 was inspired by Tureck's playing.

Is an American ladies' singles figure skater. She was the World Junior champion in 1980, the U.S. Na

Is an American ladies' singles figure skater. She was the World Junior champion in 1980, the U.S. National champion in 1982, 1983 and 1984, World champion in 1983, and won a silver medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics (second to Katarina Witt). Sumners turne

Was an Italian soprano primarily active in the 1950s through the mid-1960s.Rosanna Carteri was born

Was an Italian soprano primarily active in the 1950s through the mid-1960s.Rosanna Carteri was born in Verona and studied with Cusinati and started singing in concert at the age of twelve. She won a RAI singing contest in 1948 which led to her operatic de

Rosanne Cash was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States in 1955, around the time when her father'

Rosanne Cash was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States in 1955, around the time when her father's career was beginning. After her parents separated in the 1960s, Cash was rasied by her mother, Vivian in Southern, California. She was greatly influenced by her father's music from an early age, and after graduating high school, she joined her father's road show for three years. On her father's road show, Cash would serve as a background vocalist and a soloist.

A two-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Spanish gypsy singer and actress.She was born in Madrid, Spain

A two-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Spanish gypsy singer and actress.She was born in Madrid, Spain as the daughter of Antonio González ('El Pescaílla') and Lola Flores. She is the sister of actress Lolita Flores and singer-songwriter Antonio Flores. She has a daughter with her ex boyfriend Carlos Orellana. Her second son, Pedro Antonio, was born January 21, 2006, the same day as his grandmother Lola Flores. Rosario and Pedro Lazaga, her partner and father of her second son, met while filming Pedro Almodóvar's film Hable con ella in 2001.

Was a classical pianist, musicologist and teacher.She was among the first pianists to record on hist

Was a classical pianist, musicologist and teacher.She was among the first pianists to record on historic pianos (fortepianos), recording a recital of Schubert piano music in the early 1970s. Her extensive discography also includes recordings of rarely heard works by women composers, including Cécile Chaminade's Concertstück for piano and Orchestra, Op 40, Germaine Tailleferre's Ballade for piano & orchestra, as well as works by Agathe Backer Grøndahl, Amy Beach, Teresa Carreño, Clara Schumann and Ingeborg von Bronsart, Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia and Maria Agata Szymanowska.

Was an American opera singer.She made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Laura in La Gioconda in Novemb

Was an American opera singer.She made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Laura in La Gioconda in November 1932. She sang the role of the Wood Dove in Arnold Schoenberg's Gurre-Lieder in the first American performances by Leopold Stokowski the same year, and

An Australian singer/songwriter.Bygrave grew up in western Victoria and later attended art school in

An Australian singer/songwriter.Bygrave grew up in western Victoria and later attended art school in Ballarat and Melbourne. Her musical career began in 1979 (early band: The Salty Dogs). Bygrave was invited to join The Goanna Band, rising to prominence as keyboardist/vocalist alongside Shane Howard and Marcia Howard in the early '80s. The band recorded three albums and toured extensively, performing in some of the remotest areas of Australia and forging strong bonds with Aboriginal people and their culture. Their debut album Spirit of Place won the ARIA Best Album of the Year, 1982, with "Solid Rock" winning Best Single of the Year. Goanna reprised with a fourth album in 1998.

S a solo singer-songwriter. To date, she is perhaps best known as being former singer and keyboardis

S a solo singer-songwriter. To date, she is perhaps best known as being former singer and keyboardist with The Pipettes.Her father, Alastair Dougall, is an singer-songwriter active on the Brighton acoustic scene[1]. She is the granddaughter of former BBC news broadcaster Robert Dougall [2], and attended Camberwell College of Arts as late as mid-2006, and as a student appeared uncredited on the BBC Two show James May's Top Toys in December 2005, drawing the presenter on an Etch A Sketch. [3] Her younger brother Thomas is guitarist with Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, and she is known to have dated Joe Lean of the same band.[4

An English singer and guitarist who performs in a variety of genres.Rose began her singing career pe

An English singer and guitarist who performs in a variety of genres.Rose began her singing career performing live with Steeleye Span while still in her teenage years. This led to her being invited to contribute vocals to several albums by various folk artists. In 1996 she and Maddy sang with The Carnival Band on their Carols at Christmas CD. In 2002 Park Records released the a cappella folk album Bib and Tuck by 'Maddy Prior And The Girls', a trio composed of Maddy Prior, Rose Kemp and Abbie Lathe. Rose wrote, and sang lead vocals on, several of the album's tracks. Rose's first solo album Glance, an acoustic pop record, was released on Park Records in 2003. Rose subsequently toured with The Oyster Band as part of The Big Session,

A French singer-songwriter, particularly famous for her 1982 smash single "Africa", number three hit

A French singer-songwriter, particularly famous for her 1982 smash single "Africa", number three hit in many European countries.[1]

Was an English actress best known for her role as Madame Fanny La Fan in the British television seri

Was an English actress best known for her role as Madame Fanny La Fan in the British television series 'Allo 'Allo!.She started her career as a soprano in 1939, singing at the Sadler's Wells Opera (later English National Opera) in London; soubrette and lyric soprano roles such as Despina in Così fan tutte. For the Glyndebourne Festival she sang Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro. In 1948 she sang Lucy in the world premiere of Benjamin Britten's adaptation of The Beggar's Opera.

An independent folk musician. She was raised in the Chicago area and attended Knox College before le

An independent folk musician. She was raised in the Chicago area and attended Knox College before leaving to pursue a singing career. She is currently living in Boston, Massachusetts. Her singing style is distinctive and emotionally charged. At least one

The 2004 winner of BBC Young Choirgirl of the Year.[1] Setten's achievement was particularly notewor

The 2004 winner of BBC Young Choirgirl of the Year.[1] Setten's achievement was particularly noteworthy because at the time she was head chorister at a small provincial parish with limited resources, All Saints Church in Findon Valley, and was competing against professional choristers from York Minster and Winchester Cathedral, amongst others.[2] She is currently studying music at the Royal Northern College of Music, having achieved excellent grades in her GCSEs at Davison CE High School for Girls and achieved A grades in both Music and Performance Studies A levels at BHASVIC (Brighton Hove and Sussex 6th Form College).

An African-American singer and keyboardist. She is best known as one of the lead singers in Sly & th

An African-American singer and keyboardist. She is best known as one of the lead singers in Sly & the Family Stone, a popular psychedelic soul/funk band founded by her brothers, Sly Stone and Freddie Stone. She often wore a grey wig while in performance w

Sßnchez was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico[1], the youngest of four siblings - having three older br

Sßnchez was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico[1], the youngest of four siblings - having three older brothers. She received her primary education in San Juan. At a young age, she showed an interest in both dancing and acting and would put on shows for her family. Sßnchez enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico, where like her father and brothers she was to study marketing.[2] However, this was not her calling and after three years she left the course. In 1991, at the age of 18, Sßnchez moved to New York City, where she took classes in dancing, acting and singing.[3] She returned to Puerto Rico and in 1992, she made her movie debut, having landed a small part as an island girl in the movie Captain Ron, which was partly filmed on the island, starring Martin Short and Kurt Russell.

A German singer and actress.Schwab was born in Bingen. At the age of nine, she recorded her first so

A German singer and actress.Schwab was born in Bingen. At the age of nine, she recorded her first song "Ja die Dicken sind ja so gemütlich" as Die kleine Rosemarie. It was no major commercial success. In 1958, she also appeared in the film Die Straße. Ove