Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter R

A German artist, and an important figure in her country's contemporary art movement.From 1970–1978

A German artist, and an important figure in her country's contemporary art movement.From 1970–1978, Trockel studied anthropology, sociology, theology, and mathematics in pursuit of teaching career. She later studied painting at the Werkkunstschule in Cologne. Her first solo exhibitions were held in Bonn and Cologne in 1983; she gained fame by addressing contemporary concerns, particularly women and their place in the art world. Her work challenged concepts of sexuality, culture, and artistic production.Trockel's "knitting pictures", produced in 1985, consist of lengths of machine-knitted, woollen material stretched on to frames. The material is patterned with computer-generated geometrical motifs, or with recognizable logos, such as the hammer and sickle motif of the Soviet Union superimposed on a background of red and white stripes reminiscent of the US flag

Was an American singer and actress. She was most popular singing traditional pop music in the 1940s

Was an American singer and actress. She was most popular singing traditional pop music in the 1940s and 1950s with songs like "Come On-a My House". She was the mother of actor Miguel Ferrer, aunt of actor George Clooney, and the sister to former television personality Nick Clooney.

Is an American operatic mezzo-soprano and Broadway musical actress most known for originating the ro

Is an American operatic mezzo-soprano and Broadway musical actress most known for originating the role of the Mother in Gian Carlo Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors, the first opera commissioned for television. Kuhlmann portrayed the role on the annu

Was one of the founders of the trova movement in Cuban music. He was originally a tailor, who became

Was one of the founders of the trova movement in Cuban music. He was originally a tailor, who became a singer, guitarrist and composer. He lived for almost a century, during which time he had a great influence on the music of his country.

Is a Filipino Australian singer, actor, musical theatre performer and TV presenter.Rosales started h

Is a Filipino Australian singer, actor, musical theatre performer and TV presenter.Rosales started his professional career by joining the cast of the original Australian production of Miss Saigon in 1996 as part of the ensemble.[2] A major turning point for a banker with a BS Mathematics degree.]</ref> However, the production only lasted three months, but later on in the late-1998 Rosales moved to Singapore and began a successful career both in theatre and television.

Was an Italian soprano, particularly associated with Puccini roles, especially Cio-Cio-San.Pampanini

Was an Italian soprano, particularly associated with Puccini roles, especially Cio-Cio-San.Pampanini began singing as a child, and later studied with Emma Malajoli. She made her stage debut in 1920, at the Teatro Nazionale in Rome, as Micaela, and in Turi

Was a pioneering Gospel singer, songwriter and recording artist who attained great popularity in the

Was a pioneering Gospel singer, songwriter and recording artist who attained great popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and early rock accompaniment. She became the first great recording star of Gospel music in the late 1930s and also became known as the "original soul sister" of recorded music.

A singer/songwriter. She was born in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia and graduated from Riverside S

A singer/songwriter. She was born in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia and graduated from Riverside Secondary School. Her career started when she entered and became a finalist in Popstars: The One. Her debut album Uh Oh was released in Canada on October 4,

Was a French sculptor. She lived in Montreuil, a suburb of Paris, France. She learned from the artis

Was a French sculptor. She lived in Montreuil, a suburb of Paris, France. She learned from the artist Albert Féraud. However, after she learned the techniques, she decided to go her own way by mostly working on geometrical sculptures. In a way, she followed the MADI art, from South America in the sculptural domain.

Became one of the most important woman in the history of Hindustani classical music. Pakistanis reve

Became one of the most important woman in the history of Hindustani classical music. Pakistanis revere her as Mallika-e-Mauseeqi or Queen of Music. As the daughter of Ustad Abdul Haqq Khan, Roshan Ara linked through her cousin Ustad Abdul Karim Khan to Kirana Gharana, a famous musical tradition, of whom she was the most outstanding disciple [1]

Is a Creole Zydeco accordion player and singer.Raised in rural Louisiana, she listened to rock music

Is a Creole Zydeco accordion player and singer.Raised in rural Louisiana, she listened to rock music in her youth. Although she was in an environment where zydeco was heard, she took little interest in the music at the time. It was when she was sixteen th

An American singer-songwriter, originally from Michigan. It was through mutual friends that she met

An American singer-songwriter, originally from Michigan. It was through mutual friends that she met Trey Many and began playing shows with Velour 100. They recorded one EP together and played a few short tours, where she met Damien Jurado and Pedro the Li

Was a Russian American pianist and famed pedagogue.Rosina Bessie was the daughter of Jacques Bessie,

Was a Russian American pianist and famed pedagogue.Rosina Bessie was the daughter of Jacques Bessie, a prosperous jeweler from Dutch Jewish family who had emigrated to the Russian Empire to ply his trade. The young Rosina began studying piano at the age of six with a teacher in Moscow, where the family had moved in the years following her birth. When her teacher became ill, a family friend suggested that she continue her studies with a talented student, five years older than Rosina, from the Moscow Imperial Conservatory, Josef Lhévinne.

Is a British musical actor; better known by his stage name Ross Antony. He rose to fame as a member

Is a British musical actor; better known by his stage name Ross Antony. He rose to fame as a member of the R&B/Pop group Bro'Sis. In 2008 Antony was the winner of Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! the German edition of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.

An American artist.His exhibition of stripe paintings in 1981 at Mary Boone's gallery was unfavourab

An American artist.His exhibition of stripe paintings in 1981 at Mary Boone's gallery was unfavourably received,[3][1] and Bleckner has expressed disappointment at the response.[4] His reputation was revived when a single work was included in an exhibition at the Nature Morte gallery in 1984.[1] This exhibition put him into a new appropriationist neo-geo context,[5] whereas in 1981 his abstract paintings were seen as being out of step with the expressionist figuration of artists such as Julian Schnabel and David Salle.[4]

An accomplished pianist living in Eastern Ontario near Kingston. Specializing in ragtime, boogie and

An accomplished pianist living in Eastern Ontario near Kingston. Specializing in ragtime, boogie and Stride-piano styles, he has delighted live-music lovers with hundreds of performances while accompanied by other talented musicians including the likes of

Is an English musician and trumpet player, who performed with Joe Loss and his orchestra. He joined

Is an English musician and trumpet player, who performed with Joe Loss and his orchestra. He joined Loss in March 1955.MacManus released a CD entitled Elvis' Dad Sings Elvis, where he covered Elvis Presley songs. He recorded a version of The Beatles' song

Is an American figure skater. In the 2006-2007 season, Miner moved up to the Novice level. He won hi

Is an American figure skater. In the 2006-2007 season, Miner moved up to the Novice level. He won his regional championship and then placed 5th at his sectional championship, missing qualifying for the 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships by on

Is an Australian singer-songwriter and producer who is best known for his signature tune "I Am Pegas

Is an Australian singer-songwriter and producer who is best known for his signature tune "I Am Pegasus" .Ryan Was involved with music at his high school, Albany High, playing the lead in the musical, The Music Man and producing a radio program for the local station 6VA entitled "High School Half Hour." He also joined a number of local bands starting with The Sett and ending with Saffron.

Is an Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer who is best known for fronting the groups

Is an Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer who is best known for fronting the groups Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock, and for production of albums by Australian band Skyhooks.[2] He has also performed solo, and as a judge on celebrity singing TV series It Takes Two from 2005.

Is a French singer of Armenian descent.

Is a French singer of Armenian descent.

Is an expatriate American sculptor and painter living in Paris, France. She graduated from the Penns

Is an expatriate American sculptor and painter living in Paris, France. She graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and became the assistante d'atelier of Jean Cardot, a prominent French sculptor, before her work gained attention in its own right.

A Queensland-born Australian visual artist working primarily with paint, textiles, installation and

A Queensland-born Australian visual artist working primarily with paint, textiles, installation and in mail art. In the early 1990's Craig was involved in an artists collaborative, Atomic Art, with fellow artists Donna Free, Brad Nunn, Kirsti Watson, Neil Degney and Geoff Corbett.[1][2]

Was an Australian singer/actress who in the 1990s was part of the pop music act Teen Queens. Clark w

Was an Australian singer/actress who in the 1990s was part of the pop music act Teen Queens. Clark was born in Sydney, New South Wales in 1974.At age 17, Clark, along with Kellie Hoggart and Liza Witt, formed the Teen Queens in 1990 as a TV series pilot. But when it was turned down the trio decided to make the concept into a real pop music act, scoring a top 10 ARIA hit in 1992 with an updated remake of "Be My Baby."

An American artist born in 1966 in New York and educated at both the College of Santa Fe in New Mexi

An American artist born in 1966 in New York and educated at both the College of Santa Fe in New Mexico and the Pratt Institute in New York. Since 1990, his work has been internationally exhibited and is included in major collections such as De Pont Museum of Contemporary Art, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C.; Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. His tree sculptures can be found at various museums and foundations including the Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA; Wanas Foundation, Knislinge, Sweden; Montenmedio Arte Contemporaneo NMAC, Cadiz, Spain; and the St. Louis Museum of Art, St. Louis, MO. Roxy Paine lives and works in Brooklyn and Treadwell, NY.