Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a Russian pianist. In 1987-1991 studied at Tambov Musical College with Natalia Kolpakova. In 1991

Is a Russian pianist. In 1987-1991 studied at Tambov Musical College with Natalia Kolpakova. In 1991-1998 he studied at the Moscow Conservatory in the class of Professor Victor Merzhanov (piano), graduating with distinction.

Is a World Music award winning artist and the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. She is a s

Is a World Music award winning artist and the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. She is a singer, dancer, producer, composer, conductor, and pianist. She writes, composes and produces her own songs and music videos. She has a half-sister named An

Is an English musician, comedian, and actor.The Russ Abbot Show showcased his talents as an all-roun

Is an English musician, comedian, and actor.The Russ Abbot Show showcased his talents as an all-round entertainer, attracting millions of viewers. This show was especially popular among younger viewers, prompting two annuals to be published in 1982 and 1983. These annuals featured comic strips based on popular characters, plus some publicity photos of Abbot in a variety of guises, including his well-known James Bond satire featuring characters named Basildon Bond and Miss Funnyfanny (based on the fictional MI6 spy duo James Bond and Miss Moneypenny).

Is an English singer-songwriter and musician.Ballard was initially a guitarist with Buster Meikle &

Is an English singer-songwriter and musician.Ballard was initially a guitarist with Buster Meikle & The Day Breakers in 1961, together with Roy Ballard, Russ's older brother on piano and Bob Henrit on drums. After a stint with The Roulettes, backing Adam Faith, he then went on to join Unit 4 + 2 in the early 1960s, before becoming the lead singer and guitarist of Argent, writing their hit "God Gave Rock and Roll to You",[1] which would later be covered by both Petra and Kiss.

Was an English singer and songwriter.Born as Ronald Hulme in Everton, Liverpool, he was one of the f

Was an English singer and songwriter.Born as Ronald Hulme in Everton, Liverpool, he was one of the first singer-songwriters of pop music to have come out of the city, and he was the first Liverpool artist to hit the United States music scene with his song

Is an American actor and singer.From 1952 to 1957, Arms was best known as a vocalist and host of You

Is an American actor and singer.From 1952 to 1957, Arms was best known as a vocalist and host of Your Hit Parade, a NBC television series that reviewed the popular songs of the day and on which a regular cast of vocalists would perform the top seven songs of the week. Arms is the only one of the lead performers on that show who is still alive.

Is an Australian musician and one half of the group Air Supply. He formed the group after meeting En

Is an Australian musician and one half of the group Air Supply. He formed the group after meeting Englishman Graham Russell in 1975 on the set of a production of Jesus Christ Superstar.

Was a bebop and cool jazz pianist and composer.Freeman was initially classically trained, but later

Was a bebop and cool jazz pianist and composer.Freeman was initially classically trained, but later turned toward jazz of a largely bop style. His reputation as a jazz pianist grew in the 1940s when he did work with Art Pepper, Shorty Rogers, and Chet Bak

A self taught artist who traveled extensively through France, Ireland, Scotland, Dubai, Singapore th

A self taught artist who traveled extensively through France, Ireland, Scotland, Dubai, Singapore then finally residing in Australia in 1995. He exhibited in the United Kingdom and Australia. He has a popular following throughout Australia and is held in many public and private collections.[citation needed]

Is an Australian singer-songwriter, who had five Australian top ten singles during the late 1960s an

Is an Australian singer-songwriter, who had five Australian top ten singles during the late 1960s and early 1970s."The Real Thing" is now considered one of the very best psychedelic rock singles produced in the 1960s. At around six minutes and thirty seconds, it was also the longest pop single recorded in Australia at that time.

Is an English author of humour, science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels, weblogs, graph

Is an English author of humour, science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels, weblogs, graphic novels, comics, and films. His notable works include Morris Telford - A Salopian Odyssey weblog for the BBC and subsequent novel, Marlowe Bidforth's Bac

Is an English television presenter and singer.Spencer is a television presenter, hosting shows such

Is an English television presenter and singer.Spencer is a television presenter, hosting shows such as the ITV1 game show Make Your Play. He was also anchor presenter three nights a week for The Great Big British Quiz on Five. Other presenting credits inc

Is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and music producer. He is best known as lead guitarist

Is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and music producer. He is best known as lead guitarist with Paul McCartney, though he has worked with an extensive list of artists in addition to his own solo career.

Is an American figure skater who competed in both singles and pairs. He competed in pairs with Tiffa

Is an American figure skater who competed in both singles and pairs. He competed in pairs with Tiffany Scott, with whom he is the 2006 U.S. national pewter medalist and alternate on the 2006 U.S. Olympic Team. They placed 5th at the 2005 Nebelhorn Trophy.

Was an American singing star of the 1930s, who had over sixty hit recordings.Her signature tunes wer

Was an American singing star of the 1930s, who had over sixty hit recordings.Her signature tunes were "Shine On Harvest Moon", "Ten Cents a Dance" and "Love Me or Leave Me", and her other popular recordings included "Button Up Your Overcoat", "Mean to Me"

A Puerto Rican singer. According to the "Comisiones Nacionales para la Celebración del Quinto Cente

A Puerto Rican singer. According to the "Comisiones Nacionales para la Celebración del Quinto Centenario" (National Commission for the Celebration of the Fifth Centennial) is said to be one of three artists whose contributions have helped unite Latin America. The other two artists named were Libertad Lamarque from Argentina and Pedro Vargas from Mexico.Fernández started to gain popularity and in 1941, at age 28, she was signed by Columbia Records with whom she recorded her first hit song, "Cuando Vuelvas" (When you return) a theme written by Myrta Silva. Her first appearance in New York was in The Latin Theater of New York. There the Master of Ceremonies, Hector del Villar, introduced her as "El Alma de Puerto Rico hecha cancion" (The Soul of Puerto Rico made song). That nickname or introduction was to stay with her forever.

Was a children's author and graphic artist known for her use of bright color and detail in both geom

Was a children's author and graphic artist known for her use of bright color and detail in both geometric design and the representation of creatures,plants, patterns, and puzzles. She worked primarily with a combination of colored pencil and marker for he

A Dutch singer, originally from Suriname.Jacott transitioned from musical theatre to popular music i

A Dutch singer, originally from Suriname.Jacott transitioned from musical theatre to popular music in 1993, when she represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993. Her song, "Vrede" (Peace), was one of the favorites to win, and ended up

Was an American classical pianist referred to as "America's First Lady of the Piano". A precocious s

Was an American classical pianist referred to as "America's First Lady of the Piano". A precocious starter, she was able to play God Bless America on her mother's piano at age two. Miss Meckler attended Detroit's Mumford High School (Class of 1956) and, under the tutelage of Rudolf Serkin, she graduated from Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music in 1960. She won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in 1962. She was married for some time to violinist Jaime Laredo.

A Spanish singer notable for coming fifth in the fifth series of the British version of TV talent sh

A Spanish singer notable for coming fifth in the fifth series of the British version of TV talent show The X Factor. Ruth was originally from Murcia, South East Spain, but is now living in Ashtead, Surrey in south-east England.Ruth Lorenzo was born on 10 November 1982 in Murcia, a south-eastern region of Spain. At a very young age she became a fan of the musical Annie and although she had no idea of what the words meant she would sing along to the songs in English. When she was six years old she discovered music by Montserrat Caballé, a Spanish opera singer, and after her mother bought her an album by Caballé, Lorenzo began to sing opera, imitating Caballé's vocals until she was pitch perfect.

A Romanian-German singer, songwriter and musician, currently signed to Four Music.After her minor su

A Romanian-German singer, songwriter and musician, currently signed to Four Music.After her minor successful debut album Rock Me which was released in January 31st 2005 on the Berlin-based Indie label Sonar Kollektiv Platnum released her second album Chef

Was a German artist born in Munich. She moved to New York in 1935 and had her first and only solo ex

Was a German artist born in Munich. She moved to New York in 1935 and had her first and only solo exhibition in 1960.[1]

Was a novelty cabaret singer.She started singing in lounges and cocktail bars, where she met her hus

Was a novelty cabaret singer.She started singing in lounges and cocktail bars, where she met her husband Hy Pastman. Eventually it became clear that her novelty songs, which relied mostly upon double entendres, were the most popular. These songs discussed

Is the main guitar player of the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation.

Is the main guitar player of the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation.

Other members of the band include lead singer Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger and Daniel Adair. Ryan is t

Other members of the band include lead singer Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger and Daniel Adair. Ryan is the second oldest member of the band and has a wife and kids.Peake co-writes some of the band's most popular songs and sings most backing vocals, with the rest being sung by their drummer Daniel Adair. During a period of transition for the band, Peake filled in as a distributor.Peake also sings some of the band's cover songs, including "Super Bon Bon" and "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" live in concert.