Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Was an American composer, teacher, and pianist. An important musical educator and writer, Persichett

Was an American composer, teacher, and pianist. An important musical educator and writer, Persichetti was a native of Philadelphia. He was known for his integration of various new ideas in musical composition into his own work and teaching, and for training many noted composers in composition at the Juilliard School. His students at Juilliard included Philip Glass, Bruce Haack, Charles L. Bestor, Hall Overton, Karl Korte, Michael Jeffrey Shapiro, Larry Thomas Bell, Richard Danielpour, Kenneth Fuchs, Jing Jing Luo, William Schimmel, Robert Dennis, Peter Schickele, Louis Calabro, Ronald Caltabiano and Thelonious Monk[citation needed]. He also taught composition to conductor James DePreist at the Philadelphia Conservatory.

Is a Dutch photographer, who was knighted by Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands in 2007 for his contri

Is a Dutch photographer, who was knighted by Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands in 2007 for his contributions to photography. He lives and works in Rotterdam, is married and has a daughter.

A Québécois singer from the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec.His first album, Trente Arpents, was releas

A Québécois singer from the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec.His first album, Trente Arpents, was released in 1999, followed by Bordel Ambiant in 2001 . He became well-known in Quebec in 2003 with the release of his third album, Chacun Dans Son Espace. On Augus

Was a Dutch Post-Impressionist artist.

Was a Dutch Post-Impressionist artist.

Was a Dutch Post-Impressionist artist.[1] Some of his paintings are now among the world's best known

Was a Dutch Post-Impressionist artist.[1] Some of his paintings are now among the world's best known, most popular and expensive works of art.Van Gogh spent his early adult life working for a firm of art dealers. After a brief spell as a teacher, he became a missionary worker in a very poor mining region. He did not embark upon a career as an artist until 1880.

Was an Italian sculptor and artist who was considered both genius and insane, but whose works are hi

Was an Italian sculptor and artist who was considered both genius and insane, but whose works are highly prized by international galleries and collectors today.

Vinicius was a seminal figure in the contemporary Brazilian music. As a poet, he wrote lyrics for a

Vinicius was a seminal figure in the contemporary Brazilian music. As a poet, he wrote lyrics for a great number of songs that became all-time classics. He was also a composer of Bossa nova, a playwright, a diplomat and, as an interpreter of his own songs, he left several important albums.

Is an American singer. He was the vocalist for Long Island punk band The Movielife from their incept

Is an American singer. He was the vocalist for Long Island punk band The Movielife from their inception in 1997 until their break-up in 2003. He is now the lead singer and songwriter for the alternative rock/emo band I Am the Avalanche, a Brooklyn-based i

Was a British actress.Her mother was an amateur singer and she was born in Ancoats, Manchester. As a

Was a British actress.Her mother was an amateur singer and she was born in Ancoats, Manchester. As a child she performed with her sister as a singing act called the Carson Sisters. She then became a cinema pianist providing the musical accompaniment for silent films. She married in Manchester Cathedral, but her husband George died at the age of 28 and she never re-married.Before her transfer to television Violet Carson was a regular member of Children's Hour on the BBC Home Service and was the star of Nursery Sing Song from Manchester, in which she frequently sang with producer Trevor Hill, many years her junior. Contrary to popular opinion she was never known as Auntie Vi, that epithet belonging only to Violet Fraser back in the 1920s. "I was never anyone's aunt" exclaimed Violet when Trevor produced a BBC radio programme about her in 1981.

Was an English musical theatre actress and singer.[1]Her rise to fame came in April 1916 at the Alha

Was an English musical theatre actress and singer.[1]Her rise to fame came in April 1916 at the Alhambra Theatre in the musical/revue The Bing Boys Are Here. She was given the leading female part, Emma, opposite George Robey playing Lucius Bing. It became one of the most popular musicals of the World War I era.Her duet with Robey "If You Were the Only Girl (in the World)" became a "signature song" of the era and endured as a pop standard.She retired from the stage on her marriage on 22 September 1921 to Edward Raylton Joicey MC (1890–1955) and eventually had two sons. She returned to acting for the screen, appearing in Britannia of Billingsgate 1933,[2] a musical based on the play of the same name by Christine Jope-Slade and Sewell Stokes, followed by Road House in 1934.

Was an American artist known for her murals and her work in stained glass. She was a student and lat

Was an American artist known for her murals and her work in stained glass. She was a student and later a faculty member at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Was a noted Bulgarian artist known for her romantic and moody seascapes. Along with Georgi Baev and

Was a noted Bulgarian artist known for her romantic and moody seascapes. Along with Georgi Baev and Kiril Simeonov she was often referred to as one of the 'Bourgas Colourists'. Her career spanned both the communist and the capitalist era of Bulgaria with mixed effects on her art and career.

A retired Argentine tango singer and film actress. She made nearly 20 appearances in tango films of

A retired Argentine tango singer and film actress. She made nearly 20 appearances in tango films of Argentina between 1943 and 1976.She began her career in film in 1943 in La Guerra la gano yo.She appeared in films such as Arriba el telón o el patio de la morocha in 1951.

Is a famous Lithuanian singer and show host. She used to be the co-host of a Lithuanian music show "

Is a famous Lithuanian singer and show host. She used to be the co-host of a Lithuanian music show "Penktadienio muzikos šou" (Friday Music Show) alongside Edmundas Kucinskas and is now the new co-host of a music show "Padainuokim!" (Let's Sing!) alongsid

She used to be the co-host of a Lithuanian music show "Penktadienio muzikos Üou" (Friday Music Show

She used to be the co-host of a Lithuanian music show "Penktadienio muzikos Üou" (Friday Music Show) alongside Edmundas Ku?inskas and and also the co-host of a music show "Padainuokim!" (Let's Sing!) alongside her husband Vilius Tarasovas.She was married to Robertas Merzvinskas and has a daughter with him called Elinga, however she divorced him at the age of 25. On 31 August 2007 she married Vilius Tarasovas, and on 5 March 2008 her second daughter Gabrielle was born. Violeta RiaubiÜkyt?-Tarasoviene lives in a seaside city Klaip?da. She has released two albums: "Ramun? balt?j?" (Daisy the White,

She is a Polish and international singer and actress.[1]In the early 1960s Violetta Villas toured ma

She is a Polish and international singer and actress.[1]In the early 1960s Violetta Villas toured many countries in Europe. In 1965, at the 3rd Festival International des Variétés et Music-Halls in Rennes, France Villas received her Grand Prix International d'Interpretation. She toured the USSR, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and Romania.In 1966 in Paris she was approached by Frederick Apcar, who invited her to Las Vegas. She was to perform with the renowned star Line Renaud, but just after few weeks Villas outshone her, with her name in neon lights over the Casino de Paris. She sang with Frank Sinatra, Paul Anka, and Charles Aznavour. In Carnegie Hall she received a standing ovation. In New York her concert was sold out. She featured in two movies, as the female lead in Dzieciol ("The Woodpecker", 1970) and as principal vocalist for Mój Nikifor ("My Nikifor", 2004). She was offered a lucrative 8-year contract with Paramount Pictures but turned it down.

Is a French ballerina who has worked as a director of dance companies and in other related capacitie

Is a French ballerina who has worked as a director of dance companies and in other related capacities since her retirement from performing in the late 1970s. Verdy began dance training as a small child and performed with Les Ballets des Champs-Elysées beginning in 1945. She went on to dance with Les Ballets de Paris (1950; 1953–1954), the London Festival Ballet (1954–1955), La Scala, Milan (1955–1956)

Was a Romanian operatic soprano, the daughter of a Greek Orthodox archdeacon, born in Chernivtsi, wh

Was a Romanian operatic soprano, the daughter of a Greek Orthodox archdeacon, born in Chernivtsi, which is now in Ukraine.Following training in Vienna, she made her operatic debut in Zagreb (Agram), as Charlotte in Massenet's Werther, in 1922. The soprano then appeared at the Vienna Volksoper (1924-26), Frankfurt Opera (1926-30), Vienna Staatsoper (1930-35), Berlin Staatsoper (1935-37) and Munich Opera (1937-44). She married the Austrian conductor Clemens Krauss in Frankfurt during her time there.She was Richard Strauss's favorite soprano, and he called her "die treueste aller Treuen" ("the most faithful of all the faithful"). She sang in the world premieres of four of his operas: Arabella (1933), Friedenstag (which was dedicated to Ursuleac and Krauss, 1938), Capriccio (1942), and the public dress rehearsal of Die Liebe der Danae (1944).

Was the first music director to introduce electronics instruments for the first time in Indian music

Was the first music director to introduce electronics instruments for the first time in Indian music industry.[citation needed] He is the father of the music director, singer and actor Himesh Reshammiya. He had worked with several music directors such as RD Burman, Laxmikant-Pyarelal and Shankar Jaikishan.

An American R&B and dance music singer and actress. She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of N

An American R&B and dance music singer and actress. She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Nicole Chapman on the hit 1980s television series Fame. Currently, she portrays Karen Taylor Winters on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.In 198

Was a pulp fantasy, science fiction and horror illustrator. While he worked in a range of media, fro

Was a pulp fantasy, science fiction and horror illustrator. While he worked in a range of media, from gouache to oils, Finlay specialized in, and became famous for, beautifully detailed pen-and-ink drawings accomplished with abundant stippling, cross-hatc

Was one of the most prominent and prolific American magazine gag cartoonists of the 1940s and 1950s.

Was one of the most prominent and prolific American magazine gag cartoonists of the 1940s and 1950s. His unusual style, surreal humor and familiar abbreviated signature (VIP) made his cartoons distinctive and eye-catching.

Was an American organist, known especially for his flamboyant "Heavy Organ" concerts of the music of

Was an American organist, known especially for his flamboyant "Heavy Organ" concerts of the music of Bach. These events appealed to audiences in the 1970s who were more familiar with rock 'n' roll music, and were staged complete with light shows. His many recordings made on the RCA Victor and Capitol labels, mostly in the 1950s and 1960s, have been re-mastered and re-released on compact disc in recent years. They continue to be widely available in mainstream music stores.

A member of a prolific family of artists, was a German draughtsman and printmaker in engraving, etch

A member of a prolific family of artists, was a German draughtsman and printmaker in engraving, etching and woodcut who worked in Nuremberg. His prints were sold separately or formed the illustrations of books; many prints signed by him are probably by assistants. After his death his widow married his assistant and continued the workshop into the early seventeenth century.His woodcuts illustrating Ovid were especially influential, though partly borrowing from earlier illustrations by the French artist Bernard Salomon. They were reprinted and copied in many different editions, in Latin and translations into various languages; the Ovid from which the illustration at left has been taken was printed at Frankfort in 1581. Jost Amman was an assistant of his before starting his own workshop.

A mulatto Afro-Spanish musician, producer and actress of Spanish and Equatorial Guinean descent.

A mulatto Afro-Spanish musician, producer and actress of Spanish and Equatorial Guinean descent.