Italian singer-songwriter who became famous in the 1970s for the social themes of his songs. Link to Wikipedia biography
Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo, which encompassed theatre, poetry…
Mexican-American stage and screen actress, comedian, singer, dancer, and vedette, nicknamed ‘The Mexican Spitfire’ for her emotional and fiery temperament. She was one of the…
Mexican concert pianist, songwriter and recording artist. Velázquez was the songwriter and lyricist of many Spanish standard songs, such as Amar y vivir, Verdad amarga,…
Spanish film and stage actress, singer, and television presenter. She worked as a dancer with Manolo Caracol and with Celia Gámez. Link to Wikipedia biography
American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer, best known for her folk-inspired music. The “brandy-voiced” Vega has released nine studio albums to date and won two…
German actor best remembered for his roles in films such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Man Who Laughs (1928), and, after being…
American retired high school teacher who became a personal friend of singer Elvis Presley while the two served together in the United States Army in…
Dutch singer, violinist, entertainer, director. He is most famous as the creator of the Dutch-Japanese cartoon Alfred J. Kwak, for which he also wrote, as…
American musician, a singer, songwriter and guitarist. A teenage idol who sang pop ballads rather than rock’n’roll, he began his career by touring. He managed…
Italian singer-songwriter and writer. Link to Wikipedia biography
French singer and writer of songs (including “Johnny Palmer” in 1937, performed by Damia) and sketches. For many years, he was the friend of Pierre-Jean…
Italian singer.
American singer who was known as, “The Divine One,” and recognized for her black jazz. As the owner of a controlled vibrato with a two-octave…
French singer and playwright, who died in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1918. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
French singer and performer, nicknamed ‘La Dame Blanche de Saint-Germain-des-Prés’ (The White Lady of Saint-Germain-des-Pres). She was the wife of lyricist Michel Vaucaire (1904-1980). She…
Indian playback singer.
French singer and songwriter born to a Romanian father. He composed his first record with his brother Michel. Vassiliu lived a part of his life…
French tenor singer (exactly lyrical baritone), widely known especially in Asia and Canada. Like Andrea Bocelli or Florent Pagny, he mixes French variety, recording duets…
American singer, musician, trombonist and actor, also known as Ray Victor, who was a significant influence on the Latin jazz scene from 1940 through 2019.…
Known by the pseudonym The Queen and Lady of the Creole Song , was a virtuoso Peruvian singer. She died 3 April 2010. Link to…
French-Bulgarian accountant and artist of Armenian descent, father of pop singer Sylvie Vartan. Married to Hungarian Ilona Mayer, he had two children.
French singer, born to an Armenian-Bulgarian father (originally Vartanian) and to a Hungarian mother. She was very young when she moved to France. She began…
French singer-songwriter and musician (piano, guitar). Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
Costa Rica-born Mexican singer, especially known for her rendition of Mexican rancheras, but also recognized for her contribution to other genres of popular Latin American…
French opera singer and composer, one of few French tenors of international standing in the postwar era. He, along with such singers as Henri Legay…
American opera singer who performed mezzo-soprano and soprano roles, having made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1956 in the role of the page…
Italian singer known for her sophisticated pop style. Link to Wikipedia biography
French pop singer, born to singer Julien Clerc and equestrian Virginie Couperie-Eiffel. Link to Wikipedia biography
American opera singer best known in her youth for her command of the Mozart and Handel repertory, and noted for the width of her vocal…
Italian singer, one of the core members and lead singer of the group Equipe 84. Link to Wikipedia biography (Italian)
American actress and singer, known for her role as Ethel Mertz on the American television sitcom I Love Lucy (1951–1957), for which she won the…
Dutch comedian, singer and goodwill ambassador of UNICEF. In 1957 he started his career as a comedian within the student cabaret of Leiden, whereupon he…
Dutch actress and singer, a beautiful woman and daughter of a famous Dutch musician, Herman Van Veen. She married Bas Westerweel in August 1998 and…
American blues singer with a bawdy and gruff, yet tender singing style who is the owner of considerable blues skills. As one of the most…
Belgian (Flemish) singer, partner of Sanne. Link to Wikipedia biography (Dutch)
American singer and musician whose musical group, the Randy Van Horne Singers, performed the theme songs for many classic Hanna-Barbera cartoons including The Flintstones, Top…
Eddie Van Halen: A Musical Icon With a Unique Human Design Eddie Van Halen, born on January 26, 1955, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, was a legendary…
American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer, whose entertainment career has spanned seven decades. Van Dyke is the recipient of five Primetime Emmys, a Tony, and…
American actress, a platinum blonde sexpot of B movies, a poor-man’s replica of Marilyn Monroe. A former secretary, she began her career as a band…
Dutch comedian, actor, singer, writer, and creator of television programs. André van Duin was in a relationship with Wim van der Pluym from 1974 until…
Flemish singer, musician, poet and artist. Van de Velde died at Antwerp on 10 November 2008, aged 71. Link to Wikipedia biography
American singer, the founder of Vampires Everywhere!, an American industrial metal band, serving as lead vocalist since 2009. Link to Wikipedia biography
French singer, comedian and impersonator. He died on 21 June 1980. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
Italian singer. In 2004, she won third place at the Sanremo festival, with the song “Aria, sole, terra e mare”, for which she composed the…
French soprano singer who became one of the leading vocalists of her day. After studying at Lyons and Paris, she made a debut in Paris…
Italian singer-songwriter. Vallesi began studying piano as a child and he later started working as an arranger and a composer. Put under contract by Caterina…
American musician, the lead singer with the Four Seasons as well as a solo artist. When country singer Texas Jean Valley heard him sing in…
Spanish flamenco singer. He died in Seville on 7 August 1960 Link to Wikipedia biography (Spanish)