Profiles — Musicians
Singers, players and composers, and the records and performances that carried their work.
Brazilian composer, singer, writer (1913–1980)
Marcus Vinícius da Cruz e Mello Moraes, better known as Vinícius de Moraes and nicknamed "O Poetinha", was a Brazilian poet, diplomat, lyricist, essayist, musician, singer, and playwright.
Read biography ↗Chilean musician and folklorist
Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval was a Chilean composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist.
Read biography ↗Polish cabaret star, singer, actress, composer, songwriter (1938-2011)
Czesława Maria Gospodarek, known by her stage name Violetta Villas, was a Polish and international cabaret star, singer, actress, composer and songwriter.
Read biography ↗Lithuanian politician and musicologist (born 1932)
Vytautas Landsbergis is a Lithuanian politician, musicologist and former Member of the European Parliament.
Read biography ↗British-American poet (1907–1973)
Wystan Hugh Auden was a British-American poet.
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Walter Andrew Brennan was an American actor and singer.
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Walter Thomas Huston was a Canadian and American actor and singer.
Read biography ↗German minstrel singer (c. 1170 – c. 1230)
Walther von der Vogelweide was a Minnesänger who composed and performed love-songs and political songs in Middle High German.
Read biography ↗Chinese poet, musician, painter, and statesman
Wang Wei, courtesy name Mojie, was a Chinese musician, painter, poet, and politician of the middle Tang dynasty.
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