Birthdays in Music
Mel C
Jan 12 Melanie Chisholm, English singer "Sporty Spice" (Spice Girls), born in Whiston, England
Mel C
- Jan 17 Vesko Kountchev, Bulgarian musician
- Jan 18 Christian Burns, English musician (BBMak), born in Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Jan 25 Jonathan Bryan Colling, American rock musician (4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun Boys), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Jan 26 Rokia Traoré, Malian singer-songwriter (Tchamantché), born in Kolokani, Mali
- Jan 27 ZP Theart, South African-born English singer (Dragonforce)
- Feb 10 Ivri Lider, Israeli singer, born in Givat Haim (Ihud), Israel
- Feb 11 D'Angelo [Michael Eugene Archer], American singer, songwriter, and record producer, born in Richmond, Virginia
Robbie Williams
Feb 13 Robbie Williams, English singer (Take That, Feel, She's the One), born in Stoke-on-Trent, England
Robbie Williams
- Feb 14 Filippa Giordano, Italian singer, born in Palermo, Italy
- Feb 15 Mr Lordi [Tomi Petteri Putaansuu], Finnish singer (Lordi), born in Rovaniemi, Finland
- Feb 16 Kimberly Dawn Whipany, Oklahoma, rocker (PC Quest-Can You See)
- Feb 17 Kaoru, Japanese musician
- Feb 17 Bryan White, American singer
- Feb 21 Wish Bone [Charles C. Scruggs], American rapper (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Feb 22 James Blunt, English musician, born in Hampshire, England
- Feb 23 Jaime Villarreal, Mexican musician
- Feb 24 Chad Hugo, American musician and producer (The Neptunes)
- Feb 24 Bonnie Somerville, American actress and singer
- Mar 4 ICS Vortex (Simen Hestnæs), Norwegian vocalist (Arcturus)
- Mar 6 Guy Garvey, British singer-songwriter (Elbow) and presenter (BBC 6 Music), born in Bury, Lancashire. England
- Mar 7 Larry Bagby, American actor and musician
- Mar 10 Hugo Ferreira, American rock musician
- Mar 15 John "Beatz" Holohan, American musician
- Mar 24 Chad Butler, American drummer (Switchfoot)
- Mar 26 Hakeem Abdul-samad, rocker (Boys)
- Mar 31 Stefan Olsdal, Swedish bassist (Placebo)
- Apr 1 Richard Christy, American drummer
- Apr 2 Håkan Hellström, Swedish musician (Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Apr 5 Sahaj Ticotin, American musician/producer (Ra)
- Apr 8 Chino XL, American rapper
- Apr 14 Shawntae Harris, American rapper, born in Joliet, Illinois
- Apr 16 Mat Devine, American singer (Kill Hannah), born in Norwalk, Connecticut
- Apr 16 Xu Jinglei, Chinese actress, singer and director, born in Beijing, China
Victoria Beckham
Apr 17 Victoria Beckham [Adams], English singer (Posh Spice in the Spice Girls), born in Harlow, Essex
Victoria Beckham
- Apr 17 Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish guitarist and singer (Opeth), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Apr 18 Mark Tremonti, American musician (Creed), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Apr 18 Millie Corretjer, Puerto Rican singer (De Hoy en Adelante), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Apr 18 Madeleine Peyroux, American French jazz and blues singer-songwriter, born in Athens, Georgia
- Apr 22 Shavo Odadjian, Armenian-born bassist (System of a Down)
- Apr 23 Carlos Dengler, American musician (Interpol), born in Queens, New York
- Apr 24 Brian Marshall, American bassist and co-founder of rock band (Creed), born in Jackson, Mississippi
- Apr 29 Anggun, Indonesian singer
- Apr 29 Jasper Wood, Canadian violinist
- May 2 Garðar Thór Cortes, Icelandic tenor, born in Reykjavík, Iceland
- May 13 Tim McMahon, American hardcore singer (Mouthpiece, Hands Tied, Triple Threat)
- May 15 Ahmet Rodan Zappa, son of Frank/rocker (Z, 2 Hip 4 TV)
- May 16 Laura Pausini, Italian pop singer
- May 16 Sonny Sandoval, American singer (P.O.D.)
- May 21 Havoc [Kejuan Muchita], American rapper (Mobb Deep), born in Queensbridge, Queens, New York
Jewel Kilcher
May 23 Jewel Kilcher, American singer-songwriter (Pieces of You), born in Payson, Utah
Jewel Kilcher
- May 23 Mónica Naranjo, Spanish singer, born in Figueres, Spain
- May 23 Charlie Yeung, Hong Kong actress and singer (Seven Swords), born in Hong Kong
- May 25 Frank Klepacki, American video game composer (Command & Conquer: Red Alert), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- May 30 Cee-Lo Green [Thomas Callaway], American Grammy winning singer-songwriter (Crazy, F*** You), reality TV judge (The Voice), record producer, and actor, born in Atlanta, Georgia
- May 30 Big L, American rapper (d. 1999)
Alanis Morissette
Jun 1 Alanis Morissette, Canadian-America vocalist (Jagged Little Pill), born in Ottawa, Ontario
Alanis Morissette
Kelly Jones
Jun 3 Kelly Jones, Welsh singer (Stereophonics), born in Cwmaman, Wales
Kelly Jones
- Jun 25 Jim LaMarca, American bass guitarist (Chimaira), born in Strongsville, Ohio
- Jun 25 Mario Calire, American drummer, born in Buffalo, New York
- Jun 26 Jeff Frankenstein, American musician (Newsboys), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jun 26 Nicole Saba, Lebanese singer (The 4 Cats), born in Beirut, Lebanon
- Jul 2 Rocky Gray, American musician
- Jul 8 Zhanna Friske, Russian actress and singer
- Jul 9 Nikola Sarcevic, Swedish bassist and singer (Millencolin)
- Jul 12 Sharon den Adel, Dutch singer (Within Temptation)
- Jul 13 Deborah Cox, Canadian R&B singer
- Jul 15 Chot Ulep, Filipino musician, born in Quezon City, Philippines
- Jul 17 Laura Macdonald, Scottish jazz musician, born in Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Jul 22 Viktoria Tolstoy [Louise Viktoria Kjellberg], Swedish jazz singer (Meet Me at the Movies), born in Sigtuna Municipality, Sweden
- Jul 26 Dan Konopka, American musician (OK Go)
- Jul 27 Pete Yorn, American musician (Musicforthemorningafter), born in Pompton Plains, New Jersey
- Aug 1 Chris Shinn, American singer and songwriter (Live, Unified Theory), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Aug 2 Jeremy Castle, Oklahoma country singer and songwriter, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Aug 11 Hadiqa Kiyani, Pakistani pop star
- Aug 14 Martin Bulloch, Scottish musician (Mogwai), born in Blantyre, United Kingdom
- Aug 14 Ana Matronic, American singer (Scissor Sisters), born in Portland, Oregon
- Aug 17 Tony Hajjar, Lebanese musician (At the Drive-In, Sparta)
- Aug 20 Maxim Vengerov, Russian-Israeli violinist, born in Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
- Aug 20 Amy Adams, American actress and singer (Arrival, Man of Steel, American Hustle), born in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
- Aug 20 Big Moe [Kenneth Doniell Moore], American rapper (Screwed Up Click), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2007)
- Aug 20 Andy Strachan, Australian musician (The Living End), born in Adelaide, Australia
- Aug 22 Stefano Verderi, Italian guitarist (Le Vibrazioni), born in Milan, Italy
- Aug 23 Shifty Shellshock [Seth Binzer], American musician (Crazy Town), born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 24 Orla Fallon, Irish Vocalist for Celtic Woman, born in Knockananna, County Wicklow, Ireland
- Aug 26 Huang Bo, Chinese actor (Cow) and singer, born in Qingdao, China
- Aug 28 Takahito Eguchi, Japanese video game composer, born in Nagasaki, Japan
- Aug 29 Kumi Tanioka, Japanese composer, born in Hiroshima, Japan
- Aug 30 Matt Bongiovi, heavy metal rocker (cousin of Jon Bon Jovi)
- Aug 30 Aaron Barrett, Lead singer/guitarist of Reel Big Fish
- Aug 30 Rich Cronin, American singer songwriter (Lyte Funkie Ones), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Sep 4 Nona Gaye, American singer and daughter of Marvin Gaye, born in Washington D.C.
- Sep 4 Carmit Bachar, American musician (Pussycat Dolls), born in Los Angeles, California
- Sep 6 Nina Persson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans), born in Örebro, Sweden
- Sep 9 Mathias Färm, Swedish guitarist (Millencolin), born in Örebro, Sweden
- Sep 9 Ana Carolina, Brazilian singer-songwriter and musician, born in Juiz de Fora, Brazil
- Sep 12 Jennifer Nettles, American country singer (Sugarland), born in Douglas, Georgia
- Sep 13 Keith Murray, American rapper (Def Squad), born in Roosevelt, Long Island, New York
- Sep 15 Jamie Stevens, German singer
- Sep 17 Mirah, American musician
- Sep 18 Xzibit [Alvin Nathaniel Joiner], American rapper and actor (At the Speed of Life, Pimp My Ride), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Sep 21 Taral Hicks, American musician
- Sep 22 Yoo Chae-yeong, South Korean singer and actress
- Sep 25 Daniel Kessler, American musician (Interpol), born in London, United Kingdom
- Sep 26 Boris Cepeda, German-Ecuadorian pianist and diplomat, born in Quito, Ecuador
- Oct 1 Keith Duffy, Irish singer (Boyzone), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Oct 5 Heather Headley, Trinidadian singer, born in San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago
- Oct 5 Colin Meloy, American singer (The Decemberists), born in Helena, Montana
- Oct 7 Charlotte Nilsson, Swedish singer, born in Hovmantorp, Sweden
- Oct 8 DJ Q-Ball [Harry Dean, Jr.], American musician and actor (Bloodhound Gang), born in Limerick, Pennsylvania
- Oct 13 Hawick Lau, Hong Kong Chinese actor (Sealed with a Kiss) and singer, born in Hong Kong
Natalie Maines
Oct 14 Natalie Maines, American musician (Dixie Chicks), born in Lubbock, Texas
Natalie Maines
- Oct 14 Shaggy 2 Dope [Joseph Utsler], American rapper (Psychopathic Records), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Oct 16 Deo Grech, Maltese television presenter, songwriter
- Oct 17 Janne Puurtinen, Finnish keyboardist (HIM), born in Helsinki, Finland
- Oct 18 Peter Svensson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans)
- Oct 18 Zhou Xun, Quzhou, Zhejiang, Chinese actress and singer (Suzhou River, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress)
- Oct 22 Tim Kinsella, American musician
- Oct 26 Lisa [Elizabeth Sakura Narita], Japanese musician (M-Flo), born in Tokyo
- Oct 31 Natasja Saad, Danish hip hop and reggae artist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2007)
- Nov 2 Nelly [Cornell Haynes Jr.], American rapper, born in Austin, Texas
- Nov 2 Prodigy [Albert Johnson], American rapper (Mobb Deep), born in Hempstead, Long Island, New York (d. 2017)
- Nov 4 Cedric Bixler-Zavala, American musician (At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta), born in Redwood City. California
- Nov 5 Angela Gossow, German vocalist (Arch Enemy), born in Cologne, Germany
- Nov 5 Ryan Adams, American musician, singer and songwriter (Whiskeytown), born in Jacksonville, North Carolina
- Nov 7 Chris Summers, Norwegian drummer (Turbonegro), born in Oslo, Norway
- Nov 9 Joe C. [Joseph Calleja], American rapper (hype man for Kid Rock), born in Taylor, Michigan (d. 2000)
- Nov 10 Niko Hurme, Finnish musician (Stala & so), born in Karkkila, Finland
- Nov 11 Static Major, American singer (d. 2008)
- Nov 15 Chad Kroeger, Canadian singer
- Nov 16 Eric Judy, American musician (Modest Mouse)
- Nov 26 Jamie Jones, singer (All 4 One)
- Nov 28 apl.de.ap, American rapper (Black Eyed Peas)
- Dec 1 David Ludwig, American composer
- Dec 7 Nicole Appleton, Canadian-born singer
- Dec 8 Cristian Castro, Mexican singer
- Dec 8 Nick Zinner, American guitarist (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), born in Massachusetts
- Dec 9 Canibus, American rapper
- Dec 10 Meg White, American drummer (The White Stripes), born in Grosse Point Farms, Michigan
- Dec 13 Nicholas McCarthy, German-English guitarist (Franz Ferdinand), born in Blackpool, England
- Dec 18 Euroboy, Norwegian musician (Turbonegro)
- Dec 19 Mikko Paananen, Finnish bassist (HIM)
- Dec 20 Die, Japanese musician (Dir en grey), born in Mie, Japan
About 1974
How Old? 44 or 45 years old
Generation: Generation X