Birthdays in Music in 1974

Birthdays in Music

Mel C

Jan 12 Melanie Chisholm, English singer "Sporty Spice" (Spice Girls), born in Whiston, England

Jan 17 Vesko Kountchev, Bulgarian musician
Jan 18 Christian Burns, English musician (BBMak), born in Liverpool, United Kingdom
Jan 25 Jonathan Bryan Colling, rocker (4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun Boys), born in Boston, Massachusetts
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], US 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

Feb 14 Filippa Giordano, Italian singer
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
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
Apr 15 Josh Todd, American musician (Buckcherry)
Apr 16 Mat Devine, American singer (Kill Hannah)
Apr 16 Xu Jinglei, Chinese actress, singer and director

Victoria Beckham

Apr 17 Victoria Beckham [Adams], English singer (Posh Spice in the Spice Girls), born in Harlow, Essex

Apr 17 Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish guitarist and singer (Opeth)

Apr 18 Mark Tremonti, American musician
Apr 18 Millie Corretjer, Puerto Rican singer
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)
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

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 musician
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

Kelly Jones

Jun 3 Kelly Jones, Welsh singer (Stereophonics), born in Cwmaman, Wales

Jun 4 Stefan Lessard, American musician
Jun 6 Uncle Kracker [Matthew Shafer], American singer and rapper (Follow Me, Drift Away), born in Mount Clemens, Michigan
Jun 9 Samoth, Norwegian guitarist (Emperor, Zyklon)
Jun 13 Selma Björnsdóttir, Icelandic singer
Jun 21 Neely Jenkins, American musician
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
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
Jul 31 Emilia Fox, English actress (The Pianist), born in London
Aug 1 Chris Shinn, American singer and songwriter (Live, Unified Theory), born in Hartford, Connecticut
Aug 2 Jeremy Castle, Oklahoma country singer and songwriter
Aug 11 Hadiqa Kiyani, Pakistani pop star
Aug 14 Martin Bulloch, Scottish musician (Mogwai)
Aug 14 Ana Matronic, American singer (Scissor Sisters)
Aug 17 Tony Hajjar, Lebanese musician (At the Drive-In, Sparta)
Aug 20 Maxim Vengerov, Russian violinist
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)
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 28 Takahito Eguchi, Japanese video game composer, born in Nagasaki, Japan
Aug 29 Kumi Tanioka, Japanese composer
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, US 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)
Sep 6 Nina Persson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans), born in Örebro, Sweden
Sep 9 Mathias Färm, Swedish guitarist (Millencolin)
Sep 9 Ana Carolina, Brazilian singer, composer and musician
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)
Sep 26 Boris Cepeda, German-Ecuadorian pianist and diplomat
Oct 1 Keith Duffy, Irish singer (Boyzone), born in Dublin, Ireland
Oct 5 Heather Headley, Trinidadian singer
Oct 5 Colin Meloy, American singer (The Decemberists)
Oct 7 Charlotte Nilsson, Swedish singer
Oct 8 DJ Q-Ball, American musician (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

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, Japanese musician
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)
Nov 5 Ryan Adams, American musician
Nov 7 Chris Summers, Norwegian drummer (Turbonegro)
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
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

Chinese Zodiac: Ox (Jan 1 - Jan 22), Tiger (Jan 23 - Dec 31)

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