Musicians Born in 1968

LL Cool J (56 years old)

Jan 14 American rapper (Bigger and Deffer), born in Bay Shore, New York

Jan 19 Whitfield Crane [William Whitfield Crane IV], American rock musician (Ugly Kid Joe - "Mad Man"; "Too Bad"), born in Palo Alto, California
Jan 20 Fantastic Negrito [Xavier Dphrepaulezz], American blues singer-songwriter (The Last Days of Oakland; Please Don't Be Dead), born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Jan 22 Heath [Hiroshi Morie], Japanese rock bassist, singer and songwriter (X Japan), born in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan (d. 2023)
Jan 24 Michael Kiske, German heavy metal vocalist (Helloween, 1986-93 and 2016-present), born in Hamburg, West Germany
Jan 25 Heinrich "Haini" Wolfgramm, Polynesian-American actor and musician (The Jets), born in San Francisco, California
Jan 27 Éric Tanguy, French contemporary classical composer, born in Caen, France
Jan 27 Mike Patton, American rocker (Faith No More - "The Real Thing"), born in Eureka, California
Jan 27 Tracy Lawrence, American country singer (Sticks & Stones), born in Atlanta, Texas
Jan 27 Tricky [Adrian Thaws], English rapper (Massive Attack), and record producer, born in Bristol, England
Jan 28 DJ Muggs [Lawrence Muggerud], American DJ, and record producer (Cypress Hill), born in Queens, New York
Jan 28 Rakim [William Michael Griffin, Jr.], American rapper, born in Wyandanch, Long Island, New York
Jan 28 Sarah McLachlan, Canadian Juno and Grammy Award-winning folk singer-songwriter (Fumbling Towards Ecstasy; "I Will Remember You"), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Jan 30 Trevor Dunn, American musician (Mr. Bungle; Fantômas; Secret Chiefs 3), born in Eureka, California

Lisa Marie Presley (1968-2023)

Feb 1 American singer-songwriter ("Lights Out"), and daughter of Elvis, born in Memphis, Tennessee [1]

Feb 2 Simon Wickham-Smith, British composer and Mongolist, born in England
Feb 5 Chris Barron, American singer-songwriter (Spin Doctors), born in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Feb 5 Nir Kabaretti, Israeli conductor, born in Tel Aviv, Israel
Feb 6 Akira Yamaoka, Japanese composer, born in Niigata, Japan
Feb 7 (Salvatore) "Sully" Erna, American heavy metal singer, and rhythm guitarist (Godsmack), born in Lawrence, Massachusetts
Feb 8 Claudette Pace (Buttigieg), Maltese pop singer ("Desire"), and politician (Member of Parliament), born in Naxxar, Malta
Feb 9 Alejandra Guzmán, Mexican rock singer ("Volverte a Amar"), born in Mexico City, Mexico
Feb 12 Chynna Phillips, American pop vocalist (Wilson Philips - "Hold On"), born in Los Angeles, California
Feb 15 Axelle Red [Fabienne Demal], Belgian pop and soul singer-songwriter ("Sensualité", "Parce que c'est toi"),human rights activist, and UNICEF ambassador, born in Hasselt, Belgium
Feb 17 Patrick Uterwijk, Dutch heavy metal guitarist (Pestilence - Consuming Impulse), born in The Netherlands
Feb 18 Don Rigsby, American bluegrass mandolin player, fiddler, guitarist, and producer (Lonesome River Band), born in Isonville, Kentucky
Feb 19 Frank Watkins, American heavy metal bassist (Obituary - "Cause of Death"), born in Boca Raton, Florida (d. 2015)
Feb 22 Bradley Nowell, American ska musician (Sublime), born in Long Beach, California (d. 1996)
Feb 25 Evridiki [Theokleous], Greek Cypriot rock and electro-pop singer, born in Limassol, Cyprus
Feb 26 Tim Commerford, American bass player (Rage Against the Machine), born in Irvine, California
Feb 29 Gareth Farr, New Zealand percussionist, and composer (From the Depths Sound the Great Sea Gongs; Chemin des Dames), born in Wellington, New Zealand
Mar 3 Brian Cox, English physicist and musician (BBC Wonders of... series), born in Oldham, England
Mar 6 Michael Romeo, American progressive heavy metal guitarist (Symphony X), born in New York Clity
Mar 8 Shawn Mullins, American folk-rock singer-songwriter ("Lullabye"), born in Atlanta, Georgia.
Mar 9 Johnny Kelly, American drummer (Type O Negative), born in Brooklyn, New York
Mar 11 Lisa Loeb, American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter ("Stay (I Missed You)"), born in Bethesda, Maryland
Mar 15 John Tardy, American heavy metal vocalist (Obituary - "Slowly We Rot"), born in Miami, Florida
Mar 15 Jon Schaffer, American heavy metal guitarist (Iced Earth), born in Franklin, Indiana
Mar 15 Kahimi Karie [Mari Hiki], Japanese singer-songwriter, born in Utsunomiya, Japan
Mar 15 Mark McGrath, American rock singer (Sugar Ray - "Every Morning"), born in Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 15 Sabrina [Salerno], Italian beauty queen (Miss Italy, 1984), and singer ("Boys"), born in Genoa, Italy
Mar 20 Ultra Naté, American sance and R&B singer-songwriter ("Free"; "If You Could Read My Mind"), born in Havre de Grace, Maryland
Mar 21 Vincent Courtois, French classically trained jazz cellist, born in Paris, France
Mar 22 Euronymous [Øystein Aarseth], Norwegian black-metal guitarist and producer (Mayhem), born in Surnadal, Norway (d. 1993)
Mar 23 Damon Albarn, English rock singer-songwriter, and musician (Blur - "Girls & Boys"; "Country House"; Gorillaz - "Clint Eastwood"; "Feels Good, Inc."), born in Whitechapel, London
Mar 26 James Iha, American rock guitarist and songwriter (The Smashing Pumpkins; A Perfect Circle), born in Chicago, Illinois
Mar 26 Kenny Chesney, American country music singer ("Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven"), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 28 Jon Lee, Welsh drummer (Feeder), born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales (d. 2002)

Lucy Lawless (56 years old)

Mar 29 New Zealand actress (Xena: Warrior Princess) and singer, born in Auckland, New Zealand

Mar 29 Sue Foley, Canadian blues singer and guitarist, born in Ottawa, Ontario

Celine Dion (56 years old)

Mar 30 Canadian singer ("My Heart Will Go On"; "The Power Of Love"; "Tell Him"), born in Charlemagne, Quebec

Apr 1 Julia Boutros, Lebanese singer, born in Beirut, Lebanon
Apr 3 Sebastian Bach [Bierk], Canadian heavy metal singer (Skid Row - "I Remember You"; "Psycho Love"), born in Freeport, Bahamas
Apr 5 Paula Cole, American pop singer ("I Don't Want To Wait"), born in Rockport, Massachussetts
Apr 6 Vanessa Lann, American composer (Dancing to an Orange Drummer), born in Brooklyn, New York
Apr 15 Ed O'Brien, British musician and songwriter (Radiohead - OK Computer), born in Oxford, England
Apr 19 Pascal Kleiman, French DJ, producer and musician, born in Toulouse, France
Apr 23 Stan Frazier, American drummer, record producer, and singer-songwriter (Sugar Ray, 1986-2012 - "Every Morning"), born in Newport Beach, California
Apr 24 Aaron Comess, American drummer (Spin Doctors - "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong"), born in Phoenix, Arizona
Apr 28 Howard Donald, British pop musician (Take That - "Back For Good"), born in Droylsden, Lancashire, England
Apr 29 Carnie Wilson, American pop singer (Wilson Phillips - "Hold On"), born in Los Angeles, California
May 1 D'arcy Wretzky, American rock bassist (The Smashing Pumpkins), born in South Haven, Michigan
May 1 Mark Scott, American rock drummer (Trixter - "Give It To Me Good"), born in Paramus, New Jersey
May 2 Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer and actress, born in Merlimau, Malacca, Malaysia
May 3 Jay Darlington, English keyboardist (Kula Shaker), born in London
May 3 Shane Minor, American country music singer, born in Modesto, California
May 4 Julian Barratt, English comedian and musician, one half of The Mighty Boosh, born in Leeds, England
May 6 Lætitia Sadier, French singer (Stereolab), born in Vincennes, France
May 7 Eagle Eye Cherry, Swedish pop rock singer-songwriter ("Save Tonight"), born in Stockholm, Sweden
May 8 Chris Lighty, music executive and manager (Violator), born in The Bronx New York (d. 2012)
May 11 Sławomir Dobrzański, Polish concert pianist and music professor, born in Wrocław, Poland
May 13 PMD [Parrish J. Smith], American rapper (EPMD), born in Smithtown, New York
May 15 Seth Putnam, American hard-core punk vocalist and songwriter, born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 2011)
May 16 Andrew Nethsingha, British organist, choral conductor, and music director (St John's College, Cambridge, 2007-), born in Exeter, England
May 16 Patrick Waite, British reggae-rock bassist (Musical Youth - "Pass the Dutchie"), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1993)
May 16 Ralph Tresvant, American singer (New Edition), born in Boston, Massachusetts
May 17 Dave Abbruzzese, American drummer (Pearl Jam), born in Stamford, Connecticut
May 21 Julie Vega, Filipina child actress and singer, born in Quezon City, Philippines (d. 1985)

Kylie Minogue (55 years old)

May 28 Australian pop singer-songwriter ("Can't Get You Out of My Head"), and actress, born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

May 30 Tim Burgess, English rock vocalist (Charlatans - "Only One I Know"), born in Salford, Lancashire, England
Jun 1 Jason Donovan, Australian actor (Neighbours) and pop singer ("Too Many Broken Hearts"; "Waiting for a Star To Fall"), born in Malvern, Victoria, Australia
Jun 3 Saffron [Samantha Sprackling], Nigerian-British singer (Republica), born in Lagos, Nigeria
Jun 4 Al B. Sure! [Albert Joseph Brown III], American R&B singer-songwriter (In Effect Mode - "Nite And Day"), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Jun 6 Alan Licht, American avant garde and pop guitarist, composer, and journalist, born in New Jersey
Jun 10 The D.O.C. [Tracy Curry], American rapper and producer (N.W.A.), born in Dallas, Texas
Jun 12 Bobby Sheehan, American bassist (Blues Traveler - "Run-Around"), born in Summit, New Jersey (d. 1999)
Jun 13 David Gray, British singer-songwriter, and guitarist (White Ladder), born in Sale, Cheshire
Jun 13 [Denise] Deniece Pearson, English singer-songwriter (Five Star), born in Islington, London
Jun 21 (Reginald) "Jett" Pangan, Filipino Pinoy rock singer and guitarist (The Dawn), and actor, born in Manila, Philippines
Jun 21 Sonique [Sonia Marina Clarke], British musician and DJ, born in London
Jun 28 Chayanne [Elmer Figueroa Arce], Puerto Rican singer, born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Jun 30 Philip Anselmo, American heavy metal musician (Pantera), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Jul 3 Adam Wade, American indie-rock drummer (Shudder To Think; The Jealous Sound.), born in Washington, D.C.
Jul 3 Chien-lien Wu [Jacklyn Wu], Taiwanese actress and singer, born in Taipei, Taiwan
Jul 4 Jack Frost [John Dempsey], American heavy metal guitarist (Seven Witches), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
Jul 5 Kenji Ito, Japanese video game composer, born in Tokyo
Jul 9 Manoel Cruz, Brazilian jazz acoustic bassist, composer, arranger and producer, born in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Jul 19 Robert Flynn, American musician (Machine Head), born in Oakland, California
Jul 20 Kool G. Rap [Nathaniel Thomas Wilson], American rapper, born in Queens, New York
Jul 23 Nick Menza, American musician and drummer (Megadeth), born in Munich, West Germany (d. 2016)
Jul 24 Kristin Chenoweth, American stage singer and actress (Wicked), born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Jul 25 Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate, Chickasaw-American pianist and contemporary classical composer (Lowak Shoppala' - Fire and Light), born in Norman, Oklahoma
Jul 29 Paavo Lötjönen, Finnish classical-rock fusion cellist (Apocalyptica), born in Kuopio, Finland
Jul 30 Sean Moore, Welsh drummer (Manic Street Preachers), born in Pontypool, Wales
Aug 1 Dan Donegan, American rock guitarist (Disturbed - "Inside The Fire"), born in Oak Lawn, Illinois
Aug 5 Terri Clark, Canadian country singer-songwriter, and guitarist, born in Montreal, Quebec
Aug 7 [James] Lynn Strait, American singer (Snot), born in Manhasset, New York (d. 1998)
Aug 9 Sam Fogarino, American drummer (Interpol), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 10 Andile Yenana, South African jazz pianist, born in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Aug 10 Michael Bivins, American pop and R&B vocalist (New Edition - "Cool It Now"; Bell Biv Devoe - "Do Me!"), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Aug 11 Charlie Sexton, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (Arc Angels), born in San Antonio, Texas
Aug 11 Veda Hille, Canadian singer
Aug 16 Donovan Leitch Jr., American actor (I Shot Andy Warhol) and musician (Camp Freddy), born in London, England
Aug 19 Mark McGuinn, American country music singer-songwriter ("Mrs. Steven Rudy"), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
Aug 20 Yuri Shiratori, Japanese voice actress and singer, born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Aug 22 Paul Colman, British-Australian guitarist (Newsboys, 2006-09), born in London
Aug 24 Andreas Kisser, Brazilian heavy metal guitarist (Sepultura), born in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Aug 25 Rafet El Roman [Yaşdut], Turkish pop singer and songwriter (Gençliğin Gözyaşı - The Tears of the Youth), born in at Uzunköprü. Turkey
Aug 25 Spider One [Michael David Cummings], American musician (Powerman 5000), born in Haverhill, Massachusetts
Aug 25 Stuart Murdoch, Scottish singer and songwriter (Belle & Sebastian), born in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, Scotland
Aug 25 Takeshi Ueda, Japanese rock bassist (The Mad Capsule Markets), born in Yokohama, Japan
Aug 27 Eric "Bobo" Correa, American percussionist (Beastie Boys; Cypress Hill), born in Queens, New York
Sep 5 Brad Wilk, American drummer (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine), born in Portland, Oregon
Sep 7 Kyle Stevens, American rock guitarist (Bang Tango, 1988-1993; 2019-present - "Dancin' on Coals")
Sep 10 Big Daddy Kane [Antonio Hardy], American rapper, born in Brooklyn, New York
Sep 11 Kay Hanley, American singer-songwriter (Letters to Cleo), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Sep 12 [Reid Laurence] Larry LaLonde, American guitarist (Primus - "Frizzle Fry"), born in Richmond, California
Sep 13 John Roderick, American indie-rock musician, singer-songwriter (The Long Winters),and podcaster (Omnibus; Friendly Fire), born in Seattle, Washington
Sep 14 Vincent Ghadimi, Belgian pianist and composer, born in Rocourt, Liège, Belgium

Marc Anthony (55 years old)

Sep 16 American salsa and pop singer-songwriter, born in New York City

Sep 17 Anastacia [Newkirk], American pop singer ("Left Outside Alone"), born in Chicago, Illinois
Sep 17 Lord Jamar [Lorenzo Dechalus], American rapper (Brand Nubian), born in The Bronx, New York
Sep 18 Cappadonna [Darryl Hill], American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan), born in Staten Island, New York
Sep 19 Paweł Łukaszewski, Polish classical and choral music composer, and music director (Musica Sacra - Warsaw), born in Częstochowa, Poland
Sep 20 Tim Rogers, Australian singer and songwriter ("You Am I"), born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia,
Sep 21 Jon Brookes, English drummer (The Charlatans), born in Burntwood, Staffordshire (d. 2013)
Sep 21 Trugoy the Dove [David Jolicoeur], American rapper and producer (De La Soul - "Me Myself and I"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2023)

Sep 25 American Grammy Award-winning rapper (DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - "Parents Just Don't Understand"), and actor (Men in Black, Independence Day; Hitch; Fresh Prince of Bel Air), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sep 28 Bess Singh [Lennart Bes], Dutch pop drummer (Burma Shop-Hippies)
Sep 29 Alexander Skolnick, American heavy metal and jazz guitarist (Testament; Trans-Siberia Orchestra), born in Berkeley, California
Sep 29 Luke Goss, English actor (Traffick) and musician (Bros. - "I Owe You Nothing"), born in London, England
Sep 29 Matt Goss, English singer-songwriter (Bros. - "I Owe You Nothing"), born in London, England
Oct 2 Jeff Martin, Canadian singer-songwriter (The Tea Party), born in Windsor, Ontario

Thom Yorke (55 years old)

Oct 7 British musician and singer (Radiohead - "Creep"; "Paranoid Android"), born in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England

Oct 9 Vickie Perks, British rock vocalist (Fuzzbox; Vix 'n the Kix), born in Birmingham, England

Hugh Jackman (55 years old)

Oct 12 Australian stage and screen actor and singer (The Boy from Oz; X-Men -"Wolverine"; The Greatest Showman; Kate And Leopold), born in Sydney, Australia

Oct 13 Carlos Marín, Spanish pop-opera baritone (Il Divo), born in Mörfelden-Walldorf, West Germany (d. 2021)
Oct 14 Johnny Goudie, Cuban American singer-songwriter and musician, born in Coral Gables, Florida
Oct 15 Jyrki 69 [Jyrki Pekka Emil Linnankivi], Finnish musician (The 69 Eyes), born in Helsinki, Finland
Oct 17 (David) "Ziggy" Marley, Jamaican Grammy Award-winning reggae performer (The Melody Makers), philanthropist, and son of Bob Marley, born in Kingston, Jamaica

Shaggy (55 years old)

Oct 22 Jamaican-American Grammy Award-winning reggae rapper and songwriter ("It Wasn't Me", "Boombastic",), born in Kingston, Jamaica

Oct 22 Shelby Lynne [Moorer], American country singer ("If I Could Bottle This Up"), born in Quantico, Virginia
Oct 29 Stanley Donwood [Dan Rickwood], British writer and album art designer (Radiohead; Thom Yorke), born in Essex, England
Oct 29 Tsunku [Mitsuo Terada], Japanese music producer and former singer (SHARAM Q), born in Osaka, Japan
Nov 7 Greg Tribbett, American musician (Mudvayne), born in Peoria, Illinois
Nov 9 Nazzareno Carusi, Italian pianist, born in Celano, Italy
Nov 10 Steve Brookstein, English singer who won the first series of The X Factor, born in Mitcham, England
Nov 11 David L. Cook, American Christian country singer and comedian, born in Pascagoula, Mississippi
Nov 11 Wyatt Pauley, Ecuadorean rocker (Linear-I Never Felt This Way, Lies), born in Ecuador
Nov 12 Aaron Stainthorpe, British singer (My Dying Bride), born in England, United Kingdom
Nov 12 Aya Hisakawa, Japanese voice actress and singer, born in Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Nov 12 Nick D'Virgilio, American progressive rock drummer (Spock's Beard), born in Whittier, California
Nov 14 Brian Yale, American bass guitarist (Matchbox Twenty - "If You're Gone"), born in Carmel, California
Nov 15 Jennifer Charles [Zipken], American singer-songwriter, guitarist and poet (Elysian Fields), born in Washington, D.C.
Nov 15 Ol' Dirty Bastard [Russell Jones], American rapper (Wu Tang Clan), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2004)
Nov 18 Romany Malco, American actor (Weeds, No Ordinary Family), rapper and music producer (College Boyz - "Victim of the Ghetto"), born in Brooklyn, New York
Nov 21 Alex James, English rock bassist (Blur - "Girls & Boys", "Country House"), born in Boscombe, England
Nov 24 Dawn Robinson, American singer (En Vogue), born in New London, Connecticut (or 1965)
Nov 25 Erick Sermon, American rap music artist (EPMD), born in Brentwood, New York
Nov 26 Haluk Levent, Turkish rock musician (founded NGO Ahbap), born in Adana, Turkey
Nov 29 Jonathan Knight, American pop singer (New Kids on the Block), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
Nov 30 Des'ree [Desirée Weeks], English pop singer ("Feel So High"; "You Gotta Be"; "Life"), born in Croydon, England
Dec 2 Nate Mendel, American bassist (Foo Fighters), born in Richland, Washington
Dec 3 Montell Jordan [Barnett], American R&B singer, record producer ("This Is How We Do It"), and pastor, born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 9 Brian Lane Bell, American guitarist, and singer-songwriter Weezer; The Relationship), born in Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 9 Michael Foster, American drummer (Firehouse - "Love of a Lifetime"), born in Richmond, Virginia
Dec 12 Tatianna [Chapas], Amderican-Mexican pop singer (Baile Commigo, Chicad de Hoy), and children's television host, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 18 Alejandro Sanz, Spanish singer (Más), born in Madrid, Spain
Dec 23 Quincy Jones III, Swedish-American musician, born in Wimbledon, London
Dec 24 Doyle Bramhall II, American session and touring blues-rock guitarist, and singer-songwriter, born in Dallas, Texas
Dec 24 Tariq Hussain, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Splat; Brasstronaut), born in Cowansville, Quebec
Dec 29 Carlo Ponti, Jr., Italian orchestral conductor and son of Carlo Ponti & Sophia Loren, born in Geneva, Switzerland