Musicians Born in 1972

Feb 1 Kami [Ukyō Kamimura], Japanese drummer (Malice Mizer), born in Ibaraki, Japan (d. 1999)
Feb 2 Dana International [Sharon Cohen], Israeli pop singer (Eurovision, 1998), born in Tel Aviv, Israel
Feb 2 Tego Calderón, Puerto Rican reggaeton singer and rapper ("Quitarte To'"), born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Feb 2 Zoë Keating, Canadian-American cellist (Rasputina) and composer (Into The Trees), born in Guelph, Ontario
Feb 8 Ted Yoder, American Yoderizing musician (hammered dulcimer), born in Goshen, Indiana

Rob Thomas (52 years old)

Feb 14 American singer (Matchbox Twenty), born in Landstuhl, West Germany

Billie Joe Armstrong (52 years old)

Feb 17 American singer and musician (Green Day - "Basket Case"; "American Idiot"), born in Oakland, California

Feb 17 Taylor Hawkins, American drummer (Foo Fighters - "Everlong"; "My Hero"), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2022)
Feb 17 Yuki Isoya, Japanese pop-rock singer and lyricist (Judy and Mary -"Sobakasu"; NiNa), born in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Feb 20 k-os [Kevin Brereton], Canadian rapper, songwriter, and musician, born in Toronto, Ontario
Feb 21 Christian Howes, American jazz violinist (Out Of The Blue), born in Rocky River, Ohio
Feb 21 Seo Taiji [Jeong Hyeon-Cheol], Korean rock-pop and hip-hop musician, singer, and songwriter, born in Seoul, South Korea
Feb 23 Steve Holy, American country singer, born in Dallas, Texas
Feb 29 Dave Williams, American rock singer (Drowning Pool), born in White Plains, New York (d. 2002)
Feb 29 Johnny Rabb, American drummer (Collective Soul, 2012-present), and 1st to hit over 1,000 beats in 60 seconds, born in Fairfax, Virginia
Mar 4 Ivy Queen [Martha Pesante], Puerto Rican singer, rapper, and songwriter, born in Añasco, Puerto Rico
Mar 5 Luca Turilli, Italian symphonic metal composer, guitarist and keyboard player (Rhapsody), born in Trieste, Italy
Mar 7 Jang Dong-gun, South Korean actor (Friend) and musician, born in Seoul, South Korea
Mar 8 Angie Hart, Australian pop singer ("Tingly"), born in Adelaide, Australia
Mar 10 Timbaland [Timothy Mosley], American musician, record producer, DJ, rapper, singer, and songwriter, born in Norfolk, Virginia
Mar 15 Mark Hoppus, American rock singer and bass player (+44; blink-182), born in Ridgecrest, California
Mar 17 Marc Gunn, American podcaster (The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast), autoharp player, singer and producer (Brobdingnagian Bards), born in Germany
Mar 17 Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian rock bassist (Hole, 1994-99), born in Montreal, Quebec
Mar 20 Alexander Kapranos [Huntley], Greek-British musician (Franz Ferdinand), born in Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England
Mar 21 Kristen Anderson-Lopez, American songwriter (Frozen), born in New York City
Mar 25 Mimi Jones [Miriam Sullivan], American jazz bassist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader (Hot Tone Music), born in The Bronx, New York
Mar 28 Ledisi [Young], American Grammy Award-winning jazz and R&B singer-songwriter, and record producer (Pieces of Me; The Wild Card), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Apr 1 Jesse Tobias, American session and touring guitarist (Alanis Morrisette; Morrisey, 2004-present), born in Austin, Texas
Apr 2 Chico Slimani, Moroccan-British singer (It's Chico Time), born in Bridgend, Wales
Apr 4 Jill Scott, American soul singer and songwriter (Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 4 Magnus Sveningsson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans), born in Falköping, Sweden
Apr 8 Paul Gray, American heavy metal bassist (Slipknot), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2010)
Apr 12 Şebnem Ferah, Turkish singer (Volvox), born in Yalova, Turkey
Apr 13 Aaron Lewis, American rock singer and songwriter (Staind - "It's Been Awhile"; "Eyes Wide Open"), born in Rutland, Vermont
Apr 20 Stephen Marley, Jamaican-American reggae musician, son of Bob Marley, born in Wilmington, Delaware
Apr 21 Severina [Vuckovic], Croatian pop singer and actress (Moja Stikla), born in Split, SFR Yugoslavia
Apr 23 Patricia Manterola, Mexican singer and actress (Apuesta por un Amor), born in Mexico City
Apr 25 Sara Baras, Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer, born in San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain
Apr 26 Juanita du Plessis (née Naudé), Namibian Afrikaans country music singer ("Ska-Rumba"), born in Windhoek, South West Africa
Apr 28 Violent J [Joseph Bruce], American rapper (Insane Clown Posse), born in Detroit, Michigan

Mike Dirnt (51 years old)

May 4 American rock bassist (Green Day - "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"), born in Berkeley, California

May 11 Concha Buika [María Concepción Balboa Buika], Spanish singer ("Niña de Fuego"), born in Palma de Mallorca
May 19 Jenny Berggren, Swedish pop singer-songwriter (Ace of Base - "All That She Wants", "The Sign"), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
May 19 Roberto Carcassés, Cuban jazz pianist, born in Havana, Cuba
May 20 Busta Rhymes [Trevor George Smith Jr.], American rapper (The Coming), born in New York City
May 21 Adriano Cintra, Brazilian dance-rock musician (CSS, 2003-11; I Love Miami), born in São Paulo, Brazil

The Notorious B.I.G. (1972-1997)

May 21 American rapper (Life After Death), born in Brooklyn, New York

May 26 Alan Victor White, British rock drummer (Oasis, 1995-2004 - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?), born in Lewisham, London, England
May 27 Ivete Sangalo, Brazilian pop-reggae-Axé singer, musician, and songwriter, born in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil
May 29 Stanislas [Louis Stanislas Renoult], French composer and pop singer (L'Équilibre instable), born in Fontainebleau, France
May 31 Christian McBride, American jazz bassist, composer, broadcaster (Jazz Night in America), and artistic director (Newport Jazz Festival), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jun 4 [Domenica] Nikka Costa, American pop and soul singer-songwriter, and musician, born in Tokyo, Japan
Jun 5 Pavel Kotla, Polish conductor, born in Szczecin, Poland
Jun 6 Cristina Scabbia, Italian gothic metal singer-songwriter (Lacuna Coil), born in Milan, Italy
Jun 9 Wesley Reid Scantlin, American guitarist and singer (Puddle of Mudd), born in Kansas City, Missouri
Jun 13 Kristjan Järvi, Estonian-American conductor (Absolute Ensemble; Baltic Sea Philharmonic), and composer (Nordic Escapes), born in Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR
Jun 13 Natalie MacMaster, Canadian Cape Breton-style fiddler, born in Troy, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jun 15 Hank Von Helvete [Hans-Erik Husby], Norwegian punk rock singer (Turbonegro), born in Gravdal, Norway (d. 2021)
Jun 19 Dennis Lyxzén, Swedish punk rock singer (Refused), born in Umeå, Sweden
Jun 25 Mike Kroeger, Canadian musician (Nickelback), born in Hanna, Canada
Jun 26 Garou [Pierre Garand], Canadian singer (La Rivière de notre enfance), born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Jun 29 Nawal Al Zoghbi, Lebanese singer, born in Jal el Dib, Lebanon
Jul 1 Alex Machacek, Austrian jazz fusion musician (Featuring Ourselves), born in Tulln an der Donau, Austria
Jul 4 William Goldsmith, American drummer (Foo Fighters; Sunny Day Real Estate), born in Seattle, Washington
Jul 6 Isabelle Boulay, French Canadian singer ("Parle-moi"), born in Sainte-Félicité, Quebec, Canada
Jul 6 Mark Gasser, British concert pianist, born in Sheffield, Yorkshire
Jul 10 Damon Sharpe, American actor and musician (Guys Next Door), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Jul 10 Tilo Wolff, German gothic rock musician, lyricist, and graphic artist (Lacrimosa), born in Franfurt am Main, West Germany
Jul 11 Jussi 69 [Vuori], Finnish drummer (The 69 Eyes), born in Helsinki, Finland
Jul 12 Brett Reed, American rock drummer (Rancid, 1991-2006 - "Time Bomb"), born in Oakland, California
Jul 17 Elizabeth Cook, American country music singer-songwriter (Aftermath), born in Wildwood, Florida
Jul 19 Naohito Fujiki, Japanese actor and singer
Jul 20 Vitamin C [Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick], American singer and actress, born in Old Bridge, New Jersey
Aug 1 Nicke Royale, Swedish rock musician (The Hellacopters; Imperial State Electric), and graphic artist, born in Salem, Sweden
Aug 2 Jimmy Pop [James Franks], American rock singer and musician (The Bloodhound Gang - "The Bad Touch"), born in Trappe, Pennsylvania
Aug 2 Justyna Steczkowska, Polish singer-songwriter, born in Rzeszow, Poland
Aug 5 Christian Olde Wolbers, Belgian heavy metal bassist and songwriter (Fear Factory), born in Antwerp, Belgium

Geri Horner (51 years old)

Aug 6 British pop singer "Ginger Spice" (Spice Girls), born in Watford, England

Aug 8 Lüpüs Thünder [Matthew Stigliano], American rock guitarist (Bloodhound Gang, 1994-2008 - "The Bad Touch"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 9 A-Mei [Kulilay Amit], Taiwanese Puyuma singer known as the "Queen of Mando-Pop", born in Beinan, Taitung, Taiwan
Aug 9 Juanes [Juan Esteban Aristizábal], Colombian singer and songwriter, winner of 24 Latin Grammy Awards, born in Carolina del Príncipe, Antioquia, Colombia
Aug 10 Christofer Johnsson, Swedish symphonic metal guitarist, and composer (Therion), born in Upplands Väsby, Sweden
Aug 12 Del The Funky Homosapien [Teren Delvon Jones], American rapper (Mistadobalina), born in Oakland, California
Aug 15 Mikey Graham, Irish pop singer (Boyzone - "Words"; "No Matter What"), born in Dublin, Ireland
Aug 16 Emily Strayer (formerly Robison), American country singer, instrumentalist and songwriter (The Chicks, formerly known as Dixie Chicks), born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Aug 18 Keiko Yamada, Japanese pop singer (Globe; A Song Is Born), born in Oita, Japan
Aug 18 Leo Ku, Hong Kong singer, born in British Hong Kong
Aug 19 Chihiro Yonekura, Japanese singer, born in Yokohama, Japan
Aug 19 Elizabeth Wolfgramm, American singer (The Jets), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
Aug 19 Sammi Cheng [Sau Man], Hong Kong singer and actress (Internal Affairs), born in Hong Kong
Aug 29 Amanda Marshall, Canadian pop-rock singer ("Birmingham"), born in Toronto, Ontario
Sep 6 Anika Noni Rose, American actress (Dreamgirls) and singer, born in Bloomfield, Connecticut
Sep 13 Kelly Chen [Vivian Chen Wai-man], Hong Kong Cantopop singer (Starry Dreams of Love), and actress, born in Hong Kong
Sep 15 Kit Chan, Singaporean singer, born in Singapore
Sep 21 David Silveria, American drummer (KoЯn), born in San Leandro, California
Sep 21 Liam Gallagher, British singer and songwriter (Oasis - "Wonderwall"; Beady Eye), born in Burnage, Manchester, England
Sep 23 Jermaine Dupri, American record producer and rapper (Grammy - We Belong Together), born in Asheville, North Carolina
Sep 24 Esther Budiardjo, Indonesian concert pianist (William Kapell Competition, 1996), born in Jakarta, Indonesia
Sep 26 Shawn Stockman, American soul singer (Boyz II Men -"I'll Make Love To You"), songwriter ("Visions Of A Sunset"), and record producer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 30 John Campbell, American heavy metal bassist (Burn the Priest; Lamb of God), born in the USA
Oct 3 G. Love [Garrett Dutton], American musician (G. Love and Special Sauce), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 3 Lajon Witherspoon, American rock singer (Sevendust), born in Nashville, Tennesee
Oct 4 Cut Chemist [Lucas MacFadden], American hip-hop DJ and record producer (Jurassic 5; Ozomatli), born in New York City
Oct 6 Daniel Cavanagh, English rock musician (Anathema), born in Liverpool, England
Oct 6 Ryu Shi-won, Korean actor and singer
Oct 10 (Michael) Dean Roland, American guitarist and songwriter (Collective Soul), born in Stockbridge, Georgia
Oct 16 Emily Doolittle, Canadian composer, and zoomusicologist (Social Sounds From Whales At Night; Dàn nan Ròn; A Short, Slow Life), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Eminem (51 years old)

Oct 17 American rapper and movie star (The Real Slim Shady, Stan and 8 Mile), born in St. Joseph, Missouri

Oct 17 Tarkan [Tevetoğlu], Turkish pop singer (Şımarık), born in Alzey, West Germany
Oct 19 Pras [Prakazrel Michel], Haitian-American rapper, songwriter and producer (The Fugees - "Killing Me Softly"), born in Brooklyn, New York
Oct 21 Matthew Friedberger, American singer-songwritern and multi-instrumentalist musician (The Fiery Furnaces), born in Oak Park, Illinois
Oct 23 Richard McNamara, British guitarist, songwriter and producer (Embrace), born in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire, England
Oct 24 Louis Michael Anthony Sassin, rocker (4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Oct 27 Elissa [Elissar Zakaria Khoury] Lebanese singer, born in Deir el Ahmar, Lebanon
Oct 27 Marika Krook, Finnish singer (Edea), born in Stockholm, Sweden

Brad Paisley (51 years old)

Oct 28 American country singer ("Collision of Worlds"; "Nobody's Fool"), born in Glen Dale, West Virginia

Nov 2 Samantha Janus, British singer and actress (EastEnders), born in Brighton, Sussex, England
Nov 5 Neil Cowley, English jazz pianist (Displaced, Fragile State), born in London
Nov 13 Shom-Rock, rocker (Young Nation)
Nov 13 Takuya Kimura, Japanese singer and actor (SMAP), born in Tokyo, Japan
Nov 14 Douglas Payne, Scottish rock bassist (Travis - "Why Does It Always Rain On Me"; "Sing"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Nov 14 Edyta Górniak, Polish pop singer("That's Not Me"), born in Ziębice, Poland
Nov 17 Kimya Dawson, American folk singer (Moldy Peaches - "Anyone Else but You"), born in Bedford Hills, New York
Nov 18 Jessica "Jessi" Alexander, American country music singer and songwriter ("The Climb"), born in Jackson, Tennessee
Nov 21 Rain Phoenix, American (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues), and singer, born in Crockett, Texas
Nov 23 Kurupt [Ricardo Emmanuel Brown], American rapper and actor (Tha Dogg Pound), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 24 Lawrence Brownlee, American operatic tenor (The Barber of Seville), born in Youngstown, Ohio
Nov 30 Christophe Beck, Canadian pianist, conductor, and television and film score composer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; The Hangover; Frozen; Ant-Man), born in Montreal, Quebec
Dec 4 Justin Welch, English rock drummer (Elastica, Lush. Jesus and Mary Chain), born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Dec 9 Tré Cool [Frank Wright], German-born American drummer (Green Day - "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"), born in Frankfurt, Germany
Dec 10 Brian Molko, Belgian-born singer and songwriter (Placebo - "Nancy Boy"), born in Brussels, Belgium
Dec 10 Dimitri Tikovoi, French pop, rock, and dance musician and record producer, born in Paris
Dec 10 Donavon Frankenreiter, American singer-songwriter, guitarist (Pass It Around), and surfer, born in Downey, California
Dec 12 Kevin Parent, French Canadian singer and songwriter, born in Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
Dec 14 Eric Anderson, American musical theatre actor, born in Newport Beach, California
Dec 18 Raymond Herrera, American heavy metal drummer (Fear Factory), video game composer, and businessman, born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 20 Anders Odden, Norwegian musician, born in Stavanger, Norway
Dec 21 Erwin Schrott, Uruguayan opera singer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
Dec 25 Josh Freese, American session and touring rock drummer (Devo; Sting; Nine Inch Nails; Kelly Clarkson), born in Orlando, Florida
Dec 27 Matt Slocum, American rock guitarist, cello player, and songwriter (Sixpence None the Richer - "Kiss Me"), born in Bristol, Rhode Island
Dec 29 Evan Seinfeld, American heavy metal singer and bassist (Biohazard) and actor (Oz), born in Brooklyn, New York
Dec 31 Joey McIntyre, American singer-songwriter (New Kids On The Block - "Lovin' You Forever"), born in Needham, Massachusetts