Musicians Born in 1979

Jan 23 Sampsa Astala, Finnish musician (Lordi), born in Vantaa, Finland
Feb 1 Jason Isbell, American singer-songwriter (Drive-By Truckers), born in Green Hill, Alabama
Feb 1 Valentin Elizalde, Mexican singer, born in Navojoa, Mexico (d. 2006)
Feb 6 Dan Bălan, Moldovan singer (O-Zone), born in Chișinău, Moldova
Feb 8 Josh Keaton [Weiner], American actor and singer (No Authority), born in Hacienda Heights, California
Feb 10 Daryl Palumbo, American rock singer-songwriter (Glassjaw), born in Bellmore, New York

Brandy Norwood (45 years old)

Feb 11 American R&B singer-songwriter ("The Boy Is Mine"; "Have You Ever") and stage and film actress ("Moesha"), born in McComb, Mississippi

Feb 15 Adam Granduciel [Granofsky], American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer (The War on Drugs - "Thinking Of A Place"; "Holding On": The Violators, 2003-11), born in Dover, Massachusetts
Feb 16 Eric Mun [Mun Jung-hyuk], South Korean rapper, songwriter (Shinhwa - "Venus"), and actor (Super Rookie), born in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Feb 17 Bear McCreary, American composer for film, television (Outlander; The Walking Dead: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), and video games, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Feb 17 Sarah Lee Guthrie, American folk dinger-songwriter, daughter of Arlo, and granddaughter of Woody, born in Massachusetts
Feb 19 Mariana Ochoa, Mexican singer and actress, born in Mexico City, Mexico
Feb 19 Mariska [Anna Maria Rahikainen], Finnish rapper, born in Helsinki, Finland
Feb 22 Tom Higgenson, American singer-songwriter (Plain White T's - "Hey There Delilah"), born in Villa Park, Illinois
Feb 23 D-Roc [D'Angelo Holmes], American rapper (Ying Yang Twins), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 25 Joanna Pascale, American jazz singer (When Lights Are Low), and educator (Temple University), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 26 Corinne Bailey Rae, EnglishGrammy Award-winning R&B and neo-soul singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist ("Put Your Records On"), born in Leeds, England
Feb 26 Shalim Ortiz, Puerto Rican singer and actor, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mar 4 Jon Fratelli [John Lawler], Scottish rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboard player (The Fratellis - Costello Music; Here We Stand), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Mar 7 Lisa Batiashvili, Georgian-German concert violinist, born in Tblisi, Georgian SSR
Mar 8 Andy Ross, American rock guitarist (OK Go), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
Mar 8 Tom Chaplin, British rock singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist (Keane), born in Hastings, East Sussex, England
Mar 9 Chingy [Howard Bailey, Jr.], American rapper (Right Thurr), born in St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 11 Benji Madden, American rock guitarist (Good Charlotte), born in Waldorf, Maryland
Mar 11 Joel Madden, American rock singer (Good Charlotte), born in Waldorf, Maryland
Mar 12 Pete Doherty, British singer-songwriter (The Libertines), born in Hexham, Northumberland, England
Mar 13 Spanky G [Michael Guthier], American musician (Bloodhound Gang), born in Souderton, Pennsylvania
Mar 16 Leena Peisa, Finnish hard rock and heavy metal keyboardist (Lordi; Sampsa Astala & Qma), born in Vantaa, Finland
Mar 18 Adam Levine, American singer (Maroon 5 - "This Love"; "Moves Like Jagger"), and television personality (The Voice, 2011-19), born in Los Angeles, California
Mar 20 Molly Jenson, American singer-songwriter, born in San Diego, California
Mar 22 Aaron North, American musician (Nine Inch Nails), born in Los Angeles, California
Mar 26 Hiromi Uehara, Japanese jazz pianist (Spiral), born in Hamamatsu, Japan

Norah Jones (45 years old)

Mar 30 American pop and jazz singer and pianist ("Come Away With Me"), born in Brooklyn, New York

Mar 30 Simon Webbe, English pop singer (Blue), born in Manchester, England
Mar 31 Amey Date, Indian playback singer, born in Bombay, India
Apr 2 Jesse Carmichael, American musician and songwriter (Maroon 5), born in Boulder, Colorado
Apr 4 Andy McKee, American fingerstyle guitarist, born in Topeka, Kansas
Apr 8 Alexi Laiho, Finnish guitarist and singer (Children of Bodom, Sinergy, Kylähullut), born in Espoo, Finland (d. 2021)
Apr 9 Albert Hammond, Jr., American guitarist (The Strokes), born in Los Angeles, California
Apr 10 Shemekia Copeland, American blues singer (Turn the Heat Up!), born in Harlem, New York
Apr 10 Sophie Ellis-Bextor, English singer ("Murder on the Dance Floor"), born in London
Apr 10 Tsuyoshi Domoto, Japanese actor and singer (KinKi Kids), born in Nara, Japan
Apr 11 Chris Gaylor, American drummer (The All-American Rejects), born in Edmond, Oklahoma
Apr 11 Sebastien Grainger, Canadian musician (Death From Above), born in Mississauga, Canada
Apr 13 Tony Lundon, Irish pop singer (Liberty X - "Thinking It Over"), TV presenter (Toast), and filmmaker, born in Galway, Ireland
Apr 16 Sean Costello, American blues guitarist and singer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
Apr 18 Nuria Fergó, Spanish singer (La vida son sólo dos días), born in Nerja, Spain

Daniel Johns (45 years old)

Apr 22 Australian musician (Silverchair - "Freak"), born in Newcastle, New South Wales

Apr 23 Barry Fratelli [Wallace], Scottish rock bassist (The Fratellis - Costello Music; Here We Stand), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Apr 23 Lauri Ylönen, Finnish singer and songwriter (The Rasmus), born in Helsinki, Finland
Apr 26 Ariane Moffatt, Canadian singer (Aquanaute - "La barricade"; "Dans un océan"), born in Saint-Romuald, Quebec
Apr 26 Janne Wirman, Finnish progressive metal keyboardist (Children of Bodom), born in Espoo, Finland
Apr 27 Will Boyd, American bass guitarist (Evanescence), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
Apr 29 Jo O'Meara, British pop singer and songwriter (S Club - "Bring It All Back"), born in Romford, England
Apr 29 Matt Tong, British rock drummer (Bloc Party; Algiers), born in Bournemouth, England
May 4 Lance Bass, American pop singer (NSYNC - "Bye, Bye, Bye"), born in Laurel, Mississippi
May 5 Bodek Janke, Polish jazz drummers, percussionist, and tabla player, born in Warsaw Poland
May 9 Andrew W.K. [Wilkes-Krier], American rock singer, musician, songwriter ("Party Hard"), motivational speaker, and advice columnist, born in Stanford, California
May 9 Pierre Bouvier, Canadian singer and bass player (Simple Plan - "Perfect"; "Welcome To My Life"), born in Montreal, Quebec
May 10 Lee Hyori, South Korean R&B and K-pop singer, born in Cheongwon, South Korea
May 11 Erin Lang, Canadian alternative rock musician (Feral & Stray; The Tail Lights), born in Montreal, Quebec
May 13 Michael Madden, American rock bassist (Maroon 5, 1994-2020), born in Austin, Texas
May 17 Kristóf Baráti, Hungarian classical violinist, born in Budapest, Hungary
May 21 Fayçal Salhi, French-Algerian jazz guitarist and oud player, born in Khenchela, Algeria
May 21 Gaspard Augé, French electronic-rock musician (Justice), born in Besançon, France
May 23 Ivo Kahánek, Czech concert pianist, born in Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Jun 4 Daniel Lucca Parenti, American jazz bassist, born in Walnut Creek, California
Jun 5 David Bisbal, Spanish singer, born in Almería, Spain
Jun 5 Pete Wentz, American musician (Fall Out Boy), born in Wilmette, Illinois
Jun 8 Derek Trucks, American guitarist and founder of Grammy Award-winning The Derek Trucks Band (Tedeschi Truck Band), born in Jacksonville, Florida
Jun 10 Lee Brice, American country singer and songwriter (Love Like Crazy, Hard to Love), born in Sumter, South Carolina
Jun 11 Texito Langa, Mozambican jazz drummer-percussionist, composer, and arranger, born in Maputo, Mozambique
Jun 12 Robyn [Robin Carlsson], Swedish pop and dance music singer-songwriter, and record producer ("Show Me Love"; "Dancing On My Own"), born in Stockholm, Sweden
Jun 14 Carlos Henriquez, American jazz and Latin jazz double bassist (Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra), born in New York City
Jun 20 Charlotte Hatherley, English rock guitarist (Ash, 1997-2006), and composer, born in London, England
Jun 26 Nathan Followill, American alternative-rock backing vocalist and musician (Kings of Leon), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jun 26 Ryan Tedder, American pop and rock singer-songwriter (OneRepublic - "Apologize"), and record producer, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jun 27 Benjamin Speed, Australian musician and film composer (52 Tuesdays), born in Adelaide, Australia
Jun 27 John Warne, American Christian rock bassist (Relient K, 2004-13; Ace Troubleshooter, 1995-2005), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jun 29 Abs Love [Richard Abidin Breen], English singer (Five), born in London
Jun 29 Barış Akarsu, Turkish rock musician ("Gözlerin"/"Your Eyes"), and actor (My Lying Lover), born in Amasra, Turkey (d. 2007)
Jun 30 Matisyahu [Matthew Miller], Hasidic Jewish Reggae singer and rapper ("One Day"), born in West Chester, Pennsylvania
Jul 2 Diana Gurtskaya, Georgian singer
Jul 5 Shane Filan, Irish singer and songwriter (Westlife), born in Sligo, Ireland
Jul 6 Nic Cester, Australian musician (Jet), born in Dingley, Melbourne, Australia
Jul 9 Ella Koon [Yun-na], Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actress of Hakka heritage, born in Tahita, French Polynesia
Jul 9 Tolga Bedir, Turkish jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, born in Istanbul, Turkey
Jul 15 Laura Benanti, American musical theatre actress
Jul 17 Brendan James, American piano player, and singer-songwriter, born in Derry, New Hampshire
Jul 18 Jermaine Paul, American gospel and R&B singer, winner of "The Voice" (2012), born in Harriman, New York
Jul 24 Stat Quo [Stanley Benton], American rapper, born in Atlanta, Georgia
Jul 28 Birgitta Haukdal, Icelandic singer, born in Húsavík, Iceland
Jul 28 Lee Minwoo, Korean singer (Shinhwa), born in Namwon, South Korea
Jul 31 Jade Kwan, Hong Kong singer, born in Hong Kong
Aug 8 Richard Harwood, British cellist
Aug 8 Sam Totman, English musician (Dragonforce)
Aug 15 Ailyn Perez, American operatic soprano, born in Chicago, Illinois
Aug 19 Dave Douglas, American drummer (Relient K), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Aug 20 Jamie Cullum, English singer-songwriter, pianist and radio presenter, born in Rochford, England
Aug 21 Kelis Rogers-Jones, American singer ("Milkshake"), born in New York City
Aug 23 Ritchie Neville, British musician, born in Solihull, United Kingdom
Aug 24 (Katherine) "Kaki" King, American guitarist, lap steel guitar player and composer, born in Atlanta, Georgia
Aug 24 Elva Hsiao, Taiwanese mandopop and dance music singer, born in Zhongli, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Aug 27 Sarah Neufeld, Canadian violinist (Arcade Fire), born in British Columbia
Aug 28 Shaila Dúrcal [Shaila de los Ángeles Morales de las Heras], Spanish singer, born in Madrid, Spain
Aug 30 Niki Chow, Hong Kong actress and singer, born in Hong Kong
Aug 31 Simon Neil, Scottish rock musician (Biffy Clyro), born in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland, S
Sep 3 Tomo Miličević, Croatian-American rock guitarist (Thirty Seconds to Mars, 2003-18 - "The Kill", "Closer to the Edge"), and record producer, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
Sep 4 Pedro Camacho, Portuguese classical, religious, film and video game composer (Requiem to Inês de Castro), born in Funchal, Portugal
Sep 4 Poo Bear [Jason Boyd], American songwriter and record producer (Justin Bieber; Lupe Fiasco; Mariah Carey; Zac Brown), born in New Haven Connecticut
Sep 6 Foxy Brown [Inga Marchand], Trinidadian-American rapper (Ill Na Na, Broken Silence), born in New York City

P!nk (44 years old)

Sep 8 American singer ("Get the Party Started"; "Try"; "Just Give Me A Reason"), born in Abington Township, Pennsylvania

Sep 10 Jacob Young, American actor (All My Children), and singer, born in Renton, Washington
Sep 13 Geike Arnaert, Belgian singer (Hooverphonic), born in Heuvelland, Belgium
Sep 17 Chuck Comeau, Canadian drummer (Simple Plan), born in Montreal, Quebec
Sep 17 Flo Rida [Tramar Dillard], American rapper, born in Carol City, Florida
Sep 22 Emilie Autumn [Liddell], American singer-songwriter, violinist, and harpsichordist (Fight Like A Girl), born in Los Angeles, California
Sep 23 Red [Demetrius Pugh], American rapper (Another Bad Creation), born in Los Angeles, California
Sep 30 Clio-Danae Othoneou, Greek actress, musician and pianist, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
Sep 30 Vince Chong, Malaysian-Chinese singer-songwriter and actor, born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Oct 2 Maja Ivarsson, Swedish new wave rock singer (The Sounds - "Living In America"), born in Åhus, Scania, Sweden
Oct 8 (Gregori) Chad Petree, American indie-rock singer-songwriter (Shiny Toy Guns - "You Are The One"), born in Shawnee, Oklahoma
Oct 9 Alex Greenwald, American musician (Phantom Planet), born in Los Angeles, California
Oct 10 Kangta [Ahn Chil Hyun], South Korean lead singer (H.O.T.), born in Seoul, South Korea
Oct 10 Mýa [Mya Marie Harrison], American pop and R&B singer ("Lady Marmalade" from Moulin Rouge!), born in Washington, D.C.
Oct 11 Gabe Saporta, Uruguayan-born American musician (Cobra Starship, Midtown), born in Montevideo, Uruguay
Oct 12 Jordan Pundik, American singer (New Found Glory), born in Englewood, New Jersey
Oct 17 Angel Bat Dawid, American composer, clarinetist, pianist, and vocalist (The Oracle: Requiem for Jazz), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Oct 17 Marcela Bovio, Mexican heavy metal singer and violinist (Stream of Passion; MaYans), born in Monterrey, Mexico
Oct 18 Ne-Yo [Shaffer Chimere Smith, Jr], American pop and R&B singer and songwriter, born in Camden, Arkansas
Oct 19 Brian Robertson, American ska-punk-rock trombonist (Suburban Legends), born in Orange County, California
Oct 24 Ben Gillies, Australian drummer (Silverchair), born in Newcastle, Australia
Oct 28 Aki Hakala, Finnish rock drummer (The Rasmus), born in Espoo, Finland
Oct 31 Andrew Norman, American contemporary classical composer (Play; Sustain; Try), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Nov 3 Tim McIlrath, American punk-metal guitarist (Rise Against; The Killing Tree), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
Nov 5 Mihalis Hatzigiannis, Greek-Cypriot songwriter and singer, born in Nicosia, Cyprus
Nov 7 Jon Peter Lewis, American singer and songwriter, born in Lincoln, Nebraska
Nov 10 Chris Joannou, Australian musician (Silverchair), born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Nov 10 Warren Wolf, American jazz vibraphonist, born in Baltimore, Maryland
Nov 13 Subliminal [Ya'akov Shimoni], Israeli rapper and producer, born in Tel Aviv
Nov 14 Tobin Esperance, American rock bassist (Papa Roach), born in Vacaville, California
Nov 19 Keith Buckley, American punk rock singer (Every Time I Die), born in Buffalo, New York
Nov 20 Ericson Alexander Molano, Colombian gospel singer, born in Pereira, Colombia
Nov 21 Kim Dong Wan, Korean K-pop and dance music singer (Shinhwa), and actor (A Farewell to Sorrow), born in Seoul, South Korea
Nov 22 Chris Doran, Irish pop singer ("If My World Stopped Turning"), born in Waterford, Ireland
Nov 25 Thea Gilmore, British rock and folk singer-songwriter, born in Oxford, England
Nov 27 Hilary Hahn, American classical violinist, born in Lexington, Virginia
Nov 27 Shin Hyesung, Korean singer (Shinhwa), born in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Nov 28 Chamillionaire [Hakeem Seriki], American rapper, born in Houston, Texas

The Game [Jayceon Taylor] (44 years old)

Nov 29 American rapper ("Hate It or Love It"), born in Compton, California

Dec 2 Yvonne Catterfeld, German pop and soul singer, and actress, born in Erfurt, East Germany
Dec 3 Daniel Bedingfield, British-New Zealand pop singer-songwriter ("Gotta Get Thru This"), born in Auckland, New Zealand
Dec 7 Sara Bareilles, American pop singer ("Love Song"; "Brave"), born in Eureka, California
Dec 8 Ingrid Michaelson, American folk-pop singer-songwriter (Lights Out), born in New York City
Dec 9 Olivia Lufkin, Japanese-American pop singer and songwriter, born in Naha, Japan
Dec 14 Sophie Monk, Australian actress, singer, and model, born in London
Dec 16 Mihai Trăistariu, Romanian singer-songwriter ("Tornerò"), born in Constanța, Romania
Dec 17 Ryan Key, American musician and songwriter (Yellowcard), born in Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 19 Kevin Devine, American singer-songwriter (Brother's Blood), born in Brooklyn, New York
Dec 21 Tuva Novotny, Swedish actress, singer, and television director, born in Stockholm, Sweden
Dec 26 Chris Daughtry, American rock singer, born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Dec 26 Mzbel [Nana Akua Amoah], Ghanaian singer (16 Years; Saucy Girl), born in Accra, Ghana
Dec 27 Walker Hayes, American country-pop singer-songwriter ("Fancy Like"), born in Mobile, Alabama
Dec 28 Senna Guemmour, German singer-songwriter (Monrose), born in Frankfurt, Germany
Dec 31 Bob Bryar, American drummer (My Chemical Romance, Gerardolopoly), born in Downers Grove, Illinois