Musicians Born in 1980

Lin-Manuel Miranda (44 years old)

Jan 16 American composer and playwright (In The Heights; Hamilton), born in New York City

Jan 16 Lukasz Urbaniak, Polish classical pianist, composer and teacher, born in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Jan 17 Gareth McLearnon, Northern Irish flautist, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Zooey Deschanel (44 years old)

Jan 17 American actress (Almost Famous; Elf; New Girl), and singer (She & Him), born in Los Angeles, California

Jan 18 Estelle [Swaray], English singer-songwriter, rapper ("American Boy"), and actress (Steven Universe), born in Hammersmith, London, England
Jan 19 Kotoko, Japanese singer, born in Hokkaido, Japan
Jan 20 Matthew Tuck, Welsh guitarist (Bullet for My Valentine), born in Bridgend, England
Jan 21 Nana Mizuki [Kondō], Japanese voice actress, film dubber, and J-pop singer ("Phantom Minds"), born in Niihama, Ehime, Japan
Jan 22 (Elizabeth) "Lizz" Wright, American jazz and gospel vocalist ("Dreaming Wide Awake"), born in Hahira, Georgia
Jan 22 Ben Moody, American guitarist (Evanescence, 1995-2003 -"Bring Me To Life"), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
Jan 24 Yamandu Costa, Brazilian guitarist and composer (Os Fronteiriços), born in Passo Fundo
Jan 28 Nick Carter, American pop singer (Backstreet Boys - "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"), born in Jamestown, New York
Jan 31 Ryan Kienle, American bassist (Matchbook Romance), born in Poughkeepsie, New York
Feb 5 Tiwa Savage, Nigerian singer-songwriter (Kele, Kele, Kele), born in Isale Eko, Lagos State, Nigeria
Feb 6 Mamiko Noto, Japanese voice actress and singer, born in Kanazawa, Japan
Feb 8 Cameron Muncey, Australian guitarist (Jet - "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"), born in Dingley Village, Australia

Gucci Mane (44 years old)

Feb 12 American rapper (Everybody Looking; "Black Beatles"), born in Bessemer, Alabama

Feb 15 Benedict Sheehan, American composer, and choral director (Saint Tikhon Choir), born in Franconia, New Hampshire
Feb 15 Conor Oberst, American singer and songwriter (Bright Eyes), born in Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 15 Domingo Hindoyan, Armenian-Venezuelan conductor (Polish National Radio Symphony, 2021-present), born in Caracas, Venezuela
Feb 18 Regina Spektor, Russian-American singer-songwriter ("Begin To Hope"), born in Moscow, Russia
Feb 21 Tiziano Ferro, Italian pop and R&B singer-songwriter ("Perdono"), and record producer, born in Latina, Italy
Feb 23 Rafael Payare, Venezuelan conductor (San Diego Symphony, 2019-present), born in Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela
Feb 24 Anton Gustafsson, Swedish Iron Maiden fan and tribute artist, born in Kinna, Sweden (d. 2003)
Feb 26 Alex Fong, Hong Kong singer, born in British Hong Kong
Feb 27 Bobby V [Wilson], American R&B singer, formerly known as Bobby Valentino (Mista - "Blackberry Molasses". dolo - "Slow Down"), born in Jackson, Mississippi
Feb 29 Chris Conley, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Saves the Day), born in Princeton. New Jersey
Mar 13 Lee Jung-hyun, South Korean pop singer and actress (Alice in Earnestland), born in Taegu, South Korea
Mar 19 Mikuni Shimokawa, Japanese pop singer-songwriter, born in Shinhidaka, Japan
Mar 20 Ock Ju-Hyun, South Korean singer (Fin.K.L), and actress, born in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Mar 21 Deryck Whibley, Canadian guitarist and singer (Sum41 - "Fat Lip"), born in Scarborough, Ontario
Mar 25 Joe King, American rock guitarist and songwriter (The Fray), born in Colorado
Mar 26 Son Ho Young, Korean American singer (g.o.d.), born in New Jersey
Mar 28 Rasmus Seebach, Danish pop singer-songwriter, and record producer, born in Frederiksberg, Denmark
Mar 30 [Hüseyin] Yalin, Turkish pop singer-songwriter, born in Nişantaşı, Istanbul
Mar 31 Maaya Sakamoto, Japanese voice actor, film dubber, and singer (You Can't Catch Me), born in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Apr 1 Bijou Phillips, American model, singer (I'd Rather Eat Grass), and actress (Hostel: Part II), born in Greenwich, Connecticut
Apr 4 Johnny Borrell, English singer (Razorlight), born in Sutton, London
Apr 5 Lee Jae-Won, South Korean singe, and rapper (H.O.T.), born in Seoul, South Korea
Apr 8 Manuel Ortega, Austrian pop singer, born in Steyregg, Austria
Apr 9 Clueso [Thomas Hübner], German pop singer, rapper, songwriter and producer, born in Erfurt, Germany
Apr 10 Bryce Soderberg, American musician (Lifehouse), born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Apr 12 Brian McFadden, Irish singer and songwriter (Westlife, 1998-2004; solo - Almost Here), born in Dublin, Ireland
Apr 12 Erik Mongrain, Canadian composer and acoustic guitarist, born in Montreal, Quebec
Apr 14 Win Butler, American rock musician, and singer-songwriter (Arcade Fire), born in Truckee, California
Apr 15 Patrick Carney, American drummer (The Black Keys - "Little Black Submarines"), and music producer, born in Akron, Ohio
Apr 20 Blümchen [Jasmin Wagner], German singer (Boomerang), born in Hamburg, Germany
Apr 23 Taio Cruz [Adetayo Onile-Ere], British singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer ("Break Your Heart"), born in Brent, England
Apr 24 Vincent Peirani, French jazz accordionist, vocalist and composer, born in Nice, France
Apr 29 Kian Egan, Irish pop singer (Westlife), and television personality, born in Sligo, Ireland
May 1 Zaz [Isabelle Geffroy], French singer-songwriter (Je veux), born in Tours, France
May 6 Taebin [Danny Im], Korean-American hip-hop singer (1TYM), born in Los Angeles, California
May 8 Michelle McManus, Scottish pop singer ("All This Time"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
May 13 Mau Marcelo, Filipina-American soul and R&B singer, born in Lucena, Philippines
May 17 Dallas Taylor, American Christian metal singer (Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Underoath), born in Ocala, Florida
May 18 Ali Zafar, Pakistani singer and model (Channo), born in Lahore, Pakistan
May 21 Gotye [Wouter De Backer], Belgian-Australian rock singer-songwriter ("Someone That I Used to Know"), born in Bruges, Belgium
May 22 Rhett Fisher, American actor and musician, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
May 24 Cecilia Cheung, Hong Kong-Australian actress (Fly Me To Polaris) and cantopop singer, born in Hong Kong
May 28 Mark Feehily, Irish pop singer (Westlife - "Flying Without Wings"), born in Sligo, Ireland
May 31 Andy Hurley, American drummer (Fall Out Boy - "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"), born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
Jun 2 Fabrizio Moretti, Brazilian-born rock drummer (The Strokes), born in Rio de Janeiro
Jun 13 Sarah Connor [Lewe], German singer ("From Sarah With Love"; "Skin On Skin"), born in Hamburg, Germany
Jun 16 Joey Yung, Hong Kong singer and Cantopop diva, born in Tsuen Wan, British Hong Kong
Jun 17 Kimeru, Japanese singer and actor (The Prince of Tennis), born in Kumamoto-ken
Jun 18 Ivana Wong, Hong Kong singer and songwriter, born in British Hong Kong
Jun 20 Tony Lovato, American singer and guitarist (Mest), born in Blue Island, Illinois
Jun 26 Sinik [Thomas Idir], French singer and rapper (Six o Nine (6-0-9)), born in Paris
Jun 29 Katherine Jenkins, Welsh soprano singer and songwriter, born in Neath, Wales
Jul 3 Asha Srinivasan, Indian-American composer and educator, born in Logan, Utah
Jul 5 Jason Wade, American singer and musician (Lifehouse), born in Camarillo, California
Jul 7 Dan Whitesides, American drummer (The Used, 2006-), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
Jul 7 Kaisa Jouhki, Finnish vocalist (Battlelore), born in Sumatra, Indonesia
Jul 10 Alejandro Millán, Mexican progressive rock keyboardist, songwriter and singer (Hello Madness), born in Monterrey, Mexico

Jessica Simpson (43 years old)

Jul 10 American singer and popstar ("I Wanna Love You Forever"; "I Think I'm In Love" ; "Where You Are"), born in Abilene, Texas

Jul 17 Philip Lawrence, American songwriter, musician, and record producer (Bruno Mars), born in Evansville, Indiana
Jul 18 Ryōko Hirosue, Japanese actress and singer, born in Kōchi, Japan
Jul 20 Mike Kennerty, American guitarist (The All-American Rejects) and record producer, born in Houston, Texas
Jul 22 Kate Ryan [Katrien Verbeeck], Belgian pop singer-songriter, born in Tessenderlo, Belgium
Jul 22 Tablo [Daniel Lee], Korean-Canadian hip-hop musician (Epik High), born in Seoul, South Korea
Jul 23 Michelle Williams, American singer (Destiny's Child - "Say My Name"), born in Rockford, Illinois
Jul 25 Diam's [Mélanie Georgiades], French rapper, born in Nicosia, Cyprus
Jul 26 Dave Baksh, Canadian guitarist (Sum 41), born in Ajax, Ontario
Jul 26 Mat Shaw, American pop singer (Mat and Savanna), and real estate agent, born in California
Jul 28 Stephen Christian, American singer (Anberlin), born in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Aug 2 Moto Boy [Oskar Humlebo], Swedish pop singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Beat Heart"), born in Färila, Sweden
Aug 3 Brandan Schieppati, American singer (Bleeding Through), born in Newport Beach, California
Aug 6 Wilber Pan, Taiwanese-American singer, rapper and actor, born in West Virgina
Aug 8 Mike Hindert, American musician
Aug 12 Jade Villalon, American singer-songwriter
Aug 12 Matt Thiessen, Canadian-American musician (Relient K)
Aug 14 Estrella Morente, Spanish flamenco singer, born in Las Gabias, Spain
Aug 16 Robert "Bob" Hardy, English musician (Franz Ferdinand), born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Aug 16 Vanessa Carlton, American singer-songwriter, born in Milford, Pennsylvania
Aug 17 Lene Marlin, Norwegian singer-songwriter, born in Tromsø, Norway
Aug 19 Darius Danesh, Scottish pop, opera and swing singer-songwriter and stage actor, born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2022)
Aug 19 Jun Jin, Korean rapper (Shinhwa), born in Seoul, South Korea
Aug 19 Michael Todd, American rock bassist (Coheed and Cambria), born in Kingston, New York
Aug 27 Stephanie Michelle Steele, American country singer, born in Abilene, Texas
Aug 29 David Desrosiers, Canadian rock bassist (Simple Plan, 2000-20), born in Montreal, Quebec
Aug 29 Nicholas Tse, Hong Kong singer and actor, born in British Hong Kong
Aug 31 Joe Budden, American rapper (Pump It Up), born in New York, New York
Sep 2 Yonderboi [László Fogarasi Jr], Hungarian indie-pop composer, music producer (Splendid Isolation), and visual artist, born in Kaposvár, Hungary
Sep 3 (Jason) "Cone" McCaslin, Canadian punk rock bassist (Sum 41), born in North York, Ontario
Sep 3 The B.G. [Christopher Dorsey], American rapper, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 4 Hitomi Shimatani, Japanese pop singer, born in Kure, Japan
Sep 6 Kerry Katona, British singer-songwriter (Atomic Kitten), born in Warrington, Cheshire, England
Sep 10 [Michael] Mikey Way, American musician (My Chemical Romance), born in Kearny, New Jersey
Sep 12 Gus G., Greek guitarist (Firewind, Dream Evil), born in Thessaloniki, Greece
Sep 13 Michelle Nolan, American musician (Straylight Run), born in Rockville Centre, New York
Sep 13 Teppei Teranishi, American guitarist (Thrice), born in California
Sep 15 Jolin Tsai, Taiwanese pop singer, born in Taipei, Taiwan
Sep 18 Charles Hedger, British heavy metal guitarist (Cradle of Filth), born in UK
Sep 19 Sara Quin, Canadian singer and songwriter (Tegan and Sara), born in Calgary, Alberta
Sep 19 Tegan Quin, Canadian singer and songwriter (Tegan and Sara), born in Calgary, Alberta
Sep 25 T.I. [Clifford Joseph Harris Jr.], American rapper and actor (Bring Em Out, Dead and Gone), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Sep 29 Chrissy Metz, American actress and singer (This Is Us), born in Homestead, Florida
Sep 29 Dallas Green, Canadian musician (Alexisonfire, City and Colour), born in St. Catharines, Ontario
Sep 29 Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, Icelandic composer (Aequora; Kom vinur), born in Iceland
Oct 3 Danny O'Donoghue, Irish rock singer-songwriter (The Script - "For The First Time"), born in Dublin, Ireland
Oct 5 Paul Thomas, American bassist (Good Charlotte), born in Waldorf, Maryland

Nick Cannon (43 years old)

Oct 8 American actor, rapper ("Love Don't Cost a Thing"; "Gigilo"), and television personality (America's Got Talent; The Masked Singer), born in San Diego, California

Oct 10 Sherine [Abdel-Wahab], Egyptian singer, born in Cairo, Egypt
Oct 10 Tim Maurer, American singer (Suburban Legends)
Oct 13 Ashanti [Douglas] American singer ("Always On Time"), born in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York
Oct 13 Jon Micah Sumrall, American singer (Kutless), born in Ashland, Oregon
Oct 15 Siiri Nordin, Finnish singer (Killer), born in Helsinki, Finland
Oct 16 Mary Halvorson, American avant-garde jazz guitarist (Meltframe) and composer (Belladonna), born in Brookline, Massachusetts
Oct 16 Yordan Kamdzhalov, Bulgarian conductor (Genesis Orchestra), born in Targovishte, Bulgaria
Oct 20 Gary Jarman, English musician (The Cribs), born in Wakefield, England
Oct 21 Brian Pittman, American Christian rock bassist (Relient K), born in Canton, Ohio
Oct 22 Garrett Tierney, American rock bassist (Brand New), born on Long Island, New York
Oct 23 Eun Sun Kim, South Korean conductor (San Francisco Opera), born in Seoul, South Korea
Oct 27 Missy Mazzoli, American classical composer (Breaking the Waves; The Listeners), and pianist, born in Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Oct 27 Tanel Padar, Estonian singer-songwriter (46th Eurovision Song Contest winner, 2001 - "Everybody"), born in Uhtna, Estonia
Oct 31 Alondra de la Parra, Mexican-American conductor (Queensland Symphony, 2015-present), and founder and artistic director of the New York-based Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas (2004-11), born in New York City
Nov 5 Ibrahim Maalouf, French-Lebanese jazz trumpeter and composer, born in Beirut, Lebanon
Nov 8 Ana Vidovic, Croatian classical guitarist, born in Karlovac, Croatia
Nov 10 Calvin Chen, Taiwanese singer (Fahrenhiet), born in Taipei, Taiwan
Nov 15 Brett "Ace" Young, American pop singer (American Idol), born in Denver, Colorado
Nov 17 [Clarke] Isaac Hanson, American pop singer and guitarist (Hanson - "MMMbop"), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 18 Dustin Kensrue, American singer- songwriter (Thrice), born in Irvine, California
Nov 18 Junichi Okada, Japanese pop singer (V6), and actor, born in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
Nov 26 Satoshi Ohno, Japanese singer and actor, born in Mitaka, Tokyo
Nov 28 Kim André Arnesen, Norwegian composer, chiefly of choral music (Tuvayhun - Beatitudes for a Wounded World), born in Trondheim, Norway
Nov 28 Lisa Middelhauve [Elisabeth Rodermund], German rock singer (Xandria), born in Bielefeld, West Germany
Nov 29 Hayk Melikyan, Armenian concert pianist and contemporary classical composer, born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR (now Armenia)
Dec 2 Bartosz Koziak, Polish classical cellist, born in Zakopane, Poland
Dec 5 Ibrahim Maalouf, Lebanese-born French trumpeter, born in Beirut, Lebanon
Dec 10 Massari [Sari Abboud], Lebanese-born Canadian R&B singer (Be Easy), born in Beirut, Lebanon
Dec 10 Sarah Chang, Korean-American classical violinist child prodigy, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 14 Tata Young, Thai-American singer, born in Bangkok, Thailand
Dec 15 Sergio Pizzorno, British rock guitarist, songwriter, and singer (Kasabian; Loose Tapestries), born in Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Christina Aguilera (43 years old)

Dec 18 American singer ("Genie in a Bottle"; "What a Girl Wants"), and TV personality (The Voice, 2011-16), born in Staten Island, New York

Dec 24 Tomas Kalnoky, American musician (Streetlight Manifesto), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
Dec 27 Cas Haley, American roots, rock, and reggae singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, born in Paris, Texas
Dec 30 Kenny Kwan, Hong Kong singer (Boy'z), and actor (Banana Boys), born in The Philippines