- Jan 8 Rachael Lampa, American Contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter ("Blessed"), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Jan 11 Newton Faulkner, English singer-songwriter, born in Surrey, England
- Jan 11 Rie fu [Rie Funakoshi], Japanese singer, born in Tokyo, Japan
- Jan 17 Kangin [Kim Young-woon], South Korean singer, dancer, actor and DJ (Super Junior), born in Seoul, South Korea
- Jan 17 Riyu Kosaka, Japanese singer (BeForU), born in Yokohama, Japan
- Jan 17 Simone Simons, Dutch singer (Epica), born in Hoensbroek, Netherlands
- Jan 19 Rika Ishikawa, Japanese singer (Morning Musume), born in Yokosuka, Japan
- Jan 22 Justin Hurwitz, American Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe-winning film composer (La La Land; Babylon), born in Los Angeles County, California
- Jan 22 Orianthi [Panagaris], Greek-Australian rock session and touring guitarist (Alice Cooper, Carrie Underwood, Dave Stewart), and singer-songwriter (Believe), born in Adelaide, Australia
- Jan 25 Tina Karol [Tetyana Hryhorivna Liberman], Ukrainian pop singer, born in Orotukan, Russia
- Jan 29 Rag'n'Bone Man [Rory Charles Graham], English singer-songwriter (Human), born in Uckfield, England
About January 1985
How Old? 39 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No
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