Musicians Born in 1988

Rihanna (36 years old)

Feb 20 Barbadian R&B and pop singer-songwriter ("Umbrella"; "Only Girl (In The World)"; "We Found Love"; "Diamonds"), born in Saint Michael, Barbados

Feb 28 Markéta Irglová, Czech Academy Award-winning songwriter ("Falling Slowly"), singer, and actress (Once), born in Valašské Meziříčí, Czechia
Mar 2 James Arthur, British pop singer ("Say You Won't Let Go"), born in Middlesbrough, England
Mar 2 Keith Jack, British pop and theater singer and actor, born in Midlothian, Scotland

Benny Blanco (36 years old)

Mar 8 American record producer and DJ ("Eastside"), born in Reston, Virginia

Mar 14 Mark Falgren, Danish drummer (Lukas Graham - "7 Years"), born in Denmark
Mar 17 Grimes [Claire Boucher], Canadian pop musician, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Mar 25 Big Sean [Anderson], American rapper, singer, and songwriter (Dark Sky Paradise), born in Santa Monica, California

Jessie J (36 years old)

Mar 27 British pop singer-songwriter ("Price Tag"; "Domino"; "Bang Bang"), born in Redbridge, London, England

Apr 12 Paulo Londra, Argentine rapper and singer (“Adán Y Eva”; “Nena Maldición”), born in Córdoba, Argentina
Apr 15 Eliza "Doolittle" [Caird], British pop singer-songwriter ("Skinny Genes"; "Pack Up"), born in Westminster, London
Apr 17 Takahiro Moriuchi, Japanese singer-songwriter and musician (One Ok Rock), born in Tokyo, Japan

Lizzo (35 years old)

Apr 27 American rapper, born in Detroit, Michigan

Apr 29 Younha [Go Youn-ha], Korean pop singer-songwriter (Touch; Run; Winter Flower), born in Seoul, South Korea
May 2 Lara Liang, Russian-Taiwanese-American singer (Nan Quan Mama), born in California

Adele (35 years old)

May 5 British pop-rock singer-songwriter ("Rolling In The Deep"; "Someone Like You"; "Chasing Pavements"), born in Tottenham, London

May 5 Brooke Hogan [Bollea], American pop singer (Undiscovered) and television personality, born in Tampa, Florida
May 5 Skye Sweetnam, Canadian singer and songwriter (Sumo Cyco), born in Bolton, Ontario, Canada
May 7 Natalie Mejia, member of the American R&B/Pop group Girlicious, born in West Covina, California
May 11 Ace Hood [Antoine McColister], American rapper, born in Port St. Lucie, Florida
May 11 Marek Pospieszalski, Polish avant-garde jazz saxophonist and composer, born in Częstochowa, Poland
May 14 Nadine Sierra, American opera singer (Lucia di Lammermoor), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
May 18 Ksenija Sidorova, Latvian classical accordionist, born in Riga, Latvia
May 18 Taeyang [Dong Young-bae], Korean singer (Big Bang), born in Uijeongbu, South Korea
May 24 Billy Gilman, American singer (One Voice), born in Westerly, Rhode Island
May 31 Hope Partlow, American pop and country singer, born in Drummonds, Tennessee
Jun 1 Christine and the Queens [Héloïse Letissier], French singer-songwriter (Chaleur humaine), born in Nantes, France
Jun 1 Nami Tamaki, Japanese J-pop singer, born in Wakayama, Japan
Jun 2 Awkwafina [Nora Lum], American rapper ("Yellow Ranger") and actress (The Farewell; Crazy Rich Asians; Ocean's 8), born in New York City
Jun 3 Dave East, American rapper (Survival) and actor, born in New York City
Jun 14 Kevin Michael McHale, American singer (NLT) and actor (Glee - "Artie"), born in Plano, Texas
Jun 16 Banks [Jillian Banks], American singer-songwriter (Beggin for Thread), born in Orange County, California
Jun 16 Keshia Chante, Canadian singer and TV host (Entertainment Tonight Canada), born in Ottawa, Ontario
Jun 16 Leeland Dayton Mooring, American contemporary Christian music and rock singer-songwriter (Leeland), born in Baytown, Texas
Jun 23 Isabella Leong [Lok-yau], Macanese canto-pop singer, actress (Diary), and model, born in Macao
Jun 24 Nichkhun [Horvejkul], Thai American singer-songwriter (2PM), born in Rancho Cucamonga, California
Jun 28 Lacey Schwimmer, American dancer (So You Think You Can Dance), born in Redland, California
Jul 7 Kaci Brown, American singer, born in Sulphur Springs, Texas
Jul 12 Melissa O'Neil, Canadian actress (The Rookie) and singer (Canadian Idol, 2005), born in Calgary, Alberta
Jul 13 Tulisa [Tulisa Contostavlos], English singer (N-Dubz), born in London, England
Jul 19 Shane Dawson, American Youtuber and musician, born in Long Beach, California
Jul 20 Julianne Hough, American ballroom dancer and TV personality (Dancing With The Stars), born in Orem, Utah
Jul 25 Sarah Geronimo, Filipino pop singer ("Tala") and actress (You Changed My Life), born in Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines
Jul 28 Ayla Brown, American singer ("Let Love In"), born in Wrentham, Massachusetts
Jul 31 Ruston Kelly, American singer-songwriter (Dying Star), born in Georgetown, South Carolina
Aug 1 Alice Sara Ott, Japanese-German classical concert pianist, born in Munich, West Germany
Aug 2 Brittany Hargest, American singer (Jump5), born in Durham, North Carolina
Aug 14 Shahd Barmada, Syrian pop singer, born in Aleppo, Syria
Aug 18 G-Dragon [Kwon Ji-Yong], Korean rapper (Big Bang), born in Seoul, South Korea

Kacey Musgraves (35 years old)

Aug 21 American country singer songwriter (Same Trailer, Different Park; Golden Hour), born in Golden, Texas

Aug 21 Louise Setara [Smith], English pop and soul singer-songwriter (Still Waters), born in Reading, England
Aug 21 Paris Bennett, American singer and finalist on American Idol (season 5), born in Rockford, Illinois
Aug 23 Alice Glass [Margaret Osborn], Canadian singer and songwriter ("Crystal Castles"), born in Toronto, Ontario
Aug 24 Kelly Lee Owens, Welsh electronic musician and composer (Inner Song), born in Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales
Aug 25 Alexandra Burke, English singer-songwriter and actress (The X Factor winner 2008), born in London, England
Aug 25 Raymond Quinn, British pop singer, born in Knowsley Village, Merseyside, England
Aug 26 Evan Ross [Naess], American actor (96 Minutes), and singer, born in Greenwich, Connecticut
Sep 8 Brittney Spencer, American country music singer–songwriter ("Sober & Skinny"), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Sep 12 Aaron Sidwell, English actor and singer, born in Maidstone, Kent, England
Sep 14 Muni Long [Priscilla Hamilton], American singer-songwriter (Hrs and Hrs), born in Vero Beach, Florida
Sep 16 Teddy Geiger, American singer and songwriter (Stitches - Shawn Mendes), born in Rochester, New York
Sep 18 Lukas Forchhammer, Danish singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist (Lukas Graham - "7 Years"), born in Freetown Christiania, Denmark
Sep 22 Bethany Dillon, American Christian musician, born in Bellefontaine, Ohio
Sep 26 James Blake, English musician and singer-songwriter (Assume Form), born in Enfield, England
Sep 26 Mark Simpson, British clarinetist and contemporary classical composer (Ariel; Israfel), born in Liverpool, England
Sep 28 Esmée Denters, Dutch singer
Sep 29 Justin Nozuka, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, born in New York City
Oct 2 Brittany Howard, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Alabama Shakes), born in Athens, Alabama
Oct 3 ASAP Rocky [Rakim Mayers], American rapper (Long. Live. A$AP), born in New York City
Oct 4 Melissa Benoist, American actress and singer (Glee, Supergirl), born in Littleton, Colorado
Oct 5 Bahar Kızıl, German singer (Monrose), born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Oct 7 Stacy DuPree, American musician (Eisley), born in The Woodlands, Texas
Oct 10 Jodie Devos, Belgian operatic soprano, born in Libramont-Chevigny, Belgium

Calum Scott (35 years old)

Oct 12 British pop singer-songwriter ("You Are The Reason"; "Dancing on My Own"), born in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Oct 20 Risa Niigaki, Japanese singer (Morning Musume), born in Yokohama, Japan
Nov 6 Conchita Wurst [Thomas Neuwirth], Austrian singer and drag queen (Eurovision Song Contest winner: 2014), born in Gmunden, Austria
Nov 7 Tinie Tempah [Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu], British rapper ("Written In The Stars"), born in Plumstead, London
Nov 15 B.o.B [Bobby Simmons], American rapper and record producer ("Nothin' on You"; "Airplanes"), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nov 28 Christopher Stringini, American pop singer (US5), born in Wheaton, Illinois

Tyler Joseph (35 years old)

Dec 1 American singer-songwriter (Twenty One Pilots), born in Columbus, Ohio

Dec 7 Benjamin Clementine [Sainte-Clémentine], British vocalist, composer, musician, and poet (At Least For Now), born in London

Vanessa Hudgens (35 years old)

Dec 14 American singer and actress (High School Musical, The Princess Switch), born in Salinas, California

Dec 14 Yvonne Mwale, Zambian jazz and blues singer, born in Lusaka, Zambia
Dec 15 Marc Rebillet [Loop Daddy], American musician and YouTuber, born in Dallas, Texas
Dec 23 Eri Kamei, Japanese J-pop singer (Morning Musume), born in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan