- 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
About May 1988
How Old? 35 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: Yes
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