Musicians Born in 1969

Jan 3 Nikki Nelson, American country singer (Highway 101 - "Cry Cry Cry"; "Whose Lonely Now"), born in La Mesa, California

Marilyn Manson (55 years old)

Jan 5 American shock-rock singer-songwriter (Marilyn Manson - "The Dope Show"; "Tainted Love"), artist and actor, born in Canton, Ohio

Jan 8 Jeff Abercrombie, American rock bassist (Fuel, 1989-2010 - "Shimmer"), born in Kenton, Tennessee
Jan 8 Teresa Salgueiro, Portuguese folk and world music singer, and songwriter (Madredeus, 1987-2007), born in Lisbon, Portugal

Dave Grohl (55 years old)

Jan 14 American drummer, singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Nirvana; Foo Fighters), born in Warren, Ohio

Tiësto (55 years old)

Jan 17 Dutch DJ and record producer considered the "Godfather of EDM", born in Breda, Netherlands

Jan 18 Jesse L. Martin, American actor and singer (Rent; The Flash), born in Rocky Mount, Virginia
Jan 20 Nicky Wire [Jones], Welsh rock bassist and lyricist (Manic Street Preachers), born in Llanbadoc, Monmouthshire, Wales
Jan 25 Jesse Harte, American heavy metal vocalist (Southgang-Tainted Angel), born in Rome, Georgia
Jan 25 Kina Cosper, American rock and R&B singer (Brownstown), born in Detroit, Michigan
Jan 27 Cornelius [Keigo Oyamada], Japanese musician and producer (Flipper's Guitar), born in Tokyo, Japan
Jan 27 Michael Kulas, Canadian singer-songwriter (James, 1997-2001), and record producer, born in Oakville, Ontario
Jan 29 Hyde [Hideto Takarai], Japanese singer, born in Wakayama
Feb 1 Joshua Redman, American jazz saxophonist, and composer, born in Berkeley, California
Feb 1 Patrick Wilson, American drummer (Weezer - "Buddy Holly"), born in Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 4 Duncan Coutts, Canadian rock bassist (Our Lady Peace), born in St. Catharine, Ontario
Feb 5 Bobby Brown, American singer-songwriter ("My Prerogative"), born in Roxbury, Massachusetts
Feb 12 Byron Stroud, Canadian heavy metal bassist, born in New Westminster, British Columbia
Feb 12 Meja [Meja Anna Pernilla Kullersten], Swedish singer-songwriter (How Crazy Are You?), born in Nynäshamn, Stockholm County
Feb 13 Ahlam [Ahlah Ali Al Shamsi], Emirati, classical Arabic, Khaliji, and pop singer, and television personality (Arab Idol), born in Manama, Bahrain
Feb 13 Joyce DiDonato (née Flaherty), American Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano (La Scala, 2000; New York Metropolitan Opera, 2006), born in Prairie Village, Kansas
Feb 15 Birdman [Bryan Williams], American record executive and rapper, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 19 Burton C. Bell, American heavy metal vocalist (Fear Factor), born in Houston, Texas
Feb 21 Corey Harris, American blues and reggae guitarist (The Blues miniseries; From Mississippi to Mali), born in Denver, Colorado
Feb 21 Eric Wilson, American bassist and songwriter (Sublime, 1988-96), born in Long Beach, California
Feb 21 James Dean Bradfield, Welsh singer-songwriter (Manic Street Preachers), born in Pontypool, Wales
Feb 22 Joaquín Cortés, Spanish dancer, born in Córdoba, Spain
Feb 26 Hitoshi Sakimoto, Japanese composer, born in Tokyo, Japan
Feb 27 Brad Vander Ark, American guitarist, singer-songwriter (The Verve Pipe), and actor, born in Holland, Michigan
Feb 28 Elisa Fiorillo, American pop, jazz, and session singer ("How Can I Forget You"; "On The Way Up"; Prince, 2009-16; The Dease and Reese Project), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 28 Pat Monahan, American rock singer, songwriter, and musician (Train - "Drops Of Jupiter"; Hey, Soul Sister"), born in Erie, Pennsylvania
Mar 1 Dafydd Ieuan, Welsh rock drummer (Super Furry Animals), and producer, born in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
Mar 5 MC Solaar [Claude M'Barali], Chadian-French rapper ("Hasta la vista"), born in Dakar, Senagal
Mar 10 Ricky Segall, American actor and singer (The Partridge Family - "Ricky"), born in Long Island, New York
Mar 11 Rami Jaffee, American rock keyboardist (The Foo Fighters), born in Los Angeles, California
Mar 11 Soraya [Lamilla], Colombian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, arranger and record producer ("Amor En Tus Ojos / Love In Your Eyes"'; "Casi"), born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey (d. 2006)

Terrence Howard (55 years old)

Mar 11 American actor (Mr. Holland's Opus; Hustle & Flow; Empire), and singer-songwriter ("Shine Through It"; "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp"), born in Chicago, Illinois

Mar 12 Graham Coxon, British pop-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Blur - "Country House"), born in Rinteln, West Germany
Mar 13 Susanna Mälkki, Finnish cellist and conductor (Ensemble InterContemporain, 2006-13; La Scala, 2011; Helsinki Philharmonic, 2016-23), born in Helsinki, Finland
Mar 15 Timo Kotipelto, Finnish rock singer (Stratovarius; Kotipelto), born in Lappajärvi, Finland
Mar 19 Gary Jules, American singer and songwriter, born in Fresno, California
Mar 20 Mannie Fresh [Bryan Thomas], American rapper (Big Tymers), and producer (Cash Money Records), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 25 Cathy Dennis, English pop and dance music singer ("Touch Me (All Night Long)"), and songwriter (Kyle Minogue - "Can't Get You Out of My Head"; Britney Spears - "Toxic"; Katy Perry -"I Kissed a Girl"), born in Norwich, England

Mariah Carey (55 years old)

Mar 27 American pop singer-songwriter ("Without You"; "All I Want For Christmas Is You"; "Hero"; "We Belong Together"), born in Huntington, Long Island, New York

Mar 28 James Atkin, British rock singer, and guitarist (EMF - "Unbelievable"), born in Birmingham, England
Mar 28 Rodney Atkins, American country music singer-songwriter ("Honesty"), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 30 Marco Foddis, Italian-Dutch heavy metal drummer (Pestilence), born in Sassari, Sardinia, Italy
Apr 3 Jeremy Huw Williams, Welsh baritone opera singer, born in Cardiff, Wales
Apr 11 Cerys Matthews, Welsh singer and songwriter (Catatonia), born in Cardiff, Wales
Apr 11 Chisato Moritaka, Japanese singer, born in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
Apr 14 Emre Altuğ, Turkish pop singer and actor, born in Istanbul, Turkey
Apr 14 Martyn LeNoble, Dutch rock bassist (Porno for Pyros - "Pets"), born in Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Apr 22 Craig Logan, Scottish rock bassist (Bros.), songwriter, producer, label executive, and artist manager, born in Scotland
Apr 27 Darcey Bussell, British ballerina (Strictly Come Dancing), born in London
Apr 27 Mica Paris, British Rhythm & Blues singer (So Good), born in London
Apr 30 Joey Restivo, American pop-rock percussionist (Linear - "Sending All My Love"), born in Brooklyn, New York
Apr 30 Paulo Jr, [Paulo Pinto Júnior] Brazilian heavy metal bassist (Sepultura; Morbid Visions), born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Apr 30 Warren Defever, American musician (His Name Is Alive), born in Livonia, Michigan
May 9 Amber [Marie-Claire Cremers], Dutch-born German singer-songwriter, born in Ubbergen, the Netherlands
May 13 Buckethead [Brian Carroll], American underground guitarist, born in Los Angeles, California
May 13 Patricia Leonard, American classical composer (My Dearest Friend; Strangely Close, Yet Distant), born in Boston, Massachusetts
May 13 Sevren Ni-Arb [André Schmechta], German techno-trance musician (X Marks the Pedwalk), born in Germany
May 14 Danny Wood, American singer, guitarist, and choreographer (New Kids On The Block), born in Dorchester, Massachusetts
May 14 Greg Kurstin, American record producer, and songwriter (Lily Allen; Sia; P!nk; Foo Fighters; Adele; Paul McCartney; Bird and The Bee), born in Los Angeles, California
May 15 Assala [Nasri], Syrian-Bahraini Middle Eastern and Arabic pop singer ("Ma Aaaraftik"), born in Damascus, Syria
May 17 Alan Doyle, Canadian musician (Great Big Sea), and actor, born in Petty Harbour, Newfoundland
May 17 Ryan Anthony, American trumpet player (Canadian Brass, 2000-03; Dallas Symphony, 2006-20), born in Whittier, California (d. 2020)
May 18 Ettore Carucci, Italian jazz pianist and composer, born in Taranto, Italy
May 18 Martika [Marta Marrero], Cuban-American singer ("Toy Soldiers"), born in Whittier, California
May 24 Rich Robinson, American rock guitarist (Black Crowes - "Shake Your Money Maker"), born in Atlanta, Georgia
May 29 Chan Kinchla, Canadian rock guitarist (Blues Traveler - "Run-Around"), born in Hamilton, Ontario
Jun 3 Hiroyuki Takami, Japanese pop musician (Access), born in Saitama, Japan
Jun 5 Brian McKnight, American R&B singer-songwriter and musician, born in Buffalo, New York
Jun 6 Douglas Lee Mitchell, American heavy metal artist (Southgang), born in Miles, Michigan
Jun 9 Mitch McLee [Douglas Lee Mitchell], American rock drummer (Southgang - "Tainted Angel"), born in Georgia
Jun 11 Steven Drozd, American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer (The Flaming Lips, 1991-present - "Do You Realize??"), born in Houston, Texas
Jun 12 Zsolt Daczi, Hungarian rock guitarist (Omen, Bikini), born in Kiskunhalas, Hungary (d. 2007)
Jun 13 Jamie Walters, American actor (The Heights; Beverly Hills 90210), and singer ("How Do You Talk To An Angel?"), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Jun 13 Søren Rasted, Danish musician (Aqua), born in Blovstrød, Denmark

Ice Cube (54 years old)

Jun 15 American rapper and actor (Boyz in the Hood, Anaconda), born in Los Angeles, California

Jun 15 Idalis DeLeón, American singer (Seduction - "Two To Make It Right"), actress (Six Feet Under), and television host (MTV; Extra), born in Brooklyn, New York
Jun 16 MC Ren [Lorenzo Jerald Patterson], American rapper, born in Compton, California
Jun 17 Kevin Thornton, American R&B vocalist (Color Me Badd, 1985-98 - "I Wanna Sex You Up"), and Christian minister, born in Oklahoma
Jun 18 Pål Pot Pamparius [Pål Bøttger Kjærnes], Norwegian rock guitarist and piano player (Turbonegro), born in Kolbotn, Norway
Jun 21 Pat Sansone, American rock guitarist, and keyboard player (Wilco, since 2005 -"I Might"), born in Meriden, Mississippi
Jun 23 Noa [Achinoam Nini], Israeli singer ("There Must Be Another Way"), born in Bat Yam, Israel
Jun 24 Sissel Kyrkjebø, Norwegian pop and operatic soprano singer, born in Bergen, Norway
Jun 26 Colin Greenwood, English musician (Radiohead), born in Oxford, England

Jenni Rivera (1969-2012)

Jul 2 Mexican-American singer-songwriter (Jenni, 2008), born in Long Beach, California

Jul 2 Kevin Hearn, Canadian keyboardist, guitarist, and accordion player (Barenaked Ladies; Thin Buckle), born in Grimsby, Ontario
Jul 5 RZA [Robert Fitzgerald Diggs], American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan), born in New York City
Jul 6 Michael Grant, British reggae-rock keyboardist and singer (Musical Youth - "Pass the Dutchie"), born in Birmingham, England
Jul 7 Nathalie Simard, French Canadian singer, born in Île d'Orléans, Canada
Jul 8 Sugizo [Yasuhiro Sugihara], Japanese guitarist and singer, born in Hadano, Japan
Jul 11 David Tao [Tao Xuzhong], Taiwanese rock and R&B singer-songwriter, born in Hong Kong
Jul 12 Jesse Pintado, Mexican-American guitarist (Napalm Death), born in Sonora, Mexico (d. 2006)
Jul 12 Kumiko Ida, Japanese classical pianist (d. 2007)
Jul 13 (Mark) "Barney" Greenway, British extreme metal-punk vocalist (Napalm Death), born in Great Barr, England
Jul 19 Gabrielle [Bobb], British pop singer and songwriter ("Dreams"; "Rise"), born in Hackney, London
Jul 20 Tobi Vail, American musician (Bikini Kill, The Go Team, The Frumpies), born in Auburn, Washington
Jul 21 Emerson Hart, American singer-songwriter (Tonic -"If You Could Only See"), born in Washington, Pennsylvania
Jul 22 Despina Vandi [Malea], Greek pop singer ("Ipofero"), born in Tübingen, Germany

Jennifer Lopez (54 years old)

Jul 24 American actress (Selena) and pop singer (J. Lo; Jenny From The Block), born in The Bronx, New York

Jul 25 Trevor Peres, American heavy metal guitarist (Obituary - "The End Complete"), born in Tampa, Florida
Aug 2 Jan Axel Blomberg, Norwegian heavy metal drummer (Dimmu Borgir; Winds; Mayhem), born in Trysil Municipality, Norway
Aug 2 Richard Hallebeek, Dutch guitarist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aug 4 Max Cavalera, Brazilian heavy metal guitarist and singer (Sepultura), born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Aug 6 Elliott [Steven] Smith, American Oscar nominated singer-songwriter (Good Will Hunting - "Miss Misery"), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2003)
Aug 8 Faye Wong, Hong Kong cantopop singer-songwriter and actress (Chungking Express), born in Beijing, China
Aug 11 Eddie Garcia, LA, actor/musician (Guys Next Door - "I Was Made For You")
Aug 11 Jonah Matranga, American singer
Aug 12 Tanita Tikaram, British pop-folk singer-songwriter ("Twist in My Sobriety"), born in Münster, West Germany
Aug 17 Donnie Wahlberg, American pop singer (New Kids On The Block - "Hangin' Tough"), actor (Band of Brothers; Boomtown), and producer, born in Boston, Massachusetts
Aug 17 Linas Rimša, Lithuanian classical and jazz composer, born in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR
Aug 17 Uhm Jung-hwa, South Korean K-pop singer (Rose of Betrayal; Festival), and actress, born in Jecheon-si, South Korea
Aug 18 Everlast [Erik Francis Schrody], American musician (House Of Pain), born in Valley Stream, New York
Aug 18 Masta Killa [Elgin Turner], American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan), born in Brooklyn, New York
Aug 19 Clay Walker, American country singer ("Dreaming With My Eyes Open"), born in Vidor, Texas
Aug 19 Nate Dogg [Nathaniel Dwayne Hale], American rapper ("Regulate"; "21 Questions"), born in Clarksdale, Mississippi (d. 2011)
Aug 26 Adrian Young, American drummer (No Doubt - "Don't Speak"), born in Long Beach, California
Aug 26 Drew Hester, American session and touring drummer (Joe Walsh, Foo Fighters, Stevie Nicks), born in Chicago, Illinois
Aug 28 Jack Black, American actor (High Fidelity; Kung Fu Panda), comedian, and singer (Tenacious D), born in Santa Monica, California
Aug 28 Mary McCartney, British photographer and daughter of Beatle Paul and Linda McCartney, born in London, England
Aug 29 Me'Shell Ndegéocello [Michelle Johnson], American singer-songwriter ("If That's Your Boyfriend..."), born in Berlin, Germany
Aug 30 Dimitris Sgouros, Greek classical pianist, born in Athens, Greece
Sep 2 H-Ci [Cedric Hailey], American singer (Jodeci), born in Monroe, North Carolina
Sep 4 Alexander Coe, Welsh DJ and record producer, born in Bangor, Wales
Sep 5 Dweezil Zappa, American rock guitarist and son of Frank Zappa, born in Hollywood, California
Sep 6 CeCe Peniston, American singer (Finally) and beauty queen (Miss Black Arizona 1989), born in Phoenix, Arizona
Sep 7 Jimmy Urine [Euringer], American electro-punk singer (Mindless Self Indulgence), born in New York City
Sep 11 Gidget Gein [Bradley Stewart], American rock uitarist and bass player (Marilyn Manson band), born in Hollywood, Florida (d. 2008)
Sep 13 Tyler Perry, American filmmaker (Tyler Perry's House of Payne), author and songwriter, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 15 DJ Kay Gee [Kier Gist], American musician (Naughty by Nature), born in East Orange, New Jersey
Sep 16 Justine Frischmann, English musician (Elastica), born in Kensington, London
Sep 16 Kathi Wolfgram, American rocker (Jets - "You Got It All"), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Keith Flint (1969-2019)

Sep 17 English singer, musician and dancer (Prodigy), born in London, England

Sep 18 Johanna Doderer, Austrian contemporary classical composer, born in Bregenz, Austria
Sep 19 Alkinoos Ioannidis, Greek-Cypriot singer and composer, born in Nicosia, Cyprus
Sep 19 Candy Dulfer, Dutch saxophonist ("Lily Was Here"), born in Amsterdam, Holland
Sep 19 Jóhann Jóhannsson, Icelandic theatre, dance, and film score composer (The Theory of Everything), born in Reykjavík, Iceland (d. 2018)
Sep 19 Tapio Wilska, Finnish singer (Sethian), born in Savonlinna, Finland
Sep 21 Billy Porter, American actor and singer (Kinky Boots), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sep 21 Mic Christopher, Irish rock singer and songwriter (The Mary Janes; solo - "Heyday";"Skylarkin'"), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2001)
Sep 22 Matt Sharp, American musician (Weezer, The Rentals), born in Bangkok, Thailand
Sep 23 Patrick Fiori [Patrick Jean-François Chouchayan] French pop-rock singer-songwriter of Armenian descent, born in Marseille
Sep 24 Clown [Shawn Crahan], American heavy metal percussionist (Slipknot), born in Des Moines, Iowa
Sep 24 Donald DeGrate, Jr. [DeVante Swing], American music producer, born in Hampton, Virginia
Sep 24 Gene Hunt, American R&B musician ("Acid Man"), born in Chicago, Illinois
Sep 26 Anthony Kavanagh, French Canadian comedian, actor and singer, born in Longueuil, Canada
Sep 29 Aleks Syntek, Mexican singer-songwriter, born in Merida, Mexico
Oct 1 Ori Kaplan, Israeli jazz saxophonist (Balkan Beat Box), born in Tel Aviv, Israel
Oct 2 Badly Drawn Boy [Damon Gough], British singer-songwriter (Have You Fed The Fish?), born in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England

Gwen Stefani (54 years old)

Oct 3 American singer-songwriter (No Doubt - "Just A Girl'; "Don't Speak"), born in Fullerton, California

Oct 3 Tetsuya, Japanese rock bassist (L'Arc-en-Ciel), born in Hikone, Shiga, Japan
Oct 7 Javier Álvarez, Spanish singer-songwriter, born in Madrid, Spain
Oct 9 P.J. Harvey, English musician, singer and songwriter, born in Bridport, Dorset, England
Oct 12 Martie Maguire, American country fiddler, songwriter, and vocalist (The Chicks, formerly known as Dixie Chicks; Court Yard Hounds), born in York, Pennsylvania
Oct 16 Roy Hargrove, American jazz trumpeter, born in Waco, Texas (d. 2018)
Oct 16 Wendy Wilson, American pop vocalist (Wilson Phillips - 'Hold On"), born in Los Angeles, California
Oct 17 Wyclef Jean, Haitian-American rapper and singer-songwriter, born in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti

Trey Parker (54 years old)

Oct 19 American animator, producer, actor and composer (South Park; The Book of Mormon), born in Conifer, Colorado

Oct 22 Helmut Lotti [Lotigiers], Belgian rock-pop and classical cross-over tenor singer-songwriter, born in Ghent, Belgium
Oct 28 Ben Harper, American blues and reggae musician and singer-songwriter ("No Mercy In This Land"), born in Pomona, California
Oct 30 Masanori Hikichi, Japanese video game music composer, born in Saitama, Japan
Oct 30 Snow [Darrin O'Brien], Canadian rapper ("Informer"), born in Toronto, Ontario
Nov 2 Reginald Arvizu, American bassist (KoЯn), born in Los Angeles, California
Nov 3 Robert Miles [Roberto Concina], Swiss musician, record producer, and composer of trance and ambient music ("Children"), born in Fleurier, Switzerland (d. 2017)

Puff Daddy (54 years old)

Nov 4 American rapper and record producer ("Come To Me"; "I'll Be Missing You"), born in New York City

Nov 7 Hélène Grimaud, French classical pianist, born in Aix-en-Provence, France
Nov 9 Allison Wolfe, American musician (Bratmobile; Partyline), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Nov 12 Kathleen Hanna, American singer and songwriter, born in Portland, Oregon
Nov 14 (Bradley) "Butch" Walker, American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter (SouthGang - "Tainted Angel"; The Marvelous 3), born in Rome, Georgia
Nov 14 David Lindsay-Abaire, American playwright, lyricist and screenwriter (Rabbit Hole, Kimberly Akimbo), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 16 Bryan Abrams, American singer (Color Me Badd - "I Want to Sex You Up"), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nov 18 Duncan Sheik, American singer-songwriter ("Barely Breathing"), born in Monclair, New Jersey
Nov 23 Jonathan Seet, Canadian singer, born in Singapore
Nov 24 Rob Nicholson, American session and touring heavy metal bassist (Rob Zombie; Ozzy Osbourne), born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 3 Bill Steer, Scottish-British heavy metal guitarist (Napalm Death; Carcass; Gentlemans Pistols), born in Stockton-on-Tees, England
Dec 4 Dionne Farris, American pop and R&B singer-songwriter ("I Know"), born in Plainfield, New Jersey

Jay-Z (54 years old)

Dec 4 American rapper and record producer (Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint), born in Brooklyn, New York

Dec 9 Jakob Dylan, American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter (The Wallflowers - "6th Avenue Heartache"; "One Headlight"), and son of Bob Dylan, born in New York City
Dec 9 Johnny Vicious [Coles], American house DJ, re-mixer, and record producer, born in New York City
Dec 13 Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer and composer, born in Almaty, Kaszakhstan (d. 2007)
Dec 14 Jocelyn Morlock, Canadian contemporary and post-modern classical composer (My Name is Amanda Todd; Bird in the Tangled Sky), and music educator, born in Saint Boniface, Manitoba (d. 2023)
Dec 21 Julie Delpy, French-American actress (Before Sunrise; before Sunset; Before Midnight), singer-songwriter, and director, born in Paris, France
Dec 24 Kenny "Damn" Kelly, rapper (Riff - "Judy Had A Boyfriend"), born in Paterson, New Jersey
Dec 30 Enno Poppe, German composer (Rundfunk), conductor (ensemble mosaik), and teacher, born in Hemer, Germany
Dec 30 Jay Kay [Jason Cheetham], English jazz-funk singer-songwriter (Jamiroquai), born in Stretford, Lancashire, England
Dec 31 David Rawlings, American guitarist and singer, works with Gillian Welch (All the Good Times), born in North Smithfield, Rhode Island