Musicians Born in 1974

Mel C (50 years old)

Jan 12 English singer "Sporty Spice" (Spice Girls - "Wannabee"), born in Whiston, England

Jan 17 Jaakko Kuusisto, Finnish violinist, composer, and conductor, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 2022)
Jan 17 Vesko Kountchev, Bulgarian musician, born in Sofia, Bulgaria
Jan 18 Christian Burns, British rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (BBMak), born in Liverpool, England
Jan 25 Jonathan Bryan Colling, American pop singer (4 Fun - Unbelievable Fun Boys), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 26 Rokia Traoré, Bambara-Mali-French Afro-beat and folk singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Tchamantché; Né So), and arts patron (Foundation Passerelle), born in Kolokani, Mali
Feb 7 J Dilla [James Dewitt Yancey], American rapper and producer (Donuts), born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2006)
Feb 8 Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, French musician, singer-songwriter, and producer (Daft Punk - "Get Lucky"), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Feb 10 Ivri Lider, Israeli pop singer-songwriter (The Young Professionals), born in Givat Haim (Ihud), Israel
Feb 11 D'Angelo [Michael Eugene Archer], American singer, songwriter, and record producer, born in Richmond, Virginia

Robbie Williams (50 years old)

Feb 13 English singer (Take That - "Back for Good"; solo - "Angels", "Feel", She's the One), born in Stoke-on-Trent, England

Feb 14 Filippa Giordano, Italian singer, born in Palermo, Italy
Feb 15 Mr. Lordi [Tomi Petteri Putaansuu], Finnish singer (Lordi), born in Rovaniemi, Finland
Feb 16 Kimberly Whipkey, American pop singer (pcQuest - "Can't You See?"), born in Shawnee, Oklahoma
Feb 17 Bryan White, American country music singer-songwriter, born in Lawton, Oklahoma
Feb 17 Kaoru [Niikura], Japanese rock guitarist and songwriter (Dir En Grey), born in Hyogo, Japan
Feb 21 Wish Bone [Charles C. Scruggs], American rapper (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Feb 22 James Blunt, English singer-songwriter ("You're Beautiful"), born in Hampshire, England
Feb 24 Bonnie Somerville, American actress (Grosse Point; Code Black). and singer, born in Brooklyn, NYC
Feb 24 Chad Hugo, American hip-hop musician and record producer (The Neptunes), born in Portsmouth, Virginia
Mar 4 Vortex [Simen Hestnæs], Norwegian heavy metal vocalist (Arcturus), born in Oslo, Norway
Mar 6 Guy Garvey, British singer-songwriter (Elbow) and presenter (BBC 6 Music), born in Bury, Lancashire. England
Mar 7 Hugo Ferreira, Portuguese-American rock singer-songwriter (Tantric), born in Luanda, Portuguese Angola
Mar 7 Larry Bagby, American actor and musician (Buffy the Vampire Slyer), born in Marysville, California
Mar 11 Adam Wakeman, British session and touring rock keyboardist, and songwriter (Black Sabbath; Rick Wakeman; Headspace), and television score composer, born in Windsor, England
Mar 15 John "Beatz" Holohan, American drummer (Bayside), born in Long Island, New York (d. 2005)
Mar 24 Chad Butler, American Christian rock drummer (Switchfoot - "Mess Of Me"), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mar 25 Finley Quaye, Scottish reggae singer and musician, born in Edinburgh, Scotland
Mar 27 Aubrey Haynie, American bluegrass fiddler, mandolin player, and songwriter, born in Tampa, Florida
Mar 29 Alex Cuba [Alexis Puentes], Cuban-Canadian singer-songwriter (Mendó), born in Artemisa, Cuba
Mar 31 Stefan Olsdal, Swedish bassist (Placebo), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
Apr 1 Richard Christy, American heavy metal drummer (Charred Walls of the Damned), and radio personality (The Howard Stern Show), born in Fort Scott, Kansas, U.S.
Apr 2 Håkan Hellström, Swedish musician (Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
Apr 5 Sahaj [Daniel Ticotin], American alternative-metal singer, guitarist, and record producer (Ra; Meytal), born in New York City
Apr 8 Chino XL [Derek Keith Barbosa], American rapper and actor, born in The Bronx, New York
Apr 10 Helen Jane Long, British pianist and contemporary classical and film score composer (Embers; Vessel of Light), born in Hampshire, England
Apr 10 Nayden Todorov, Bulgarian conductor (Sofia Philharmonic, 2017-; State Opera in Ruse, 2005-17), born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Apr 14 Da Brat [Shawntae Harris-DuPart], American rapper and songwriter ("Funkdafied"), born in Joliet, Illinois
Apr 16 Mat Devine, American singer (Kill Hannah), born in Norwalk, Connecticut
Apr 16 Xu Jinglei, Chinese actress, singer, and director, born in Beijing, China
Apr 17 Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish guitarist and singer (Opeth), born in Stockholm, Sweden

Victoria Beckham (50 years old)

Apr 17 English singer and fashion designer (Posh of The Spice Girls), born in Harlow, Essex

Apr 18 Madeleine Peyroux, American French jazz and blues singer-songwriter, born in Athens, Georgia
Apr 18 Mark Tremonti, American rock guitarist (Creed - "With Arms Wide Open"; Alter Bridge -"Isolation"), born in Detroit, Michigan
Apr 18 Millie Corretjer, Puerto Rican singer (De Hoy en Adelante), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Apr 21 Michael Leonhart, American jazz and session trumpeter (Steely Dan; Yoko Ono; Rufus Wainwright), born in New York City
Apr 22 Shavo Odadjian, Armenian-American heavy metal bassist (System of a Down), born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Apr 23 Carlos Dengler, American musician (Interpol), born in Queens, New York
Apr 26 Nerina Pallot, British pop-rock singer-songwriter ("Sophia"; "Everybody's Gone To War"), born in London
Apr 29 Anggun [Sasmi], Indonesian-French pop, rock, and world music singer-songwriter (Snow in the Sahara; In Your Mind), television personality, and U.N. global ambassador, born in Jakarta, Indonesia
Apr 29 Jasper Wood, Canadian concert violinist, born in Moncton, New Brunswick
May 2 Garðar Thór Cortes, Icelandic tenor, born in Reykjavík, Iceland
May 13 Tim McMahon, American hardcore punk rock singer (Mouthpiece:, Hands Tied: Triple Threat), born in New Jersey
May 15 Ahmet Zappa, American musician, actor (2 Hip 4 TV), novelist, and filmmaker (The Odd Life Of Timothy Green), born in Los Angeles, California
May 16 Laura Pausini, Italian pop singer-songwriter ("Tra te e il mare"; "Surrender"), and television personality (La Voz; La Banda; Factor X), born in Faenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
May 16 Sonny Sandoval, American metal singer-songwriter, and rapper (P.O.D. - "Youth of the Nation"), born in San Diego, California
May 17 Andrea Corr, Irish Celtic folk rock singer, pianist, ukulele player (The Corrs - "What Can I Do"), and actress, born in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
May 21 Havoc [Kejuan Muchita], American rapper (Mobb Deep), born in Queensbridge, Queens, New York
May 23 Charlie Yeung, Hong Kong actress and singer (Seven Swords), born in Hong Kong

Jewel Kilcher (49 years old)

May 23 American singer-songwriter ("Pieces Of You"; "You Were Meant For Me"; "Standing Still"), born in Payson, Utah

May 23 Mónica Naranjo, Spanish singer, born in Figueres, Spain
May 25 Frank Klepacki, American video game composer (Command & Conquer: Red Alert), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
May 30 Big L [Lamont Coleman], American rapper (Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous), born in Harlem, New York (d. 1999)
May 31 Adrian Tomine, American contemporary cartoonist (Optic Nerve; The New Yorker), and album art creator (The Eels; Yo La Tango), born in Sacramento, California

Alanis Morissette (49 years old)

Jun 1 Canadian-America vocalist (Jagged Little Pill), born in Ottawa, Ontario

Kelly Jones (49 years old)

Jun 3 Welsh rock singer (Stereophonics), born in Cwmaman, Wales

Jun 4 Stefan Lessard, American bassist (Dave Matthews Band), born in Anaheim, California
Jun 6 Uncle Kracker [Matthew Shafer], American singer and rapper ("Follow Me"; "Drift Away"), born in Mount Clemens, Michigan
Jun 9 Samoth [Tomas Haugen], Norwegian black metal guitarist, drummer (Emperor, Zyklon), and arsonist, born in Hammerfest, Norway
Jun 13 Selma Bjornsdottir, Icelandic singer (All Out of Luck), born in Reykjavík, Iceland
Jun 17 Ricardo "Rikrok" Ducet, Jamaican-British singer (with Shaggy - "It Wasn't Me"), born in Manchester, Jamaica
Jun 21 Neely Jenkins, American indie rocker (Tilley and the Wall), born in Omaha, Nebraska

Vijay (49 years old)

Jun 22 Indian actor and singer (Poove Unakkaga), born in Madras (now Chennai), India

Jun 25 Jim LaMarca, American bass guitarist (Chimaira), born in Strongsville, Ohio
Jun 25 Mario Calire, American drummer (Wallflowers; Ozomatli), born in Buffalo, New York
Jun 26 Jeff Frankenstein, American musician (Newsboys), born in Detroit, Michigan
Jun 26 Nicole Saba, Lebanese singer (The 4 Cats), born in Beirut, Lebanon
Jun 28 Siphiwo Ntshebe, South African operatic tenor, born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (d. 2010)
Jul 2 Rocky Gray, American rock drummer (Evanescence, 2003–27), and guitarist, born in Jacksonville, Arkansas
Jul 8 Zhanna Friske [Jeanna Kopylova], Russian model, actress, and singer (Blestyashchiye), born in Moscow, USSR (d. 2015)
Jul 9 Anne Vanschothorst, Dutch harpist and composer, born in Emmen, Netherlands
Jul 9 Nikola Šarčević, Swedish rock bassist and singer (Millencolin), born in Örebro, Sweden
Jul 10 Imelda May [Higham, née Clabby], Irish rockabilly singer-songwriter, guitarist and bodhrán player ("It's Good To Be Alive"; "Mayhem"), born in Dublin, Ireland
Jul 12 Sharon den Adel, Dutch symphonic metal singer-songwriter (Within Temptation - "Stand My Ground"), and fashion desiner, born in Waddinxveen, Netherlands
Jul 13 Deborah Cox, Canadian R&B singer, born in Toronto, Ontario
Jul 15 Chot Ulep, Filipino musician, born in Quezon City, Philippines
Jul 17 Laura Macdonald, Scottish jazz musician, born in Glasgow, United Kingdom

Ramin Djawadi (49 years old)

Jul 19 Iranian-German Emmy Award-winning film and television composer (Iron Man; Game of Thrones; A Wrinkle in Time), born in Duisburg, West Germany

Jul 21 Terry Coldwell, British pop singer (East 17 - "Stay Another Day"), and actor, born in Islington, London, England
Jul 22 Viktoria Tolstoy [Louise Viktoria Kjellberg], Swedish jazz singer ("Meet Me at the Movies"), born in Sigtuna Municipality, Sweden
Jul 25 Paul Epworth, British Grammy and Academy Award-winning record producer, musician, and songwriter (Adele, Florence and the Machine, and Rihanna), born in Bishop's Stortford, England
Jul 26 Dan Konopka, American rock drummer (OK Go), and record producer, born in the USA
Jul 27 Pete Yorn, American musician (Musicforthemorningafter), born in Pompton Plains, New Jersey
Jul 28 Hannah Waddingham, British actress (Ted Lasso; Game of Thrones, 2015-16), and musical theater singer, born in London, England
Aug 1 Chris Shinn, American singer and songwriter (Live, 2012-16; Unified Theory, 1998-2001), born in Hartford, Connecticut
Aug 2 Jeremy Castle, Oklahoma country singer and songwriter, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Aug 8 Brian Harvey, British pop singer (East 17 - "Stay Another Day"), born in Walthamstow, England
Aug 11 Hadiqa Kiyani, Pakistani pop star
Aug 14 Ana Matronic [Lynch], American alt-pop singer (Scissor Sisters), born in Portland, Oregon
Aug 14 Martin Bulloch, Scottish rock drummer (Mogwai), born in Bellshill, Scotland
Aug 16 Killah Priest [Walter Reed], American rapper, born in Brooklyn, New York
Aug 17 Tony Hajjar, Lebanese-American drummer (At the Drive-In; Sparta), born in Beirut, Lebanon
Aug 20 Andy Strachan, Australian musician (The Living End), born in Adelaide, Australia
Aug 20 Big Moe [Kenneth Doniell Moore], American rapper (Screwed Up Click), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2007)
Aug 20 Maxim Vengerov, Russian-Israeli violinist, born in Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Aug 22 Stefano Verderi, Italian guitarist (Le Vibrazioni), born in Milan, Italy
Aug 23 Shifty Shellshock [Seth Binzer], American musician (Crazy Town), born in Los Angeles, California
Aug 24 Órla Fallon, Irish traditional singer, Celtic harpist, and songwriter (Celtic Woman, 2004-2009; Anúna, 1996), born in Knockananna, County Wicklow, Ireland
Aug 26 Huang Bo, Chinese actor (Cow) and singer, born in Qingdao, China
Aug 28 Takahito Eguchi, Japanese video game composer, born in Nagasaki, Japan
Aug 29 Kumi Tanioka, Japanese video game composer (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles), born in Hiroshima, Japan
Aug 30 Aaron Barrett, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Reel Big Fish), born in San Bernadino, California
Aug 30 Rich Cronin, American singer songwriter (Lyte Funkie Ones), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Sep 4 Carmit Bachar, American musician (Pussycat Dolls), born in Los Angeles, California
Sep 4 Nona Gaye, American singer and daughter of Marvin Gaye, born in Washington, D.C.
Sep 6 Nina Persson, Swedish musician (The Cardigans), born in Örebro, Sweden
Sep 9 Ana Carolina, Brazilian singer-songwriter and musician, born in Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Sep 9 Mathias Färm, Swedish guitarist (Millencolin), born in Örebro, Sweden
Sep 12 Jennifer Nettles, American country singer (Sugarland), born in Douglas, Georgia
Sep 13 Keith Murray, American rapper (Def Squad), born in Roosevelt, Long Island, New York
Sep 17 Mirah [Yom Tov Zeitlyn], American singer-songwriter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 18 Xzibit [Alvin Nathaniel Joiner], American rapper and actor (At the Speed of Life, Pimp My Ride), born in Detroit, Michigan
Sep 21 Taral Hicks, American actress (A Bronx Tale) and R&B singer ("Silly"), born in The Bronx, New York
Sep 22 Yoo Chae-yeong, South Korean singer and actress (Cool), born in South Korea (d. 2014)
Sep 25 Daniel Kessler, American musician (Interpol), born in London, England
Sep 26 Boris Cepeda, German-Ecuadorian pianist and diplomat, born in Quito, Ecuador
Oct 1 Keith Duffy, Irish pop singer (Boyzone), born in Dublin, Ireland
Oct 5 Colin Meloy, American singer (The Decemberists), born in Helena, Montana
Oct 5 Heather Headley, Trinidadian singer, born in San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago
Oct 7 Charlotte Nilsson, Swedish singer, born in Hovmantorp, Sweden
Oct 8 DJ Q-Ball [Harry Dean, Jr.], American musician and actor (Bloodhound Gang), born in Limerick, Pennsylvania
Oct 11 Rachel Barton Pine, American violinist, born in Chicago, Illinois
Oct 13 Hawick Lau, Hong Kong Chinese actor (Sealed with a Kiss) and singer, born in Hong Kong

Natalie Maines (49 years old)

Oct 14 American country musician (The Chicks, formerly known as Dixie Chicks), born in Lubbock, Texas

Oct 14 Shaggy 2 Dope [Joseph Utsler], American rapper (Psychopathic Records), born in Detroit, Michigan
Oct 16 Deo Grech, Maltese television presenter and songwriter, born in Kalkara, Malta
Oct 17 Janne Puurtinen, Finnish keyboardist (HIM), born in Helsinki, Finland
Oct 18 Peter Svensson, Swedish musician and songwriter (The Cardigans - "Lovefool"), born in Huskvarna, Sweden
Oct 18 Zhou Xun, Chinese actress and singer ("Suzhou River"; "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress"), born in Quzhou, Zhejiang, China
Oct 20 SubtractiveLAD [Stephen Hummel] Canadian electronic music composer and performer, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Oct 22 Tim Kinsella, American musician (Cap'n Jazz; Owls), and visual artist, born in Chicago, Illinois
Oct 25 Katja Endemann, German jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer, born in Munich, Germany
Oct 26 Lisa [Elizabeth Sakura Narita], Japanese musician (M-Flo), born in Tokyo
Oct 31 Natasja Saad, Danish hip hop and reggae artist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2007)

Nelly (49 years old)

Nov 2 American rapper (Country Grammar, Nellyville), born in Austin, Texas

Nov 2 Prodigy [Albert Johnson], American rapper (Mobb Deep), born in Hempstead, Long Island, New York (d. 2017)
Nov 4 Cedric Bixler-Zavala, American musician (At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta), born in Redwood City. California
Nov 4 Louise Redknapp, British R&B singer-songwriter (Eternal), and TV personality, born in London, England
Nov 5 Angela Gossow, German vocalist (Arch Enemy), born in Cologne, Germany
Nov 5 Ryan Adams, American musician, singer and songwriter (Whiskeytown - "Don't Be Sad"; solo -"New York, New York"), born in Jacksonville, North Carolina
Nov 7 Chris Summers, Norwegian drummer (Turbonegro), born in Oslo, Norway
Nov 9 Joe C. [Joseph Calleja], American rapper (hype man for Kid Rock), born in Taylor, Michigan (d. 2000)
Nov 10 Niko Hurme, Finnish rock bassist (Stala & SO; Lordi), born in Karkkila, Finland
Nov 11 Static Major [Stephen Garrett], American R&B singer and songwriter, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2008)
Nov 15 Chad Kroeger, Canadian singer, guitarist, and songwriter (Nickelback "How You Remind Me"; "Photograph"), born in Hanna, Alberta
Nov 16 Eric Judy, American rock bassist (Modest Mouse), born in Issaquah, Washington
Nov 19 Tawnie Olson, Canadian contemporary classical composer, and educator, born in Canada
Nov 26 Jamie Jones, American singer (All 4 One), born in Los Angeles, California
Nov 28 apl.de.ap [Allan Pineda Lindo], Filipino-American rapper and producer (Black Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling"), born in Angeles City, Philippines
Dec 1 David Ludwig, American classical composer (Pictures from the Floating World; Paganiniana), and pedagogue (Curtis Institute, 2010-21; Juilliard School, 2021- ), born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Dec 1 Ikey Owens, American keyboardist (The Mars Volta; Jack White), and producer, born in Long Beach, California (d. 2014)
Dec 7 Nicole Appleton, English-Canadian singer (All Saints), born in Hamilton, Ontario
Dec 8 Cristian Castro, Mexican pop singer, born in Mexico City
Dec 8 Nick Zinner, American guitarist (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), born in Massachusetts
Dec 9 Canibus [Germaine Williams], American rapper, born in Kingston, Jamaica
Dec 10 Meg White, American drummer (The White Stripes), born in Grosse Point Farms, Michigan
Dec 13 Nicholas McCarthy, German-English guitarist (Franz Ferdinand), born in Blackpool, England
Dec 15 Cory Branan, American singer-songwriter (The No-Hit Wonder; Adios), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 17 Sam Loeffler, American rock drummer (Chevelle - "The Red"; "Jar"), born in Grayslake, Illinois
Dec 18 Euroboy [Raymond Herrera], Norwegian rock guitarist (Turbonegro), born in Bergen, Norway
Dec 19 Mikko "Mige" Paananen, Finnish rock bassist (HIM), born in Helsinki, Finland.
Dec 20 Die [Daisuke Andou], Japanese heavy metal rock guitarist (Dir En Grey), born in Mie, Japan