- May 2 Kate Baldwin, American stage actress and singer (Hello, Dolly!), born in Evanston, Illinois
- May 3 Maksim Mrvica, Croatian pianist, born in Šibenik, Croatia
- May 4 Pablo Ruiz, Spanish singer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- May 7 Gunhild Carling, Swedish jazz trombonist, trumpeter, and multi-instrumentalist (Carling Family; Carling Big Band), and singer (Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
Enrique Iglesias (49 years old)
May 8 Spanish singer-songwriter and King of Latin Pop ("Bailamos"; "Hero"), born in Madrid, Spain
- May 9 Tamia [Washington], Canadian R&B, hiphop, and pop singer, born in Windsor, Ontario
- May 16 B. Slade [Anthony Williams] (formerly known as Tonéx), American gospel, hip-hop, R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and social activist, born in San Diego, California
- May 16 Tony Kakko, Finnish power metal singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Sonata Arctica), born in Kemi, Finland
- May 17 Laura Voutilainen, Finnish pop singer, born in Jyväskylä, Finland
- May 18 Jack Johnson, American singer-songwriter (In Between Dreams, "Upside Down"), born in Oahu, Hawaii
- May 18 Jem [Jemma Griffiths], Welsh pop-rock and "folktronica" singer-songwriter, and keyboard player, born in Penarth, Wales
- May 18 Peter Iwers, Swedish heavy metal bassist (In Flames, 1999-2018), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- May 18 Zach Gill, American singer-songwriter, pianist, accordion player, and banjo picker (Animal Liberation Orchestra; Jack Johnson), born in Santa Clara County, California
- May 21 Lee Gaze, Welsh guitarist (No Devotion), born in Pontypridd, Wales
- May 24 Maria Lawson, British soul and R&B singer (Ti.Pi.Cal.), born in London
Lauryn Hill (48 years old)
May 26 American singer-songwriter (The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill), born in East Orange, New Jersey
- May 27 André 3000 [Benjamin], American rapper (Outkast), and actor, born in Atlanta, Georgia
- May 27 Jadakiss [Jason Phillips], American rapper (The Lox), born in Yonkers, New York
- May 27 ZP Theart, British heavy metal rock singer and musician (DragonForce; Skid Row), born in Clanwilliam, South Africa
Melanie Brown (48 years old)
May 29 English pop singer "Scary Spice" (Spice Girls), and television personality (America's Got Talent; X-FActor), born in Leeds, England
- May 30 CeeLo Green [Thomas Callaway], American Grammy winning singer-songwriter (Crazy; F*** You), reality TV judge (The Voice, 2011-13), record producer, and actor, born in Atlanta, Georgia
About May 1975
How Old? 48 or 49 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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