•
13 January –
Prabha Atre, Indian classical vocalist, 91 •
18 January –
Yogesh Vaidya, Nepalese singer, 77 •
25 January –
Bhavatharini, Indian singer and composer, 47 (liver cancer) •
7 February –
Vaja Azarashvili, Georgian composer, 87 •
18 February •
Davlatmand Kholov, Tajik folk musician, 73 (cancer) •
Hasina Mumtaz, Bangladeshi singer, 78 •
23 February –
Shinsadong Tiger, South Korean record producer, 40 •
26 February •
Bhakta Raj Acharya, Nepali singer and composer, 81 •
Pankaj Udhas, Indian ghazal and playback singer, 72 •
5 March –
Amnon Weinstein, Israeli luthier, 84 •
8 March –
Ramya Wanigasekara, 73, Sri Lankan actress, singer, and radio broadcaster •
20 March –
Faramarz Aslani, Iranian singer, guitarist and music producer, 78 •
8 April –
Melitha Sidabutar, Indonesian gospel singer, 23 (heart failure) •
11 April –
Park Bo-ram, South Korean singer, 30 (cardiac arrest) •
15 April –
Reita, Japanese rock bassist, 42 •
16 April –
K. G. Jayan, Indian Carnatic singer, musician, and music director, 89 •
1 May –
Uma Ramanan, Indian playback singer, 72 •
5 May –
Kelath Aravindakshan Marar, Indian percussionist, 82 •
11 June –
Rajeev Taranath, Indian classical sarod player, 91 •
28 June –
Kong Nay, Cambodian chapei dang veng player, 80 •
15 July –
Hyun Cheol, South Korean singer, 82 •
21 July –
Kim Min-ki, South Korean singer, composer, and musical playwright, 73 (cancer) •
24 July –
Shafin Ahmed, Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, 63 (heart and kidney failure) •
20 August •
Manju Mehta, Indian sitar player, 79 •
Charin Nantanakorn, Thai singer, 91 •
11 September –
Senaka Batagoda, Sri Lankan singer, 66 •
20 September –
Srirangam Kannan, Indian musician and artist, 72 •
3 November –
Dina Mariana, Indonesian singer, 59 •
5 November –
Sharda Sinha, Indian folk and classical singer, 72 •
8 November –
Musafir Ram Bhardwaj, 94, Indian paun mata player •
15 November –
Aashish Khan, Indian classical musician, 84 •
3 December –
Huang Zhun, Chinese composer, 98 •
6 December –
Miho Nakayama, Japanese singer and actress, 54 •
12 December –
Papia Sarwar, Bangladeshi singer, 72 •
15 December –
Zakir Hussain, Indian
tabla player (
Shakti), 73 •
19 December –
Darshanam Mogilaiah, Indian tribal musician and Kinnera player, 73 == See also ==