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1984 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in 1984.

Events
January–March • In January 1984, Iain Williams & the 1984 Project recorded the dance track Love Is Suicide at Trident Studios in Soho, London. The track features Hans Zimmer on Fairlight CM and Alan Murphy on guitar. • January 11 – BBC Radio 1 DJ Mike Read announces on air that he will not play the single "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood because of its suggestive lyrics. The BBC places a total ban on the record at about the same time. • January 17 – The SING BLUE SILVER tour continues on to Japan and North America as Duran Duran becomes the first act to utilize live video cameras and screens in their show. They break every existing merchandise record during this tour. • January 21 – "Relax" reaches number one in the UK singles chart, despite the BBC ban; it will spend a total of 42 weeks in the Top 40. • January 27Michael Jackson's scalp is burned during the filming of a Pepsi commercial and he is admitted to hospital. Around this time, Jackson also releases the title track from his album Thriller as the LP's final single. • February 14Elton John marries studio engineer Renate Blauel. • Joe Perry and Brad Whitford attend an Aerosmith concert and re-join the band, which embarks on a reunion tour "Back in the Saddle" later in the year. • February 16Jerry Lee Lewis surrenders to federal authorities on charges of income tax evasion. Lewis is later acquitted. • February 25Thompson Twins debuts at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart with Into the Gap. The album would also top the chart the two following weeks and remain on the chart for 38 consecutive weeks until November. • February 28 • Recovering from the scalp burns sustained a month earlier, Michael Jackson wins eight Grammy Awards out of 12 nominations at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards, breaking the record for the most Grammys won in a single year. He wins seven for the album Thriller (including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for "Beat It") and one for his work on the audiobook for the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. • Hosted by John Denver, this year's Grammys ceremony receives the highest ratings in the awarding body's history, a record currently unmatched. Along with the awards received by Michael Jackson, The Police's "Every Breath You Take" wins Song of the Year, while Culture Club win Best New Artist. • February 29 – German industrial band KMFDM is founded, and holds its first performance at the Grand Palais in Paris, France. • March 1 • Sting plays his last concerts with The Police at the end of the Synchronicity tour; the band takes a "pause" after the tour and only play a few special events together after this, until 2007, when they would organize a reunion tour. • Alice Cooper, who has not toured for his last two albums, parts ways with his longtime label Warner Bros. and goes on hiatus from the music industry. Cooper begins mulling over plans for a comeback, which he would carry out in 1986. April–JuneApril 1 • New York rock and roll magazine Trouser Press folds after a decade, publishing its 96th and final issue. • In Los Angeles, Marvin Gaye is shot and killed during an argument with his father. • May 1Mick Fleetwood, of Fleetwood Mac, files for bankruptcy in the United States. • May 2Lionel Richie's hit "Hello" becomes Motown's first ever UK million-selling single. • May 5Duran Duran achieve their second UK number 1 single with "The Reflex" and remain at number 1 for four consecutive weeks. • The Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde marries Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr. • In Luxembourg, the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 is won by the Swedish entry, "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley", performed by the Herreys. • June 8Billy Joel performs at Wembley Arena; the concert is later broadcast on BBC Television in two parts. • June 16Frankie Goes to Hollywood begin a nine-week stay at the top of the UK singles chart with "Two Tribes". • June 18 – At the climax of a Judas Priest concert at Madison Square Garden, fans begin ripping out the cushions from the seats and throwing them on stage. Judas Priest pay damages through insurance and are banned from Madison Square Garden for life over the incident. • June 23Duran Duran earn their first US number 1 single with "The Reflex", making it their first single to top both the UK and US charts. • June 25Prince releases his sixth album Purple Rain; the album sells over 20 million copies and gives Prince two US number one singles with "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy". July–SeptemberJuly 1 – During his performance at the first ever Cornerstone Festival in Grayslake, Illinois, Steve Taylor jumps off the stage, breaking his ankle. Taylor hops back on stage and finishes his show. The next few shows on Taylor's tour were performed from a wheel chair. • July 10 – The last original member of Menudo, Ricky Meléndez, leaves the group and is replaced by Ricky Martin. Meanwhile, Menudomania reaches Asia in 1984. • July 14Eddie Van Halen makes a special guest appearance at a concert by The Jacksons in Dallas, Texas, playing the guitar solo for "Beat It" live. • Selena y los Dinos release their first album Mis Primeras Grabaciones. • Boothill Foottappers enter the UK singles chart with their single released on the Go! Discs label. • August 9Iron Maiden kicks off the World Slavery Tour in Warsaw, Poland, with shows in Hungary and Yugoslavia soon to follow. This marks the first time a Western band has ever brought a full concert production behind the Iron Curtain. • August 10Red Hot Chili Peppers release their debut album The Red Hot Chili Peppers. • August 25Kathleen Battle makes her solo recital debut at the Salzburg Festival. • August 31 – Canadian music video channel MuchMusic begins broadcasting. The first video played is Rush's "The Enemy Within". • September 2Van Halen concludes its 1984 world tour with a show in Nuremberg, Germany as part of the Monsters of Rock festival tour. This would be the band's last concert with David Lee Roth as lead singer until 2007. • September 7Janet Jackson elopes with fellow singer James DeBarge. The marriage would be annulled in 1985. • September 11 – Country singer Barbara Mandrell suffers serious injuries in a head-on automobile collision on a Tennessee highway. She will make a comeback after spending over a year rehabilitating. • September 14 – The first annual MTV Video Music Awards are held in New York City. Herbie Hancock wins the most awards with five, and The Cars take the highest prize of Video Of The Year for "You Might Think". Much attention is garnered by Madonna's controversial performance of her hit single "Like a Virgin" in which she rolls around on the stage, revealing lacy stockings and garters, and grinds her crotch against her veil. • September 21 – The first compact disc manufacturing plant in North America opens in Terre Haute, Indiana. CDs have previously had to be expensively imported from Japan or West Germany. Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. is designated as the first CD ever made in the United States. October–DecemberOctober 1 – The Canadian music video series Video Hits premieres on CBC Television. • October 23 – A report on the Ethiopian famine by BBC journalist Michael Buerk is broadcast in the UK and receives an unprecedented public response. Among those watching is Bob Geldof, who is inspired to release a charity record to raise money to help with famine relief. • October 26Turner Broadcasting System launches Cable Music Channel, a music video channel intended to compete directly with MTV. The first video played is "I Love L.A." by Randy Newman. The channel would only last 34 days. • November 5Bryan Adams releases his breakout album called Reckless, spawning multiple hit singles, achieving diamond certification in Canada and topping the charts in the United States. • November 10 – The 13th OTI Festival, held at the National Auditorium in Mexico City, Mexico, is won by the song "", written and performed by Fernando Ubiergo representing Chile. • November 20Michael Jackson receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame directly in front of Mann's Chinese Theater. Jackson leaves after only three minutes at the request of security, as the crush of 5,000 onlookers becomes a safety concern. • November 23Tears for Fears releases the single Shout, from their second studio album, Songs From the Big Chair. Shout hit the US 1# Billboard Hot 100 in August 1985. • November 25 – The Band Aid single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" is recorded at SARM Studios in Notting Hill, London, by a gathering of performers that includes Paul Young, Simon Le Bon, Bono, Phil Collins, Paul Weller, Sting, Boy George and Tony Hadley. • November 28 – The Bring Me Sunshine charity concert at the London Palladium, in memory of Eric Morecambe, includes musical performances by Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen, Des O'Connor and Ernie Wise. • December – Tipper Gore forms the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) in response to the "filth" she hears on her daughter's copy of Prince's Purple Rain. • December 1Frankie Goes to Hollywood become the first act to take their first three singles to the UK #1 position since Gerry & The Pacemakers in 1963, when "The Power of Love" tops the chart. • December 3Bob Geldof and Band Aid release the single "Do They Know It's Christmas?", which becomes the fastest-selling single of all time in the UK. • December 8Razzle (Nicholas Dingley) of Hanoi Rocks is killed in a car crash. Mötley Crüe member Vince Neil was the driver of the car and was drunk at the time. • Cyndi Lauper, with the fourth single from her 1983 debut ''She's So Unusual, "All Through the Night", becomes the first woman in the 26-year history of the Billboard'' Hot 100 to have four singles from one album in the top five. • December 9The Jacksons conclude their Victory Tour with the last of six concerts at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. At the end of their final show, lead singer Michael Jackson surprises not only his fans, but also his band members with the announcement that he would be permanently leaving the Jacksons, stating that this would be the last time that they all performed together. The tour, which consisted of 55 shows over five months, has reportedly grossed $75 million, a new industry record. As for the Jacksons, they would release one more album in 1989 before splitting up, occasionally regrouping in the years afterward for reunion performances with and without Michael. • December 11 – While on tour, Bucks Fizz's tour bus crashes. All members of the group are injured and member Mike Nolan suffers brain damage after falling into a coma. • December 13George Harrison makes a rare public appearance, joining Deep Purple on stage in Sydney, Australia for their encore rendition of "Lucille". • December 31Def Leppard's drummer Rick Allen loses his left arm in a car wreck. • The thirteenth annual New Year's Rockin' Eve special airs on ABC, with appearances by Jermaine Jackson, Ronnie Milsap, Night Ranger, Scandal, John Waite and Barry Manilow. • UK singles sales this year are the second highest ever, after 1978. ==Bands formed==
Bands formed
See Musical groups established in 1984 ==Bands disbanded==
Bands disbanded
See Musical groups disestablished in 1984 ==Bands on hiatus==
Bands on hiatus
Black Sabbath ==Bands reformed==
Bands reformed
Deep Purple ==Albums released==
Albums released
January February March April May June July August September October November December Release date unknownAcousticityDavid GrismanAimless LoveJohn PrineAmerican Band-agesNash the SlashThe Art of DefenseNona HendryxBack & ForthSkinny PuppyBorn in CaptivityRoy HarperBox of FrogsBox of FrogsCalMark Knopfler – Soundtrack • ''Can't Wait All Night'' – Juice NewtonCaribbean SunsetJohn CaleCentipedeRebbie JacksonChange Your MindRafCinemaElaine PaigeCopSwansCountry BoyRicky SkaggsDaliDalida • ''Dancin' on the Edge'' – Lita FordDancing with DangerLeslie Phillips • ''A Dancing Foot and a Praying Knee Don't Belong on the Same Leg'' – Scattered OrderE2-E4Manuel GöttschingE.M.FGG AllinEB 84The Everly BrothersElectric EyeProdigalEvery Man Has a Woman – Various Artists – Yoko Ono tribute • FaithH2OFansMalcolm McLarenFlex-AbleSteve VaiFolk of the 80s (Part III)Men Without HatsGhostbusters Soundtrack – Various Artists • ''Gone Fishin''' – FlipperThe Grapes of WrathThe Grapes of WrathGreatest HitsJuice NewtonGreatest Love ClassicsAndy WilliamsGum Tree CanoeJohn Hartford • ''Heart Don't Lie'' – La Toya JacksonHeart over MindAnne MurrayHeavy HeartCarla BleyHits Out of HellMeat LoafHoneymoon SuiteHoneymoon SuiteHorizenJade WarriorHostageRez BandIf the Price is RightBonnie PointerInside the FireRita CoolidgeIntellectuals Are the Shoeshine Boys of the Ruling EliteKilldozer • ''It's All in the Game'' – Merle HaggardJohn ParrJohn Parr (debut) • Let GoJohn FaheyLive BootlegRez BandMast Nazren -Ecstatic Glances Live in London, 1984Ghulam AliMeat Puppets IIMeat PuppetsMedicine ShowThe Dream SyndicateMeeting in the Ladies RoomKlymaxxNave MariaTom Zé • ''Neil's Heavy Concept Album'' – Nigel PlanerNo BrakesJohn WaiteNo Kinda DancerRobert Earl KeenOn FyreLyresOptimystiqueYanniThe Painted WordTelevision PersonalitiesPlain Dirt FashionNitty Gritty Dirt BandThe Politics of TimeMinutemenPulling Rabbits Out of a HatSparksReflexionesJosé JoséRead My LipsFee WaybillRebel Souls - AswadRemote LuxuryThe ChurchRiders in the Sky, LiveRiders in the SkyRita MitsoukoRita MitsoukoScatologyCoilSchizophrenic CircusRed RockersSeasonsDion DiMucciSonic DeathSonic YouthSongs from Our TV ShowsThe Chipmunks – Soundtrack • The Stockholm Concert, 1966Ella Fitzgerald and Duke EllingtonStraight AheadAmy GrantThese Things HappenDavid Van TieghemTocsinXmal DeutschlandTouch SensitiveBruce FoxtonUnited States LiveLaurie Anderson – Live • VelocityThe VelsVictim in PainAgnostic Front (debut) • Vital Signs (White Heart album)White HeartThe VoiceBobby McFerrinYouth Anthems for the New OrderReagan YouthWalking in the Shadow of the Big ManGuadalcanal DiaryWalpurgis NightStormwitchWe Hate You South African Bastards!MicrodisneyWhen in Rome Do as The VandalsThe VandalsWindows and WallsDan FogelbergWired to the MoonChris ReaWonderful WorldTelexWork Resumed on the TowerNews from BabelWorld Shut Your Mouth – Julian Cope ==Biggest hit singles==
Biggest hit singles
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1984. ==Top 40 Chart hit singles==
Top 40 Chart hit singles
Other Chart hit singles ==Notable singles==
Notable singles
in 1984 Other Notable singles ==Christmas songs==
Published popular music
• "After All These Years" w. Fred Ebb m. John Kander from the musical The Rink • "The Cosby Show theme song" m. Stu Gardner and Bill Cosby • "Cover Me" w.m. Bruce Springsteen • "Every Time I Turn Around" w.m. Judy Hart Angelo & Gary Portnoy, theme from the TV series Punky Brewster • "Friends" m. John Leffler, theme from the TV series Kate and Allie • "Ghostbusters"     w.m. Ray Parker Jr. • "Hallelujah" w.m. Leonard Cohen • "I Just Called to Say I Love You"     w.m. Stevie Wonder • "Let's Go Crazy" w.m. Prince and the Revolution • "Like a Virgin" w.m. Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly • "Lights Out" w.m. Peter Wolf & Don Covay • "Missing You" w.m. John Waite, Chaz Sanford & Mark Leonard • "Murder, She Wrote theme song" m. John Addison • "No More Lonely Nights" w.m. Paul McCartney • "Rock You Like a Hurricane" w.m. Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine & Herman Rarebell • "Time After Time" w.m. Cyndi Lauper & Rob Hyman • "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" w. Hal David m. Albert Hammond • "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" w.m. George Michael • "What's Love Got To Do With It?" w.m. Terry Britten & Graham Lyle • "When Doves Cry" w.m. Prince ==Classical music==
Classical music
Samuel Adler – Sonata for viola and piano • Elliott CarterCanon for 4, Homage to William, for flute, bass clarinet, violin and cello • Esprit rude/esprit doux, for flute and clarinet • Riconoscenza per Goffredo Petrassi, for violin • Brian CherneyInto the Distant StillnessGeorge CrumbA Haunted Landscape for orchestra • The Sleeper for soprano and piano • Mario DavidovskyDivertimento for cello and orchestra • Peter Maxwell DaviesSymphony No. 3Ludovico EinaudiAltissimoLorenzo FerreroMy BluesOmbres, for orchestra and live electronics • Frans GeysenA + B = A/B, for keyboard instrument • Kataloog in grijs 1, for marimba • Late spiegels, for flute, oboe, piano and double bass • Omtrent a-b-c, for recorder quintet • Tonen-Trappenhuisje voor Hanne, for keyboard instrument • Twee orgels, for two organs • Karel GoeyvaertsAquarius-Tango, for piano • Zum Wassermann, for chamber orchestra (14 musicians) • De Zang van Aquarius, for 8 bass clarinets • Daron HagenA Walt Whitman RequiemJohn Harbison – String Quartet no. 1 • Robin Holloway – Concerto for Viola • Mauricio KagelDer Eid des Hippokrates, for piano 3 hands • Wojciech KilarAngelus, cantata for soprano, mixed choir and symphony orchestra • Ian McDougall – Concerto for Clarinet • Elizabeth Maconchy – String Quartet no. 13, Quartetto CortoIngram MarshallVoces ResonaeHenri PousseurChronique canine, for 2 pianos • Cortège des belles ténébreuses au jardin boréal, for cor anglais, viola, horn, tuba and 2 percussionists • ''L'étoile des langues'', for narrators and 4 singers • Litanie du cristal des fleurs, for piano left hand • Litanie du miel matinal, for high melody instrument • ''Les noces d'Icare et de Mnémosyne'', for variable forces • Patchwork des tribus américaines, for wind orchestra • Sixième vue sur les jardins interdits, for string trio • ''Sonate des maîtres viennois ('Dicté par ... no.4')'', for piano • Tango de Jeanne-la-Sibylle, for piano left hand • Steve ReichThe Desert MusicWolfgang RihmVorgefühle for orchestra • Schattenstück for orchestra • Fusées for orchestra • Blaubuch: String Quartet No. 6 • John Serry Sr.Elegy for Organ • Tōru Takemitsuriverrun for piano and orchestra • Robert Ward – Saxophone Concerto • Malcolm WilliamsonA Pilgrim Liturgy – for soloists, mixed choir & orchestra • Cortège for a Warrior for orchestra • Hymna Titu for piano solo • Symphony No. 7 ==Ballet==
Ballet
Musical theater
Starlight ExpressAndrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe – London production opened and ran for 7.409 performances • Forty-Second Street – London production • The Rink – Broadway production opened at the Martin Beck Theatre on February 9 and ran for 233 performances • Sunday in the Park with George (Stephen Sondheim) – Broadway production opened at the Booth Theatre on May 2 and ran for 604 performances. ==Musical films==
Births
January 2Jocelyn Oxlade, English-Filipino singer-songwriter and model (Kitty Girls) • January 9Drew Brown, American pop rock musician (OneRepublic) • January 17Calvin Harris, Scottish electronic musician, DJ, producer (Dated and worked with: Taylor Swift, Rita Ora, Worked with:Dua Lipa) • Sharaya J, Hawaiian-born American female rapper and choreographer. • January 18Kristy Lee Cook, American Idol finalist • Benji Schwimmer, Winner of So You Think You Can Dance 2006January 20Toni Gonzaga, Filipina actress and singer • Bonnie McKee, American singer-songwriter • January 24Witold Kiełtyka, Polish musician (d. 2007) • January 26Wu Qian, pianist • January 27Davetta Sherwood, American actress and singer • January 29Diana Rouvas, Australian singer-songwriter and The Voice Australia contestant, later winner • January 30Kid Cudi, American rapper • February 9Han Geng, Chinese singer in Korea (Super Junior) • February 11Aubrey O'Day, American singer-songwriter, dancer and actress (Danity Kane, Dumblonde) • Anushka Manchanda, Indian singer (Viva) • February 12Jamie Scott, English singer-songwriter • February 14Víkingur Ólafsson, Icelandic pianist • February 15Dorota Rabczewska, Polish singer and model • February 18Lina, South Korean singer and actress (Isak N Jiyeon) • February 18Daniel Cohen, Israeli conductor, music director and violinist • February 19Chris Richardson, American singer • February 20Audra Mae, American singer-songwriter • February 23Grieves, American hip-hop artist • February 24Brahim Attaeb, Belgian R&B singer • February 25Lovefoxxx (Cansei de Ser Sexy) • February 26Natalia Lafourcade, Mexican pop-rock singer and songwriter • February 29Kiyoe Yoshioka, Japanese singer (ikimono-gakari) • Mark Foster, American singer and guitarist (Foster The People) • March 2Elizabeth Jagger, American activist, model and actress daughter of Mick Jagger and Bianca JaggerMarch 3Tim Maddren, New Zealand entertainer (Hi-5) • March 4Jeremy Loops, South African singer, songwriter and record producer • March 6Chris Tomson, American drummer (Vampire Weekend) • March 9Priscilla Ahn, American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist • March 12Shreya Ghoshal, Indian singer • March 18Vonzell Solomon, US singer • March 20Christy Carlson Romano, American actress and singer • Christian Daniel, Puerto Rican singer and songwriter • March 24Evan Felker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist • Sadako Pointer, American singer (The Pointer Sisters) • March 25Katharine McPhee, American Idol finalist, American singer and actress • March 26Stéphanie Lapointe, Canadian singer • March 29Li Martins, Brazilian singer, songwriter and actress (Rouge) • March 31Jack Antonoff, American musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and record producer • April 3Chrissie Fit, American actress and singer • April 5Shin Min-a, South Korean actress and model • April 6Max Bemis, American musician (Say Anything) • April 7Belly (rapper), Palestinian-Jordanian-Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer • April 8Andrew Huang (musician), Canadian YouTube personality, musician, music producer, video producer and music teacher • Ezra Koenig, American singer/songwriter (Vampire Weekend) • April 10Mandy Moore, American singer-songwriter, actress and musician • April 11Junior Lima, Brazilian singer-songwriter, drummer, guitarist, actor and record producer (Sandy & Junior) • April 14Adán Sánchez, American-Mexican musician (d. 2004) • April 22Amelle Berrabah, British singer (Sugababes) • April 23Lil Eazy-E, American rapper • Isobel Waller-Bridge, British composer who is known for her scores for film, television, and theatre, along with her works for electronic music and contemporary classical music • April 24Tyson Ritter American singer/songwriter of (The All-American Rejects) • April 26Mija Martina, Bosnian singer and television host • April 27Patrick Stump, American singer, songwriter and musician (Fall Out Boy) • May 1Keiichiro Koyama, Japanese singer (NEWS) and actor • May 2Rose Falcon, American singer-songwriter • May 3Cheryl Burke, American dancer, model and TV host • May 4Little Boots, British, singer, Musician, DJ, record producer, songwriter • May 5Wade MacNeil, Canadian guitarist • Jaime Brooks, Canadian-American songwriter and musician. (Elite Gymnastics, Grimes) • May 10Pe'er Tasi, Israeli singer • May 11Gerald Clayton, Dutch-American pianist and composer (The Clayton Brothers) • May 14Olly Murs, English, singer-songwriter, television presenter and X Factor competitor • May 14Verena Rehm, German DJ (Groove Coverage) • May 15Mr Probz, Dutch singer, musician and actor (Robin Schulz) • May 17Passenger, English singer-songwriter • May 20Naturi Naughton, American singer, songwriter and actress (3LW) • May 25Marion Raven, Norwegian singer-songwriter (M2M) • May 27Rachel Parris, British comedian, musician and singer • May 29Ina Wroldsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter • June 4Rainie Yang, Taiwanese singer • June 11Zuzana Smatanová, Slovak pop-rock singer • June 13Luke James (singer), American singer-songwriter and actor • June 14Siobhán Donaghy, English singer (Sugababes) • June 17John Gallagher, Jr., American actor, singer and dancer • June 20Sherman Chung, Hong Kong singer • June 23Duffy, Welsh singer-songwriter • June 29Han Ji-hye, Korean actress/singer • June 30Fantasia (singer), American singer • July 1Jason Reeves (songwriter), American singer-songwriter and musician • July 2Eugent Bushpepa, Albanian singer, songwriter • July 4Gina Glocksen, American Idol finalist • July 5AJ Gil, American singer • July 7Marie-Mai, Canadian singer • July 9Jacob Hoggard, Canadian singer/lead singer of Hedley • July 12Gareth Gates, English singer • Jack Conte, American musician • July 15Vice Cooler, American singer-songwriter (Hawnay Troof and XBXRX) • July 17Asami Kimura, Japanese singer • July 21Blake Lewis, American Idol runner- up • July 24Dhani Lennevald (A*Teens) • Tyler Kyte, Canadian actor/singer • July 25Dong-Hyek Lim, pianist • July 26Alex Parks, English singer-songwriter • Kristina Dörfer, German singer (Nu Pagadi) • July 30Gina Rodriguez, American actress, rapper, dancer, model, writer, producer and director. • August 3Carah Faye Charnow, American singer for the band Shiny Toy GunsWhitney Duncan, American country music singer and songwriter, Survivor Contestant • Jon Foster, American actor • August 5Helene Fischer, Soviet-born German singer • Taylor Locke (Rooney) • August 20Carminho, Portuguese fado and popular music singer • August 21Alizée, French singer, dancer and voice actress. • Melissa Schuman, singer (Dream) • August 24Yesung, Korean singer (Super Junior) • August 31Will Martin, New Zealand-born classical crossover singer • September – Di Wu, Chinese-American pianist • September 1Joe Trohman, American musician • Ludwig Göransson, Swedish composer, conductor, songwriter, and record producer. • September 3Garrett Hedlund, American actor, model and singer • Lindsay Dracass, English singer • Seo In-young, South Korean dancer, singer, model, television host and actress (Jewelry) • September 10How To Dress Well, Tom Krell, American singer-songwriter • September 12Petra Marklund, Swedish singer, songwriter, and television presenter • September 16Sabrina Bryan, American actress and singer • Katie Melua, Georgian-British singer, songwriter and musician • September 18Jimmy Napes, English songwriter and record producer • Dizzee Rascal, British rapper and songwriter • September 21Gabriela Villalba, Ecuadorian singer and actress (Kiruba) • Wale, American rapper • September 22Theresa Fu, Hong Kong singer and actress • September 23Louie Stephens, American rock keyboardist (Rooney) • September 26Keisha Buchanan, English singer-songwriter (Sugababes) • September 27Avril Lavigne, Canadian rock singer-songwriter, voice actress and musician • September 28Melody Thornton, American singer-songwriter, dancer and television personality (The Pussycat Dolls) • Felix White, British musician, guitarist from The Maccabees, (Date(d)(ing)Florence Welch) • September 29Karen delos Reyes, Filipino actress and comedian • September 30T-Pain, American singer and rapper • October 3Ashlee Simpson, American singer-songwriter, actress • October 3Yoon Eun-hye, South Korean singer (Baby Vox) • October 4Lena Katina, Russian singer (t.A.T.u.) • October 5Naima Adedapo, American singer • October 8Emily Williams, New Zealand singer, songwriter and actress • October 10Stephanie Cheng, Cantopop Hong Kong singer • October 12Matthew Dewey, Australian composer • October 13Lumidee, American singer, songwriter and rapper • October 15Jessie Ware, English singer and songwriter • October 16Shayne Ward, English singer and winner of reality TV show The X FactorOctober 20Balqees, Emirati singer • October 25Sara Lumholdt (A*Teens) • Katy Perry, American singer/songwriter, advocate • October 26Amanda Overmyer, American singer • October 27Kelly Osbourne, British singer • October 29Chris Baio, American musician (Vampire Weekend) • November 2Anastasia Karpova, Russian singer • November 6Patina Miller, American actress and singer • November 7Amelia Vega, Dominican actress, model, author and singer • November 9Delta Goodrem, Australian singer-songwriter, writer, musician, philanthropist and actress • Se7en, South Korean singer • French Montana, Moroccan-American rapper • November 10Naoki Kobayashi, Japanese singer, dancer, actor, choreographer, and model (Sandaime J Soul Brothers) • November 12Sandara Park, member of South Korean girl group 2NE1, previously actress • Omarion, American. boy band (B2K) • November 14 – Luiz Filipe Coelho, violinist • November 14Marija Šerifović, Serbian singer • November 18Johnny Christ, American heavy metal rock bassist (Avenged Sevenfold) • November 21Lindsey Haun, American actress and singer • Willy Mason, American singer-songwriter • November 22Scarlett Johansson, American singer and actress • November 25Bo Bruce (Lady Catherine Anna Brudenell-Bruce), English singer-songwriter • Peter Siddle, Australian cricketer • Hồ Ngọc Hà, Vietnamese actress and singer • November 27Sanna Nielsen, Swedish singer • November 28Trey Songz, American singer • December 3 - Jelly Roll, an American rapper, singer, and songwriter • December 12Gabrielle Ruiz, American actress, Broadway performer and musician (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) • December 15Joshua Hayward, English rock guitarist (The Horrors) • Murda Mook, American rapper • December 17Asuka Fukuda, Japanese singer • Mikky Ekko, American singer • December 18Julia Holter, American singer, songwriter, record producer, composer and artist • December 20David Tavaré, Spanish singer • December 22Jonas Altberg, Swedish singer, record producer and DJ • December 23Alison Sudol, American singer-songwriter, actress and writer • December 24Jehnny Beth, a French musician, singer-songwriter, producer, presenter and actress (half of the duo John & Jehn and front woman of the English rock band Savages) • December 25The Veronicas (Lisa and Jess Origliasso) Australian singer-songwriters, activists, musicians and advocates • December 29Donisha Prendergast, Jamaican filmmaker, activist and actress • December 30Andra Day, American singer and songwriter • Dalia Stasevska, Ukrainian-born Finnish conductor ==Deaths==
Deaths
January 1Alexis Korner, blues musician, 55 (lung cancer) • January 18Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek composer, 69 • January 21Jackie Wilson, singer, 49 (pneumonia) • January 23Samuel Gardner, violinist and composer, 92 • January 30Luke Kelly, member of The Dubliners, 43 (brain tumour) • February 1Ada "Bricktop" Smith, singer and dancer, 89 • February 15Avon Long, American actor and singer, 73 • Ethel Merman, singer and actress, 76 • March 9Imogen Holst, conductor and composer, 76 • April 1Marvin Gaye, singer/songwriter, 44 (gunshot) • April 6Jimmy Kennedy, Irish-born British songwriter, 81 • Hryhory Kytasty, composer, 77 • April 20Mabel Mercer, cabaret singer, 84 • April 23Juan Tizol, trombonist and composer, 84 • April 26Count Basie, jazz musician, 79 • April 27Z.Z. Hill, blues singer, 48 • May 1Gordon Jenkins, US conductor, songwriter and pianist, 73 • May 29Sanford Gold, jazz pianist, 72 • June – Mohamed Mooge Liibaan, singer and instrumentalist • June 8Gordon Jacob, composer, 88 • June 15Meredith Willson, US songwriter, 82 • June 28Mischa Spoliansky, Russian born composer and conductor • July 4Jimmie Spheeris, American singer-songwriter, 34 • July 14Bill Stapleton, jazz trumpeter, 49 (alcohol-related) • Philippé Wynne, R&B singer, 43 • July 19Madeleine Sibille, operatic soprano, 89 • July 25Big Mama Thornton, R&B singer, 57 • July 29Lorenz Fehenberger, operatic tenor, 71 • July 31Paul Le Flem, composer, 103 • August 4Babe Russin, saxophonist, 73 • August 5Tuts Washington, R&B pianist, 67 • August 12Margaret Sutherland, composer, 86 • August 30Emil Newman, conductor and composer, 73 • August 31Carlo Zecchi, pianist, music teacher and conductor, 81 • September 3Dora Labbette, operatic soprano, 86 • Arthur Schwartz, composer and film producer, 83 • September 6Ernest Tubb, country & western musician, 70 • September 10Herman Sherman, jazz saxophonist and bandleader, 61 • Trummy Young, swing trombonist, 72 • September 15Charles Lynch, Irish concert pianist, 77 • September 20Steve Goodman, singer/songwriter best known for "City of New Orleans", 36 (leukaemia) • October 3Lina Bruna Rasa, operatic soprano, 67 • Harrison Potter, pianist, 93 • October 4Carl von Garaguly, violinist and conductor • October 12Jesús María Sanromá, pianist, 81 • October 16Jiří Jelínek, jazz trumpeter, singer and artist, 62 • October 20Budd Johnson, jazz musician, 73 • October 26John Woods Duke, composer, 85 • November 8Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen, violinist and composer, 81 • November 16Leonard Rose, cellist, 66 • November 20Alexander Moyzes, Slovak composer, 78 • December 2Gabrielle Hunt, operatic contralto and voice teacher, 71 • December 7Jon B. Higgins, American Carnatic musician, 45 (road accident) • December 9Ivor Moreton, British pianist, singer and composer, 76 • Razzle (Nicholas Dingley), drummer of Hanoi Rocks, 24 (car accident) • December 10Charlie Teagarden, jazz trumpeter, 71 • December 13Max Schönherr, conductor and composer, 81 • December 15Jan Peerce, operatic tenor, 80 • December 21José Luis Rodríguez Vélez, Panamanian composer, orchestra director, saxophonist, clarinetist and guitarist, 69 • December 25 – Ron Tabak, lead singer of Prism, 31 ==Awards==
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