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1982 in music

This is a list of notable events in music from 1982, the year in which Michael Jackson released Thriller, which holds the title for the world's best selling album.

Events
January–March January 15K.C. and the Sunshine Band's Harry Wayne Casey is seriously injured in an automobile accident in Miami, Florida.| • January 20Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off a live bat thrown at him during a performance in Des Moines, Iowa. He thought it was rubber. • January 21B. B. King donates his personal record collection, which includes nearly 7,000 rare blues records, to the University of Mississippi's Center for the Study of Southern Culture. • February 13 – A 300-pound (136 kg) gravestone from the grave of Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Ronnie Van Zant is stolen from an Orange Park, Florida, cemetery. Police find the gravestone two weeks later in a dry river bed. • February 19Ozzy Osbourne is arrested after urinating on The Alamo, in San Antonio, Texas. • February 20Pat Benatar marries her guitarist, Neil Giraldo, on the Hawaiian island of Maui. • February 24 – The 24th Annual Grammy Awards are presented in Los Angeles, hosted by Quincy Jones (who wins a total of five awards). John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy (the final album released by Lennon in his lifetime) wins Album of the Year, while Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" wins both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Sheena Easton wins Best New Artist. • February 27 – The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company gives its final performance at the Adelphi Theatre after more than 110 years. • March 3The Mamas & the Papas begin a reunion tour with a show in the New York club The Other End with original members John Phillips and Denny Doherty, along with Mackenzie Phillips and Spanky McFarlane replacing Michelle Gilliam and Cass Elliot respectively. • March 4Frank Zappa's son Dweezil and daughter Moon Unit form Fred Zeppelin. • March 5 – Comedian and Blues Brother John Belushi is found dead of an apparent drug overdose in the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. • March 18Teddy Pendergrass is severely injured in a car accident in Philadelphia. Pendergrass's injuries result in him being paralyzed from the chest down. • March 19Ozzy Osbourne's lead guitarist, Randy Rhoads, is killed in a freak accident in Leesburg, Florida, when the plane in which he is riding buzzes Osbourne's tour bus and crashes into a house. The plane's pilot and a female passenger are also killed. • March 28 – In Los Angeles, David Crosby is arrested for possession of Quaaludes and drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence of cocaine and carrying a concealed weapon. April–August April 13 – David Crosby is arrested on drug charges for the second time in three weeks when Dallas police catch him preparing cocaine backstage before a show. • April 15Billy Joel is seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in Long Island, New York. Joel spends over a month in the hospital undergoing physical therapy for his hand. • April 17Johnny Cash hosts the US TV program Saturday Night Live, with Cash and Elton John and his classic band as the musical guests. Cash sings I Walk The Line, Folsom Prison Blues, Ring of Fire and Sunday Morning Coming Down. John sings Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) and Ball and Chain. The latter would not appear on the NBC show again until 2011. • April 24Germany wins the 27th annual Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Harrogate Conference Centre, North Yorkshire, with the song "Ein bißchen Frieden", sung by 17-year-old Nicole. She also records the song in English as "A Little Peace", which becomes the 500th chart-topping single in the UK. • April 26Rod Stewart is car-jacked in Los Angeles. Stewart loses his $50,000 Porsche to the mugger, but is not hurt. The car is recovered several days later. • Joe Strummer goes into hiding, forcing The Clash to postpone their U.K. tour. • May 10The Clash drummer Topper Headon is fired from the band when his heroin addiction becomes disruptive. • May 14 – The first Prince's Trust charity concert is held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. With the Prince of Wales (later Charles III) in attendance, Status Quo, becomes the first contemporary band to play to British royalty. • May 18 – Three weeks after disappearing, Joe Strummer and his girlfriend are found living in Paris, two days after they ran the Paris Marathon. • May 21Queen release their tenth studio album, Hot Space, to immense critical outcry. The decision to make a dance-pop album with prominent disco influences at the height of American backlash against the latter genre renders the band a pariah in the United States, and their shift from traditional rock alienates their fans in the United Kingdom. Queen would not recover from the resulting backlash in the United Kingdom until after their Live Aid performance in 1985, while they would remain unpopular in the United States until after Freddie Mercury's death in 1991. • May 23Pink Floyd – The Wall, a film adaptation of Pink Floyd's 1979 album The Wall, premieres at the Cannes Film Festival; the film's wide release would later begin on July 15. • May 26The Rolling Stones open their European tour in Aberdeen, Scotland. • May 29Duran Duran's album Rio peaks at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart in its second week on the chart and will remain on the chart for almost two years. • June 16James Honeyman-Scott dies of heart failure caused by cocaine intolerance. He is 25 years old. • June 19Amy Grant marries Gary Chapman. • July – The first known fully staged performance of Jean-Philippe Rameau's tragédie lyrique Les Boréades (1763) is given by John Eliot Gardiner at the Aix-en-Provence Festival. • July 3ABC's debut album The Lexicon of Love enters the UK Albums Chart at number 1 and remain at the top position for four consecutive weeks. • July 4Ozzy Osbourne marries his manager Sharon Arden in Maui, Hawaii. • July 21 – A second Prince's Trust charity concert is held at the Dominion Theatre in London. Performers include Pete Townshend, Robert Plant, Madness, Phil Collins, Joan Armatrading and Kate Bush. • August 17 – In Langenhagen near Hanover, Germany begins the first mass production of the compact disc. September–December September 3–5 – The first US Festival is held over Labor Day Weekend near Devore, California. The Police, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Fleetwood Mac, Grateful Dead, Talking Heads and The B-52's are among the many performers. • September 22The Who begin their only formally announced "farewell" tour in Washington, D.C. • October 1 – The first compact discs appear in music stores in Japan. • October 7 – The musical Cats begins its 18-year run on Broadway. • November 1 – The breakup of the band Blondie is announced publicly. • November 5 – The first edition of The Tube is broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK. Guests on the first programme include The Jam, making their last live TV appearance together. • November 6Tears for Fears first hit single "Mad World" peaks at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart during its 17-week chart run. • November 21Joni Mitchell marries producer and bassist Larry Klein in Malibu, California. • November 25–27 – The Jamaica World Music Festival is held in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Acts over the three-day festival include Peter Tosh, Rick James, The Clash, Grateful Dead, Aretha Franklin and, in their final show before disbanding, Squeeze. • November 27 – The 11th OTI Festival, held at the Coliseo Amauta in Lima, Peru, is won by the song "", written by and , and performed by representing Venezuela. • November 29Sena Jurinac appears on stage for the last time, with the Vienna State Opera. • November 30Michael Jackson releases his sixth studio album Thriller, which would go on to be the greatest selling album of all time at 70 million units sold worldwide. • December – Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr is fired and replaced by Nicko McBrain formerly of the French band Trust. • December 3 – The most successful group of the 1970s, ABBA, release their final original single "Under Attack". A split is never officially announced. • December 31 – The eleventh annual New Year's Rockin' Eve special airs on ABC, with appearances by The Go-Go's, Hall & Oates, Ronnie Milsap, Barry Manilow and Jermaine Jackson. == Bands formed ==
Bands formed
See Musical groups established in 1982 == Bands disbanded ==
Bands disbanded
Albums released
In the US, the RIAA stated that 2,630 albums, 2,710 cassettes and 2,285 singles were released. January February March April May June July August September October November December Release date unknown And You Thought You Were NormalNash the SlashArias & SymphoniesSpoonsBack from SamoaAngry SamoansBarry Live in BritainBarry Manilow – Live • Bean-SpillThe Minutemen – EP • Beasts (EP) – Sex Gang ChildrenBefore a Word is SaidAlan Gowen, Phil Miller, Richard Sinclair, Trevor TomkinsBoomerangShoesBreaking the ChainsDokken – original mix • Chris ReaChris ReaChrist – The AlbumCrassComebackEric BurdonThe Concerts in ChinaJean-Michel JarreDeliver Us from EvilBudgieD.M.Z.Resurrection BandDr. John Plays Mac Rebennack, Vol. 1Dr. JohnDreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album – Various Artists • Drumming the Beating HeartEyeless in GazaD.S. al CodaNational HealthEchoes of an EraChaka KhanEddie MurphyEddie MurphyElectric RendezvousAl Di MeolaElla à NiceElla FitzgeraldEnter KPeter HammillFaroverBurning SpearFast Women and Slow HorsesDr. FeelgoodThe Fittest of the FittestBurning Spear • ''Flieg' Vogel flieg'' – Hans-Joachim RoedeliusForging AheadBad MannersGap Band IVThe Gap BandGaristaZoviet FranceThe GetawayChris de BurghGlassworksPhilip GlassGood Clean FunBonnie HayesThe Great Twenty-EightChuck Berry – Compilation • Groovy DecayRobyn HitchcockHere TodayDavid GrismanHeartbeats and TriggersTranslatorHomotopy to MarieNurse With WoundHour LiveToots & The MaytalsHumans OnlyEarthstar...If I Die, I DieVirgin PrunesIn the Name of LoveThompson TwinsInsideRonnie MilsapKansuigyoMiyuki NakajimaKenny GKenny GLadies of the EightiesA Taste of HoneyLeichenschreiSPKLevon HelmLevon HelmLife in the JungleThe ShadowsLive at Abbey Road – The Shadows • Love Over and OverKate and Anna McGarrigleMain AttractionSuzi QuatroMan ParrishMan ParrishMeat PuppetsMeat PuppetsMilo Goes to CollegeDescendentsMondialement vôtreDalidaMoney TalksTrooperMore Power To YaPetraNight BirdsShakatakNight NurseGregory IsaacsNo Stranger to DangerPayolasNo Turning Back:LiveDeGarmo and Key – Live • NonaNona HendryxNothing Can Stop UsRobert Wyatt – Compilation • Now Then...Stiff Little Fingers • ''Now You See Me...Now You Don't'' – Cliff RichardObjects of DesireMichael FranksOld Friends - Roger Miller & Willie NelsonOff the RecordNeil InnesOffene TürenHans-Joachim RoedeliusOfferingAxeOn RockDaniel BandOne Night at BudokanMichael Schenker Group – Live • One Vice at a TimeKrokusOpus XChilliwackThe Other WomanRay Parker Jr.Pale Hands I Loved So WellEyeless in GazaPing Pong over the AbyssThe 77sPleasure VictimBerlinPoet in My WindowNanci GriffithPor AmorMenudoPower PlayApril WinePrairie SerenadeRiders in the SkyPress the Eject and Give Me the TapeBauhaus – Live • Pure and NaturalT-ConnectionRêveries No. 2Richard ClaydermanRuff Cuts EPTwisted SisterScatterlingsJulukaSelectKim WildeSleepwalkingGerry RaffertySongs of the FreeGang of FourSpecial Beat ServiceThe BeatSpécial DalidaDalidaSpeech and Music (Parole et musique) – Pierre SchaefferStand by Your Man (EP) – Motörhead & Wendy O. WilliamsTenebrae – Simonetti-Morante-Pignatelli (Goblin) – Soundtrack • ToughKurtis BlowTranceChris & CoseyTroops of TomorrowThe ExploitedTruceJack Bruce and Robin TrowerTurn It LoudHeadpinsUnderwater KitesThe Modern ArtVandenbergVandenbergThe Very Best of Rufus Featuring Chaka KhanRufus – Compilation • Wasted YouthGirlWe Are...The LeagueAnti-Nowhere LeagueWindsongRandy CrawfordWord and MusicHank MarvinWork of HeartRoy Harper == Biggest hit singles ==
Biggest hit singles
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1982. == Chronological table of US and UK and Japan number one hit singles ==
Chronological table of US and UK and Japan number one hit singles
Japanese Oricon number one singles and artist (weeks at number one) • "" – Hiroko Yakushimaru (2 weeks 1981 + 3 weeks 1982) • "" – Masahiko Kondō (2) • "" – Seiko Matsuda (3) • "" – Masatoshi Nakamura (5) • "" – Kiyoshiro Imawano & Ryuichi Sakamoto (1) • "" – Masahiko Kondō (4) • "" – Seiko Matsuda (1) • "" – Toshihiko Tahara (3) • "" – Hiromi Iwasaki (4) • "" – (1) • "" – Masahiko Kondō (5) • "" – Seiko Matsuda (1) • "Kurayami wo Buttobase" (暗闇をぶっとばせ) – Daisuke Shima (1) • "Matsu wa" – Aming (6) • "" – Masahiko Kondō (2) • "" – Toshihiko Tahara (2) • "" – Seiko Matsuda (3) • "Second Love" – Akina Nakamori (3) • "" – Hiroshi & Kibo (2 weeks 1982 + 2 weeks 1983) ==Top 40 Chart hit singles==
Top 40 Chart hit singles
Other Chart hit singles ==Notable singles==
Notable singles
Other Notable singles == Published popular music ==
Published popular music
How Do You Keep the Music Playing? w. Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman m. Michel LeGrand. From the film Best Friends. • "Key Largo" w.m. Sonny Limbo & Bertie Higgins • "Let's Go to the Movies" w. Martin Charnin m. Charles Strouse from the film version of the musical Annie • "Sandy (Dumb Dog)" w. Martin Charnin m. Charles Strouse from the film version of the musical Annie • "Sign!" w. Martin Charnin w. Martin Charnin m. Charles Strouse from the film version of the musical Annie • "St. Elsewhere theme song" m. Dave Grusin • "Up Where We Belong"     w. Will Jennings m. Buffy Sainte-Marie & Jack Nitzsche • "We Got Annie" w. Martin Charnin m. Charles Strouse from the film version of the musical Annie • "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" w.m. Judy Hart Angelo & Gary Portnoy, theme from the TV series Cheers • "Without Us" w. Tom Scott m. Jeff Barry, theme from the TV series Family Ties == Classical music ==
[[Classical music]]
Hans AbrahamsenNacht und TrompetenGeorge CrumbPastoral Drone for organ • Trio for Strings • Mario Davidovsky – String Trio for violin, viola, violoncello • Ross Edwards – Piano Concerto in A • Morton FeldmanThree VoicesFor John Cage, for violin and piano • Lorenzo FerreroThema 44 (ad honorem J. Haydn)My BluesRespiriSoleilsDaron Hagen – ''Echo's Songs'' • Rudolf Komorous – Serenade for Strings • György LigetiTrio for Violin, Horn and PianoMel Powell – String Quartet • Poul RudersManhattan Abstraction for orchestra • Greeting Concertino • Piano Sonata No. 2 • Robert Simpson – String Quartet no. 9, 32 Variations and Fugue on a Theme of HaydnTōru TakemitsuRain Coming for chamber orchestra • Rain Spell for flute, clarinet, harp, piano and vibraphone • Jay UngarAshokan Farewell == Ballet ==
Ballet
Opera
Thea MusgraveAn Occurrence at Owl Creek BridgeStephen PaulusThe Postman Always Rings TwicePeter SculthorpeQuiros == Jazz ==
[[Musical theater]]
Andy Capp (Alan Price) – London production opened at the Aldwych Theatre on September 28 and ran for 99 performances • Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber) – Broadway production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on October 7 and ran for 7485 performances, the longest run in the history of Broadway to date • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice) – Broadway production opened at the Royale Theatre on January 27 and ran for 747 performances • Little Shop of Horrors – off-Broadway production opened at the Orpheum Theatre on July 27 and ran for 2209 performances • Nine – Broadway production opened at the 46th Street Theatre on May 9 and ran for 729 performances • Pirates Of Penzance – London revival • Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (Saul Chaplin, Gene de Paul and Johnny Mercer) – Broadway production opened at the Alvin Theatre on July 8 and ran for 5 performances • Song and Dance (Andrew Lloyd Webber) – London production opened at the Palace Theatre on April 7 and ran for 781 performances == Musical films ==
[[Musical film]]s
Musical television
Births
January 3Chisu, Finnish singer-songwriter • January 4Kang Hye-jung, South Korean actress and singer • January 6Morgan Lander, Canadian musician (Kittie) • January 9Isaac Delahaye, Belgian guitarist and composer • January 10Ana Layevska, Ukrainian–born, Mexican singer and actress • January 11Ashley Taylor Dawson, English actor and singer (allSTARS*) • January 12Nicole Morier, American singer-songwriter and producer • January 14Caleb Followill, American musician (Kings of Leon) • January 15Ari Pulkkinen, Finnish pianist and composer • Kang Se-jung, South Korean actress and singer (Papaya) • January 17Alex Varkatzas, Greek-American metalcore lead vocalist (Atreyu) • Hwanhee, South Korean singer and actor (Fly To The Sky) • January 18Quinn Allman, guitarist (The Used) • Joanna Newsom, American multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and actress • January 19Angela Chang, Taiwanese singer and actress • January 21 – André Lousada, Portuguese conductor • January 23Statik Selektah, American DJ and record producer • Oceana, German singer and songwriter • January 24Daveed Diggs, American rapper, actor and singer (clipping.) • January 25Noemi, Italian singer • Sho Sakurai, Japanese singer • January 28Ryan Sheridan, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist • January 29Adam Lambert, American singer, songwriter, stage actor, American Idol 8 finalist (Queen + Adam Lambert) • January 31Elena Paparizou, Greek-Swedish singer • Yukimi Nagano, Swedish singer and songwriter (Little Dragon) • February 1Kim Jong-wook, South Korean singer • February 2Kan Mi-youn, South Korean singer (Baby Vox) • February 3Jessica Harp, American singer and guitarist (The Wreckers) • February 4Kimberly Wyatt, American singer, dancer (The Pussycat Dolls) • February 5Wheesung, South Korean R&B singer • February 7Delia Matache, Romanian singer • February 9Ami Suzuki, Japanese singer • February 10Darren McMullen, British-Australian The Voice TV host, actor, music critic and music journalist • February 16Conway the Machine, American rapper • Lupe Fiasco, American rapper • February 17Daniel Merriweather, British R&B musician • February 18Nervo (DJs), Australian twin sister DJs • February 18Juelz Santana, American rapper from Harlem, New York, and member of The DiplomatsFebruary 20Chang Kiha, South Korean singer-songwriter • February 22Danja, American record producer and songwriter (Britney Spears, Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, Joe Jonas) • February 25Bert McCracken, lead singer of American rock band The UsedKimberly Caldwell, American singer and presenter • February 26Nate Ruess, American singer-songwriter • March 1Kim Min-hee, South Korean actress • March 2Jessica Biel, American actress, model, voice actress, producer and singer • March 4Amanda Shires, American singer-songwriter and violin player. • Ha Seok-jin, South Korean actor • March 8Marjorie Estiano, Brazilian actress and singer-songwriter • March 13Darbuka Siva, Indian percussionist and composer • March 14Kate Maberly, English actress, director, writer, producer and musician • March 17Herman Sikumbang, Indonesian guitarist (d. 2018) • March 19Hana Kobayashi, Venezuelan singer of Japanese descent. • March 20Nick Wheeler, rock guitarist (The All-American Rejects) • Emma O'Driscoll, Irish television presenter • March 21Jocie Kok, Chinese-Singaporean singer • Santino Fontana, American actor and singer • March 22Pete Bennett, English rock singer (Daddy Fantastic) and television personality (Big Brother 2006) • Chris Wallace, American musician and singer • March 24 - Nivea (singer), American R&B singer • April 3Cobie Smulders, Canadian singer and actress • April 5 – Pretty Sly, American R&B singer (Git Fresh) • April 7Kelli Young, English pop singer (Liberty X) • April 8Keegan DeWitt, American singer-songwriter and actor (Wild Cub) • April 10Nadia Meikher, Ukrainian singer-songwriter • April 12Easton Corbin, American country music singer • Deen, Bosnian singer • April 13Janice Vidal, Hong Kong singer and actress • Jill Vidal, Hong Kong singer and actress • Ty Dolla Sign, American singer, songwriter and rapper • Nellie McKay, English–American singer, songwriter and activist • April 17Lee Joon-gi, South Korean actor, singer, dancer and model • April 18Marie-Élaine Thibert, Canadian singer • April 21Lynn Hilary, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Celtic Woman and Anúna) • April 24Kelly Clarkson, American singer, songwriter, actress and author, first American Idol winner • April 26Nadja Benaissa, German pop singer • Jon Lee, English singer (S Club 7) • April 28Nikko Smith, American singer • April 30Lloyd Banks, African American/Puerto Rican rapper • Drew Seeley, Canadian actor, singer-songwriter and dancer • Kirsten Dunst, American actress, model and singer • Cleo Higgins, English singer, songwriter and dancer (Cleopatra) • May 1Anya Lahiri, English actress, model, singer and fitness instructor (Precious) • May 4Vera Schmidt, Hungarian singer-songwriter • May 10Boom, South Korean rapper • May 11Cory Monteith, Canadian actor and musician (d. 2013) • May 14Dan Nigro, American songwriter and producer (As Tall As Lions) • May 15Layal Abboud, Lebanese singer • Jessica Sutta, American singer, dancer, songwriter, actress and choreographer (The Pussycat Dolls) • May 16Billy Crawford, Filipino-American singer • Dimitri Vegas, Belgian DJ, producer and half of Dimitri Vegas & Like MikeMay 23Tristan Prettyman, American singer-songwriter, musician and Foxy Model • Malene Mortensen, Danish singer • May 27Louis Bell, American musician, record producer and mixer • May 31Casey James, American singer • June 2Jewel Staite, Canadian actress and singer • June 3Dihan Slabbert, South African singer-songwriter and producer • June 4Jin Au-Yeung, Chinese-American rapper • June 5Scott Speer, American filmmaker, music video director, television director and novelist. • June 7Amy Nuttall, British actress and opera singer • June 13Jessica Caban, American fashion model, actress, musician and muse of Bruno MarsJune 14Freddie Gibbs, American rapper (Freddie Gibbs & Madlib) • Lang Lang, Chinese concert pianist • June 15Haley Scarnato, American singer and American Idol finalist • June 17Arthur Darvill, English actor and musician (Doctor Who) • June 19 - Jessica Betts, American singer and actress • June 21Jussie Smollett, American singer, actor, activist, director and photographer • June 21 - Rob Mills, Australian actor, singer, songwriter and television host • June 23Candice Alley, Australian singer-songwriter ("Falling", Colorblind) • Martin Rolinski, Swedish singer • Jo Eun-byul, South Korean singer and actress (Luv) • June 25Lola Ponce, Argentinian-Italian singer-songwriter and actress • Rain, South Korean singer, songwriter, dancer, actor and record producer • July 2Ilya Gringolts, Russian violinist and educator • July 5Dave Haywood, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Lady Antebellum) • July 6Tay Zonday, American musician and voice actor • July 7Cassidy, American hip-hop recording artist and rapper • Julien Doré, French singer-songwriter, musician and actor • July 10Alex Arrowsmith, American rock musician • July 12Mahalia Barnes, Australian singer-songwriter and manager, (Jimmy Barnes, Reece Mastin) • Walter Perez, American actor and musician • July 15Carl Espen, Norwegian singer and songwriter • July 17Natasha Hamilton, English pop singer-songwriter(Atomic Kitten) • July 18Ryan Cabrera, American singer-songwriter and musician (Ashlee Simpson, Lisa Origliasso, Riley Keough, Audrina Patridge) • Priyanka Chopra, Indian actress, singer, film producer and philanthropist • July 19Christopher Bear, American drummer (Grizzly Bear) • July 23Claudette Ortiz, American soul singer • Ricky Reed, American artist, music producer, singer, songwriter and founder • July 26Alex Scally, American multi-instrumentalist and songwriter (Beach House) • July 27Westside Gunn, American rapper • July 27Rebecca Zadig, Swedish singer • July 30Rebecca Stephens, English singer (The Pipettes) • August 1Orelsan, French rapper • August 4Quindon Tarver, American singer (d. 2021) • August 6Spice, Jamaican dancehall singer and songwriter • August 7Abbie Cornish, Australian actress and rapper under the pseudonym "Dusk" • August 8Raef, Egyptian-American singer and songwriter • August 10Vincent Rodriguez III, American actor, singer and dancer • August 13Gil Ofarim, German singer, songwriter and actor • Tamara Jaber, Australian singer (Scandal'us) • Kalenna Harper, American singer-songwriter • August 16Ummet Ozcan, Dutch-Turkish DJ and producer • August 19Willy Denzey, French singer • Erika Christensen, American actress and singer • August 22Boys Noize, German EDM DJ and producer • August 27Duke Dumont, British record producer, songwriter, musician and DJ • August 28LeAnn Rimes, American singer, songwriter, actress and author • August 29Mayana Moura, Brilizian singer, actress and model • September 3Andrew McMahon, American musician • Kaori Natori, Japanese singer and model • September 4 - Drapht. Australian hip-hop artist from Perth, Western Australia • September 5Cyndi Wang, Taiwanese singer and actress • September 7Race Wong, Hong Kong singer/actress (2R) • September 9Ai Otsuka, Japanese singer • September 10Kyla-Rose Smith, South African violinist, singer and dancer (Freshlyground) • September 14Wes Carr, Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (Australian Idol 8) • September 17Wade Robson, American choreographer, producer, songwriter and dancer (Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake) • September 19Skepta, British grime MC, rapper, songwriter and record producer. • September 20Ian Kirkpatrick (record producer), American songwriter and record producer (worked with Dua Lipa, Selena Gomez, Britney Spears) • September 22Billie Piper, British singer and actress • September 27Anna Camp, American actress-singer (Pitch Perfect) • Jon McLaughlin, American pop rock singer-songwriter, producer and pianist • Lil Wayne, American rapper • September 28St. Vincent (musician), American singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist and guitar designer • September 29Stephen "tWitch" Boss, American hip hip dancer, DJ, actor and entertainer • September 30Kieran Culkin, American actor • October 1Sandra Oxenryd, Swedish pop singer • October 6MC Lars, American rapper • October 7Lockett Pundt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Deerhunter) • October 15Paulini, Fijian-born Australian singer, songwriter and actress • October 16Kim Ah-joong, South Korean actress, model, and singer • October 19Hiromi Hayakawa, Japanese-born Mexican actress and singer (d. 2017) • October 25Eman Lam, Hong Kong singer • October 27Keri Hilson, American singer • Jessy Matador, Congolese-French singer • Joana Zimmer, German singer • October 28Mai Kuraki, Japanese singer • October 30 - Chimène Badi, French singer • November 3 - Raquel del Rosario, Spanish singer and was the lead vocalist of the band El Sueño de Morfeo (Morpheus' Dream). • November 6Sowelu, Japanese singer • November 11Heo Jung-min, South Korean actor and singer (M.C the Max) • November 12Anne Hathaway, American actress, musical star and singer • November 13Michael Copon, American actor model and singer • Kumi Koda, Japanese singer • November 14Joy Williams (singer), American singer-songwriter • November 15Jenifer (singer), French singer and actress • November 18Aoife O'Donovan, Irish-American singer and songwriter • Neha Bhasin, Indian singer (Viva) • November 21Ryan Starr, American singer • November 22Charlene Choi, Hong Kong singer and actress (Twins) • Steve Angello, Greek Swedish DJ, music producer and • November 23Leah Jenner, American musician • December 1Riz Ahmed, British actor, rapper, and activist • December 3Jaycee Chan, Hong Kong actor and singer • December 5Keri Hilson, American singer, songwriter and actress • December 6Ulysses Owens, American jazz drummer and percussionist • December 7Chrispa, Greek singer and actress • December 8Chrisette Michele, American R&B singer-songwriter • Nicki Minaj, American rapper and singer • Serena Ryder, Canadian musician • December 13Anthony Callea, Australian singer-songwriter, stage actor and activist • December 14Anthony Way, British singer and actor • December 16Frankie Ballard, American country music singer-songwriter • Mei Finegold, Israeli singer • Anna Sedokova, Ukrainian singer, actress and television presenter • Cherise Roberts, English singer and songwriter (Big Brovaz) • December 20David Cook, American singer • Jason Zhang, Chinese pop singer • December 23Beatriz Luengo, Spanish singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and entrepreneur • Toru Kitajima, Japanese singer (Ling Tosite Sigure) • December 24Masaki Aiba, Japanese singer • Robert Carmine, vocalist (Rooney) • December 27Terji Skibenæs, Faroese guitarist (Týr) == Deaths ==
Deaths
• January – Sudhin Dasgupta, music director, lyricist, and singer, 52 • January 16Harald Agersnap, Danish classical musician, 92 • January 19Elis Regina, Brazilian singer, 36 (drug/alcohol overdose) • January 22Tommy Tucker, singer=songwriter, 48 (carbon tetrachloride poisoning) • January 28Bert Etta Davis, American alto saxophonist, 58 • January 30Stanley Holloway, English actor and singer, 91 • Lightnin' Hopkins, blues singer, 69 • February 4Alex Harvey, rock singer and guitarist, 46 • February 16Luis Pacheco de Céspedes, Peruvian composer, violinist, and conductor, 86 • February 17Thelonious Monk, jazz pianist, 64 • February 18Nathaniel Shilkret, composer and musician, 92 • February 20Sholom Katz, American Jewish cantor • February 21Murray the K, disc jockey, 60 • February 25Chao Yuen Ren, composer, 89 • March 5John Belushi, entertainer of The Blues Brothers fame, 33 (drug overdose) • March 7Chuck Thompson, American jazz drummer, 55 • March 19Randy Rhoads, guitarist, 25 (plane crash) • March 24Aileen Stanley, singer, 84 or 85 • March 26Ferdinando Garimberti, violin maker, 88 • March 27Bob Ysaguirre, Belizean-born American jazz double bass and tuba player, 85 • March 29Carl Orff, German composer, famous for the choral work Carmina Burana, 86 • March 31Georgios Poniridis, Greek composer and violinist, 90 • April 2Yedidya Admon, Israeli composer and singer, 87 • Sam Coslow, songwriter and singer, 79 • April 7Koço Uçi, Albanian composer and conductor, 59 • April 8Branko Grković, Bosnian-Herzegovinian composer, arranger, music editor, music critic, pianist, music educator, and writer on music, 62 • April 30Lester Bangs, American music journalist, 33 (overdose) • May 1William Primrose, violist, 77 • May 5Cal Tjader, Latin jazz musician, 56 (heart attack) • May 6Pinocchio James, 54, American jazz and R&B singer, 54 • May 8Neil Bogart, owner of Casablanca Records, 39 (cancer) • May 12Humphrey Searle, composer, 66 • May 13Sal Pace, American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist, 75 • Renzo Rossellini, film composer, 74 • May 14Jean Derbès, French composer, pianist, and music critic, 45 • May 15Joëlle Mogensen, French singer, 29 (drug overdose) • May 16Adriano Correia de Oliveira, Portuguese composer and singer, 40 • May 18Lajos Kiss, Hungarian ethnomusicologist, music educator, academic administrator, conductor, editor, and folk-song collector, 82 • May 26Nanny Larsén-Todsen, operatic soprano, 97 • May 30Leon René, songwriter, 80 • June 15Art Pepper, jazz saxophonist, 56 (brain hemorrhage) • June 16James Honeyman-Scott, guitarist, 25 (heart failure from cocaine use) • July 8Aino Seep, Estonian singer and actress, 57 • July 9Wingy Manone, jazz trumpeter, 82 • July 10Maria Jeritza, operatic soprano, 96 • July 15Bill Justis, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer, 55 (cancer) • July 15Lionel Daunais, Canadian baritone and composer, 80 • July 22Sonny Stitt, jazz saxophonist, 58 • July 28Keith Green, gospel singer, 28 (plane crash) • July 28Nick Lucas Jazz Guitarist, Musician, 84 • August 13Joe Tex, Southern soul singer, 49 • August 25Anna German, Polish singer, 46 • September 1Clifford Curzon, pianist, 75 • September 12Franz Grothe, German composer, arranger, songwriter, conductor, and pianist, 73 • Federico Moreno Torroba, composer, 91 • September 14Christian Ferras, French violinist, 49 (suicide) • September 17Manos Loïzos, Greek composer, 44 • September 23Jimmy Wakely, American Country-Western singer and actor, 68 • September 29A. L. Lloyd, folk song collector, 74 • October 4Glenn Gould, pianist, 50 (stroke) • October 16Jakov Gotovac, composer and conductor, 87 • Mario del Monaco, operatic tenor, 67 • October 21Radka Toneff, Norwegian jazz singer, 30 • October 29William Lloyd Webber, British organist and composer, 68 • November 16Al Haig, jazz pianist, 58 • December 2David Blue, folk singer, 41 • December 8Marty Robbins, country singer, 57 • December 19Andy Anderson, African-American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, 77 • December 10Roy Webb, film composer, 94 == Awards ==
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