Events in January
304Births
| Artist | Birth | Age in 2026 | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | |||
| Diahnne Abbott | 01/01/1945 | 81 years | United States |
| Al McKibbon | 01/01/1919 | would have been 107 years old† 29/07/2005 | United States |
| Alpha Blondy | 01/01/1953 | 73 years | Ivory Coast |
| Bouga | 01/01/1974 | 52 years | France |
| Carl Carlton | 01/01/1953 | would have been 73 years old† 14/12/2025 | United States |
| Louis Chedid | 01/01/1948 | 78 years | France |
| David Christie | 01/01/1948 | would have been 78 years old† 11/05/1997 | France |
| Country Joe McDonald | 01/01/1942 | would have been 84 years old† 07/03/2026 | United States |
| Xavier Cugat | 01/01/1900 | would have been 126 years old† 27/10/1990 | Spain / United States / Cuba |
| F.R. David | 01/01/1947 | 79 years | France |
| Grandmaster Flash | 01/01/1958 | 68 years | Barbados |
| M'Bady Kouyaté | 01/01/1934 | would have been 92 years old† 21/10/2016 | Guinea |
| Lord Kossity | 01/01/1973 | 53 years | France |
| Milt Jackson | 01/01/1923 | would have been 103 years old† 09/10/1999 | United States |
| Ziad Rahbani | 01/01/1956 | would have been 70 years old† 26/07/2025 | Lebanon |
| Genya Ravan | 01/01/1940 | 86 years | United States |
| Olivia Ruiz | 01/01/1980 | 46 years | France |
| 2 January | |||
| Tia Carrere | 02/01/1967 | 59 years | United States |
| Keith Forsey | 02/01/1948 | 78 years | United Kingdom |
| Gage | 02/01/1977 | 49 years | Canada |
| John Noble | 02/01/1931 | would have been 95 years old† 21/03/2008 | United Kingdom |
| Malaika | 02/01/1972 | 54 years | United States |
| Roger Miller | 02/01/1936 | would have been 90 years old† 25/10/1992 | United States |
| Sabu | 02/01/1960 | 66 years | United States |
| Vivien Savage | 02/01/1955 | 71 years | France |
| 3 January | |||
| Marla Glen | 03/01/1960 | 66 years | United States |
| Coati Mundi | 03/01/1950 | 76 years | United States |
| Stephen Stills | 03/01/1945 | 81 years | United States |
| Marc Ysaye | 03/01/1954 | 72 years | Belgium |
| 4 January | |||
| Georges Chelon | 04/01/1943 | 83 years | France |
| Mélanie Cohl | 04/01/1982 | 44 years | Belgium |
| Arthur Conley | 04/01/1946 | would have been 80 years old† 16/11/2003 | United States |
| Labrinth | 04/01/1989 | 37 years | United Kingdom |
| Guy Marly | 04/01/1921 | would have been 105 years old† 22/01/2008 | France |
| John McLaughlin | 04/01/1942 | 84 years | United Kingdom |
| Rayvon | 04/01/1968 | 58 years | Barbados |
| 5 January | |||
| Alfred Brendel | 05/01/1931 | would have been 95 years old† 17/06/2025 | Austria / Czech Republic |
| DJ BoBo | 05/01/1968 | 58 years | Switzerland |
| Emilia | 05/01/1978 | 48 years | Sweden |
| Wilbert Harrison | 05/01/1929 | would have been 97 years old† 26/10/1994 | United States |
| Jeffrey Jey | 05/01/1970 | 56 years | Italy |
| Jo Lemaire | 05/01/1956 | 70 years | Belgium |
| Maurizio Pollini | 05/01/1942 | would have been 84 years old† 23/03/2024 | Italy |
| Reid Nibley | 05/01/1923 | would have been 103 years old† 25/02/2008 | United States |
| Marlon Roudette | 05/01/1983 | 43 years | United Kingdom |
| Sasha | 05/01/1972 | 54 years | Germany |
| 6 January | |||
| Syd Barrett | 06/01/1946 | would have been 80 years old† 07/07/2006 | United Kingdom |
| Adriano Celentano | 06/01/1938 | 88 years | Italy |
| Paolo Conte | 06/01/1937 | 89 years | Italy |
| DJ Dado | 06/01/1967 | 59 years | Italy |
| Ben Haenow | 06/01/1985 | 41 years | United Kingdom |
| Maurice Abravanel | 06/01/1903 | would have been 123 years old† 22/09/1993 | United States |
| Van McCoy | 06/01/1940 | would have been 86 years old† 06/07/1979 | United States |
| Nek | 06/01/1972 | 54 years | Italy |
| Papa A.P. | 06/01/1982 | 44 years | Canada |
| Kathy Sledge | 06/01/1959 | 67 years | United States |
| Davy Spillane | 06/01/1959 | 67 years | Ireland |
| Alan Stivell | 06/01/1944 | 82 years | France |
| Doris Troy | 06/01/1937 | would have been 89 years old† 16/02/2004 | United States |
| Magalie Vaé | 06/01/1987 | 39 years | France |
| 7 January | |||
| Henry "Red" Allen And His Orchestra | 07/01/1908 | would have been 118 years old† 17/04/1967 | United States |
| DJ Ötzi | 07/01/1971 | 55 years | Austria |
| Five For Fighting | 07/01/1965 | 61 years | United States |
| Kenny Loggins | 07/01/1948 | 78 years | United States |
| Clint Mansell | 07/01/1963 | 63 years | United Kingdom |
| Jacques Pills | 07/01/1906 | would have been 120 years old† 12/09/1970 | France |
| Taja Sevelle | 07/01/1962 | 64 years | United States |
| Dante Thomas | 07/01/1978 | 48 years | United States |
| 8 January | |||
| Shirley Bassey | 08/01/1937 | 89 years | United Kingdom |
| Basto! | 08/01/1975 | 51 years | Belgium |
| David Bowie | 08/01/1947 | would have been 79 years old† 10/01/2016 | United Kingdom |
| DJ Daddy K | 08/01/1968 | 58 years | Belgium |
| Evelyn Lear | 08/01/1926 | would have been 100 years old† 01/07/2012 | United States |
| Giorgio Tozzi | 08/01/1923 | would have been 103 years old† 30/05/2011 | United States |
| Anny Gould | 08/01/1920 | would have been 106 years old† 14/11/2013 | France |
| Jack Lantier | 08/01/1930 | would have been 96 years old† 27/10/2024 | France |
| John McLaughlin | 08/01/1965 | 61 years | United Kingdom |
| Pascal Obispo | 08/01/1965 | 61 years | France |
| Elvis Presley | 08/01/1935 | would have been 91 years old† 16/08/1977 | United States |
| R. Kelly | 08/01/1967 | 59 years | United States |
| Archie Roach | 08/01/1956 | would have been 70 years old† 30/07/2022 | Australia |
| Ron Sexsmith | 08/01/1964 | 62 years | Canada |
| 9 January | |||
| Joan Baez | 09/01/1941 | 85 years | United States |
| Lara Fabian | 09/01/1970 | 56 years | Canada / Belgium |
| Crystal Gayle | 09/01/1951 | 75 years | United States |
| Haddaway | 09/01/1965 | 61 years | Germany / Trinidad and Tobago |
| Tim Hart | 09/01/1948 | would have been 78 years old† 24/12/2009 | United Kingdom |
| Domenico Modugno | 09/01/1928 | would have been 98 years old† 06/08/1994 | Italy |
| Paolo Nutini | 09/01/1987 | 39 years | United Kingdom |
| Jimmy Page | 09/01/1944 | 82 years | United Kingdom |
| Sean Paul | 09/01/1973 | 53 years | Jamaica |
| Buster Poindexter | 09/01/1950 | would have been 76 years old† 28/02/2025 | United States |
| Saya | 09/01/1978 | 48 years | France |
| Slim Gaillard | 09/01/1911 | would have been 115 years old† 26/02/1991 | United States |
| 10 January | |||
| Pat Benatar | 10/01/1953 | 73 years | United States |
| Shawn Colvin | 10/01/1956 | 70 years | United States |
| Jim Croce | 10/01/1943 | would have been 83 years old† 20/09/1973 | United States |
| Donald Fagen | 10/01/1948 | 78 years | United States |
| Boris Gardiner | 10/01/1943 | 83 years | Jamaica |
| Nicolas Jaar | 10/01/1990 | 36 years | United States / Chile |
| Kimera | 10/01/1954 | 72 years | South Korea |
| Scott McKenzie | 10/01/1939 | would have been 87 years old† 18/08/2012 | United States |
| Mischa Maisky | 10/01/1948 | 78 years | Latvia / Israel |
| Marie-Josée Neuville | 10/01/1938 | would have been 88 years old† 01/07/2023 | France |
| Gianfranco Plenizio | 10/01/1941 | would have been 85 years old† 07/02/2017 | Italy |
| Johnnie Ray | 10/01/1927 | would have been 99 years old† 24/02/1990 | United States |
| Schwester S. | 10/01/1974 | 52 years | Germany |
| Sherrill Milnes | 10/01/1935 | 91 years | United States |
| Mike Stern | 10/01/1953 | 73 years | United States |
| Rod Stewart | 10/01/1945 | 81 years | United Kingdom |
| 11 January | |||
| Mary J. Blige | 11/01/1971 | 55 years | United States |
| Albert Dupontel | 11/01/1964 | 62 years | France |
| Jamelia | 11/01/1981 | 45 years | United Kingdom |
| Paul Johnson | 11/01/1971 | would have been 55 years old† 04/08/2021 | United States |
| Jacqueline Maillan | 11/01/1923 | would have been 103 years old† 12/05/1992 | France |
| Dawn Penn | 11/01/1952 | 74 years | Jamaica |
| Lee Ritenour | 11/01/1952 | 74 years | United States |
| 12 January | |||
| Long John Baldry | 12/01/1941 | would have been 85 years old† 21/07/2005 | Canada / United Kingdom |
| Johnny Clarke | 12/01/1955 | 71 years | Jamaica |
| George Duke | 12/01/1946 | would have been 80 years old† 05/08/2013 | United States |
| Édouard Lalo | 12/01/1823 | would have been 203 years old† 22/04/1892 | France |
| Ella Henderson | 12/01/1996 | 30 years | United Kingdom |
| Melanie C | 12/01/1974 | 52 years | United Kingdom |
| Miss Nicky Trax | 12/01/1971 | 55 years | Belgium |
| Tex Ritter | 12/01/1905 | would have been 121 years old† 02/01/1974 | United States |
| Ricky Van Shelton | 12/01/1952 | 74 years | United States |
| 13 January | |||
| Daevid Allen | 13/01/1938 | would have been 88 years old† 13/03/2015 | Australia |
| Richard Anthony | 13/01/1938 | would have been 88 years old† 19/04/2015 | France |
| Bic Runga | 13/01/1976 | 50 years | New Zealand |
| Brixx | 13/01/1976 | 50 years | Germany |
| Bruno Coulais | 13/01/1954 | 72 years | France |
| Bruno Coulais | 13/01/1954 | 72 years | France |
| Jacques Debronckart | 13/01/1934 | would have been 92 years old† 25/03/1983 | France |
| Wayne Marshall | 13/01/1961 | 65 years | United Kingdom |
| Trevor Rabin | 13/01/1954 | 72 years | United States / South Africa |
| Renato Bruson | 13/01/1936 | 90 years | Italy |
| 14 January | |||
| Clarence Carter | 14/01/1936 | would have been 90 years old† 13/05/2026 | United States |
| Etienne Daho | 14/01/1956 | 70 years | France |
| Georgie Dann | 14/01/1940 | would have been 86 years old† 03/11/2021 | France |
| Paul Elstak | 14/01/1966 | 60 years | Netherlands |
| Dave Grohl | 14/01/1969 | 57 years | United States |
| Jack Jones | 14/01/1938 | would have been 88 years old† 23/10/2024 | United States |
| Jordy | 14/01/1988 | 38 years | France |
| LL Cool J | 14/01/1968 | 58 years | United States |
| Mariss Jansons | 14/01/1943 | would have been 83 years old† 30/11/2019 | Russia / Latvia |
| Billie Jo Spears | 14/01/1937 | would have been 89 years old† 14/12/2011 | United States |
| Supermax | 14/01/1949 | would have been 77 years old† 20/03/2011 | Austria |
| 15 January | |||
| Bibie | 15/01/1947 | 79 years | Ghana / France |
| Bobby Bloom | 15/01/1946 | would have been 80 years old† 28/02/1974 | United States |
| Dan Ar Braz | 15/01/1949 | 77 years | France |
| Sam Fletcher | 15/01/1933 | would have been 93 years old† 25/04/1989 | United States |
| Gene Krupa | 15/01/1909 | would have been 117 years old† 16/10/1973 | United States |
| Tony Rebel | 15/01/1962 | 64 years | Jamaica |
| Stéphane Steeman | 15/01/1933 | would have been 93 years old† 23/01/2015 | Belgium / France |
| Marius Trésor | 15/01/1950 | 76 years | France |
| Wes | 15/01/1964 | would have been 62 years old† 25/06/2021 | France / Cameroon |
| 16 January | |||
| Aaliyah | 16/01/1979 | would have been 47 years old† 25/08/2001 | United States |
| Orchester Claudius Alzner | 16/01/1930 | would have been 96 years old† 01/02/2002 | Austria |
| Katia Ricciarelli | 16/01/1946 | 80 years | Italy |
| Ronnie Milsap | 16/01/1943 | 83 years | United States |
| Stino Mubi | 16/01/1966 | 60 years | - |
| Conny Vandenbos | 16/01/1937 | would have been 89 years old† 07/04/2002 | Netherlands |
| 17 January | |||
| Bobby Hutcherson | 17/01/1941 | would have been 85 years old† 15/08/2016 | United States |
| Dalida | 17/01/1933 | would have been 93 years old† 03/05/1987 | Egypt / France |
| DJ Tiësto | 17/01/1969 | 57 years | Netherlands |
| Françoise Hardy | 17/01/1944 | would have been 82 years old† 11/06/2024 | France |
| Calvin Harris | 17/01/1984 | 42 years | United Kingdom |
| Richard Hawley | 17/01/1967 | 59 years | United Kingdom |
| Susanna Hoffs | 17/01/1959 | 67 years | United States |
| Chris Montez | 17/01/1943 | 83 years | United States |
| Ray J | 17/01/1981 | 45 years | United States |
| Ryuichi Sakamoto | 17/01/1952 | would have been 74 years old† 28/03/2023 | Japan |
| Shabba Ranks | 17/01/1966 | 60 years | Jamaica |
| Paul Young | 17/01/1956 | 70 years | United Kingdom |
| 18 January | |||
| Danny Kaye | 18/01/1911 | would have been 115 years old† 03/03/1987 | United States |
| Shaun Davey | 18/01/1948 | 78 years | Ireland |
| Frankie Knuckles | 18/01/1955 | would have been 71 years old† 31/03/2014 | United States |
| Bobby Goldsboro | 18/01/1941 | 85 years | United States |
| Elli Medeiros | 18/01/1956 | 70 years | Uruguay / France |
| Samantha Mumba | 18/01/1983 | 43 years | Ireland |
| David Ruffin | 18/01/1941 | would have been 85 years old† 01/06/1991 | United States |
| Robert Wyatt | 18/01/1945 | 81 years | United Kingdom |
| 19 January | |||
| Booker Newberry III | 19/01/1956 | would have been 70 years old† 05/04/2023 | United States |
| Andreas Dorau | 19/01/1964 | 62 years | Germany |
| Géza Anda | 19/01/1921 | would have been 105 years old† 13/06/1976 | Hungary / Switzerland |
| Dan Gibson | 19/01/1922 | would have been 104 years old† 18/03/2006 | Canada |
| Russ Hamilton | 19/01/1932 | would have been 94 years old† 11/10/2008 | United Kingdom |
| Hans Hotter | 19/01/1909 | would have been 117 years old† 06/12/2003 | Germany |
| Janis Joplin | 19/01/1943 | would have been 83 years old† 04/10/1970 | United States |
| Trey Lorenz | 19/01/1969 | 57 years | United States |
| Paul McCrane | 19/01/1961 | 65 years | United States |
| Robert Palmer | 19/01/1949 | would have been 77 years old† 26/09/2003 | United States / United Kingdom |
| Dolly Parton | 19/01/1946 | would have been 80 years old† 25/08/2026 | United States |
| Pieter-Jan Belder | 19/01/1966 | 60 years | Netherlands |
| Sir Simon Rattle | 19/01/1955 | 71 years | United Kingdom |
| 20 January | |||
| Ray Anthony | 20/01/1922 | 104 years | United States |
| Gary Barlow | 20/01/1971 | 55 years | United Kingdom |
| "Fast" Eddie Smith | 20/01/1969 | 57 years | United States |
| Melody | 20/01/1977 | 49 years | Belgium |
| John Michael Montgomery | 20/01/1965 | 61 years | United States |
| Roy Eldridge | 20/01/1911 | would have been 115 years old† 26/02/1989 | United States |
| Slim Whitman | 20/01/1923 | would have been 103 years old† 19/06/2013 | United States |
| Yvonne Loriod | 20/01/1924 | would have been 102 years old† 17/05/2010 | France |
| 21 January | |||
| Bnois King | 21/01/1943 | 83 years | - |
| Emma Bunton | 21/01/1976 | 50 years | United Kingdom |
| Placido Domingo | 21/01/1941 | 85 years | Spain |
| Dominique Tirmont | 21/01/1923 | would have been 103 years old† 10/08/2002 | France |
| Richie Havens | 21/01/1941 | would have been 85 years old† 22/04/2013 | United States |
| Michel Jonasz | 21/01/1947 | 79 years | France |
| Billy Ocean | 21/01/1950 | 76 years | United Kingdom / Trinidad and Tobago |
| Telly Savalas | 21/01/1922 | would have been 104 years old† 22/01/1994 | United States |
| Kristian Schultze | 21/01/1945 | would have been 81 years old† 22/11/2011 | Germany |
| Edwin Starr | 21/01/1942 | would have been 84 years old† 02/04/2003 | United States |
| Michel Teló | 21/01/1981 | 45 years | Brazil |
| 22 January | |||
| Myung-Whun Chung | 22/01/1953 | 73 years | South Korea |
| Sam Cooke | 22/01/1931 | would have been 95 years old† 11/12/1964 | United States |
| Barbara Dex | 22/01/1974 | 52 years | Belgium |
| Luba Orgonasova | 22/01/1961 | 65 years | Slovakia |
| Malcom McLaren | 22/01/1946 | would have been 80 years old† 08/04/2010 | United Kingdom |
| Michał Urbaniak | 22/01/1943 | would have been 83 years old† 20/12/2025 | Poland |
| Steve Perry | 22/01/1949 | 77 years | United States |
| 23 January | |||
| Alex Gaudino | 23/01/1970 | 56 years | Italy |
| David Arnold | 23/01/1962 | 64 years | United Kingdom |
| Jeanne Moreau | 23/01/1928 | would have been 98 years old† 31/07/2017 | France |
| Anita Pointer | 23/01/1948 | would have been 78 years old† 31/12/2022 | United States |
| Django Reinhardt | 23/01/1910 | would have been 116 years old† 16/05/1953 | France |
| Wallen | 23/01/1978 | 48 years | France |
| 24 January | |||
| Michael Chapman | 24/01/1941 | would have been 85 years old† 10/09/2021 | United Kingdom |
| Neil Diamond | 24/01/1941 | 85 years | United States |
| Alicia Keys | 24/01/1981 | 45 years | United States |
| Moses Pelham | 24/01/1971 | 55 years | Germany |
| Aaron Neville | 24/01/1941 | 85 years | United States |
| Klaus Nomi | 24/01/1944 | would have been 82 years old† 06/08/1983 | Germany |
| Philippe D'Avilla | 24/01/1973 | 53 years | Belgium |
| Sleepy Brown | 24/01/1970 | 56 years | United States |
| Ray Stevens | 24/01/1939 | 87 years | United States |
| Tatyana Ali | 24/01/1979 | 47 years | United States |
| The Mad Stuntman | 24/01/1967 | 59 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Rokia Traoré | 24/01/1974 | 52 years | France / Mali |
| Matthew Wilder | 24/01/1953 | 73 years | United States |
| Warren Zevon | 24/01/1947 | would have been 79 years old† 07/09/2003 | United States |
| 25 January | |||
| Carlo Del Monte | 25/01/1921 | would have been 105 years old† 14/09/2000 | Spain |
| Mario Castelnuovo | 25/01/1955 | 71 years | Italy |
| Eddie Floyd | 25/01/1935 | 91 years | United States |
| Etta James | 25/01/1938 | would have been 88 years old† 20/01/2012 | United States |
| Kipper Jones | 25/01/1962 | 64 years | United States |
| Sheryfa Luna | 25/01/1989 | 37 years | France |
| Sara Mandiano | 25/01/1958 | 68 years | France |
| Ewan MacColl | 25/01/1915 | would have been 111 years old† 22/10/1989 | United Kingdom |
| 26 January | |||
| Anita Baker | 26/01/1958 | 68 years | United States |
| Michel Delpech | 26/01/1946 | would have been 80 years old† 02/01/2016 | France |
| Ronnie Hilton | 26/01/1926 | would have been 100 years old† 21/02/2001 | United Kingdom |
| France Joli | 26/01/1963 | 63 years | Canada |
| Jean Knight | 26/01/1943 | would have been 83 years old† 22/11/2023 | United States |
| Pakito | 26/01/1981 | 45 years | France |
| Merrilee Rush | 26/01/1944 | 82 years | United States |
| Michel Sardou | 26/01/1947 | 79 years | France |
| Stéphane Grappelli | 26/01/1908 | would have been 118 years old† 01/12/1997 | Italy / France |
| 27 January | |||
| Bobby Bland | 27/01/1930 | would have been 96 years old† 23/06/2013 | United States |
| Bob Mintzer | 27/01/1953 | 73 years | United States |
| Bohdan Warchal | 27/01/1930 | would have been 96 years old† 30/12/2000 | Slovakia |
| Kevin Coyne | 27/01/1944 | would have been 82 years old† 02/12/2004 | United Kingdom |
| Joey Dyser | 27/01/1944 | 82 years | Netherlands |
| Elmore James | 27/01/1918 | would have been 108 years old† 24/05/1963 | United States |
| Lewis Carroll | 27/01/1832 | would have been 194 years old† 14/01/1898 | United Kingdom |
| Nick Mason | 27/01/1944 | 82 years | United Kingdom |
| Mark Owen | 27/01/1972 | 54 years | United Kingdom |
| Tricky | 27/01/1968 | 58 years | United Kingdom |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 27/01/1756 | would have been 270 years old† 05/12/1791 | - |
| 28 January | |||
| Acker Bilk | 28/01/1929 | would have been 97 years old† 02/11/2014 | United Kingdom |
| DJ Muggs | 28/01/1968 | 58 years | United States |
| EMA | 28/01/1982 | 44 years | United States |
| King Tubby | 28/01/1941 | would have been 85 years old† 06/02/1989 | Jamaica |
| Alec Mansion | 28/01/1958 | 68 years | Belgium |
| Sarah McLachlan | 28/01/1968 | 58 years | Canada |
| Michael Jones | 28/01/1952 | 74 years | France / United Kingdom |
| Monifah | 28/01/1971 | 55 years | United States |
| Jean-Louis Murat | 28/01/1952 | would have been 74 years old† 25/05/2023 | France |
| Rakim | 28/01/1968 | 58 years | United States |
| 29 January | |||
| Sacha Distel | 29/01/1933 | would have been 93 years old† 22/07/2004 | France |
| Coumba Gawlo | 29/01/1972 | 54 years | Senegal |
| Bettye Lavette | 29/01/1946 | 80 years | United States |
| Leadbelly | 29/01/1885 | would have been 141 years old† 06/12/1949 | United States |
| Rag'n'Bone Man | 29/01/1985 | 41 years | United Kingdom |
| Roméo | 29/01/1961 | 65 years | France |
| Shona | 29/01/1963 | 63 years | France |
| Frankie Smith | 29/01/1940 | would have been 86 years old† 08/03/2019 | United States |
| Amii Stewart | 29/01/1956 | 70 years | United States |
| Pierre Tchernia | 29/01/1928 | would have been 98 years old† 08/10/2016 | France |
| Mark Wynter | 29/01/1943 | 83 years | United Kingdom |
| 30 January | |||
| Phil Collins | 30/01/1951 | 75 years | United Kingdom |
| Jacqueline François | 30/01/1922 | would have been 104 years old† 07/03/2009 | France |
| Tinman | 30/01/1963 | 63 years | United Kingdom |
| Jody Watley | 30/01/1959 | 67 years | United States |
| 31 January | |||
| Lloyd Cole | 31/01/1961 | 65 years | United Kingdom |
| Franz Schubert | 31/01/1797 | would have been 229 years old† 19/11/1828 | - |
| Philip Glass | 31/01/1937 | 89 years | United States |
| K-maro | 31/01/1980 | 46 years | Canada / Lebanon |
| K-Maro | 31/01/1980 | 46 years | Canada / Lebanon |
| KC | 31/01/1951 | 75 years | United States |
| Mario Lanza | 31/01/1921 | would have been 105 years old† 07/10/1959 | United States |
| Tom Schuman | 31/01/1958 | 68 years | United States |
| Justin Timberlake | 31/01/1981 | 45 years | United States |
| Adrian Vandenberg | 31/01/1954 | 72 years | Netherlands |
125Death
| Artist | Death | There are | Age at death | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | ||||
| Maurice Chevalier | 01/01/1972 | 54 years | 83 years | France |
| Lhasa De Sela | 01/01/2010 | 16 years | 37 years | Canada / United States / Mexico |
| Milan Horvat | 01/01/2014 | 12 years | 94 years | Austria |
| Nat Adderley | 01/01/2000 | 26 years | 68 years | United States |
| Patti Page | 01/01/2013 | 13 years | 85 years | United States |
| Hank Williams | 01/01/1953 | 73 years | 29 years | United States |
| 2 January | ||||
| Randy California | 02/01/1997 | 29 years | 45 years | United States |
| Michel Delpech | 02/01/2016 | 10 years | 69 years | France |
| Erroll Garner | 02/01/1977 | 49 years | 55 years | United States |
| Lys Gauty | 02/01/1994 | 32 years | 93 years | France |
| Tex Ritter | 02/01/1974 | 52 years | 68 years | United States |
| Larry Williams | 02/01/1980 | 46 years | 44 years | United States |
| 3 January | ||||
| Brenton Wood | 03/01/2025 | 1s | 83 years | United States |
| 4 January | ||||
| Lily Laskine | 04/01/1988 | 38 years | 94 years | France |
| Les Brown | 04/01/2001 | 25 years | 88 years | United States |
| Mort Garson | 04/01/2008 | 18 years | 83 years | United States |
| Gerry Rafferty | 04/01/2011 | 15 years | 63 years | United Kingdom |
| David Soul | 04/01/2024 | 2 years | 80 years | United States / United Kingdom |
| 5 January | ||||
| Pierre Boulez | 05/01/2016 | 10 years | 90 years | France |
| Charles Mingus | 05/01/1979 | 47 years | 56 years | United States |
| Mistinguett | 05/01/1956 | 70 years | 80 years | France |
| Michel Petrucciani | 05/01/1999 | 27 years | 36 years | France |
| 6 January | ||||
| Dizzy Gillespie | 06/01/1993 | 33 years | 75 years | United States |
| Lou Rawls | 06/01/2006 | 20 years | 72 years | United States |
| 7 January | ||||
| Gilles Dreu | 07/01/2025 | 1s | 90 years | France |
| France Gall | 07/01/2018 | 8 years | 70 years | France |
| David Lindup | 07/01/1992 | 34 years | 63 years | United Kingdom |
| R. Dean Taylor | 07/01/2022 | 4 years | 82 years | Canada |
| 8 January | ||||
| Georgie Auld | 08/01/1990 | 36 years | 70 years | United States |
| Denise LaSalle | 08/01/2018 | 8 years | 83 years | United States |
| Curtis Lee | 08/01/2015 | 11 years | 75 years | United States |
| David McWilliams | 08/01/2002 | 24 years | 56 years | United Kingdom |
| Clyde Otis | 08/01/2008 | 18 years | 83 years | United States |
| Richard Tucker | 08/01/1975 | 51 years | 61 years | United States |
| Peter Sarstedt | 08/01/2017 | 9 years | 75 years | United Kingdom |
| 9 January | ||||
| Michel Ripoche | 09/01/2024 | 2 years | 70 years | France |
| 10 January | ||||
| Jeff Beck | 10/01/2023 | 3 years | 78 years | United Kingdom |
| David Bowie | 10/01/2016 | 10 years | 69 years | United Kingdom |
| Howlin' Wolf | 10/01/1976 | 50 years | 65 years | United States |
| Joe Farrell | 10/01/1986 | 40 years | 48 years | United States |
| Mano Solo | 10/01/2010 | 16 years | 46 years | France |
| Marc Morgan | 10/01/2020 | 6 years | 57 years | Belgium |
| 11 January | ||||
| Klaus Tennstedt | 11/01/1998 | 28 years | 71 years | Germany |
| 12 January | ||||
| Champion Jack Dupree | 12/01/1992 | 34 years | 82 years | United States |
| Phyllis Nelson | 12/01/1998 | 28 years | 47 years | United States |
| Ronnie Spector | 12/01/2022 | 4 years | 78 years | United States |
| Randy Vanwarmer | 12/01/2004 | 22 years | 48 years | United States |
| 13 January | ||||
| Doodles Weaver | 13/01/1983 | 43 years | 71 years | United States |
| Ronny Jordan | 13/01/2014 | 12 years | 51 years | United Kingdom |
| 14 January | ||||
| Daniel Balavoine | 14/01/1986 | 40 years | 33 years | France |
| Bobby Charles | 14/01/2010 | 16 years | 71 years | United States |
| Lewis Carroll | 14/01/1898 | 128 years | 65 years | United Kingdom |
| Muslimgauze | 14/01/1999 | 27 years | 37 years | United Kingdom |
| Ruby Starr | 14/01/1995 | 31 years | 45 years | United States |
| 15 January | ||||
| Les Baxter | 15/01/1996 | 30 years | 73 years | United States |
| Harry Nilsson | 15/01/1994 | 32 years | 52 years | United States |
| Jack Teagarden | 15/01/1964 | 62 years | 58 years | United States |
| Victoria De Los Angeles | 15/01/2005 | 21 years | 81 years | Spain |
| 16 January | ||||
| Jimmy Castor | 16/01/2012 | 14 years | 71 years | United States |
| Tony Dallara | 16/01/2026 | 0s | 89 years | Italy |
| Wilson Pickett | 16/01/2006 | 20 years | 64 years | United States |
| 17 January | ||||
| Carlos | 17/01/2008 | 18 years | 64 years | France |
| Junior Mance | 17/01/2021 | 5 years | 92 years | United States |
| Czesław Niemen | 17/01/2004 | 22 years | 64 years | Poland |
| Johnny Otis | 17/01/2012 | 14 years | 90 years | United States |
| 18 January | ||||
| David Crosby | 18/01/2023 | 3 years | 81 years | United States |
| Glenn Frey | 18/01/2016 | 10 years | 67 years | United States |
| Gribouille | 18/01/1968 | 58 years | 26 years | France |
| Roberta Peters | 18/01/2017 | 9 years | 86 years | United States |
| Jimmie Rodgers | 18/01/2021 | 5 years | 87 years | United States |
| Marcel Zanini | 18/01/2023 | 3 years | 99 years | France |
| 19 January | ||||
| Don Costa | 19/01/1983 | 43 years | 57 years | United States |
| Gerry Mulligan | 19/01/1996 | 30 years | 68 years | United States |
| Robert Parker | 19/01/2020 | 6 years | 89 years | United States |
| Carl Perkins | 19/01/1998 | 28 years | 65 years | United States |
| Marlena Shaw | 19/01/2024 | 2 years | 81 years | United States |
| 20 January | ||||
| Claudio Abbado | 20/01/2014 | 12 years | 80 years | Italy |
| Edgar Froese | 20/01/2015 | 11 years | 70 years | Germany |
| Etta James | 20/01/2012 | 14 years | 73 years | United States |
| Meat Loaf | 20/01/2022 | 4 years | 74 years | United States |
| 21 January | ||||
| B.G. The Prince Of Rap | 21/01/2023 | 3 years | 57 years | United States |
| Guem | 21/01/2021 | 5 years | 73 years | France / Algeria |
| Peggy Lee | 21/01/2002 | 24 years | 81 years | United States |
| Jackie Wilson | 21/01/1984 | 42 years | 49 years | United States |
| 22 January | ||||
| Peter Bardens | 22/01/2002 | 24 years | 56 years | United Kingdom |
| François Deguelt | 22/01/2014 | 12 years | 81 years | France |
| Guy Marly | 22/01/2008 | 18 years | 87 years | France |
| Telly Savalas | 22/01/1994 | 32 years | 72 years | United States |
| Gabriel Yacoub | 22/01/2025 | 1s | 72 years | France |
| 23 January | ||||
| Samuel Barber | 23/01/1981 | 45 years | 70 years | United States |
| Brother Jack McDuff | 23/01/2001 | 25 years | 74 years | United States |
| Kid Ory And His Creole Jazz Band | 23/01/1973 | 53 years | 86 years | United States |
| Hugh Masekela | 23/01/2018 | 8 years | 78 years | South Africa |
| Melanie | 23/01/2024 | 2 years | 76 years | United States |
| Oliver Mtukudzi | 23/01/2019 | 7 years | 66 years | Zimbabwe |
| Paul Robeson | 23/01/1976 | 50 years | 77 years | United States |
| Stéphane Steeman | 23/01/2015 | 11 years | 82 years | Belgium / France |
| 25 January | ||||
| Gérard Blanc | 25/01/2009 | 17 years | 61 years | France |
| Ray Peterson | 25/01/2005 | 21 years | 69 years | United States |
| Seldon Powell | 25/01/1997 | 29 years | 68 years | United States |
| Demis Roussos | 25/01/2015 | 11 years | 68 years | Greece / France |
| 26 January | ||||
| Black | 26/01/2016 | 10 years | 53 years | United Kingdom |
| Donnie Elbert | 26/01/1989 | 37 years | 52 years | United States |
| Jean Guillou | 26/01/2019 | 7 years | 88 years | France |
| Michel Legrand | 26/01/2019 | 7 years | 86 years | United States / France |
| Michael Watford | 26/01/2024 | 2 years | 64 years | United States |
| Karen Young | 26/01/1991 | 35 years | 39 years | United States |
| 27 January | ||||
| Daniel Boone | 27/01/2023 | 3 years | 80 years | United Kingdom |
| Mahalia Jackson | 27/01/1972 | 54 years | 60 years | United States |
| Giuseppe Verdi | 27/01/1901 | 125 years | 87 years | - |
| 28 January | ||||
| Jim Capaldi | 28/01/2005 | 21 years | 60 years | United Kingdom |
| Jimmy Durante | 28/01/1980 | 46 years | 86 years | United States |
| Billy Fury | 28/01/1983 | 43 years | 42 years | United Kingdom |
| Paul Kantner | 28/01/2016 | 10 years | 74 years | United States |
| Tom Verlaine | 28/01/2023 | 3 years | 73 years | United States |
| 29 January | ||||
| Willie Dixon | 29/01/1992 | 34 years | 76 years | United States |
| James Ingram | 29/01/2019 | 7 years | 66 years | United States |
| Pierre Péchin | 29/01/2018 | 8 years | 70 years | France |
| 30 January | ||||
| John Barry | 30/01/2011 | 15 years | 77 years | United States / United Kingdom |
| Jean Constantin | 30/01/1997 | 29 years | 73 years | France |
| Damia | 30/01/1978 | 48 years | 88 years | France |
| Marianne Faithfull | 30/01/2025 | 1s | 78 years | United Kingdom |
| Lightnin' Hopkins | 30/01/1982 | 44 years | 69 years | United States |
| Warren Smith | 30/01/1980 | 46 years | 47 years | United States |
| 31 January | ||||
| Grant Green | 31/01/1979 | 47 years | 47 years | United States |