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271Births

ArtistBirthAge in 2026Nationality
1 February
Guy Berry01/02/1907would have been 119 years old† 15/03/1982France
Mike Brant01/02/1947would have been 79 years old† 25/04/1975Israel
Pierre Dudan01/02/1916would have been 110 years old† 04/02/1984Switzerland
Claude François01/02/1939would have been 87 years old† 11/03/1978France
Laurent Garnier01/02/196660 yearsFrance
Rick James01/02/1948would have been 78 years old† 06/08/2004United States
Jenö Jandó01/02/1952would have been 74 years old† 04/07/2023Hungary
Joe Sample01/02/1939would have been 87 years old† 12/09/2014United States
CJ Lewis01/02/196759 yearsUnited Kingdom
Bob Manning01/02/1926would have been 100 years old† 23/10/1997United States
Laura Marling01/02/199036 yearsUnited Kingdom
Gilles Servat01/02/194581 yearsFrance
Stephanie01/02/196561 yearsMonaco
2 February
Phil Barney02/02/195769 yearsFrance
Dana International02/02/196957 yearsIsrael
Serge Gainsbourg02/02/1928would have been 98 years old† 02/03/1991France
Melody Gardot02/02/198541 yearsUnited States
Michelle Gayle02/02/197155 yearsUnited Kingdom
Marc Hamilton02/02/1944would have been 82 years old† 17/02/2022Canada
Graham Nash02/02/194284 yearsUnited States / United Kingdom
Red Prysock02/02/1926would have been 100 years old† 19/07/1993United States
Axelle Renoir02/02/196957 yearsFrance
Shakira02/02/197749 yearsSpain / Colombia
Stan Getz02/02/1927would have been 99 years old† 06/06/1991United States
Sonny Stitt02/02/1924would have been 102 years old† 22/07/1982United States
3 February
Willeke Alberti03/02/194581 yearsNetherlands
Oscar Benton03/02/1949would have been 77 years old† 08/11/2020Netherlands
Dave Davies03/02/194779 yearsUnited Kingdom
Bill Deraime03/02/194779 yearsFrance
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy03/02/1809would have been 217 years old† 04/11/1847-
Sean Kingston03/02/199036 yearsUnited States
Osamu Kitajima03/02/194977 yearsJapan
Magic Box03/02/197650 yearsItaly
Melanie03/02/1947would have been 79 years old† 23/01/2024United States
Micah P. Hinson03/02/198145 yearsUnited States
Shawn Phillips03/02/194383 yearsUnited States
Johnny Guitar Watson03/02/1935would have been 91 years old† 17/05/1996United States
4 February
Alice Cooper04/02/194878 yearsUnited States
Billy04/02/197056 yearsFrance
Natalie Imbruglia04/02/197551 yearsUnited Kingdom / Australia
Kitaro04/02/195373 yearsJapan
Leslie04/02/198541 yearsFrance
Martti Talvela04/02/1935would have been 91 years old† 22/07/1989Finland
Asha Puthli04/02/194581 yearsIndia
Jean Tranchant04/02/1904would have been 122 years old† 07/04/1972France
Gabriel Yacoub04/02/1952would have been 74 years old† 22/01/2025France
5 February
Daniel Balavoine05/02/1952would have been 74 years old† 14/01/1986France
Bobby Brown05/02/196957 yearsUnited States
Al Kooper05/02/194482 yearsUnited States
Julie Zenatti05/02/198145 yearsFrance
6 February
Rick Astley06/02/196660 yearsUnited Kingdom
Mike Batt06/02/194977 yearsUnited Kingdom
Dave Berry06/02/194185 yearsUnited Kingdom
Claudio Arrau06/02/1903would have been 123 years old† 09/06/1991United States / Chile
Natalie Cole06/02/1950would have been 76 years old† 31/12/2015United States
Irène De Trébert06/02/1921would have been 105 years old† 13/05/1996France
Errol Dunkley06/02/195175 yearsJamaica
George Brunies06/02/1902would have been 124 years old† 19/11/1974United States
Bob Marley06/02/1945would have been 81 years old† 11/05/1981Jamaica
Yael Naim06/02/197848 yearsFrance / Israel
Claudia Phillips06/02/195967 yearsFrance
Wendy Van Wanten06/02/196066 yearsBelgium
7 February
Gérard Blanchard07/02/195373 yearsFrance
Claudia Muzio07/02/1889would have been 137 years old† 24/05/1936-
Emmanuel Curtil07/02/197155 yearsFrance
Juliette Gréco07/02/1927would have been 99 years old† 23/09/2020France
François Pirette07/02/196363 yearsBelgium
Warren Smith07/02/1932would have been 94 years old† 30/01/1980United States
Berthe Sylva07/02/1885would have been 141 years old† 24/05/1941France
Ted Alevizos07/02/1926would have been 100 years old† 30/10/2009United States
8 February
Adam F08/02/197254 yearsUnited Kingdom
Miquel Brown08/02/194581 yearsUnited States
Eddie Locke08/02/1930would have been 96 years old† 07/09/2009United States
Georges Guétary08/02/1915would have been 111 years old† 13/09/1997France
Joshua Kadison08/02/196363 yearsUnited States
Tom Rush08/02/194185 yearsUnited States
John Williams08/02/193294 yearsUnited States
9 February
BENNETT Brian09/02/194086 yearsUnited Kingdom
Jean Constantin09/02/1923would have been 103 years old† 30/01/1997France
Lolo Ferrari09/02/1963would have been 63 years old† 05/03/2000France
Major Harris09/02/1947would have been 79 years old† 09/11/2012United States
Holly Johnson09/02/196066 yearsUnited Kingdom
Marina Kaye09/02/199828 yearsFrance
Carole King09/02/194284 yearsUnited States
Gérard Lenorman09/02/194581 yearsFrance
Barry Mann09/02/193987 yearsUnited States
Peanuts Holland09/02/1910would have been 116 years old† 07/02/1979United States
10 February
Peter Allen10/02/1944would have been 82 years old† 18/06/1992Australia
André Bialek10/02/194779 yearsBelgium
Chris Ethridge10/02/1947would have been 79 years old† 23/04/2012United States
Jimmy Durante10/02/1893would have been 133 years old† 28/01/1980United States
Roberta Flack10/02/1937would have been 89 years old† 24/02/2025United States
Geraldine Hunt10/02/1945would have been 81 years old† 27/10/2022United States
Maxime Le Forestier10/02/194977 yearsFrance
Leontyne Price10/02/192799 yearsUnited States
Pierre Mondy10/02/1925would have been 101 years old† 15/09/2012France
Nigel Olsson10/02/194977 yearsUnited Kingdom
Pierre Péchin10/02/1947would have been 79 years old† 29/01/2018France
Jean Rigaux10/02/1909would have been 117 years old† 10/12/1991France
Slaï10/02/197353 yearsFrance
Natasha St-Pier10/02/198145 yearsCanada / France
11 February
Brandy11/02/197947 yearsUnited States
Claude Ciari11/02/194482 yearsJapan / France
Sheryl Crow11/02/196264 yearsUnited States
Koen Crucke11/02/195274 yearsBelgium
Edith Mathis11/02/1938would have been 88 years old† 09/02/2025Switzerland
Leon Haywood11/02/1942would have been 84 years old† 05/04/2016United States
Serge Lama11/02/194383 yearsFrance
Sérgio Mendes11/02/1941would have been 85 years old† 05/09/2024Brazil
Kelly Rowland11/02/198145 yearsUnited States
Alfred Scholz11/02/1920would have been 106 years old† 11/08/1999Czech Republic
Gene Vincent11/02/1935would have been 91 years old† 12/10/1971United States
12 February
Pink Anderson12/02/1900would have been 126 years old† 12/10/1974United States
Armando12/02/1970would have been 56 years old† 17/12/1996United States
Angelo Branduardi12/02/195076 yearsItaly
Steve Hackett12/02/195076 yearsUnited Kingdom
Ray Manzarek12/02/1939would have been 87 years old† 20/05/2013United States
Eugene McDaniels12/02/1935would have been 91 years old† 29/07/2011United States
Michael McDonald12/02/195274 yearsUnited States
Meja12/02/196957 yearsSweden
Bernie Paul12/02/195076 yearsGermany
Chynna Phillips12/02/196858 yearsUnited States
13 February
Stockard Channing13/02/194482 yearsUnited States
Judy Cheeks13/02/1954would have been 72 years old† 26/11/2025United States
DJ Jurgen13/02/196759 yearsNetherlands
Tennessee Ernie Ford13/02/1919would have been 107 years old† 17/10/1991United States
Peter Gabriel13/02/195076 yearsUnited Kingdom
Karoline Krüger13/02/197056 yearsNorway
Sonia13/02/197155 yearsUnited Kingdom
Freedom Williams13/02/196660 yearsUnited States
Robbie Williams13/02/197452 yearsUnited Kingdom
14 February
Jonathan Adams14/02/1931would have been 95 years old† 13/06/2005United Kingdom
Tim Buckley14/02/1947would have been 79 years old† 29/06/1975United States
Buzy14/02/1957would have been 69 years old† 14/11/2023France
Phil Carmen14/02/195373 yearsSwitzerland
Lys Gauty14/02/1900would have been 126 years old† 02/01/1994France
Maceo Parker14/02/194383 yearsUnited States
Quentin Mosimann14/02/198838 yearsSwitzerland / France
Panjabi MC14/02/196957 yearsUnited Kingdom
Sirima14/02/1964would have been 62 years old† 07/12/1989France
Rob Thomas14/02/197254 yearsUnited States
Raymond van het Groenewoud14/02/195076 yearsBelgium
Wyn Morris14/02/1929would have been 97 years old† 23/02/2010United Kingdom
15 February
Ronnie Aldrich15/02/1916would have been 110 years old† 30/09/1993United Kingdom
Ali Campbell15/02/195967 yearsUnited Kingdom
Jane Child15/02/196759 yearsCanada
Felix15/02/197353 yearsUnited Kingdom
Elodie Frégé15/02/198244 yearsFrance
Lionel Leroy15/02/1956would have been 70 years old† 18/06/2021France
Melissa Manchester15/02/195175 yearsUnited States
MattRach15/02/199135 yearsFrance
Raymond Wolansky15/02/1926would have been 100 years old† 01/12/1998United States
Axelle Red15/02/196858 yearsBelgium
Speedy J15/02/196957 yearsNetherlands
Émile Wandelmer15/02/194977 yearsFrance
16 February
James Ingram16/02/1952would have been 74 years old† 29/01/2019United States
Czesław Niemen16/02/1939would have been 87 years old† 17/01/2004Poland
Andy Taylor16/02/196165 yearsUnited Kingdom
Ted Taylor16/02/1934would have been 92 years old† 02/10/1987United States
Georges Ulmer16/02/1919would have been 107 years old† 29/09/1989France / Denmark
Leon Ware16/02/1940would have been 86 years old† 23/02/2017United States
Lenny Williams16/02/194581 yearsUnited States
17 February
Ben Cramer17/02/194779 yearsNetherlands
Alice Dona17/02/194680 yearsFrance
Tommy Edwards17/02/1922would have been 104 years old† 22/10/1969United States
Loreena McKennitt17/02/195769 yearsCanada
Chanté Moore17/02/196759 yearsUnited States
Gene Pitney17/02/1940would have been 86 years old† 05/04/2006United States
Denez Prigent17/02/196660 yearsFrance
Ed Sheeran17/02/199135 yearsUnited Kingdom
18 February
Randy Crawford18/02/195274 yearsUnited States
Dr. Dre18/02/196561 yearsUnited States
Gazebo18/02/196066 yearsItaly
Monty18/02/194383 yearsFrance
Juice Newton18/02/195274 yearsUnited States
Yoko Ono18/02/193393 yearsJapan / United States
John Travolta18/02/195472 yearsUnited States
19 February
Bill Wood19/02/1938would have been 88 years old† 09/05/2024United States
Lou Christie19/02/1943would have been 83 years old† 18/06/2025United States
Danny de Munk19/02/197056 yearsNetherlands
Falco19/02/1957would have been 69 years old† 06/02/1998Austria
William Galison19/02/195868 yearsUnited States
Tony Iommi19/02/194878 yearsUnited Kingdom
Maria Mena19/02/198640 yearsNorway
André Popp19/02/1924would have been 102 years old† 10/05/2014France
Smokey Robinson19/02/194086 yearsUnited States
Seal19/02/196363 yearsUnited Kingdom
Rika Zaraï19/02/1938would have been 88 years old† 23/12/2020France / Israel
20 February
Randy California20/02/1951would have been 75 years old† 02/01/1997United States
Carlos20/02/1943would have been 83 years old† 17/01/2008France
Kurt Cobain20/02/1967would have been 59 years old† 05/04/1994United States
Riccardo Cocciante20/02/194680 yearsItaly / France
Alan Hull20/02/1945would have been 81 years old† 17/11/1995United Kingdom
Rihanna20/02/198838 yearsBarbados
Buffy Sainte-Marie20/02/194185 yearsUnited States
Ophélie Winter20/02/197452 yearsFrance
Jimmy Yancey20/02/1894would have been 132 years old† 17/09/1951United States
21 February
Bosson21/02/196957 yearsSweden
Bobby Charles21/02/1938would have been 88 years old† 14/01/2010United States
Tiziano Ferro21/02/198046 yearsItaly
James Dean Bradfield21/02/196957 yearsUnited Kingdom
Sam Mangwana21/02/194581 yearsCongo
Nina Simone21/02/1933would have been 93 years old† 21/04/2003United States
22 February
James Blunt22/02/197452 yearsUnited Kingdom
Buddy Tate22/02/1912would have been 114 years old† 10/02/2001United States
Gary Chang22/02/195373 yearsUnited States
Frédéric Chopin22/02/1810would have been 216 years old† 17/10/1849France
Kim Kay22/02/197848 yearsBelgium
Guy Mitchell22/02/1927would have been 99 years old† 01/07/1999United States
Oliver22/02/1945would have been 81 years old† 12/02/2000United States
Hurricane Smith22/02/1923would have been 103 years old† 03/03/2008United Kingdom
Danny Wright22/02/194680 yearsUnited States
23 February
Louis Bertignac23/02/195472 yearsFrance
Philippe Chatel23/02/1948would have been 78 years old† 19/02/2021France
Howard Jones23/02/195571 yearsUnited Kingdom
Robert Lopez23/02/197551 yearsUnited States
Johnny Winter23/02/1944would have been 82 years old† 16/07/2014United States
Yodelice23/02/197947 yearsFrance
24 February
Plastic Bertrand24/02/195472 yearsBelgium
Barry Bostwick24/02/194581 yearsUnited States
Brahim24/02/198442 yearsBelgium
Oliver Cheatham24/02/1948would have been 78 years old† 29/11/2013United States
Shawn Elliott24/02/1937would have been 89 years old† 11/03/2016United States
Rupert Holmes24/02/194779 yearsUnited States / United Kingdom
Joan Diener24/02/1930would have been 96 years old† 13/05/2006United States
Michel Legrand24/02/1932would have been 94 years old† 26/01/2019United States / France
Tullio De Piscopo24/02/194680 yearsItaly
Dennis Waterman24/02/1948would have been 78 years old† 08/05/2022United Kingdom
25 February
Elkie Brooks25/02/194680 yearsUnited Kingdom
George Harrison25/02/1943would have been 83 years old† 29/11/2001United Kingdom
Valérie Lagrange25/02/194284 yearsFrance
Herbert Léonard25/02/1945would have been 81 years old† 02/03/2025France
Clémence Lhomme25/02/196561 yearsFrance
Daniel Powter25/02/197155 yearsCanada
Princess Superstar25/02/197155 yearsUnited States
Sandrine Kiberlain25/02/196858 yearsFrance
Walter Wegmüller25/02/1937would have been 89 years old† 26/03/2020Switzerland
26 February
ATB26/02/197353 yearsGermany
Corinne Bailey Rae26/02/197947 yearsUnited Kingdom
Michael Bolton26/02/195373 yearsUnited States
Johnny Cash26/02/1932would have been 94 years old† 12/09/2003United States
Charlélie Couture26/02/195670 yearsUnited States / France
Fats Domino26/02/1928would have been 98 years old† 24/10/2017United States
Koxie26/02/197749 yearsFrance / Tunisia
Kymani Marley26/02/197650 yearsJamaica
Francesco Napoli26/02/195868 yearsItaly
Mitch Ryder26/02/194581 yearsUnited States
Hélène Ségara26/02/197155 yearsFrance
Sandie Shaw26/02/194779 yearsUnited Kingdom
27 February
Carl Anderson27/02/1945would have been 81 years old† 23/02/2004United States
Peter Andre27/02/197353 yearsUnited Kingdom
Gilla27/02/195076 yearsAustria
Dexter Gordon27/02/1923would have been 103 years old† 25/04/1990United States
Josh Groban27/02/198145 yearsUnited States
Louis Clark27/02/1947would have been 79 years old† 13/02/2021United Kingdom
Mirella Freni27/02/1935would have been 91 years old† 09/02/2020Italy
Marc Ogeret27/02/1932would have been 94 years old† 04/06/2018France
28 February
Arthur Barrow28/02/195274 yearsUnited States
Chicane28/02/197155 yearsUnited Kingdom
George Malcolm28/02/1917would have been 109 years old† 10/10/1997United Kingdom
Granmoun Lélé28/02/1930would have been 96 years old† 14/11/2004France
Donnie Iris28/02/1943would have been 83 years old† 26/10/2026United States
Odette Laure28/02/1917would have been 109 years old† 10/06/2004France
Jeanne Mas28/02/195868 yearsUnited States / France
Phil Roy28/02/195967 yearsUnited States
Syreeta28/02/1946would have been 80 years old† 06/07/2004United States
29 February
Gérard Darmon29/02/194878 yearsFrance / Morocco
Khaled29/02/196066 yearsAlgeria
Gioacchino Rossini29/02/1792would have been 234 years old† 13/11/1868Italy
Ja Rule29/02/197650 yearsUnited States
Dinah Shore29/02/1916would have been 110 years old† 24/02/1994United States

102Death

ArtistDeathThere areAge at deathNationality
1 February
Orchester Claudius Alzner01/02/200224 years72 yearsAustria
Aldo Ciccolini01/02/201511 years89 yearsFrance
Johannes Somary01/02/201115 years75 years-
Mongo Santamaria01/02/200323 years85 yearsCuba
2 February
Gene Kelly02/02/199630 years83 yearsUnited States
Gisèle Pascal02/02/200719 years85 yearsFrance
3 February
Bézu03/02/200719 years63 yearsFrance
Big Bopper03/02/195967 years28 yearsUnited States
Gwen Guthrie03/02/199927 years48 yearsUnited States
Buddy Holly03/02/195967 years22 yearsUnited States
Ritchie Valens03/02/195967 years17 yearsUnited States
Maurice White03/02/201610 years74 yearsUnited States
4 February
Pierre Dudan04/02/198442 years68 yearsSwitzerland
La Velle04/02/201610 years71 yearsUnited States
5 February
Christopher Plummer05/02/20215 years91 yearsCanada
Toby Keith05/02/20242 years62 yearsUnited States
6 February
Falco06/02/199828 years40 yearsAustria
King Tubby06/02/198937 years48 yearsJamaica
Frankie Laine06/02/200719 years93 yearsUnited States
Mo-Do06/02/201313 years46 yearsItaly
Hugo Montenegro06/02/198145 years55 yearsUnited States
Gary Moore06/02/201115 years58 yearsUnited Kingdom
7 February
Matt Monro07/02/198541 years54 yearsUnited Kingdom
Peanuts Holland07/02/197947 years68 yearsUnited States
Gianfranco Plenizio07/02/20179 years76 yearsItaly
8 February
Burt Bacharach08/02/20233 years94 yearsUnited States
Del Shannon08/02/199036 years55 yearsUnited States
Jimmy Smith08/02/200521 years79 yearsUnited States
9 February
Chick Corea09/02/20215 years79 yearsUnited States
Edith Mathis09/02/20251s86 yearsSwitzerland
Percy Faith09/02/197650 years67 yearsCanada / United States
Bill Haley09/02/198145 years55 yearsUnited States
Mirella Freni09/02/20206 years84 yearsItaly
10 February
Buddy Tate10/02/200125 years88 yearsUnited States
11 February
Whitney Houston11/02/201214 years48 yearsUnited States
Vic Damone11/02/20188 years89 yearsUnited States
12 February
Al Jarreau12/02/20179 years76 yearsUnited States
Oliver12/02/200026 years54 yearsUnited States
Screamin' Jay Hawkins12/02/200026 years70 yearsUnited States
13 February
Simon Harris13/02/20260s63 yearsUnited Kingdom
Dale Hawkins13/02/201016 years73 yearsUnited States
Waylon Jennings13/02/200224 years64 yearsUnited States
Louis Clark13/02/20215 years73 yearsUnited Kingdom
Richard Wagner13/02/1883143 years69 years-
Henri Salvador13/02/200818 years90 yearsFrench Guiana
14 February
Sharif Dean14/02/20197 years71 yearsAlgeria
George Shearing14/02/201115 years91 yearsUnited Kingdom
Buddy Knox14/02/199927 years65 yearsUnited States
15 February
Alexander Borodin15/02/1887139 years53 years-
Pierre Bachelet15/02/200521 years60 yearsFrance
Mike Bloomfield15/02/198145 years37 yearsUnited States
Nat King Cole15/02/196561 years45 yearsUnited States
Little Walter15/02/196858 years37 yearsUnited States
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka15/02/1857169 years52 years-
Glenn Miller15/02/194482 years39 yearsUnited States
16 February
Graeme Allwright16/02/20206 years93 yearsFrance - New Zealand
Lesley Gore16/02/201511 years68 yearsUnited States
Tonton David16/02/20215 years53 yearsFrance
Tony Sheridan16/02/201313 years72 yearsUnited Kingdom / Germany
Doris Troy16/02/200422 years67 yearsUnited States
17 February
Marc Hamilton17/02/20224 years78 yearsCanada
José van Dam17/02/20260s85 yearsBelgium
Mindy McCready17/02/201313 years37 yearsUnited States
Peter Skellern17/02/20179 years69 yearsUnited Kingdom
Thelonious Monk17/02/198244 years64 yearsUnited States
U-Roy17/02/20215 years78 yearsJamaica
18 February
Kevin Ayers18/02/201313 years68 yearsUnited Kingdom
Charles Trenet18/02/200125 years87 yearsFrance
19 February
Philippe Chatel19/02/20215 years72 yearsFrance
Larry Coryell19/02/20179 years73 yearsUnited States
Lee Morgan19/02/197254 years33 yearsUnited States
Bon Scott19/02/198046 years33 yearsUnited Kingdom / Australia
20 February
Jerry Butler20/02/20251s85 yearsUnited States
Ferenc Fricsay20/02/196363 years48 yearsHungary / Austria
Gérard Calvi20/02/201511 years92 yearsFrance
Betty Mars20/02/198937 years44 yearsFrance
Sadi20/02/200917 years82 yearsBelgium
21 February
Marie Dubas21/02/197254 years77 yearsFrance
Ronnie Hilton21/02/200125 years75 yearsUnited Kingdom
22 February
Papa John Creach22/02/199432 years76 yearsUnited States
Sonny James22/02/201610 years87 yearsUnited States
23 February
Carl Anderson23/02/200422 years58 yearsUnited States
Sir Edward Elgar23/02/193492 years76 yearsUnited Kingdom
Ofra Haza23/02/200026 years42 yearsIsrael
Leon Ware23/02/20179 years77 yearsUnited States
Wyn Morris23/02/201016 years81 yearsUnited Kingdom
24 February
Roberta Flack24/02/20251s88 yearsUnited States
André Messager24/02/192997 years95 yearsFrance
Johnnie Ray24/02/199036 years63 yearsUnited States
Jean Sablon24/02/199432 years87 yearsFrance
Dinah Shore24/02/199432 years77 yearsUnited States
Memphis Slim24/02/198838 years72 yearsUnited States
25 February
Eddie Constantine25/02/199333 years79 yearsUnited States / France
Reid Nibley25/02/200818 years85 yearsUnited States
26 February
Fernandel26/02/197155 years67 yearsFrance
Buddy Miles26/02/200818 years60 yearsUnited States
Roy Eldridge26/02/198937 years78 yearsUnited States
Slim Gaillard26/02/199135 years80 yearsUnited States
27 February
Neil Sedaka27/02/20260s86 yearsUnited States
28 February
Bobby Bloom28/02/197452 years28 yearsUnited States
Buster Poindexter28/02/20251s75 yearsUnited States
André Previn28/02/20197 years89 yearsUnited States / Germany