Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/January 25
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- Sho Sakurai, Japanese actor and j-pop singer of Arashi fame, turns 26.
- Mike Burch, American drummer and vocalist with River Road, turns 42.
- Tina Karol, (born Tetiana Liberman) Ukrainian singer and Eurovision Song Contest 2006 contestant, turns 23.
- Chris Wilkie, Brit guitarist with Dubstar, turns 35.
- Terry Chimes, (a.k.a. Tory Crimes) Brit drummer with The Clash, London SS, turns 53.
- Leny Andrade, Brazillian bossa nova vocalist, turns 65.
- Kina, (born Kina Yvette Cosper) American R&B singer of Brownstone fame, turns 39.
- Robert M. W. Dixon, Brit jazz discographer, turns 69.
- Etta James, (born Jamesetta Hawkins) American blues, jazz, and gospel music singer, turns 70.
- Richard Finch, American vocalist with K.C. & The Sunshine Band, turns 54.
- Malcolm Green, American drummer with Split Enz, turns 55.
- Michael Cotten, American synthesizer player with The Tubes, turns 58.
- Gary Tibbs, Brit actor and bassist with Roxy Music, Adam And The Ants, turns 50.
- Peter Coyle, vocalist with The Lotus Eaters, turns 46.
- Andy Cox, Brit guitarist with Fine Young Cannibals, turns 52.
- Sophia Domancich, French pianist with Pip Pyle's Equipe Out and Hatfield and the North, turns 51.
- Barbara Carroll, (born Barbara Carole Coppersmith) American pianist and composer, turns 83.
- Matt Odmark, American banjoist with Jars of Clay, turns 34.
- Christian Ingebrigtsen, Swedish vocalist of A1 fame, turns 31.
- Graeme Lyall, Australian reedist, turns 66.
- Alicia Keys, (born Alicia J. Augello-Cook) American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, turns 27.
- Carl Fysh, Brit boy band vocalist of Brother Beyond fame, turns 45.
- D.D. Jackson, Canadian jazz pianist and composer, turns 41.
- Jimmy Wyble, American session musician (guitar) with Bob Wills, turns 86.
- Lloyd Ellis, American arranger and guitarist with Red Norvo and Pete Fountain, turns 88.
- John Cooper Clarke, Brit poet laureate and songwriter, turns 59.
- David Doruzka, Czech guitarist and Berklee College of Music alum, turns 28.
- Benny Golson, American arranger and tenor saxophonist, turns 79.
- Gennady (L'vovich) Gol'shteyn, Russian clarinetist, turns 70.
- Stig Anderson (January 25, 1931 – September 12, 1997), Swedish record producer for ABBA, founder of Polar Music, would have turned 77 this year.
- Witold Lutosławski (January 25, 1913 – February 07, 1994), Polish composer, would have turned 95 this year.
- Wilhelm Furtwängler (January 25, 1886 – November 30, 1954), German conductor, would have turned 122 this year.
- Truck Parham (January 25, 1911 – June 05, 2002), (born Charles Valdez Parham) American bass player, would have turned 97 this year.
- Antonio Carlos Jobim (January 25, 1927 – December 08, 1994), Brazilian composer, guitarist, and bossa nova pioneer, would have turned 81 this year.
- Floyd Smith (January 25, 1917 – March 29, 1982), American jazz guitarist, would have turned 91 this year.
- Harry Link (January 25, 1896 – July 05, 1956), (born Harry Linkey) American lyricist with Irving Berlin, Fats Waller, would have turned 112 this year.
- Wellman Braud (January 25, 1891 – October 29, 1966), American bass player, would have turned 117 this year.
- Ewan MacColl (January 25, 1915 – October 22, 1989), American folk music singer-songwriter, would have turned 93 this year.
