Editing 1969 in music (section)

==Births==
*[[January 3]] – [[Bayani Agbayani]], Filipino TV personality
*[[January 4]] – [[Boris Berezovsky (pianist)|Boris Berezovsky]], pianist
*[[January 5]] – [[Marilyn Manson]], industrial rock metal singer-songwriter and visual artist
*[[January 14]] – [[Dave Grohl]], American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, film director and activist ([[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Foo Fighters]])
*[[January 17]] - [[Tiësto]], Dutch DJ
*[[January 25]] – [[Kina (musician)|Kina]], American singer-songwriter 
*[[January 27]] – [[Cornelius (musician)|Cornelius]], Japanese ''shibuya-kei'' musician
*[[February 1]] 
**[[Joshua Redman]], American saxophonist and composer
**[[Patrick Wilson (drummer)|Patrick Wilson]], American drummer ([[Weezer]], [[The Special Goodness]] and [[The Rentals]])
*[[February 2]] – [[Dana International]], Israeli Eurovision-winning pop singer
*[[February 5]] – [[Bobby Brown]], American R&B singer ([[New Edition]])
*[[February 13]] – [[Joyce DiDonato]], American operatic lyric-coloratura mezzo-soprano
*[[February 19]] – [[Burton C. Bell]], American musician and vocalist ([[Fear Factory]])
*[[February 21]] 
** [[James Dean Bradfield]], Welsh rock singer-songwriter ([[Manic Street Preachers]])
** [[Bosson]], Swedish singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/wellness/article15338706.ab?teaser=true|title=Från sunk till modellhunk|date=3 September 2012 |work=[[Aftonbladet]] |language=Swedish |accessdate=5 September 2012}}</ref> 
*[[March 1]]
**[[Dafydd Ieuan]], Welsh rock drummer ([[Super Furry Animals]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/superfurryanimals/pages/dafydd_ieuan.shtml| title=Dafydd Ieuan biography|date=9 November 2007|access-date=2 March 2024|publisher=BBC}}</ref>
**Christina Bergmark, Swedish singer-songwriter and keyboardist ([[The Wannadies]])
*[[March 9]] – [[Adam Siegel]], American multi-instrumentalist ([[Excel (band)|Excel]], [[Infectious Grooves]])<ref>{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018083704/http://metal-archives.com/more.php?id=705 |date=October 18, 2007 }}</ref>
*[[March 11]] – [[Pete Droge]], American folk rock musician
*[[March 12]] – [[Graham Coxon]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist ([[Blur (band)|Blur]])
*[[March 13]] – [[Susanna Mälkki]], Finnish cellist and orchestra conductor<ref>{{cite journal|last=Crelin|first=Joy|title=Susanna Mälkki|pages=[[iarchive:isbn 9781682172476/page/53/mode/1up|53–57]]|volume=78|issue=5|date=May 2017|journal=[[Current Biography]]|issn=0011-3344}}</ref>
*[[March 14]] – [[Michael Bland]], American drummer ([[New Power Generation]])
*[[March 18]] – [[Andy Cutting]], English folk accordionist
*[[March 25]] – [[Cathy Dennis]], British singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, musician and actress
*[[March 27]] – [[Mariah Carey]], American singer-songwriter
*[[April 8]] – [[Dulce Pontes]], Portuguese singer-songwriter
*[[April 10]] – [[Yoo Young-jin]], South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer
*[[April 11]] – [[Cerys Matthews]], Welsh singer-songwriter, author and broadcaster
*[[April 27]]
**[[Darcey Bussell]], ballerina
**[[Mica Paris]], singer
*[[April 29]] – [[Master P]], rapper, record label owner
*[[May 7]] – Mox Cristadoro, Italian drummer ([[Monumentum]])
*[[May 13]] – [[Buckethead]] (born Brian Caroll), guitarist.
*[[May 14]] – [[Danny Wood]] ([[New Kids on the Block]])
*[[May 15]] – [[Assala Nasri]], musical artist
*[[May 18]] – [[Martika]], American singer-songwriter and actress,
*[[May 24]] – [[Rich Robinson]] ([[The Black Crowes]])
*[[May 29]] – [[Chandler Kinchla]] ([[Blues Traveler]])
*[[May 31]] – Sarah-Jane McGrath, singer-songwriter
*[[June 5]] – [[Brian McKnight]], singer-songwriter
*[[June 7]] – [[Armando Tranquilino]], composer
*[[June 13]] – [[Søren Rasted]], [[Aqua (band)|Aqua]]
*[[June 15]] – [[Ice Cube]], rapper
*[[June 16]] – [[Bénabar]], singer-songwriter
*[[June 25]] 
**[[Hunter Foster]], American actor and singer
**[[Zim Zum]], American guitarist and songwriter ([[The Pop Culture Suicides]])
*[[June 28]] – [[Danielle Brisebois]], American producer, singer-songwriter and former child actress. 
*[[July 2]] – [[Jenni Rivera]], American singer-songwriter, producer and actress (d. 2012)
*[[July 5]] – [[RZA]], American  rapper, record producer and author
*[[July 7]]
**[[Nathalie Simard]], Canadian singer  (René Simard)
**[[Cree Summer]], American-Canadian singer-songwriter and actress ([[Subject to Change (band)|Subject to Change]])
*[[July 8]]
**[[George Fisher (musician)|George Fisher]], American singer-songwriter ([[Cannibal Corpse]], [[Monstrosity (band)|Monstrosity]] and [[Paths of Possession]])
**[[Sugizo]], Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and actor ([[Luna Sea]], [[X Japan]], [[Juno Reactor]] and [[Skin (Japanese band)|S.K.I.N.]])
*[[July 10]] – [[Jonas Kaufmann]], operatic tenor
*[[July 24]] – [[Jennifer Lopez]],  American singer, actress, songwriter, performer, dancer, author, philanthropist and producer
*[[August 6]] – [[Elliott Smith]], indie singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
*[[August 12]] – [[Tanita Tikaram]], British pop/folk singer-songwriter
*[[August 17]] 
**[[Uhm Jung-hwa]], South Korean actress and singer
**[[Kelvin Mercer]], American rapper and producer ([[De La Soul]])
**[[Donnie Wahlberg]] ([[New Kids on the Block]])
*[[August 18]] 
**[[Everlast (musician)|Everlast]], singer
**[[Masta Killa]], American rapper ([[La Coka Nostra]])
*[[August 19]] – [[Clay Walker]], country singer
*[[August 29]] – [[Meshell Ndegeocello]], funk singer-songwriter and rapper
*[[September 5]] – [[Dweezil Zappa]], guitarist and son of [[Frank Zappa]]
*[[September 6]] – [[CeCe Peniston]], singer
*[[September 16]]
**[[Marc Anthony]], singer-songwriter
**[[Janno Gibbs]], Filipino singer-songwriter
**[[Justine Frischmann]], English singer ([[Elastica]])
*[[September 17]]
**[[Lynette Diaz]], American born singer-songwriter and radio host
**[[Keith Flint]], English electronic music singer and dancer ([[The Prodigy]]) (d. 2019)
*[[September 19]] – [[Jóhann Jóhannsson]], Icelandic composer (d. 2018)
*[[September 24]]
**<!--September 24-->[[Shawn Crahan]], percussionist/backing vocalist for [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]]
**<!--September 24-->[[DeVante Swing]], singer-songwriter, record producer
*[[October 3]] – [[Gwen Stefani]], American singer-songwriter, fashion designer and actress ([[No Doubt]])
*[[October 7]]
**[[Per Mathisen]], Norwegian bass player and composer
**[[Maria Whittaker]], English model, actress and singer
*[[October 9]] – [[PJ Harvey]], English musician, singer-songwriter, writer, poet and composer
*[[October 16]] 
**[[Roy Hargrove]], American trumpeter and composer (d. 2018)
**[[Wendy Wilson]], American singer and television personality [[Wilson Phillips]]
*[[October 17]] – [[Wyclef Jean]], Haitian rapper, musician and actor ([[Fugees]])<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.biography.com/people/wyclef-jean-587970|title=Wyclef Jean Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story|publisher= [[Biography.com]] ([[FYI (TV network)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]])| access-date= March 21, 2017|archive-date= January 18, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140118152059/http://www.biography.com/people/wyclef-jean-587970|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[October 19]] - [[DJ Sammy]], Spanish DJ 
*[[October 22]] – [[Helmut Lotti]], Belgian singer
*[[October 30]] – [[Snow (musician)|Snow]], reggae musician
*[[November 3]] – [[Robert Miles]], DJ
*[[November 4]] – [[Sean Combs]] (P. Diddy), rapper
*[[November 9]] – [[Scarface (rapper)|Scarface]], rapper<!--article for Scarface says he was born in 1970; any way to verify correct year?-->
*[[November 13]] – [[Josh Mancell]], American drummer and composer ([[The Moon Upstairs]])
*[[December 4]]
**[[Scott St. John]], viola player
**[[Jay-Z]], rapper
*[[December 9]] – [[Jakob Dylan]], American rock singer-songwriter ([[The Wallflowers]]), son of [[Bob Dylan]] and [[Sara Dylan|Sara Lownds]]
*[[December 17]] – [[Michael V.]], Filipino Television Personality
*[[December 19]] – [[Aziza Mustafa Zadeh]], Azerbaijani jazz musician and singer
*[[December 21]] – [[Julie Delpy]],  French-American actress, film director, screenwriter and singer-songwriter
*[[December 24]] – [[Mariko Shiga]], Japanese singer (d. 1989)
*[[December 30]] 
**[[Matt Goldman]], American record producer
**[[Jay Kay]], English singer ([[Jamiroquai]])
**[[David Rawlings]], American guitarist, singer and record producer