Editing 1973 in music (section)

==Births==
*[[January 1]] – [[Magnus Sahlgren]], Swedish guitarist and linguist 
*[[January 7]] – [[Jonna Tervomaa]], Finnish singer
*[[January 9]] – [[Sean Paul]], reggae and dancehall artist
*[[January 12]]
** [[Hande Yener]], Turkish singer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.turktelekommuzik.com/artist/Hande_Yener/591226/biyografi|title=Hande Yener|publisher=Türk Telekom Müzik|access-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103212213/https://www.turktelekommuzik.com/artist/Hande_Yener/591226/biyografi|archive-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>
** Matt Wong ([[Reel Big Fish]])
*[[January 13]] - [[Juan Diego Flórez]], Peruvian operatic tenor
*[[January 14]] – [[Katie Griffin]], Canadian actress and singer
*[[January 19]] – [[Antero Manninen]], Finnish cellist
*[[February 2]] - [[Latino (singer)|Latino]], Brazilian singer-songwriter
*[[February 11]] - [[Jeon Do-yeon]], South Korean actress
*[[February 21]] 
** [[Heri Joensen]], Faroese musician ([[Týr (band)|Týr]])
** [[Justin Sane]], singer, guitarist and songwriter
*[[February 22]]
**[[Gustavo Assis-Brasil]], Brazilian guitarist
**[[Scott Phillips (drummer)|Scott Phillips]], drummer
*[[February 24]] – [[Chris Fehn]], American rock percussionist ([[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]])
*[[February 26]] 
** [[ATB (DJ)|André Tanneberger]], German DJ
** [[Anders Björler|Anders]] and [[Jonas Björler]], Swedish rock guitarists
*[[February 27]] – [[Peter Andre]], English-born Australian singer-songwriter, businessman and television personality 
*[[March 1]] – [[Ryan Peake]], Canadian rock musician ([[Nickelback]])
*[[March 6]] – [[Peter Lindgren (musician)|Peter Lindgren]], Swedish musician
*[[March 8]] – [[Anneke van Giersbergen]], Dutch singer and guitarist 
*[[March 10]] – [[Dan Swanö]], Swedish musician
*[[March 13]] – [[David Draiman]], American vocalist ([[Disturbed (band)]])
*[[March 17]] – [[Caroline Corr]], Irish drummer ([[The Corrs]])
*[[March 22]] - [[Beverley Knight]], English actress and singer-songwriter
*[[March 25]] – [[Anders Fridén]], Swedish vocalist
*[[March 28]] – [[Matt Nathanson]], American folk/rock singer-songwriter
*[[March 30]] – [[DJ AM]], American DJ (d. [[2009 in music|2009]])
*[[April 3]] 
** [[Marija Gluvakov]], pianist
** [[Andreas Carlsson]], Swedish music producer, composer and pop songwriter
*[[April 4]] – [[Kelly Price]], soul singer
*[[April 5]] – [[Pharrell Williams]], American rapper, singer-songwriter and record and film producer ([[The Neptunes]], [[N.E.R.D]], [[Chad Hugo]]) 
*[[April 16]] – [[Akon]], American singer-songwriter, businessman, record producer and actor<ref>{{Cite web |title=Akon – Music Producer, Songwriter, Singer – Biography.com |url=http://www.biography.com/people/akon-21330753 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821123250/http://www.biography.com/people/akon-21330753 |archive-date=August 21, 2016 |access-date=August 30, 2016}}</ref>
*[[April 22]] - [[Jung Woo-sung]], South Korean actor 
*[[April 25]] – [[Fredrik Larzon]], Swedish rock musician ([[Millencolin]])
*[[April 27]] – [[Sharlee D'Angelo]], Swedish guitarist
*[[April 29]] – [[Mike Hogan (The Cranberries)|Mike Hogan]], Irish bassist ([[The Cranberries]])
*[[April 30]] – [[Jeff Timmons]], American singer
*[[May 2]] – [[Justin Burnett]], film score composer
*[[May 3]] – [[Brad Martin]], American country musician (died [[2022 in American music|2022]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.murrayfettro.com/obituary/bradley-martin|title=Bradley Curtis Martin 1973 - 2022 Obituary|date=|accessdate=August 13, 2022|website=murrayfettro.com}}</ref>
*[[May 5]] – [[Casino Versus Japan]], electronic musician
*[[May 13]] – [[Eric Lewis (pianist)|Eric Lewis]], jazz pianist
*[[May 14]]
**[[Natalie Appleton]], British singer ([[All Saints (group)|All Saints]])
**[[Shanice]], American singer
**[[Sinéad O'Carroll]], Irish singer ([[B*Witched]])
*[[May 17]] – [[Joshua Homme]], guitarist and vocalist of [[Queens of the Stone Age]]
*[[May 21]] – [[Noel Fielding]], English comedian, writer, actor, artist, musician and television presenter
*[[May 23]]
** [[Jacopo Gianninoto]], Italian musician
** [[Emperor Magus Caligula]], Swedish musician
** [[Maxwell (musician)|Maxwell]], American singer-songwriter and record producer
*[[May 26]] - [[Magdalena Kožená]], Czech mezzo-soprano
*[[May 31]] – [[Cadaveria]], Italian singer ([[Opera IX]])
* [[June 5]] - [[Michelle Leonard]], German / British singer and songwriter
*[[June 9]] – [[Jana Sýkorová]], Czech operatic contralto
*[[June 10]]
**[[Faith Evans]], singer-songwriter, record producer and actress
**[[Flesh-n-Bone]], American rapper
*[[June 13]] – [[Cheryl "Coko" Clemons]], American singer (''[[SWV]]'')
*[[June 14]] – [[Ceca (singer)|Ceca]], Serbian folk singer
*[[June 17]] – [[Krayzie Bone]], American rapper and producer ([[Bone Thugs-N-Harmony]])
*[[June 19]] – [[Jörg Widmann]], German clarinetist and composer
*[[June 20]] – [[Chino Moreno]], American singer-songwriter ([[Deftones]], [[Team Sleep]], and [[Crosses (band)|Crosses]])
*[[June 23]] – [[Marija Naumova]], Latvian Eurovision-winning singer
*[[June 26]] – [[Gretchen Wilson]], American singer
*[[June 28]]
**[[DJ Vlad]], American hip hop interviewer
**[[Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad|Frost]], Norwegian drummer
*[[June 30]] - [[Chan Ho Park]], South Korean baseball 
*[[July 1]] – [[Brenton Brown]], South African-American Christian musician and worship leader
*[[July 4]] – [[Gackt]], singer-songwriter and musician
*[[July 5]] 
** [[Joe (singer)|Joe]], American [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer
** [[Bengt Lagerberg]], Swedish drummer ([[The Cardigans]])
** [[Róisín Murphy]], Irish singer-songwriter and record producer
*[[July 11]] – [[Andrew Bird]], singer-songwriter
*[[July 15]] 
** [[Buju Banton]], reggae/dancehall artist
** [[John Dolmayan]], Lebanese-born rock drummer for the band [[System of a Down]]
*[[July 17]] – [[Tony Dovolani]], Albanian-American dancer and actor
*[[July 22]] 
**[[Aleksey Igudesman]], Russian violinist, composer, conductor and actor
**[[Daniel Jones (musician)|Daniel Jones]], English-Australian guitarist, songwriter and producer ([[Savage Garden]])
**[[Petey Pablo]], American rapper and actor
**[[Rufus Wainwright]], American-Canadian singer-songwriter and composer
*[[July 23]] – [[Fran Healy (musician)|Fran Healy]], British singer ([[Travis (band)|Travis]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.franhealy.com/ |title=37 |website=franhealy.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725182110/http://www.franhealy.com/ |archive-date=25 July 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[July 25]] – [[Dani Filth]], Israeli-born musician ([[Cradle of Filth]])
*[[July 29]] 
** [[Wanya Morris]], American singer ([[Boyz II Men]])
** [[Amy S. Foster]], Canadian singer-songwriter and author 
*[[July 30]] – [[Sonu Nigam]], Indian singer<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sen |first1=Sushmita |title=Happy Birthday Sonu Nigam: Lesser Known Facts and Popular Tracks of the Singing Sensation |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/happy-birthday-sonu-nigam-lesser-known-facts-popular-tracks-singing-sensation-video-640905 |website=International Business Times, India Edition |access-date=14 May 2016 |date=30 July 2015 |archive-date=4 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604035210/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/happy-birthday-sonu-nigam-lesser-known-facts-popular-tracks-singing-sensation-video-640905 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*August 6 - Donna Lewis, Welsh singer
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*[[August 7]] – [[Zane Lowe]], New Zealand born radio and TV presenter, DJ and record producer
*[[August 8]] – [[Scott Stapp]], American singer ([[Creed (band)|Creed]])
*[[August 9]] 
** [[Meg Okura]], American jazz violinist, [[Erhu]] player and composer
** [[Oleksandr Ponomariov]], Ukrainian singer
*[[August 12]] – [[Grey DeLisle]], American voice actress and singer
*[[August 13]] - [[Gregory Vajda]], Hungarian clarinetist, conductor and composer
*[[August 15]] – [[Adnan Sami]], British born singer, music composer, pianist
*[[August 22]]
**[[Beenie Man]], reggae/dancehall artist
**[[Howie Dorough]], American singer ([[Backstreet Boys]])
*[[September 1]] – [[J.D. Fortune]], Canadian rock singer ([[INXS]])
*[[September 3]] – [[Jennifer Paige]], American singer-songwriter
*[[September 5]] – [[Rose McGowan]], American actress, model, singer and author
*[[September 12]] - [[Dorota Miśkiewicz]], Polish singer-songwriter, composer and violinist
*[[September 14]] – [[Nas]], American rapper
*[[September 15]] – [[Indira Levak]], Croatian lead vocalist of [[Colonia (music group)|Colonia]]
*[[September 17]] – [[Amy Black (mezzo-soprano)|Amy Black]], operatic mezzo-soprano (died [[2009 in music|2009]])
*[[September 18]] – [[Ami Onuki]], Japanese singer
*[[September 19]] – [[David Zepeda]], Mexican actor, model and singer
*[[September 22]]
**[[Yoo Chae-yeong]], South Korean singer and actress
**[[Martin Owen]] ([[BBC Symphony Orchestra]])
*[[September 26]] – [[Julienne Davis]], American actress/model/singer
*[[September 27]] - [[Lee Brennan]], English singer ([[911 (English group)|911]])
*[[September 29]] 
**[[Alfie Boe]], operatic tenor
**[[Rie Eto]], Japanese singer
*[[October 1]] – [[Christian Borle]], American actor and singer<ref>''U.S. Public Records Index'', Vol 1 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.</ref>
*[[October 2]]
**[[Proof (rapper)|Proof]] American Rapper and member of [[D12]] (died [[2006 in music|2006]])
**[[Lene Nystrøm]], Norwegian musician, singer-songwriter and actress ([[Aqua (band)|Aqua]])
**[[Verka Serduchka]], Ukrainian pop star
*[[October 9]] 
** [[Terry Balsamo]], American guitarist
** [[Steve Burns]], American actor, musician and television host
** [[Jen Cloher]], Australian singer/songwriter/musician 
** [[Fabio Lione]], Italian singer 
*[[October 24]] – [[Laura Veirs]], American singer-songwriter
*[[October 25]] – [[Lamont Bentley]], American actor and rapper (died [[2005 in music|2005]])
*[[October 26]] – [[Seth MacFarlane]], American actor, screenwriter, producer, director and singer
*[[November 3]]
**[[Sticky Fingaz]], American rapper ([[onyx (band)|onyx]])
**[[Mick Thomson]], guitarist of [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]]
*[[November 6]] – [[Rumi Shishido]], Japanese voice actress and singer
*[[November 9]] 
** [[Nick Lachey]], American singer ([[98 Degrees]])
** [[Maija Vilkkumaa]], Finnish pop rock singer
*[[November 10]] 
** [[Jacqui Abbott]], English singer ([[The Beautiful South]])
** [[Róbert Gulya]], Hungarian composer
*[[November 11]] – [[Jason White (Green Day guitarist)|Jason White]], American rock musician ([[Green Day]])
*[[November 12]] – [[Mayte Garcia]], American actress, singer, author and dancer 
*[[November 19]] 
** [[Billy Currington]], American country singer
** [[Savion Glover]], American tap dancer, actor and choreographer 
*[[November 27]] – [[Twista]],American rapper and record producer
*[[November 28]] – [[Jade Puget]] ([[AFI (band)|AFI]])
*[[December 4]] – [[Kate Rusby]], English folk singer-songwriter
*[[December 5]] - [[Neil Codling]], English musician and singer ([[Suede]])
*[[December 7]] 
** [[Chantelle Barry]], Australian singer-songwriter and actress
** [[Damien Rice]], Irish singer-songwriter, musician and record producer
*[[December 8]] – [[Corey Taylor]], vocalist of [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]]
*[[December 9]] - [[Bárbara Padilla]], operatic soprano
*[[December 11]] – [[Mos Def]], rapper
*[[December 16]] – [[Mariza]], fado singer
*[[December 17]] – [[Eddie Fisher (OneRepublic)|Eddie Fisher]], pop rock drummer and songwriter ([[OneRepublic]])
*[[December 27]] – [[Kristoffer Zegers]], Dutch composer
*[[December 29]] – [[Pimp C]], American rapper (d. [[2007 in music|2007]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/05/arts/music/05pimpc.html|title=Pimp C, Southern Hip-Hop Rapper, Dies at 33|first=Kelefa|last=Sanneh|work=[[New York Times]]|date=December 5, 2007}}</ref>
*[[December 30]] – [[Jon Theodore]], American drummer ([[Queens of the Stone Age]])
*''unknown date'' – [[Xian Zhang (conductor)|Xian Zhang]], Chinese-born orchestral conductor