1989 in music

Musical films

Births

• January 3 – Julia Nunes, American singer-songwriter
• January 4 – Labrinth, English singer-songwriter, musician, rapper and record producer
• January 6
• James Durbin, American singer
• Nicky Romero, Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer
• January 7 – Wrabel, American singer-songwriter
• January 9 – Kyle Craft, American southern blues glam rock singer-songwriter and musician
• January 13 – Triinu Kivilaan, Estonian singer and model
• January 14 – Frankie Sandford, British singer-songwriter (S Club Juniors, The Saturdays)
• January 16 – Kiesza, Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
• January 20 – Joel Pott, English musician (Shura)
• January 24
• Calvin Goldspink, British singer (S Club Juniors)
• Trace Cyrus, American musician (The Cyrus Family (Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Noah Cyrus)) (Metro Station)
• January 25 – Yasmien Kurdi, Filipina singer and actress
• January 25 – Sheryfa Luna, French R&B singer
• January 27 – Dean Delannoit, Belgian singer winner of Idool 2007
• January 28 – Carly Paoli, British mezzo-soprano
• February 2 – Southside, American record producer, songwriter and rapper
• February 3 – Ryne Sanborn, American actor, singer and dancer
• February 7 – Jihae, South Korean singer and actress
• February 8 – Matias Tellez, Norwegian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer
• February 10 – Olga Korsak, Latvian singer-songwriter and actress, previously competitive figure skater
• February 16
• Danielle Haim, American multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter (Haim)
• Bry, Irish singer-songwriter
• February 17
• Stacey McClean, British singer (S Club Juniors)
• Chord Overstreet, American actor, Glee cast member, singer, musician and composer
• February 22 – Anna Sundstrand, Swedish singer and model
• February 24 – Lauren Brant, South African-Australian television personality, singer-dancer and actress
• February 27
• Stefano Langone, American singer
• Sam Sweeney, English folk musician
• Shota Shimizu, Japanese singer
• February 28 – Zhang Liyin, Chinese singer-songwriter
• March 1
• Sonya Kitchell, American jazz singer-songwriter
• Karl-Erik Taukar, Estonian singer, bass guitarist and television host
• March 6 – Ray Chen, Taiwanese-Australian violinist
• March 9 – Taeyeon, South Korean K-pop singer (girl group Girls' Generation)
• March 11
• Shin Soohyun, South Korean K-pop singer (boy group U-KISS)
• Rainey Qualley (Rainsford), American actress and singer
• March 13 – Yemi Alade, Nigerian singer-songwriter, actress and activist
• March 14
• Yutaka Yamada, Japanese composer, arranger and orchestrator
• Colby O'Donis, American singer
• March 19 – Ben Briley, American singer
• March 20 – Sam de Jong, New Zealand-born record producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist working in the United States (Ella Henderson, Amy Shark)
• March 21 – Rochelle Wiseman, British singer (S Club Juniors, The Saturdays)
• March 23
• Mike Will Made It, American record producer, rapper and singer-songwriter (Miley Cyrus, Kendrick Lamar)
• Josh Dela Cruz, American actor and television host (Blue's Clues & You!)
• March 25 – Alyson Michalka, American singer-songwriter and actress
• March 26 – Josiah Leming, American singer-songwriter
• March 29 – Michelle Zauner, Korean-American singer, musician, director and author
• March 30 – Eden xo, American singer-songwriter and actress
• April 8
• Alexander DeLeon, American singer-songwriter (The Cab)
• Matty Healy, British singer-songwriter, musician, producer, performance artist of The 1975 with George Daniel, (worked with: halsey, Taylor Swift, The Japanese House, Beabadoobee, Holly Humberstone, FKA twigs) (Dated: FKA Twigs, Taylor Swift)
• Hitomi Takahashi, Japanese rock singer
• April 11 – Zola Jesus, American singer-songwriter
• April 18 – Jessica, K-pop singer (Girls' Generation)
• April 19 – Simu Liu, Canadian actor and singer
• April 20
• Han Hee-jun, South Korean singer
• Carlos Valdes (actor), Colombian-American singer-songwriter and actor
• April 24 – Thomas Sanders, American singer-songwriter, YouTuber, playwright, scriptwriter and internet personality (Dodie, Joan, Ben J Pierce)
• April 25 – Aysel Teymurzadeh, Azerbaijani pop and R&B singer
• April 26 – Daesung, South Korean singer (Big Bang)
• April 29 – Foxes, English singer, songwriter and model
• May 1 – Tim Urban, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• May 3 – Mary Lambert, American country singer-songwriter and poet
• May 5 – Chris Brown, American singer and rapper
• May 9 – Katy B, English singer-songwriter
• May 13 – Tóc Tiên, Vietnamese singer
• May 15 – Sunny, K-pop singer (girl group Girls' Generation)
• May 24 – G-Eazy, American rapper, producer, singer (working with Britney Spears, Bebe Rexha, Halsey)
• May 28 – Asuca Hayashi, J-pop singer
• May 30 – Kevin Covais, American Idol finalist
• June 3 – Jillette Johnson, American singer-songwriter, musician
• June 4 – Eldar Gasimov, Azerbaijani singer
• June 8 – Miya Folick, American musician
• June 9 – Chloë Agnew, Irish multilingual singer-songwriter (Celtic Women)
• June 13 – Lisa Tucker, American singer
• June 14 – Lucy Hale, American actress and singer
• June 15 – Oliver Sim, English singer and bass guitarist (the xx; Hideous Bastard)
• June 17 – Simone Battle, American actress, singer and dancer (G.R.L) (died 2014)
• June 18 – Renee Olstead, American actress and jazz singer
• June 20
• Benyamin Nuss, German pianist
• Christopher Mintz-Plasse, American actor, comedian and musician
• June 25 – Sam Ryder, British singer-songwriter
• June 27 – Kelley Jakle, American actress and singer-songwriter
• July 2 – Dev, American singer-songwriter, rapper, model, musician and radio host
• July 3
• Aisel, Azerbaijani singer
• Elle King, American singer-songwriter
• July 5 – Joseph King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Canvas and Deadbeat Darling)
• July 6 – Laith Ashley, American model, actor, activist, singer-songwriter and entertainer of Dominican descent. (Taylor Swift,
• July 10 – Jennifer Åkerman, Swedish, blogger, model and singer-songwriter
• July 11 – Hana Pestle, American singer-songwriter and record producer (HANA) (Collaborator with Grimes and band member)
• TĀLĀ – musician, singer-songwriter, record producer
• July 12 – Bambaata Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter (son of Bob Marley and Rita Marley)
• July 13 – Sayumi Michishige, Japanese musician and longest running member of Morning Musume
• July 14 – Isaiah Sharkey, American guitarist and singer
• July 20 – Brooke Candy, American rapper, singer-songwriter, director, activist and dancer
• July 21
• Jasmine Cephas Jones, American stage and screen actress-singer
• Rory Culkin, American actor
• July 26 – Travis Garland, American singer and dancer
• July 31 – Alexis Knapp, American actress and singer
• August 1 – Tiffany, member of Girls' Generation
• August 2
• Priscilla Betti, French singer
• Jonas Blue, English DJ, record producer, songwriter and remixer
• Relja Popović, Serbian rapper and actor
• August 4 – Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer- songwriter and actress (Young Divas)
• August 9 – Tainy, Puerto Ricano record producer
• August 15
• Belinda Peregrin, Spanish Mexican singer-songwriter and actress
• Joe Jonas, American vocalist, singer-songwriter and musician (DNCE, Jonas Brothers) {dated AJ Michalka, Taylor Swift; married Sophie Turner; brother of Nick Jonas}
• August 17 – Mitchell Tenpenny, American Nashville country pop singer-songwriter
• August 18
• Anna Akana, American actress, musician, filmmaker, author, YouTuber and comedian
• Romy Madley Croft, English indie pop guitarist and vocalist (the xx)
• August 19
• Lil' Romeo, American entertainer
• Runtown, Nigerian singer
• August 21 – Hayden Panettiere, American actress, model, singer and activist
• August 23 – Lianne La Havas, British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
• August 26 – Amir Obè, American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer
• August 27 – Jessica Lea Mayfield, American singer-songwriter and musician
• August 30 – Bebe Rexha, American singer-songwriter and record producer
• September 1
• Mohammed Assaf, Palestinian singer
• Bill and Tom Kaulitz of Tokio Hotel
• September 2 – Zedd, Russian-German record producer, DJ, musician, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter (Foxes, Hayley Williams, Selena Gomez, Kesha)
• September 3 – Gusttavo Lima, Brazilian singer
• September 4 – Ryota Kohama, Japanese musician (One Ok Rock)
• September 5 – Kat Graham, American actress, singer, dancer and model
• September 7 – Loren Allred, American musician
• September 8 – Avicii, Swedish musician, DJ, remixer and record producer (d. 2018)
• September 10 – Sanjaya Malakar, American Idol finalist
• September 14 – Logan Henderson, actor and singer (Big Time Rush)
• September 21
• Jason Derulo, American singer-songwriter and dancer
• Emma Watkins, Australian singer, actress and dancer
• September 22
• Hyoyeon, member of Girls' Generation
• Cœur de pirate, Canadian bilingual singer-songwriter and musician
• September 24 – Kreayshawn, American rapper, creative director of OK 1984 and music video director
• September 25
• Vick Hope, British TV and radio presenter, journalist and published author.
• Danny L Harle, British music producer
• October 4
• Rich Homie Quan, American singer-songwriter and rapper
• Tei Shi, Colombian-Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer
• Stacey Solomon, English television personality and singer.
• Lil Mama, American rapper
• October 7 – El General (Hameda Ben Amor), Tunisian rapper
• October 13 - Slimane, French singer-songwriter
• October 14 – Arca, Venezuelan musician and record producer
• October 15 – Fedez, Italian rapper and musician (Zara Larsson)
• October 19 – Empress Of, American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer
• October 20 – Jess Glynne, English soul-pop singer-songwriter
• October 22 – JPEGMafia, American rapper, songwriter and producer
• October 28 – Jack Colwell, Australian singer-songwriter (d. 2024)
• October 30 – Jay Asforis, British singer (S Club Juniors)
• November 2 – Katelyn Tarver, American singer-songwriter and actress
• November 3 – Paula DeAnda, American singer-songwriter
• November 8 – SZA, American singer-songwriter
• November 11 – Reina Tanaka, Japanese pop singer (Morning Musume)
• November 17 – Ali Tamposi, American songwriter
• November 18 – Neeti Mohan, Indian singer (Aasma)
• November 22 – Candice Glover, American R&B singer and actress
• November 30 – Daisy Evans, British singer (S Club Juniors)
• December 5
• Yuri, member of Girls' Generation
• Reek da Villian, American rapper (Flipmode Squad)
• Kim Ye-won, South Korean actress, singer and entertainer (Jewelry)
• December 12
• Janelle Arthur, American singer
• Marcel "Shin" Gothow German drummer (Cinema Bizarre)
• December 13 – Taylor Swift, American singer-songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, director, businesswoman and sometime actress
• December 14 – Onew, South Korean singer (Shinee)
• December 17 – Taylor York, American musician, songwriter and guitarist (Paramore; collaborator with Hayley Williams)
• December 18 – Ashley Benson, American model, singer and actress
• December 22 – Jordin Sparks, American Idol Season 6 winner
• December 27 – Calyssa Davidson, American violinist
• December 28 – Salvador Sobral, Portuguese singer Eurovision Song Contest winner
• December 29 – Pardison Fontaine, American rapper and songwriter (Cardi B, Megan thee Stallion)
• December 31 – Andrew Taggart, producer and vocal (The Chainsmokers)

Deaths

• January 12 – Satyam, Indian film music director, 65
• January 20 – Beatrice Lillie, Canadian actress and singer, 94
• January 21 – Billy Tipton, American jazz musician, 74
• February 5 – Joe Raposo, composer and lyricist, "Bein' Green", 51 (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)
• February 6 – King Tubby Jamaican DJ and composer, father of dub reggae, 48 (gunshot wounds)
• February 14 – Vincent Crane (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown), 45 (drug overdose)
• February 23 – Florencio Morales Ramos, singer and composer, 72
• March 19 – Alan Civil, horn player, 59
• March 20 – Archie Bleyer, US arranger and bandleader, 79
• April 8 – A. M. Rajah, Indian playback singer and composer, 59 (rail accident)
• April 26 – Lucille Ball, US actress and singer, 77
• May 9 – Keith Whitley, American singer, guitarist, and producer, 34
• May 10 – Woody Shaw, jazz musician, 44 (kidney failure)
• May 15 – Johnny Green, composer, conductor and arranger, 80
• May 30 – Zinka Milanov, operatic soprano, 83
• June 2 – Guido Agosti, Italian pianist and piano teacher, 87
• June 14 – Pete de Freitas, drummer with Echo & the Bunnymen, 27 (motorcycle accident)
• June 22 – Henri Sauguet, composer, 88
• June 24 – Hibari Misora, Japanese enka singer, 52 (hepatitis)
• July 5 – Ernesto Halffter, Spanish composer and conductor, 84
• July 16 – Herbert von Karajan, conductor, 81
• July 21 – Mushtaq Ali Khan, Indian sitar, surbahar and pakhawaj player, 78
• August 1 – John Ogdon, pianist, 52 (diabetes-related)
• August 2 – Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian musician, 76
• August 21 – Raul Seixas, singer and songwriter, 44 (diabetes-related)
• August 25 – Gunnar Berg, Danish composer
• September 7 – Mikhail Goldstein, violinist and composer, 71
• September 14 – Perez Prado, Cuban bandleader and composer, 72
• September 15 – Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano, 56 (leukemia)
• September 22 – Irving Berlin, composer, lyricist, 101
• September 24 – Jean Perrin, pianist and composer, 79
• September 30 – Virgil Thomson, composer, 92
• October 17 – Morteza Hannaneh, composer, 66
• October 19 – Alan Murphy, guitarist, member of Level 42 and Go West, 35 (AIDS-related)
• October 22 – Ewan MacColl, folk singer, 74
• October 31 – Conrad Beck, Swiss composer, 88
• November 5 – Vladimir Horowitz, pianist, 86
• November 15 – Alejo Durán, composer of vallenatos, 80
• November 29 – Yam Kim-fai, cantonese opera singer, 76
• December 6
• Billy Lyall, keyboardist of Pilot and Bay City Rollers, 46 (AIDS-related)
• Sammy Fain, US composer, 87
• December 21 – Ján Cikker, Slovak composer, 78
• December 26 – Sir Lennox Berkeley, composer, 86

Awards

• The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Dion, Otis Redding, The Rolling Stones, The Temptations and Stevie Wonder
• Grammy Awards of 1989
• 1989 Country Music Association Awards
• Eurovision Song Contest 1989
• 31st Japan Record Awards

Charts

• List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1989
• 1989 in British music#Charts
• List of Oricon number-one singles of 1989

See also

• 1989 in British music

References

External links

• ARIA Top 50 Singles of 1989