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Elton John25 March 1947
Singer
Paul McCartney18 June 1942
Singer-songwriter
Chris Martin02 March 1977
Singer-Songwriter
Idris Elba06 September 1972
Actor
Eric Clapton30 March 1945
Mick Jagger26 July 1943
Singer
Andrew Lloyd Webber22 March 1948
Composer
George Michael25 June 1963
Singer
Bernie Taupin22 May 1950
Lyricist & Singer
Ringo Starr07 July 1940
Musician
Brian May19 July 1947
Cat Stevens21 July 1948
Singer-songwriter
Phil Collins30 January 1951
Drummer
Sam Smith19 May 1992
Singer-songwriter
Keith Richards18 December 1943
Musician
Mark Ronson04 September 1975
Musician
Rod Stewart10 January 1945
Singer-songwriter
Lewis Capaldi07 October 1996
Singer
Van Morrison31 August 1945
Singer
Charli XCX02 August 1992
Singer
Rita Ora26 November 1990
Singer
Syd Barrett06 January 1946
Singer-songwriter
John Deacon19 August 1951
Musician
Liam Payne29 August 1993
Singer, Songwriter
Ronnie Wood01 June 1947
Musician & Songwriter
Jimmy Page09 January 1944
Musician
Mel B29 May 1975
Singer
Jimmy Savile31 October 1926
DJ, Television & Radio Personality
Elvis Costello25 August 1954
Billy Idol30 November 1955
Ellie Goulding30 December 1986
Singer-Songwriter
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Gavin Rossdale30 October 1965
Charlie Watts02 June 1941
Drummer
David McCallum19 September 1933
Actor
Marianne Faithfull29 December 1946
Singer
Julian Lennon08 April 1963
Brian Eno15 May 1948
Steve Winwood12 May 1948
Musician
Pete Best24 November 1941
Brian Johnson05 October 1947
Singer, Musician
Jeff Lynne30 December 1947
Singer-songwriter, Record producer
Thom Yorke07 October 1968
Singer, Musician, Songwriter
Edward Heath09 July 1916
Former British Prime Minister
Pete Townshend19 May 1945
Musician, Singer-songwriter, Composer
Bill Wyman24 October 1936
Musician and Singer
Jamie Campbell Bower22 November 1988
Actor
Joe Strummer21 August 1952
Singer, Guitarist
James Righton25 August 1983
Musician
Bruce Dickinson07 August 1958
Tim Minchin07 October 1975
Comedian
Natalia Tena01 November 1984
Actress
Florence Welch28 August 1986
Musician
Eric Idle29 March 1943
Comedian
Keith Flint17 September 1969
Vocalist
Quincy Jones III23 December 1968
Music Producer
Aimee Osbourne02 September 1983
Actress
Jorja Smith11 June 1997
Singer
Mick Taylor17 January 1949
Musician
Paul Weller25 May 1958
Singer, Songwriter, Musician
John Entwistle09 October 1944
Guitarist
Olly Murs14 May 1984
Choreographer, Composer, Singer, Musician,
Joss Stone11 April 1987
Soul Singer-songwriter
Anoushka Shankar09 June 1981
Composer
Pete Doherty12 March 1979
Musician
Billy Ocean21 January 1950
Recording Artist
Jess Glynne20 October 1989
Singer
Roland Orzabal22 August 1962
Musician, Singer
The Edge08 August 1961
Musician
Courtney Hadwin06 July 2004
Singer
Winston Marshall20 December 1987
Musician
Peter Hook13 February 1956
singer
James Arthur02 March 1988
Singer-songwriter
Rex Orange County04 May 1998
Recording Artist
Leigh-Anne Pinnock04 October 1991
Singer
Adam Clayton13 March 1960
Bassist of the rock band U2
Keren Woodward02 April 1961
Singer
Shane MacGowan25 December 1957
British-Irish musician
Tom Fletcher17 July 1985
Musician
Declan McKenna24 December 1998
Singer
Oliver Sykes20 November 1986
Musician
Roman Kemp28 January 1993
Radio host
Tinie Tempah07 November 1988
Rapper
Nick Rhodes08 June 1962
Musician
Nick Hornby17 April 1957
Author & Editor
Pixie Lott12 January 1991
Singer-songwriter
Carrie Hope Fletcher22 October 1992
Singer-songwriter
Fleur East29 October 1987
Singer-songwriter
Emeli Sandé10 March 1987
Singer-songwriter
Michael Blakey08 December 1958
Record Producer
Alan Price19 April 1942
Musician
Justine Frischmann16 September 1969
Musician
Crispian Mills18 January 1973
Singer
Conor Maynard21 November 1992
Singer-songwriter
Mike McGear07 January 1944
Musician