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 1 
Britney Spears
(Singer-Songwriter)
Britney Spears
4
Birthdate: December 2, 1981
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: McComb, Mississippi, United States

Internationally recognised American singer, songwriter and actress, Britney Spears entered the entertainment industry at an early age and later became highly successful as a solo artist with her albums, Baby One More Time, and Oops!…I Did It Again. The Princess of Pop has since released a number of albums and dabbled with acting. Her personal life has also garnered frequent media attention.

 2 
Danny Elfman
(Singer-Songwriter for the New Wave Band 'Oingo Boingo')
Danny Elfman
8
Birthdate: May 29, 1953
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Composer, singer, songwriter, and record producer, Danny Elfman is best known for his association with the new wave band Oingo Boingo. He has written over 100 feature film scores and has composed music for numerous TV shows and stage productions. He is the recipient of two Emmy Awards and one Grammy and has been nominated for the Academy Award.

 3 
Andy Williams
(American Singer, Actor and Record producer)
Andy Williams
4
Birthdate: December 3, 1927
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wall Lake, Iowa, United States
Died: September 25, 2012
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 4 
Alex Wolff
(Actor)
Alex Wolff
4
Birthdate: November 1, 1997
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 5 
Nick Carter
(Musician)
Nick Carter
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Birthdate: January 28, 1980
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Jamestown, New York, United States

Nick Carter is an American singer, musician, and actor. Best known for his association with the popular vocal group the Backstreet Boys, Carter achieved popularity as a teen idol throughout the mid and late-1990s. Also known for his charity work, Nick Carter has been playing an important role in raising awareness about the environment and its oceans.

 6 
Mika
(Brit Award-Winning Singer Known for His Breakthrough EP 'Dodgy Holiday')
Mika
4
Birthdate: August 18, 1983
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon

Lebanese-born British singer Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr., also known as Mika, had moved to France as an infant and to Britain later, as his family escaped the war-torn Lebanon. Known for tracks such as Grace Kelly, he also earned a Grammy nomination for his single Love Today.

 7 
Richard Carpenter
(conductor, singer, songwriter, jazz musician, pianist, record producer)
Richard Carpenter
4
Birthdate: October 15, 1946
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New Haven
 8 
Carl Wilson
(American musician)
Carl Wilson
4
Birthdate: December 21, 1946
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hawthorne, California
Died: February 6, 1998
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 9 
Kevin Richardson
(American Singer and Actor)
Kevin Richardson
4
Birthdate: October 3, 1971
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 10 
Tori Amos
(Musician and Singer)
Tori Amos
4
Birthdate: August 22, 1963
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Newton
Alternative rock singer Tori Amos is known for her songs that highlight issues such as feminism. Amos was the youngest to win a music scholarship to the Peabody Institute. She performed with the group Y Kant Tori Read before going solo. She is associated with RAINN, a sexual abuse helpline. 
 11 
Chynna Phillips
(Singer best known as a member of the singing group Wilson Phillips)
Chynna Phillips
6
Birthdate: February 12, 1968
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 12 
Normani Hamilton
(Member of One of the Best-Selling Girl Groups of All Time 'Fifth Harmony')
Normani Hamilton
6
Birthdate: May 31, 1996
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Normani Hamilton is an American dancer and singer. Hamilton, who was part of the popular girl group Fifth Harmony, has won several awards, such as BMI Awards and iHeartRadio Music Awards. Also a philanthropist, Hamilton has been involved with charities like the Ryan Seacrest Foundation. Since 2017, she has been serving as a global ambassador for the American Cancer Society.

 13 
Lukasz Gottwald
(Record producer, singer songwriter)
Lukasz Gottwald
4
Birthdate: September 26, 1973
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
 14 
Perry Como
(Singer)
Perry Como
3
Birthdate: May 18, 1912
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: May 13, 2001
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 15 
That Poppy
(First and Currently Only Female Artist to Be Nominated in a Metal Category)
That Poppy
6
Birthdate: January 1, 1995
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
 16 
Clairo
(Record Producer)
Clairo
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Birthdate: August 18, 1998
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Carlisle, Massachusetts, US
Indie singer Clairo began posting songs on SoundCloud at age 13. She initially recorded covers and soared to fame with her viral track Pretty Girl, a song recorded for the Transgender Law Center, in 2017. Her single Sofia was a Billboard Hot 100-charter. She came out as bisexual on Twitter. 
 17 
Emily Kinney
(actor, musician, singer, stage actor, television actor)
Emily Kinney
3
Birthdate: August 15, 1985
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nebraska
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 18 
Stewart Copeland
(Musician)
Stewart Copeland
3
Birthdate: July 16, 1952
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 19 
Daya (Singer)
(Pop Singer-Songwriter Known for Her Hit Single 'Hide Away')
Daya (Singer)
6
Birthdate: October 24, 1988
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
 20 
Tom Fogerty
(Singer, Guitarist)
Tom Fogerty
3
Birthdate: November 9, 1941
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Berkeley
Died: September 6, 1990
 21 
Tony Kanal
(Musician)
Tony Kanal
3
Birthdate: August 27, 1970
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kingsbury, London, England
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 22 
Brett Young
(Singer)
Brett Young
3
Birthdate: March 23, 1981
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Anaheim, Orange County, California, USA
 23 
Gene Pitney
(Singer-songwriter)
Gene Pitney
3
Birthdate: February 17, 1940
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: April 5, 2006
 24 
Freddy Moore
(Musician)
Freddy Moore
3
Birthdate: July 19, 1950
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
 25 
Miles Robbins
(Musician)
Miles Robbins
3
Birthdate: May 4, 1992
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 26 
Jim Steinman
(Composer)
Jim Steinman
3
Birthdate: November 1, 1947
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 27 
Bruce Johnston
(Singer)
Bruce Johnston
3
Birthdate: June 27, 1942
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
 28 
Mickey Gilley
(Singer)
Mickey Gilley
3
Birthdate: March 9, 1936
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA
 29 
Scott Walker
(Singer-songwriter)
Scott Walker
0
Birthdate: January 9, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Died: March 22, 2019
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 30 
Gavin Creel
(Actor)
Gavin Creel
3
Birthdate: April 18, 1976
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Findlay, Ohio, USA
 31 
David Paich
(Musician)
David Paich
3
Birthdate: June 25, 1954
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
 32 
Rick Nielsen
(Guitarist)
Rick Nielsen
3
Birthdate: December 22, 1948
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Elmhurst, Illinois, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 33 
Ray Parker Jr.
(Musician)
Ray Parker Jr.
2
Birthdate: May 1, 1954
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 34 
Lee Greenwood
(Country music artist.)
Lee Greenwood
2
Birthdate: October 27, 1942
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, USA
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 35 
Willa Ford
(Singer-songwriter)
Willa Ford
2
Birthdate: January 22, 1981
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ruskin, Florida, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 36 
Harry Wayne Casey
(Musician)
Harry Wayne Casey
2
Birthdate: January 31, 1951
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hialeah, Florida, USA
 37 
Don Ho
(Best known for theme song Tiny Bubbles)
Don Ho
2
Birthdate: August 13, 1930
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kaka'ako, Hawaii, United States
Died: April 14, 2007
 38 
Carol Kaye
(Musician)
Carol Kaye
3
Birthdate: March 24, 1935
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Everett, Washington, USA
 39 
Farrah Franklin
(Singer)
Farrah Franklin
2
Birthdate: May 3, 1981
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
 40 
Sophie Simmons
(Singer, TV Personality and Daughter of Musician Gene Simmons)
Sophie Simmons
2
Birthdate: July 7, 1992
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Sophie Simmons is a singer, model, and TV personality. The daughter of an actress and a musician, she was introduced to show business at an early age. She began her career as a teenager. As a model, she promotes body positivity and launched a body-positive clothing line. She has released many singles, including the super hit Black Mirror. 

 41 
Spencer Fox
(Actor)
Spencer Fox
2
Birthdate: May 10, 1993
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 42 
Cindy Herron
(Singer)
Cindy Herron
2
Birthdate: September 26, 1961
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 43 
Cuco
(Musical Artist)
Cuco
2
Birthdate: June 26, 1998
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hawthorne, California, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 44 
Hal Blaine
(Musician)
Hal Blaine
0
Birthdate: February 5, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States
Died: March 11, 2019
 45 
Eddie Fisher
(Former singer and actor who released seventeen top ten singles in the 1950s, including)
Eddie Fisher
8
Birthdate: August 10, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: September 22, 2010
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 46 
David Sanborn
(Saxophonist)
David Sanborn
2
Birthdate: July 30, 1945
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, United States
 47 
Van Dyke Parks
(Musician)
Van Dyke Parks
2
Birthdate: January 3, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 48 
Adina Howard
(Singer-songwriter)
Adina Howard
2
Birthdate: November 14, 1973
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 49 
Donnie Iris
(Rock Musician Best Known for His Works With the Rock Bands 'Jaggerz' and 'Wild Cherry')
Donnie Iris
2
Birthdate: February 28, 1943
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, United States

Donnie Iris is an American rock musician best known for his association with popular bands like Wild Cherry and The Jaggerz. Donnie Iris is credited with co-founding a band named The Cruisers which continues to release songs and albums. Apart from being a musician, Donnie Iris is also an entrepreneur; he established a mortgage company named SIMCorp in the early-1990s.

 50 
Mickey Madden
(Musician)
Mickey Madden
2
Birthdate: May 13, 1979
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Austin, Texas, United States
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