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 1 
Danny Elfman
(Singer-Songwriter for the New Wave Band 'Oingo Boingo')
Danny Elfman
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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.

 2 
Carl Wilson
(American musician)
Carl Wilson
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Birthdate: December 21, 1946
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hawthorne, California
Died: February 6, 1998
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 3 
Richard Carpenter
(conductor, singer, songwriter, jazz musician, pianist, record producer)
Richard Carpenter
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Birthdate: October 15, 1946
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New Haven
 4 
Tori Amos
(Musician and Singer)
Tori Amos
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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. 
 5 
That Poppy
(First and Currently Only Female Artist to Be Nominated in a Metal Category)
That Poppy
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Birthdate: January 1, 1995
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
 6 
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. 
 7 
Lukasz Gottwald
(Record producer, singer songwriter)
Lukasz Gottwald
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Birthdate: September 26, 1973
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
 8 
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)
 9 
Stewart Copeland
(Musician)
Stewart Copeland
3
Birthdate: July 16, 1952
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 10 
Tom Fogerty
(Singer, Guitarist)
Tom Fogerty
3
Birthdate: November 9, 1941
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Berkeley
Died: September 6, 1990
 11 
Gene Pitney
(Singer-songwriter)
Gene Pitney
3
Birthdate: February 17, 1940
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: April 5, 2006
 12 
Tony Kanal
(Musician)
Tony Kanal
3
Birthdate: August 27, 1970
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kingsbury, London, England
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 13 
Freddy Moore
(Musician)
Freddy Moore
3
Birthdate: July 19, 1950
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
 14 
Scott Walker
(Singer-songwriter)
Scott Walker
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Birthdate: January 9, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Died: March 22, 2019
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 15 
Rick Nielsen
(Guitarist)
Rick Nielsen
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Birthdate: December 22, 1948
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Elmhurst, Illinois, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 16 
Carol Kaye
(Musician)
Carol Kaye
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Birthdate: March 24, 1935
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Everett, Washington, USA
 17 
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
 18 
Bruce Johnston
(Singer)
Bruce Johnston
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Birthdate: June 27, 1942
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
 19 
Mickey Gilley
(Singer)
Mickey Gilley
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Birthdate: March 9, 1936
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA
 20 
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. 

 21 
Gavin Creel
(Actor)
Gavin Creel
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Birthdate: April 18, 1976
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Findlay, Ohio, USA
 22 
David Paich
(Musician)
David Paich
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Birthdate: June 25, 1954
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
 23 
Spencer Fox
(Actor)
Spencer Fox
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Birthdate: May 10, 1993
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 24 
Jim Steinman
(Composer)
Jim Steinman
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Birthdate: November 1, 1947
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 25 
Ray Parker Jr.
(Musician)
Ray Parker Jr.
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Birthdate: May 1, 1954
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 26 
Cuco
(Musical Artist)
Cuco
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Birthdate: June 26, 1998
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hawthorne, California, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 27 
Lee Greenwood
(Country music artist.)
Lee Greenwood
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Birthdate: October 27, 1942
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, USA
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 28 
Hal Blaine
(Musician)
Hal Blaine
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Birthdate: February 5, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States
Died: March 11, 2019
 29 
Willa Ford
(Singer-songwriter)
Willa Ford
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Birthdate: January 22, 1981
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ruskin, Florida, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 30 
Harry Wayne Casey
(Musician)
Harry Wayne Casey
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Birthdate: January 31, 1951
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hialeah, Florida, USA
 31 
David Sanborn
(Saxophonist)
David Sanborn
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Birthdate: July 30, 1945
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, United States
 32 
Eddie Fisher
(Former singer and actor who released seventeen top ten singles in the 1950s, including)
Eddie Fisher
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Birthdate: August 10, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: September 22, 2010
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 33 
Farrah Franklin
(Singer)
Farrah Franklin
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Birthdate: May 3, 1981
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
 34 
Adina Howard
(Singer-songwriter)
Adina Howard
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Birthdate: November 14, 1973
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 35 
Donnie Iris
(Rock Musician Best Known for His Works With the Rock Bands 'Jaggerz' and 'Wild Cherry')
Donnie Iris
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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.

 36 
Mickey Madden
(Musician)
Mickey Madden
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Birthdate: May 13, 1979
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Austin, Texas, United States
 37 
Steve Jordan
(American Musical Director, Producer and Songwriter)
Steve Jordan
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Birthdate: January 14, 1957
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
 38 
Cindy Herron
(Singer)
Cindy Herron
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Birthdate: September 26, 1961
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 39 
Lolo Zouaï
(Musician)
Lolo Zouaï
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Birthdate: March 5, 1995
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
 40 
Van Dyke Parks
(Musician)
Van Dyke Parks
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Birthdate: January 3, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 41 
Norman Whitfield
(Songwriter)
Norman Whitfield
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Birthdate: May 12, 1940
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Died: September 16, 2008
 42 
Joseph Brooks
(screenwriter, film producer, composer)
Joseph Brooks
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Birthdate: March 11, 1938
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City
Died: May 22, 2011
 43 
Brent Kutzle
(Musician)
Brent Kutzle
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Birthdate: August 3, 1985
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fountain Valley, California, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 44 
Barney Kessel
(Musician)
Barney Kessel
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Birthdate: October 17, 1923
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died: May 6, 2004
 45 
Phoebe Ryan
(Singer-songwriter)
Phoebe Ryan
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Birthdate: September 21, 1990
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Texas, United States
 46 
John Maus
(Musician)
John Maus
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Birthdate: November 12, 1943
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Died: May 7, 2011
 47 
Chris Hart
(Singer)
Chris Hart
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Birthdate: August 25, 1984
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Palo Alto, California, United States
 48 
Laura Jansen
(Pop Musician)
Laura Jansen
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Birthdate: March 4, 1977
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Breda, Netherlands
 49 
András Kállay-Saunders
(Recording artist who represented Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014)
András Kállay-Saunders
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Birthdate: January 28, 1985
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 50 
Siobhan Magnus
(Singer-songwriter who was the sixth place finalist on the ninth season of American Idol)
Siobhan Magnus
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Birthdate: March 15, 1990
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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