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Avicii
(Swedish DJ & Remixer Known for His Single 'Levels')
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Birthdate: September 8, 1989
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: April 20, 2018

Avicii was a Swedish international DJ, remixer, musician and songwriter. He attained fame with his single, Levels, in 2011. His debut studio album, True, released in 2013 received positive reviews. His second studio album, Stories, was released in 2015. He suffered from mental health issues and died by suicide at age 28. His third album, Tim, was released posthumously in 2019.

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Tommy Lee
(Founding Member of the Heavy Metal Band 'Mötley Crüe')
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Birthdate: October 3, 1962
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Best known as the drummer and founding member of the bands Mötley Crüe and Methods of Mayhem, Tommy Lee Bass has been riddled with major controversies and has even spent time in jail for spousal abuse. Brash and bold, he has also been named to VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists list.
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Calvin Harris
(The First UK Solo Artist to Reach more than One Billion Streams on Spotify)
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Birthdate: January 17, 1984
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dumfries, Scotland
Grammy-winning DJ Calvin Harris soared to fame with his album I Created Disco. His track We Found Love, a collaboration with Rihanna, charted on the US Billboard Hot 100. He owns a record label and topped Forbes's list of the highest-paid DJs of the world for 6 years.
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Lindsey Stirling
(Composer Known for Her Choreographed Violin Performances)
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Birthdate: September 21, 1986
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Santa Ana, California, United States
Distingusihed as a modern-day dancing violinist, Lindsey Stirling began her musical journey in 2006 on America's Got Talent. With over 12 million YouTube subscribers, she presents choreographed violin performances, in live and music videos on her official channel. She has proved her prowess in a variety of music styles, rock to electronic dance music and classical to pop. 
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Deadmau5
(Canadian Electronic Music Producer and DJ)
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Birthdate: January 5, 1981
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Niagara Falls, Canada
Six-time Grammy-nominated Canadian electronic music artist and DJ Joel Thomas Zimmerman, better known as Deadmau5, soared to fame with his house music albums. He gained recognition for his collaborations with Steve Duda as part of the groups WTF? and BSOD. He also produced techno music under the pseudonym Testpilot.
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Moby
(Musician)
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Birthdate: September 11, 1965
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Aphex Twin
(British Musician, Composer and DJ)
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Birthdate: August 18, 1971
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Limerick, Ireland

Richard D. James, better known as Aphex Twin is regarded as one of the finest electronic musicians of all time. He is known for his signature grin, which has graced the covers of many of his albums, and his surreal videos, such as Come to Daddy, which look more like horror movies.

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Fatboy Slim
(Disc Jockey)
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Birthdate: July 31, 1963
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bromley, Kent, England
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Armin van Buuren
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Birthdate: December 25, 1976
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Leiden

Armin van Buuren is a Dutch record producer and DJ. He is best known for hosting a weekly radio show called A State of Trance (ASOT), which is broadcast in 84 countries to nearly 40 million listeners on over 100 FM radio stations. Armin has been named by DJ Mag as the number one DJ on a record five occasions.

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Imogen Heap
(British Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Record Producer)
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Birthdate: December 9, 1977
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Romford, London, England, United Kingdom
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Wendy Carlos
(Musician)
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Birthdate: November 14, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
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Chino Moreno
(Musician)
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Birthdate: June 20, 1973
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, USA
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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James Murphy
(Musician)
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Birthdate: February 4, 1970
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Princeton Junction, New Jersey, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Marc Rebillet
(Musician)
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Birthdate: December 15, 1988
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Flying Lotus
(Record Producer)
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Birthdate: October 7, 1983
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Peaches
(Canadian Electroclash Musician and Record Producer)
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Birthdate: November 11, 1966
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Canadian musician Merrill Nisker was fighting thyroid cancer in 2000, when she suddenly changed her name to Peaches and worked on a phenomenal album named The Teaches of Peaches. The queer singer has gained followers for her gender-oriented lyrics and her sexual gestures during her stage performances. 
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Porter Robinson
(DJ)
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Birthdate: July 15, 1992
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Alice Glass
(Singer)
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Birthdate: August 23, 1988
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Toronto
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Four Tet
(Musician)
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Birthdate: 1977
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Putney, England
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Burial
(Musician)
Burial
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Birthdate: 1979
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: South London, London, England
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Madeon
(Disc jockey, Record producer, Songwriter)
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Birthdate: May 30, 1994
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nantes
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Mura Masa
(Record producer known for his remixes of songs like Travis Scott's)
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Birthdate: April 5, 1996
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Castel, Guernsey
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Nicolas Jaar
(Chilean-American Recording Artist and Composer)
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Birthdate: January 10, 1990
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
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The Blessed Madonna
(DJ)
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Birthdate: October 22, 1977
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kentucky, United States
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Eden
(Singer, Songwriter, Record producer)
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Birthdate: December 23, 1995
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
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Peggy Gou
(DJ)
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Birthdate: July 3, 1991
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Incheon, South Korea
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Mark Isham
(Musician)
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Birthdate: September 7, 1951
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
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Gillian Gilbert
(Musician)
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Birthdate: January 27, 1961
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Whalley Range, Manchester Whalley Range, Manchester, England
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Isao Tomita
(Musical composer)
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Birthdate: April 22, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Toyotama District, Tokyo
Died: May 5, 2016
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Michael Cretu
(Founder of Enigma)
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Birthdate: May 18, 1957
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
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Sampha
(Singer-songwriter)
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Birthdate: November 16, 1988
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Morden, London, England, United Kingdom
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Apparat
(musician)
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Birthdate: June 27, 1978
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Quedlinburg
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Perturbator
(Musician)
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Birthdate: January 22, 1993
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
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Hudson Mohawke
(record producer)
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Birthdate: February 11, 1986
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Glasgow
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Illangelo
(Songwriter, Record producer, Musician, Composer)
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Birthdate: July 29, 1987
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Canada
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Edgar Froese
(German Electronic Musician Best Known for Founding the Electronic Music Group 'Tangerine Dream')
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Birthdate: June 6, 1944
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sovetsk, Russia
Died: January 20, 2015

A pioneer in electronic music and founder of music band Tangerine Dream, Edgar Willmar Froese started playing guitar at the age of 15. At nineteen, he formed his first group, which disbanded within three years. By then, he had started experimenting and eventually formed Tangerine Dream, concurrently continuing to sing solo and release solo albums.

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David Wise
(British Composer and Musician)
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Birthdate: September 13, 1967
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Coalville, England
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Guru Josh
(Musician)
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Birthdate: June 6, 1964
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Jersey
Died: December 28, 2015
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Jean-Jacques Perrey
(Composer)
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Birthdate: January 20, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Amiens, France
Died: November 4, 2016
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Erlend Øye
(musician, singer, record producer, composer)
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Birthdate: November 21, 1975
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bergen

Erlend Øye is a Norwegian musician, composer, singer, songwriter, and producer. He is best known as one half of the indie folk-pop duo Kings of Convenience. He has also been contributing to tracks of other artists and is the leading vocalist of the band The Whitest Boy Alive. Øye is also credited with co-founding an independent label named Bubbles Records.

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Jai Wolf
(Musician)
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Birthdate: November 1, 1991
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rajshahi, Bangladesh
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David Vincent
(Argentine Politician and Two-Time President of Argentina)
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Birthdate: April 22, 1965
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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Sam Sparro
(Singer-songwriter best known for his 2008 single "Black and Gold".)
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Birthdate: November 8, 1982
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Yasmine Hamdan
(Lebanese Electro-Pop Singer-Songwriter Based in Paris)
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Birthdate: 1976 AD
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon

Singer Yasmine Hamdan began her career with the rock band Lombrix and then soared to fame as part of Soapkills, an indie electro-pop band, with Zeid Hamdan. An Arab music icon, she later stepped into the French electronic new wave scene. Now married to filmmaker Elia Suleiman, she stays in Paris.

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Ulrich Schnauss
(Electronic Musician)
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Birthdate: September 8, 1977
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kiel, Germany
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Mylo
(Scottish Electronic Musician and Record Producer)
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Birthdate: May 10, 1978
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Broadford, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Vika Jigulina
(Record producer)
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Birthdate: February 18, 1986
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cahul, Moldova
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Lovefoxxx
(Lead singer of the Brazilian indie band Cansei de Ser Sexy (CSS))
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Birthdate: February 25, 1984
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Campinas, Brazil

Lovefoxxx is a Brazilian singer best known for her association with the band Cansei de Ser Sexy (CSS) where she performs as the lead singer. Best known for her distinctive style and fashion sense, Lovefoxxx has been featured on NME magazine's Cool List on a couple of occasions.

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Nils Jørgen Kaalstad
(Actor)
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Birthdate: January 23, 1979
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bærum, Norway

Norwegian actor Nils Jørgen Kaalstad is perhaps best known for his role as Arvid in the series Norsemen. His other major portrayals have been for films such as Headhunters and series such as Lilyhammer. He is also an electronic musician, known by his stage name, Sideshow Jøgge.

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Adrian von Ziegler
(Composer)
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Birthdate: December 25, 1989
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Zürich, Switzerland

Swiss instrumentalist and composer Adrian von Ziegler, known for his signature long mane, first gained international attention on YouTube, where he has over a million subscribers. A self-proclaimed lover of Celtic and fantasy music, he also often experiments with metal and Oriental music. He was initially known by his pseudonym Indigo.