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He was born in Phoenix, Arizona (USA) in 1952, but has long since chosen to live in France.

The American singer was born in Piisfield, Massachusetts, in 1956. 

The only child of a Breton mother and a father he never knew, Alain Bashung was born on December 1, 1947.

Before being named Idol, it was under the name William Broad that he was born in Stanmore in Middlesex, England, in 1955.

With his distinctive voice, he has often been described as a whiny singer. But his unconventional humor and gently biting descriptions often bring a smile to one's face.



It was on November 28, 1947, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, that Michel Hamburger was born. 

Like the Kremlin's bloodthirsty dictator, he was born in St. Petersburg (then still called Leningrad). Born in 1953, he's a year younger than Putin. And their identical birthplace is the only thing they have in common! 

Tina Turner was born Anna Mae Bullock in Tennessee in 1939.

It's often said that the Lord's ways are inscrutable, but even when he's tackling secular subjects, you know exactly where you stand with Percy Sledge. His preaching clothes are never tucked away far from his stage costumes. In 2015, his official obituary reminded us of the importance of Galilee Baptist Church in his hometown of Leighton. 

With a first name as colorful as hers, the English singer, now 67, had no need to bother with McCourt, the ultimately superfluous remainder of her official surname.

With a first name as colorful as hers, the English singer, now 66, had no need to bother with McCourt, the ultimately superfluous remainder of her official surname.

It was in Lot-et-Garonne, in 1953, that Francis Cabrel was born into a family of Italian immigrants.