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Co-founder of Gang of Four with guitarist Andy Gill, he was born in Southwark (London) in 1955

Born in 1960 in Manchester, England. Mick Hucknall is the founder, singer, and main songwriter of Simply Red.

Born in Wales in 1951, Gaynor Hopkins celebrates her 74th birthday today. But she is better known by her stage name: Bonnie Tyler!

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA in 1957, he didn’t have to rack his brains to find his stage name. On his birth certificate, the “Kid of Minneapolis” really is called Prince Rogers Nelson.

Born Diane Catherine Sealy in 1961 in Balham, South London. Before launching a solo career, she sang with Wham! and The Style Council.

He was born in 1946 in Boston, Massachusetts, and started out as a classical double bassist before turning to rock and jazz.

A singer and also an actress, she was born in 1951 in St. Louis, Missouri.

For nearly half a century, this wild-haired American, born in Glen Ellyn near Chicago, Illinois in 1947, has defied conventions and clichés.

The British singer with the husky voice was born in 1956 in Kingston-upon-Thames, southwest of London.

The British singer Dua Lipa caused some surprised looks in the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam when her band suddenly started playing André Hazes’ hit ‘Bloed, zweet en tranen’ on Tuesday.

He was born in 1966 in Silver Spring, Maryland, and continues to deliver the same introspective and melancholic poetry. Sometimes with a touch of dark or offbeat humour…