Lothar Voigtländer dead at age 82
Lothar Voigtländer
died on July 4, 2026. He was a German composer. Tags Musicians, 04 July 2026, Berlin, Germany, Lothar, Virgo, July 2026, July 4, Voigtländer
Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Tommy Hunter dead at age 89
Tommy Hunter
died on July 2, 2026. He was a singer. Tags Musicians, 02 July 2026, Hunter, Pisces, Tommy, July 2, July 2026
Hikaru Kurosaki dead at age 64
Hikaru Kurosaki
died on July 2, 2026. He was a Japanese actor and stunt performer. Born on January 31, 1962, in Osaka Prefecture, Kurosaki also worked as a singer. He…
Brian Potter dead at age 86
Brian Potter, a British-born American songwriter and record producer,
died on July 1, 2026. Born on January 1, 1939, he worked in pop music as a songwriter and record producer.…
Joe Melson dead at age 91
Joe Melson, the American singer and songwriter known for his collaborations with Roy Orbison,
died on July 1, 2026. Born in Bonham, Texas, on May 11, 1935, he helped write…
Shaun Glass dead at age 57
Shaun Glass died July 1, 2026. Tags Musicians, 01 July 2026, America, Glass, Shaun, July 1, July 2026
Mykola Yanchenko dead at age 66
Mykola Yanchenko
died on July 1, 2026. Tags Musicians, 01 July 2026, Mykola, Sagittarius, Ukraine, Yanchenko, July 1, July 2026
Daniel Melingo dead at age 68
Daniel Melingo
died on June 30, 2026, at the age of 69. He was an Argentine singer, clarinetist, guitarist, saxophonist, composer and musician from Buenos Aires. Melingo was known for…
Jaroslav Foltýn dead at age 90
Jaroslav Foltýn
died on June 30, 2026. He was a Czech violinist. Tags Musicians, 30 June 2026, Czechia, Jaroslav, Foltýn, June 2026, June 30
Gergely Molnár dead at age 76
Gergely Molnár
died on June 30, 2026. He was a Hungarian musician. Tags Musicians, 30 June 2026, Gergely, Hungary, June 2026, June 30, Molnár
Victor Willis dead at age 74
Victor Willis
died on June 30, 2026. Tags Musicians, 30 June 2026, America, Cancer, Victor, Willis, June 2026, June 30
Antoinette Miggiani dead at age 88
Antoinette Miggiani, the Maltese operatic soprano and singing teacher,
died on June 29, 2026, at age 88. Born on September 5, 1937, in Sliema, Malta, she studied piano and voice…
Karel Pexidr dead at age 96, Czech writer, lawyer, philosopher and composer of classical music
Karel Pexidr
died on June 29, 2026. He was a Czech writer, lawyer, philosopher and composer of classical music. Born on November 4, 1929, Pexidr was known for his work…
Faniya Suleymanova dead at age 87
Faniya Suleymanova
died on June 29, 2026. She was a Soviet and Russian singer and journalist. Born on February 18, 1939, she studied at the Ufa State Institute of Arts.…
Ervin László dead at age 94
Ervin László, the Hungarian-born American philosopher and writer,
died on June 29, 2026, at age 94. Born in Budapest on May 12, 1932, he studied at the Franz Liszt Academy…
Phyllis Kinney dead at age 103
Phyllis Kinney, an American-born Welsh singer, musicologist and author,
died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 103. Born in Pontiac, Michigan, on July 4, 1922, she studied at…
Dadi Yudistira dead at age 46
Dadi Yudistira
died on June 29, 2026. Tags Musicians, 29 June 2026, Dadi, Indonesia, Yudistira, June 2026, June 29
Ali Ideflawen dead at age 69
Ali Ideflawen
died on June 28, 2026. He was an Algerian singer and musician. Tags Musicians, 28 June 2026, Ali, Ideflawen, June 2026, June 28
Ali Ideflawen dead at age 69
Ali Ideflawen
died on June 28, 2026. Tags Musicians, 28 June 2026, Ali, Ideflawen, June 2026, June 28
Vlado Janevski dead at age 65
Vlado Janevski, the Macedonian singer who represented North Macedonia in its first Eurovision appearance,
died on June 28, 2026, at the age of 65. Born Vladimir Janevski on November 27,…
Mignon Dunn dead at age 98
Mignon Dunn, an American mezzo-soprano and voice teacher,
died on June 28, 2026. She was 98. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she grew up in Tyronza, Arkansas and Memphis. Dunn studied…
Teruki Gotō dead at age 43
Teruki Gotō, a Japanese musician and political activist,
died on June 28, 2026. He was 43. Born on December 8, 1982, in Kunitachi, he was also known as a perennial…
Thomas Fey dead at age 65
Thomas Fey, a German orchestral conductor,
died on June 27, 2026, at the age of 65, following complications from a brain injury. Born on November 9, 1960, he studied music…
K. Bhagyaraj dead at age 73
K. Bhagyaraj, the Indian film director and actor known for Andha 7 Naatkal and Mundhanai Mudichu,
died on June 27, 2026. He was 73. Bhagyaraj, born Krishnaswamy Bhagyaraj on January…
Raisa Mkrtchyan dead at age 84
Raisa Mkrtchyan
died on June 27, 2026. She was an Armenian singer. Tags Musicians, 27 June 2026, Mkrtchyan, Pisces, Raisa, Yerevan, June 2026, June 27
Günter Lenz dead at age 87
Günter Lenz, the German jazz bassist and composer,
died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Frankfurt am Main on 25 July 1938, he began as…
Adrian Jack dead at age 83
Adrian Jack
died on June 26, 2026. He was a British composer. Tags Musicians, 26 June 2026, Adrian, Britain, Jack, Pisces, June 2026, June 26
Oshim Ottawa dead
Oshim Ottawa, a Canadian actor and musician from Manawan, Quebec,
died on June 25, 2026. He was best known for his role as Philippe Flamand in the 2023 film Atikamekw…
Onai Quiñonez dead at age 32
Onai Quiñonez, a Venezuelan painter and cellist,
died on June 24, 2026. He was born in Tovar, Mérida, in 1993 and studied cello at the Cátedra Latinoamericana de Violonchelo. Quiñonez…
Shapour Rahimi dead at age 78
Shapour Rahimi
died on June 24, 2026. No cause of death was stated. Tags Musicians, 24 June 2026, Iran, Rahimi, Shapour, June 2026, June 24
Tullio Možina dead at age 91
Tullio Možina
died on June 24, 2026. Tags Musicians, 24 June 2026, Italy, Tullio, June 2026, June 24, Možina
Harold Wheeler dead at age 82
Harold Wheeler, an American orchestrator and composer,
died on June 24, 2026, at the age of 82. Born William Harold Wheeler Jr. in St. Louis on July 14, 1943, he…
Manuel van Der Dijs dead
Manuel van Der Dijs, singer with the Venezuelan band Van Der Dijs,
died on June 24, 2026. Also known as VDD, the group was formed in Caracas in 2024 and…
Abraham Foucault dead
Abraham Foucault, drummer for the Venezuelan band Van Der Dijs,
died on June 24, 2026. He performed with the Caracas group, also known as VDD, during its brief run from…
Gabriel Gómez dead
Gabriel Gómez, guitarist for the Venezuelan band Van Der Dijs,
died on June 24, 2026. He was identified with the nu metal, rap rock and alternative rock group, also known…
Xander Hernández dead
Xander Hernández, bassist for the Venezuelan band Van Der Dijs,
died on June 24, 2026. He played with the group, also known as VDD, during its active years from 2024…
David Clayton-Thomas dead at age 84
David Clayton-Thomas, the British-Canadian singer best known as the lead vocalist of Blood, Sweat & Tears,
died on June 24, 2026, at age 84. Born David Henry Thomsett on September…
Manuel van Der Dijs dead
Manuel van Der Dijs, a singer known professionally as VDD,
died on June 24, 2026. Associated with a Venezuelan nu metal, rap rock and alternative rock band formed in Caracas…
Azar Azima dead at age 98
Azar Azima
died on June 23, 2026. Tags Musicians, 23 June 2026, Azar, Azima, Iran, June 2026, June 23
Jani Wickholm dead at age 48
Jani Wickholm, a Finnish singer and politician who finished second in the 2004 Finnish Idols competition,
died on June 23, 2026. He was 48. Born in Kerava on September 20,…
Erie Mills dead at age 73
Erie Mills, an American operatic soprano and voice teacher,
died on June 23, 2026, at age 73. Born in Granite City, Illinois, on June 22, 1953, she developed an early…
Azar Azima dead at age 98
Azar Azima, an Iranian singer,
died on June 23, 2026. She was 98. Born in Isfahan in 1927, Azima began collaborating with radio in 1955 and sang one of her…
Mikhail Nozhkin dead at age 89, Russian actor, poet, musician
Mikhail Nozhkin
died on June 22, 2026, at the age of 89. He was a Russian actor and poet, as well as a songwriter, composer, lyricist and author. Born in…
Bruce Tull dead at age 71
Bruce Tull
died on June 22, 2026. Tags Musicians, 22 June 2026, America, Bruce, Tull, June 2026, June 22
Clive Davis dead at age 94
Clive Davis, the American Hall of Fame music executive and record producer who founded Arista Records,
died on June 22, 2026, at the age of 94. Born Clive Jay Davis…
Guesch Patti dead at age 80
Guesch Patti, the French singer best known for “Étienne,”
died on June 22, 2026. She was 80. Born Patricia Porrasse on March 16, 1946, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, she built a career…
Noël Deschamps dead at age 83
Noël Deschamps, a French singer,
died on June 21, 2026, in Châteauroux, France, one day before his 84th birthday. Born on June 22, 1942, in Villefranche-sur-Saône, then in German-occupied France,…
Robson Barros dead at age 57
Robson Barros
died on June 20, 2026. He was a composer. Tags Musicians, 20 June 2026, Barros, Brazil, Robson, June 20, June 2026
Robson Barros dead at age 57
Robson Barros
died on June 20, 2026. Tags Musicians, 20 June 2026, Barros, Brazil, Robson, June 20, June 2026
Akihiro Miwa dead at age 91
Akihiro Miwa, the Japanese singer, actor and drag queen whose career spanned more than seven decades,
died on June 20, 2026, at age 91. Born Akihiro Maruyama in Nagasaki on…
Mark Singer dead at age 75
Mark Singer, an American journalist and staff writer at The New Yorker,
died on June 19, 2026, at age 75 of complications from salivary gland cancer. Known professionally as Mark…
Désiré N’Kaoua dead at age 93
Désiré N'Kaoua
died on June 19, 2026. Tags Musicians, 19 June 2026, France, Gemini, Bois-d'arcy, Désiré, June 19, June 2026, N'Kaoua
Emile Straker dead at age 90
Emile Straker, the Barbadian singer and former lead vocalist of the calypso group the Merrymen,
died on June 19, 2026, at age 90. Born Charles Emile Straker on March 31,…
Kirsti Sparboe dead at age 79
Kirsti Sparboe, a Norwegian singer and actress,
died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on December 7, 1946, in Tromsø, Norway, she began her career in…
Tay Keith dead at age 29
Tay Keith, the American record producer behind songs including “Sicko Mode,” “Nonstop” and “Look Alive,”
died on June 18, 2026. He was 29. Born Brytavious Lakeith Chambers on Sept. 20,…
Justin Cary dead at age 50
Justin Cary, an American bass guitarist known for his work with Sixpence None the Richer,
died on June 18, 2026, at age 50. A member of the Christian alternative rock…
Alex Bueno dead at age 62
Alex Bueno, a Dominican singer and guitarist,
died on June 18, 2026, at age 62. Born Alejandro Wigberto Bueno López on September 6, 1963, in Santiago Province, Dominican Republic, he…
Teddie Beverley dead at age 99
Teddie Beverley, the English singer best known as one-third of The Beverley Sisters,
died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 99. Born Hazel Pamela Chinery in Bethnal Green,…
Walter Parazaider dead at age 81
Walter Parazaider, an American Hall of Fame woodwind musician and founding member of Chicago,
died on June 17, 2026, at age 81 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Born in Chicago…
Toney Lee dead at age 72, American singer, songwriter and record producer
Toney Lee, an American singer, songwriter and record producer,
died on June 17, 2026, at age 72. Born James Anthony Lee on September 12, 1953, he worked in garage house,…
Prasad Sawkar dead at age 97
Prasad Sawkar, an Indian classical vocalist,
died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Sambaprasad Raghuvir Sawkar on December 14, 1928, in Baroda, Gujarat, he was known…
Teddie Beverley dead at age 99
Teddie Beverley, the English singer best known as one-third of The Beverley Sisters,
died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 99. Born Hazel Pamela Chinery in Bethnal Green,…
Beau Williams dead at age 76
Beau Williams, an American gospel singer,
died on June 17, 2026, at age 76. Born in Houston on January 6, 1950, he began his career in 1982 and became known…
Afsaneh Malek dead at age 83
Afsaneh Malek
died on June 16, 2026. Tags Musicians, 16 June 2026, Afsaneh, Iran, Malek, June 16, June 2026
Afsaneh Malek dead at age 83
Afsaneh Malek, an Iranian singer,
died on June 16, 2026. She was 83. Born in Tehran in 1942, Malek performed widely before Iran’s 1979 Revolution and was noted for collaborations…
Bobby Prince dead at age 81
Bobby Prince, an American video game composer and sound designer,
died on June 16, 2026. He was known professionally for work on landmark games including Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Doom II:…
Semahegn Belew dead at age 58
Semahegn Belew, an Ethiopian singer known for traditional Gojjam songs,
died on June 15, 2026. Born in Bahir Dar on September 27, 1967, he was also known as Seme Balageru.…
Fred Alexander dead
Fred Alexander
died on June 15, 2026. He was a drummer. Tags Musicians, 15 June 2026, Alexander, America, Fred, June 15, June 2026
Semyon Skrepetsky dead at age 45
Semyon Skrepetsky, a Russian artist, activist and blogger,
died on June 15, 2026, at age 45. Born Robert Kuzovkov in Altai Krai in 1981, he became known for political caricature,…
Abdullah Ibrahim dead at age 91
Abdullah Ibrahim, the South African jazz pianist and composer known for The Jazz Epistles and the song "Mannenberg,"
died on June 15, 2026, at age 91. Born Adolph Johannes Brand…
Danny Simmons dead at age 72
Danny Simmons, an American abstract expressionist painter,
died on June 15, 2026, at age 72. Born Daniel Simmons Jr. on August 17, 1953, in New York, he worked as a…
Ece İrtem dead at age 35
Ece İrtem, a Turkish actress and opera singer,
died on June 15, 2026, after suffering a heart attack. She was 35. Born in Sivas on June 14, 1991, İrtem graduated…
Semyon Skrepetsky dead at age 45
Semyon Skrepetsky
died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 45. He was a Russian artist known as a painter, musician and blogger. Born in Altai Krai in 1981,…
Barry Dransfield dead at age 79
Barry Dransfield
died on June 14, 2026. He was an English folk singer and musician. Dransfield was also known as a British folk singer, fiddler, cellist and guitarist. Tags Musicians,…
Oliver Tree dead at age 32
Oliver Tree, the American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, comedian and filmmaker,
died on June 14, 2026, in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was 32. Born Oliver…
Dave Greenslade dead at age 83
Dave Greenslade, the British composer and keyboardist known for his work with Colosseum and his own band Greenslade,
died on June 14, 2026, at the age of 83. Born David…
Lucas Frota dead at age 21
Lucas Frota
died on June 14, 2026. He was a Brazilian DJ and music producer. Frota was born in Rio de Janeiro in 2002 and died in the same city…
Annick Chartreux dead at age 83
Annick Chartreux, a French composer,
died on June 13, 2026, at the age of 83. Born Anne-Marie Chartreux in Nancy in 1942, she studied at the Conservatoire Régional du Grand…
Richard Hill dead at age 81
Richard Hill
died on June 13, 2026. He was a British composer. Tags Musicians, 13 June 2026, Britain, Hill, Richard, June 13, June 2026
Richard Hill dead at age 81
Richard Hill, the British composer,
died on June 13, 2026. Tags Musicians, 13 June 2026, Britain, Hill, Richard, June 13, June 2026
Dee Palmer dead at age 88, English musician, and composer
Dee Palmer, the English musician, arranger and composer best known for work with Jethro Tull,
died on June 13, 2026. Born David Palmer on July 2, 1937, in Hendon, London,…
Zack Roach dead
Zack Roach, an American guitarist,
died on June 12, 2026. He was associated with Senses Fail, the American post-hardcore band formed in Ridgewood, New Jersey, in 2001. The group was…
Frank Michael dead at age 79
Frank Michael, the Italian-born Belgian singer whose career spanned more than five decades,
died on June 12, 2026, of lung cancer. Born Franco Gabelli in Bedonia, Italy, on May 7,…
Vladimir Sapozhnikov dead at age 81
Vladimir Sapozhnikov
died on June 11, 2026. He was a Russian composer. Tags Musicians, 11 June 2026, Russia, Sapozhnikov, Vladimir, June 11, June 2026
Astar Shamir dead at age 71
Astar Shamir
died on June 11, 2026. She was an Israeli singer and musician. Tags Musicians, 11 June 2026, Astar, Israel, Shamir, June 11, June 2026
Vladimir Sapozhnikov dead at age 81
Vladimir Sapozhnikov
died on June 11, 2026, in a traffic collision. He was a Russian composer. Sapozhnikov was born on January 20, 1945. Tags Musicians, 11 June 2026, Aquarius, Russia,…
Stranger Cole dead at age 83
Stranger Cole, the Jamaican singer whose career helped shape ska, rocksteady and reggae,
died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 83. Born Wilburn Theodore Cole in Kingston, Jamaica,…
Philip Booth dead at age 66
Philip Booth, a British-Canadian singer known for the song “Ulterior Motives,”
died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 66. Born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, on…
Philip Adrian Booth dead at age 66
Philip Adrian Booth, the British-Canadian guitarist and keyboardist known for "Ulterior Motives,"
died on June 11, 2026, at age 66. Born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he was…
Titta Pretto dead at age 93
Titta Pretto
died on June 10, 2026. He was an Indian singer and comedian. Tags Actors, Musicians, 10 June 2026, Capricorn, India, Pretto, Titta, June 10, June 2026
Jan Málek dead at age 88
Jan Málek
died on June 10, 2026. He was a Czech composer and music director. Tags Musicians, 10 June 2026, Czechia, Jan, June 10, June 2026, Málek
David Fairrington dead at age 85
David Fairrington, an American painter known for his realistic portraits and a range of other subjects,
died on June 10, 2026, at age 85. Born David Neal Fairrington on October…
Manu Lann Huel dead at age 77
Manu Lann Huel, a French singer-songwriter and poet,
died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in 1949 and known for writing and performing in both Breton…
Jan Málek dead at age 88
Jan Málek died June 10, 2026. He was a Czech composer and director. Tags Musicians, 10 June 2026, Czechia, Jan, June 10, June 2026, Málek
Janie Sell dead at age 86
Janie Sell, an American singer and stage actress,
died on June 9, 2026, at age 86. Born Jane Ann Sell in Detroit on October 1, 1939, she built a career…
Ruth Watson Henderson dead at age 93
Ruth Watson Henderson, a Canadian composer and pianist known for her choral music,
died on June 9, 2026. She was 93. Born Ruth Louise Watson in Toronto on November 23,…
Bruno Turner dead at age 95
Bruno Turner, a British musicologist,
died on June 9, 2026, aged 95. Born in London on February 17, 1931, he devoted much of his career to early music, with a…
Michael Preston dead at age 93
Michael Preston, the British actor and singer known for roles in Mad Max 2, Homicide and Bellbird,
died on June 8, 2026. Born Jack Davis on May 14, 1934, in…
Nikke Ström dead at age 75
Nikke Ström, the Swedish musician best known as bassist for Nationalteatern,
died on June 8, 2026, from complications of heart surgery. He was 75. Born in Karlskoga on June 8,…