El Ghazi dead at age 84
El Ghazi died on July 16, 2026. He was an Algerian singer. Tags Musicians, 16 July 2026, El, Ghazi, July 16, July 2026
Famous Dead Musicians: Recent Musician Deaths and Obituaries
Over 10,000 obituaries of famous dead musicians. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
René Urtreger dead at age 92
René Urtreger, the French bebop pianist and composer, died on July 16, 2026. He was 92. Born in Paris on July 6, 1934, Urtreger became known as a jazz musician…
Seputla Sebogodi dead at age 63
Seputla Sebogodi, the South African actor known for roles in Generations, Rhythm City and Scandal!, died on July 15, 2026. He was 63. Also known as Septula Sebogodi, he was…
Little Gerhard dead at age 92
Little Gerhard, the Swedish singer and rock musician born Karl-Gerhard Lundkvist, died on July 14, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Tillberga on May 17, 1934, he became…
Fantan Mojah dead at age 49
Fantan Mojah, the Jamaican reggae singer born Owen Lennox Moncrieffe, died on July 14, 2026. He was 49. Born on August 5, 1976, in White Hill, St Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica,…
Mike Browning dead at age 61
Mike Browning, an American heavy metal drummer and singer, died on July 13, 2026. Born Michael George Browning on May 26, 1964, in Tampa, Florida, he began playing drums at…
Melaine Favennec dead at age 75
Melaine Favennec, the French singer and musician known also as Mélaine Favennec, died on July 13, 2026, in Pont-l'Abbé. Born in Quimperlé in 1950, he began his musical career on…
Barry Dickins dead at age 76, author, artist, actor, educator, journalist
Barry Dickins, an Australian author, artist, actor, educator and journalist, died on July 13, 2026, aged 76. Born in Reservoir in Melbourne, he became known for historical dramas and for…
Dudley Laufman dead at age 95
Dudley Laufman, an American contra dance caller and musician who helped spur the 20th-century revival of contra dancing, died on July 13, 2026. He was 95. Born in Newton, Massachusetts,…
Pedro Ignacio Calderón dead at age 92
Pedro Ignacio Calderón, an Argentine musician and conductor, died on July 13, 2026. Born in Paraná on December 13, 1933, he studied music from childhood and went on to a…
Mary Morello dead at age 102
Mary Morello died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 102. An American activist and founder of Parents for Rock and Rap, she was also known as the mother…
Vernon Taylor dead at age 88
Vernon Taylor, an American rockabilly singer, died on July 12, 2026, at age 88. Born Walton Alderton on November 9, 1937, he grew up in a Baptist family and was…
Péter Szolnoki dead at age 56
Péter Szolnoki died on July 12, 2026. He was a Hungarian singer. Tags Musicians, 12 July 2026, Hungary, Szolnoki, July 12, July 2026, Péter
S. Janaki dead at age 88
S. Janaki, the Indian playback singer whose career began in 1957, died on July 11, 2026, at the age of 88. Born Sistla Sreeramamurthy Janaki on April 23, 1938, in…
Peppino di Capri dead at age 86
Peppino di Capri died on July 11, 2026. He was 86. The Italian singer was known for songs including “Un grande amore e niente più” and “Champagne.” Tags Musicians, 11…
Bob Farrell dead at age 77
Bob Farrell, an American Christian musician and songwriter best known for his work in the duo Farrell and Farrell, died on July 11, 2026. He was 77. Formed in 1977…
Michael Aspinall dead at age 86
Michael Aspinall died on July 10, 2026. He was a British musicologist. Tags Musicians, 10 July 2026, Aspinall, Britain, Capricorn, Michael, July 10, July 2026
Calvin Hayes dead at age 63
Calvin Hayes died on July 10, 2026. He was a British musician. Tags Musicians, 10 July 2026, Britain, Calvin, Hayes, July 10, July 2026
Mariazelle Goonetilleke dead at age 68
Mariazelle Goonetilleke died on July 10, 2026. She was a singer. Tags Musicians, 10 July 2026, Gemini, Goonetilleke, Mariazelle, July 10, July 2026
Ella Laboriel dead at age 77
Ella Laboriel died on July 8, 2026. She was a Mexican singer. Tags Musicians, 08 July 2026, Aries, Ella, Laboriel, Mexico, July 2026, July 8
Martin Matoušek dead at age 53
Martin Matoušek died on July 8, 2026. He was a Czech opera singer. Tags Musicians, 08 July 2026, Czechia, Martin, July 2026, July 8, Matoušek
Rodney Franklin dead at age 67
Rodney Franklin died July 8, 2026. He was a musician. Tags Musicians, 08 July 2026, Franklin, Rodney, Virgo, July 2026, July 8
Bonnie Tyler dead at age 75
Bonnie Tyler died on July 8, 2026. She was a singer. Tags Musicians, 08 July 2026, Bonnie, Faro, Gemini, Tyler, July 2026, July 8
Megas dead at age 81
Megas died on July 7, 2026. He was a singer-songwriter. Tags Musicians, 07 July 2026, Aries, Megas, July 2026, July 7
Lauren Bennett dead at age 37
Lauren Bennett died on July 6, 2026. She was an English singer. Tags Musicians, 06 July 2026, Bennett, Cancer, England, Lauren, July 2026, July 6
Kevin Chown dead at age 56
Kevin Chown died on July 6, 2026. He was an American bass guitarist. Tags Musicians, 06 July 2026, America, Capricorn, Chown, Kevin, July 2026, July 6
Rahel Yohannes dead at age 79
Rahel Yohannes, the Ethiopian singer and musician whose work helped define contemporary tizita, died on July 5, 2026. She was 79. Born in Addis Ababa on May 5, 1947, Yohannes…
John Dymond dead at age 81
John Dymond, known as "Beaky," died on July 5, 2026. He was an English musician. Tags Musicians, 05 July 2026, Dymond, England, John, July 2026, July 5
Teejan Bai dead at age 69
Teejan Bai died on July 5, 2026. She was a Pandavani folk singer. Tags Musicians, 05 July 2026, Bai, Leo, Teejan, July 2026, July 5
Christian Moran dead at age 42
Christian Moran died on July 5, 2026. He was an English-Korean drummer. Tags Musicians, 05 July 2026, Christian, England, Moran, July 2026, July 5
Sparky D dead at age 61
Sparky D died on July 4, 2026. She was an American rapper. Tags Musicians, 04 July 2026, America, Gemini, Sparky, D, July 2026, July 4
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
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
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
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…
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…
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,…
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,…