1978 in Music - Births

Births

• January 3 – Kimberley Locke, American singer
• January 5 – Karnail Pitts, American rapper (d. 1999)
• January 9 – A. J. McLean, American singer (Backstreet Boys)
• January 12
  • Kris Roe, American rock guitarist and singer (The Ataris)
  • Jeremy Camp, American Christian guitarist and singer
• January 20 – Sid Wilson, American rock turntablist (Slipknot, DJ Starscream)
• January 31 – Ibolya Oláh, Hungarian singer
• February 1 – Jeff Conrad (Phantom Planet)
• February 14 – Ryan Griffiths, guitarist (The Vines)
• February 22 – Jenny Frost, British singer (Atomic Kitten)
• February 24 – John Nolan, American rock lead singer (Straylight Run)
• February 28 – Jeanne Cherhal, French singer-songwriter
• March 10 – Benjamin Burnley, American musician
• March 12 – Claudio Sanchez, American singer/songwriter (Coheed & Cambria)
• March 21 – Kevin Federline, American musician
• March 31 – Tony Yayo, American rapper
• April 6 - Myleene Klass, English singer (Hear'Say), pianist, media personality and model
• April 7 – Duncan James, English singer (Blue)
• April 9 – Rachel Stevens, British singer (S Club 7)
• April 11 – Thomas Thacker, Canadian singer
• April 12 – Guy Berryman, Scottish rock bass player (Coldplay)
• April 21
  • Jukka Nevalainen, Finnish drummer (Nightwish)
  • Branden Steineckert (The Used, Rancid)
• April 22 – Jason Stollsteimer, American lead singer and guitarist (The Von Bondies)
• May 3 – Paul Banks, American rock vocalist (Interpol)
• May 21 – Adam Gontier, Canadian-born rock musician (Three Days Grace)
• May 23 – Scott Raynor, American rock musician (Blink-182)
• May 29 – Adam Rickitt, British actor, singer and model
• May 30 – Kianna Alarid (Tilly and the Wall)
• June 6 – Carl Barât, English rock singer and guitarist (The Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things)
• June 9 – Matthew Bellamy (Muse)
• June 13 – Jason Michael Carroll, American country musician
• June 19 – Mía Maestro, singer
• June 29 – Sam Farrar (Phantom Planet)
• June 27 – Lolly, English singer
• August 1 – Dhani Harrison, English musician and son of George Harrison of The Beatles
• August 7 – Jamey Jasta, American rock singer (Hatebreed)
• August 15 – Tim Foreman, American rock bassist (Switchfoot)
• August 23 – Julian Casablancas (The Strokes)
• August 24 – Darren Robinson (Phantom Planet)
• August 27 – Mase, rapper
• August 28
  • Max Collins (Eve 6)
  • Jess Margera, American drummer (CKY)
• August 30 - Maino, rapper
• September 6 – Cisco Adler, American musician
• September 9 – Johnny Shentall, English singer
• September 11 – Ben Lee, Australian singer
• September 20
  • Patrizio Buanne, Italian singer
  • Sarit Hadad, Israeli pop singer
• September 30 – Steve Klein (New Found Glory)
• October 2 – Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese singer
• October 3 – Jake Shears, American singer
• October 9 – Nicky Byrne, Irish singer (Westlife)
• October 14 – Usher, American singer and actor
• October 20
  • Kira, German singer
  • R'sonist, Jamaican Hip Hop Producer
• October 27 – Vanessa-Mae, British violinist
• November 9 – Sisqó, American singer
• November 10 – Eve, American rapper
• November 13 – Nikolai Fraiture, American rock bassist (The Strokes)
• November 16 – Carolina Parra (Cansei de Ser Sexy)
• November 18 – Andris Nelsons, Latvian conductor
• November 22 – Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
• November 25 – Shiina Ringo, Japanese singer and musician
• November 30 – Clay Aiken, American singer
• December 1 – Brad Delson (Linkin Park)
• December 2
  • Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
  • Nelly Furtado, Canadian/Portuguese singer, songwriter, record producer, instrumentalist
  • Christopher Wolstenholme (Muse)
• December 15 – Ned Brower (Rooney)
• December 23 – Esthero, singer-songwriter
• December 24 – Tonedeff, American rapper
• December 29
  • LaToya London, American singer
  • Steve Kemp, British musician (Hard-Fi)