Artists who died in 2025 - January
Leo Dan died on January 1 (aged 82).
Country: Argentina
Original spelling: Leopoldo Dante Tévez
Genres: Latino, Pop, Singer-songwriter, Folk, Pop-Folk, Latino
Language: Spanish
José Ávila, founder of the group, died on January 1 (aged 80).
Country: Mexico
Genre: Cumbia
Languages: Spanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
Nora Orlandi died on January 1 (aged 91).
Country: Italy
Genre: Soundtrack
Language: Italian
Chad Morgan died on January 1 (aged 91).
Country: Australia
Genres: Country music, Singer-songwriter
Language: English
Wayne Osmond died on January 1 (aged 73).
Country: United States
Genres: Country music, Pop-Rock
Language: English
Ferdi Tayfur died on January 2 (aged 79).
Country: Turkey
Genre: Singer-songwriter
Languages: Turkish, Turkish (Anatolian dialects), English
Russ North, singer, died on January 2 (aged 59).
Bernie Constantin died on January 2 (aged 77).
Country: Switzerland
Genres: Reggae, Rock, Singer-songwriter
Peter Schaap died on January 3 (aged 78).
Brenton Wood died on January 3 (aged 83).
Country: United States
Original spelling: Alfred Jesse Smith
Genre: R&B/Soul
Languages: English, Italian
Ed Askew died on January 4 (aged 84).
Country: United States
Genres: Folk, Psychedelic, Singer-songwriter
Language: English
Dylan Thomas More, co-founder, died on January 4.
Country: United States
Genres: Industrial, Rock
Language: English
James Lee Williams (The Vivienne) died (death announced on January 5, aged 32).
Country: United Kingdom
Fredrik Lindgren, guitarist, died on January 5 (aged 59).
Country: Sweden
Genre: Metal
Language: English
Stella Greka died on January 5 (aged 102).
Country: Greece
Original spelling: Στέλλα Γκρέκα
Genre: Classical
Language: Greek
Beej Chaney, singer and guitarist, died on January 5 (aged 68).
Hope Foye died on January 6 (aged 103).
Ragne Wahlquist, singer, keyboardist and guitarist, died (death announced on January 7, aged 69).
Country: Sweden
Genre: Metal
Languages: English, Swedish
Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul and Mary) died on January 7 (aged 86).
Country: United States
Genre: Folk
Language: English
Winnie Khumalo died on January 7 (aged 51).
Country: South Africa
Genres: Pop, Singer-songwriter
Languages: English, Xhosa
Carlos Pitta died on January 7 (aged 69).
Vasile Leva died on January 9 (aged 65).
P. Jayachandran died on January 9 (aged 80).
Country: India
Original spelling: Paliyath Jayachandrakuttan
Genres: Blues, Christian Rock, Classical, Jazz, Religious, Rock, Singer-songwriter, Soundtrack
Languages: Malayalam, Tamil
Sam Moore died on January 10 (aged 89).
Colin Carter, singer, died on January 10 (aged 76).
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Progressive rock
Gildinho (Nésio Alves Correa), accordeonist and singer, died on January 11 (aged 82).
Buck White died on January 13 (aged 94).
Country: United States
Genres: Country music, Folk
Language: English
Fernanda Maria died on January 13 (aged 87).
Country: Portugal
Genre: Fado
Language: Portuguese
P. Fluid (Peter Forrest), singer, died on January 13 (aged 64).
Country: United States
Genres: Alternative, Rock
Language: English
Teddy Osei, saxophonist, died on January 14 (aged 87).
Jürgen Barz died on January 14 (aged 79).
Country: Germany
Genre: Comedy
Language: German
Linda Nolan died on January 15 (aged 65).
Country: Ireland
Genres: Disco, Pop
Language: English
Melba Montgomery died on January 15 (aged 86).
Country: United States
Genre: Country music
Language: English
Li Kuei-hsien died on January 15 (aged 87).
Diane Langton died on January 15 (aged 77).
David Lynch died on January 15 (aged 78).
Country: United States
Original spelling: David Lynch
Language: English
Tommy Dix died on January 15 (aged 101).
Toby Myers, bassist, died on January 16 (aged 75).
Country: United States
Genres: Pop-Rock, Rock
Language: English
Stéphane Venne died on January 17 (aged 83).
Manuëla Kemp died on January 17 (aged 61).
Dave Bargeron, trombonist and tuba player, died on January 18 (aged 69).
Country: United States
Genres: Jazz, Pop-Rock, Psychedelic
Language: English
Ze'ev Revach died on January 18 (aged 84).
Country: Israel
Original spelling: זאב רווח
Genre: Comedy
Katy Grey died on January 19 (aged 101).
Country: Greece
Original spelling: Καίτη Γκρέυ
Genre: Pop-Folk
Language: Greek
Lobo died on January 19 (aged 69).
Víctor Yaipén, co-founder and singer, died on January 19 (aged 69).
John Sykes died (death announced on January 20, aged 65).
Country: United Kingdom
Original spelling: John James Sykes
Genres: Hard Rock, Pop-Rock, Rock
Language: English
Bob Kuban died on January 20 (aged 84).
Country: United States
Genres: Pop, R&B/Soul
Language: English
Garth Hudson, keyboardist, died on January 21 (aged 87).
Country: Canada
Genre: Pop-Rock
Language: English
Elliott Ingber, guitarist, died on January 21 (aged 83).
Country: United States
Genre: Rock
Language: English
Peter Schünemann died on January 21 (aged 73).
Johan Slager, guitarist, died (death announced on January 22, aged 78).
Country: Netherlands
Genres: Progressive rock, Rock
Language: English
Gabriel Yacoub died on January 22 ( aged 72).
Country: France
Genre: Singer-songwriter
Languages: French, English
Jörg Maria Berg died on January 22 (aged 94).
Country: Austria
Genre: Schlager
Language: German
Barry Goldberg, bassist, died on January 22 (aged 82).
Michael Longley died on January 22 (aged 85).
Anthony Leonard Platt (Unk) died on January 24 (aged 43).
Country: United States
Original spelling: Anthony Leonard Platt
Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
Language: English
Gianfranco Manfredi died on January 24 (aged 76).
Country: Italy
Genre: Singer-songwriter
Languages: Italian, Neapolitan, French
Enrique Bastante, singer and guitarist, died on January 24 (aged 65).
Edweena Banger, singer, died (death announced on January 25).
Gary Grier died on January 26.
Emilia Contessa died on January 27 (aged 67).
Country: Indonesia
Languages: Indonesian, Batak, Eastern Indonesia Malay
Horst Janson died (death announced on January 28, aged 89).
Marina Colasanti died on January 28 (aged 87).
Country: Brazil
Genre: Poetry
Language: Portuguese
Adil de Paula (Zuzuca do Salgueiro), singer and composer, died on January 29 (aged 88).
Country: Brazil
Genre: Samba
Language: Portuguese
Bruce Howe, bassist and singer, died on January 29 (aged 77).
Marianne Faithfull died on January 30 (aged 78).
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Singer-songwriter
Languages: English, French, Italian
Leif "Loket" Olsson died on January 30 (aged 82).
