Artists who died in 2023 - February
Marlene died on February 1 (aged 67).
Maria Mykolaichuk died on February 1 (aged 81).
Country: Ukraine
Genre: Folk
Lucy Quintero, singer, died on February 1 (aged 74).
Country: Panama
Genre: Latino
Language: Spanish
Kit Hesketh-Harvey died on February 1 (aged 65).
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Comedy
Tim Quy, percussionist, died on February 2 (aged 61).
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Rock
Language: English
Naďa Urbánková died on February 3 (aged 83).
Country: Czech Republic
Genre: Country music
Language: Czech
Paul Janovitz, singer and guitarist, died on February 3 (aged 54).
Country: United States
Genres: Alternative, Rock
Language: English
Vani Jairam died on February 4 (aged 77).
Country: India
Genre: Classical
Languages: Odia, Tamil, Hindi
Fernando La Estrella died on February 4 (aged 63).
Country: Spain
Genres: Alternative, New Wave
Languages: Spanish, Catalan
Lillian Walker, singer, died on February 5 (aged 78).
Phil Spalding, bassist, died on February 5 (aged 65).
Mendelson Joe died on February 7 (aged 78).
Country: Canada
Genre: Singer-songwriter
Steve Sostak, singer and saxophonist, died on February 7 (aged 49).
Country: United States
Genre: Rock
Burt Bacharach died on February 8 (aged 94).
Country: United States
Genre: Singer-songwriter
Language: English
Dennis Lotis died on February 8 (aged 98).
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Pop
Cody Longo died on February 8 (aged 34).
Ricky Núñez, singer, died on February 8 (aged 63).
Marijke Merckens died on February 9 (aged 83).
Ana María "Cachito" died on February 9 (aged 89).
Toni Harper died on February 10 (aged 85).
Country: United States
Genres: Jazz, Pop
AKA (Kiernan Forbes) died on February 10 (aged 35).
Tito Fernández died on February 11 (aged 80).
David Jolicoeur a.k.a. Trugoy the Dove died on February 12 (aged 54).
Country: United States
Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
Language: English
Miloš Janoušek died on February 12 (aged 70).
Country: Slovakia
Genre: Folk
Jörg Evers, guitarist, died on February 12 (aged 72).
Country: Germany
Genres: Progressive rock, Psychedelic
Languages: English, German
Huey "Piano" Smith died on February 13 (aged 89).
Country: United States
Genres: R&B/Soul, Rock 'n' Roll
Language: English
Tim Aymar, singer, died on February 13 (aged 59).
Spencer Wiggins died on February 13 (aged 81).
Peter Renkens, lead singer, died (death announced on February 14, aged 55).
Akira Tsuneoka, drummer, died on February 14 (aged 51).
João Monteiro, drummer, died on February 14 (aged 46).
Alberto Radius died on February 16 (aged 80).
Country: Italy
Genres: Pop-Rock, Progressive rock, Rock, Singer-songwriter
Language: Italian
Tony Marshall died on February 16 (aged 85).
Country: Germany
Language: German
Chuck Jackson died on February 16 (aged 85).
Maon Kurosaki died on February 16 (aged 35).
Country: Japan
Genre: Singer-songwriter
Languages: Japanese, English
Michael „Majk Moti“ Kupper, guitarist, died on February 16 (aged 65).
Country: Germany
Genre: Metal
Language: English
Alberto Radius, guitarist and singer-songwriter, died on February 16 (aged 80).
Country: Italy
Genres: Pop-Rock, Progressive rock
Languages: Italian, Latin, English
Kyle Jacobs died on February 17 (aged 49).
Country: United States
Genres: Country music, Singer-songwriter
Language: English
Moncho Díaz, singer and guitarist, died on February 17 (aged 69).
Country: Spain
Genres: Children's Music, Folk, Opera
Languages: Galician, Portuguese
Otis Barthoulameu, singer and guitarist, died on February 17 (aged 71).
Hans Poulsen died on February 17 (aged 77).
Country: Australia
Genre: Singer-songwriter
Language: English
Don Shinn, keyboardist, died on February 18 (aged 77).
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Rock
Carlos Goberna, singer and founder of the group, died on February 19 (aged 82).
Country: Uruguay
Genre: Latino
Davis Causey, guitarist, died on February 19 (aged 74).
Victor Brox died on February 20 (aged 82).
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Blues
Bruce Barthol, bassist, died on February 20 (aged 75).
Country: United States
Genre: Rock
Language: English
Lyubomyr Futorsky, founder, died on February 20 (aged 50).
Country: Ukraine
Genre: Rock
Language: Ukrainian
Nadja Tiller died on February 21 (aged 93).
Ron Altbach, keyboardist, died on February 21 (aged 76).
Jaime Megüi Rivera died on February 21 (aged 69).
Germano Mathias died on February 22 (aged 88).
Country: Brazil
Genre: Singer-songwriter
Junnosuke Kuroda, guitarist, died on February 23 (aged 34).
Country: Japan
Genre: Rock
Language: Japanese
Slim Borgudd, drummer, died on February 23 (aged 76).
Country: Sweden
Genre: Rock
Language: English
Walter Ferguson died on February 25 (aged 103).
Josefina Cubeiro died on February 25 (aged 78).
Chiqui de Jerez died on February 26 (aged 45).
Country: Spain
Genre: Flamenco
Language: Spanish
Catunga Pereira, guitarist, died on February 26 (aged 81).
Country: Paraguay
Genre: Rock
Hans-Joachim Behrendt, drummer, died on February 27 (aged 68).
Country: Germany
Genre: New Wave
Languages: German, Turkish
Nobuo Ariga died on February 27 (aged 58).
Country: Japan
Genre: Singer-songwriter
Language: Japanese
