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Music History Events: Births

May 28, 1980 Pop singer Mark Feehily (of Westlife) is born in Sligo, Ireland.

May 25, 1980 The Fray guitarist Joe King is born in Cortez, Colorado. He takes over lead vocals when Isaac Slade leaves the group in 2022.

May 10, 1980 R&B singer Jason Dalyrimple (of Soul For Real) is born in Wheatley Heights, New York.

April 10, 1980 Bass guitarist Bryce Soderberg (of Lifehouse) is born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

March 21, 1980 Deryck Whibley (frontman for Sum 41) is born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.

March 9, 1980 Chingy ("Right Thurr") is born Howard Bailey Jr. in St. Louis, Missouri.

January 28, 1980 Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys is born in Jamestown, New York. He is just 13 when he joins the boy band in 1993.

January 7, 1980 Five Finger Death Punch lead singer Ivan Moody is born Ivan Greening in Denver, Colorado. His group become one of the top metal bands of their era, even as Moody battles an alcohol addiction that nearly kills him. He finally gets sober in 2018 after six trips to rehab.

December 26, 1979 Chris Daughtry is born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. He places fourth on the fifth season of American Idol but becomes one of the show's most successful alums after forming his band Daughtry.

December 17, 1979 Yellowcard frontman Ryan Key is born in Jacksonville, Florida. As a teenager he works at the Warped Tour every year they come through town, so he's thrilled in 2004 when his band becomes a headliner.

December 8, 1979 Ingrid Michaelson is born in Staten Island, New York. The indie-pop singer finds acclaim through sync placements in commercials for Old Navy ("The Way I Am") and TV shows like Grey's Anatomy ("Keep Breathing") before going on to write the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical The Notebook.

December 7, 1979 Sara Bareilles is born in Eureka, California.

December 3, 1979 Daniel Bedingfield is born in New Zealand. He is the older brother of fellow singers Natasha Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle.

November 16, 1979 Trevor Penick (of O-Town) is born in San Bernardino County, California.

November 10, 1979 Chris Joannou (bass player for Silverchair) is born Christophoros John Joannou in Newcastle, Australia.

October 24, 1979 Ben Gillies (drummer for Silverchair) is born in New Castle, New South Wales, Australia.

October 18, 1979 Ne-Yo is born Shaffer Chimere Smith in Camden, Arkansas, raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. He first breaks through as a songwriter, penning lyrics to Mario's "Let Me Love You" and Beyonce's "Irreplaceable" before scoring a #1 hit of his own in 2006 with "So Sick."

October 10, 1979 R&B singer Mya is born Mya Marie Harrison in Washington, DC. Her parents chose her name to honor the poet Maya Angelou.

October 3, 1979 Instrumentalist Nate Wood (of The Calling) is born.

September 23, 1979 Erik-Michael Estrada (of O-Town) is born in Bronxville, New York.

September 20, 1979 Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. (drummer/percussionist for Lifehouse) is born in Gilbert, Arizona.

September 17, 1979 Chuck Comeau (drummer for Simple Plan) is born Charles-André Comeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

September 16, 1979 Flo Rida is born Tramar Lacel Dillard in, you guessed it, Florida (Carol City, to be exact).

September 8, 1979 Pink is born Alecia Moore in Abington, Pennsylvania. She becomes a huge pop star with soul-baring songs like "Family Portrait" and party jams like "Raise Your Glass." Highly athletic, she's also the first major singer to do aerial routines while performing, which she incorporates into her act in 2004.

August 27, 1979 Jon Siebels (guitarist for Eve 6) is born in Los Angeles, California.

August 20, 1979 Rod Stewart and his first wife, Alana Hamilton, have a baby girl. Kimberly Stewart grows up to become an actress and model.

July 31, 1979 Donny Osmond's wife, Debra Glenn, gives birth to their first child, Donny Jr. The couple end up having five children, all boys.

June 26, 1979 Nathan Followill (drummer for Kings of Leon) is born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to a family that will later include younger brothers - and future bandmates - Caleb and Jared.

June 12, 1979 Electropop singer Robyn is born Robin Miriam Carlsson in Stockholm, Sweden.

May 19, 1979 Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter become the parents of Waylon Albright "Shooter" Jennings.