Music year 2019
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This article covers the music year 2019 .
Both in Germany and internationally, the self-titled Rammstein album caused a sensation, not only reaching number 1 in Germany and also topping the annual charts, but also top ten positions in the USA and the UK. Rapper Capital Bra was very successful in the German charts .
Newcomer Billie Eilish was represented in all annual charts and won numerous prizes.
Music charts
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- Capital Bra topped the singles chart for the 18th time in 2019, setting a record held for 50 years by the Beatles , who had eleven number one hits.
- With the Capital Bras cover version of Cherry Lady , Dieter Bohlen reached the top of the German single charts as an author for the 22nd time.
- Cloud 10 by Mero reached 10.8 million streaming views within a week, which has never been achieved by any song before.
- Shortly after this record was also set after Capital Bra and Samras common song tilidine reached three million views in one day (!) And exceeds 15 million a week.
- Samra also manages to be at the top of the German charts for the tenth time and thus ranks third after Capital Bra and the Beatles.
- In the album charts, Andrea Berg reached her eleventh number one position and thus leads this ranking.
- With Endlos Liebe , the Calimeros are the first Swiss band to reach the top of the German album charts.
→ For further placements and comments see the list of number one hits in Germany (2019)
Austria
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- Capital Bra was the first artist in the history of the Austrian music charts to top the Austrian music charts for the ninth time. He expanded this record to 15 number one placings by the end of the year.
→ For further placements and comments see the list of number one hits in Austria (2019)
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→ For further placements and comments, see the list of number one hits in Switzerland (2019)
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- As in the previous year, the soundtrack for The Greatest Showman broke all records and spent 51 weeks in the top ten of the British charts. In total, the album topped the UK charts 28 times.
- Rammstein made it into the top 10 of the British charts (number 3) for the first time with their self-titled album.
→ For further placements and comments see list of number one hits in the UK charts (2019)
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- Lil Nas X single Old Town Road stayed at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a total of 19 weeks (one without and 18 with Billy Ray Cyrus ) , breaking the record of One Sweet Day ( Boyz II Men with Mariah Carey ) and Despacito ( Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ), who were both on top for 16 weeks.
- Rammstein made it into the top 10 in the United States for the first time with their self-titled album (number 9).
→ For further placements and comments see list of number one hits in the USA (2019)
Events
- January 1st: The 79th New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic was conducted by Christian Thielemann . The concert was broadcast in over 90 countries.
- May 30: As part of the Ibiza affair , Vengaboys' summer hit We're Going to Ibiza reaches number 1 on the Austrian iTunes charts. On May 30th, the band played in front of 6,000 people in a demo on Vienna's Ballhausplatz .
- July 29th: At a Rammstein performance in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium , Paul Landers and Richard Z. Kruspe kiss each other publicly on the mouth to make a clear statement against homophobia .
- November 28: The last print edition of the hip-hop magazine Juice was published today. It was the 195th issue number.
Music awards and honors
Amadeus Austrian Music Award
- Live act of the year: Pizzera & Jaus
- Album of the year: Klee by Ina Regen
- Song of the year: Cordula Green by Josh.
- FM4 Award: Mavi Phoenix
Complete list of award winners
Brit Awards
- Artist of the year: Drake
- Artist of the year: Ariana Grande
- Group of the Year: The Carters
- British Artist of the Year: George Ezra
- British Artist of the Year: Jorja Smith
- British newcomer: Tom Walker
- British group: The 1975
Grammy Awards
- Single of the year : This Is America by Childish Gambino
- Album of the year : Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves
- Song of the Year : This Is America by Childish Gambino
- Best New Artist : Dua Lipa
Complete list of award winners
MTV Europe Music Awards
- Best Pop Act: Halsey
- Best rock act: Green Day
- Best alternative act: FKA Twigs
- Best electronic act: Martin Garrix
- Best hip-hop act: Nicki Minaj
- Best Artist: Shawn Mendes
- Best newcomer: Billie Eilish
- Best Song: Billie Eilish - Bad Guy
- Best Video: Taylor Swift (featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! At the Disco ) - ME!
Complete list of award winners
MTV Video Music Awards
- Video of the Year: Taylor Swift - You Need to Calm Down
- Artist of the Year: Ariana Grande
- Best New Artist: Billie Eilish
- Best Pop Video: Jonas Brothers - Sucker
- Best Rock Video: Panic! at the Disco - High Hopes
- Best Hip-Hop Video: Cardi B - Money
Complete list of award winners
German Record Critics' Prize
- Mieczysław Weinberg : Symphonies No. 2 & 21
- Camille Saint-Saëns : Ascanio
- Franz Liszt : Via Crucis
- Philippe Manoury : Le temps, mode d'emploi
- 2000 years of music on the record. Early music in 1930. A discological documentation on the history of interpretation . Edited by Martin Elste and Carsten Schmidt, 1 CD + book.
- Émile Parisien Quartet : Double Screening
- Marilyn Mazur : Shamania
- Black Pumas : Black Pumas
- Bruce Springsteen : Western Stars
- Small Island Big Song : Small Island Big Song
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recordings
Music competitions and casting shows
Competitions
- Eurovision Song Contest 2019 : On May 18th, Duncan Laurence and the Song Arcade , the Dutch entry, won a Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 44 years.
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019:
- Sanremo Festival 2019 : Mahmood with the song Soldi
Casting shows
- Germany is looking for the superstar : Davin Herbrüggen ( season 16 )
- The Voice Kids : Mimi & Josefine (Season 7)
Further music prizes and awards
- Billboard Music Award : Drake
- Golden Globe : Best film music: Justin Hurwitz - Aufbruch zum Mond (First Man) / Best film song: Shallow from A Star Is Born - Music and text: Lady Gaga , Mark Ronson , Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt
- Academy Awards : Best Film Music: Ludwig Göransson - Black Panther / Best Film Song: Shallow from A Star Is Born - Music and Text: Lady Gaga , Mark Ronson , Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt
- Protest song contest : Sigrid Horn - baun
Annual leaderboards
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Commemorations and anniversaries
- May 16: 100th birthday of Liberace , American entertainer
- June 20th: 200th birthday of Jacques Offenbach , Franco-German composer
- July: 50 years of Musikexpress
- August 30th: 100th birthday of Wolfgang Wagner , long-time director of the Bayreuth Festival
- September 13: 200th birthday of Clara Schumann , German composer
2019 deceased
January
- January 1: Feis , Dutch rapper (32)
- January 1: Pegi Young , American musician (66)
- January 2: Daryl Dragon , American pop musician (76)
- January 2nd: Harry Harman , Australian bassist and tuba player (91)
- January 3: Steve Ripley , American musician (69)
- January 4th: Daniel Lüönd , Swiss bass player (59)
- January 5: Alvin Fielder , American drummer (83)
- January 5: Ralph Jungheim , American photographer and record producer (89)
- January 6: Gregg Rudloff , American sound engineer and technician (63)
- January 6: John Sanders , American trombonist (93)
- January 6: Tony Soley , British broadcaster (79)
- January 7: Arthur Irwin , Canadian music organizer (85)
- January 7th: John Joubert , British composer (91)
- January 7th: Paul Gutama Soegijo , Indonesian composer (84)
- January 8: Frantz Courtois , Haitian pianist and singer (60)
- January 8: Georges Dimou , Greek singer and restaurateur (87)
- January 8: Erika Schubert , Austrian opera singer (98)
- January 8: Sigvald Tveit , Norwegian composer and musicologist (73)
- January 9: Joseph Jarman , American saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist (81)
- January 9: Urban Koder , Slovenian trumpeter and composer (90)
- January 9: Phil Mattson , American pianist and arranger (80)
- January 10: Theo Adam , German opera singer (92)
- January 11: Helmut Bieler , German composer and university professor (78)
- January 11: Marc Paganini , Swiss musician (57)
- January 12th: Iñaki Garmendia , Spanish accordionist (74)
- January 12: Whitey Shafer , American country musician (84)
- January 13: Willie Murphy , American blues musician (75)
- January 13: Zezé Ngambi , Angolan-Portuguese drummer (62)
- January 15: Stella Kleindienst-Schaaf , German opera singer (68)
- January 15: Kurt Dietmar Richter , German composer and conductor (87)
- January 15: Karl-Heinz Wellerdiek , German singer and theater director (59)
- January 16: Lorna Doom , American rock bassist (50)
- January 17: Lajos Papp , Hungarian composer and music teacher (83)
- January 17: Chris Vadala , American jazz musician and university professor (≈70)
- January 17th: Sabrina Vlaškalić , Serbian-Dutch guitarist (29)
- January 17: Reggie Young , American guitarist (82)
- January 19: Ted McKenna , British drummer (68)
- January 21st: Marcel Azzola , French accordionist (91)
- January 21: Edwin Birdsong , American keyboardist (77)
- January 21: Dinah Pfaus-Schilffarth , German actress and musical artist (45)
- January 22: Roman Kołakowski , Polish composer and poet (61)
- January 23: Oliver Mtukudzi , Zimbabwean musician (66)
- January 23: Ryszard Peryt , Polish conductor (71)
- January 24th: Franz Erasmus Spannheimer , German musician (72)
- January 24th: Clive Stevens , British musician (70)
- January 25: Bruce Corbitt , American musician (56)
- January 25: Roland Keijser , Swedish musician (74)
- January 26th: Ingo Bischof , German keyboardist (68)
- January 26: Michael Davidson , American singer (83)
- January 26th: Jean Guillou , French musician (88)
- January 26: Michel Legrand , French composer, pianist, singer and arranger (86)
- January 26: Wilma Lipp , Austrian opera singer (93)
- January 26: Nikola Mitić , Yugoslav or Serbian opera singer (80)
- January 29th: James Ingram , American soul musician (66)
- January 29: Helmut Steinbach , German conductor (90)
- January 29th: Sanford Sylvan , American singer (65)
- January 30th: Peter Weirauch , German composer (85)
- January 31: Harold Bradley , American guitarist (93)
- January 31: Johnny Lion , Dutch singer and actor (77)
- January 31: Nancy B. Reich , American musicologist (94)
February
- February 1: Jean Cébron , French dancer and choreographer (91)
- February 1: Ayub Ogada , Kenyan singer and composer (63)
- February 2: Hans Schmidt , German musicologist (88)
- February 3: Dezl , Russian rapper (35)
- February 3: Kiyoshi Koyama , Japanese journalist and music producer (82)
- February 4: Izzy Young , American-Swedish music manager (90)
- February 4th: Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov , Russian composer (82)
- February 7th: Legarda , Colombian reggaeton singer (29)
- February 8: Kurt Girk , Austrian folk music singer (86)
- February 10: Juanjo Domínguez , Argentinian guitarist (67)
- February 10: Harald Goertz , Austrian musician (94)
- February 12: André Francis , French music journalist (93)
- February 12th: Georg Jann , German organ builder (85)
- February 12: Frank Pullara , American jazz and entertainment musician (81)
- February 13: Ozan Arif , Turkish music producer and nationalist (69)
- February 13: Connie Jones , American jazz musician (84)
- February 13: Willy Lambregt , Belgian singer and guitarist (59)
- February 13: Marisa Solinas , Italian actress and singer (79)
- February 13: Hans Stadlmair , Austrian conductor and composer (89)
- February 14th: Joe Venuto , American percussionist (89)
- February 15: Ida Heinrich , Greenland opera singer (39)
- February 16: Jan Schroeder , German horn player (76)
- February 16: Otto Strobl , Austrian composer, conductor and organist (91)
- February 16: Willie Thomas , American jazz trumpeter (88)
- February 17: Ethel Ennis , American jazz singer (86)
- February 17th: Alois Gillitzer , German folk musician (74)
- February 17: Šaban Šaulić , Yugoslav or Serbian singer (67)
- February 20: Chelo Alonso , Cuban dancer and actress (85)
- February 20: Dominick Argento , American composer (91)
- February 20: Lewis Kahn , American musician (72)
- February 20: Peter Rüchel , German music journalist (81)
- February 20: Ekkehard Wlaschiha , German opera singer (80)
- February 21: Gus Backus , American pop singer (81)
- February 21: Peter Michael Braun , German composer (82)
- February 21: Stanley Donen , American film director and choreographer (94)
- February 21: Peter Tork , American musician (77)
- February 21: Hilde Zadek , German-Austrian opera singer (101)
- February 23: Stan Applebaum , American composer, arranger and orchestra leader (96)
- February 23: Ira Gitler , American jazz critic, journalist and historian (90)
- February 23: Thomas Hartmann , German dancer and choreographer (67)
- February 23: Dorothy Masuka , South African jazz singer (83)
- February 23: Winfried Pilz , German clergyman and songwriter (78)
- February 24: Marcos Antonio Urbay Serafín , Cuban orchestra leader and trumpeter (90)
- February 24: Mac Wiseman , American country and bluegrass musician (93)
- February 25: Mark Hollis , British musician (64)
- February 25: Jim Miller , American jazz musician (65)
- February 26: Andy Anderson , British drummer (68)
- February 26: Yizhak Sadai , Israeli composer and music teacher (83)
- February 28: Ed Bickert , Canadian jazz guitarist (86)
- February 28: André Previn , German-American pianist, composer and conductor (89)
- February 28: Gerd Seifert , German horn player (87)
- February 28: Janusz Skowron , Polish jazz pianist (61)
March
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- March 1: Joseph Flummerfelt , American conductor and choir director (82)
- March 1: Pedro Gómez , Cuban composer and singer (87)
- March 2: Myron 'Micky' Golomb , American jazz saxophonist (87)
- March 2: János Koós , Hungarian singer and actor (81)
- March 3: Peter Hurford , British organist and composer (88)
- March 4th: Keith Flint , British musician (49)
- March 4: Anthony Ríos , Dominican singer and composer (68)
- March 5: Annie Brazil , Filipino jazz singer (85)
- March 5: Christian Conrad , German sound designer and composer (47)
- March 5: Ernst Exner , Austrian musicologist and radio journalist (84)
- March 5: Jacques Loussier , French pianist and arranger (84)
- March 6: James Dapogny , American jazz pianist, band leader and musicologist (78)
- March 6: Charlie Panigoniak , Canadian Inuit musician (72)
- March 6: Gerry Stickells , American concert manager (76)
- March 7th: Don Ray , Franco-German musician and music producer (76)
- March 8: George Neikrug , American cellist and music teacher (100)
- March 8: Michael Gielen , German-Austrian conductor and composer (91)
- March 9: George Benson , American saxophonist (90)
- March 11: Hal Blaine , American drummer (90)
- March 11: Ehrhard Warneke , German opera director (85)
- March 12th: Věra Bílá , Czech singer (64)
- March 12: Leopold Kozłowski , Polish composer and pianist (100)
- March 12: Shelly Liebowitz , American record producer and manager (73)
- March 12: Herwig Strobl , Austrian musician and author (78)
- March 13: JH Kwabena Nketia , Ghanaian music researcher (97)
- March 14: Hans Grötzer , Austrian violinist (90)
- March 14th: Steve Hooks , American jazz musician (72)
- March 16: Justin Carter , American country singer (35)
- March 16: Dick Dale , American guitarist (81)
- March 16: Yann-Fañch Kemener , French singer and ethnologist (61)
- March 16: Julija Natschalowa , Russian singer (38)
- March 17th: Wolfgang Meyer , German clarinetist (64)
- March 17th: Bernie Tormé , British musician (66)
- March 17: Andre Williams , American R&B singer (82)
- March 19: Elemér Bán , Hungarian opera singer and actor (101)
- March 20: Terje Nilsen , Norwegian singer and songwriter (67)
- March 20: Hans Günter Nöcker , German opera singer (92)
- March 20: Hans Wüthrich , Swiss composer and linguist (81)
- March 22nd: Arturo Sudbrack Jamardo , Brazilian pianist (75)
- March 22nd: Scott Walker , American pop and chanson singer (76)
- March 24th: Issa Cissokho , Senegalese saxophonist (73)
- March 24th: Jan Willem , German entertainer and singer (84)
- March 25: Lisle Atkinson , American jazz bassist (78)
- March 25: Anatolijus Šenderovas , Lithuanian composer (73)
- March 26: Ranking Roger , British musician (56)
- March 26: Heinz Winbeck , German composer (73)
- March 27: Stephen Fitzpatrick , British musician (24)
- March 27th: Audun Laading , Norwegian musician (25)
- March 28: Teodor Romanić , Yugoslav or Bosnian conductor and composer (93)
- March 30th: Billy Adams , American rockabilly musician (79)
- March 30th: Arnold Feil , German musicologist (93)
- March 31: Nipsey Hussle , American rapper (33)
April
- April 1: Ruth-Margret Pütz , German opera singer (89)
- April 1: Armando Vega Gil , Mexican rock bassist, composer, writer and filmmaker (63)
- April 2: Kim English , American singer and songwriter (48)
- April 2: John Oddo , American pianist and arranger (≈65)
- April 3: Einar Iversen , Norwegian jazz pianist (88)
- April 4: Alberto Cortez , Argentine singer-songwriter (79)
- April 4: Marilyn Mason , American organist and music teacher (93)
- April 4: Baldur Pauß , Austrian composer and musician (83)
- April 5: Ib Glindemann , Danish composer and big band leader (84)
- April 5: Pastor López , Venezuelan musician (74)
- April 5: Shawn Smith , American musician (53)
- April 5: Davey Williams , American musician and author (≈67)
- April 7th: Gino Stefani , Italian musician, musicologist and semiotic (89)
- April 7: Toni Manieson , American jazz singer (67)
- April 9: Ernst-Ulrich von Kameke , German church musician and composer (93)
- April 9: Paul Severs , Belgian singer (70)
- April 10: Balduin Sulzer , Austrian composer (87)
- April 11: Ralf Benesch , German musician (57)
- April 11th: Dina , Portuguese singer (62)
- April 13: Johannes Kalckreuth , German flautist (82)
- April 13: Paul Raymond , British musician (73)
- April 15: Barbara Probst-Polášek , German concert guitarist and lutenist (80)
- April 15: Les Reed , British songwriter and musician (83)
- April 16: Jörg Demus , Austrian pianist and composer (90)
- April 17: Dieter Exter , German radio presenter (64)
- April 20: Don Albert , South African journalist and jazz musician (88)
- April 20: Martin Böttcher , German film composer (91)
- April 22: Frank Caruso , American jazz musician (70)
- April 22nd: Heather Harper , British opera singer (88)
- April 22nd: Dave Samuels , American vibraphonist (70)
- April 23: Fred Foss , American jazz musician (70)
- April 23: Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick , American opera singer (35)
- April 24th: Dick Rivers , French singer and actor (74)
- April 24th: Andreas Hähle , German songwriter (51)
- April 26: Phil McCormack , American rock singer (58)
- April 26: Kelly Jobanputra , British radio presenter (39)
- April 26: Colette Lorand , Swiss opera singer (96)
- April 26th: Reijo Taipale , Finnish tango and pop singer (79)
- April 28: Paul Bouman , American church musician and composer (100)
- April 28: Alejandro Planchart , American musicologist, conductor and composer (83)
- April 28: Jo Sullivan Loesser , American actress and singer (91)
- April 30th: Beth Carvalho , Brazilian singer (72)
May
- May 2: Susan Beschta , American punk musician and lawyer (67)
- May 2nd: Thomas Königs , German guitarist (62)
- May 2: John Starling , American bluegrass musician (79)
- May 2nd: Juan Vicente Torrealba , Venezuelan harpist and composer (102)
- May 3: Margret Birkenfeld , German musician and composer (92)
- May 4th: Solo Cissokho , Senegalese jazz and mbalax musician (56)
- May 4th: Adam Sky , Australian DJ and musician (42)
- May 5: Norma Miller , American dancer (99)
- May 6th: Harly Rajaobelina , Malagasy pianist
- May 6: Mansur Scott , American jazz singer
- May 7: Friedrich Hänssler junior , German theologian, musicologist and publisher (92)
- May 7: Wolfgang Horn , German musicologist (63)
- May 7: Georg Katzer , German composer (84)
- May 7: Fritz Novotny , Austrian musician (78)
- May 8: Dan Collette , American jazz trumpeter (64)
- May 8: Yevgeny Krylatow , Soviet or Russian composer (85)
- May 9: Freddie Starr , British comedian and singer (76)
- May 9: Martin Canin , American pianist and music teacher (≈88)
- May 9: Arif Məlikov , Soviet or Azerbaijani composer (85)
- May 10: Paul Carey Bauhof , American guitarist (62)
- May 11: Sol Yaged , American jazz clarinetist (96)
- May 13: Mike Migliore , American jazz musician (64)
- May 13: Peter Schnitzler , German ballet dancer and choreographer (92)
- May 14: Leon Rausch , American western swing musician (91)
- May 15: Wiglaf Droste , German author and singer (57)
- May 18: Tetsu Saitō , Japanese double bass player (63)
- May 19: Nilda Fernández , French-Spanish singer (61)
- May 19: Wolfgang Hofmann , German cantor, organist and composer (91)
- May 19: Alfred Janson , Norwegian composer, pianist and accordionist (82)
- May 21: Jake Black , British musician (59)
- May 22: Raúl Delgado Estevez , Venezuelan guitarist, composer, orchestra director and lecturer (73)
- May 22: Cees Schrama , Dutch musician and record producer (82)
- May 24th: Christa Drmota , German songwriter (73)
- May 25: Gilberto Morales "Guambín" , Cuban singer (74)
- May 25: Romy Nagy , German cellist (42)
- May 27: Gabriel Diniz , Brazilian singer (28)
- May 28: Andre Asriel , Austrian-German composer (97)
- May 29: Michel Gaudry , French jazz bassist (90)
- May 29: Tony Glover , American blues musician (79)
- May 28: Walther Großrubatscher , Austrian jazz musician (61)
- May 30th: Leon Redbone , Canadian singer and guitarist (69)
- May 31: Roky Erickson , American singer and guitarist (71)
- May 31: Đelo Jusić , Yugoslav or Croatian musician (80)
June
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- June 1: Romek Hanzlík , Czech musician, record producer and photographer (57)
- June 1: Karl-Heinz Saretzki , German trombone choir director and editor (76)
- June 2nd: Piet Botha , South African rock musician (63)
- June 2: Lawrence Leathers , American jazz musician (37)
- June 3: Ruma Guha Thakurta , Indian actress and singer (84)
- June 3: Bo Leibowitz , American radio presenter (74)
- June 5: Luis Luján , Argentine writer, musician and librarian (65)
- June 5th: Fernando de la Morena , Spanish flamenco singer (74)
- June 6: Erich Doll , German musician (70)
- June 6: Dr. John , American musician (77)
- June 8: Andre Matos , Brazilian rock musician (47)
- June 9: Bushwick Bill , American rapper (52)
- June 9: Jim Pike , American singer (82)
- June 10: Paul Sinegal , American zydeco and blues musician (72)
- June 11: Alfred Burger , German composer and music publisher (89)
- June 11: Ruben de Carvalho , Portuguese politician, cultural organizer, historian and journalist (74)
- June 11: Gabie Loh , German singer, sound engineer and pianist (55)
- June 11: Karl-Heinz Verbeek , German musician (57)
- June 12: Elfriede Ott , Austrian actress, singer and director (94)
- June 12: Luke Thompson , American bluegrass musician and instrument maker (91)
- June 13: Nature Ganganbaigal , Chinese-Mongolian-American musician, producer and composer (29)
- June 13: Edith González , Mexican actress and dancer (54)
- June 14th: Laura Almerich i Santacreu , Spanish concert guitarist (78)
- June 15: Karlheinz Miklin , Austrian jazz musician (72)
- June 15: Franco Zeffirelli , Italian film and opera director (96)
- June 16: Bishop Bullwinkle , American pastor and singer, 70
- June 18th: Michael "Codse" Malditz , German blues musician (67)
- June 18: Gabriel Rodríguez , Venezuelan guitarist, composer and arranger (84)
- June 19: Zdar , French DJ (52)
- June 21: Sílvio Baccarelli , Brazilian music teacher (87)
- June 21: Jacqui Magno , Filipino jazz singer (65)
- June 21: Elliot Roberts , American music manager (76)
- June 22nd: Jerry Carrigan , American drummer (75)
- June 22nd: Paulo Pagni , Brazilian drummer (61)
- June 22nd: Stepan Shaqaryan , Armenian pianist and composer (83)
- June 23: Dave Bartholomew , American jazz musician, composer and band leader (100)
- June 23: Spiro Malas , Greek-American opera singer (86)
- June 24: Iván Eröd , Hungarian-Austrian composer and pianist (83)
- June 25: Astrid North , German singer (46)
- June 26: Guido Allgaier , Swiss guitarist and arranger (63)
- June 26: Tony Hall , British music journalist and producer (91)
- June 26: Rolf Urs Ringger , Swiss composer and publicist (84)
- June 26: Peter Westergaard , American composer and music theorist (88)
- June 27: Hella Sketchy , American rapper (18)
- June 29: Gary Duncan , American guitarist and singer (72)
- June 30th: Wolfgang Klähn , German painter, poet and composer (89)
July
- July 1: Ezzat Abou Aouf , Egyptian actor and rock musician (70)
- July 1: Oss Kröher , German folk song singer (91)
- July 1: Sid Ramin , American composer and arranger (100)
- July 1: Bogusław Schaeffer , Polish composer and musicologist (90)
- July 1: Faith Winthrop , American singer (87)
- July 2: Michael Colgrass , American-Canadian composer (87)
- July 2: Costa Cordalis , German pop singer (75)
- July 2nd: Duncan Lamont , British jazz musician (87)
- July 2: Dexter Morrill , American composer and trumpeter (81)
- July 2nd: Mihály Tabányi , Hungarian accordion player (98)
- July 3: William Ray , American opera singer (94)
- July 4th: Henry Kotowski , German rock musician (74)
- July 4th: Vivian Perlis , American musicologist (91)
- July 5th: German Lukjanow , Russian jazz musician (82)
- July 5th: Paolo Vinaccia , Italian jazz drummer (65)
- July 6th: João Gilberto , Brazilian guitarist, singer and composer (88)
- July 6: Gary LeMel , American singer and record producer (80)
- July 6: Wanda Warska , Polish jazz singer (87)
- July 7th: Rolf Gehlhaar , American composer (75)
- July 10: Hans Eibl , Austrian composer and conductor (83)
- July 10: Jerry Lawson , American singer (75)
- July 10: Mazinho do Trombone , Brazilian trombonist (78)
- July 11th: Danny Barber , American jazz trumpeter (65)
- July 11: Siegfried Strohbach , German composer and conductor (89)
- July 12: Eberhard Kummer , Austrian lawyer, singer and hurdy-gurdy player (78)
- July 12: Arno Marsh , American jazz tenor saxophonist (91)
- July 12: Dick Richards , American drummer and actor (95)
- July 12: Joseph Rouleau , Canadian singer (90)
- July 14: Oskar Lagger , Swiss composer and Kapellmeister (85)
- July 15: Bjambasürengiin Sharaw , Mongolian composer (66)
- July 16: Johnny Clegg , South African musician (66)
- July 16: Hans-Georg Moslener , German producer, composer and poet (80)
- July 16: Joe Rigby , American jazz musician (78)
- July 17: Willy Dirtl , Austrian ballet dancer and choreographer (88)
- July 18: Ado Broodboom , Dutch jazz trumpeter (96)
- July 18: Ruud Jacobs , Dutch jazz musician and record producer (81)
- July 18: Tom Martinsen , Norwegian opera singer (62)
- July 18: Johann Trummer , Austrian priest, organist, musicologist and media manager (79)
- July 19: Inger Berggren , Swedish pop singer (85)
- July 19: Gary Klein , American jazz musician (86)
- July 21: Sevan Gökoğlu , German pop and jazz pianist and keyboarder (37)
- July 21: Ben Johnston , American composer (93)
- July 22nd: Art Neville , American singer, composer and keyboardist (81)
- July 22nd: Hansgeorg Schmeiser , Austrian flautist (63)
- July 24: Hartmut Klug , German conductor and pianist (90)
- July 24th: Manfred Uhlig , German entertainer (91)
- July 25: Anner Bylsma , Dutch cellist (85)
- July 26: Wolfgang Lenz , German opera singer (77)
- July 26: Alberto Ponce , Spanish guitarist and guitar teacher (84)
- July 27: Johann Kresnik , Austrian dancer, choreographer and theater director (79)
- July 29: Ras G. , American disc jockey and producer (39)
- July 31: Skip Beckwith , Canadian jazz musician (79)
- July 31: Barrington Pheloung , Australian composer (65)
- July 31: Harold Prince , American musical director and producer (91)
August
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- August 1: Dacia Bridges , American singer (46)
- August 1st: Ian Gibbons , British musician (67)
- August 2nd: Henri Belolo , French music producer (82)
- August 3: Willi Tokarew , Russian musician (84)
- August 4th: Bob Wilber , American jazz musician (91)
- August 6: Julai Tan , Singaporean jazz musician (94)
- August 7: David Berman , American rock musician, poet and comic book artist (52)
- August 9: 8 Claudio Taddei , Uruguayan-Swiss rock singer, composer and visual artist (52)
- August 11: Jim Cullum junior , American jazz cornetist and band leader (77)
- August 12: DJ Arafat , Ivorian musician (33)
- August 14: Ivo Malec , French composer (94)
- August 15: Peter Brown , American cellist and professor (86)
- August 15: Turk Mauro , American jazz saxophonist (75)
- August 16: Andreas Baumann , German opera director (70)
- August 16: Irma Holder , German songwriter (93)
- August 18: Helmuth Froschauer , Austrian conductor and choir director (85)
- August 18: Sonny Hennig , German rock musician and presenter (73)
- August 19: James R. Alexander , American sound engineer (88)
- August 19: Mohammed Zahur Khayyam , Indian film music composer (92)
- August 19: Larry Taylor , American bassist (77)
- August 20: Connie Lester , American jazz musician (88)
- August 22nd: Hubert Arnold , American jazz musician (74)
- August 22: Jochen Pützenbacher , German radio presenter (80)
- August 23: Mario Davidovsky , Argentine composer (85)
- 23 August: Gretl Komposch , Austrian composer and choir director (96)
- August 24: Lutz-Michael Harder , German opera singer (76)
- August 25: Herbert Beattie , American opera singer (93)
- August 25: Clora Bryant , American jazz trumpeter (92)
- August 25: Jonathan Goldstein , British composer (50)
- August 26: Neal Casal , American rock musician (50)
- August 26: Franz Wall , Austrian violinist (90)
- August 27: Donnie Fritts , American country musician and songwriter (76)
- August 28: Nancy Holloway , American singer (86)
- August 28: Charly Maucher , German rock musician (72)
- August 29: Celia Mur , Spanish jazz singer and composer (49)
- August 30: Tom Pletcher , American jazz musician (83)
- August 31: Wim Statius Muller , Dutch composer (89)
September
- September 1: Adiss Harmandian , Lebanese-Armenian pop singer, songwriter and composer (74)
- September 1st: Joana Sainz García , Spanish singer and dancer (30)
- September 1: Edo Zanki , German musician and music producer (66)
- September 2: Brigitte Rabald , German pop singer (85)
- September 3: LaShawn Daniels , American songwriter and record producer (41)
- September 3: Elton Medeiros , Brazilian samba singer, composer and radio presenter (89)
- September 3: Rita Steblin , Canadian musicologist (68)
- September 4: Kylie Rae Harris , American country singer (30)
- September 5: Iñigo Muguruza , Spanish rock musician and producer (54)
- September 6th: Manfred Scheffner , German discographer and music producer (79)
- September 7: Roger Boutry , French composer, conductor and pianist (87)
- September 8: Werner Benz , German church music director and state trombonist (84)
- September 8: Camilo Sesto , Spanish singer, actor, record producer and composer (72)
- September 10: William "Bill" Evans , American jazz musician (83)
- September 10: Kurt Hofbauer , Austrian music teacher (90)
- September 10: Daniel Johnston , American singer, musician and artist (58)
- September 10: Hossam Ramzy , Egyptian percussionist and music producer (65)
- September 10: Torsten Schmidt , German rock singer (72)
- September 13: Eddie Money , American rock singer (70)
- September 15: Ric Ocasek , American musician (75)
- September 16: John Cohen , American folk musician, filmmaker and musicologist (87)
- September 16: Péter Gallai , Hungarian musician (65)
- September 16: Vic Vogel , Canadian jazz musician, arranger, composer and band leader (84)
- September 17th: Dina Ugorskaja , German pianist (46)
- September 17th: Daniel Wayenberg , Dutch pianist and composer (89)
- September 18: Tony Mills , British singer (57)
- September 18: Werner Sindemann , German opera singer (86)
- September 19: Jean Artur Becker , German carnivalist (87)
- September 19: Sandie Jones , Irish singer (68)
- September 19: Harold Mabern , American jazz pianist (83)
- September 19: María Rivas , Venezuelan singer and composer (59)
- September 19: Larry Wallis , British guitarist, songwriter and record producer (70)
- September 20: Marçal Cervera , Spanish cellist (91)
- September 21: Leigh Harris , American singer (65)
- September 21: Anda Kûitse , Greenland drum dancer (68)
- September 21: Christopher Rouse , American composer (70)
- September 22: George Fortune , American opera singer (87)
- September 23: Richard Brunelle , American guitarist (55)
- September 23: James John DeSalvo , American record producer and composer (53)
- September 23: Robert Hunter , American lyricist, poet and singer-songwriter (78)
- September 24: Andreas Holschneider , German music historian (88)
- September 25: Paul Badura-Skoda , Austrian pianist, piano teacher, music writer and editor (91)
- September 25: Richard Wyands , American jazz pianist (91)
- September 26: Myron Bloom , American bugler (93)
- September 27: Herbert Martin , American songwriter (≈93)
- September 27: Jimmy Spicer , American rapper (61)
- September 28: José José , Mexican singer (71)
- September 29: Busbee , American songwriter and record producer (43)
- September 29: Rudolf Stephan , German musicologist (94)
- September 29: Larry Willis , American jazz pianist (76)
- September 30th: Gianni Lenoci , Italian jazz pianist (56)
- September 30th: Ronnie Peterson , German-US-American-Israeli blues musician (62)
October
- October 1: Karel Gott , Czech singer (80)
- October 1: Barrie Masters , British singer (63)
- October 1: Beverly Watkins , American blues guitarist (80)
- October 2: Bill Folwell , American rock and jazz musician (80)
- October 2: Giya Kancheli , Georgian composer (84)
- October 2: Kim Shattuck , American singer (56)
- October 2nd: Morten Stützer , Danish musician (57)
- October 3: João Bá , Brazilian singer, composer and poet (87)
- October 4: Diahann Carroll , American actress and singer (84)
- October 4th: Ray Swinfield , Australian jazz musician (79)
- October 5th: Marcello Giordani , Italian opera singer (56)
- October 5th: Herbert Spitzenberger , German pianist (92)
- October 6: Ginger Baker , British drummer (80)
- October 6: Larry Junstrom , American bassist (70)
- October 6: Martin Lauer , German athlete and pop singer (82)
- October 8: Molly Duncan , British saxophonist (74)
- October 10: Aleksandar Đokić , Yugoslav opera singer (85)
- October 10: Thomas Lück , German pop singer and actor (76)
- October 10: Erika Wien , Austrian opera singer and actress (91)
- October 11: Kadri Gopalnath , Indian saxophonist (69)
- October 12: Jack Flanagan , American guitarist (?)
- October 12: Milcho Leviev , Bulgarian-American jazz musician and arranger (81)
- October 12: Alphonso Williams , American singer (57)
- October 14: Leyna Gabriele , American opera singer (95)
- October 16: Gene Jefferson , American jazz musician (88)
- October 16: Kees Olthuis , Dutch bassoonist, pianist and composer (78)
- October 17th: Alicia Alonso , Cuban dancer and choreographer (98)
- October 17: Franz Jauch , Swiss radio presenter (64)
- October 17th: Márta Kurtág , Hungarian pianist (92)
- October 17: Victor Mojica , American actor and singer (86)
- October 17th: Javier "Furia" Pérez Grueso , Spanish musician and actor (63)
- October 17: Ray Santos , American jazz musician (90)
- October 19: Vitillo Ábalos , Argentine musician (97)
- October 20: Nick Tosches , American music writer and biographer (69)
- October 21: Peter Hobbs , Australian musician (58)
- October 22nd: John Jaider Fuentes Ramos , Colombian folk musician (42)
- October 22: Raymond Leppard , British conductor, composer and harpsichordist (92)
- October 22: George Masso , American jazz trombonist (92)
- October 22: H. Colin Slim , Canadian musicologist (90)
- October 22: Hans Zender , German conductor and composer (82)
- October 23: Stefan Amzoll , German musicologist, author and publicist (76)
- October 23: Rolando Panerai , Italian opera singer (95)
- October 23: Hansheinz Schneeberger , Swiss violinist (93)
- October 24: Walter Franco , Brazilian singer and composer (74)
- October 25: Chou Wen-chung , Chinese-American composer (96)
- October 25: Timi Hansen , Danish musician (61)
- October 26: Paul Barrère , American rock guitarist and singer (71)
- October 26: Gerhard Croll , German-Austrian musicologist (92)
- October 25: Joe Sun , American country musician (75)
- October 28: Giuliana Castellani , Swiss opera singer (40)
- October 28: Jitka Šuranská , Czech violinist and singer (41)
- October 30: Barbara Sutton Curtis , American jazz pianist (89)
- October 31: Gerry Teekens , Dutch music producer (83)
November
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- November 2: Atilla Engin , Turkish drummer (73)
- November 2nd: Marie Laforêt , French-Swiss singer and actress (80)
- November 3: Friedemann Layer , Austrian conductor (78)
- November 4th: Vaughn Benjamin , Antiguan reggae singer (50)
- November 4th: Audrey Motaung , German-South African musician (67)
- November 5th: Jan Erik Kongshaug , Norwegian sound engineer and jazz guitarist (75)
- November 5: Gustav Arne Kramer , Norwegian screenwriter, jazz writer and radio presenter (85)
- November 6: Walter Hedemann , German songwriter and cabaret artist (87)
- November 8: Fred Bongusto , Italian singer and composer (84)
- November 8: Jackie Moore , American soul and disco singer (73)
- November 9: Claus Haake , German musicologist (90)
- November 9: Dieter Hoff , German musician, composer, music producer, publisher and lyricist (66)
- November 9: Mayra Caridad Valdés , Cuban singer (63)
- November 10: Werner Andreas Albert , German conductor (84)
- November 10: Jan Byrczek , Polish-American jazz musician, publisher and author (83)
- November 10: Heinz Roy , German composer (91)
- November 11: Bad Azz , American rapper (43)
- November 11: Lisa Kindred , American folk and blues singer (79)
- November 12: Zoran Hristić , Yugoslav or Serbian composer (81)
- November 13: Djaduk Ferianto , Indonesian actor, director and musician (55)
- November 14: Ernst Fern , German dance teacher (85)
- November 14th: Mary Ann Topper , American music manager (79)
- November 14th: Alain Weber , French composer (88)
- November 16: Tony Speranza , American jazz musician (49)
- November 18: Argentina Santos , Portuguese fado singer (95)
- November 19: José Mário Branco , Portuguese musician, producer and composer (77)
- November 20: Doug Lubahn , American rock and jazz bassist (71)
- November 21: Robert Christian Bachmann , Swiss conductor, composer and publisher (75)
- November 21: Cecilia Seghizzi , Italian composer (111)
- November 22: Stephen Cleobury , UK choirmaster (70)
- November 22nd: Eddie Duran , American jazz guitarist (94)
- November 22: Tomás Loiseau , Argentine punk singer and guitarist (43)
- November 22nd: Eduardo Nascimento , Angolan singer (76)
- November 22: Hans Rudolf Zeller , German musicologist (85)
- November 24th: Gu Hara , South Korean pop singer (28)
- November 24th: Colin Mawby , British organist, choir director and composer (83)
- November 24: Juan Orrego-Salas , Chilean composer and music teacher (100)
- November 24th: Pepe Parra , Ecuadorian singer (74)
- November 25: Zé Galdino , Brazilian singer and poet (69)
- November 25: Nonito Pereira , Spanish music journalist, producer and promoter (76)
- November 25: Andy Scherrer , Swiss jazz saxophonist and pianist (73)
- November 25th: Iain Sutherland , British musician (71)
- November 25th: Roy Willox , British jazz musician (90)
- November 26th: Alberto "El Original" Cortez , Peruvian singer (90)
- November 26: Rudy Grayzell , American rockabilly musician (86)
- November 26: William A. Little , American German studies scholar and musicologist (90)
- November 27: Jonathan Miller , British theater and opera director and author (85)
- November 28: Juan Chabaya lamp , Aruban composer, musician and poet (99)
- November 29th: Ruth Anderson , American composer (91)
- November 29th: Lord Burgess , American composer (95)
- November 29th: Buddy Terry , American jazz musician (78)
December
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- December 1: Jack Burns , British actor and ballet dancer (14)
- December 1st: Matthew Chipchase , British singer and guitarist (35)
- December 1: Mariss Jansons , Latvian conductor (76)
- December 1st: Marcus Schloussen , German rock bassist (65)
- December 2nd: Jacques Morgantini , French unit manager, promoter and music historian (95)
- December 2nd: Hans Pfeifer , German clarinetist (85)
- December 2nd: Andrew "Greedy" Smith , Australian musician and singer (63)
- December 3: Cha In-ha , South Korean actor and pop singer (27)
- December 4th: Rosa Morena , Spanish flamenco pop singer and actress (78)
- December 4: Bodo Staiger , German musician and producer (70)
- December 5: Lidija Franklin , Russian dancer, dance teacher and choreographer (102)
- December 7th: Herbert Joos , German jazz musician (79)
- December 8: Juice Wrld , American rapper (21)
- December 9: Marie Fredriksson , Swedish singer (61)
- December 10: Gershon Kingsley , German-American composer (97)
- December 10: Don McDonagh , American dance critic and author (87)
- December 11: Jiří Jirmal , Czech guitarist, jazz composer and music teacher (94)
- December 12: Jack Scott , Canadian musician (83)
- December 14th: Anna Karina , Danish-French actress and singer (79)
- December 14th: Emil Richards , American percussionist (87)
- December 14: Irv Williams , American jazz musician (100)
- December 15: Dániel Benkő , Hungarian lutenist, guitarist and university teacher (72)
- December 15: Christoph Mudrich , German jazz musician (59)
- December 15: Reto Parolari , Swiss conductor (67)
- December 16: Martjo Brongers , Dutch musician (61)
- December 17th: László Heltay , Hungarian-British choir director and conductor (89)
- December 17th: Nils Kjellström , Swedish musician and composer (76)
- December 18: Patxi Andión , Spanish singer-songwriter, musician and actor (72)
- December 18: Alain Barrière , French singer (84)
- December 18: Kenny Lynch , British singer and actor (81)
- December 18: Abbey Simon , American pianist (99)
- December 19: Alexander Wagner , German composer and choir teacher (93)
- December 20: Robert Creech , Canadian horn player (91)
- December 20: Klaus Uwe Ludwig , German church musician and composer (76)
- December 21: Carlos Barruso , Spanish jazz saxophonist (58)
- December 23: Rafael Amor , Argentine songwriter (71)
- December 23: Willy Bischof , Swiss radio journalist and jazz musician (74)
- December 23: Joël Vandroogenbroeck , Belgian musician (81)
- December 23: Werner Wolf , German musicologist (94)
- December 24th: Gary Barone , American jazz musician (78)
- December 24th: Kelly Fraser , Canadian Inuit singer (26)
- December 24th: Herbert Hildebrandt , German church musician (84)
- December 24th: Allee Willis , American songwriter (72)
- December 25th: Ethella Chupryk , Ukrainian pianist (55)
- December 25: Peter Schreier , German singer and conductor (84)
- December 26th: Jerry Herman , American composer (88)
- December 26: Sleepy LaBeef , American rockabilly musician (84)
- December 27: Mike Bundt , German musician, composer, producer and music manager (70)
- December 27: Garrett List , American trombonist and composer (76)
- December 27: Jack Sheldon , American actor, singer and jazz trumpeter (88)
- December 27th: Hugh "Peanuts" Whalum , American jazz musician (91)
- December 28th: Thanos Mikroutsikos , Greek composer and politician (72)
- December 28: Erzsébet Szőnyi , Hungarian composer and music teacher (95)
- December 29: Neil Innes , British comedian, musician and composer (75)
- December 29th: Norma Tanega , American musician (80)
- December 30th: Harry Kupfer , German opera director (84)
- December 30th: Tony Mola , Brazilian percussionist (?)
- December 31: Juliano Cezar , Brazilian singer (59)
- December 31: Albert Cohen , American musicologist (90)
- December 31: Vic Juris , American jazz guitarist (66)
- December 31: Christian Kellens , Belgian jazz musician (94)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stephan Rehm Rozanes: Top Ten . In: Musikexpress . No. 01/20 , p. 57 .
- ↑ Stephan Rehm Rozanes: Top Ten . In: Musikexpress . No. 01/20 , p. 57 .
- ↑ New Year's Concert 2019. In: Official website of the Vienna Philharmonic. Retrieved May 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Sabine Winkler: Vengaboys are number one in the Austrian charts with “We're Going To Ibiza” . May 25, 2019 ( welt.de [accessed January 11, 2020]).
- ↑ DER SPIEGEL: "Ibiza Affair": Vengaboys appear at a Thursday demonstration in Vienna - DER SPIEGEL - Culture. Retrieved January 11, 2020 .
- ↑ WDR: Rammstein: Guitarists kiss on stage at a concert in Moscow. August 1, 2019, accessed January 11, 2020 .
- ↑ The printed "Juice" is discontinued. Spiegel Online , November 25, 2019, accessed December 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Volume 2019. German Record Critics' Prize , accessed on October 16, 2019 .