List of 2025 deaths in popular music
This is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in 2025.
2025 deaths in popular music
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List of deaths in popular music 2025 |
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| Name | Age | Date | Location of death | Cause of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Dan Argentine singer-songwriter |
82 | January 1, 2025 | Miami, Florida, US | Undisclosed[1] |
| Chad Morgan Country singer and guitarist |
91 | January 1, 2025 | Gin Gin, Queensland, Australia | Undisclosed[2] |
| Nora Orlandi Singer, pianist, and film composer |
91 | January 1, 2025 | Rome, Italy | Undisclosed[3] |
| Wayne Osmond The Osmonds |
73 | January 1, 2025 | Salt Lake City, Utah, US | Stroke[4] |
| Russ North Cloven Hoof |
59 | January 2, 2025 | Undisclosed[5] | |
| Ferdi Tayfur Turkish arabesque singer |
79 | January 2, 2025 | Antalya, Turkey | Undisclosed[6] |
| Brenton Wood Soul singer |
83 | January 3, 2025 | Moreno Valley, California, US | Undisclosed[7] |
| Ed Askew Folk singer |
84 | January 4, 2025 | Undisclosed[8] | |
| Beej Chaney The Suburbs |
68 | January 5, 2025 | Hermosa Beach, California, US | Died while swimming in the ocean[9] |
| Fredrik Lindgren Unleashed, Terra Firma |
53 | January 5, 2025 | Stockholm, Sweden | Undisclosed[10] |
| Stella Greka Singer and actress |
102 | January 6, 2025 | Dionysos, Greece | Undisclosed[11] |
| Ragne Wahlquist Heavy Load |
69 | January 7, 2025 | Stockholm, Sweden | Undisclosed[12] |
| Peter Yarrow Peter, Paul and Mary |
86 | January 7, 2025 | New York, New York, US | Bladder cancer[13] |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Roiz, Jessica (January 1, 2025). "Leo Dan, Argentine Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 82". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ^ Green, Stephen (January 1, 2025). "Country Music Legend Chad Morgan Passes Away". Countrytown. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ^ Pagliettini, Marco (January 1, 2025). "Addio a Nora Orlandi, aveva 91 anni" [Farewell to Nora Orlandi, she was 91 years old]. Spettakolo! (in Italian). Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (January 2, 2025). "Wayne Osmond, Original Member of the Singing Osmonds, Dies at 73". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ Nakos, Nikos (January 2, 2025). "Cloven Hoof's emblematic singer Russ North has passed away". Metal Invader. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ Kızıl, Nurbanu Tanrıkulu (January 2, 2025). "Turkish Arabesque music icon Ferdi Tayfur dies at 79". Daily Sabah. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (January 3, 2025). "Brenton Wood Dies: Soul Singer Behind 'Gimme Little Sign' & 'Oogum Boogum Song' Was 83". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ LaPierre, Megan (January 2, 2025). "Ed Askew Has Died". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ Bream, Jon (January 8, 2025). "Minnesota punk rock hero Beej Chaney of the Suburbs, 68, dies while swimming in the Pacific Ocean". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Kaufman, Spencer (January 6, 2025). "Guitarist Fredrik Lindgren (Unleashed, Terra Firma, Harms Way) Dead at 53". Consequence. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ Kouras, Bill (January 7, 2025). "Stella Greca: Legendary Greek Singer And Actress Dies At 102". Greek City Times.
- ^ Nyheter, S. V. T. (January 7, 2025). "Ragne Wahlquist död – startade Sveriges första heavy metal-band Heavy Load" [Ragne Wahlquist dead – started Sweden's first heavy metal band Heavy Load]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ Farber, Jim. "Peter Yarrow, the Peter of Peter, Paul and Mary, Dies at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved January 7, 2025.