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Music History Events: Births

January 22, 1983 Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders and Ray Davies of The Kinks have a daughter, Natalie Rae Hynde. They following year, Hynde marries Jim Kerr of Simple Minds.

December 8, 1982 Nicki Minaj is born Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty in Trinidad. With a panoply of flows and a striking visual presense, she signs with Lil Wayne's Young Money label and becomes the most popular female rapper in history, with over 100 chart placements, mostly features on tracks by the likes of Rihanna, Usher and Post Malone.

November 4, 1982 Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz of Talking Heads become parents when their son Robin is born in Nassau, Bahamas, where the band is recording their Speaking In Tongues album.

September 28, 1982 St. Vincent (Annie Clark) is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

January 31, 1982 Singer Helena Paparizou is born in Borås, Sweden.

January 29, 1982 Adam Lambert is born in Indianapolis, Indiana. After making his mark on American Idol, he goes on to a successful solo career and becomes the frontman for Queen.

September 21, 1981 Nicole Richie is born Nicole Escovedo in Berkeley, California. Born to percussion player Peter Escovedo, she is taken in by Lionel Richie and his wife Brenda at age 3, and adopted by the couple at 9. She becomes a popular socialite, starring with Paris Hilton on the reality show The Simple Life.

September 11, 1981 Charles Kelley of the trio Lady A is born in Augusta, Georgia. His brother is the singer Josh Kelley.

August 28, 1981 Country singer Jake Owen is born Joshua Ryan Owen in Winter Haven, Florida. Arriving with him is fraternal twin brother, Jarrod.

May 20, 1981 Rachel Platten is born in New York City. She grows up in Newton, Massachusetts.

May 3, 1981 Josh Tillman is born in Rockville, Maryland. He is the drummer for Fleet Foxes before going solo as Father John Misty.

April 30, 1981 Justin Vernon of Bon Iver is born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His minimalist, emotionally fraught debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago, earns him a record deal in 2007, and his self-titled 2011 follow-up leads to a Grammy win for Best New Artist.

January 15, 1981 Pitbull is born Armando Pérez in Miami. His high-energy, Latin-flavored rap finds an audience with his 2004 debut album M.I.A.M.I., but he goes international with his 2009 hit "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)."

January 5, 1981 DJ/producer Deadmau5 is born in Niagara Falls, Canada. His birth name is Joel Zimmerman; he takes the name Deadmau5 (pronounced "Deadmouse") as his chatroom handle after claiming to find a dead mouse in his computer.

September 8, 1980 Eric Hutchinson ("Rock and Roll," "OK, It's Alright With Me") is born in Takoma Park, Maryland.

May 31, 1980 Fall Out Boy drummer Andy Hurley is born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.

April 14, 1980 Win Butler (lead vocalist, songwriter for Arcade Fire) is born Edwin Farnham Butler III in Truckee, California.

January 3, 1980 Mellow rocker Kurt Vile is born in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.

November 14, 1979 Tobin Esperance (bassist for Papa Roach) is born in Vacaville, California.

June 30, 1979 Jewish reggae singer Matisyahu is born Matthew Paul Miller in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

June 8, 1979 Guitarist Derek Trucks is born in Jacksonville, Florida. After forming The Derek Trucks Band, he serves in The Allman Brothers Band from 1999-2014 alongside his uncle, drummer Butch Trucks.

June 5, 1979 Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy is born in Wilmette, Illinois.

June 1, 1979 Jimmy Buffett and his wife Jane welcome their first child, daughter Savannah Jane.

March 18, 1979 Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine is born in Los Angeles. He becomes a standalone celebrity in 2011 when he's a judge on the first panel of The Voice, a position he holds until 2019.

February 22, 1979 Plain White T's frontman Tom Higgenson is born in Villa Park, Illinois.

February 1, 1979 Jason Isbell is born in Green Hill, Alabama. He joins Drive-By Truckers in 2001, then leaves to start a solo career in 2007.

January 16, 1979 Aaliyah is born Aaliyah Haughton in Brooklyn, New York.

December 22, 1978 Steven Tyler and Cyrinda Foxe have a baby girl named Mia.

November 23, 1978 Alison Mosshart (The Kills/The Dead Weather singer), is born in Vero Beach, Florida.

November 11, 1978 Awolnation lead singer Aaron Bruno is born outside of Los Angeles.