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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Preceded by 2024

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]
Hope Foye Singer and political activist	103	January 6, 2025	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	Undisclosed[11]
Stella Greka Singer and actress	102	January 6, 2025	Dionysos, Greece	Undisclosed[12]
Ragne Wahlquist Heavy Load	69	January 7, 2025	Stockholm, Sweden	Undisclosed[13]
Peter Yarrow Peter, Paul and Mary	86	January 7, 2025	New York, New York, US	Bladder cancer[14]
Sam Moore Sam & Dave	89	January 10, 2025	Coral Gables, Florida, US	Complications from surgery[15]
Mark Izu Jazz bassist and composer	70	January 12, 2025	San Francisco, California, US	Colon cancer[16]
P. Fluid (Peter Forrest) 24-7 Spyz	64	January 13, 2025	New York, New York, US	Beaten to death[17]
Buck White The Whites	94	January 13, 2025		Undisclosed[18]
David Lynch Filmmaker, actor, painter, and musician	78	January 15, 2025		Emphysema[19]
Linda Nolan The Nolans	65	January 15, 2025		Breast cancer[20]
Bob Kuban Musician and bandleader	84	January 20, 2025		Undisclosed[21]
John Sykes Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Tygers of Pan Tang, Blue Murder	65	ca. January 20, 2025		Cancer[22]
Garth Hudson The Band	87	January 21, 2025	Woodstock, New York, US	Undisclosed[23]
Barry Goldberg The Electric Flag, The Rides	82	January 22, 2025		Non-Hodgkin lymphoma[24]
Gabriel Yacoub Malicorne	72	January 22, 2025	Bourges, France	Undisclosed[25]
Unk Rapper	42	January 24, 2025		Undisclosed[26]

See also

• List of deaths in rock and roll
• List of murdered hip hop musicians
• 27 Club

References

1. Roiz, Jessica (January 1, 2025). "Leo Dan, Argentine Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 82". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
2. Green, Stephen (January 1, 2025). "Country Music Legend Chad Morgan Passes Away". Countrytown. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
3. 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.
4. Barnes, Mike (January 2, 2025). "Wayne Osmond, Original Member of the Singing Osmonds, Dies at 73". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
5. Nakos, Nikos (January 2, 2025). "Cloven Hoof's emblematic singer Russ North has passed away". Metal Invader. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
6. Kızıl, Nurbanu Tanrıkulu (January 2, 2025). "Turkish Arabesque music icon Ferdi Tayfur dies at 79". Daily Sabah. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
7. 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.
8. LaPierre, Megan (January 2, 2025). "Ed Askew Has Died". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
9. 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.
10. Kaufman, Spencer (January 6, 2025). "Guitarist Fredrik Lindgren (Unleashed, Terra Firma, Harms Way) Dead at 53". Consequence. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
11. "Hope Foye, Trailblazing 'People's Artist' and Civil Rights Pioneer, Passes Away at 103". Random Length News. January 9, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
12. Kouras, Bill (January 7, 2025). "Stella Greca: Legendary Greek Singer and Actress Dies at 102". Greek City Times.
13. 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.
14. Farber, Jim. "Peter Yarrow, the Peter of Peter, Paul and Mary, Dies at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
15. Newman, Melinda (January 10, 2025). "Legendary Soul Singer Sam Moore, Half of Sam & Dave, Dies at 89". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
16. Gilbert, Andrew (January 15, 2025). "Mark Izu, Bassist and Composer at the Center of the Asian American Arts Movement, Dies at 70". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 16, 2025. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
17. Moynihan, Ellen (January 14, 2025). "Bronx Man Found Beaten to Death in Ambulette Was Groundbreaking Rocker". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
18. "Country Music Patriarch Buck White Has Died at 94". Saving Country Music. January 13, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
19. Morris, Chris (January 16, 2025). "David Lynch, Visionary Director of 'Twin Peaks' and 'Blue Velvet,' Dies at 78". Variety. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
20. McIntosh, Steven (January 15, 2025). "Singer Linda Nolan dies aged 65". BBC News. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
21. Clancy, Sam (January 20, 2025). "One-hit wonder Bob Kuban, famous for 'The Cheater', dies peacefully at 84". KSDK. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
22. "Legendary Guitarist John Sykes Dead At 65". Blabbermouth.net. January 20, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
23. Morris, Chris (January 21, 2025). "Garth Hudson, Last Surviving Member of the Band, Dies at 87". Variety. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
24. Willman, Chris (January 22, 2025). "Barry Goldberg, Blues-Rock Keyboardist Whose Work with Bob Dylan Included Controversial Newport '65 Concert, Dies at 83". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
25. Carpentier, Laurent (January 23, 2025). "La mort de Gabriel Yacoub, cofondateur du groupe de folk français Malicorne" [The death of Gabriel Yacoub, co-founder of the French folk group Malicorne]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved January 24, 2025.
26. Pedersen, Erik (January 24, 2025). "DJ Unk Dies: Atlanta Rapper Who Had Hits With 'Walk It Out' & '2 Step' Was 42". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 25, 2025.