5 January:TEPPEI KOIKE = Japanese singer and actor
6 January:ALEX TURNER = English musician. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and principal songwriter of the English indie band Arctic Monkeys
26 January:
HERO = Korean singer, member of TVXQ
MATT HEAFY = Japanese American musician, best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist for the American heavy metal band Trivium
2 February:BLAINE LARSEN = American country singer
6 February:U-KNOW = Korean singer, member of TVXQ
14 February:TIFFANY THORNTON = American actress
19 February:MARIA MENA = Norwegian singer
21 February:CHARLOTTE CHURCH = Welsh singer-songwriter, actress and television presenter
25 February:DANNY SAUCEDO = Swedish singer
26 February:CRYSTAL KAY = Japan-born singer
3 March:STACIE ORRICO = American singer, songwriter, and occasional actress
12 March:DANNY JONES = British musician who is one of the lead vocalists and guitarists for pop-rock band McFLY
15 March:ADRIANNE LEON = American singer-songwriter, chef, personal fitness trainer, model and actress. She is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band Caught Crimson
22 March:AMY STUDT = English singer, songwriter and musician
26 March:JONNY CRAIG = Canadian singer and songwriter
28 March:LADY GAGA = American singer, songwriter, pianist and actress
2 April:LEE DEWYZE = American singer-songwriter
4 April:EUNHYUK = Korean singer, member of Super Junior
2 May:ROSE FALCON = American singer-songwriter
13 May:ALEXANDER RYBAK = Norwegian singer
14 May:
ALYOSHA = Ukrainian singer
JOSEPH ATTIEH = Lebanese singer
21 May:MYRA = American singer
30 May:CLAUDIA BENI = Croatian singer
31 May:SOPHO KHALVASHI = Georgian musician
10 June:TINCHY STRYDER = English rapper and producer
25 June:AYA MATSUURA = Japanese singer
28 June:KELLIE PICKLER = American Idol singer
29 June:AUSTIN DRAGE = British actor and singer
2 July:LINDSAY LOHAN = American actress, singer
12 September:EMMY ROSSUM = American actress, director and singer-songwriter
5 November:BoA = South Korean singer and actress
20 November:OLIVER SYKES = English heavy metal vocalist with Bring Me the Horizon
15 December:XIAH = Korean singer, member of TVXQ
Timeline of Musical Events
23 January: The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame takes place. The first artists to be honoured are Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley.
21 February: The Dead Kennedys play their last concert at UC Davis in Davis, California, USA.
23 February: In honor of the 20th anniversary of The Monkees premiering on television, MTV broadcasts Pleasant Valley Sunday, a 22-hour marathon of Monkees episodes.
15 March: "Heartbeat '86", a charity concert for the Birmingham Children's Hospital, is held at the NEC. Performers include Roy Wood, UB40, The Moody Blues, Electric Light Orchestra and Robert Plant. George Harrison makes a surprise appearance playing Johnny B. Goode with everyone at the end of the show.
27 March: Sammy Hagar performs his first concert as the lead singer of Van Halen.
12 April: Former Go's-Go's singer Belinda Carlisle marries actor Morgan Mason.
2 May: Country music superstar Dolly Parton opens her Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA.
3 May: At the age of 13, Sandra Kim becomes the youngest-ever performer to win the Eurovision Song Contest. The winning entry at the 31st annual contest (held in Bergen, Norway) is titled "J'aime la vie", and is Belgium's only winning entry to date.
5 May: In New York, USA, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame chairman Ahmet Ertegün announces that Cleveland, Ohio has been chosen as the city where the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be built
10 May: Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe marries actress Heather Locklear.
24 May: Garth Brooks marries his first wife, Sandy.
25 May: Norwegian band a-ha wins a record-breaking eight awards at the MTV Video Music Awards show.
30 May: The Monkees begin their highly successful 20th Anniversary Reunion Tour
4-15 June: U2, Sting, Joan Baez, Jackson Browne, Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, the Neville Brothers, and Bryan Adams stage the A Conspiracy of Hope Tour in the United States on behalf of Amnesty International, playing five cities on the tour. The final show at New Jersey's Giants Stadium is televised live, and the above-mentioned performers are joined by Joni Mitchell, Howard Jones, Yoko Ono, Third World, and Carlos Santana, as well as the other members of The Police.
6 June: After 29 years, CHUM (AM) in Toronto, Canada drops its legendary Top 40 format in favor of gold-based adult contemporary music. Additionally, the final CHUM Chart is published (with Madonna's "Live To Tell" the final number one song).
27 June: Black Flag play their last concert, in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
28 August: Tina Turner receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
27 September: A tour bus carrying the heavy metal band Metallica crashes in Sweden, killing their influential bassist, Cliff Burton.
October: The Smiths play their final gig as a five-piece.
20 October: Duran Duran begin their career as a three piece with the release of the "Notorious" single.
12 November: John Farnham releases the album Whispering Jack, which becomes the highest selling album in Australia's history, featuring the single from the previous year You're the Voice.
Also in 1986
Jello Biafra/Dead Kennedys taken to court by the PMRC for content in their album Frankenchrist; Biafra wins.
Italian singer Ernesto Bonino loses his voice after a surgical intervention.
Alice Cooper returns to the mainstream after a two-year break. The Nightmare Returns Tour goes on to become one of the best selling tours of 1986.
Published Popular Music
"All I Ask Of You" = lyrics & music by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
"Crush On You" = lyrics & music by JERRY KNIGHT & AARON ZIGMAN
"I Used To Be An Animal, But I'm Alright Now" = lyrics & music by ERIC BURDON
"The Lady In Red" = lyrics & music by CHRIS DE BURGH
"True Colors" = lyrics & music by CYNDI LAUPER
"Montego Bay" = written by JEFF BARRY & BOBBY BLOOM, performed by AMAZULU - became a minor hit in the U.S. in September 1986, but was a #16 hit in the UK and reached #6 in Canada
Classical Music
ELLIOTT CARTER
String Quartet No.4
GEORGE CRUMB
An Idyll for the Misbegotten (Images III) for amplified flute and percussion (three players).
Federico's Little Songs for Children for soprano, flute/piccolo/alto flute/bass flute, and harp
MARIO DAVIDOVSKY
Salvos for flute, clarinet, harp, percussion, violin and cello
LUDOVICO EINAUDI
Movimento
PETER EÖTVÖS
Chinese Opera
LORENZO FERRERO
La fuga di Foscolo
Anemia (film score)
Passacaglia
My Blues
Poi andro in America
Intermezzo "Portella della Ginestra"
Ninna-nanna
KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
The Song of Cherubin
PAUL SCHOENFIELD
Café Music for Piano Trio
Opera
HARRISON BIRTWISTLE
The Mask of Orpheus
premiered in London, UK on May 21
RUDOLF BRUCCI
Gilgamesh
LEE HOIBY
The Tempest
GIAN-CARLO MENOTTI
Goya
MICHAEL NYMAN
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
Musical Theatre
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
London production
CHARLIE GIRL
London revival
CHESS
London production
ME AND MY GIRL
Broadway production
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
London production
SWEET CHARITY
Broadway revival
TIME (musical)
London production (featuring actor Laurence Olivier in hologram form)
Please address any comments concerning this page to The Music Maestro
Mark Chard BSc, PLY
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Last edited: 21st February 2024
