12 January:ZAYN MALIK = British singer of the band One Direction
6 February:TINASHE = American actress, dancer and singer-songwriter with The Stunners
19 February:VICTORIA JUSTICE = American singer-songwriter actress
15 March:ALYSSA REID = Canadian singer-songwriter
25 April:SHILOH = Canadian singer-songwriter
11 May:JAMES REID = Filipino singer-actor
14 May:MIRANDA COSGROVE = American singer and actress
6 June:
VIC MENSA = American rapper with Kids These Days
TOM SWOON = Polish DJ and producer
25 June:PIERO VERGARA = Filipino singer-songwriter and actor
26 June:ARIANA GRANDE = American singer and actress
5 July:HOLLIE CAVANAGH = English-American singer
7 July:CAPITAL STEEZ = American hip hop artist and co-founder of the Brooklyn-based rap collective Pro Era = [died: 2012]
28 July:CHER LLOYD = English singer, songwriter, rapper, and model
29 August:LIAM PAYNE = British singer of the band One Direction
7 September:MOHAMED ALI = Danish singer
13 September:NIALL HORAN = Irish singer of One Direction
4 October:MINA = German musician
24 November:IVI ADAMOU = Greek Cypriot singer
7 December:JASMINE VILLEGAS = American singer
10 December:RACHEL TRACHTENBURG = American singer and actress, member of Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players and Supercute!
Timeline of Musical Events
8 January: The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992.
12 January: Cream reunites for a performance at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles, USA. Other inductees include Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ruth Brown, The Doors, Van Morrison, and Sly & The Family Stone.
13 January: Bobby Brown is arrested in Augusta, Georgia, USA for simulating a sex act onstage.
10 February: Oprah Winfrey interviews Michael Jackson during a US television prime time special. It becomes one of the most watched interviews in television history and is Jackson's first in fourteen years.
14 February: Harry Nilsson suffers a non-fatal heart attack.
4 March: Patti LaBelle receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, USA.
6 March: Whitney Houston's single "I Will Always Love You" posts its 14th week at number one in the USA, becoming the longest running number one single of all time.
22 March: Depeche Mode becomes the first alternative British band to achieve the number one in U.S.A. on the Billboard 200, with the album Songs of Faith and Devotion.
29 March: Suede release their eponymous debut album. It enters the album chart at Number 1 in the UK, setting a new record for the fastest-selling debut album by a UK act in Britain.
12 April: Actress Lisa Bonet files for divorce from Lenny Kravitz, after a two-year separation.
16 April: Paul McCartney headlines a concert at the Hollywood Bowl, USA to celebrate "Earth Day". Other performers included Ringo Starr, Steve Miller and Don Henley.
17 April: The Bangles' Susanna Hoffs marries screenwriter Jay Roach in Los Angeles, USA.
21 April: Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman marries Suzanne Accosta.
24 April: Willie Nelson, John Cougar Mellencamp, Neil Young and more than 30 other artists perform at Farm Aid 6 in Ames, Iowa, USA.
29 April: An animated version of Barry White appears on an episode of the US television cartoon series, The Simpsons.
31 May: Oasis plays at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow, UK supporting 18 Wheeler. Creation Records boss Alan McGee, who is in the audience, offers them their first recording contract after the show.
1 June: Janet Jackson's janet. debuts at #1 becoming the first to do so by a female artist in the Soundscan era. The album's first single "That's the Way Love Goes" began the sixth week of its two month run at number one.
7 June: On his 35th birthday, Prince announces that he is changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol. This led to him being called The Artist Formerly Known as Prince until 2000.
17 July: Guns N' Roses play the final gig on their Use Your Illusion Tour. This will be the last time the original band play together on stage.
10 August:
Mayhem guitarist Euronymous is stabbed to death by fellow band member Varg Vikernes in Oslo, Norway, causing the temporary end of Mayhem.
Billy Joel releases his final studio album before quitting music, River of Dreams ending his 20-year-run.
24 August: Michael Jackson is accused of child molestation.
28 August: Bruce Dickinson plays his final show with Iron Maiden (until his return in 1999) in London. The show is broadcast on British television, and later released on VHS and DVD.
September: Ace of Base releases their record breaking debut album for Warner Bros. The Sign, also known as Happy Nation, and Happy Nation U.S Version. The previous year they also release the smash hit All That She Wants
17 October: Savatage guitarist and co-founder Christopher Michael "Criss" Oliva killed in a car accident by a seven-time drunk driver.
19 October: Pearl Jam release their second album Vs. and sells 950 000 copies in one week. That's the fastest sold record in one week ever.
November: A new opera house opens in Töölö, Helsinki, Finland.
9 November: Wu-Tang Clan releases their acclaimed album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
11 November: Michael Jackson ends the Dangerous World Tour in Mexico City, Mexico.
19 November: Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder is arrested in New Orleans, USA on charges of public drunkenness after a bar room brawl.
Also in 1993:
Rick Astley retires from the music industry at the age of 27 after selling 40 million records in a five year period.
Jesper Strömblad leaves Ceremonial Oath while Anders Friden joins the band. That meant Anders left Dark Tranquillity.
Natalie Merchant leaves 10,000 Maniacs after twelve years in the band.
New Order break up whilst on the tour for their album Republic, and apparently do not speak to each other for another 5 years.
Christian rock label Tooth and Nail Records is formed.
Classical Music
JOHN ADAMS
Violin Concerto
LUCIANO BERIO
Rage and Outrage
PIERRE BOULEZ
...explosante-fixe... (fourth version)
ALVIN CURRAN
VSTO (string quartet)
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY
Bizarro
MARIO DAVIDOVSKY
Shulamit's Dream for soprano and orchestra
DAVID DIAMOND
Symphony No. 11
JOËL-FRANÇOIS DURAND
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
LORENZO FERRERO
Introito (from "Requiem per le vittime della mafia")
Maschere (incidental music)
KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
Polish Requiem (revised version)
HAROLD SCHIFFMANN
Sestetto Concertato
KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN
Helikopter-Streichquartett
TAKASHI YOSHIMATSU
Concerto for Trombone, Op. 55, Orion Machine
Opera
DARON HAGEN
Shining Brow
THEO LOEVENDIE
Gassir, the Hero
MICHAEL NYMAN
Noises, Sounds & Sweet Airs
RANDOLPH PETERS
Nosferatu
KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN
Dienstag aus Licht (May 28, Leipzig Opera)
HUGO WEISGALL
Esther (October, New York City Opera)
Musical Theatre
ANNIE WARBUCKS
off-Broadway production
BLOOD BROTHERS
(Willy Russell)
Broadway production
CYRANO: The Musical
Broadway production
THE GOODBYE GIRL
Broadway production
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Broadway revival
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
Broadway production
MY FAIR LADY
(Lerner & Loewe)
Broadway revival
SHE LOVES ME
Broadway revival
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Mark Chard BSc
Page created: 19th July 2011
Last edited: 13th December 2023
