Today’s Birthdays

Lewis Capaldi – 24 years old

The Scottish singer’s 2017 single “Bruises” made him the fastest unsigned artist to reach 25 million plays on Spotify. Born 1996

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Alesha Dixon – 42 years old

Mis-TeeqBorn 1978

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Taylor Hicks – 44 years old

Winner of American Idol Season 5Born 1976

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Damian Kulash – 45 years old

OK Go singer-guitaristBorn 1975

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Thom Yorke – 52 years old

The Radiohead singer-guitarist-keyboardist is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. He has done numerous solo and side projects and is an outspoken social activist.Born 1968

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Toni Braxton – 53 years old

After singing in a family group, The Braxtons, she set out on her own and sold 10-million copies of her debut album in 1993. She has since won seven Grammys, scored a mega-hit with “Un-break My Heart” and starred in Beauty and the Beast on Broadway. She was a contestant on Dancing With the Stars and is a star and producer of the long-running reality show Braxton Family Values.Born 1967

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Ann Curless – 57 years old

Ex-Expose singerBorn 1963

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Simon Cowell – 61 years old

X Factor/ex-American Idol judge, record executive and authorBorn 1959

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Vladimir Putin – 68 years old

The Russian leader was a KGB agent during the Soviet era.Born 1952