– Requiem John Rutter – Requiem Film and Incidental music Michael Nyman - A Zed and Two Noughts directed by Peter Greenaway. Musical films Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire, with Phil Daniels Births 6 January - Ben Haenow, singer 11 January - Newton Faulkner, singer 2 March - Luke Pritchard, singer (The Kooks) 4 February - Bashy, recording artist and actor 3 April - Leona Lewis, singer 2 May - Lily Allen, singer, songwriter 21 May Kano, rapper Mutya Buena, singer and former member of (Sugababes) 7 June - Charlie Simpson, singer and musician (Busted, Fightstar) 15 June - Nadine Coyle, singer (Girls Aloud) 5 July - Nick O'Malley, musician (Arctic Monkeys) 8 July - Jamie Cook, musician (Arctic Monkeys) 17 July - Tom Fletcher, singer (McFly) 23 July - Matthew Murphy, musician (The Wombats) 5 October - Nicola Roberts, singer (Girls Aloud) 9 October - Frankmusik, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, remixer 10 October - Marina Diamandis, singer-songwriter (Marina and the Diamonds) 1 November - Dizzee Rascal, rapper 19 December - Lady Sovereign, singer, musician 23 December - Harry Judd, drummer (McFly) 25 December - Leon Pisani, singer (V) Deaths 6 February - Neil McCarthy, actor and pianist, 62 (motor neurone disease) 7 February - Matt Monro, singer, 54 27 February J. Pat O'Malley, singer and film actor, 86 Ray Ellington, singer, 68 28 February - David Byron, singer (Uriah Heep), 38 (alcohol-related) 19 April - Ivan Menzies, operatic baritone, 88 30 July - Peter Knight, conductor, arranger and composer, 68 11 September - William Alwyn, composer, 79 25 October - Gary Holton, singer-songwriter, musician and actor, 33 (alcohol and drug overdose) 18 December - Jolyon Jackson, musician and composer, 37 (Hodgkins' disease) 12 December - Ian Stewart, musician, founding member and road manager for (The Rolling Stones), 47 (heart attack) 30 December - Bob Pearson, singer and pianist with his brother Alf (half of Bob and Alf Pearson), 78 Music awards Brit Awards The 1985 Brit Awards winners were: Best British comedy recording: Neil (also known as Nigel Planer) - "Hole In My Shoe" Best British producer: Trevor Horn Best classical recording: Antonio Vivaldi's - "The Four Seasons" Best international artist: Prince and the Revolution Best soundtrack: "Purple Rain" British album: Sade - "Diamond Life" British female solo artist: Alison Moyet British group: Wham! British male solo artist: Paul Young British single: Frankie Goes to Hollywood