10 Famous Entertainers Born On 8th January

A birthday is a time to celebrate the joy of life either of an individual or of an institution. Birthdays of people are celebrated in numerous cultures, often with birthday gifts, birthday cards, a birthday party, or rite of passage rituals. It is also an occasion to rethink your life.

So here are 10 famous entertainers born on 8th January that you can celebrate with today.

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1. Kemi Adetiba

Kemi Adetiba is a Nigerian filmmaker, television director and music video director, born in Lagos, Nigeria on 08-Jan-1980 (age 41) whose works have appeared on Channel O, MTV Base, Soundcity TV, BET and Netflix.

She would forever go down in history as that director who was behind the brilliance and success of two most revered Nollywood movies – “The Wedding Party ” and “King of Boys’.

2. Nazifi Abdulsalam Yusuf

Nazifi Abdulsalam Yusuf was born 2 February 1982(age 39 ) better-known stage name Nazifi Asnanic is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, director, and producer. He was born and raised in the ancient city of Kano. Nazifi Asnanic often referred to as the Golden Voice, he is recognized as one of the most successful Hausa artists of all time in the history of Kannywood. He has received numbers of awards and nominations including the City People Entertainment Awards as the best musician in 2014. He was also among the Kannywood stars that received an award by the Zamfara State government of Nigeria for their tremendous effort and contribution toward uniting and sustaining Hausa culture. Nazifi Asnanic has featured, produced, and directed a number of film in Kannywood

3. Vojtech Kotek

Vojtech Kotek was born in  Prague Czech Republic on January 8, 1988 (age 33),  is an actor, director and musician.

4. Noah Cyrus

Noah Lindsey Cyrus was born in Nashville, Tennessee United States on January 8, 2000 (age 21) she is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. In 2016, she released her debut single "Make Me (Cry)", featuring vocals from Labrinth.

5. R. Kelly

Robert Sylvester Kelly was in Chicago, Illinois United States on born January 8, 1967(age 54 years), he is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, and subject of numerous sexual abuse allegations. He has been credited with helping to redefine R&B and hip hop, earning nicknames such as "the King of R&B", "the King of Pop-Soul", and the "Pied Piper of R&B".

6. Erin McCarley

Erin Elizabeth McCarley was born in Garland, Texas United States on January 8, 1979(age 42) she is an alternative music singer-songwriter. McCarley attended college at Baylor University and is now based in Nashville, Tennessee. She has been compared to Sara Bareilles, Regina Spektor, and Sheryl Crow. Erin released her follow-up to 2009's Love, Save the Empty on August 28, 2012, titled My Stadium Electric.

7. Angel Faith

Angel Marie Faith was born in Burbank, California United States on January 8, 1988(age 33), she is known by the stage name Angel, she is an American former singer and songwriter. She is best known as a member of the girl group No Secrets, which formed in 2000. Faith sang half of the lead vocals in No Secrets. She left the group in 2003, pursuing a solo career, and released her debut studio album Believe in Angels... Believe in Me (2004). Faith retired from music in 2007. As of 2020, she works as a clinical psychologist at a hospital on San Vicente Blvd in Los Angeles, California.

8. Shirley Bassey

Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, DBE was born in Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom 0n 8 January 1937(age 84) she is a Welsh singer, whose career began in 1953, well known for her expressive voice and for recording the soundtrack theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979). In January 1959, Bassey became the first Welsh person to gain a No. 1 single

8. Maria Pitillo

Maria Pitillo was born in Elmira, New York United States on January 8, 1965(age 56) she is a former American actress. She has starred in films and on television, most notably as Audrey Timmonds in Godzilla (1998). She also had a recurring role on the TV series Providence.

9. Freddie Stroma

Frederic Wilhelm C.J. Sjöström was born in London, England United Kingdom on 8 January 1987(age 34), known professionally as Freddie Stroma, is a British actor and model, best known for playing Cormac McLaggen in the Harry Potter film series and Luke in the 2011 musical comedy film A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song. He starred as Adam Cromwell on the dramedy series Unreal, which premiered on Lifetime in June 2015. He starred as Brit Vayner in the 2016 Michael Bay war film, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. In 2016, he played H.G. Wells in the ABC series Time After Time.

10. Maria Ozawa 

Maria Ozawa was born in Hokkaidō Japan on January 8, 1986 (age 35) she is a Japanese porn star, model and former pornographic film actress of Canadian and Japanese ancestry. Early in her career as a model, she also used the name Miyabi.