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Events

4–5 January – The 39th Golden Disc Awards are held in Fukuoka, Japan, to recognise achievements in South Korean music. Winners included Aespa and Seventeen.^[1]
16 January – The PPMF 2024 Ryan Cayabyab Awards ceremony is held at the BGC Arts Center in Manila. The award honors two OPM icons: recipients are singers Celeste Legaspi and Odette Quesada.^[2]
19 January – The annual Wish 107.5 Music Awards are held at the Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines.^[3]

Deaths

2 January – Ferdi Tayfur, 79, Turkish singer, actor, director, songwriter and screenwriter^[4]
9 January – P. Jayachandran, 80, Indian playback singer^[5]
27 January – Emilia Contessa, 67, Indonesian singer and actress (heart attack)^[6]
2 February – Barbie Hsu, 48, Taiwanese singer and actress (pneumonia)^[7]
15 February – Pratul Mukhopadhyay, 82, Indian singer and songwriter^[8]
21 February – Khalil Fong, 41, Hong Kong singer and songwriter^[9]
9 March – Garimella Balakrishna Prasad, 76, Indian classical musician and composer^[10]
11 March – Ayumi Ishida, 76, Japanese actress and singer^[11]
17 March – Mankombu Gopalakrishnan, 77/78, Indian lyricist^[12]
25 March – Sanjida Khatun, 91, Bangladeshi musicologist^[13]
26 March – Shushama Das, 94, Bangladeshi folk singer^[14]
6 April – Pongsri Woranuch, 85, Thai luk thung singer^[15]
10 April – Titiek Puspa, 87, Indonesian singer and songwriter^[16]
12 April – Pilita Corrales, 85, Filipina singer and songwriter^[17]
27 Mai – Freddie Aguilar, 72, Filipino musician and singer-songwriter^[18]

References

^ Yoon, So-yeon (December 2, 2024). "Here are the nominees for the 38th Golden Disc Awards". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
^ "Ryan Cayabyab Awards to honor Celeste Legaspi, Odette Quesada". The Manila Times. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
^ "The 10th Wish Music Awards". Wish1075. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
^ "Arabesk müziğinin ünlü ismi Ferdi Tayfur hayatını kaybetti". ntv.com.tr (in Turkish). 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
^ "Legendary singer P Jayachandran passes away at 80". onmanorama.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
^ Rimawati, Eka. "Emilia Contessa Meninggal karena Gagal Jantung". detikjatim (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-01-27.
^ "Taiwanese star Barbie Hsu of Meteor Garden fame dies". BBC News. 3 February 2025.
^ "Pratul Mukhopadhyay, singer of iconic 'Ami Banglay Gaan Gai', no more". The Daily Star. 15 February 2025.
^ Wang, Hsin-yu; Lo, James (1 March 2025). "Award-winning musician Khalil Fong passes away". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
^ Subramanyam, Avinash P. (9 March 2025). "TTD Asthana Vidwan Garimella Balakrishna Prasad Departs at 76". www.deccanchronicle.com.
^ "いしだあゆみ　永眠のお知らせ" (in Japanese).
^ "Malayalam lyricist Mankombu Gopalakrishnan passes away". onmanorama. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
^ "Rabindra Sangeet exponent Sanjida Khatun no more". The Daily Star. 2025-03-25. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
^ "Ekushey Padak-winning folk singer Sushma Das passes away". The Business Standard. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
^ "'Queen of Luk Thung' dies at 85". Bangkok Post. 2025-04-07. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
^ "Titiek Puspa meninggal dunia dalam usia 87 tahun". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 April 2025.
^ Evangelista, Jessica Ann (2025-04-12). "Pilita Corrales, Asia's Queen of Songs, dies at 85". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
^ "Freddie Aguilar died of multiple organ failure, says former partner Josephine Quiepo". GMA News. May 27, 2025. Retrieved May 27, 2025.

[1] Yoon, So-yeon (December 2, 2024). "Here are the nominees for the 38th Golden Disc Awards". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.

[2] "Ryan Cayabyab Awards to honor Celeste Legaspi, Odette Quesada". The Manila Times. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.

[3] "The 10th Wish Music Awards". Wish1075. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

[4] "Arabesk müziğinin ünlü ismi Ferdi Tayfur hayatını kaybetti". ntv.com.tr (in Turkish). 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.

[5] "Legendary singer P Jayachandran passes away at 80". onmanorama.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

[6] Rimawati, Eka. "Emilia Contessa Meninggal karena Gagal Jantung". detikjatim (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-01-27.

[7] "Taiwanese star Barbie Hsu of Meteor Garden fame dies". BBC News. 3 February 2025.

[8] "Pratul Mukhopadhyay, singer of iconic 'Ami Banglay Gaan Gai', no more". The Daily Star. 15 February 2025.

[9] Wang, Hsin-yu; Lo, James (1 March 2025). "Award-winning musician Khalil Fong passes away". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 27 May 2025.

[10] Subramanyam, Avinash P. (9 March 2025). "TTD Asthana Vidwan Garimella Balakrishna Prasad Departs at 76". www.deccanchronicle.com.

[11] "いしだあゆみ　永眠のお知らせ" (in Japanese).

[12] "Malayalam lyricist Mankombu Gopalakrishnan passes away". onmanorama. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.

[13] "Rabindra Sangeet exponent Sanjida Khatun no more". The Daily Star. 2025-03-25. Retrieved 2025-03-26.

[14] "Ekushey Padak-winning folk singer Sushma Das passes away". The Business Standard. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.

[15] "'Queen of Luk Thung' dies at 85". Bangkok Post. 2025-04-07. Retrieved 2025-04-07.

[16] "Titiek Puspa meninggal dunia dalam usia 87 tahun". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 April 2025.

[17] Evangelista, Jessica Ann (2025-04-12). "Pilita Corrales, Asia's Queen of Songs, dies at 85". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2025-04-12.

[18] "Freddie Aguilar died of multiple organ failure, says former partner Josephine Quiepo". GMA News. May 27, 2025. Retrieved May 27, 2025.

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