The price of fame? Mortality risk among famous singers

This study provides new evidence suggesting that fame may be associated with increased mortality risk among musicians, beyond occupational factors.

Authors

Melanie Schliebener (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6574-9156)
Christoph Heine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7884-3022)
Michael Dufner
Johanna Hepp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8728-4068)

Institutions

Witten/Herdecke University (DE)

Publication Details

Journal: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
Published: 2025-11-25
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2025-224589
Primary Topic: Musicians’ Health and Performance
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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article

The price of fame? Mortality risk among famous singers

Melanie Schliebener, Christoph Heine, Michael Dufner, Johanna Hepp

Nov 25, 2025

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

Musicians’ Health and Performance

article

The price of fame? Mortality risk among famous singers

Melanie Schliebener, Christoph Heine, Michael Dufner, Johanna Hepp

November 25, 2025article en

Abstract

This study provides new evidence suggesting that fame may be associated with increased mortality risk among musicians, beyond occupational factors.

Journal of Epidemiology & Community HealthVol. 80(4)

Witten/Herdecke University (DE)

Openalex Percentile: Top 56%

Musicians’ Health and Performance

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