Person in history
Arca (musician)
Arca, Venezuelan musician
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1989 · October 14
- Age this year
- 37No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 37th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Alejandra Ghersi Rodríguez, known professionally as Arca, is a Venezuelan musician and record producer based in Barcelona, Spain. She initially began releasing music under the name of Nuuro. After attending the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, Ghersi first released the EP Baron Libre (2012) under the name Arca and subsequently released the EPs Stretch 1 and Stretch 2; the latter experimented with hip hop and brought her attention from prominent music publications.
Why this date
Arca (musician) appears on our October 14 calendar for 1989 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1989.
- January 4Grumman F-14 Tomcat
- November 17Walt Disney Pictures
- October 22TAN-SAHSA Flight 414
- May 12San Bernardino train disaster
- December 17Fernando Collor de Mello
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1989Andrew LuckSeptember 12
- 1989Elysée (footballer)September 13
- 1989Nastia LiukinOctober 30
- 1989Ryan McGowanAugust 15
- 1989Kelsey AdrianOctober 5
- 1989Agnes KnochenhauerMay 5
- 1989Matthew Lewis (actor)June 27
- 1989Jesús MonteroNovember 28
Sources
Cite this page
“Arca (musician)”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/arca-musician, accessed October 27, 2026.
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Questions about Arca (musician)
When was Arca (musician) born?
October 14 1989.
How old would Arca (musician) be today?
37 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on October 14?
Ahmed Musa, Ashton Agar, Glenn Maxwell and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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