# Billy Idol

> William Michael Albert Broad, known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English rock singer and songwriter. He achieved fame in the 1970s on the London punk rock scene as the lead singer of Generation X. He later embarked on a solo career which led to international recognition and made him a lead artist during the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" in America.

*English singer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/billy-idol

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1955-11-30
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

William Michael Albert Broad, known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English rock singer and songwriter. He achieved fame in the 1970s on the London punk rock scene as the lead singer of Generation X. He later embarked on a solo career which led to international recognition and made him a lead artist during the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" in America.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 77.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.8 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 28.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 100.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 90.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #97
- **Category rank:** #154
- **Total followers across platforms:** 1,230,000

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/BillyIdol (@BillyIdol)
- **WEBSITE**: http://billyidol.net
- **INSTAGRAM**: https://www.instagram.com/billyidol/ (@billyidol)
- **TIKTOK**: https://www.tiktok.com/@billyidol (@billyidol)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7lzordPuZEXxwt9aoVZYmG (@7lzordPuZEXxwt9aoVZYmG)
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/BillyIdol (@BillyIdol)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002150/ (@nm0002150)
- **YOUTUBE**: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZAfHkJj43Lir2Id3GiGCjQ (@@billyidol, 1,230,000 followers)

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- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/46373)

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