Phil Collins
English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951) · United Kingdom · Musicians
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Something wrong?He owned the 1980s twice over: once behind the kit and mic for Genesis, once on his own with a drum sound and string of singles - 'In the Air Tonight', 'Against All Odds', 'Another Day in Paradise' - that made him more inescapable than any other artist that decade.
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Going BackAlbum, 20102005“They're just horrible. Horrible, horrible guys. They're rude, not as talented as they think they are... I won't mince words here, but they've had a go at me personally.”In their wordsOn Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher, BBC programme Room 101, Series 10, Episode 8, 20052003NRJ Music Award d'honneurAward2002Disney LegendsAward
TestifyAlbum, 20022000Academy Award for Best Original SongAward1999Star on Hollywood Walk of FameAward1997MusiCares Person of the YearAward1996
Dance Into the LightAlbumDance Lessons: The DITL DemosAlbum1993
Both SidesAlbum1992Echo Pop Award for the Best International Rock/Pop Male ArtistAwardRemembers the PastAlbum1989
…But SeriouslyAlbum1987“Wait for it, wait for it! Anticipation is half the fun. So I've been told...”In their wordsJuly 1987Live at Wembley Stadium DVD (July 1987)1986“Stewart Copeland is an amazing drummer. I just wish he didn't think he was amazing. Sting is a lovely bloke. We've become friends.”In their wordsOctober 1986Playboy interview (October 1986)1985
No Jacket RequiredAlbum1982
Hello, I Must Be Going!Album1981
Face ValueAlbum1951Born30 January 1951Also in Deutsch
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Collins attended the Barbara Speake stage school in East Acton, west London
Collins on tour with Genesis in 1977, their second with him as lead vocalist
Collins performing in 1981
On 13 July 1985 Collins played at Live Aid at the old Wembley Stadium (exterior pictured) in London, before taking a transatlantic Concorde flight to perform at the Philadelphia leg of the event later that day.
Collins in the 1980s
Collins performing with his big band in 1997
Collins on his First Farewell Tour in 2005In their own words 7
, I wouldn't blow my head off. I'd overdose or do something that didn't hurt. But I wouldn't do that to the children.
They're just horrible. Horrible, horrible guys. They're rude, not as talented as they think they are... I won't mince words here, but they've had a go at me personally.
Wait for it, wait for it! Anticipation is half the fun. So I've been told...
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Born in West London in 1951, Collins started drumming at five and spent his early teens as a professional actor, playing the Artful Dodger in Oliver! on the West End. He joined Genesis as drummer in 1970, then stepped up as lead singer in 1975 after Peter Gabriel left. A decade later, spurred by a broken marriage and a love of soul, he launched a solo career that turned him into one of the defining voices of adult contemporary pop: Face Value, No Jacket Required, and ...But Seriously sold tens of millions. He played both Live Aid shows in one day via Concorde, won an Oscar for 'You'll Be in My Heart' from Tarzan, left Genesis in 1996, came back for reunion tours in 2007 and again from 2021 to 2022. Estimated 150 million records sold worldwide, inducted into the Rock Hall twice.
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