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David Robert Jones, known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. He was a figure in popular music for over five decades, regarded by critics and musicians as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, his music and stagecraft significantly influencing popular music. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million worldwide, made him one of the world's best-selling music artists. In the UK, he was awarded nine platinum album certifications, eleven gold and eight silver, releasing eleven number-one albums. In the US, he received five platinum and seven gold certifications. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Born and raised in South London, Bowie developed an interest in music as a child, eventually studying art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. “Space Oddity” became his first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart after its release in July 1969. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with his flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. The character was spearheaded by the success of his single “Starman” and album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which won him widespread popularity. In 1975, Bowie's style shifted radically towards a sound he characterized as “plastic soul,” initially alienating many of his UK devotees but garnering him his first major US crossover success with the number-one single “Fame” and the album Young Americans. In 1976, Bowie starred in the cult film The Man Who Fell to Earth and released Station to Station. The following year, he further confounded musical expectations with the electronic-inflected album Low (1977), the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno that would come to be known as the Berlin Trilogy. Heroes (1977) and Lodger (1979) followed; each album reached the UK top five and received lasting critical praise. After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single “Ashes to Ashes,” its parent album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), and “Under Pressure,” a 1981 collaboration with Queen. He then reached his commercial peak in 1983 with Let's Dance, with its title track topping both UK and US charts. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including industrial and jungle. Bowie also continued acting; his roles included Major Celliers in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), the Goblin King Jareth in Labyrinth (1986), Pontius Pilate in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Nikola Tesla in The Prestige (2006), among other film and television appearances and cameos. He stopped concert touring after 2004 and his last live performance was at a charity event in 2006. In 2013, Bowie returned from a decade-long recording hiatus with the release of The Next Day. He remained musically active until he died of liver cancer two days after the release of his final album, Blackstar (2016).
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1947-01-08
- event Death Date 2016-01-10
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 11.4
- info Birth Place London, England, UK
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by David Bowie
6.5
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1976-03-18
8.2
The Prestige
2006-10-17
6.6
Basquiat
1996-08-09
0
David Bowie: An Earthling at 50
1997-01-01
8
Der Reichstag
2017-12-19
0
David Bowie: Live at Montreux
2002-07-18
0
David Bowie - Live from the 10th spot
1997-10-14
0
David Bowie - Live at The Elysee Montmartre Paris
1999-10-14
7.2
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988-05-28
6.5
Into the Night
1985-02-22
6.8
The Velvet Underground
2021-10-15
5.5
Yellowbeard
1983-06-24
5.9
Bandslam
2009-08-06
10
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions
2020-11-07
6.7
The Hunger
1983-04-29
7.3
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983-05-28
4.8
Just a Gigolo
1978-11-16
5.6
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
2003-08-16
7.3
Christiane F.
1981-04-02
6.9
Imagine: John Lennon
1988-09-30
6.3
Zoolander
2001-09-28
6.4
Arthur and the Invisibles
2006-12-13
7
The Filth and the Fury
2000-03-29
8.3
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
1992-04-22
5
WBCN and the American Revolution
2019-04-18
7.3
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1983-12-23
7.3
Labyrinth
1986-06-27
5.2
August
2008-05-16
8.3
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
1983-01-01
0
David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine
2007-09-17
0
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980-01-04
5.5
Absolute Beginners
1986-04-04
7.2
Zappa
2020-11-27
4.5
Gunslinger's Revenge
1998-12-18
5.9
David Bowie: Love You Till Tuesday
1969-01-01
7
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021-11-20
7.9
Live Aid
1985-07-13
9
David Bowie: Live at Beat Club Musikladen
1978-05-30
6.8
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023-03-24
5.7
Bowie: The Man Who Changed the World
2016-05-09
7.4
Nine Inch Nails: Closure
1997-11-25
6.7
The Linguini Incident
1991-05-01
0
Live Aid Against All Odds
2005-06-15
0
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002-08-30
8.2
Bowie: A Reality Tour
2004-10-13
6
Mr. Rice's Secret
2000-12-22
7.2
The Love We Make
2011-09-10
10
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995-03-06
7
Tina Turner: Private Dancer Tour
1985-06-08
4.8
Acoustic at the BBC
2011-09-02
4.6
The Concert for New York City
2001-10-20
0
David Bowie I Love You (Since I Was Six)
2016-01-29
0
David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYC
1997-02-03
7.4
WHAM!
2023-06-27
7.3
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
2017-05-05
7.5
Moonage Daydream
2022-09-15
0
David Bowie: Earthling On TV
1997-10-14
7
David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue Jean
1984-09-01
4.4
Baal
1982-02-02
4.8
Everybody Loves Sunshine
1999-03-20
0
Rockthology 2
2004-08-26
7
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
1998-04-29
6.8
Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
2023-09-14
9
David Bowie: Rockpalast
1996-06-11
6.6
LOLA
2023-04-07
7.2
Cracked Actor
1975-01-26
6
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Montreal
1983-07-13
4.7
The Image
1969-01-01
0
The Looking Glass Murders
1970-07-08
5.8
David Bowie: Out of this World
2021-04-20
7.7
Inside the Labyrinth
1986-12-13
6.5
David Bowie: The Serious Moonlight Tour
1984-02-12
5.9
Burden
2016-04-16
0
Night Flight: Born Again
2016-04-10
0
David Bowie On Stage
1978-04-10
0
David Bowie: Glastonbury 2000
2018-11-27
0
Tin Machine - Live at Paradiso
1989-06-24
0
Bowie at the BBC
2000-06-27
8.6
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight
1984-02-01
7.3
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014-07-16
8.4
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2
2003-11-03
4
Dear Bowie
2023-12-06
0
In Stillness and in Silence (Sacred)
1998-08-17
7
Goldie: When Saturn Returns
1998-01-01
7
David Bowie: Best of Bowie
2002-06-30
8.2
David Bowie: Glass Spider
1988-01-01
0
David Bowie & Friends: A Very Special Birthday Celebration
1997-01-09
0
Are We Not Men?
0
Fame
1976-06-23
0
David Bowie: Live by Request
2002-06-15
0
David Bowie - Live at Hammersmith Studios in London
2002-02-03
8.8
Queen: Greatest Flix II
1991-05-24
0
Supergroups
2002-11-11
0
Video AID
1985-01-01
0
Inside the Music
2005-01-01
5.8
David Bowie Is Happening Now
2013-08-13
6
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
2023-04-13
0
David Bowie: Black Tie White Noise
1993-03-08
7
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
2022-03-19
0
David Bowie at Live Aid
1985-07-13
0
The 1980 Floor Show
1973-11-16
7.5
David Bowie: Under Review 1976-79
2006-01-11
10
David Bowie: Live At The Tokyo Dome
1990-01-01
8
David Bowie: Sound and Vision
2016-01-12
7.8
David Bowie: Starman
2016-01-11
0
David Bowie On Stage: Live in Japan
1978-12-12
0
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Sydney
1983-11-20
7.2
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
2012-06-22
7.8
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024-05-18
6
Bowie at the BBC
2017-01-13
6.5
David Bowie: The Man Who Stole the World
2016-04-26
2
Let's Dance: Bowie Down Under
2015-02-10
6.5
David Bowie: VH1 Storytellers
2009-07-14
6.5
The Nomi Song
2004-10-14
8
Françoise Hardy : tant de belles choses
2020-06-01
0
Vanilla Ice Archive
2012-07-16
0
A Bing Crosby Christmas
1998-01-01
6.8
Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973: The Sacred Triangle
2010-10-18
0
DEVO
2024-01-21
0
TIME
2024-06-26
7.2
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
2013-02-25
0
Eno
2024-07-12
6.5
Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer
2001-12-03
8
My Way
2024-05-16
7.7
David Gilmour: Remember That Night - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2007-09-06
6.6
The Virgin Soldiers
1969-10-14
10
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
2003-11-12
6.8
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
2022-04-20
7
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014-12-02
5.7
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996-11-17
6
Clockwork Orange County
2012-07-04
0
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
2010-11-09
7.4
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992-06-03
8.2
Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story
2017-05-09
0
David Bowie: Rare and Unseen
2010-01-01
10
Ricochet
1984-03-27
7.8
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
2015-02-05
5.4
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
1977-11-30
0
Wilde Jahre West-Berlin
2015-01-01
6.7
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
1986-01-14
7
TV Party
2005-08-03
8.3
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
2005-09-13
6.9
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
2007-04-27
0
NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure
1967-05-08
0
Group Madness
1983-06-11
7.2
Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany
2009-10-22
0
The Oshima Gang
1983-12-31
5
Night Lunch
1975-12-09
8.5
Glastonbury 2000
2018-11-30
7.6
Why Are We Creative?: The Centipede's Dilemma
2018-09-07
7.1
David Bowie: The Last Five Years
2017-01-07
0
Diamond Dogs Demo Video
1974-01-01
3
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
2004-05-05
6.9
David Bowie: Finding Fame
2019-02-09
8
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
2000-02-01
0
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers
2006-07-15
7.5
My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019-11-16
7.4
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
2017-11-04
6.9
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
2003-06-17
5
Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels
2016-09-21
7.3
The World of Jim Henson
1994-11-23
7
Das Prinzip Dada
2016-02-06
0
Lindsay Dances - Theatre and life according to Lindsay Kemp
2020-05-02
0
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005-07-13
6.9
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
2007-11-12
7
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
1985-04-09
9
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
2002-05-13
6
Soul Boys of the Western World
2014-09-30
7.2
Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen
2018-06-05
7.5
David Bowie: Five Years
2013-05-25
7.5
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
2019-04-29
6.8
Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
2017-07-21
9.1
Live Aid
2004-11-16
0
Kings of Glam
2008-11-22
8
David Bowie: On the Rock Trail
2015-12-08
0
The Genius of David Bowie
2012-06-22
9
Nine Inch Nails & David Bowie: Dissonance
1995-10-18
6.8
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999-09-25
6
David Bowie: London Boy
2021-01-10
0
David Bowie: Roseland Ballroom, NYC
2000-06-19
6.1
Moby Doc
2021-05-28
0
David Bowie - The Plastic Soul Review
2007-07-09
9.5
David Bowie: Live Olympia Paris
2002-07-01
6
David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust
2006-03-27
0
David Bowie - The Calm Before The Storm: Under Review 1969 - 1971
2012-07-23
0
David Bowie - Music in Review
2007-04-16
0
David Bowie - Total Rock Review
2006-09-26
4
David bowie - Up Close and Personal
2007-05-21
0
Hr. Vinterberg & Mr. Bowie
2002-07-29
6.5
Glam Rock at the BBC
2017-09-15
0
The Dancing Man of L.A.
2021-05-24
0
Best of Bowie
2006-01-25
6.8
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003-09-14
0
The Making of the 'Outside' Album
1995-12-01
0
Twiggy
2025-03-07
7.3
Pixies: Gouge
2004-04-27
8.5
Thriller 40
2023-12-02
0
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
7.6
The Snowman
1984-12-15
0
David Bowie - In His Own Words
2016-02-12
0
David Bowie: The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (2024 Dolby Atmos Mix)
2024-09-06
0
From Above
6.9
Dream On
1990-07-08
5.8
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001-11-02
7.8
Extras
2005-07-21
7.3
70 Years of Youth Revolt
2020-11-21
0
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
1966-06-11
8
Discovering Music
0
Ready Steady Go!
1963-08-09
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993-09-13
5.7
The Hunger
1997-07-20
7.5
Where Are They Now?
1999-06-07
6.3
Cher
1975-02-16
5.8
This Is Pop
2021-03-06
7
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995-12-05
5.5
Wetten, dass..?
1981-02-14
7
Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11
8
Full Stretch
1993-01-05
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01
7.5
MTV Video Music Awards
1984-09-14
0
Musikladen
1972-12-13
0
Hits That Missed at the BBC
2024-02-03
8
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021-05-21
10
The Frame
2013-04-09
8.4
Twin Peaks
1990-04-08
8.4
Twin Peaks
1990-04-08
0
ECHO-Verleihung
1992-05-18
0
Auf los geht's los
1977-01-22
6
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975-01-12
0
Musikladen
1972-12-13
0
Young Music Show
1978-12-12
0
Système 2
1975-01-19
6.2
Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16
6.6
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022-12-21
6.7
The Dick Cavett Show
1968-06-06
7
Personne ne bouge!
0
Unsere kleine Show
1969-04-14
9
Seven Ages of Rock
2007-05-19
3.3
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
1994-03-01
0
Parkinson
1998-01-09
6.2
Sacrée soirée
1987-09-02
movie_edit Directing
6.2
Magic Hunter
1994-10-23
6.2
The Looking Glass Murders
1970-07-08
6.2
Journey Through the Labyrinth
2007-08-01
6.2
David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue Jean
1984-09-01
6.2
Moonage Daydream
2022-09-15
6.2
Fame
1976-06-23
6.2
Fame
1976-06-23
6.2
Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido!
2005-10-06
6.2
David Bowie: Best of Bowie
2002-06-30
6.2
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1983-12-23
6.2
Labyrinth
1986-06-27
6.2
Radio On
1979-11-30
6.2
David Bowie: Love You Till Tuesday
1969-01-01
6.2
Cat People
1982-04-02
6.2
The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
2019-12-07
6.2
We Will Rock You
1982-05-03
6.2
Lazarus
2018-05-02
6.2
The Changing Same
2001-10-10
6.2
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004-12-10
6.2
Sound and Vision
2017-09-07
6.2
The SpongeBob Musical - Hebrew Adaptation
2024-08-26
6.2
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
2007-04-27
6.2
When the Wind Blows
1986-10-24
6.2
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Montreal
1983-07-13
6.2
Bowie: A Reality Tour
2004-10-13
6.2
Laurel Canyon
2003-03-07
6.2
Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
2017-07-21
6.2
Lazarus
2018-05-02
6.2
Lazarus
2018-05-02
6.2
Best of Bowie
2006-01-25
6.2
Closer
2016-02-05
6.2
The Buddha of Suburbia
1993-11-03