Quick Facts
- NAME: David Bowie
- OCCUPATION: Singer
- BIRTH DATE: January 08, 1947 (Age: 66)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: London, England
- Originally: David Robert Jones
- ZODIAC SIGN: Capricorn
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David Bowie is an English rock star known for dramatic musical transformations, including his character Ziggy Stardust. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
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David Bowie - Full Biography (45:20)
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David Bowie - Berlin (2:36)
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David Bowie - Full Biography
David Bowie shocked the world as the androgynous glam-rock icon Ziggy Stardust. The man who made make-up cool, he's best known for his hits "Under Pressure" and "Space Oddity."
David Bowie - The Shot Heard Round the World
Mick Rock talks about the photo of David Bowie that became legendary.
David Bowie - Berlin
The Editor-in-Cheif of Blender Magazine talks about why Berlin was the perfect place for Bowie to perform.
David Bowie - The Man Who Fell to Earth
Entertainment aficionados talk about Bowie's first film.
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David Bowie. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/david-bowie-9222045 [Accessed 18 May 2013].
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"David Bowie," The Biography Channel website, 2013, http://www.biography.com/people/david-bowie-9222045 [accessed May 18, 2013].
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David Bowie [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2013 [cited 2013 May 18] Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/david-bowie-9222045.
David Bowie, http://www.biography.com/people/david-bowie-9222045 (last visited May 18, 2013).
David Bowie. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/david-bowie-9222045. Accessed May 18, 2013.
He made a full recovery and went on to work with bands such as Arcade Fire and with the actress Scarlett Johansson on her album Anywhere I Lay My Head (2008), a collection of Tom Waits covers.
Bowie, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, was a 2006 recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
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