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Barry Gibb
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British musician
Film & TV
Douglas, Isle of Man, UK
Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE, is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born on the Isle of Man to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed the Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major success when they returned to England. Known for his high-pitched falsetto singing voice, Gibb holds the…
Known for
- Bee Gees – The Seventies Collection 1971–1975 (Live Performances) — self2023
- Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees — Self (archive footage)2022
- The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart — Self2020
- Bee Gees: Everlasting Words — Self2019
- Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees — Self - Performer2017
- Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie — Self2017
- Barry Gibb: Meine Bee-Gees-Story — Self2016
- Soundbreaking — Self2016
- Bee Gees: Special — Self2015
- The Bee Gees at the BBC... and Beyond — Self2014
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Barry Alan Crompton Gibb , ( 1946-09-01 ) 1 September 1946 (age 79) , Douglas, Isle of Man
- Other name
- Johnny Hayes
- Occupations
- Musician singer songwriter record producer
- Years active
- 1955–present
- Spouses
- Maureen Bates ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 22 August 1966</span>"}]]}'>1966 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. July 1970</span>"}]]}'>1970 ) Linda Gray ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1 September 1970</span>"}]]}'>1970 )
- Children
- 5, including Steve
- Father
- Hugh Gibb
- Relatives
- Maurice Gibb (brother) Robin Gibb (brother) Andy Gibb (brother) Spencer Gibb (nephew)
- Origin
- Manchester , England
- Genres
- Rock pop disco country
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar
- Labels
- Polydor Atco MCA Capitol
- Formerly of
- Bee Gees The Rattlesnakes
- Website
- barrygibb .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alan
- Family name
- Gibb
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Douglas
- Child
- Steve Gibb
- Sibling
- Andy Gibb
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- British English
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- MCA Records
- Official website
- www.barrygibb.com
- Image
- Barry Gibb in 2017-Glasto17-197 (34744934874).jpg
- Number of children
- 5
- Residence
- Miami Beach
- Voice type
- baritone
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- Commons category
- Barry Gibb
- date of birth
- 1946-09-01
- topic's main category
- Category:Barry Gibb
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- birth name
- Barry Alan Crompton Gibb
- name in native language
- Barry Gibb
- affiliation
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- honorific prefix
- Sir
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- pseudonym
- Johnny Hayes
- member of
- Bee Gees
- social media followers
- 64709
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Song of the Year
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb (born 1 September 1946) is a British and American musician. Along with his younger fraternal twin brothers, Robin and Maurice, he rose to global fame as a founder of the Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful groups in the history of popular music. Gibb is well known for his wide vocal range, including a far-reaching high-pitched falsetto. Gibb's career has spanned over 70 years.
As a songwriter, Gibb shares the record for most consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number ones, at six, with John Lennon and Paul McCartney. In total, he has written or co-written sixteen Billboard Hot 100 number ones.
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