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David Bowie

Also known as David Robert Jones, David Jones, Davy Jones, Thin White Duke, Halloween Jack

David Robert Jones, known as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as among the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie received particular acclaim for his work in the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft have had a significant impact on popular music.

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David Robert Jones was a British singer-songwriter, painter, and musician born in Brixton in 1947. He performed as a baritone vocalist and played the saxophone, guitar, and piano. His musical output spanned genres including pop, rock, glam rock, psychedelic rock, art pop, and art rock. He recorded for labels such as Columbia Records, Decca, Deram, and EMI.

Jones received several awards, including induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Grammy Hall of Fame, and the Saturn Award for Best Actor. His notable works include the album *The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars*, the song "Life on Mars?", the film *Labyrinth*, and the song "All the Young Dudes." He also worked in New York City and Berlin.

He died of liver cancer in Manhattan, New York City, in 2016. He was educated at Ravensbourne University London and had two children, Duncan Jones and Lexi Jones.

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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,…

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Twiggy — (archival footage)2025
Enigma — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2025
Bowie: The Final Act — Self (archive footage)2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self (archive footage)2025
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror — Self (archive footage)2025
TIME — Narrator (voice)2024
David Bowie: The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (2024 Dolby Atmos Mix) — Guitar, Saxophone, Vocals2024
Luther: Never Too Much — Self (archive footage)2024
Can Creativity Save the World? — Self (archive footage)2024
DEVO — Self (archive footage)2024

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: England
Active from: 1947
Active to: 2016

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You’ve Got a Habit of Leaving1965
Can’t Help Thinking About Me / And I Say to Myself1966
Do Anything You Say / Good Morning Girl1966
I Dig Everything / I’m Not Losing Sleep1966
Rubber Band1966
David Bowie1967
Everything Is You / Social Girl1967
Love You Till Tuesday1967
The Laughing Gnome1967
David Bowie1969

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Instance of: human
Given name: Robert
Named after: James Bowie
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Brixton
Place of death: New York City
Spouse: Iman
Child: Lexi Jones
Occupation: visual artist
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Notable work: Berlin Trilogy
Participant in: Live Aid
Field of work: acting
Genre: blue-eyed soul
Instrument: musical keyboard
Record label: Vocalion Records
Discography: David Bowie discography
Official website: www.davidbowie.com
Image: Heathen Tour Bowie.jpg
Number of children: 2
Work location: Berlin

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Voice type: baritone
Commons category: David Bowie
date of birth: 1947-01-08
topic's main category: Category:David Bowie
birth name: David Robert Jones
Commons gallery: David Bowie
date of death: 2016-01-10
cause of death: liver cancer
topic has template: Template:David Bowie
sexual orientation: bisexuality
start of work period: 1964-00-00
filmography: David Bowie filmography
different from: Davy Jones
manner of death: natural causes
has works in the collection: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
social media followers: 2070000
member of: The Spiders from Mars
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
influenced by: Little Richard
archives at: Victoria and Albert Museum
unmarried partner: Ola Hudson
end of work period: 2016-00-00
name in native language: David Robert Jones
pseudonym: Aladdin Sane
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David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as among the most influential musicians of the 20th century, he was known for his constant reinvention and visual presentation, and is often referred to as the "chameleon of rock". His music, stagecraft and fashion have had a significant impact on popular culture.

Bowie studied art, music and design before embarking on a music career in 1962. He released a string of unsuccessful singles with local bands and a self-titled solo album before achieving his first top-five entry on the UK singles chart with "Space Oddity" (1969). His commercial breakthrough came in 1972, during the glam rock era, with the Ziggy Stardust character and its accompanying album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Throughout the 1970s, he experimented with funk, art rock, electronic and ambient, particularly with the 1977–1979 Berlin Trilogy (Low, "Heroes" and Lodger). He also created other personas during the period, including Halloween Jack (Diamond Dogs) and the Thin White Duke (Station to Station). He achieved his greatest commercial success in the 1980s with Let's Dance (1983). He fronted the hard rock band Tin Machine from 1988 to 1992. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued experimenting with musical styles, including industrial, jungle and drum and bass.

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