Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1951-08-25
- Works
- 9
Top works
- Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal
- Confesión
- Biblical - Carton of 10 Signed Copies
- Biblical
- Rob Halford's a-To-Z of Rock and Metal
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Film & TV
Acting · Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England, UK
Robert John Arthur Halford is an English singer-songwriter, and is the lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning English heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is considered one of the most consistently powerful singers in rock, possessing a wide vocal range, and is particularly known for his trademark high-pitched, operatic, soaring screams. His vocal range currently spans nearly four octaves. In…
Known for
- The Ballad of Judas Priest — Self2026
- Sweden Rock och festivalgeneralen — Self2025
- Judas Priest Live at Hellfest 2025 — Chant2025
- Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow — Self2025
- Andre Matos - Maestro do Rock - Episódio II2023
- Dio: Dreamers Never Die — Self2022
- Metal Lords — Self2022
- 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self - Judas Priest, Inductee2022
- Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender — Rob Halford2021
- Alien Danger! With Raven Van Slender — Rob Halford2021
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 174,220
- Total plays
- 3,800,259
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Halford is an American heavy metal band formed in 1999 by English singer Rob Halford, who is best known as the lead vocalist for the heavy metal band Judas Priest. The band was established to allow Halford to return to his heavy metal roots after his previous projects, the "street metal"-style band Fight and the industrial metal band 2wo. The band’s first album, "Resurrection", was released in 2000 and received critical acclaim. It was later included in Martin Popoff’s book "The Top 500 Heavy M
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Key facts
- Also known as
- Metal God
- Born
- Robert John Arthur Halford , ( 1951-08-25 ) 25 August 1951 (age 74) , Sutton Coldfield , Warwickshire, England
- Origin
- Walsall , West Midlands, England
- Genres
- Heavy metal
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter
- Years active
- 1969–present
- Member of
- Judas Priest Halford
- Formerly of
- Fight 2wo Lord Lucifer Hiroshima
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Key dates
- Born
- 25 August 1951
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arthur
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Sutton Coldfield
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.robhalford.com
Article
Robert John Arthur Halford (born 25 August 1951) is an English heavy metal singer. He is the lead vocalist of Judas Priest, which he joined in 1973, and has received accolades such as the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. He is noted for his powerful and wide-ranging operatic style and trademark leather-and-studs image, both of which have become iconic in heavy metal. His side projects include Fight, Two and Halford.
Halford is often regarded as one of the greatest metal frontmen and singers of all time. AllMusic said, "There have been few vocalists in the history of heavy metal whose singing style has been as influential and instantly recognizable... able to effortlessly alternate between a throaty growl and an ear-splitting falsetto." He was ranked at No. 33 on the list of greatest voices in rock by Planet Rock listeners in 2009. He has also been nicknamed "Metal God" by fans. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Judas Priest in 2022, via the Award for Musical Excellence.
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