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Robert Plant
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English musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin
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Robert Plant is a British singer, composer, songwriter, and guitarist born Robert Anthony Plant on August 20, 1948, in West Bromwich. A tenor vocalist who plays the harmonica, he is left-handed and speaks English. His musical output spans genres including hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock, folk rock, acoustic rock, and americana. He has recorded for Atlantic Records and is represented by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
Plant began his work period in 1963 and has been a member of Led Zeppelin, The Honeydrippers, Page and Plant, and Strange Sensation. He has received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the Silver Clef Award, and the Kennedy Center Honors. In addition to his music career, he has worked in the acting department.
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An English musician, singer and songwriter. Best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin, he has also had a successful solo career spanning more than 40 years and possessing a powerful wide vocal range (particularly using his trademark high-pitched vocals). Plant is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock and roll, and he has influenced…
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- Becoming Led Zeppelin — Self2025
- BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard — Self2025
- It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley — Self (archive footage)2025
- Dread Zeppelin: A Song of Hope — Self (Archive)2024
- Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) — Self2023
- Rock this Town — Self (archive footage)2022
- Robert Plant & Alison Krauss at Glastonbury — Himself2022
- What Drives Us — Self (archive footage)2021
- Rockfield : The Studio on the Farm2020
- The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2019
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Robert Anthony Plant CBE (born 20 August 1948, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) is a British rock songwriter and singer famous for being the lead vocalist of one of the most influential bands of all time: Led Zeppelin. He is known for his powerful style and wide vocal range. After Led Zeppelin's breakup following the sudden death of drummer John Bonham in 1980, Plant pursued a successful solo career. Popular tracks from this period include "Big Log", "Tall Cool One", "In the Mood", and "I
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- guitarist
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- English language
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- English language
- Genre
- psychedelic rock
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- voice
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- Atlantic Records
- Discography
- Robert Plant discography
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- www.robertplanthomepage.com
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- Robert Plant - Circuit, Kingston (Early Show) - Monday 29th September 2025.jpg
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- tenor
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Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin from its founding in 1968 until their break-up in 1980. Since then, he has had a successful solo career, sometimes collaborating with other artists such as Alison Krauss. Regarded by many as one of the greatest singers in rock music, he is known for his flamboyant persona, raw stage performances and his powerful, wide-ranging voice.
Plant was born and raised in the West Midlands area of England, and after leaving grammar school, he briefly trained as a chartered accountant before leaving home at 16 years old to concentrate on singing with a series of local blues bands, including Band of Joy with drummer John Bonham. In 1968, he was invited by manager Peter Grant and guitarist Jimmy Page to join the Yardbirds, which Grant and Page were attempting to keep going after some of its members had left. The new version of the Yardbirds, with Plant, changed their name to Led Zeppelin, and from the late 1960s until their disbandment in 1980, had international success.
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