
Phil Collins
Biography
Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, drummer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis and had a successful solo career, achieving three UK number-one singles and seven US number-one singles as a solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists and solo resulted in more US top-40 singles than any other artist throughout the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include "In the Air Tonight", "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", "One More Night", "Sussudio", "Another Day in Paradise", "Two Hearts" and "I Wish It Would Rain Down". Born and raised in West London, Collins began playing drums at the age of five. During the same period he attended drama school, which helped secure various roles as a child actor. His first major role was the Artful Dodger in the West End production of the musical Oliver!. As an accomplished professional actor by his early teens, he pivoted to pursue a music career, becoming the drummer for Genesis in 1970. He took over the role of lead singer in 1975 following the departure of Peter Gabriel. During the second half of the 1970s, in between Genesis albums and tours, Collins was the drummer of jazz rock band Brand X. While continuing to perform and record with Genesis, Collins began a successful solo career in the 1980s, initially inspired by his marital breakdown and love of soul music, releasing the albums Face Value (1981), Hello, I Must Be Going (1982), No Jacket Required (1985) and ...But Seriously (1989). Collins became, in the words of AllMusic, "one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond". He became known for a distinctive gated reverb drum sound on many of his recordings. He played drums on the 1984 charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and, in July 1985, he was the only artist to perform at both Live Aid concerts. He resumed his acting career, appearing in Miami Vice and subsequently starring in the film Buster (1988). Collins left Genesis in 1996 to focus on solo work; this included writing songs for Disney's animated film Tarzan (1999), for which he wrote and performed the songs "Two Worlds", "Son of Man", "Strangers Like Me" and "You'll Be in My Heart", the last of which earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He rejoined Genesis for their Turn It On Again Tour in 2007. Following a five-year retirement to focus on his family life, Collins released his memoir in 2016 and conducted the Not Dead Yet Tour from 2017 to 2019. He then rejoined Genesis in 2020 for a second and final reunion tour, which ran from 2021 to 2022. ... Source: Article "Phil Collins" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmografi
Hook1991 · Inspector Good
The Jungle Book 22003 · Lucky (voice)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang1968 · Vulgarian Child (uncredited)
Balto1995 · Muk and Luk (voice)
A Hard Day's Night1964 · Seated Fan with Necktie (uncredited)
Queen: Champions of the World1995 · Self
And the Band Played On1993 · Eddi Papasano
8082015 · Self
Genesis - Live1973 · Self
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)2025 · self
Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris1973 · Self
Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'721972 · Self
Live Aid1985 · Self
Genesis: Turning It on Again2007 · Self (archive footage)
John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad2004 · Self
Genesis: Live at Shepperton Studios1973 · Self
Live Aid Against All Odds2005 · Self
Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins1999 · Self
Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC2010 · Self - Lead Vocals
The Cream of Eric Clapton1990 · Self
Genesis - Live from Knebworth1992 · Self
Genesis Encore Cascais 752005 · Self
Genesis | Come Rain or Shine2008 · Self
Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 20042004 · Self - Lead Vocals, Drums
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