David Bowie

7.6	Listal rating

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Birth Name: David Robert Hayward-Jones

Age: 66, born 8 January 1947

Country of origin: United Kingdom

Height: 5' 10"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Iman

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445 votes

What Did They Look Like? (152 items)
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Published 4 years, 1 month ago

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Almost Unrecognizable (88 items)
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Published 4 years, 5 months ago

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Listal's Hall of Fame (100 items)
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Published 2 years, 8 months ago

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135 votes

A Change of Names (77 items)
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Published 4 years, 8 months ago

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127 votes

I'm Loving That Face of Yours (50 items)
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Published 2 years, 8 months ago

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David Bowie Videos

David Bowie - As The World Falls Down

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David Bowie - Underground

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About: David Robert Jones (born 8 January 1947), known by his stage name David Bowie, is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. He is known for his distinctive voice as well as the intellectual depth and considerable eclecticism of his work. The discography of the British rock musician David Bowie consists of 26 studio albums, 9 David Robert Jones (born 8 January 1947), known by his stage name David Bowie, is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. He is known for his distinctive voice as well as the intellectual depth and considerable eclecticism of his work.
The discography of the British rock musician David Bowie consists of 26 studio albums, 9 live albums, 46 compilation albums, 5 extended plays (EPs), 109 singles and 3 soundtracks. Bowie has also released 13 video albums and 48 music videos. Born David Jones, Bowie's debut release was the 1964 single "Liza Jane" by Davie Jones & the King Bees. He released two more singles in 1965 under the names of The Manish Boys and Davy Jones & the Lower Third. His first release using the name David Bowie was the 1966 single "Can't Help Thinking About Me", which was released with The Lower Third. Bowie's next single, "Do Anything You Say", also released in 1966, was the first release by simply David Bowie. Bowie released four more singles and his debut album, David Bowie (1967), in the late 1960s before he first had success in the United Kingdom with the 1969 single "Space Oddity". The single reached number five on the UK Singles Chart after it was released five days before the Apollo 11 moon mission.

Bowie released three more albums Space Oddity (1969), The Man Who Sold the World (1970) and Hunky Dory (1971) before he eventually made it on to the UK Albums Chart with The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972), which peaked at number five. Following the success of Ziggy Stardust, sales of Hunky Dory improved and it eventually peaked at number three in the UK. RCA re-released Space Oddity and The Man Who Sold the World, which reached numbers 17 and 26 in the UK respectively. Bowie released nine more studio albums with RCA, all of which reached the top five of the UK Albums Chart, of which Aladdin Sane (1973), Pin Ups (1973), Diamond Dogs (1974) and Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980) reached the number one position. He then released three solo studio albums with EMI Let's Dance (1983), whose title track became his first single to reach number one in both the United Kingdom and the United States, Tonight (1984) and Never Let Me Down (1987). Let's Dance and Tonight reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, while Never Let Me Down reached number six.

In 1989 Bowie created the rock group Tin Machine, who released a self-titled album with EMI. Although Tin Machine reached number three on the UK Albums Chart, it did not sell well and Bowie and EMI did not renew their contract. Tin Machine II followed in 1991 on London Records and, only reaching number 23 in the UK, was Bowie's worst-charting album since the 1973 re-release of The Man Who Sold the World. Continuing as a solo artist, Bowie's next album, Black Tie White Noise (1993), reached the number one position on the UK Albums Chart. Since then, Bowie has released five studio albums, all of which have reached the top ten in the UK. The most recent, Reality (2003), reached number three in the UK.

On 8 January 2013 Bowie's official website announced his twenty-sixth studio album, The Next Day, which is due to be released in March 2013. A single, "Where Are We Now?", was released on the same day in support the album, with a music video by artist Tony Oursler. ... (more)

British (19), Singer (14), Actor (13), Rock (12), Glam Rock (8), Musician (6), Pop (6), Classic Rock (5), Ziggy Stardust (4), Born 1947 (4), Male (4), English (3), Brilliant (3), Songwriter (3), UK (2), Pop Rock (2), Bisexual (2), Cool (2), 1970s (2), Eyes (2)

Music

1. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Rating:

8.4

227 own

2. Hunky Dory

Rating:

135 own

3. Low

Rating:

7.9

117 own

4. Best of Bowie

Rating:

7.7

111 own

5. Aladdin Sane

Rating:

7.8

101 own

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Movies

1. The Prestige (2006)

Rating:

7.9

3458 Watched

2. Zoolander (2001)

Rating:

6.1

2533 Watched

3. Labyrinth (1986)

Rating:

7.2

1311 Watched

4. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

Rating:

7.2

477 Watched

5. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

Rating:

494 Watched

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TV

1. Saturday Night Live (1975)

Rating:

7.4

870 Watched

2. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)

Rating:

7.2

522 Watched

3. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)

Rating:

5.5

292 Watched

4. The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)

Rating:

4.4

137 Watched

5. Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)

Rating:

6.9

83 Watched

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Movies directed by

1. Best of Bowie (2002)

Rating:

7.7

3 want to see

2. Bowie: The Video Collection (1993)

0 want to see

Books

1. Moonage Daydream: The Life and Times of Ziggy Stardust

Rating:

1 want this

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"...and Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid. Began in: October 1990. Status: Married. Children: Duncan Zowie Haywoo (Bowie's son, born 1971), Zulekha (Iman's daughter, born 1978), and Alexandria Zahra (born 2000). "