David Bowie Bio (Wiki)

Who was David Bowie?

David was an English singer, actor, and songwriter. Similarly, he was well known as David Robert Jones. Likewise, his nickname was Ziggy Stardust, Thin White Duke, David Bowie.

Death

He passed away on January 10, 2016, at the age of 69 in Manhattan, New York, the United States. The cause of his death was due to liver cancer.

David Bowie: Childhood, Education, and Family

David Bowie was born in Brixton, London, England on January 8, 1947, to parents Haywood Stenton Jones and Margaret Mary Jones. His father was a promotions officer.

Whereas, his mother worked as a waitress. He had siblings namely Terry Burns, and two half-sisters namely Annette and Myra Ann. He belongs to British nationality and mix (English- Irish) ethnicity. His birth sign is Capricorn.

Talking about his education, firstly, he attended Stockwell Infants School. Then, he attended Burnt Ash Junior School. Lastly, he attended Bromley Technical High School.

David Bowie: Early Professional Career

Talking about his profession, David Bowie formed his first band at the age of 15 and performed at local youth gatherings and weddings. Whereas, he changed his bandmates quite frequently over the next few years as he struggled to get a footing in the competitive music industry.

During the 1960s, he changed his name to David Bowie in order to avoid confusion with Davy Jones of the Monkees. Likewise, he released his eponymous debut album in 1967 which proved to be a flop.

During 1967, he met dancer Lindsay Kemp and enrolled in his dance class at the London Dance Centre. Besides that, he received his first breakthrough in 1969 when he released the single ‘Space Oddity’. Similarly, in 1972, he released ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars’ in collaboration with the Spiders from Mars—Ronson, Bolder and Woodmansey.

During the 1970s he marked the most productive period of his career. Likewise, his innovative songs and stagecraft combined with his larger-than-life stage persona made him one of the most popular musical stars of the decade.

Whereas, some of his most successful albums for the decade include ‘Aladdin Sane’ (1973), ‘Pin Ups’ (1973), ‘Diamond Dogs’ (1974), ‘Young Americans’ (1975), ‘Station to Station’ (1976), and ‘Low’ (1977). Consequently, he welcomed the 1980s with ‘Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)’ released in 1980. Likewise, his most successful single, ‘Ashes to Ashes’ gave international exposure to the underground New Romantic movement.

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Similarly, he is a success as a singer and performer continued throughout the 1980s with hit albums like ‘Let’s Dance’ (1983), ‘Tonight’ (1984), and ‘Never Let Me Down’ (1987). Besides that, some of his most notable albums from this period are ‘Outside’ (1995), ‘Earthling’ (1997), ‘Hours…'(1999), ‘Heathen’ (2002), and ‘Reality ‘(2003). Likewise, lastly, he performed live at a charity event in 2006 and went on a long hiatus, eventually returning a decade later.

Lifetime Achievements and Awards

Talking about his lifetime achievements and awards, he won the Golden Scroll Award for Best Actor ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’ (1976). Likewise, he won Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and Outstanding Contribution To Music. Similarly, in 2003, he won  Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Contribution To Music. 

Besides that, he won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Performance for “Blackstar” (Posthumously), Best Rock Song for “Blackstar”, Best Alternative Music Album for “Blackstar” (Posthumously)”. Moreover, he won Grammy Awards for Lifetime Achievement Award. Likewise, in 2007, he won the Webby Award for Webby Lifetime Achievement.

Salary and Net Worth

There is no information regarding his salary. But he had an estimated net worth of $230 million.

David Bowie: Rumors and Controversy

There is no information regarding him and his career. He was far from rumors and controversy.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

Talking about his body measurements, David Bowie had a height of 5 feet 10 inches. Additionally, he weighed is 74 Kg. Furthermore, he had blonde hair color and blue eye color.

Social Media

Talking about his social media, he was active in social media like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. He had 6 million followers on Facebook. Likewise, he had 967K followers on Twitter. Similarly, he had 1.8 million followers on Instagram.

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