Phil Collins

Known for ActingBorn 1951-01-30 (age 75)London, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Rock

It's Coming

Ein Herz für Kinder

The BRIT Awards

Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour

Phil Collins: Live at Perkins Palace

Live Aid

The Long Goodnight: A Film About Phil Collins

Genesis: Turning It on Again

Seven Ages of Rock

VH1 Storytellers

Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary

Phil Collins: VH1 Storytellers

Eric Clapton and Friends: Live 1986

De TV Show

Whoopi

Genesis: The Video Show

Through the Night with...

Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium

The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy

Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour

B.B. King & Friends

Prog Rock at the BBC

Queen: Champions of the World

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?

Genesis - Three Sides Live

Phil Collins - Serious Hits Live

Genesis | Come Rain or Shine

Genesis: Up Close and Personal

Inside Genesis: 1975-1980

Sing Along Songs: Brother Bear - On My Way

The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996

You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'

Calliope

Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris

Seriously... Phil Collins

Genesis: When in Rome 2007

Going Live!

Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1

Live Aid

Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert

Phil Collins: Live and Loose in Paris

Prog Rock Britannia

Classic Albums

The Johannes B. Kerner Show

R3

MTV Video Music Awards

Immediate Family