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Phil Collins
Biography
Phil Collins
Born
January 30, 1951 in Chiswick, London, England

Years Active:
70s | 80s | 90s | Current

 
Phil Collins' ascent to the status of one of the most successful pop and adult-contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond was probably as much of a surprise to him as it was to many others. Balding and diminutive, Collins was almost 30 years old when his first solo single, "In The Air Tonight," became a #2 hit in his native U.K. (the song was a Top 20 hit in the U.S.). Between 1984 and 1990, Collins had a string of 13 straight U.S. Top Ten hits.

Long before any of that happened, however, Collins was a child actor/singer who appeared as "the Artful Dodger" in the London productio
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Influences
The Beatles The Beatles Featuring Tony Sheridan Marvin Gaye Elton John Diana Ross & The Supremes The Supremes Diana Ross & The Supremes And The Temptations The Four Tops Ringo Starr The Moody Blues The Spencer Davis Group

Formal Connections
Brian Eno

Performed Songs By
Philip Bailey John Martyn Curtis Mayfield Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions Paul McCartney & Wings Paul McCartney Smokey Robinson Stephen Bishop Bernstein, Leonard Leonard Bernstein John Lennon William Steinberg

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