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David Bowie
1947–2016
English musician and actor (1947–2016)
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Birth
1947 January 8, 1947 →Biography
David Robert Jones, known as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as among the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie received particular acclaim for his work in the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft have had a significant impact on popular music.
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English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (The Riot Squad, Tin Machine, The Hype, and Arnold Corns)
January 8 →David Bowie publica el Space Oddity, posteriormente utilizado por la BBC en la cobertura del alunizaje del Apolo 11, el 20 de julio de ese mismo año.
July 11 →David Bowie publica el álbum Space Oddity bajo el nombre de David Bowie en Inglaterra.
November 4 →David Bowies Konzeptalbum The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars erscheint.
June 16 →David Bowie retires his stage persona Ziggy Stardust with the surprise announcement that it is "the last show that we'll ever do" on the last day of the Ziggy Stardust Tour.
July 3 →en el estadio Wembley de Londres se realizó el tributo a Freddie Mercury, en el que participaron los restantes integrantes de Queen, y artistas invitados como George Michael, David Bowie, Annie Lennox, Lisa Stansfield, Paul Young, Guns N'Roses, Elton John, Robert Plant, Metallica y Seal, entre otros. Este histórico show el cual se llamó A Concert For Life también funcionó como un canal para la concienciación sobre el sida.
April 20 →More from the Postwar
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