įrom 1953 Bowie moved with his family to Bickley and then Bromley Common, before settling in Sundridge Park in 1955 where he attended Burnt Ash Junior School. Bowie attended Stockwell Infants School until he was six years old, acquiring a reputation as a gifted and single-minded child-and a defiant brawler. The family lived at 40 Stansfield Road, on the boundary between Brixton and Stockwell in the south London borough of Lambeth. His father, Haywood Stenton "John" Jones (21 November 1912 – 5 August 1969), was from Doncaster, Yorkshire, and worked as a promotions officer for the children's charity Barnardo's. She worked as a waitress at a cinema in Royal Tunbridge Wells. Her paternal grandparents were Irish immigrants who had settled in Manchester. His mother, Margaret Mary "Peggy" (née Burns 2 October 1913 – 2 April 2001), was born at Shorncliffe Army Camp near Cheriton, Kent.
He remained musically active until his death from liver cancer at his home in New York City. In 2013, Bowie returned from a decade-long recording hiatus with The Next Day. He stopped touring after 2004 and his last live performance was at a charity event in 2006. Lawrence (1983), Jareth the Goblin King in Labyrinth (1986), Pontius Pilate in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Nikola Tesla in The Prestige (2006), among other film and television appearances and cameos.
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He also continued acting: his roles included Major Jack Celliers in Merry Christmas, Mr. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including industrial and jungle. He reached his peak commercial success in 1983 with Let's Dance: its title track topped both the UK and US charts. "Heroes" (1977) and Lodger (1979) followed each album reached the UK top five and received lasting critical praise.Īfter uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had three number-one hits: the 1980 single " Ashes to Ashes", its album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), and " Under Pressure" (a 1981 collaboration with Queen). In 1977, he again changed direction with the electronic-inflected album Low, the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno that came to be known as the " Berlin Trilogy". In 1976, Bowie starred in the cult film The Man Who Fell to Earth and released Station to Station. In 1975, Bowie's style shifted towards a sound he characterised as " plastic soul", initially alienating many of his UK fans but garnering him his first major US crossover success with the number-one single " Fame" and the album Young Americans. The character was spearheaded by the success of Bowie's single " Starman" and album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which won him widespread popularity. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with his flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. " Space Oddity", released in 1969, was his first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart.
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He studied art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft had a significant impact on popular music.īowie developed an interest in music as a child. He was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s.
A leading figure in the music industry, Bowie is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. David Robert Jones OAL (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( / ˈ b oʊ i/ BOH-ee), was an English singer-songwriter and actor.
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