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English musician and actor (1947–2016)

For other uses, see David Bowie (disambiguation).

David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie (BOH-ee),^[1] was an English singer, songwriter, musician and actor.

Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s.

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His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft has had a significant impact on popular music.

Bowie developed an interest in music from an early age. He studied art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963.

He released a string of unsuccessful singles with local bands and a self-titled solo album (1967) before achieving his first top-five entry on the UK singles chart with "Space Oddity" (1969). After a period of experimentation, he re-em