First Name |
Peter
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Middle Name |
Brian
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Last Name |
Gabriel
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Full Name at Birth |
Peter Brian Gabriel
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Alternative Name |
The Progfather
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Birthday |
2nd February, 1950
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Birthplace |
Chobham, Surrey, England
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Height |
5' 11" (180 cm)
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Build |
Average
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Hair Color |
Bald
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Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
English
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High School |
Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England
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Occupation Text |
Singer, Songwriter, Musician
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Occupation |
Musician
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Claim to Fame |
Solsbury Hill, Shock the Monkey, Sledgehammer, In
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Music Genre (Text) |
Progressive rock, Art Rock, Experimental Rock, Worldbeat, Pop Rock, World Music, art pop, experimental, Rock, progressive, pop, world, soul
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Music Genre |
World, Pop/Rock, Percussion
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Year(s) Active |
1967–present
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Music Style |
Prog-Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Art Rock, Alternative/ Indie Rock, College Rock, International, International Fusion
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Music Mood |
Detached, Eccentric, Passionate, Complex, Earnest, Eerie, Cerebral, Theatrical, Refined/Mannered, Ominous, Brooding, Cathartic, Melancholy, Elegant, Literate, Intimate, Quirky, Restrained, Earthy, Confident, Poignant, Producer
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Instrument |
Synthesizer, Flute, Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals
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Instrument (text) |
Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Flute, Oboe, Fairlight CMI, Keytar, Harmonica, Drums, Percussion
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Record Label |
Atlantic, Geffen, Real World, Charisma/Virgin EMI/Universal, Atco, Interscope, Charisma/Virgin/Virgin EMI/Universal, Mercury, Republic, Charisma, Virgin, Virgin EMI, Universal, EMI
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Associated Acts |
Genesis, Kate Bush, Womad, Sting, Cat Stevens, Robert Fripp
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Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
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Official Websites |
www.petergabriel.com/, www.nndb.com/people/079/000023010/, www.facebook.com/PeterGabriel?hc_location=timeline, twitter.com/itspetergabriel, http://www.petergabriel.com, http://petergabriel.com, https://petergabriel.com https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175195#P856
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Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, he launched a successful solo career with "Solsbury Hill" as his first single. His fifth studio album, So (1986), is his best-selling release and is certified triple platinum in the UK and five times platinum in the US. The album's most successful single, "Sledgehammer", won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards and, according to a report in 2011, it was MTV's most played music video of all time.