David Bowie

David Robert Jones (January 8, 1947 – January 10, 2016), better known as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, painter, and actor. A highly influential artist and performer, Bowie's career spanned over five decades and his work, especially from the 1970s, left a significant impact on popular music. Bowie sold over 100 million albums and 10 of his 25 albums reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, the most recent being Blackstar, released only two days before his death from liver cancer in 2016.