Profile
Bryan Ferry
Singer
Male
Born
Sep 26, 1945
Age
67
Hometown
Washington, Tyne ...
Genres
Art rock + New wa...
Instruments
Harmonica
Performed With
Amanda Lear + Rox...
Record Label
E.G. Records
Bryan Ferry CBE is an English singer, musician, and songwriter. Ferry came to prominence in the early 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with the band Roxy Music, who enjoyed a highly successful career with three number one albums and ten… Read More
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1945
Birth
Born on September 26, 1945.
TEENAGE

1957
11 Years Old
Born in Washington, Tyne & Wear, England into a working class family (his father, Fred Ferry, was a farmer who also looked after pit ponies), Ferry attended Washington Grammar-Technical School (now called Washington School) on Spout Lane from 1957 and achieved nine O levels, then studied fine art at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne under Richard Hamilton.
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TWENTIES
1970
24 Years Old
Ferry formed Roxy Music with a group of friends and acquaintances, beginning with Graham Simpson, in November 1970.
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1972
26 Years Old
Roxy Music's first hit, "Virginia Plain", made the UK Top 5 in 1972, and was followed up with several hit singles and albums, with Ferry as vocalist and occasional instrumentalist (he taught himself piano in his mid-twenties) and Eno contributing synthesiser backing.
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1973
27 Years Old
After their second album, Brian Eno left Roxy Music, leaving Ferry its undisputed leader. Ferry had already started a parallel solo career in 1973, initially performing cover versions of old standards on albums such as These Foolish Things (1973) and Another Time, Another Place (1974), both of which reached the UK Top 5.
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THIRTIES
1979
33 Years Old
Roxy Music reconvened in 1979, with Ferry, Manzanera, Thompson and Mackay (Jobson was no longer a member).
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After lengthy tours to promote the Avalon album in 1982, Ferry decided to put Roxy Music on hold and continue as a solo artist.

Ferry continued to record, and released his sixth solo album, Boys and Girls, in 1985.
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FORTIES

1988
42 Years Old
After the Avalon promotional tours, Ferry was rather reluctant to return to life on the road; however, a change of management persuaded him to try touring again in 1988 to promote the previous year's Bête Noire release.
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1993
47 Years Old
During production, Ferry simultaneously recorded and released another covers album, Taxi in 1993, which proved to be a greater commercial and critical success than Mamouna would be when it was finally released in 1994.
FIFTIES

1996
50 Years Old
In 1996 Ferry performed the song "Dance With Life" for the Phenomenon soundtrack, which was written by Bernie Taupin and Martin Page.

In 1999 Ferry appeared with Alan Partridge (played by Steve Coogan) on BBC's Comic Relief.

2002
56 Years Old
In 2002 with the help of Manzanera and Thompson, Ferry returned with his next studio album, Frantic, which featured several tracks written by David A. Stewart as well as a collaboration with Brian Eno.
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In 2003 Ferry provided the entertainment for the Miss World contest.
LATE ADULTHOOD
In October 2006 Ferry signed a contract with the British retailer Marks and Spencer to model their "Autograph" men's clothing range.

In March 2007 he released the album Dylanesque, a tribute album to Bob Dylan.
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2008
62 Years Old
On 7 October 2008 Ferry was honoured as a BMI Icon at the annual BMI London Awards.
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2009
63 Years Old
In 2009 Ferry provided vocals on DJ Hell's record, U Can Dance.

A new version of the track was recorded for Ferry's new studio album, Olympia, released in October 2010.
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In June 2011 Ferry was made a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for his contribution to the British music industry.
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In early January 2012, Ferry married Sheppard in a private ceremony on the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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