Profile
Phil Collins
Musician
Male
Born
Jan 30, 1951
Age
62
Hometown
London
Genres
Jazz Fusion + Pro...
Instruments
Keyboards + Singi...
Performed With
Genesis (Band) + ...
Record Label
Atlantic Records
Other Names
Collins, Philip D...
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO, CBE, is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist. Collins sang the lead vocals on several chart… Read More
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Romance
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Orianne CeveyMarried 1999 - 2007
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Jill TavelmanMarried 1984 - 1996
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Andrea BertorelliMarried 1975 - 1980
Family
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Phil Collins
Age 62
parents
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Greville CollinsFather
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June CollinsMother
children
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Matthew CollinsSon
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Nicholas CollinsSon
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Mick Jagger's Admiration For Margaret ThatcherGuardian (UK) - 7 days ago
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Simon Hewitt: Tselkov In New York: Brutal Beauty At The Back Of The Candy StoreHuffington Post - May 27, 2013
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Carole King's Major HonorHuffington Post - May 22, 2013
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Summer Music Festival PreviewHuffington Post - Apr 10, 2013
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Phil Collins.
CHILDHOOD
1951
Birth
Born on January 30, 1951.
TEENAGE
In 1970, he took over drums for Genesis, which had already recorded two albums.
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TWENTIES
Collins later contributed drums to the Brian Eno 1975, and 1977 art rock releases Another Green World and Before and After Science.
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1976
25 Years Old
The first album with Collins as lead vocalist, 1976's A Trick of the Tail, reached the American Top 40, and peaked high as No.3 on the UK charts.
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THIRTIES
1981
30 Years Old
Collins made his live debut as a solo performer, appearing at the invitation of producer Martin Lewis at the Amnesty International benefit show, The Secret Policeman's Other Ball at the Theatre Royal in London in September 1981, performing two songs from Face Value including "In the Air Tonight" and "The Roof is Leaking" accompanying himself on piano.
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In 1982, he produced ABBA member Frida's solo album, Something's Going On, which helped to spawn the title track, "I Know There's Something Going On", which became a hit.
Collins changed his musical style with the release of the ballad, "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", which was the main theme song for the movie of the same name in 1984.
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Collins released his most successful album, the Diamond-certified No Jacket Required, which reached number one in U.S. in the summer of 1985.
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1986
35 Years Old
While being a guest on major artists' hit recordings, Collins continued to enjoy solo success even while on tour with Genesis (supporting their successful album Invisible Touch) besides from his number-one duet with Marilyn Martin in 1986, Collins would score two more hits from movies with the singles, "Two Hearts" (No.1 US, No.6 UK), and "Groovy Kind of Love" (No.1 UK, No.1 US), the latter two from the soundtrack of his feature film, Buster.
1989
38 Years Old
In 1989, Collins produced another successful album, But Seriously, featuring the anti-homelessness anthem "Another Day in Paradise", with David Crosby on backing vocals. (Collins later went on to co-write, sing and play on the song "Hero" on Crosby's 1993 album Thousand Roads.) "Another Day in Paradise" went to Number 1 on the Billboard Charts at the end of 1989 and won Collins Best British Single at the 1990 Brit Awards, and the 1991 Grammy Award for Record of the Year, it also was one of the most successful singles of all time in Germany.
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1990
39 Years Old
In September 1990, Collins performed "Sussudio" at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles.
FORTIES
1993
42 Years Old
Collins's record sales began to drop with the 1993 release of Both Sides, a largely experimental album that, according to Collins, included songs that "were becoming so personal, so private, I didn't want anyone else's input".
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Collins officially parted ways with Genesis in 1996 to focus on his solo career (Genesis would produce one album without Collins—Calling All Stations—before going on hiatus).
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The Phil Collins Big Band did a world tour in 1998 that included a performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
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Collins married his third wife, Orianne Cevey, in 1999 after a five year romance. They have two sons, Nicholas and Matthew. They bought Sir Jackie Stewart's former house located in Begnins, Switzerland, overlooking Lake Geneva. Announcing their separation on 16 March 2006, they were divorced on 17 August 2008.
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FIFTIES
2007
56 Years Old
In 2007 Collins reunited with his Genesis bandmates Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford for Turn It On Again: The Tour, a tour of Europe and North America.
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2008
57 Years Old
In 2008, Collins was quoted in People Magazine: "Marriage is a difficult proposition.
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2009
58 Years Old
In October 2009, it was reported that Collins was to record a Motown covers album.
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In early summer 2010, Collins played six concerts entirely dedicated to the music from Going Back.
LATE ADULTHOOD
As of January 2011, Collins has spent 1,730 weeks in German music charts – 766 weeks of them with Genesis albums and singles and 964 weeks with solo releases.
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Then on 12 May 2012, he received an honorary doctorate of history at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, for his research and collection of Texas Revolution artefacts and documents, which has led him to own one of the world's largest private collection of Alamo-related artefacts.
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