Phil Collins
Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, drummer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis and had a successful solo career, achieving three UK number-one singles and seven US number-one singles as a solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists and solo resulted in more US top-40 singles than any other artist throughout the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include "In the Air Tonight", "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", "One More Night", "Sussudio", "Another Day in Paradise", "Two Hearts" and "I Wish It Would Rain Down". Born and raised in West London, Collins began playing drums at the age of five. During the same period he attended drama school, which helped secure various roles as a child actor. His first major role was the Artful Dodger in the West End production of the musical Oliver!. As an accomplished professional actor by his early teens, he pivoted to pursue a music career, becoming the drummer for Genesis in 1970. He took over the role of lead singer in 1975 following the departure of Peter Gabriel. During the second half of the 1970s, in between Genesis albums and tours, Collins was the drummer of jazz rock band Brand X. While continuing to perform and record with Genesis, Collins began a successful solo career in the 1980s, initially inspired by his marital breakdown and love of soul music, releasing the albums Face Value (1981), Hello, I Must Be Going (1982), No Jacket Required (1985) and ...But Seriously (1989). Collins became, in the words of AllMusic, "one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond". He became known for a distinctive gated reverb drum sound on many of his recordings. He played drums on the 1984 charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and, in July 1985, he was the only artist to perform at both Live Aid concerts. He resumed his acting career, appearing in Miami Vice and subsequently starring in the film Buster (1988). Collins left Genesis in 1996 to focus on solo work; this included writing songs for Disney's animated film Tarzan (1999), for which he wrote and performed the songs "Two Worlds", "Son of Man", "Strangers Like Me" and "You'll Be in My Heart", the last of which earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He rejoined Genesis for their Turn It On Again Tour in 2007. Following a five-year retirement to focus on his family life, Collins released his memoir in 2016 and conducted the Not Dead Yet Tour from 2017 to 2019. He then rejoined Genesis in 2020 for a second and final reunion tour, which ran from 2021 to 2022. ... Source: Article "Phil Collins" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Top of the Pops
1964
Miami Vice
1984
The View
1997
The One Show
2006
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Markus Lanz
2008
Champs-Elysées
1982
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
Wogan
1982
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Sacrée soirée
1987
Vivement dimanche
1998
Wetten, dass..?
1981
New York Undercover
1994
The Oscars
1953
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
Le monde est à vous
1987
V Graham Norton
2002
Goldene Kamera
1984
Going Live!
1987
MTV Unplugged
1989
Classic Albums
1997
Kulturplatz
2004
Parkinson
1998
Star Academy
2001
Room 101
1994
Hook
1991
Through the Night with...
2002
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1980
Stars 90
1990
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
The BRIT Awards
1977
Whoopi
2003
Ein Herz für Kinder
1998
Live & Kicking
1993
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
Balto
1995
The Jungle Book 2
2003
De TV Show
1981
Seven Ages of Rock
2007
Die Lotto-Show
1998
VH1 Storytellers
2005
A Hard Day's Night
1964
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968
And the Band Played On
1993
Live Aid
1985
TV total
1999
R3
1964
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
2025
Buster
1988
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
Frauds
1993
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
I Start Counting
1970
Live Aid
2004
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
1991
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
Live Aid Against All Odds
2005
The Beatles Revolution
2000
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
1992
The Return of Bruno
1987
Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour
2004
Music for Montserrat
1997
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
2010
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
1984
The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy
1989
Calliope
1994
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
2010
Queen: Champions of the World
1995
Rare and Unseen: The Beatles
2008
808
2015
Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
2023
Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium
1989
Genesis: When in Rome 2007
2008
Ich Tarzan, Du Jane!
2008
Genesis: In Concert
1977
Immediate Family
2022
Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC
2010
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
1995
The Best of All Star Band: Live in Concert
1990
Walt Disney World Summer Jam Concert 1999
1999
The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live
2005
Genesis - Live from Knebworth
1992
Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Rock
2023
B.B. King & Friends
1987
Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004
2004
Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
1999
Eric Clapton - Live at Montreux 1986
2006
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
1991
The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996
1996
Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour
1988
Motown Master: Lamont Dozier at the BBC
2023
Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980
1980
Genesis: Live at Shepperton Studios
1973
Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words
2012
Genesis | Songbook
2001
Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
2008
The Cream of Eric Clapton
1990
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
2025
Genesis - Three Sides Live
1981
Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
1984
Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton
1999
Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980
1980
John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad
2004
Genesis: Up Close and Personal
2007
Prog Rock at the BBC
2009
The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
1990
The Naked Brothers Band: Polar Bears
2008
The Long Goodnight: A Film About Phil Collins
2007
Led Zeppelin: Live Aid 1985
1985
Genesis: The Video Show
2005
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
1986
Prog Rock Britannia
2009
Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72
1972
VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
1999
Genesis: Total Rock Review
2006
Phil Collins at the BBC
2021
Phil Collins: Drummer First
2024
Calamity the Cow
1967
Phil Collins: No Ticket Required
1985
The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests
2006
Video AID
1985
Phil Collins: Live at Perkins Palace
1982
Genesis - Melody 74
1974
Genesis: Together and Apart
2014
Phil Collins: The Making of MTV Unplugged 1994
1994
Becoming the Beatles
2012
Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris
1973
Phil Collins: The Singles Collection
1990
Genesis | The Last Domino?
2021
Genesis Raindrops Over Hamburg
2007
Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
2007
Genesis - Live on Midnight Special
1973
Phil Collins - Serious Hits Live
1990
Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980
2000
Genesis | MAMA Tour Rehearsal
1983
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required 2025 Mix
2025
Genesis: Turning It on Again
2007
Eric Clapton and Friends: Live 1986
1986
Genesis | ... And Then There Were Three ...
1978
Phil Collins: Live and Loose in Paris
1997
Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975
2005
Genesis in Liverpool
1980
Genesis | Live... Tonight
2011
Genesis | Opening Night
1992
Phil Collins: A Closer Look
1994
Phil Collins - Best Video Collection 1981-2004
2006
Genesis: Visible Touch
1987
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2
1987
Phil Collins: VH1 Storytellers
1997
Genesis - Live
1973
Genesis: A History
1991
Three Dates with Genesis
1978
Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
2004
Genesis | Members Only DVD
2008
Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
2002
Phil Collins: MTV Unplugged 1994
1994
Genesis: From the Beginning
1986
Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance
1992
Genesis | No Admittance
1992
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3
1988
Essential Music Videos: Album Rock
2004
Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
1993
Genesis: Selling England by the Pound
1973
Genesis | Live at Montreux 1987
1987
The Making of the MAMA Album
1984
Phil Collins - Live by Request
1998
Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins
1999