David Bowie

David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947 in London) is an English rock musician and actor.

He is commonly known as the chameleon of pop, predicting trends and adjusting his style and persona, while holding on to

David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947 in London) is an English rock musician and actor.

He is commonly known as the chameleon of pop, predicting trends and adjusting his style and persona, while holding on to his own ideas and creativity. He first rose to prominence with the heady, 1969 folk rock single "Space Oddity" but is perhaps best known for the single "Changes" from Hunky Dory (1971), and the flamboyant, androgynous glam rock of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972), and Aladdin Sane (1973). Subsequent albums have explored blue-eyed soul, electronica and new wave, often predating these genres' popularity or even the point at which they were defined as genres. After slumping sales in the mid- to late-1970s, he again gained commercial success with his singles "Modern Love," "China Girl" and "Let's Dance," the latter the title track of his very successful 1983 album.