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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".
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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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Phil Collins: Face Value
as Vocals, Keyboards, Drums
Phil Collins: No Jacket Required
as Vocals, Keyboards, Drums
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
as self
Phil Collins: Drummer First
as Self
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
as Self
Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Rock
as Self - Special Guest
Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
as Self (archive footage)
Motown Master: Lamont Dozier at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
Immediate Family
as Self
Genesis | The Last Domino?
as Self
Phil Collins at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
808
as Self
Genesis: Together and Apart
as Self
Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words
as Self
Becoming the Beatles
as Self
Genesis | Live... Tonight
as Self
Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC
as Self - Lead Vocals
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
as Self
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
as Self
Prog Rock Britannia
as Self
Prog Rock at the BBC
as Self
The Naked Brothers Band: Polar Bears
as Self
Genesis: When in Rome 2007
as Self
Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
as Self
Rare and Unseen: The Beatles
as Self
Genesis | Members Only DVD
as Self
Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
as Self
Genesis Raindrops Over Hamburg
Genesis: Up Close and Personal
as Self (archive footage)
The Long Goodnight: A Film About Phil Collins
as Self
Genesis: Turning It on Again
as Self (archive footage)
Phil Collins - Best Video Collection 1981-2004
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Eric Clapton - Live at Montreux 1986
as Self
Genesis: Total Rock Review
as Self (archive footage)
The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests
as Self
The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live
as Uncle Ernie
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
as Self
Genesis: The Video Show
as Self (archive footage)
Live Aid Against All Odds
as Self
Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975
as Self (archive footage)
Genesis Encore Cascais 75
as Self
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
as Self
Live Aid
as Self
Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004
as Self - Lead Vocals, Drums
Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour
as Self - Drums and Lead Vocals
Essential Music Videos: Album Rock
as Self
Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
as Self (archive footage)
John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad
as Self
The Jungle Book 2
as Lucky (voice)
Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
as Self (archive footage)
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
as Self - Performer
Genesis | Songbook
as Self
No Poster
The Beatles Revolution
as Self
Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980
as self
VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
as Self
Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton
as Self
Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins
as Self
Walt Disney World Summer Jam Concert 1999
as Self
Phil Collins - Live by Request
as Self
Phil Collins: Live and Loose in Paris
as Self
Music for Montserrat
as Self
Phil Collins: VH1 Storytellers
as Self
The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996
as Self
Balto
as Muk and Luk (voice)
Queen: Champions of the World
as Self
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
as Self - Host
Phil Collins: A Closer Look
as Self
Phil Collins: MTV Unplugged 1994
as Self
No Poster
Phil Collins: The Making of MTV Unplugged 1994
as Self
Calliope
as Jackson Dover
And the Band Played On
as Eddi Papasano
Frauds
as Roland Copping
Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
as Self
Genesis | No Admittance
as Self
Genesis - Live from Knebworth
as Self
No Poster
Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance
as Self
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
as Self
Genesis | Opening Night
as Self
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
as Self - Guest
Genesis: A History
as Self
Hook
as Inspector Good
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
as Self - Tambourine
Seriously... Phil Collins
as Self
Phil Collins - Serious Hits Live
as Self - Vocals, Piano, Drums
Phil Collins: The Singles Collection
as Self
The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
as Self (archive footage)
The Cream of Eric Clapton
as Self
The Best of All Star Band: Live in Concert
as Self
The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy
as Uncle Ernie
Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium
as Self
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Self
Buster
as Buster Edwards
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self
Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour
as Self
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3
as Self
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2
as Self
Genesis | Live at Montreux 1987
as Self
B.B. King & Friends
as Self
The Return of Bruno
as Phil Collins
No Poster
Genesis: Visible Touch
as Self - Drums, Vocals, Percussion
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
as Self
Eric Clapton and Friends: Live 1986
as Self
No Poster
Genesis: From the Beginning
as Self (archive footage)
Phil Collins: No Ticket Required
as Self
Live Aid
as Self
Led Zeppelin: Live Aid 1985
as Self
Video AID
as Self
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
as Self
Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
as Self
The Making of the MAMA Album
as Self
Genesis | MAMA Tour Rehearsal
as Self
Phil Collins: Live at Perkins Palace
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
as Self
Genesis - Three Sides Live
as Self - Vocals, Drums
Genesis in Liverpool
as Self
Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980
as Self
Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980
as Self
Three Dates with Genesis
as Self
Genesis | ... And Then There Were Three ...
as Self
Genesis: In Concert
as Self
Genesis - Melody 74
as Self
Genesis - Live on Midnight Special
as Self
Genesis: Live at Shepperton Studios
as Self
Genesis: Selling England by the Pound
as Self
Genesis - Live
as Self
Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris
as Self
Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72
as Self
I Start Counting
as Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
as Vulgarian Child (uncredited)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
as Vulgarian Teen
Calamity the Cow
as Mike Lucas
A Hard Day's Night
as Seated Fan with Necktie (uncredited)