Following a five-year retirement to focus on his family life, Collins released an autobiography in 2016 and completed his Not Dead Yet Tour in 2019.
He rejoined Genesis for their Turn It On Again Tour in 2007. In 1996, Collins left Genesis to focus on solo work this included writing songs for Disney's Tarzan (1999) for which he received an Oscar for Best Original Song for " You'll Be in My Heart". He also resumed his acting career, appearing in Miami Vice and subsequently starring in the film Buster (1988). In 1985, he was the only artist to perform at both Live Aid concerts. He also became known for a distinctive gated reverb drum sound on many of his recordings. Collins became, in the words of AllMusic, "one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond".
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. He then pursued a music career, joining Genesis in 1970 as their drummer and becoming lead singer in 1975 following the departure of Peter Gabriel. His most successful singles from the period include " In the Air Tonight", " Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", " One More Night", and " Another Day in Paradise".īorn and brought up in west London, Collins played drums from the age of five and completed drama school training, which secured him various roles as a child actor, with his first major role, aged 13, as the Artful Dodger in the West End musical Oliver!.
When his work with Genesis, his work with other artists, as well as his solo career is totalled, he had more US top 40 singles than any other artist during the 1980s. Between 19, Collins scored three UK and seven US number-one singles as a solo artist. He is best known for his tenure as the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and for his solo career which began in 1981. Philip David Charles Collins LVO (born 30 January 1951) is an English drummer, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor.
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