David Bowie (born David Robert Hayward-Jones; 8 January 1947) is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger.
Active in five decades of popular music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator,
particularly for his work in the 1970s. He has been cited as an influence by many musicians and is known for his distinctive
voice and the intellectual depth of his work.
John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980), was an English rock musician, singer-songwriter, author,
and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. With Paul McCartney, Lennon formed
one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships of the 20th century and "wrote some of the most popular
music in rock and roll history".
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942), is an English singer-songwriter, poet, composer, multi-instrumentalist,
entrepreneur, record and film producer, painter, and animal rights and peace activist. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings,
McCartney is the most successful songwriter in the history of popular music. McCartney gained worldwide fame as a member of
The Beatles, alongside John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English musician and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and
flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career. More recently
he has focused on producing and promoting world music and pioneering digital distribution methods for music. He has also been
involved in various humanitarian efforts. Gabriel was awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2009.
William Martin "Billy" Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American rock musician, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. He
released his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973. According to the RIAA, Billy Joel is the sixth best-selling recording artist
in the United States.
Robert Peter Williams, better known as Robbie Williams is a BRIT Award-winning English singer-songwriter. His career started
at the age of 15 as a dancer with the pop band Take That in 1989, which he left in 1995 to launch his solo career.
