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.
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, keyboardist and actor best known as a drummer
and vocalist for English progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist. Collins sang the lead vocals on eight American
chart-toppers between 1984 and 1989; seven as a solo artist and one with Genesis.
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.
George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician. He is best known as the
bass player and one of the main songwriters and lead singers in the English rock band Pink Floyd from 1964 to 1985. Following
his split with Pink Floyd in 1985, Waters began a solo career, releasing three studio albums, one soundtrack, and staging
one of the largest concerts ever, The Wall Concert in Berlin in 1990.
David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946) is an English musician, best known as the guitarist, lead singer, and one of the
songwriters in the rock band Pink Floyd. In addition to his work with Pink Floyd, Gilmour has worked as a record producer
for a variety of artists, and has enjoyed a successful career as a solo artist. Gilmour has been actively involved with many
charity organisations over the course of his career.
Michael Gordon "Mike" Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive
rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age and more recently dance. His music is often
elaborate and complex in nature. He is best known for his hit 1973 album Tubular Bells, which broke new ground as an instrumental
album and launched Virgin Records, and for his 1983 hit single "Moonlight Shadow".
