My favourite artist is Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins.
Questions :
1. When and where was Collins born?
2. How many marriages does Collins have?
3. What did Collins's first career begin as?
4. Despite the beginnings of an acting career, what did Collins's professional career begin as?
5. What were Collins's total worldwide sales as a solo artist (as of 2002)?
6. How many awards has Collins won for his solo work?
7. What did Collin form while attending Chiswick Community School?
8. What is the name of the first song Collins wrote with The Freehold?
9. In an interview with the Daily Mirror on September 10, 2009, what did Collins reveal that he would no longer be able to play?
10. What is the name of the song that became the first of Collins's seven American number one songs and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song?
Answers :
1. Collins was born on 30 January 1951 in Chiswick, London.
2. He has 3 marriages.
3. As a child actor and model, and won his first major role as The Artful Dodger in the London production of Oliver. He was also an extra in The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night - one of hundreds of screaming teenagers during the TV concert sequence and seen fleetingly in a close-up.
4. As a drummer, first with obscure rock group Flaming Youth and then more famously with Genesis.
5. According to Atlantic Records, Collins's total worldwide sales as a solo artist, as of 2002, were 150 million.
6. Collins has won seven Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and two Golden Globes for his solo work.
7. He formed a band called The Real Thing and later joined The Freehold.
8. With The Freehold, he wrote his first song titled "Lying Crying Dying".
9. Collins revealed that he would no longer be able to play the drums due to a spinal injury.
10. Against All Odds.