Phil Collins

Phil Collins: Biography in Details

Who is Phil Collins?

Phil Collins is an English singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. He is widely known as the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis.

Phil Collins: Early life, Childhood, and Education

Phil Collins was born on 30 January 1951 in west London, England, he was born to Winifred M., a theatrical agent, and Greville Collins, an insurance agent. His ethnicity is English.

From an early age, Phil showed an interest in the stage and music. As a result, he played drums from the age of 5. Moreover, he was also keen on acting by taking professional classes at the age of 14.

He has attended The Barbara Speake Stage School.

Is Phil Collins active on social media?

Phil is active on any social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube channel. He has more than 7.5 million followers on Facebook, he has over 177.1k followers on Twitter.

He has more than 516k followers on Instagram and around 1.61 million subscribers on the Youtube channel.

Phil Collins: Career, Salary, Net Worth 2024, Awards

Phil Collins began his career as a child actor with a major role as the Artful Dodger. Later on, he was more focused on his music career.

He successfully auditioned for Genesis because of a newspaper advertisement. Peter Gabriel left the band in 1975. As a result, he took over the vocal of the band.

In 1981 he released his first solo record, Face Value. The album, backed by the popular single “In the Air Tonight,” proved to be a major hit.

Later on, he released his second album, Hello, I Must Be Going, which included popular singles such as “You Can’t Hurry Love” and “I Don’t Care Anymore“.

In 1984, he sang “Two Hearts” for the film soundtrack to Against All Odds. It secured him Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song. Similarly, his third album No Jacket Required did the same as his previous albums.

He also scored a hit song “Invisible touch” with his band Genesis. Furthermore, he made his first big-screen appearance in the film Buster.

He has an astounding net worth of $260 Million but his salary is unknown.

Phil Collins’s Rumors, Controversy

To date, it seems that he has managed to distance himself from any rumors and controversies. His professionalism is highly appraisable.

What are the body stats of Phil Collins?

Phil Collins has a height of 5 feet 6 inches tall (1.68m) and weighs 65 kg. His hair color is dark brown and his eye color is hazel blue.

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