British rock music legend David Bowie has died
The musician had just released his 25th album, Blackstar, on 8 January, which was also his birthday.
INFLUENTIAL singer-songwriter and producer, David Bowie, has died at the age of 69 after an 18-month battle with cancer.
Bowie was born in London in 1947. He released more than two dozen albums over a career spanning decades and musical styles, leaving an indelible mark on the music industry with songs such as “Space Oddity,” “Heroes,” and “Changes,” and records such as Hunky Dory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, Station to Station, and Low.
The musician had just released his 25th album, Blackstar, on 8 January, which was also his birthday.
The news was announced on the singer’s facebook page. “While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief,” the note reads.
Bowie also acted in movies like The Man Who Fell to Earth and Labyrinth. He co-wrote Lazarus, a play inspired by The Man Who Fell to Earth that recently opened on Broadway.
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