Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel

composer, actor, music department

Peter Gabriel was born on Feb 13, 1950 in UK. Peter Gabriel's big-screen debut came with Lorca and the Outlaws directed by Roger Christian in 1984, strarring Singer at the Club (uncredited). Peter Gabriel is known for Duma directed by Carroll Ballard, Alex Michaeletos stars as Xan and Campbell Scott as Peter. Peter Gabriel has got 16 awards and 40 nominations so far. The most recent award Peter Gabriel achieved is Grammy Awards. The upcoming new movie Peter Gabriel plays is Dante's Hell which will be released on Nov 24, 2023.

Peter Gabriel was educated at Charterhouse School, Surrey, England. He was the lead singer of leading progressive rock band Genesis from its inception until he left in 1975 for a successful solo career as a singer-songwriter, soundtrack composer and innovator in visual presentation of music, music videos and digital methods of recording and distributing music. He also became well-known as an anti-apartheid activist, for his efforts to bring different styles of international music to the attention of the West by establishing the WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance) Festival, his own Real World label and recording studios as well as the addition of world music performers and styles into his own music.He has also worked extensively for Amnesty International as well as many other humanitarian efforts, such as founding his own human rights organization Witness and co-founding, with Richard Branson and Nelson Mandela, world human rights advocacy group The Elders in July 2007. His dedication to humanitarian causes was recognized with the Nobel Peace Laureates' Man of Peace Award in 2006 and Amnesty International's Ambassador of Conscience honour in 2008. His career in music has been cited as an inspiration by many artists, including U2, R.E.M., Kate Bush, Moby, Marillion, Simple Minds, It Bites, Elbow, Darren Hayes (of Savage Garden) and Michael Glabicki (of Rusted Root).His greatest commercial success came with the "So" album in 1986, which was a worldwide smash and earned him the British Phonographic Industry Award for British Male Solo Artist the following year. His lasting impact on music has been recognized by the Music Industry Trusts' Award in 2004, the Frankfurt Music Prize, the first Pioneer Award at the BT Digital Music Awards, the Q Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006, the Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007, the BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) Icon Award in 2007, the MIDEM Personality of the Year in 2008 and the Polar Music Prize in 2009. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010. In 2014, he became the first and so far only Genesis member to join it as a solo artist when Chris Martin from Coldplay inducted him.

  • Birthday

    Feb 13, 1950
  • Place of Birth

    Woking, Surrey, England, UK

Known For

Awards

16 wins & 40 nominations

Grammy Awards
2009
Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Winner - Grammy
2009
Best Instrumental Arrangement
Winner - Grammy
1996
Best Music Video - Long Form
Winner - Grammy
Secret World Live (1994)
1994
Best Music Video, Short Form
Winner - Grammy
Peter Gabriel: Steam (1992)
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2008
Best Original Song
Winner - HFCS Award
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