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Peter Gabriel(I)

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  • Composer
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Peter Gabriel
After unearthing her late father's revolutionary synthesizer, Alison Tavel unexpectedly forges a deep bond with the father she never knew.
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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.
BornFebruary 13, 1950
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 17 wins & 43 nominations total

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    Known for

    WALL·E (2008)
    WALL·E
    8.4
    • Soundtrack("Down to Earth")
    • 2008
    Laura Monaghan, Everlyn Sampi, and Tianna Sansbury in Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
    Rabbit-Proof Fence
    7.4
    • Composer
    • 2002
    Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer (1986)
    Peter Gabriel: Sledgehammer
    8.2
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1986
    Promo One Sheet
    Red Planet
    5.7
    • Soundtrack("The Tower That Ate People")
    • 2000

    Credits

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    • Saving Jane (2024)
      Saving Jane
      8.4
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Salisbury Steak
      Music Video
      • Composer (original music by)
      • 2023
    • Albert Cerný: 80s Cover Countdown - Digging in the Dirt (Peter Gabriel cover), Live in Marrakesh
      9.4
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2020
    • Peter Gabriel on Making the Music for 'Birdy'
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Ian McKellen and Joe Stephenson in McKellen: Playing the Part (2017)
      McKellen: Playing the Part
      7.4
      • composer
      • 2017
    • Jeremy Irons, Jim Broadbent, and Alicia Vikander in Birds Like Us (2017)
      Birds Like Us
      4.6
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • Motherland
      4.4
      • Composer (rumored)
      • 2016
    • Peter Gabriel: The Veil (2016)
      Peter Gabriel: The Veil
      6.8
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • Open Your Eyes (2016)
      Open Your Eyes
      7.7
      Short
      • Composer (Guest vocalist)
      • 2016
    • Peter Gabriel: Live in Verona (2014)
      Peter Gabriel: Live in Verona
      • Composer
      • 2014
    • Words with Gods (2014)
      Words with Gods
      6.3
      • Composer
      • 2014
    • Peter Gabriel in Peter Gabriel: Live in Athens 1987 (2013)
      Peter Gabriel: Live in Athens 1987
      8.3
      • Composer
      • 2013
    • The Passion of Martin Scorsese (2013)
      The Passion of Martin Scorsese
      9.3
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2013
    • Peter Gabriel: New Blood/Live in London (2011)
      Peter Gabriel: New Blood/Live in London
      7.8
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2011
    • The Midway State Feat. Lady Gaga: Don't Give Up (2009)
      The Midway State Feat. Lady Gaga: Don't Give Up
      7.1
      Music Video
      • Composer (original music by)
      • 2009

    Music Department



    • Niño de Elche in eXtrañas heterodoXias (2021)
      eXtrañas heterodoXias
      Podcast Series
      • composer: Bread and Wine and A Different Drum
      • 2022
    • Art for Amnesty: Freedom Flight (2021)
      Art for Amnesty: Freedom Flight
      Short
      • Arrangement
      • Performed by: Love Dove Biko
      • song writer: Love Dove Biko
      • 2021
    • Monster in Your Head (2020)
      Monster in Your Head
      Short
      • music
      • 2020
    • Ian McKellen and Joe Stephenson in McKellen: Playing the Part (2017)
      McKellen: Playing the Part
      7.4
      • musician
      • 2017
    • Jeremy Irons, Jim Broadbent, and Alicia Vikander in Birds Like Us (2017)
      Birds Like Us
      4.6
      • composer: theme music
      • music arranger
      • 2017
    • Captain Fish (2014)
      Captain Fish
      Short
      • composer: additional music
      • 2014
    • Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys in The Americans (2013)
      The Americans
      8.4
      TV Series
      • writer and performer: "Here comes the flood"
      • 2014
    • Liev Schreiber, Kiefer Sutherland, Kate Hudson, and Riz Ahmed in The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)
      The Reluctant Fundamentalist
      6.8
      • musician: featured vocal performance
      • 2012
    • Discovery Atlas (2006)
      Discovery Atlas
      7.9
      TV Series
      • music producer
      • 2008
    • Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (2007)
      Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
      7.0
      Short
      • executive music producer
      • performer: theme
      • 2007
    • Lo demás es olvido (2005)
      Lo demás es olvido
      5.6
      Short
      • composer: additional music
      • 2005
    • Duma (2005)
      Duma
      7.1
      • musician: vocals
      • 2005
    • Peter Gabriel and Ralph Gabriel in Peter Gabriel: Father, Son (2004)
      Peter Gabriel: Father, Son
      7.6
      Music Video
      • brass arrangements
      • piano
      • synths ...
      • 2004
    • Uru: To D'ni (2003)
      Uru: To D'ni
      7.3
      Video Game
      • composer: additional music
      • 2003
    • Starhunter (2000)
      Starhunter
      6.1
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • 2003

    Videos6

    Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields
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    Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields
    Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love
    Trailer 2:46
    Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love
    Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love
    Trailer 2:46
    Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love
    Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love
    Trailer 2:45
    Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love
    Resynator | Official Trailer HD
    Trailer 2:16
    Resynator | Official Trailer HD
    Trailer ce que cache la Forêt
    Trailer 2:22
    Trailer ce que cache la Forêt
    Jodorowsky Constellation trailer
    Trailer 2:55
    Jodorowsky Constellation trailer

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • Apple Music
      • Facebook
    • Height
      • 5′ 11¼″ (1.81 m)
    • Born
      • February 13, 1950
      • Woking, Surrey, England, UK
    • Spouses
        Meabh FlynnJune 9, 2002 - present (2 children)
    • Children
      • Melanie Gabriel
    • Parents
      • Ralph Gabriel
    • Other works
      Released six studio albums as lead singer of the English progressive rock band Genesis.
    • Publicity listings
      • 4 Print Biographies
      • 15 Interviews
      • 11 Articles
      • 2 Pictorials
      • 13 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      He never scored a UK number one single, but "Sledgehammer" topped the US singles chart in 1986. Ironically, it knocked "Invisible Touch" by his former band Genesis off the top spot.
    • Quotes
      There has always been a strong relationship between music and religion. It is because they both plug directly into the heart and can have real power for good or evil.
    • Trademarks
        He often titles his albums sequentially
    • Nickname
      • The Progfather

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