David Bowie

David Robert Jones (January 8, 1947 – January 10, 2016), known as David Bowie, was an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. He was an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, painter, and actor. He was a figure in popular music for over five decades, and was considered by critics and musicians as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft significantly impacted popular music. During his lifetime, he sold an estimated 140 million records worldwide. In the UK, he was awarded nine platinum album certifications, eleven gold and eight silver, and released ten number-one albums. In the US, he received five platinum and seven gold certifications. He was inducted into the in 1996.
Bowie's only connection with Nickelodeon was a guest starring role in the SpongeBob SquarePants special "Atlantis SquarePantis", in which he voiced Lord Royal Highness.
On January 10th, 2016, two days after his 69th birthday, Bowie died from liver cancer in his New York City apartment.
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