From his Ziggy Stardust beginnings to his Blackstar farewell, David Bowie was a true icon of music and contemporary culture.
David Bowie was born on January 8, 1947, in London, England. David Robert Jones, his real name, was born in Brixton, London.
For decades, he was a key figure in the music industry, and he is now acknowledged as one of the most important musicians of the twentieth century.
David Bowie was best recognized for his breakthrough work during the 1970s, as well as his near-constant reinvention and visual endeavors. He became one of the best-selling musicians of all time after selling over 100 million records globally.
He has 11 number one albums in the United Kingdom alone, and he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
‘Space Oddity,’ ‘Starman,’ ‘Ashes to Ashes,’ ‘Fame,’ ‘Changes,’ ‘Heroes,’ ‘Let’s Dance,’ and ‘Under Pressure’ with Queen are among his most well-known songs.
David Bowie Children: Meet Alexandria Zahra Jones And Duncan Jones
In 1970, David Bowie married Mary Angela Barnett, alias Angie Bowie, his first wife. They had an open marriage.
Angela later said: “We got married so that I could [get a permit to] work. I didn’t think it would last and David said, before we got married, ‘I’m not really in love with you’ and I thought that’s probably a good thing.”
Duncan, their son, was born in 1971 and was once known as Zowie. In 1980, Bowie and Angela separated, and he was given custody of their son.
Duncan Jones is a well-known film filmmaker who is most known for his work on Moon (2009), Source Code (2011), and Warcraft (2012). (2016).
In a private wedding in Lausanne in 1992, Bowie married Somali-American model Iman.
They had one daughter, Alexandria ‘Lexi’ Zahra Jones, born in August 2000.