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124-597: Band Aid was the collective name of a charity supergroup featuring mainly British and Irish musicians and recording artists. It was founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for anti-famine efforts in Ethiopia by releasing the song " Do They Know It's Christmas? " for the Christmas market that year. On 25 November 1984, the song was recorded at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill , London, and

248-416: A Concorde to perform his solo material, play drums for Clapton, and drum with Plant and Jimmy Page for a Led Zeppelin reunion. The latter performance was poorly received and later disowned by the band. Page later said that Collins had not learned his parts for the set. Collins responded that the band "weren't very good", that a "dribbling" Page had made him feel uncomfortable, and he only continued with

372-537: A Smith's crisps advertising campaign. Collins's enthusiasm for music grew during his acting years. He frequented the Marquee Club on Wardour Street so often that eventually the managers asked him to set out the chairs, sweep the floors, and assist in the cloakroom. It was here where Collins saw The Action and newcomers Yes perform, which greatly influenced him. When auditions for Vinegar Joe and Manfred Mann Chapter Three were unsuccessful, Collins secured

496-450: A promotional EP and film Concert at Royal Albert Hall to support multiple sclerosis research Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins LVO (born 30 January 1951) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis and had a successful solo career, achieving three UK number-one singles and seven US number-one singles as

620-454: A Band Aid recording. Their version of the song debuted at the chart's summit during the week of its release, then dropped down a place in each of the following two weeks before dropping out of the Top 10 in its fourth week. It also received a polarised reception from many music critics due to its new lyric directed towards Africa. Also, for the first time, a German version was produced and reached

744-405: A European tour, which included guitarist Gordon Smith and keyboardist Brian Chatton . The tour finished, and the quartet formed a rock band, Hickory, which recorded one single ("Green Light"/"The Key"). Still in 1969, they were renamed Flaming Youth . They signed to Fontana Records and recorded Ark 2 (1969), a concept album written and produced by Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley that tells

868-509: A charge that Collins did not deny. No Jacket Required earned Collins the first two of his six Brit Awards , winning Best British Male and Best British Album. Collins had three US number one songs in 1985, the most by any artist that year. No Jacket Required won three Grammy Awards including Album of the Year . The No Jacket Required World Tour saw Collins perform 85 shows between February and July 1985. On 13 July, Collins took part in

992-604: A cover of " True Colors " by Cyndi Lauper that was produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds . The album was a commercial success worldwide, reaching No. 1 in the UK charts and selling 3.4 million copies in the US by 2012. In the mid-1990s Collins was recruited to write and perform songs for Disney's adventure film Tarzan (1999), integrated with a score by Mark Mancina . Collins also sang his songs in French, Italian, German, and Spanish for

1116-523: A falling out with the director, Collins decided to quit acting to pursue music. He was to appear in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) as one of the children who storm the castle, but his scene was cut. Collins auditioned for the role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (1968), but the role went to Leonard Whiting . In 1967, he travelled the UK teaching people the "crunch" dance made popular by

1240-497: A five-year retirement to focus on his family life, Collins released his memoir in 2016 and conducted the Not Dead Yet Tour from 2017 to 2019. He then rejoined Genesis in 2020 for a second and final reunion tour , which ran from 2021 to 2022. Collins's discography includes eight studio albums that have sold 33.5 million certified units in the US and an estimated 150 million records sold worldwide, making him one of

1364-414: A former drummer, said he could tell just by the way Collins sat in front of the drum kit that he knew what he was doing, and was also impressed when Collins mentioned the session with George Harrison. On 8 August 1970, Collins became their fourth drummer. Genesis then took a two-week holiday, during which Collins earned money as an exterior decorator. Rutherford thought Caryl was not a good fit, and for over

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1488-496: A lack of invitation stated: "Thank you for your note regarding Phil Cooper [sic]. I'm afraid the spots have already been filled", and Collins watched actress and dancer Ann Reinking perform it. The Los Angeles Times said: "Reinking did an incredible job of totally destroying a beautiful song." Collins would introduce it at subsequent concerts by saying: "I'm sorry Miss Ann Reinking couldn't be here tonight; I guess I just have to sing my own song." In 1984, Collins contributed to

1612-522: A month Genesis wrote songs, rehearsed, and toured as a four-piece. In January 1971, the band enlisted Steve Hackett . From 1970 to 1975, Collins played drums, percussion, and backing vocals on Genesis albums and concerts. Rutherford commented that "on drums Phil was immediately a huge lift. We had never had that kind of energy from the engine room before; it was just a whole different level." Rutherford and Banks continued to contribute vocal harmonies to songs like "Harlequinn", but before long Collins became

1736-459: A new Genesis album, We Can't Dance . It became the band's fifth consecutive No. 1 album in the UK and reached No. 4 in the US, where it sold over 4 million copies. It features the singles " Jesus He Knows Me ", " I Can't Dance ", " No Son of Mine ", and " Hold on My Heart ". Collins performed on their 1992 tour. At the 1993 American Music Awards , Genesis won the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo, or Group . Collins co-wrote, sang and played on

1860-475: A new version of the song featuring the big stars from that time. Waterman immediately postponed his wedding and began calling up the artists. With just two days' notice, on Sunday 3 December, recording took place at PWL Studios in South London. Present in the studio was Bob Geldof, wife Paula Yates and six-year-old daughter Fifi Trixiebelle, who was eager to meet Jason Donovan. Production continued through

1984-620: A position in the Cliff Charles Blues Band and toured the country. This was followed by a stint in The Gladiators, a backing band for a black vocal quartet, which included Collins's schoolmate Ronnie Caryl on guitar. Around this time, Collins learned that Yes were looking for a new drummer and spoke to frontman Jon Anderson , who invited him to an audition the following week. Collins failed to turn up. In 1969, Collins and Caryl joined John Walker 's backing band for

2108-574: A press conference held at the Royal Albert Hall in the same month, Collins announced his Not Dead Yet Tour which initially took form as a short European trek from June 2017. The tour included five nights at the Royal Albert Hall which sold out in fifteen seconds, prompting the announcement of Collins's headline spot at the 2017 BST Hyde Park festival which became his largest solo concert. His band included his son Nicolas on

2232-472: A private boarding school: singer Peter Gabriel , keyboardist Tony Banks , and bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford . Collins and Caryl arrived early, so Collins took a swim in the pool at Gabriel's parents' house and memorised the pieces the drummers before him were playing. He recalled: "They put on 'Trespass', and my initial impression was of a very soft and round music, not edgy, with vocal harmonies, and I came away thinking Crosby, Stills and Nash ." Gabriel,

2356-626: A recording of the "Do They Know It's Christmas?" single. In December 2020, a group of musicians from Liverpool recorded a version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" as a charity record in support of Shelter . Retitled "Do They Know It's Christmas (Feed the World)" with lyrics referring to places on Merseyside , the project was given the go-ahead by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to release their cover version on 10 December 2020. Band Aid Liverpool features about 70 musicians/personalities from Liverpool, including Asa Murphy from BBC Radio Merseyside , five-piece band

2480-524: A replacement in Melody Maker and received around 400 replies. After a lengthy auditioning process, during which he sang backup vocals for applicants, Collins became the band's lead vocalist during the recording of their album A Trick of the Tail . The album was a commercial and critical success, reaching number 3 in the UK charts and 31 in the US. Rolling Stone wrote that Genesis "has managed to turn

2604-638: A solo artist at an Amnesty International benefit show The Secret Policeman's Other Ball at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London in September 1981, performing "In the Air Tonight" and "The Roof Is Leaking". Collins worked again with John Martyn in this year, producing his album Glorious Fool . In September 1981, Genesis released Abacab . This was followed by its 1981 supporting tour and

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2728-559: A solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists, and solo resulted in more US top-40 singles than any other artist throughout the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include " In the Air Tonight ", " Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) ", " One More Night ", " Sussudio ", " Another Day in Paradise " and " I Wish It Would Rain Down ". Born and raised in west London, Collins began playing drums at age five. During

2852-620: A special guest for the Who on their 1989 tour for two shows, performing "Fiddle About" as Uncle Ernie and "Tommy's Holiday Camp" from their rock opera Tommy (1969). From April to October 1989, Collins recorded his fourth album ...But Seriously in England and Los Angeles, which saw him address social and political themes in his lyrics. The album was released in November 1989 to worldwide commercial success, spending fifteen weeks at No. 1 in

2976-532: A subsequent album and film, to support UNICEF relief efforts in that country. In the 1980s forming a one-off supergroup to record a charity single became a popular way of promoting a current cause, following Band Aid 's " Do They Know Its Christmas? " and USA for Africa 's " We Are the World " which were recorded to support famine relief in Ethiopia in 1984 and 1985 respectively. Concert to raise awareness of

3100-670: A toy shop, and later as a booking agent at the Barbara Speake Stage School – an independent performing arts school in East Acton . Collins is the youngest of three children: his sister Carole competed as a professional ice skater and followed her mother's footsteps as a theatrical agent, and his brother Clive was a noted cartoonist. The family moved twice by the time Collins had reached two; they settled at 453 Hanworth Road in Hounslow , Middlesex . Collins

3224-518: A trio in 1977, they recorded ...And Then There Were Three... . This included the band's first UK Top 10 and US Top 40 single, " Follow You Follow Me ". The level of commercial success that Genesis had reached by this time allowed Collins and his wife to move into Old Croft, a home in Shalford, Surrey , in the spring of 1978. Collins pursued various guest spots and solo projects from his time as Genesis's drummer. In 1973, he and Hackett performed on

3348-472: A two-month tour in 1982 promoting the Genesis live album Three Sides Live . In early 1982, Collins produced and played on Something's Going On , the third solo album by Anni-Frid Lyngstad of ABBA , and performed most of the drum parts on Pictures at Eleven , the first solo album by Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant . In October 1982, Collins took part in the one-off Genesis reunion concert Six of

3472-582: A year off from writing and recording. He took on his first acting role since the late 1960s, starring as Buster Edwards opposite Julie Walters (who played his wife, June) in the romantic comedy drama-crime film Buster which centred around the Great Train Robbery from 1963 in Ledburn , Buckinghamshire. Reviews for the film were mixed and controversy ensued over its subject matter; Prince Charles and Princess Diana declined an invitation to

3596-632: The Billboard 200 . In November 2013, Collins told German media that he was considering a return to music and speculated that this could mean further live shows with Genesis, stating: "Everything is possible. We could tour in Australia and South America. We haven't been there yet." Speaking to reporters in Miami, Florida in December 2013 at an event promoting his charity work, Collins indicated that he

3720-592: The Bangladesh Liberation War and refugee problems in said country, raised funds to benefit UNICEF relief fund, released a film of the concert and an album, The Concert for Bangla Desh Recorded " Let It Be ", " Lucille ", "Rockestra Theme", and "So Glad to See You Here" at the Concerts for the People of Kampuchea , to benefit people of Cambodia suffering from Pol Pot 's regime; released as

3844-665: The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors when he was presented the International Achievement Award at a ceremony held at the Grosvenor House Hotel , London. In October 2009, it was reported that Collins was to record a Motown covers album. He told a German newspaper, "I want the songs to sound exactly like the originals", and that the album would feature up to 30 songs. In January 2010, Chester Thompson said that

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3968-587: The Live Aid concerts, a continuation of the fundraising effort started by Band Aid. Collins was the only performer to appear at the London concert at Wembley Stadium and the US concert at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia on the same day. After performing what Ultimate Classic Rock called "an especially crowd-pleasing selection of songs" in London, including "Against All Odds", "In the Air Tonight", and playing alongside Sting , Collins flew to Philadelphia on

4092-621: The Miami Country Day School in Miami, Florida. Collins was asked to perform there by his sons, who are students at the school. In August 2014, Collins was reported to have accepted an invitation to perform in December at a benefit concert in Miami in aid of his Little Dreams Foundation charity. He ultimately missed the concert due to illness. In May 2015, Collins signed a deal with Warner Music Group to have his solo albums remastered and reissued with previously unreleased material. In October of that year, he announced that he

4216-598: The UK Albums Chart , and number seven in the US where it went on to sell 5 million copies. " In the Air Tonight ", the album's lead single, became a hit and reached number two in the UK charts. The song is known for the gated reverb effect used on Collins's drums, a technique developed by Padgham when he worked as an engineer on Gabriel's song " Intruder ", on which Collins played drums. Following an invitation by record producer Martin Lewis, Collins performed live as

4340-429: The melody and backing track for the record. Geldof called many of the most popular British and Irish performers of the time, persuading them to donate their time. His one criterion for selection was how famous they were, to maximise sales of the record. He then kept an appointment to appear on a show on BBC Radio 1 , with Richard Skinner , but instead of promoting the new Boomtown Rats material as planned, he announced

4464-427: The world's best-selling artists . He is one of only three recording artists, along with Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson , who have sold over 100 million records both as solo artists and separately as principal members of a band. He has won eight Grammy Awards , six Brit Awards (winning Best British Male Artist three times), two Golden Globe Awards , one Academy Award , and a Disney Legend Award. He

4588-489: The 1980s. Despite its success, the song was heavily criticised and became linked to allegations of hypocrisy made against Collins. Responding to criticism of the song, Collins stated: "When I drive down the street, I see the same things everyone else sees. It's a misconception that if you have a lot of money you're somehow out of touch with reality." In 1991, "Another Day in Paradise" won the Grammy Award for Record of

4712-459: The 1993 single " Hero " by David Crosby . Collins worked on his fifth studio album, Both Sides , in 1992 and 1993. It marked a departure from his more polished and up-tempo songs on recent albums to material more experimental in nature, with Collins performing all the instruments and producing the record himself, because the songs written "were becoming so personal, so private, I didn't want anyone else's input". The decline of his second marriage

4836-632: The BBC news report, as well as the Band Aid video. Live Aid inspired a number of charity events, such as Media Aid, which raised money for Save the Children . Vocalists : Sleeve artist : Additional spoken messages on B-side : Instrumentalists : The hit single " Do They Know It's Christmas? " was highly successful worldwide. It sold over two million copies around the globe and raised more than $ 24 million (USD). The super group's success

4960-634: The BBC's music series Later... with Jools Holland , broadcast on 17 September 2010. In March 2010, Collins was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis at a ceremony in New York City. As of January 2011, Collins has spent 1,730 weeks in the German music charts—766 weeks of them with Genesis albums and singles and 964 weeks with solo releases. On 4 March 2011, citing health problems and other concerns, Collins announced that he

5084-600: The Best held at the Milton Keynes Bowl in Buckinghamshire, which marked the return of Gabriel on lead vocals and Hackett on guitar. Collins's second solo album, Hello, I Must Be Going! , was released in November 1982. His marital problems continued to provide inspiration for his songs, including " I Don't Care Anymore " and "Do You Know, Do You Care". The album reached number 2 in the UK and number 8 in

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5208-598: The Charisma label, and oversaw every step of its production; he wrote the liner notes himself and by hand. His divorce was the focus of its lyrical themes and song titles: "I had a wife, two children, two dogs, and the next day I didn't have anything. So a lot of these songs were written because I was going through these emotional changes." Collins produced the album in collaboration with Hugh Padgham , with whom he had worked on Peter Gabriel's self-titled 1980 album . Face Value reached number one in seven countries, including

5332-492: The Darkness , Chris Martin of Coldplay , Bono of U2 , and Paul McCartney , re-recorded "Do They Know It's Christmas?". The song reached No. 1 on 6 November 2004, spent four weeks at that position and became the biggest-selling single of 2004. Vocalists : Musicians : Additional personnel : Band Aid 30 was the 2014 incarnation of the charity supergroup Band Aid. Announced by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure ,

5456-651: The Fox by Thin Lizzy , and sang on Anthony Phillips ' debut solo album, The Geese & the Ghost . After Genesis finished touring in December 1978, the group went on hiatus after Collins went to Vancouver, Canada to try to save his failing marriage. The attempt failed, leaving his wife to return to England with their children while living apart. Collins returned to Old Croft, their home in Shalford, Surrey, and their divorce

5580-600: The Hummingbirds and project originator Tony Cook, from tribute band the Mersey Beatles. In 1986, the anarchist band Chumbawamba released the album Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records , as well as an EP entitled "We Are the World?", jointly recorded with US band A State of Mind, both of which were intended as anti-capitalist critiques of the Band Aid/ Live Aid phenomenon. They argued that

5704-585: The Monday, and by Tuesday 5 December the song was broadcast for the first time on London's Capital Radio . Advance sales of the record reached 500,000. The song was released the following week on 11 December and spent three weeks at number one, becoming the ninth biggest-selling song of the year. Vocalists : Musicians : Band Aid 20 was the 2004 incarnation of the charity group Band Aid. The group, which included Daniel Bedingfield , Justin Hawkins of

5828-477: The Pound and on the subsequent tour, marking the first time he assumed the role of Genesis lead vocalist in a live setting. In 1974, Collins played drums on Brian Eno 's second album Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) after Eno had contributed electronic effects to two songs on The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway . In August 1975, Gabriel's departure from the band was publicly announced. Genesis advertised for

5952-657: The Radio 1 breakfast show with Mike Read , to promote the record further and promise that every penny would go to the cause. This led to a stand-off with the British government, who refused to waive the VAT on the sales of the single. Geldof made headlines publicly standing up to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative government in 1985 agreed to make a donation to charities working in Ethiopia and Chad equivalent to

6076-591: The Real Thing, a school band that had Andrea Bertorelli, his future wife, and friend Lavinia Lang, as backup singers. Both women would have an impact on Collins' personal life in later years. Collins' next group was the Freehold, with whom he wrote his first song, "Lying, Crying, Dying", and played in a group named the Charge. He was childhood friends with Jack Wild , who would become famous for playing Dodger in

6200-589: The UK and No. 23 in the US. The album was received negatively by the music press and sold less than his previous albums. Entertainment Weekly reviewed by saying that "even Phil Collins must know that we all grew weary of Phil Collins". Singles from the album included " Dance into the Light ", which reached No. 9 in the UK, and the Beatles-inspired " It's in Your Eyes ". The album was certified Gold in

6324-529: The UK and over 4 million in the US. In February 1990, Collins performed "Another Day in Paradise" at the 1990 Brit Awards which won British Single of the Year , and in September he performed "Sussudio" at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. He also played drums on the 1989 Tears for Fears single, " Woman in Chains ". In 1991, Collins reconvened with Banks and Rutherford to write and record

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6448-543: The UK charts and in the US for three. It became the UK's best-selling album of 1990 and is among the best-selling albums in UK chart history. It is one of the best-selling albums in Germany . Its lead single " Another Day in Paradise " is an anti-homelessness song and features David Crosby singing backing vocals. Upon its release in October 1989, it went to No. 1 in the US to become the final number one single there of

6572-477: The UK. Its title track was released as a single and reached No. 1 in the US, the only Genesis song to do so. The group received a Grammy Award (their only one) and a nomination for the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year in 1987 for " Land of Confusion ", which features puppet caricatures from the British satirical program Spitting Image . Several music critics drew comparisons between

6696-488: The US where it was certified diamond , and 1.9 million in the UK where it was the second-best-selling album of 1985 . Referring to the album's success, David Fricke of Rolling Stone wrote: "After years on the art-rock fringe, Collins has established himself firmly in the middle of the road . Perhaps he should consider testing himself and his new fans' expectations next time around." "Sussudio" attracted negative attention for sounding too similar to Prince 's " 1999 ",

6820-627: The US, where it sold 3 million copies. Its second single, a cover of " You Can't Hurry Love " by the Supremes , became Collins's first UK number one single and went to number 10 in the US. Collins supported the album with the Hello, I Must Be Going! tour of Europe and North America from November 1982 to February 1983. Following the tour, Collins played drums on Plant's second solo album, The Principle of Moments , and produced and played on two tracks for Adam Ant 's album Strip , "Puss 'n Boots" and

6944-524: The US. Collins toured the album throughout 1997 with his Trip into the Light World Tour, covering 82 dates. He performed "In the Air Tonight" and "Take Me Home" at the Music for Montserrat benefit concert in London alongside Paul McCartney , Elton John , Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler , and Sting. In October 1998, Collins released his first compilation album ...Hits which contains a new track,

7068-552: The United Kingdom. To do so, the artists recorded a hit single titled " Do They Know It's Christmas? " depicting the poverty-stricken African scenery of the time. Lyrics of the song included a description of the country saying, "where nothing ever grows, no rain or rivers flow, do they know it's Christmas time at all?" Ethiopia follows the Orthodox calendar where Christmas is celebrated on the seventh of January; however, when

7192-536: The VAT (Value Added Tax) collected on sales of the original 1984 Band Aid record. The record was released on 7 December 1984 and went straight to No. 1 in the UK singles chart , outselling all the other records in the chart put together. It became the fastest-selling single of all time in the UK, selling a million copies in the first week alone. It stayed at No. 1 for five weeks, selling over three million copies and becoming easily

7316-686: The World " by USA for Africa in the United States, " Tears Are Not Enough " by Northern Lights in Canada, Hear 'n Aid a supergroup of 40 heavy metal musicians with a track called "Stars", and many others. A compilation of computer games for the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum was published under the name Soft Aid . Each platform had its own selection of games from ten different publishers; Elite Systems , Ocean Software , Quicksilva , and Virgin were represented on both. The cassette also featured

7440-450: The Year . Other songs from ...But Seriously reached the top-five in the US: " Something Happened on the Way to Heaven ", " Do You Remember? ", and " I Wish It Would Rain Down " featuring Eric Clapton on guitar. ...But Seriously was supported with the Seriously, Live! World Tour which ran between February and October 1990 and covered 121 dates. The tour spawned the live album Serious Hits... Live! , which sold 1.2 million copies in

7564-513: The aim was to aid 2014 Ebola outbreak victims in Western Africa and preventing its spread. As in previous incarnations, the group covered the track " Do They Know It's Christmas? ", written in 1984 by Geldof and Ure. The song was recorded by some of the biggest-selling current British and Irish pop acts, including One Direction , Sam Smith , Ed Sheeran , Emeli Sandé , Ellie Goulding , Rita Ora , and Bastille , along with Chris Martin ( Coldplay ) and Bono ( U2 )—the third time he contributed to

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7688-568: The album and Collins's solo work, but Rolling Stone' s J. D. Considine praised the album's commercial appeal, stating, "every tune is carefully pruned so that each flourish delivers not an instrumental epiphany but a solid hook". March 1986 saw the release of " No One Is to Blame ", a hit single by Howard Jones which included Collins on drums, backing vocals, and co-production alongside Padgham. Collins provided backing vocals, produced and played drums on most of Eric Clapton's 1986 album August . He toured parts of Europe with Clapton in support of

7812-542: The album had been completed and would be released some time soon. He also revealed that Collins managed to play the drums on the album despite a spinal operation. The resulting album, Going Back , was released on 13 September 2010. It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart . In summer 2010, Collins played six concerts with the music from Going Back . These included a special programme, Phil Collins: One Night Only , aired on ITV1 on 18 September 2010. Collins also promoted Going Back with his first and only appearance on

7936-428: The album, of which two concert videos were released; Live at Montreux 1986 (Eric Clapton film) and Eric Clapton and Friends Live 1986 . In each of those videos, Collins is featured as the drummer and performs "In the Air Tonight" with Clapton, bassist Nathan East and keyboardist Greg Phillinganes backing him. After touring with Genesis in 1987, Collins was aware that his music had gained too much exposure and took

8060-481: The band first formed. The tour took place during summer 2007, and played in twelve countries across Europe, followed by a second leg in North America. During the tour Genesis performed at the Live Earth concert at Wembley Stadium , London. In 2007 they were honoured at the second annual VH1 Rock Honors , performing " Turn It On Again ", " No Son of Mine " and " Los Endos " at the ceremony in Las Vegas. On 22 May 2008, Collins received his sixth Ivor Novello Award from

8184-430: The band were joined by Collins's son Nic on the drums, leaving his father to handle lead vocals. After the tour was rescheduled twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic , it began in September 2021 and finished in London on 26 March 2022. At the last show, at The O2 Arena in London, Collins said on stage: "It's the last show for Genesis". On August 20, 2024, it was revealed by music executive Simon Napier-Bell that Collins

8308-431: The biggest-selling single of all time in the UK, thus beating the seven-year record held by " Mull of Kintyre ". It has since been surpassed by Elton John 's " Candle in the Wind 1997 " (his tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales ). In 1986 the original music video from "Do They Know It's Christmas?" won Band Aid a Grammy Award nomination for Best Music Video, Short Form . After Live Aid , "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

8432-422: The chance to contribute to Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen , an album of covers of Leonard Cohen songs, due to his touring commitments. On 29 March 1996, Collins's decision to leave Genesis to concentrate on his solo career was publicly announced. In the months surrounding his departure from Genesis, Collins formed the Phil Collins Big Band , seating himself on the drums. He had wanted to undertake

8556-468: The day before at Midge Ure's home studio. The first tracks to be recorded were the group/choir choruses which were filmed by the international press. The footage was rushed to newsrooms where it aired while the recording process continued. Later, drums by Phil Collins were recorded. The introduction of the song features a slowed-down drum sample from the Tears for Fears track "The Hurting" (which had been released in 1983). Tony Hadley , of Spandau Ballet ,

8680-403: The drums. A review in The Telegraph stated: "Unlike the body, the voice is largely unravaged by time. It's still soulful, sometimes silky, occasionally bruised." In 2017, the tour was extended worldwide and ran until October 2019 for a total of 97 shows. In March 2020, Collins, Banks, and Rutherford announced they had reformed Genesis once more to undertake The Last Domino? Tour . This time

8804-455: The dubbed versions of the film's soundtrack . His song " You'll Be in My Heart " was released in June 1999 and spent 19 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, the longest time ever up to that point. In 2000, the song won Collins an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award , both for Best Original Song. He performed " Two Worlds " at that year's ceremony and the Disney-themed Super Bowl halftime show . In June 1999, Collins

8928-586: The famine relief effort in Ethiopia . This version, released in 1989, was produced by a British songwriting and production team formed by Mike Stock , Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman known as Stock Aitken Waterman . The only artists from the original Band Aid to be featured again on this version were Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward of Bananarama . This version topped the UK Singles Chart for three weeks. On Friday 1 December 1989, Bob Geldof called Pete Waterman to ask if he would consider producing

9052-600: The film Buster (1988). Collins left Genesis in 1996 to focus on solo work; this included writing songs for Disney's animated film Tarzan (1999), for which he wrote and performed the songs " Two Worlds ", " Son of Man ", " Strangers Like Me " and " You'll Be in My Heart ", the last of which earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Song . He rejoined Genesis for their Turn It On Again Tour in 2007. Following

9176-484: The film Oliver! (1968); the pair attended the same stage school after Collins's mother June spotted Wild as the two played football in the park. Collins quit school at fourteen to become a full-time pupil at Barbara Speake. He had an uncredited part as an extra in the Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night (1964), where he is amongst the screaming teenagers during the television concert sequence. Later in 1964, Collins

9300-521: The first instance the record itself was absolutely tuneless. One can have great concern for the people of Ethiopia, but it's another thing to inflict daily torture on the people of Great Britain. It was an awful record considering the mass of talent involved. And it wasn't done shyly. It was the most self-righteous platform ever in the history of popular music.' Charity supergroup The concept dates back to at least 1971 when George Harrison and Ravi Shankar organized The Concert for Bangladesh , and

9424-505: The group's primary backing vocalist, since they found multi-tracking Collins and Gabriel's vocals was faster and produced better results than all four of them singing. They also discovered that Collins and Gabriel's singing voices were so similar that when they sang a part together, it sounded like one exceptionally strong voice rather than two voices. This technique was employed on the band's first hit single, " I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) ". During this period Collins participated in

9548-400: The importance of the hi-hat prompted him to stop using two bass drums and start using the hi-hat. Around twelve, Collins received basic piano and music tuition from his father's aunt. He studied drum rudiments under Lloyd Ryan and later under Frank King, and considered this training "more helpful than anything else because they're used all the time. In any kind of funk or jazz drumming,

9672-506: The most famous pop stars of the 1980s to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia . The group was composed of forty artists to raise awareness and funds for the Ethiopian famine in 1983–1985 . The group's name stemmed from the idea that the musicians were providing aid to the less fortunate and suggested that their project was likened to putting a Band-Aid on a wound. Geldof was looking for support from all nations for Africa beginning in

9796-479: The orchestra halfway through to tell them they were in the wrong key. The Beatles were a major early influence on Collins, including their drummer Ringo Starr . He followed the lesser-known London band the Action , whose drummer he would copy and whose work introduced him to the soul music of Motown and Stax Records . Collins was also influenced by the jazz and big band drummer Buddy Rich , whose opinion on

9920-428: The original version with the Band Aid 20 and Band Aid 30 versions. It has been mixed by Trevor Horn . Ed Sheeran said he wished his vocals from 2014 had not been reused to create the new remix saying his permission had not been sought and that had he had the choice he wouldn't have consented to the reuse of his vocal performance. The Band Aid project inspired other charity records around the world, including " We Are

10044-413: The performance was poor. When Collins apologised, Harrison confessed that the recording was a prank, which Collins accepted in good humour. In July 1970, the rock band Genesis had signed with Charisma Records and recorded their second album Trespass (1970), but suffered a setback following the departure of guitarist Anthony Phillips . They decided that their drummer John Mayhew , though talented,

10168-428: The plan for Band Aid. The recording studio waived their £85-per-hour fee and gave (the as yet unnamed) Band Aid 24 free hours to record and mix the record, on 25 November 1984. The recording took place at SARM Studios in Notting Hill , owned by Trevor Horn's ZTT Records, between 11 am and 7 pm. It was filmed by director Nigel Dick to be released as the pop video , though some basic tracks had been recorded

10292-517: The possible catastrophe of Gabriel's departure into their first broad-based American success." For the tour, former Yes and King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford played drums on sections where Collins sang. In 1976, Collins brought in American drummer Chester Thompson , formerly of Frank Zappa and Weather Report , who became a mainstay of Genesis' and Collins' backing bands until 2010. When Collins, Banks, and Rutherford decided to continue Genesis as

10416-491: The première after it was accused of glorifying crime. Collins contributed four songs to the film's soundtrack; his ballad rendition of " A Groovy Kind of Love ", originally by the Mindbenders , became his only single to reach No. 1 in the UK and the US. The film spawned the US #1 single " Two Hearts ", which he co-wrote with Lamont Dozier and won the pair a Golden Globe for Best Original Song and an Oscar nomination in

10540-580: The production on Chinese Wall by Earth, Wind & Fire vocalist Philip Bailey , which included a duet from the two, " Easy Lover ". The song was number one in the UK for four weeks, and peaked at number 2 in the US. He produced and played drums on several tracks on Behind the Sun by Eric Clapton . In November, Collins was part of the charity supergroup Band Aid in aid of Ethiopian famine relief and played drums on its single, " Do They Know It's Christmas? ". Collins's third album, No Jacket Required ,

10664-636: The project for some time and felt inspired from the Burning for Buddy project that drummer Neil Peart had put together. Having moved to Switzerland, an invitation to perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival led to the band to come together, which featured Quincy Jones as conductor and Tony Bennett on vocals. The group toured summer jazz festivals in July 1996 with a set of jazz renditions of Genesis and Collins' solo material. Their first date

10788-525: The record was primarily a cosmetic spectacle , designed to draw attention away from the real political causes of world hunger. In a 1985 Time Out interview, Morrissey (who was not invited to participate in Band Aid) gave his views about the song: 'I'm not afraid to say that I think Band Aid was diabolical. Or to say that I think Bob Geldof is a nauseating character. Many people find that very unsettling, but I'll say it as loud as anyone wants me to. In

10912-413: The release of No Jacket Required , Collins insisted that he would not leave the band and that he felt "happier with what we're doing now, because I feel it's closer to me." In October 1985, he reunited with Banks and Rutherford to record Genesis's thirteenth album, Invisible Touch . Released in 1986, it became the group's biggest selling album with 6 million copies sold in the US, and 1.2 million sold in

11036-425: The rudiments are always there." Collins never learned to read or write musical notation and devised his own system, which he regretted in later life. "I've always felt that if I could hum it, I could play it. For me, that was good enough, but that attitude is bad." Collins attended Nelson Primary School until he was eleven. He was accepted into Chiswick County Grammar School , where he took to football and formed

11160-619: The same category. Film critic Roger Ebert said Collins "played [the role of Buster] with surprising effectiveness". In 1988, Collins was the subject of an episode of the British TV series This Is Your Life . In 1989, Collins was among the musicians who donated their own clothes to Madame Tussaud's Rock Circus , an exhibition held at the London Pavilion celebrating the history of rock and pop music featuring its major figures recreated in wax. In August 1989, Collins appeared as

11284-555: The same period he attended drama school, which helped secure various roles as a child actor. His first major role was the Artful Dodger in the West End production of the musical Oliver! . As an accomplished professional actor by his early teens, he pivoted to pursue a music career, becoming the drummer for Genesis in 1970 at age 19. He took over the role of lead singer in 1975 following the departure of Peter Gabriel . During

11408-403: The second half of the 1970s, in between Genesis albums and tours, Collins was the drummer of jazz rock band Brand X . Collins began a successful solo career in the 1980s, initially inspired by his marital breakdown and love of soul music , releasing the albums Face Value (1981), Hello, I Must Be Going (1982), No Jacket Required (1985) and ...But Seriously (1989). Collins became, in

11532-403: The set rather than leave the stage in order to avoid negative attention. In November 1985, the song " Separate Lives ", a duet featuring Collins and Marilyn Martin for the musical drama film White Nights , was released and became a US number one hit. By the end of 1985, the music press noted that Collins's astronomical success as a solo artist had made him more popular than Genesis. Before

11656-540: The solo debut of ex- Yes guitarist Peter Banks . In 1975, Collins sang and played drums, vibraphone , and percussion on Hackett's first solo album, Voyage of the Acolyte ; performed on Eno's albums Another Green World , Before and After Science , and Music for Films ; and replaced drummer Phil Spinelli of the jazz fusion group Brand X before recording their first two albums, Unorthodox Behaviour and Moroccan Roll . Collins played percussion on Johnny

11780-623: The song " Look Through My Eyes ". In the same year he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame . In 2004, Collins released two compilation albums, The Platinum Collection and Love Songs . From June 2004 to November 2005, Collins performed his First Final Farewell Tour, a reference to the multiple farewell tours of other popular artists. In 2006, he worked with Disney on a musical production of Tarzan . Collins reunited with Banks and Rutherford and announced Turn It On Again: The Tour on 7 November 2006, nearly 40 years after

11904-438: The song was recorded (during the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia ), the country had a Communist government and as such, religious festivals were not celebrated. Geldof was so moved by the plight of starving children in Ethiopia that he decided to try to raise money using his contacts in pop music. Geldof enlisted the help of Midge Ure , from the group Ultravox , to produce a charity record . Ure took Geldof's lyrics, and created

12028-569: The songwriting jams which produced much of Genesis's material, but did little independent songwriting compared to the other four members. Collins' more notable songwriting contributions during 1970-75 include composing the staccato rhythm which acts as the main theme of the live favourite " Watcher of the Skies ". His first album as a member, Nursery Cryme , features the acoustic song "For Absent Friends" that has Collins singing lead vocal. He sang "More Fool Me" on their 1973 album Selling England by

12152-427: The story of man's evacuation from a burning Earth and its voyage into space. Each member sings a lead vocal. In May 1970, after Flaming Youth split, Collins played congas on George Harrison 's song " Art of Dying ", but his contribution was omitted. Years later, Collins asked Harrison about the omission. Harrison sent Collins a recording allegedly containing Collins's performance; Collins was embarrassed to hear that

12276-402: The studio after hearing her voice. He said, "[She] achieved an incredible amount. I really love her voice. I love some of this stuff she's done, too." In September 2014, Collins revealed that the collaboration had ended and he said it had been "a bit of a non-starter". In May 2014, Collins gave a live performance of " In the Air Tonight " and " Land of Confusion " with young student musicians at

12400-609: The title track. In May 1983, Collins, Banks and Rutherford recorded a self-titled Genesis album ; its tour ended with five shows in Birmingham , England in February 1984. The latter shows were filmed and released as Genesis Live – The Mama Tour . Collins wrote and performed on " Against All Odds ", the main theme for the romantic film of the same name , which demonstrated a more pop-orientated and commercially accessible sound than his previous work. Released in February 1984, it

12524-446: The top position of the German single charts at the beginning of December 2014. The project is led by Geldof's close friend Campino , lead vocalist of the punk rock band Die Toten Hosen . A French version of the song is led by Carla Bruni . Vocalists : Musicians : Remixes : Additional personnel : For the 40th anniversary in 2024, a new mix of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" has been released. This mixes recordings from

12648-505: The words of AllMusic , "one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond". He became known for a distinctive gated reverb drum sound on many of his recordings. He played drums on the 1984 charity single " Do They Know It's Christmas? ", and in July 1985, he was the only artist to perform at both Live Aid concerts. He resumed his acting career, appearing in Miami Vice and subsequently starring in

12772-409: The worst-reviewed album at the time of its release, though it has since been surpassed by three more recent releases. The album's single " Can't Stop Loving You " (a Leo Sayer cover) was a number-one Adult Contemporary hit. Testify sold 140,000 copies in the US by year's end. Disney hired Collins to compose and perform on the soundtrack to its 2003 animated feature Brother Bear , which included

12896-614: Was a focal point of the album. Released in November 1993, Both Sides reached No. 1 in eight countries, including the UK, and No. 13 in the US. It marked a drop in sales in the latter when compared to his previous records, only reaching a single platinum certification by the end of the year. Its two biggest singles were " Both Sides of the Story " and " Everyday ". The Both Sides of the World Tour saw Collins perform 165 shows across four legs between April 1994 and May 1995. Collins turned down

13020-478: Was at the Royal Albert Hall for a Prince's Trust concert with Queen Elizabeth II and Nelson Mandela in attendance. To learn his parts, Collins devised his own notation on sheets. The band then went on hiatus until a US and European tour in the summer of 1998, which spawned the live album A Hot Night in Paris . In October 1996, Collins released his sixth solo album, Dance into the Light . It reached No. 4 in

13144-766: Was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . In 2000, he became partially deaf in one ear due to a viral infection. In June 2002, Collins accepted an invitation to drum for the house band at the Party at the Palace concert held on the grounds of Buckingham Palace , an event which celebrated Queen Elizabeth II 's Golden Jubilee . In 2002, he received the Disney Legend award. On 11 November 2002, Collins released his seventh solo album, Testify . Metacritic 's roundup of album reviews found this record to be

13268-427: Was awarded six Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors , including the International Achievement Award. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999, and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010. Ranked by Rolling Stone at number 43 in the 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time, he

13392-620: Was cast as the Artful Dodger in two West End runs of the musical Oliver! He was paid £15 a week, and called the role "the best part for a kid in all London". His days as the Dodger were numbered when his voice broke during a performance and had to speak his lines for the rest of the show. Collins starred in Calamity the Cow (1967), a film produced by the Children's Film Foundation . After

13516-746: Was finalised in 1981. Banks and Rutherford were recording their first solo albums during this time, so Collins rejoined Brand X for their album Product and its accompanying tour, played on John Martyn 's album Grace and Danger , and started writing demos of his own at home. This was followed by Genesis resuming activity and recording and touring through 1980 with their album Duke (1980). The three members contributed two tracks each; Collins put forward "Please Don't Ask" and " Misunderstanding ". In February 1981, Collins released his debut solo album Face Value . He signed with Virgin Records and WEA for American distribution in order to distance himself from

13640-467: Was given a toy drum kit for Christmas when he was five, and later his two uncles made him a makeshift set with triangles and tambourines that fitted into a suitcase. As Collins grew older, these were followed by more complete sets bought by his parents. He practised by playing along to music on the television and radio. During a family holiday at Butlin's , a seven-year-old Collins entered a talent contest singing " The Ballad of Davy Crockett ", but stopped

13764-655: Was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013. Philip David Charles Collins was born on 30 January 1951 at Putney Hospital in Wandsworth , south-west London. His father, Greville Philip Austin Collins (1907–1972), was an insurance agent for London Assurance ; his mother, Winifred June Collins (née Strange, 1913–2011), worked in

13888-571: Was mixed by Trevor Horn . The supergroup was formed by Bob Geldof , who was then lead singer of the Irish band the Boomtown Rats . The BBC played a major role in capturing the poverty affecting Ethiopian citizens and thereby influenced Geldof to take action. Paula Yates , Bob Geldof's partner, is considered to have been the brains behind the original Band Aid. It was she who became the driving force that inspired (and helped) Geldof to rally

14012-415: Was no longer retired and had started plans to tour and make a new album. By mid-2016, all eight of his albums were reissued with the artwork updated to display Collins as his older self; the exception being Going Back , which had a new cover. In 2019, the additional digital only releases Other Sides and Remixed Sides followed. In October 2016, Collins's autobiography Not Dead Yet was published. At

14136-596: Was not able to make the recording but made a contribution to the B-side (Bowie performed his lines at the Live Aid concert the following year). Boy George arrived last, at 6 pm, after Geldof woke him up by phone telling Boy George that he wanted him on the song. George's group, Culture Club , were currently touring the US and George caught a Concorde jet from New York City to London, at his own expense, to record his solo part. The following morning, Geldof appeared on

14260-509: Was not of the high calibre they wanted, and placed an advert in the Melody Maker for a drummer "sensitive to acoustic music" and a 12-string acoustic guitarist. Collins recognised Charisma owner Tony Stratton Smith 's name on it, who he had been acquainted with for years, and he and Caryl went for the auditions. The group, who had been a full-time working band for less than a year, consisted of school friends from Charterhouse School ,

14384-450: Was re-released in late 1985 in a set that included a special-edition 'picture disc' version, modeled after the Live Aid logo with 'Band' in place of 'Live'. An added bonus, "One Year On" (a statement from Geldof and Ure on the telephone) was available as a B-side. A transcript of "One Year On" can be found in a booklet which was included in the DVD set of Live Aid, the first disc of which features

14508-499: Was recorded in 1984 and marked a turning point in his output. He departed from lyrics about his personal life and wrote more upbeat and dance-orientated songs with strong hooks and melodies, with Collins stating beforehand, "I have a notion of what I want to do: break out of this 'love song' box that I've found myself in. I'll make a dance album. Or, at least, an album with a couple of uptempo tracks." Sting , Peter Gabriel , and Helen Terry contributed backing vocals. No Jacket Required

14632-410: Was released in February 1985 and became a huge worldwide success, reaching number one in several countries. " Sussudio " and " One More Night ", topped the US singles chart, the latter reaching number 4 in the UK to become his fourth solo UK top ten, and " Don't Lose My Number " and " Take Me Home " made the US top ten. The album remains the most successful of his career, selling over 12 million copies in

14756-581: Was released in the UK on Monday 3 December. The single surpassed the hopes of the producers to become the Christmas number one on that release. Three re-recordings of the song to raise further money for charity also topped the charts, first the Band Aid II version in 1989 and the Band Aid 20 version in 2004 and finally the Band Aid 30 version in 2014. The original was produced by Ure. The 12" version

14880-486: Was seen as a large increase in Celebrity Diplomacy and inspired similar actions of support from countries such as Canada, France, Spain and the United States. The success influenced two organisations of live benefit concerts run by Celebrity Charity. The concerts were USA for Africa and Live Aid and were broadcast in over 160 countries. Band Aid and Live Aid combined raised about $ 150 million (USD) for

15004-423: Was taking time off from his career, prompting widespread reports of his retirement. On 7 March his UK representative told the press, "He is not, has no intention of, retiring." Later that day, Collins posted a message to his fans on his own website, confirming his intention to retire to focus on his family life. In July 2012, Collins's greatest hits collection ...Hits re-entered the US charts, reaching No. 6 on

15128-521: Was the first single of his solo career to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; it peaked at number two in the UK. Collins won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male . The song earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song , and he arranged his 1985 tour to accommodate the possibility of performing it at the awards ceremony. However, a note to Atlantic Records from show producer Larry Gelbart explaining

15252-401: Was the first to record his vocal, while a section sung by Status Quo was deemed unusable, and replaced with a section comprising Paul Weller , Sting , and Glenn Gregory from Heaven 17 . Simon Le Bon from Duran Duran sang between contributions from George Michael and Sting. Paul Young has since admitted, in a documentary, that he knew his opening lines were written for David Bowie , who

15376-402: Was writing music once again and might tour again. On 24 January 2014, Collins announced in an interview with Inside South Florida that he was writing new compositions with fellow English singer Adele . Collins said he had no idea who Adele was when he learned she wanted to collaborate with him. He said "I wasn't actually too aware [of her]. I live in a cave." Collins agreed to join her in

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