List of famous British musicians with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.
Famous People From United Kingdom
Britain has a rich and varied musical history ranging from Church music to folk music to instrumentation. Classical music, one of the earliest forms of music in British history, was dominated by likes of composers such as Arthur Sullivan, Gustav Holst, Edward Elgar, Hubert Parry, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Benjamin Britten in the early 20th century. The nation is also known for its legacy in folk music which was revived in the mid-20th century, keeping folk music an important sub-culture within society. British music has been influenced by the musical traditions of other European countries as well as by the distinct traditions brought by immigrants from countries like Jamaica and India. In the contemporary era, many forms of popular music, including folk music, jazz, rapping/hip hop, pop and rock music, have flourished in Britain. In fact the nation produced the band, The Beatles, with members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr who took the musical world by storm and went on to become the foremost and most influential act of the rock era. Adele, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, and George Ezra are popular in the contemporary era. This section provides you information about the life and works of famous British musicians.
Amy Winehouse
14 September 1983
23 July 2011
Southgate
Virgo
Idris Elba06 September 1972
London Borough of Hackney
Virgo
Phil Collins30 January 1951
London
Aquarius
Paul Bettany27 May 1971
Shepherd's Bush
Gemini
David Gilmour06 March 1946
Cambridge
Pisces
Rick Astley06 February 1966
Newton-le-Willows
Aquarius
George Michael25 June 1963
25 December 2016
East Finchley
Cancer
Roger Waters06 September 1943
Great Bookham
Virgo
Robert Plant20 August 1948
West Bromwich
Leo
Syd Barrett06 January 1946
07 July 2006
Cambridge
Capricorn
Black26 May 1962
26 January 2016
Liverpool
Gemini
Ricky Gervais25 June 1961
Reading
Cancer
Olivia Newton-John26 September 1948
Cambridge
Libra
Jeff Lynne30 December 1947
Shard End
Capricorn
Chelsea Manning17 December 1987
Crescent
Sagittarius
Leona Lewis03 April 1985
London
Aries
Morrissey22 May 1959
Manchester
Gemini
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