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Born.
In London. His mother, Margaret Mary "Peggy", and his father, Haywood Stenton "John" Jones, both english. -
He moved.
With his family, to Bromley, a large town in South East London, England. -
Had dancing and music classes.
Were strikingly imaginative. His teacher called his interpretations "vividly artistic" and his poise "astonishing" for a child. -
His mother give him a saxophone.
His half-brother Terry Burns introduced him to modern jazz. He was soon receiving lessons. -
Bowie formed his first band.
At the age of 15, the band was called "The Konrads". -
Bowie gets a permanently dilated pupil
He received a serious injury at school. When his friend George Underwood punched him in the left eye during a fight over a girl. After a series of operations and months of hospitalisation, the damage could'nt be fully repaired. -
Bowie met dancer Lindsay Kemp
Enrolled his class at the London Dance Centre. Studying the dramatic arts, he besame inmersed in the creation of personae to present to the world. -
"Over the wall we go"
The Bowie composition, became a single for Oscar. -
"David Bowie" Album debut
An amalgam of pop, psychedelia, and music hall, failed to chart. It was his last release for two years. -
Saturn Award for Best Actor
For his performance in the science fiction film "The Man Who Fell to Earth", he won a Saturn Award for Best Actor -
Bowie married Somali
His second wife an american model. They had one daughter, Alexandria Zahra Jones. -
Death
He died after 18 months of fighting cancer. 3 days after having published the song "Lazarus". At the age of 69. Ashes scattered in Bali (Indonesia). -
"No Plan"
His last EP. The release coincided with what would have been Bowie's 70th birthday, almost a year after his death.. A music video for the title track was also released.Since January 2016, Bowie has sold 5 million units in the United Kingdom alone.
