Phil Collins

Phil Collins (b. 30 January 1951) is a British drummer, vocalist, musician and songwriter. He first became famous as a member of the group Genesis, who he joined in 1970, where he was initially just the drummer but later took over vocalist duties when Peter Gabriel left the group.

Collins also embarked on a successful solo career in 1981, although has always remained a member of Genesis.

In 2016 he published his autobiography Not Dead Yet.

Significant dates

 * 15 January 1981: In the Air Tonight debut TOTP performance
 * 11 January 1983: You Can't Hurry Love reaches no. 1