Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Born in Chobham, Surrey, he co-founded Genesis in 1967 while at Charterhouse School and served as its lead vocalist and lyricist for eight years. The progressive rock albums Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot and Selling England by the Pound were released during his tenure, and he left the band in 1975. His solo career took off with four self-titled albums, beginning in 1977. The 1986 album So became his best-selling release and included Sledgehammer, whose video won nine MTV Awards. He wrote the soundtrack for The Last Temptation of Christ, released as Passion, and co-founded the WOMAD festival. His other work includes the albums Us and Up, and the concert film Secret World Live (1994), which won a Grammy. He has won three Brit Awards and seven Grammys, and is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame both with Genesis and on his own.