-->

• Peter Gabriel is a successful English pop artist. Before launching his solo career, Gabriel was the lead singer and founder of the progressive rock band Genesis in the 1970s. He was later replaced by Phil Collins. Gabriel is involved in a variety of humanitarian causes. In 2007 he started The Hub, a website that acts as a media platform for human rights awareness.

• Fast Facts

  1. Name: Peter Brian Gabriel
  2. Born: February 13, 1950
  3. Record Label: Geffen Records
  4. Co-founder of entertainment discovery engine The Filter
  5. Cingular Wireless uses his song "Solsbury Hill" in commercials
  6. Involved in humanitarian causes

• Soundtracks

  Gabriel has had many of his songs appear in motion picture soundtracks including Say Anything featuring the song "In Your Eyes" and Vanilla Sky featuring "Solsbury Hill". He created the music for the film 1988 The Last Temptation of Christ, and further developed the music into a full length album titled Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ. In 2009, his song "Down to Earth" for the film Wall-E was nominated for an Academy Award.

• Studio Albums

  • 1977 Peter Gabriel
  • 1978 Peter Gabriel
  • 1980 Peter Gabriel
  • 1982 Peter Gabriel
  • 1986 So
  • 1989: Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ
  • 1992 Us
  • 2002 Up
  • 2009 I/O

• Related Mahalo Pages

  The Filter | Phil Collins | The Police | U2 | Cat Stevens | Randy Newman | David Bowie | Genesis Band | Best Song Oscar Winner 2009 | Down To Earth | Soweto Gospel Choir

Categories

• View History
• Discuss on the Message Board
• Embed this Page
• Share this page