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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Bowie  (born  David Robert Jones ; 8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016) was an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, arranger, painter, and actor. Bowie was a figure in popular music for over four decades, and was known as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. His  androgynous  appearance was an iconic element of his image, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s. Bowie's first hit song, " Space Oddity ", reached the top five of the  UK Singles Chart  after its release in July 1969. After a three-year period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the  glam rock  era with the flamboyant,  androgynous   alter ego  Ziggy Stardust, spearheaded by the hit single " Starman " and the album  The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars . Bowie's impact at that time, as described by biographer David Buckley, "challenged the core belief of th

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Natalie Maria Cole  (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an  American  singer, songwriter, and performer. The daughter of  Nat King Cole , Natalie rose to musical success in the mid–1970s as an  R&B  artist with the hits " This Will Be ", " Inseparable ", and " Our Love ". After a period of failing sales and performances due to a heavy  drug addiction , Cole re-emerged as a pop artist with the 1987 album  Everlasting  and her cover of  Bruce Springsteen 's " Pink Cadillac ". In the 1990s, she re-recorded standards by her father, resulting in her biggest success,  Unforgettable... with Love , which sold over seven million copies and also won Cole numerous Grammy Awards. She sold over 30 million records worldwide. On December 31, 2015, Cole died at the age of 65 at  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center  in  Los Angeles , California, due to  congestive heart failure