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Peter Gabriel
PeterGabriel
Gabriel at the 81st Academy Awards
1 Nomination
Role Singer, Songwriter
Born February 13, 1950
Chobham, Surrey, England, UK
 

Peter Gabriel is a British singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career. His 1986 album, So, is his most commercially successful, and the album's biggest hit, "Sledgehammer", won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards, and the song is the most played music video in the history of the station.

Nominations

81st Academy Awards, 2008
Best Original Song — "Down To Earth" from WALL-E (shared with Thomas Newman)


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