David Bowie and Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage, both pictured in 1971

What did David Bowie play at his very first Glastonbury set in 1971?

David Bowie and Mick Jagger in the Dancing In The Street video

How David Bowie and Mick Jagger came to make the Dancing In The Street video

David Bowie performing in 1982

Can you match the David Bowie single to the Bowie album?

Quizzes

David Bowie promotes the release of his album Space Oddity in November 1969

How Space Oddity gave David Bowie his first hit

Which David Bowie songs do these emojis represent?

Can you guess the David Bowie song title from the emojis?

Quizzes

Alex Turner backstage at Glastonbury before Arctic Monkeys' headline set in 2007

15 photos of the stars backstage at Glastonbury

Glastonbury Festival

Kurt Cobain and David Bowie

How well do you know the lyrics to The Man Who Sold The World?

Quizzes

Shortest Songs Ever: Tenacious D, Nirvana, The Smiths and The White Stripes

The best songs under 2 minutes

Features

Jon Bon Jovi and Björk at the BRIT Awards afterparty, 14 February 1994

The BRIT Awards' most random duos

Features

Facts

Born: 8 January 1947, London, England
Died: 10 January 2016, New York, USA

First single: Liza Jane (1964)
Album discography: David Bowie (1967); David Bowie aka Space Oddity (1969); The Man Who Sold The World (1970); Hunky Dory (1971); The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars (1972); Aladdin Sane (1972); Pin Ups (1973); Diamond Dogs (1974); Young Americans (1975); Station To Station (1976); Low (1977); "Heroes" (1977); Lodger (1979); Scary Monsters & Super Creeps (1980); Let's Dance (1983); Tonight (1984); Never Let Me Down (1987); Black Tie White Noise (1993); The Buddha Of Suburbia (1993); Outside (1995); Earthling (1997); Hours (1999); Heathen (2002); Reality (2003); The Next Day (2013); Blackstar (2016).

David Bowie Songs