Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, drummer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis and had a successful solo career, achieving three UK number-one singles and seven US number-one singles as a solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists and solo resulted in more US top-40 singles than any other artist throughout the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include "In the Air Tonight", "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", "One More Night", "Sussudio", "Another Day in Paradise", "Two Hearts" and "I Wish It Would Rain Down". Born and raised in West London, Collins began playing drums at the age of five. During the same period he attended drama school, which helped secure various roles as a child actor. His first major role was the Artful Dodger in the West End production of the musical Oliver!. As an accomplished professional actor by his early teens, he pivoted to pursue a music career, becoming the drummer for Genesis in 1970. He took over the role of lead singer in 1975 following the departure of Peter Gabriel. During the second half of the 1970s, in between Genesis albums and tours, Collins was the drummer of jazz rock band Brand X. While continuing to perform and record with Genesis, Collins began a successful solo career in the 1980s, initially inspired by his marital breakdown and love of soul music, releasing the albums Face Value (1981), Hello, I Must Be Going (1982), No Jacket Required (1985) and ...But Seriously (1989). Collins became, in the words of AllMusic, "one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond". He became known for a distinctive gated reverb drum sound on many of his recordings. He played drums on the 1984 charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and, in July 1985, he was the only artist to perform at both Live Aid concerts. He resumed his acting career, appearing in Miami Vice and subsequently starring in the film Buster (1988). Collins left Genesis in 1996 to focus on solo work; this included writing songs for Disney's animated film Tarzan (1999), for which he wrote and performed the songs "Two Worlds", "Son of Man", "Strangers Like Me" and "You'll Be in My Heart", the last of which earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He rejoined Genesis for their Turn It On Again Tour in 2007. Following a five-year retirement to focus on his family life, Collins released his memoir in 2016 and conducted the Not Dead Yet Tour from 2017 to 2019. He then rejoined Genesis in 2020 for a second and final reunion tour, which ran from 2021 to 2022. ... Source: Article "Phil Collins" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
130 movies · 47 shows
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required 2025 Mix
2025·0.0
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
2025·0.0
Phil Collins: Drummer First
2024·7.0
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024·8.0
Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Rock
2023·10.0
Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
2023·0.0
Motown Master: Lamont Dozier at the BBC
2023·0.0
Immediate Family
2022·7.4
Genesis | The Last Domino?
2021·6.6
Phil Collins at the BBC
2021·6.8
808
2015·7.3
Genesis: Together and Apart
2014·6.7
Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words
2012·0.0
Becoming the Beatles
2012·0.0
Genesis | Live... Tonight
2011·0.0
Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC
2010·6.9
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
2010·7.5
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
2010·4.7
Prog Rock Britannia
2009·7.6
Prog Rock at the BBC
2009·8.2
The Naked Brothers Band: Polar Bears
2008·0.0
Genesis: When in Rome 2007
2008·8.0
Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
2008·9.0
Rare and Unseen: The Beatles
2008·6.0
Genesis | Members Only DVD
2008·0.0
Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
2007·4.8
Genesis Raindrops Over Hamburg
2007·0.0
Genesis: Up Close and Personal
2007·8.0
The Long Goodnight: A Film About Phil Collins
2007·9.0
Genesis: Turning It on Again
2007·9.0
Phil Collins - Best Video Collection 1981-2004
2006·7.0
Eric Clapton - Live at Montreux 1986
2006·5.8
Genesis: Total Rock Review
2006·0.0
The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests
2006·0.0
The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live
2005·7.0
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005·0.0
Genesis: The Video Show
2005·8.6
Live Aid Against All Odds
2005·0.0
Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975
2005·4.5
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004·4.8
Live Aid
2004·9.2
Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004
2004·7.5
Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour
2004·8.3
Essential Music Videos: Album Rock
2004·0.0
John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad
2004·0.0
Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
2004·8.0
The Jungle Book 2
2003·5.9
Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
2002·9.0
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002·6.4
Genesis | Songbook
2001·7.8
The Beatles Revolution
2000·0.0
Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980
2000·7.0
VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
1999·0.0
Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
1999·7.0
Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton
1999·7.0
Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins
1999·0.0
Walt Disney World Summer Jam Concert 1999
1999·0.0
Phil Collins - Live by Request
1998·0.0
Phil Collins: Live and Loose in Paris
1997·7.7
Music for Montserrat
1997·6.9
Phil Collins: VH1 Storytellers
1997·9.0
The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996
1996·8.0
Balto
1995·7.3
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
1995·8.0
Queen: Champions of the World
1995·8.3
Phil Collins: A Closer Look
1994·7.0
Phil Collins: MTV Unplugged 1994
1994·7.0
Phil Collins: The Making of MTV Unplugged 1994
1994·0.0
Calliope
1994·8.0
And the Band Played On
1993·6.5
Frauds
1993·6.2
Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
1993·7.9
Genesis | No Admittance
1992·0.0
Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance
1992·0.0
Genesis - Live from Knebworth
1992·0.0
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
1992·7.2
Genesis | Opening Night
1992·0.0
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
1991·6.5
Genesis: A History
1991·0.0
Hook
1991·6.8
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
1991·6.9
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990·8.0
Phil Collins - Serious Hits Live
1990·8.2
Phil Collins: The Singles Collection
1990·6.2
The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
1990·0.0
The Cream of Eric Clapton
1990·6.0
The Best of All Star Band: Live in Concert
1990·0.0
The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy
1989·8.5
Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium
1989·8.6
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988·6.8
Buster
1988·5.7
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988·6.5
Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour
1988·9.5
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3
1988·7.0
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2
1987·0.0
Genesis | Live at Montreux 1987
1987·0.0
B.B. King & Friends
1987·8.5
The Return of Bruno
1987·6.5
Genesis: Visible Touch
1987·7.0
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
1986·8.0
Eric Clapton and Friends: Live 1986
1986·9.0
Genesis: From the Beginning
1986·0.0
Phil Collins: No Ticket Required
1985·7.3
Live Aid
1985·7.9
Led Zeppelin: Live Aid 1985
1985·0.0
Video AID
1985·0.0
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
1984·0.0
Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
1984·7.8
The Making of the MAMA Album
1984·0.0
Genesis | MAMA Tour Rehearsal
1983·0.0
Phil Collins: Live at Perkins Palace
1982·9.5
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982·6.3
Genesis - Three Sides Live
1981·8.4
Genesis in Liverpool
1980·0.0
Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980
1980·0.0
Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980
1980·7.0
Three Dates with Genesis
1978·0.0
Genesis | ... And Then There Were Three ...
1978·0.0
Genesis: In Concert
1977·6.8
Genesis - Melody 74
1974·6.5
Genesis - Live on Midnight Special
1973·0.0
Genesis: Live at Shepperton Studios
1973·6.9
Genesis: Selling England by the Pound
1973·0.0
Genesis - Live
1973·0.0
Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris
1973·8.6
Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72
1972·7.2
I Start Counting
1970·6.5
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968·6.8
Calamity the Cow
1967·5.6
A Hard Day's Night
1964·7.3