David Bowie

David Bowie was the leading figure in popular music for over five decades and acclaimed by critics and musicians for his innovative work. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation and his music and stagecraft significantly influenced popular music. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million albums worldwide, made him one of the best-selling music artists. He stopped touring after 2004 and his last live performance was at a charity event in 2006. In 2013, Bowie returned from a decade-long recording hiatus with the release of The Next Day. He remained musically active until his death two days after the release of his final album, Blackstar.