The death has been announced of the British singer David Bowie, one of the most influential musicians of his time.
He was 69 and has been suffering from cancer.
Early hits such as Space Oddity and Starman in the late 60's and early 70's took him to global stardom he maintained for the rest of his life.
The BBC's David Sillito takes a look back at his unique career that encompass fashion and acting as well as music.■(00'36)
Do you begin? because with David Bowie, the music was only the beginning.
His appearance, the challenge of the sexual norms, the endless reinventions, it was for many truly life changing.
Born David Jones in Brixton in 1947, he left school and wanted to work in music. He tried a series of styles before his first hit Space Oddity.
40 years of experimentation on some of rocks greatest songs, David Bowie, his influence that mystic music has lost one of its greats.
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