David Bowie's life and career – in pictures
The legendary musician has died at the age of 69 after an 18-month battle with cancer. Here’s a look back at one of the most colourful careers in rock history
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David Bowie in The Kon-rads in 1963
Photograph: V&A/PA
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David Bowie as Davy Jones in 1965
Photograph: Redferns
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David Bowie performs on the British television show, Ready, Steady, Go in 1966
Photograph: Michael Ochs/Corbis
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David Bowie plays an acoustic Espana 12-string guitar at the time of the release of Space Oddity in 1969 in London
Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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Bowie circa 1970
Photograph: Popperfoto/Getty Images
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David Bowie at his home, Haddon Hall, at Beckenham, Kent, in 1971
Photograph: Alamy
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The 1972 album cover Hunky Dory
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David Bowie with Fan in 1973 in Los Angeles
Photograph: Michael Ochs/Corbis
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One of Bowie’s most memorable incarnations - Ziggy Stardust
Photograph: Ilpo Musto/REX Shutterstock
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David Bowie is seen off at the station by his wife Angie in 1973
Photograph: Smith/Getty Images
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The cover of Bowie’s album Aladdin Sane, which was released on 13 April, 1973
Photograph: Duffy/Getty Images
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Bowie bites the strings of his guitarist, Mick Ronson, in 1973
Photograph: Rex Features
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Bowie posing for a shoot by Terry O’Neill in 1974
Photograph: Terry O'Neill/Getty Images
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Bowie at Hilversum TV studios for Top Pop in 1975
Photograph: Sunshine/REX Shutterstock
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David Bowie performs live at Ahoy, Rotterdam on on the final leg of his 1976 Thin White Duke World Tour
Photograph: Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns
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In the 1976 film The Man Who fell To Earth
Photograph: Allstar/Cinetext/BRITISH LION
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David Bowie appears on TV in 1977
Photograph: ITV/REX/Shutterstock
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Bowie onstage on Low/Heroes 1978 world tour
Photograph: Richard E. Aaron/Redferns
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David Bowie performs live at NHK Hall, Tokyo in 1978
Photograph: Shinko Music/Getty Images
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Bowie performing live onstage on the Low/Heroes 1978 World Tour
Photograph: Bob King/Redferns
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David Bowie drinks with Paul Simonon of The Clash, following the group’s concert at Shea Stadium, Queens, New York City 1982
Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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David Bowie performing at Wembley, London in 1983
Photograph: Kevin.Mazur/WireImage
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David Bowie performs on stage during the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium 1985 in London
Photograph: Georges De Keerle/Getty Images
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David Bowie on his Glass Spider tour in Rotterdam 1987
Photograph: Ilpo Musto/REX/Shutterstock
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David Bowie performing with his new band Tin Machine in 1991
Photograph: Ian Dickson/REX/Shutterstock
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David Bowie in 1991
Photograph: Richard Young/REX/Shutterstock
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David Bowie and wife Iman in 1995
Photograph: Simon Kreitem/Reuters
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David Bowie performs at the Panathinaikos stadium in Athens in 1996
Photograph: Reuters
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David Bowie headlines the Glastonbury Festival in 2000
Photograph: Dan Chung/The Guardian
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At the relaunch of the Hammersmith Apollo in west London in 2002
Photograph: Myung Jung Kim/PA
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Bowie on stage in 2003
Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA
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In 2013 the Victoria and Albert Museum held a Bowie exhibition featuring over 300 objects including handwritten lyrics, original costumes, fashion, photography, film, music videos, set designs and Bowie’s own instruments. Seen here is the Starman costume.
Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
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David Bowie blindfolded in a hospital bed in a still from his latest single Lazarus.
Photograph: David Bowie Official
