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Ian Gillan
Actor, ComposerBorn August 19, 1945 (80 years)
Ian Gillan (born 19 August 1945) is an English singer who is best known as the lead singer and lyricist for the rock band Deep Purple. He is known for his powerful and wide-ranging singing voice.
Initially influenced by Elvis Presley, Gillan started and fronted several local bands in the mid-1960s, and eventually joined Episode Six when their original singer left. He first found widespread commercial success after joining Deep Purple in 1969. He resigned from the band in June 1973, having given a lengthy notice period to their managers. After a short time away from the music business, he resumed his music career with solo bands the Ian Gillan Band and Gillan, before a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath in 1983. The following year, Deep Purple reformed and two more successful albums followed before he left in 1989. He returned to the group in 1992, and has remained its lead singer ever since.
In addition to his main work—performing with Deep Purple and other bands during the 1970s and 1980s—he sang the role of Jesus in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar (1970), performed in the charity supergroup Rock Aid Armenia, and engaged in a number of business investments and ventures, including a hotel, a motorcycle manufacturer, and music recording facilities at Kingsway Studios.
More recently, he has performed solo concerts concurrently with his latter career in Deep Purple, and his work and affinity with Armenia, combined with his continued friendship with Tony Iommi since his brief time in Black Sabbath, has led him to form the supergroup WhoCares with Iommi. His solo career outside of Deep Purple was given a comprehensive overview with the Gillan's Inn box set in 2006.
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Initially influenced by Elvis Presley, Gillan started and fronted several local bands in the mid-1960s, and eventually joined Episode Six when their original singer left. He first found widespread commercial success after joining Deep Purple in 1969. He resigned from the band in June 1973, having given a lengthy notice period to their managers. After a short time away from the music business, he resumed his music career with solo bands the Ian Gillan Band and Gillan, before a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath in 1983. The following year, Deep Purple reformed and two more successful albums followed before he left in 1989. He returned to the group in 1992, and has remained its lead singer ever since.
In addition to his main work—performing with Deep Purple and other bands during the 1970s and 1980s—he sang the role of Jesus in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar (1970), performed in the charity supergroup Rock Aid Armenia, and engaged in a number of business investments and ventures, including a hotel, a motorcycle manufacturer, and music recording facilities at Kingsway Studios.
More recently, he has performed solo concerts concurrently with his latter career in Deep Purple, and his work and affinity with Armenia, combined with his continued friendship with Tony Iommi since his brief time in Black Sabbath, has led him to form the supergroup WhoCares with Iommi. His solo career outside of Deep Purple was given a comprehensive overview with the Gillan's Inn box set in 2006.
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Filmography
| 2023 | Häuser der Kunst (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Dio: Dreamers Never Die · as Self - Drummer, Deep Purple |
| 2021 | Under the Volcano · as Self |
| 2019 | |
| 2017 | Deep Purple at Hellfest · as Self |
| 2017 | Cum on Feel the Noize · as Self |
| 2017 | Deep Purple: From Here to InFinite · as Self |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | The Ritchie Blackmore Story · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Deep Purple: ...To the Rising Sun (Tokyo) · as Self - Vocals |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall · as Self |
| 2014 | Celebrating Jon Lord · as Self |
| 2014 | Deep Purple: Made in Japan · as Self |
| 2014 | Wacken · as Self - Deep Purple |
| 2010 | Radio 2 In Concert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Heavy Metal Britannia · as Self |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Deep Purple - They All Came Down To Montreux · as Himself |
| 2007 | 7 Ages of Rock (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Highway Star: A Journey in Rock · as Self |
| 2006 | Deep Purple: Live in China · as Self |
| 2006 | Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2005 | Deep Purple: Live in Concert 1972/73 · as Self |
| 2004 | Deep Purple: Rock Review 1970-1972 · as Self (archive Material) |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | Classic Rock: Anthology · as Himself |
| 2000 | 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock (TV Series) · as Self - Member, Deep Purple |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | Programa do Jô (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | Deep Purple in Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra · as Self - Vocals |
| 1999 | TV Total (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Tout le monde en parle (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | XLTV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The Mike Bullard Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Behind the Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Classic Albums (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Harald Schmidt Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Rock Family Trees (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Big Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | ARD-Morgenmagazin (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers · as Self |
| 1987 | Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Rockstop! (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1985 | Saturday Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | No 73 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | OTT (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 1977 | The Butterfly Ball · as Herself |
| 1974 | Tiswas (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Hey Hey! It's Saturday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | The Old Grey Whistle Test (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | Best of Both Worlds: Concerto for Group and Orchestra · as Self - Vocals |
| 1969 | Playboy After Dark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | Beat Club (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self - Gillan |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |