Robert Palmer
Born: 1949-01-19 in Batley, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died: 2003-09-26
Known For: Acting
Biography
Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer and songwriter. He was known for his powerful and soulful voice, sartorial elegance and stylistic explorations, combining soul, funk, jazz, rock, pop, reggae and blues. His 1985 song "Addicted to Love" and its accompanying video came to "epitomise the glamour and excesses of the 1980s". Having started in the music industry in the 1960s, including a spell with Vinegar Joe, Palmer found success in the 1980s. It came both in his solo career and with the Power Station, scoring Top 10 hits in the United Kingdom and the United States. Three of his hit singles, including "Addicted to Love", featured music videos directed by British fashion photographer Terence Donovan. Palmer received a number of awards throughout his career, including two Grammy Awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance and an MTV Video Music Award. He was also nominated for the Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist in both 1987 and 1989. Palmer died at the age of 54 from a heart attack. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Palmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2023
- L'Âge d'or de la pub as Self (archive footage)
2012
- Les Enfants de la Pop 80's as Self (archive footage)
2007
- Countdown - The Wonder Years 2 as Self (archive footage)
2004
- John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad as Self
2003
- The Terry and Gaby Show as Self
- Robert Palmer: Addictions The DVD as Self
2002
- Greatest Hits of the 70's & 80's as Self (archive footage)
1997
- Songs & Visions as Self
1994
- TOTP2 as Self
1992
- NFL Rocks ... (Songs)
- Robert Palmer: Video Addictions as Self
1988
1987
- Le monde est à vous as Self
- James Brown & Friends: A Night of Super Soul as Self
1986
- The Power Station Video EP as Self
1984
- MTV Video Music Awards as Self
1981
- Bananas as Self
1978
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as Our Guests at Heartland
- The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1978 as Self
1964
- Top of the Pops as Self
1962
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self