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Billy Idol
William Michael Albert Broad, known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English rock singer. He achieved fame in the 1970s on the London punk rock scene as the lead singer of Generation X. He later embarked on a solo career which led to international recognition and made him a lead artist during the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" in America.
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entertainment · English singer (born 1955) · singer · songwriter · guitarist · also Billy Idol, Idol
Born 30 November 1955 · Q73437
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2026· 17 entries
TribLIVE.com: Concert review: Billy Idol strolls down memory lane at Star Lake
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Vulture: Billy Idol’s Idol
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The Laconia Daily Sun: Billy Idol and Devo rock the BankNH Pavilion
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TicketNews: Billy Idol Wichita tickets on sale
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Published video “Billy Idol - Everybody's About To Get Their Sh*t Rocked!”.
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Published video “Billy Idol - John Wayne feat. Alison Mosshart (YouTube Premium Afterparty)”.
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Published video “Billy Idol - John Wayne feat. Alison Mosshart (Official Music Video)”.
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Public attention spiked: 43,448 Wikipedia readers in one day, 15.7× the usual 2,771, with 0 article edits.
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Published video “1 Year Since "It's A Nice Day To...Tour Again!" kicked off in Phoenix in the US⚡️ #billyidol”.
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Published video “Available now 👊🏼 watch Billy Idol Should Be Dead on @hulu ⚡️ #billyidol #documentary”.
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Published video “Billy Idol - Heroin”.
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Published video “Billy Idol - Adam In Chains”.
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Published video “Billy Idol - Billy Idol Should Be Dead (Exclusive Clip)”.
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It was announced Idol had received his second nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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Published video “Billy Idol - Billy Idol Should Be Dead (Official Trailer)”.
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Published video “Billy Idol - Billy Idol Should Be Dead (Teaser)”.
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2025· 3 entries
Published video “Billy Idol - Prodigal Blues”.
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Released album “Dream Into It”.
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Idol was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the first time
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2024· 9 entries
Released album “Rebel Yell 2.0 - The Remixes”.
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Published video “Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face (Live Performance | Vevo)”.
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Published video “Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (Live Performance | Vevo)”.
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Published video “Billy Idol - Best Way Out Of Here (Visualizer)”.
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Published video “Billy Idol - Daytime Drama (Audio)”.
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Published video “Billy Idol - Blue Highway (Audio)”.
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Published video “Billy Idol - Crank Call (Audio)”.
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Published video “Billy Idol - The Dead Next Door (Audio)”.
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Snopes rated the claim “Rocker Billy Idol once had to be subdued by Thai police with a tranquilizer dart after he partied for three weeks in a Bangkok hotel suite.” Mixture.
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2023· 3 entries
Released ep “Haunted Hits”.
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Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Idol revealed he had another son, Brant Broad, after Bonnie took a 23andMe DNA test and learned she had a half-brother
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2022· 1 entry
Released ep “The Cage EP”.
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2021· 1 entry
Released ep “The Roadside EP”.
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2020· 2 entries
Released album “Night Flight, Vol. 1: The Billy Idol Interview”.
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Released album “Europe FM 1990: Live Radio Broadcast”.
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2019· 1 entry
Idol went on a co headlining tour alongside Bryan Adams
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2018· 2 entries
Released album “Vital Idol: Revitalized”.
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In addition to his British citizenship, Idol gained American citizenship in 2018.
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2016· 3 entries
Released album “BFI Live!”.
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Idol and Cyrus performed "Rebel Yell" at the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas
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Released album “Live in Wembley Arena”.
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2014· 4 entries
Released album “Kings & Queens of the Underground”.
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Idol released his memoir Dancing with Myself in 2014.
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Said he had not taken hard drugs since 2003 but added that he smoked cannabis regularly and was an occasional drinker
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Released album “Starboulevard”.
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2013· 2 entries
Released album “Icon”.
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Idol appeared on the third episode of the BBC Four series How the Brits Rocked America
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2012· 1 entry
Released album “So80s (Soeighties) Presents: Billy Idol”.
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2011· 1 entry
Released album “Billy Idol / Rebel Yell”.
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2010· 1 entry
“With all of these great heavyweight and cool bands playing Download this year, I”
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2009· 3 entries
Released album “In Super Overdrive Live”.
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Released ep “Deep Cuts”.
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Released album “10 Great Songs”.
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2008· 2 entries
Released album “Idolize Yourself: The Very Best of Billy Idol”.
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"Rebel Yell" appeared as a playable track on the video game Guitar Hero World Tour and "White Wedding" on Rock Band 2
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2007· 1 entry
Released album “Live in Concert”.
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2006· 2 entries
Released album “Happy Holidays”.
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Idol released a Christmas album titled Happy Holidays it included renditions of many traditional Christmas songs along with 2 original songs
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2005· 2 entries
Released album “Devil's Playground”.
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Released ep “Sessions@AOL”.
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2003· 2 entries
Released album “Live in Glen Allen, VA”.
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Released album “Live in Asbury Park, NJ”.
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2002· 1 entry
Released album “VH1 Storytellers”.
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2001· 3 entries
Released album “Greatest Hits”.
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With Keith Forsey and Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)" appearing on the compilation
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Released album “https://musicbrainz.org/release/5735b8fb-b8b5-4957-a82d-5e17abb3d059”.
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2000· 1 entry
Was invited to be a guest vocalist on Tony Iommi's debut solo album
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1994· 3 entries
Released album “The Best”.
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Released album “Re‐Generated”.
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Collapsed outside a Los Angeles nightclub due to an overdose of gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB)
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1993· 1 entry
Released album “Cyberpunk”.
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1992· 1 entry
Released album “Flesh for Fantasy”.
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1991· 3 entries
Released album “Idolatry”.
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Released album “Live USA”.
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Released album “Idol Rocks”.
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1990· 3 entries
Released album “Charmed Life”.
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And continued the commercial success seen in his previous albums, charting in the Top 10 in nine countries along with topping the charts in Finland
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Broke his leg in a motorcycle accident, and later said in his biography Dancing With Myself (2014) that "by the time the motorcycle accident happened, [he] had been living by the credo 'live every day as if it's your
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1988· 2 entries
Released album “Idol Songs: 11 of the Best”.
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A compilation album titled Idol Songs: 11 of the Best was released, it charted at number 2 in both the UK and Iceland along with reaching number 1 in Finland
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1987· 1 entry
The single topped the United States chart and reached number 7 in the UK
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1986· 3 entries
Released album “Whiplash Smile”.
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Released album “An Interview With Billy Idol, Vol.1/No.2”.
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Which sold well, charting in the top ten in 9 countries with the highest spot being number 3 in Finland
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1985· 1 entry
Released album “Vital Idol”.
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1983· 3 entries
Released album “Rebel Yell”.
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Idol's label released "Dancing with Myself" in the US in conjunction with a music video directed by Tobe Hooper, which played on MTV for six months
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“It was a bit of a goof, but part of the old English school of rock. It was a”
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1982· 2 entries
Released album “Billy Idol”.
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Idol became an MTV staple with "White Wedding" and "Dancing with Myself"
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1981· 4 entries
And became a solo artist, working with former Kiss manager Bill Aucoin
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Released ep “Don’t Stop”.
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Which included the Generation X song "Dancing with Myself", originally recorded for their last album Kiss Me Deadly, and a cover of Tommy James and the Shondells' song "Mony Mony"
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Idol moved to New York City to pursue his solo career in collaboration with guitarist Steve Stevens
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1977· 1 entry
Idol sang "Your Generation" on the TV series Marc
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1976· 1 entry
As a guitarist in the punk rock band Chelsea, but left the group after a few weeks and formed Generation X with his former Chelsea bandmate Tony James
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1971· 1 entry
When Idol was 15, the family moved to Bromley, where he attended Ravensbourne School for Boys
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1958· 1 entry
At the age of two, he moved with his parents to the U
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1955· 1 entry
Born 1955-11-30.
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