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Ian Gillan
Ian Gillan 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.
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entertainment · English singer (born 1945) · singer · songwriter · musician · also Ian Gillan, Gillan
Born 19 August 1945 · Q205230
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2026· 12 entries
fakti.bg: Robert Plant, Ian Gillan, John Deacon and Joey Tempest are a year older ᐉ News from Fakti.bg - Culture
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Yahoo: Ian Gillan, Deep Purple's Iconic Singer Inspired by Elvis, Celebrates 81st Birthday
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BraveWords: Today In Metal History 🤘 August 19th, 2026 🤘 IAN GILLAN / DEEP PURPLE, GRIM REAPER, EUROPE, CREAM, SAMAEL, WATAIN, SABATON
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Public attention spiked: 4,550 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.1× the usual 1,113, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: “Ritchie Blackmore on why Deep Purple couldn’t survive with him and Ian Gillan onboard: “We just couldn’t be in the same room”” (Guitar Player).
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boredpanda.com: Ian Gillan: Bio And Career Highlights
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Stairway to Rock: Ian Gillan anuncia su primera gira de encuentros con el público por Reino Unido para 2027
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myglobalmind.com: What Would You Ask Rock Icon Ian Gillan On His ‘Talking Gib’rish Tour’?
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Rock Celebrities: Ritchie Blackmore Looks Back on Past Feud with Ian Gillan After the Deep Purple Reunion
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Mshale: David Coverdale’s Reaction To The Return Of Ritchie Blackmore And Ian Gillan:
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Public attention spiked: 7,428 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.7× the usual 1,113, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: Reunion of Deep Purple, 1984–1989 and 1992–present More specific
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Yahoo Style UK: Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan: ‘I never said I was going to retire’
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2025· 3 entries
American Songwriter: “I Don’t Know What You’re Talking About”: Ian Gillan Had Zero Clue About Deep Purple’s ‘Stranger Things’ Feature, Says He Doesn’t Own a Television
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loudwire: Ian Gillan Considers Deep Purple Retirement Over Health Issue
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In a November 2025 interview with Uncut, Gillan confirmed that he has only 30% vision and that his eyesight "won't get better".
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2024· 2 entries
American Songwriter: Ian Gillan Admits Deep Purple’s The Long Goodbye Tour Was a Marketing “Joke”
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MetalSucks: Ian Gillan Says Deep Purple is Booked Through the End of 2026
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2020· 1 entry
Released album “Contractual Obligation #3: Live in St. Petersburg”.
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2019· 2 entries
Released album “Contractual Obligation #2: Live in Warsaw”.
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Released album “Contractual Obligation #1: Live In Moscow”.
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2018· 1 entry
Released album “Ian Gillan & The Javelins”.
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2017· 1 entry
Released album “The Voice Of Deep Purple: The Gillan Years”.
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2015· 1 entry
Released album “Access All Areas”.
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2012· 2 entries
Released album “Who Cares”.
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Released album “Greatest”.
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2011· 1 entry
After each receiving the Armenian Presidential medal of Honour, Gillan and Iommi decided to form the side project WhoCares for ad hoc recordings (and possible performances) dedicated to raising money for specific causes
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2010· 2 entries
Ian Gillan hosted a documentary about the Polish composer and pianist Fryderyk Chopin in Poland directed by Jerzy Szkamruk
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Ian Gillan met Tony Iommi, Nicko McBrain and Jon Lord, Mikko Lindström from HIM and Jason Newsted at a studio in London to finish recording a song called "Out of my Mind", which was released the following year
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2009· 2 entries
Released album “The Definitive Spitfire Collection”.
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Released album “One Eye to Morocco”.
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2008· 1 entry
Released album “Live in Anaheim”.
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2007· 1 entry
Released album “Gillan's Best”.
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2006· 1 entry
Released album “Gillan's Inn”.
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2005· 3 entries
Released album “30 Massive Rock Tracks”.
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Released album “The Solid Gold Collection”.
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Released album “Child In Time”.
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2004· 2 entries
Released album “Talisman: In the Studio & on Stage”.
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Released album “Mercury High: The Story of Ian Gillan”.
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2002· 2 entries
Released album “Live In Nottingham”.
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Released album “The Purple People Eater”.
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2000· 1 entry
Released album “Garth Rockett and the Moonshiners Live at the Ritz ’89”.
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1998· 1 entry
Released album “Cherkazoo and Other Stories”.
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1997· 1 entry
Released album “Dreamcatcher”.
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1995· 1 entry
Released album “Rock Profile”.
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1994· 1 entry
Released album “Ian Gillan featuring Deep Purple – Best”.
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1992· 1 entry
And has remained its lead singer ever since
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1991· 1 entry
Released album “Toolbox”.
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1990· 2 entries
Released album “Naked Thunder”.
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Released album “Live At Reading ‘80”.
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1989· 1 entry
Which has led to him forming the supergroup WhoCares as a side-project to Deep Purple
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1988· 1 entry
Released album “Accidentally on Purpose”.
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1987· 1 entry
But Gillan was concerned with the final results, stating "There's something missing in the overall album
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1986· 1 entry
Released album “What I Did on My Vacation”.
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1984· 1 entry
Gillan married his girlfriend Bron (1955 —19 November 2022), to whom he had dedicated "Keep It Warm" from Black Sabbath's 1983 album Born Again
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1983· 1 entry
Manager Don Arden invited Gillan to join Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – founding members of Black Sabbath – in a supergroup
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1982· 1 entry
Ian Gillan announced the band would fold, as he needed to rest his damaged vocal cords
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1980· 1 entry
Which resulted in the band making the first of several appearances on Top of the Pops
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1975· 1 entry
Gillan formed the Ian Gillan Band with guitarist Ray Fenwick, keyboardist Mike Moran, quickly replaced with Mickey Lee Soule and then Colin Towns on keyboards, Mark Nauseef on drums and John Gustafson on bass
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1970· 1 entry
Gillan received a call from Tim Rice, asking him to perform the part of Jesus on the original 1970 album recording of Jesus Christ Superstar, having been impressed with his performance on "Child in Time"
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1968· 1 entry
“the embodiment of all the things wrong with Purple.”
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1945· 1 entry
Born 1945-08-19.
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