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Rob Halford
Robert John Arthur Halford is an English heavy metal singer. He is the lead vocalist of Judas Priest, which he joined in 1973, and has received accolades such as the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. He is noted for his powerful and wide-ranging operatic style and trademark leather-and-studs image, both of which have become iconic in heavy metal. His side projects include Fight, Two an…
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entertainment · English heavy metal singer (born 1951) · singer · songwriter · composer · musician · also Rob Halford, Robert John Arthur Halford, Halford
Born 25 August 1951 · Q271576
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2026· 3 entries
Yahoo News UK: Rob Halford, 74, Amazes Fans with Impressive Vocal Performance at Recent Concert
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Public attention spiked: 5,794 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.7× the usual 1,224, with 0 article edits.
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2025· 1 entry
loudwire: Rob Halford Says He’s Most Excited About the Things Judas Priest Have Yet to Do – Interview
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2024· 3 entries
MetalSucks: Rob Halford Gives Update on His Prostate Cancer, Confirms He’s Still in Remission
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American Songwriter: Judas Priest Singer Rob Halford Says Metal World Helped Him Through Terrible Battles of Loneliness
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Forbes: Judas Priest’s Rob Halford On The Band’s New Record ‘Invincible Shield’: It’s ‘In Its Own Lane’
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2023· 2 entries
loudwire: Rob Halford Names The First 'Definitive' Heavy Metal Band
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Rolling Stone ranked Halford at number 129 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time
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2022· 2 entries
Ultimate Classic Rock: Rob Halford Says New Judas Priest Album Is Finished Except Vocals
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Ultimate Classic Rock: Rob Halford’s ‘Screaming for Vengeance’ Lyrics Were ‘A Miracle’
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2019· 3 entries
Released album “Celestial”.
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On the compilation Downer-Rock Asylum on the Audio Archives label
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Halford was working on an autobiography
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2018· 1 entry
Halford stated that society had not changed as much as he had hoped in terms of equality since his coming out: "You'd think there would have been some kind of change and people would have moved on after such a long time
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2017· 3 entries
Released album “The Complete Albums Collection”.
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Halford suffered from prostate cancer during the COVID-19 lockdowns after experiencing symptoms in 2017.
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Judas Priest began to work on another studio album with Halford
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2016· 1 entry
What part sobriety has played in the band's longevity, he responded, "Without it
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2015· 1 entry
Released album “The Essential Rob Halford”.
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2013· 1 entry
Halford underwent back surgery in 2013 and umbilical hernia surgery in 2014.
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2011· 2 entries
Judas Priest embarked upon what was billed as their final world tour as a group, titled the "Epitaph" tour
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Halford and Judas Priest (minus K
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2010· 2 entries
Said that his main car was a 2006 Cadillac DTS
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Halford released a live DVD titled Live in Anaheim and the fourth studio album Halford IV: Made of Metal
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2006· 1 entry
Halford split with Sanctuary Records and founded Metal God Entertainment to produce and licence any future material
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2002· 1 entry
That "Gut instinct tells me that at some point it will happen"
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2001· 1 entry
For a televised concert for MTV's 20th anniversary with drummer Tommy Lee to perform "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" as the final song of a medley
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1999· 1 entry
Halford returned to his metal roots and formed a solo band
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1998· 1 entry
Which was produced by Dave Ogilvie and released on Trent Reznor's Nothing Records label
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1997· 1 entry
Halford collaborated with guitarist John Lowery to form an industrial-influenced band called 2wo
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1995· 1 entry
With a tour taking place in support of that album as well
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1994· 1 entry
On the last date of the Shit Hits the Sheds Tour, in 2011 at The Fillmore for the band's 30th anniversary celebration and in 2013 at the fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods awards in Los Angeles
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1993· 1 entry
Followed by the half live, half remixes EP Mutations in 1994
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1992· 2 entries
Where he sang on the songs "Metal Gods" and "Grinder", and again in 1997 where he sang on "Grinder"
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Had a "George Michael moment" when he was arrested for public indecency in a men's bathroom commonly used for casual sex in Venice Beach, California
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1990· 1 entry
Halford emerged with all-new tattoos, including a bent Judas Priest cross on his right arm and ring around his other, as well as a few on his shoulders
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1986· 3 entries
Halford was born and raised in a Christian household, and said that his upbringing "has become more important since I became clean and sober on 6 January 1986.
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“s career caused him a lot of depression and isolation which led to his alcohol and drug abuse. During the making of the band”
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During the making of the band's 1986 album Turbo, Halford struggled with increasing substance abuse and violent feuds with his romantic partner.
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1974· 1 entry
Made his recording debut on the band's first album Rocka Rolla
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1973· 1 entry
And has received accolades such as the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance
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1951· 1 entry
Born 1951-08-25.
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