Philip David Charles Collins LVO
(born 30 January 1951) is an English drummer, singer, songwriter,
multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor, best known as the
drummer/singer of the rock band Genesis
and for his solo career. Between 1982 and 1989, Collins scored three UK
and seven US number-one singles in his solo career. When his work with
Genesis, his work with other artists, as well as his solo career is
totalled, he had more US Top 40 singles than any other artist during the
1980s.[8] His most successful singles from the period include "