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Billy Idol
Sign in to save1982 self-titled debut studio album by Billy Idol
Release · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Album
- Artist
- Billy Idol
- First released
- 1982-07-16
hard rocknew wavepop punkpop rockrock
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,124,712
- Total plays
- 58,944,010
Tags
rocknew wave80spunkclassic rock
William Michael Albert Broad, known professionally as Billy Idol, is a British singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He also holds United States citizenship. He first achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the London punk rock scene as the lead singer of the group Generation X. Subsequently, he embarked on a solo career which led to international recognition and made Idol a lead artist during the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" in the US. The name "Billy Idol" was inspired by a schoolte
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- hard rock
- Producer
- Keith Forsey
- Performer
- Billy Idol
- Record label
- Chrysalis Records
- Distribution format
- music streaming
Show 5 more facts
- language of work or name
- English language
- publication date
- 1982-07-16
- form of creative work
- studio album
- number of parts of this work
- 10
- title
- Billy Idol
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