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Robert Plant

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Also known as R. A. Plant

English musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin

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Robert Anthony Plant, born on August 20, 1948, in West Bromwich, is a British singer, composer, songwriter, and guitarist. A tenor vocalist, he has performed in genres including hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock, and folk rock. Plant is a member of the bands Led Zeppelin, The Honeydrippers, Page and Plant, and Strange Sensation. His musical career began in 1963, and he has been associated with Atlantic Records.

Plant has received several honors, including the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the Silver Clef Award, and the Kennedy Center Honors. He also plays the harmonica and speaks English. His work has been recognized across various platforms, with his music tagged by listeners as classic rock, rock, hard rock, blues, and british.

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West Bromwich, West Midlands, UK

An English musician, singer and songwriter. Best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin, he has also had a successful solo career spanning more than 40 years and possessing a powerful wide vocal range (particularly using his trademark high-pitched vocals). Plant is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock and roll, and he has influenced…

Known for

  • Becoming Led Zeppelin — Self2025
  • BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard — Self2025
  • It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley — Self (archive footage)2025
  • Dread Zeppelin: A Song of Hope — Self (Archive)2024
  • Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) — Self2023
  • Rock this Town — Self (archive footage)2022
  • Robert Plant & Alison Krauss at Glastonbury — Himself2022
  • What Drives Us — Self (archive footage)2021
  • Rockfield : The Studio on the Farm2020
  • The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2019

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1948
acoustic rockamericanablues rockcrossover progfolk rockhard rock

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
768,991
Total plays
10,936,526

Tags

classic rockrockhard rockbluesbritish

Robert Anthony Plant CBE (born 20 August 1948, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) is a British rock songwriter and singer famous for being the lead vocalist of one of the most influential bands of all time: Led Zeppelin. He is known for his powerful style and wide vocal range. After Led Zeppelin's breakup following the sudden death of drummer John Bonham in 1980, Plant pursued a successful solo career. Popular tracks from this period include "Big Log", "Tall Cool One", "In the Mood", and "I

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Anthony
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
West Bromwich
Occupation
guitarist
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Genre
psychedelic rock
Instrument
voice
Record label
Atlantic Records
Discography
Robert Plant discography
Official website
www.robertplanthomepage.com
Image
Robert Plant - Circuit, Kingston (Early Show) - Monday 29th September 2025.jpg
Voice type
tenor
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Commons category
Robert Plant
member of
Band of Joy
date of birth
1948-08-20
topic's main category
Category:Robert Plant
start of work period
1963-00-00
birth name
Robert Anthony Plant
name in native language
R. A. Plant
copyright representative
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
social media followers
317446
topic has template
Template:Robert Plant
handedness
left-handedness
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Encyclopedic overview

Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin from its founding in 1968 until their break-up in 1980. Since then, he has had a successful solo career, sometimes collaborating with other artists such as Alison Krauss. Regarded by many as one of the greatest singers in rock music, he is known for his flamboyant persona, raw stage performances and his powerful, wide-ranging voice.

Plant was born and raised in the West Midlands area of England, and after leaving grammar school, he briefly trained as a chartered accountant before leaving home at 16 years old to concentrate on singing with a series of local blues bands, including Band of Joy with drummer John Bonham. In 1968, he was invited by manager Peter Grant and guitarist Jimmy Page to join the Yardbirds, which Grant and Page were attempting to keep going after some of its members had left. The new version of the Yardbirds, with Plant, changed their name to Led Zeppelin, and from the late 1960s until their disbandment in 1980, had international success.

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