Peter Gabriel is a British singer, songwriter, and activist who has a net worth of $95 million. Gabriel rose to prominence as the lead vocalist for Genesis.
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In 1982, Gabriel co-founded the WOMAD festival. He also pioneered digital music distribution, co-founding OD2, one of the first online music download services.
After leaving Genesis in 1975, he launched a successful solo career with “Solsbury Hill” as his first single.’ So’, his best-selling album from 1986, has been certified triple platinum in the United Kingdom and five times platinum in the United States.
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The album’s most successful single, “Sledgehammer,” won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards, and according to a 2011 report, it was MTV’s most played music video of all time.
He was named a BMI Icon at the 57th annual BMI London Awards for his “influence on generations of music makers.”
In recognition of his many years of human rights activism, he received the Nobel Peace Prize laureates’ Man of Peace award in 2006 and Time magazine named him one of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2008.
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