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Iggy Pop

American singer, songwriter, and actor recognized for pioneering punk rock music. Iggy Pop was born on 21 April 1947.

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Who is Iggy Pop?

Iggy Pop is best known for Lead vocalist of the proto-punk band the Stooges, known as the 'Godfather of Punk' for his influential music and stage presence. Iggy Pop is an American public figure. Iggy Pop was born on 21 April 1947, which places Iggy Pop among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1940s. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Iggy Pop is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

Facts

Known for: Lead vocalist of the proto-punk band the Stooges, known as the 'Godfather of Punk' for his influential music and stage presence.
Nationality: American
Born: 21 April 1947

About Iggy Pop

He was named one of the 50 Great Voices by NPR, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Stooges in 2010, and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020 for his solo career. He had a long collaborative relationship and friendship with David Bowie over the course of his career, beginning with the Stooges' album Raw Power in 1973. Both musicians went to West Berlin to wean themselves off their respective drug addictions and Pop began his solo career by collaborating with Bowie on the 1977 albums The Idiot and Lust for Life, Pop usually contributing the lyrics. Initially playing a raw, primitive style of rock and roll (progressing later towards more experimental and aggressive rock), the Stooges sold few records in their original incarnation and gained a reputation for their confrontational performances, which sometimes involved acts of self-mutilation by Pop. He was one of the first performers to do a stage-dive and popularized the activity. Pop, who typically performs bare-chested, also performed such stage theatrics as rolling around in broken glass and exposing himself to the crowd. In 1990, he recorded his only Top 40 U.S. hit, "Candy", a duet with the B-52s' singer Kate Pierson.

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What is Iggy Pop known for?

Iggy Pop is known for Lead vocalist of the proto-punk band the Stooges, known as the 'Godfather of Punk' for his influential music and stage presence.

When was Iggy Pop born?

Iggy Pop was born on 21 April 1947.

What nationality is Iggy Pop?

Iggy Pop's nationality is American.

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