<span>Born on January 8, David Bowie's real name was David Robert Jones. He changed his name to David Bowie to avoid confusion with singer </span><span>Davy Jones (Photo: Facebook)</span>
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<div><span>Bowie formed his first band at the age of 15 in 1962. He dropped out of school to pursue his dreams of becoming a pop star (Photo: Facebook)</span></div>
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<div><span>In 1964, David made his first television appearance at the age of 17 where he was interviewed on BBC for founding The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-haired Men (Photo: Facebook)</span></div>
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<span>David Bowie's first hit song 'Fame' was `co-produced by John Lennon, who also helped him by singing backing vocals (Photo: Facebook)</span>
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<div><span>Bowie shares his birthday with the king of rock and roll Elvis Presley. On <span class="aBn"><span class="aQJ">January 10</span></span>, </span><span><font face="arial, sans-serif">2016 </font></span><span>just two days after his birthday, he passed away due to lung cancer (Photo: Facebook)</span></div>
