David Bowie (1947 - 2016) was a famous British singer and performer. He was a successful artist for most of his life. He was born in South London and then moved to Bromley, a nearby town. His real name was David Jones, but he ____ it to David Bowie because there was another performer ____ David Jones. Bowie started his career with the song "Space Oddity" in 1969 - this was the year that people first ____ to the moon. In the early 1970s, Bowie played a character called Ziggy Stardust. Ziggy Stardust’s hair and makeup ____ a lot of attention. Bowie’s performances as Ziggy ended in 1973, and he introduced a new character in 1976 called The Thin White Duke. Bowie worked with many other producers, pop groups, and artists in the 1970s and 1980s including Queen and Mick Jagger. He also ____ in several films. People all over the world ____ to his music and watched his music videos and films. Bowie ____ twice - in 1970 and 1992. Bowie ____ to make new kinds of music in the 1990s. On January 8, 2016 (his birthday), he released his final album, Blackstar. Two days later, he ____ in New York from cancer.

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