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Robert Palmer
Batley, Yorkshire, England, UK
Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer and songwriter. He was known for his powerful and soulful voice, sartorial elegance and stylistic e…
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Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer and songwriter. He was known for his powerful and soulful voice, sartorial elegance and stylistic explorations, combining soul, funk, jazz, rock, pop, reggae and blues. His 1985 song "Addicted to Love" and its accompanying video came to "epitomise the glamour and excesses of the 1980s". Having started in the music industry in the 1960s, including a spell with Vinegar Joe, Palmer found success in the 1980s. It came both in his solo career and with the Power Station, scoring Top 10 hits in the United Kingdom and the United States. Three of his hit singles, including "Addicted to Love", featured music videos directed by British fashion photographer Terence Donovan. Palmer received a number of awards throughout his career, including two Grammy Awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance and an MTV Video Music Award. He was also nominated for the Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist in both 1987 and 1989. Palmer died at the age of 54 from a heart attack. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Palmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2023
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2012
Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2007
Countdown - The Wonder Years 2
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2004
John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad
Movie Self
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2003
Robert Palmer: Addictions The DVD
Movie Self
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2003
The Terry and Gaby Show
TV show Self
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2002
Greatest Hits of the 70's & 80's
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1997
Songs & Visions
Movie Self
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1996
TFI Friday
TV show
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1994
TOTP2
TV show Self
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1992
NFL Rocks
Movie Songs
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1992
Robert Palmer: Video Addictions
Movie Self
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1988
Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out
TV show Self
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1987
Le monde est à vous
TV show Self
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1987
James Brown & Friends: A Night of Super Soul
Movie Self
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1986
The Power Station Video EP
Movie Self
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1984
MTV Video Music Awards
TV show Self
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1982
Late Night with David Letterman
TV show Self - Musical Guest
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1981
Bananas
TV show Self
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1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Movie Our Guests at Heartland
- 1978
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1964
Top of the Pops
TV show Self
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1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV show Self
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1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TV show Self
