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11 Aug 2022, 06:51
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Iconic musician David Bowie has been named Britain’s most influential artist of the past half-century.
The legendary singer topped the Sky Arts list of 50 influential artists, which takes into account visual arts, literary arts, performing arts, music, film and TV.
One of the best-selling artists ever, Bowie’s albums such as Aladdin Sane and The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars regularly rank highly in all-time best-of lists. Bowie also starred in movies including The Man Who Fell To Earth and Absolute Beginners.
He died of liver cancer in January 2016, two days after his 69th birthday.
Bowie topped the list ahead of Oscar-winning filmmaker Sir Steve McQueen and It’s A Sin creator Russell T Davies, who will be back as Doctor Who showrunner, having revived the show in 2005.
Fourth on the list was fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood, while playwright Caryl Churchill came in fifth.
Elsewhere in the top 50 were musicians including Sir Elton John, Spice Girls, Skin from Skunk Anansie, Boy George, Stormzy, and Kae Tempest.
Actors Michaela Coel and Steve Coogan made the list, as did directors Christopher Nolan, Alfred Hitchcock and Ridley Scott.
Mysterious street artist Banksy is in the top 50, along with Tracey Emin, while comedians Ricky Gervais and Victoria Wood are also in there.
The judging panel was led by broadcaster and DJ Lauren Laverne. She said: “David Bowie coming in at number one was the cherry on top of a brilliant judging process, and it was great to be a part of it.”
A highly-anticipated documentary film about Bowie, called Moonage Daydream, is set to hit cinema screens in September. You can watch the official trailer here:
Here’s the full Sky Arts Top 50
1. David Bowie
2. Sir Steve McQueen
3. Russell T Davies
4. Vivienne Westwood
5. Caryl Churchill
6. Michael Clark
7. Angela Carter
8. Stormzy
9. Muriel Spark
10. Michaela Coel
11. Andrea Levy
12. Jenny Sealey
13. Alan Hollinghurst
14. Siouxsie Sioux
15. Yinka Shonibare
16. Sonia Boyce
17. Akram Khan
18. Linder
19. Ricky Gervais
20. Skin
21. Ali Smith
22. Ridley Scott
23. Soul II Soul
24. Harold Pinter
25. Christopher Nolan
26. Bernardine Evaristo
27. Sarah Kane
28. Sade
29. Simon McBurney
30. Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
31. Alexander McQueen
32. Punchdrunk
33. Steve Coogan
34. Banksy
35. Elton John
36. Penelope Fitzgerald
37. Black Audio Film Collective
38. Mike Leigh
39. Victoria Wood
40. Emma Rice
41. Tracey Emin
42. The Specials
43. Sarah Waters
44. Zadie Smith
45. Boy George
46. Chris Ofili
47. The Spice Girls
48. Kae Tempest
49. Debbie Tucker Green
50. Alfred Hitchcock
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