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Phil Collen

1957 - Today

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Philip Kenneth Collen (born 8 December 1957) is an English musician who is best known as the co-lead guitarist for the rock band Def Leppard. Collen joined the band in 1982 during the recording of the Pyromania album. Before joining Def Leppard, Collen had performed with a number of bands in the burgeoning British glam metal scene. Outside of Def Leppard, he has been involved in a number of side projects; those projects include the trio Man Raze, with which he is the lead singer and sole guitarist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phil Collen is the 1,889th most popular musician (down from 1,810th in 2019), the 4,939th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,608th in 2019) and the 307th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Phil Collen ranks 1,889 out of 3,175. Before him are Jackie McLean, Carlinhos Brown, Derek Bailey, Paul Kalkbrenner, Joe Lovano, and Armando Peraza. After him are Johnny Mandel, Dan Ar Braz, Augustus Pablo, Roy Bittan, Earl Wild, and Rolf Harris.

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Among people born in 1957, Phil Collen ranks 419. Before him are Thierry Meyssan, Anatoliy Hrytsenko, Walter Moers, Christer Björkman, Dido Havenaar, and Anette Bøe. After him are Juan José Ibarretxe, Lisa Blount, Beppe Gabbiani, Hirokazu Tanaka, Slobodan Kačar, and Kausea Natano.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Phil Collen ranks 4,940 out of 8,785. Before him are Derek Bailey (1930), Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts (1814), Ed Skrein (1983), Judy Parfitt (1935), Sarah Waters (1966), and Almroth Wright (1861). After him are Gerald Scarfe (1936), John Claudius Loudon (1783), Clarence Kingsbury (1882), Michael Drayton (1563), Humphrey Searle (1915), and Theo Walcott (1989).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Phil Collen ranks 307. Before him are Pino Palladino (1957), Mick Avory (1944), Four Tet (1978), Myra Hess (1890), Ed O'Brien (1968), and Derek Bailey (1930). After him are Boz Burrell (1946), Andy Mackay (1946), Calum Scott (1988), Jeremy Spencer (1948), David Cross (1949), and Elton Dean (1945).

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