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Virgil Donati

1958 - Today

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Virgil Donati (born 22 October 1958) is an Australian drummer, composer and producer. He holds the drum sticks in the traditional style and is also proficient at the keyboard. Donati formed Planet X with Derek Sherinian and was the band's principal composer on all their albums. He also performed in Melbourne with Jack Jones (Irwin Thomas) in a Van Halen tribute band known as Hans Valen before inviting Jones into Donati's own bands The State and Southern Sons. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Virgil Donati is the 2,440th most popular musician (down from 2,245th in 2019), the 492nd most popular biography from Australia (down from 407th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Australian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Virgil Donati ranks 2,440 out of 3,175. Before him are Evelyn Glennie, Oscar Dronjak, Steve Kuhn, Jung Yong-hwa, Geri Allen, and Jonny Buckland. After him are Ivan Ilić, Mark Jansen, Shellback, Adriana Calcanhotto, David Lovering, and Dave Greenfield.

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Among people born in 1958, Virgil Donati ranks 630. Before him are Mary Decker, Johanna Sinisalo, Dmitry Petrov, Ramona Neubert, Abu Hamza al-Masri, and Ellen Sandweiss. After him are Lea DeLaria, Margot Käßmann, Karim Maroc, Brice Hortefeux, José María Rivas, and Linnea Quigley.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Virgil Donati ranks 492 out of 1,143. Before him are David Malouf (1934), Edith Cowan (1861), Brenton Thwaites (1989), Frank Farina (1964), Sylvia Lance Harper (1895), and Christopher Clark (1960). After him are John Pyper-Ferguson (1964), Frank Fenner (1914), Josephine Langford (1997), Les Murray (1938), Phil Dent (1950), and Chilla Porter (1936).

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Among MUSICIANS In Australia

Among musicians born in Australia, Virgil Donati ranks 23. Before him are Mike Chapman (1947), Rolf Harris (1930), Rob Bailey (1953), Robert Stigwood (1934), Frank Gambale (1958), and Mick Harvey (1958). After him are Orianthi (1985), Warren Ellis (1965), Flume (1991), Slim Dusty (1927), Delta Goodrem (1984), and Timmy Trumpet (1982).

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