Ian Gillan (born on 19 August, 1945; Hounslow, London), is an English rock music vocalist known as the lead singer for legendary rock band Deep Purple, and for his year-long stint in Black Sabbath. He is considered to be one of the foremost rock vocalists, who introduced into rock music the vocal belting technique. In his prime he possessed a very wide vocal range, extending from the E2 to the soprano high C, or C6, with seemingly effortless and fluid movement throughout it and with remarkable force and precision in the upper register.

Gillan was born in Hounslow, London, England in a family of Scottish descent (his father was from the Govan area of Glasgow).

Gillan joined the band Deep Purple in 1969. In 1970, he sang the part of Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar. After leaving Deep Purple in 1973, he went into brief retirement before forming the Ian Gillan Band. The early band sound had a distinct jazz-rock aspect which proved unpopular and was replaced by a more high powered hard rock sound as Gillan reformed the lineup and shortened the groups name to Gillan. With the release of Mr. Universe Ian Gillan was back in the UK charts and through several more line up changes released a string of hit singles and successful albums including Glory Road, Future Shock, Double Trouble, and finally Magic.

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Radio 1, Staré poledne Playlist, Sat. 5 December, Song #3 IAN GILLAN and MARC BOLAN LP Cherkazoo 1972 Cherkazoo
Starepoledne (Tomáš Vydra, DJ) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:57:28 -0000
Radio 1, Staré poledne Playlist, Sat. 5 December, Song #3 IAN GILLAN and MARC BOLAN LP Cherkazoo 1972 Cherkazoo
Now playing: 植松伸夫 with Ian Gillan - エアリスのテーマ
shimajin (しまG/shimajin) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:09:27 -0000
Now playing: 植松伸夫 with Ian Gillan - エアリスのテーマ
Compared the JC Superstar/2000 with the original (not film). I like the new recording better, with one notable exception of JC/Ian Gillan.
krivokon (Igor Krivokon) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:14:19 -0000
Compared the JC Superstar/2000 with the original (not film). I like the new recording better, with one notable exception of JC/Ian Gillan.
Especial para a @carolzaine: http://periecos.blogspot.com/2008/03/jesus-christ-superstar-ian-gillan-1970.html
inesbarreto (inesbarreto) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:18:06 -0000
Especial para a @carolzaine: http://periecos.blogspot.com/2008/03/jesus-christ-superstar-ian-gillan-1970.html
DEEP PURPLE, IAN GILLAN - Dates Scheduled In Armenia http://mltp.ly/e2bTTXG
Druidlord (Nikhil Pant) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:02:25 -0000
DEEP PURPLE, IAN GILLAN - Dates Scheduled In Armenia http://mltp.ly/e2bTTXG
το πρώτο μου live ήταν Ian Gillan το 1989 - σε φεστιβάλ του Συνασπισμού στο Πεδίο του Άρεως #outofyourculticloset
Nkfotakis (Νίκος Φωτάκης) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:21:26 -0000
το πρώτο μου live ήταν Ian Gillan το 1989 - σε φεστιβάλ του Συνασπισμού στο Πεδίο του Άρεως #outofyourculticloset

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