English singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and entrepreneur, born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England, UK. Father of Anna Gabriel. He was the original lead singer of prog-rockers Genesis but left in 1975 to pursue solo projects. As well as becoming a multi-platinum selling albums artist, he was the founder of the annual WOMAD music festival, owns one of Britain's most in-demand recording studios, Real World Studios, and jointly owns the recording studio hardware manufacturer Solid State Logic.
