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Paul

British singer

Date of Birth: 17 December 1949
Age: 76 years old
In the rating: #254 Singer

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3. Personal life

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Paul Rodgers is a British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was the lead vocalist of numerous bands, including Free, Bad Company, The Firm, and The Law. He has also performed as a solo artist, and collaborated with the remaining active members of Queen under the moniker Queen + Paul Rodgers. A poll in Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 55 on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". In 2011 Rodgers received the British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.

Rodgers has been cited as a significant influence on a number of notable rock singers. In 1991, John Mellencamp called Rodgers "the best rock singer ever". Freddie Mercury in particular liked Rodgers and his aggressive style.

Early career

Paul Bernard Rodgers was born in Middlesbrough, England. He played bass[6] for a band named The Roadrunners. Colin Bradley originally had the lead vocal slot, but convinced Rodgers to sing and front the band as he was primarily interested in playing rhythm guitar and his oldest brother Joe (who managed the band) supported the idea. Just before leaving Middlesbrough for the London music scene, the band changed its name to The Wildflowers. Other members of this band were Micky Moody (later of Whitesnake) and Bruce Thomas (later of Elvis Costello and The Attractions).

Free

Rodgers joined in 1968 as singer/songwriter for bluesy rockers Free. In 1970, they shot up the international radio charts with "All Right Now", which Rodgers wrote with the group's bassist Andy Fraser. It was a number one hit in more than 20 territories and acknowledged by ASCAP in 1990 for having received over a million radio plays in the US.

For a short time, Free were alongside Led Zeppelin as among the highest grossing British acts, though Free's status was not sustained. Free released four albums with a combination of blues, ballads and rock that were Top Five successes in the UK. When in 2000, the song "All Right Now" achieved the mark of two million radio plays in the UK, an award was given to Rodgers as one of the two writers.

After the first break-up of Free in the spring of 1971, Rodgers briefly formed a three-piece band called Peace. Alongside bassist Stewart McDonald and drummer Mick Underwood, Rodgers played guitar and sang lead vocals. Peace supported Mott the Hoople's UK tour in 1971, but broke up when Free reformed at the start of 1972. Two songs by Peace were eventually included on the fifth disc of the 2000 Free compilation Songs of Yesterday, along with a song that Rodgers recorded with the Maytals. A bootleg has circulated of a 22 December 1971 appearance by Peace, live in studio, on BBC Radio 1's Top Gear program.

Personal life

Rodgers has a child from an early relationship who resides in his hometown of Middlesbrough, England.

Rodgers married Machiko Shimizu in 1971, and has two children from that marriage, Steve and Jasmine. The two children are also musicians and singers who formed a band, Bôa, in the 1990s. Rodgers and Shimizu divorced in 1996.

On 26 September 2007 in Canada's Okanagan Valley, Rodgers married Cynthia Kereluk, a former Miss Canada, model, exercise physiologist and artist.

Rodgers became a Canadian citizen on 21 October 2011 and resides in British Columbia, with homes in Surrey and Summerland.

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Date of Birth 17 December 1949

Age 76 years old

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Aquarius	84%
Leo	84%
Sagittarius	84%
Aries	84%
Libra	84%
Pisces	72%
Taurus	68%
Scorpio	68%
Capricorn	64%
Cancer	60%
Virgo	60%

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Rooster	96%
Snake	96%
Bull	84%
Tiger	84%
Dragon	80%
Monkey	76%
Goat	76%
Rat	76%
Pig	72%
Rabbit	72%
Dog	68%
Horse	56%

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Zodiac Compatibility	%
Stork	92%
Bear	92%
Raven	88%
Fox	84%
Wolf	84%
Finist	80%
Elk	76%
Aurochs	76%
Eagle	64%
Horse	64%
Boar	60%
Virgin	56%
Lynx	56%
Swan	44%
Pike	44%
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Isis	92%
Osiris	88%
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Nile	84%
Amun-Ra	80%
Set	76%
Anubis	76%
Mut	76%
Sekhmet	64%
Bastet	60%

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Holly	84%
Ivy	80%
Hazel	76%
Willow	64%
Hawthorn	60%
Oak	56%
Alder	56%
Ash	44%
Birch	40%
Rowan	36%

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Aster	84%
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Carnation	76%
Rose	76%
Violet	76%
Tulip	76%
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Purslane	64%
Hydrangea	64%
Foxglove	64%
Mimosa	64%
Daisy	60%
Dahlia	60%
Poppy	60%
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Aquarius — 1st decan	96%
Sagittarius — 1st decan	96%
Scorpio — 1st decan	96%
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Capricorn — 2nd decan	92%
Capricorn — 1st decan	92%
Sagittarius — 2nd decan	92%
Scorpio — 3rd decan	92%
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Pisces — 3rd decan	84%
Libra — 2nd decan	84%
Virgo — 2nd decan	84%
Leo — 3rd decan	84%
Cancer — 3rd decan	84%
Cancer — 1st decan	84%
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Virgo — 3rd decan	80%
Leo — 1st decan	80%
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Libra — 3rd decan	76%
Libra — 1st decan	76%
Virgo — 1st decan	76%
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Cancer — 2nd decan	76%
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Taurus — 2nd decan	64%
Aries — 2nd decan	64%
Gemini — 2nd decan	60%
Aries — 3rd decan	60%
Gemini — 3rd decan	56%
Taurus — 3rd decan	56%
Taurus — 1st decan	56%
Aries — 1st decan	56%

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