Barry Alan Crompton Gibb CBE (born 1 September 1946) is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in the Isle of Man, to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed the Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major success when they returned to England. He is known for his high-pitched falsetto singing voice. Gibb holds the record for consecutive ...
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Barry Alan Crompton Gibb CBE (born 1 September 1946) is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in the Isle of Man, to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed the Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major success when they returned to England. He is known for his high-pitched falsetto singing voice. Gibb holds the record for consecutive Hot 100 Number Ones as a writer with 6. He also is the only songwriter to have written or co-written five songs that were simultaneously in the top ten and this occurred five weeks. According to britishhitsongwriters.com he is the fifth most successful songwriter in U.K. singles chart history based on weeks that his compositions have spent on the chart (his brother Robin being the sixth).
Born Barry Alan Crompton Gibb to Barbara (née Pass) and Hugh Gibb on the Isle of Man. The second-born of five children, he has an older sister, Lesley (b....
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