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Phil Collen

British guitarist

PersonAge 68humanQ511488

Born: December 8, 1957
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-05-02
2.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2019-11-23
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Birthplace: Hackney Central
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Occupation: guitarist
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, songwriter
, musician
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1.Stated in Companies HouseRetrieved 2020-12-03
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Spouse: Jacqueline Collen(1990–1995)
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Philip Kenneth Collen is an English musician who is best known as the co-lead guitarist for the rock band Def Leppard. Collen joined the band in 1982 during the recording of the Pyromania album. Before joining Def Leppard, Collen had performed with a number of bands in the burgeoning British glam metal scene. Outside of Def Leppard, he has been involved in a number of side projects; those projects include the trio Man Raze, with which he is the lead singer and sole guitarist.

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Jackson PC1electric guitar

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Member of: Def Leppard
Terror Twins
Instrument: guitar
Given name: Philip nickname: Phil
Kenneth
Label: Mercury Records
Genre: hard rock
traditional heavy metal
glam metal
Family name: Collen
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-14
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Website: defleppard.com/member/phil-collen language: English
Birth name: Philip Kenneth Collen
Name in native language: Phil Collen
Native language: English
Copyright representative: PRS for Music
Start of work period: 1974
Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights applies to jurisdiction: countries with longer than 70 years pma
Lifestyle: veganism(since 2011)
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1.latimes.com/health/la-he-phil-collen-def-leppard-interview-20150627-story.html
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Partner in business or sport: Steve Clark affiliation: Terror Twins

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