Mike Oldfield is a Grammy Award-winning English composer and multi-instrumentalist who achieved international stardom with his 1973 debut album Tubular Bells. He is also known for the hit song Moonlight Shadow, which was released in 1983 and topped numerous charts all over Europe. Throughout his career, he has released over 20 albums and sold several millions of records worldwide.
Prior to his 2002 marriage to Fanny Vandekerckhove, he had been married and divorced three times. He and Fanny had two children together before getting divorced in 2013. He also had five children from his previous relationships, including Dougal who died at the age of 33.
He is an experienced pilot, who got his pilot license in the 1980s.
In 2007, he caused controversy by strongly criticizing the smoking ban in England.
Mike Oldfield is a famous English musician, songwriter, and producer, who was born on May 15, 1953. As a person born on this date, Mike Oldfield is listed in our database as the 17th most popular celebrity for the day (May 15) and the 50th most popular for the year (1953).
People born on May 15 fall under the Zodiac sign of Taurus, the Bull. Mike Oldfield is the 536th most popular Taurus.
Aside from information specific to Mike Oldfield's birthday, Mike Oldfield is the 628th most famous English.
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