Gavin Rossdale

Gavin McGregor Rossdale is an English musician and actor, known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Bush. Following Bushs separation in 2002, which lasted for eight years, he was the lead singer and guitarist for Institute, and later began a solo career. When performing solo, Rossdale plays songs from his musical libraries. He was ranked 75th in the Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists by Hit Parader. In 2013 Rossdale received the British Academys Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement.

Rossdale was born in St. Marylebone, London, England, the son of Barbara Stephan and Douglas Rossdale, a doctor. His mother was born in Scotland and his fathers parents were of Russian Jewish descent, the familys surname originally being Rosenthal. His parents divorced when he was eleven years old, and he was raised primarily by his father and aunt. His mother remarried and moved to Tampa, Florida. Rossdale has a younger sister, Soraya, and an elder one, Lorraine. Rossdales half sister, Georgina RossdaleSmith, is a doctor.

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