Robin Gibb

Robin Hugh Gibb, born on December 22, 1949 in Douglas, Isle of Man, and died on May 20, 2012 in London, was a British singer, songwriter and producer. He is best known as a founding member of the Bee Gees, the family group he co-founded with his twin brother Maurice Gibb and his older brother Barry Gibb. Their younger brother, Andy Gibb, also had a successful solo career. The family, of English origin, lived in Manchester before settling in Brisbane, Australia, where the trio’s career began.

Within the Bee Gees, Robin was primarily a singer, often sharing the role with Barry, which sometimes led to rivalry. He temporarily left the group in the late 1960s for a solo career. His single Saved by the Bell reached number 2 in the charts, but his first album, “Robin’s Reign”, was less successful. He later returned to the group.

In the 1980s, he pursued a parallel solo career with albums such as “How Old Are You”, “Secret Agent” and “Walls Have Eyes”, which were better received in continental Europe than in the UK or the US. The single Boys Do Fall in Love entered the US top 40 in 1984. His album “Magnet” (2003) included an acoustic version of Wish You Were Here.

He collaborated with various artists, including Alistair Griffin on the single My Lover's Prayer (2004, ranked 5th in the UK) and with the group G4 on a cover of First of May in 2005. In 2006, he performed with Barry for the 30th anniversary of the Prince’s Trust.

Robin Gibb undertook many solo tours, notably in Germany, Russia, Asia and Latin America. A concert in Germany in 2004 was recorded with the Neue Philharmonic Orchestra of Frankfurt and released on CD/DVD. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) and inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1994. His last performance took place in February 2012 at the London Palladium. He died from colorectal cancer.