Robin Gibb is tagged as: Robin Hugh Gibb, CBE, is a British singer and songwriter who was born December 22, 1949, in Douglas, Isle of Man to English parents. He was the twin brother of Maurice Gibb (1949-2003) and a member of the singing/songwriting trio the Bee Gees.|Son of Hugh and Barbara Gibb, he grew up with his two brothers in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England until the Gibbs moved to Brisbane, Australia in 1958. They settled in one of the city’s poorest suburbs, Cribb Island, which was subsequently obliterated to make way for Brisbane Airport. He is currently living in Thame, Oxfordshire, England.| Solo career|Traditionally, Robin’s role in the group has been one of singer, for which he vied constantly with his elder brother Barry Gibb during the group’s first period of British success in the late 1960s. This eventually resulted in Robin leaving the group to begin a solo career. Meanwhile, there were rumours of drug problems, and his parents threatened to have him made a ward of court (the UK age of consent at that time being 21, and Robin only 19).|Although initially successful, with a number 2 hit, Saved by the Bell, his album, “Robin’s Reign”, was less successful and he found that being a solo artist was less than satisfying. He returned to the grou... Read More About Robin Gibb Biography... |
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