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Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950, in Chobham, Surrey|Chobham,<ref>[http://www.lyricsondemand.com/artistinfo/p/petergabrielprofile.html Lyrics on demand]</ref> Surrey, England) is an England|English musician. He first came to fame as the lead vocals|lead vocalist and flute|flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis (band)|Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career. More recently he has focused on producing and promoting world music and pioneering digital distribution methods for music. He has also been involved in various humanitarian efforts.

Early Life
His father was an electrical engineer and his mother, from a musical family, taught him to play the clarinet at an early age. He attended Cable House, a private Preparatory_School_(UK)|preparatory school in Woking, Surrey, then Charterhouse School from 1963.

Genesis
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Gabriel founded Genesis (band)|Genesis in 1967 with fellow Charterhouse School pupils Tony Banks (musician)|Tony Banks, Anthony Phillips, Mike Rutherford, and drummer Chris Stewart (author)|Chris Stewart. The name of the band was suggested by fellow Charterhouse alumnus, the pop music impresario Jonathan King who produced their first album ''From Genesis to Revelation''.

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